Early Season Club Report Card
Looking at the teams, and giving a grade based on what was expected from them this season and what they have produced so far in the first 7 rounds. The teams are listed in their current ladder positions.
1 Geelong B plus
Were expected to win all their games in the early rounds, but have not found their best form yet, that should happen when Ottens returns.
2 Hawthorn A
They were expected to be the second best team this season, and have lived up to that.
3 Bulldogs A plus
Minson and Welsh up forward have added height, while their younger players have also improved the team.
4 Adelaide A
Injuries to their ruckman and other important players have not held them back.
5 St Kilda B
They made some trades to bring in veterans to get to a Grand Final, the jury is still out on those moves as well as what the coach is trying to do.
6 Sydney B plus
Some injuries and a suspension have certainly kept the Swans from putting their best side on the field.
7 Kangaroos B
A bit of an up and down start to season 2008, as long as they make the top 8 the season will be considered a success for them.
8 Collingwood C plus
They were expected to replicate last season's success, or even improve on it a bit, but have lost a couple of games this season that they would have thought would be certain wins.
9 Port Adelaide C
Not the best start to a season from a team that was just in a Grand Final, although things are going much better now than they were a few weeks ago.
10 Brisbane B
Brown and Bradshaw were expected to get them back into the finals, so far Bradshaw is doing his part but Brown has been out of form, or injured.
11 Carlton B plus
They have been winning a few games, Judd and Kreuzer have been great acquisitions for them, they are on the way up but still have a long way to go.
12 Richmond B plus
They are trying some new ideas and some of them have been successful.
13 Essendon C
The new coach is bringing in a new system, so they are going through an adjustment phase, add to that some injuries to their better players and they are struggling right now.
14 Fremantle D
They finished last year with some optimism for season 2008, but that has disappeared now.
15 West Coast D
It did seem that the Eagles had plenty of depth to cover the players who left, that was not the case.
16 Melbourne C
Not a lot was expected from them this year, but they are showing improvement as the season progresses.
1 Geelong B plus
Were expected to win all their games in the early rounds, but have not found their best form yet, that should happen when Ottens returns.
2 Hawthorn A
They were expected to be the second best team this season, and have lived up to that.
3 Bulldogs A plus
Minson and Welsh up forward have added height, while their younger players have also improved the team.
4 Adelaide A
Injuries to their ruckman and other important players have not held them back.
5 St Kilda B
They made some trades to bring in veterans to get to a Grand Final, the jury is still out on those moves as well as what the coach is trying to do.
6 Sydney B plus
Some injuries and a suspension have certainly kept the Swans from putting their best side on the field.
7 Kangaroos B
A bit of an up and down start to season 2008, as long as they make the top 8 the season will be considered a success for them.
8 Collingwood C plus
They were expected to replicate last season's success, or even improve on it a bit, but have lost a couple of games this season that they would have thought would be certain wins.
9 Port Adelaide C
Not the best start to a season from a team that was just in a Grand Final, although things are going much better now than they were a few weeks ago.
10 Brisbane B
Brown and Bradshaw were expected to get them back into the finals, so far Bradshaw is doing his part but Brown has been out of form, or injured.
11 Carlton B plus
12 Richmond B plus
They are trying some new ideas and some of them have been successful.
13 Essendon C
The new coach is bringing in a new system, so they are going through an adjustment phase, add to that some injuries to their better players and they are struggling right now.
14 Fremantle D
They finished last year with some optimism for season 2008, but that has disappeared now.
15 West Coast D
It did seem that the Eagles had plenty of depth to cover the players who left, that was not the case.
16 Melbourne C
Not a lot was expected from them this year, but they are showing improvement as the season progresses.
