HAWKS AND PORT THE EMERGING CHALLENGERS
Hawthorn remains unbeaten but Port has joined it as a serious finals contender after round 5, following the Power's big win over Geelong at Shell Stadium. The Demons held off Sydney in a great game at the MCG, while Brisbane needed a record-breaking final term to finally get over a determined Fremantle. The Tigers finally won in the west, the Crows compounded the Kangaroos problems and the Blues got home against the Saints.
Hawthorn remains unbeaten but Port has joined it as a serious finals contender after round 5, following the Power's big win over Geelong at Shell Stadium. The Demons held off Sydney in a great game at the MCG, while Brisbane needed a record-breaking final term to finally get over a determined Fremantle. In other matches, the Tigers finally won in the west, the Crows compounded the Kangaroos problems and the Blues got home against the Saints.
