The Brisbane Lions are second on the AFL ladder after 18 rounds.
Let that sink in.
Regardless of what happens from here that pretty much wraps up coach of the year.
And I was wrong about the Western Bulldogs and the ‘sack a coach’ winning ploy.
I think any underdog team in a grand final should seriously consider sacking their coach in the week leading up to the game. Apparently it’s guaranteed they’d win.

NRL (last round 6/8; season tally 84/136)
Cronulla
Newcastle
Souths
Paramatta
Brisbane
Melbourne
Easts
Canberra

AFL (last round 5/9; season tally 92/153)
Richmond
Brisbane
Adelaide
West Coast
Saint Kilda
Greater Western Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Geelong
Essendon