Interstate Teams Dominating Ladder

1	FREFremantle	No Change	7	7	0	0	663	459	144.4	WWWWW	NMFC	28
2	WCEWest Coast Eagles	No Change	8	6	2	0	881	557	158.2	WWWWW	GEEL	24
3	GWSGWS Giants	Up	8	6	2	0	781	657	118.9	WLWWW	ADEL	24
4	SYDSydney Swans	Down	7	5	2	0	616	472	130.5	WLLWW	HAW	20
5	ADELAdelaide Crows	Down	8	5	3	0	791	680	116.3	LLWWL	GWS	20
6	HAWHawthorn	No Change	7	4	3	0	800	523	153	WLWLW	SYD	16
7	COLLCollingwood	No Change	7	4	3	0	637	529	120.4	WWWLL	GCFC	16
8	WBWestern Bulldogs	No Change	7	4	3	0	616	616	100	LWWLL	MELB	16
9	NMFCNorth Melbourne	No Change	7	4	3	0	656	657	99.9	LWLWW	FRE	16
10	GEELGeelong Cats	Up	8	4	4	0	695	724	96	LWWLW	WCE	16
11	RICHRichmond	Down	7	3	4	0	614	598	102.7	WLLLW	PORT	12
12	ESSEssendon	Down	7	3	4	0	508	554	91.7	WLWLL	BL	12
13	PORTPort Adelaide	Down	7	3	4	0	572	634	90.2	WWWLL	RICH	12
14	STKSt Kilda	No Change	8	2	6	0	654	843	77.6	LLWLL	BL	8
15	MELBMelbourne	No Change	7	2	5	0	459	682	67.3	LWLLL	WB	8
16	BLBrisbane Lions	No Change	7	2	5	0	488	732	66.7	LLLWW	ESS	8
17	GCFCGold Coast Suns	No Change	7	1	6	0	553	751	73.6	LLWLL	COLL	4
18	CARLCarlton	No Change	8	1	7	0	585	901	64.9	WLLLL	SYD	4

Half way through round 8 and interstae teams make up the top5 spots on the ladder, this is with the one expected to be the best (port Adelaide) in 13th, certainly augurs well for the AFL hierarchy but not so good if you follow Carlton or Melbourne.