Who does it say more about?
The results of Round 6 can say plenty, whether it be about the winners or the losers.
SEN Breakfast’s Kane Cornes and Nathan Buckley went through each of the completed games and discussed which team the result said more about.
Note: Melbourne v Richmond (Monday night) and Collingwood v Essendon (Tuesday) are still to be played in Round 6.
Fremantle (69) - (118) Western Bulldogs
Buckley: “I’m going to go with the Dockers.
“To be beaten that significantly on their own dung heap. There’s been red flags already for them, but I think Justin Longmuir and his coaches have a bit of sorting out to do.
“They have been dour but they’re not defending as well. To give up 118 points and to not have offence going back the other way is a real concern.
“The Dogs were excellent, mind you.
“I think Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is coming on really well and Tim English is continuing to put an All-Australian ruck year together.
“There’s really good signs for the Dogs.”
Port Adelaide (109) - (69) West Coast
Cornes: “I think West Coast’s irrelevance in the whole scheme of things.
“The opportunity that teams have that now play West Coast once or twice to do some real damage.
“Port Adelaide weren’t perfect by any stretch, in fact it wasn’t that impressive of a performance.
“They’ve got some issues, particularly with their key position players and in the ruck.
“But the Eagles, where to now for their list? What happens to Adam Simpson who says the club had made the decision to back him in as the rebuilding coach?
“It will be hard for him to stay there for the majority of this rebuild and some of the list decisions they’ve made in backing in these veterans are looking pretty ordinary at the moment.”
GWS (87) - (108) Brisbane
Buckley: “I think Brisbane.
“GWS have been plucky with the way they’ve gone about it.
“Brisbane have scored heavily over the last month or so, they’ve really beaten up on some defences.
“There are going to be tougher challenges. Joe Daniher has answered the critics and Charlie Cameron is up and about.”
Geelong (130) - (37) Sydney
Cornes: “Geelong for me, they’re back.
“Desperation, tackling, getting the ball back off the opposition, and method as well.
“Their ball movement and some of their kicking was as good as they’ve kicked the ball this year.
“Some good players starting to get back into some really good form including Patrick Dangerfield and Tom Hawkins.”
Hawthorn (76) - (79) Adelaide
Buckley: “I like both of the teams in this, but I have to give credit to the Crows.
“They’ve shown some top-end, brilliant performances and their win against Carlton (in Round 5) was that.
“I thought Adelaide winning ugly was real growth for them and further validation to the steps they’ve taken to improve as a footy side.
“Having said that, I thought Hawthorn’s grunt was fantastic.
“The way they were able to close the game down and match Adelaide in some of their pressure efforts was first class.”
Cornes: “The importance of the win shouldn’t be underestimated for the Crows.
“They play Collingwood, Geelong, St Kilda, the Western Bulldogs and Brisbane in the next five.
“If they had have dropped that and gone 3-3, it could have had huge ramifications.”
Carlton (60) - (82) St Kilda
Cornes: “I’m going with the Blues, I’m disappointed in Carlton.
“The expectation piece is interesting and the point that they’re essentially where they were last year is not going to fly for me. You need to be improving.
“You make a couple of changes around the edges in the off-season and you would hope you’d get more improvement from the younger players. It hasn’t been there.
“They’ve got issues in personnel. Have they invested in the right areas? It’s been midfield but the mix looks off to me.
“They’re just not maximising two powerful players (Harry McKay and Charlie Curnow) in the prime of their careers for whatever reason. Is it coaching? Is it personnel? It’s a mixture of both.
“That result said more about Carlton. To kick 60 points under the roof with those two massive key forwards is a terrible result.”
Gold Coast (97) - (54) North Melbourne
Buckley: “Quite a nondescript game, it’s hard to pick one here but I’d say Gold Coast.
“It shows where they’re at. They’re not a bottom-four side, they’ve been a middle-of-the-table side for the majority of their tenure in the league.
“It was good for them to be able to do what they did against a lowly ranked opponent.”