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Brisbane’s emphatic victory over Hawthorn at the MCG has given the Lions the percentage boost needed to take over top spot on the ladder, but challenger Port Adelaide would have been glad just to escape with the points against Melbourne. Meanwhile, the battle for third spot is hotting up with the Cats’ bubble burst by Adelaide, who move even with Collingwood.
Essendon’s finals hopes remain alive after we survived a scare against Richmond to hang on for a nail-biting one-point win in a scrappy, low-scoring game. We got away to a terrific start and led by nearly five goals midway through the second quarter, but missed numerous opportunities to extend that lead and kill the game. The Tigers then fought back and we stopped scoring, and only a couple of scrambled late goals got us over the line.
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