You'll find the closer you get to the finals the more incapable of either analysis or even understanding the system or the bleeding obvious the football media become.
If you thought this story was bad, freoboy, just listen to the garbage you're going to hear from the likes of Langdon and Hackdorn over the next few weeks.
(And Drummy, if any team is going to crack the top 4 from "outside", it'll probably be the Bullies. They'll need to beat WC here, but if they don't it probably means Richmond can't get up either. By the way, look for the Swans to make a late charge for 2nd spot - very doable with their run home if they hit some form. And, for the same reason, don't write GWS off for the finals.)