Based on the current ladder, seven of our remaining 12 fixtures are against top 9 opposition. We only played 4 in our first 10 games, and lost every single one. Two of them were huge blow outs. If Freo had kicked straight, we’d have lost to all five opponents from the top 10 we’ve played.
Outside of travel, we’ve had an incredibly benign draw so far.
I’d expect us to do far worse in the second half of the season, but that that should reflect the draw rather than any drop-off of performance. Obviously the latter could also occur. I suppose the one twist would be if we beat everyone in the bottom half, which would give us five more wins.
Frankly, given I want good picks I’m kinda hoping we don’t beat them all. Finishing in mid-table no-man’s land again would suck.