40 points (10 wins, four losses), 137 per cent

Little wonder coach John Longmire had his face buried in his palm as the seconds counted down at the SCG on Saturday evening. The last-second loss to the Western Bulldogs was catastrophic in terms of ladder position and for their penance, the Swans simply must win at least one of their next two against the Cats and the Hawks to remain in top four contention. Their draw is reasonable after that, but the next 12 days are massive.

The run home:
Rd 16: Geelong (Simonds Stadium)
Rd 17: Hawthorn (SCG)
Rd 18: Carlton (SCG)
Rd 19: Fremantle (Domain Stadium)
Rd 20: Port Adelaide (SCG)
Rd 21: St Kilda (Etihad Stadium)
Rd 22: North Melbourne (Blundstone Arena)
Rd 23: Richmond (SCG)

The coach says:
“Challenging is a word for it, but we shouldn’t have got to that point. We won three quarters, had more scoring shots, but our third quarter was poor. They out hunted us in that third term in contested ball, uncontested ball, but also clearances. We allowed them to kick six of their 13 goals in that term which really cost us, and the other three terms we were pretty solid, but then we didn’t get it right in the end. We had a group of players who dropped away in that third term, who otherwise had pretty good games, but you need to be consistent over the four quarters.” John Longmire post match - July 2, 2016