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Round 16 upended the machinations surrounding the top eight as contenders lost and pretenders were found out.
We had every game except the Adelaide-Brisbane game played inside Victoria for a festival of footy. Read on for my Round 16 power rankings.
18. Hawthorn Hawks (down seven)
The Hawks came crashing down to earth this week after playing some pretty good footy that saw them have a series of honourable losses along with a couple unexpected wins. They went into Saturday night’s fixture with everything to play for to commemorate the 400th game of Shaun ‘Silk’ Burgoyne. Unfortunately, the Hawks were unable to translate the added incentive for victory into a win. The highlight of the game came when Burgoyne was chaired off by Travis Boak and Liam Shiel to commemorate his unique and spectacular career. Alastair Clarkso
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Melbourne eventually did enough to get the four points against Essendon on Saturday night.
In a hard-fought and at times scrappy affair at the MCG, the Demons showed enough class to secure an 11-point victory to remain a game clear on top of the ladder.
Sam Edmund and David King have since assessed the performance of both the Dees and Dons in a game which displayed somewhat of a gap between the two sides.
They both feel a lack of composure cost the Bombers and that perhaps they are a year behind the Demons in terms of their development.
“Essendon are coming. They huffed and puffed,” Edmund said on
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