The St. Kilda Saints remain atop the 2009 AFL Power Rankings, as gauged by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”.
St. Kilda, which has won all five of its matches to date by an average of 59 points, is one of two remaining unbeaten teams in the AFL. The other undefeated squad, the Geelong Cats, is ranked No. 2 in this week’s AFL Power Rankings.
St. Kilda crushed former No. 2 Port Adelaide 102-36, dropping the Port Adelaide Power to No. 3 in this week’s AFL Power Rankings. Port Adelaide faces the arch rival Adelaide Crows on Saturday. Adelaide made the most significant upward move in this week’s AFL Power Rankings, improving four spots to No. 9.
The West Coast Eagles took the biggest hit in the updated AFL Power Rankings. The Eagles (2-3-0) fell from No. 5 to No. 11 after suffering an 18-point defeat at the hands of the Hawthorn Hawks in Round 5.
2009 AFL Power Rankings
As compiled by the Sports Power Rankings “Formula”
Rankings, Ratings, and Records through matches of April 26, 2009
|
Rank |
Team |
Rating |
Record |
Last |
High |
Low |
|
1 |
St. Kilda Saints |
1.146 |
5-0-0 |
1 |
1 |
– |
|
2 |
Geelong Cats |
0.920 |
5-0-0 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
|
3 |
Port Adelaide Power |
0.428 |
3-2-0 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
|
4 |
Carlton Blues |
0.362 |
3-2-0 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
5 |
Sydney Swans |
0.173 |
2-3-0 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
|
6 |
Collingwood Magpies |
0.140 |
2-3-0 |
9 |
6 |
12 |
|
7 |
Hawthorn Hawks |
0.093 |
2-3-0 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
|
8 |
Western Bulldogs |
0.014 |
3-2-0 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
|
9 |
Adelaide Crows |
0.006 |
3-2-0 |
13 |
9 |
13 |
|
10 |
Essendon Bombers |
-0.051 |
3-2-0 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
|
11 |
West Coast Eagles |
-0.075 |
2-3-0 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
|
12 |
Brisbane Lions |
-0.170 |
2-3-0 |
8 |
4 |
12 |
|
13 |
North Melbourne Kangaroos |
-0.543 |
2-3-0 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
|
14 |
Richmond Tigers |
-0.544 |
1-4-0 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
|
15 |
Fremantle Dockers |
-0.798 |
1-4-0 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
|
16 |
Melbourne Demons |
-1.101 |
1-4-0 |
16 |
– |
16 |
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