48 points (12 wins, six losses) 112.4 per cent

They're a bit hot and cold the Swans: great last week against Adelaide, but really poor the longer the game went against the Cats. They're not kicking enough goals and the midfield is battling. The only top two teams they have beaten this year are the Hawks and Cats, who both avenged those results the next time they played. They need to win three of their last four and try to scrounge as much percentage as they can, particularly in the final fortnight because that might determine everything. Let's not rule out a scenario where the Swans go into the round 23 match with the Suns knowing how much they need to win by in order to overtake the Western Bulldogs, who will have played earlier that day.

The run home:
Rd 20: Collingwood at the SCG
Rd 21: GWS at Spotless Stadium
Rd 22: St Kilda at Etihad Stadium
Rd 23: Gold Coast at the SCG

The coach says:

“It is our consistncy and hardness in attack with the ball some weeks. Some weeks it is our ball use, some weeks we are not winning enough one on ones. Our boys were really good last night and not so good tonight so we need some consistency with that.” Longmire post match – Saturday, August 8