The Elephant in the room

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It was the point that struck me...but after a little further investigation I'm not so sure it's a relevant as I thought.
Have a look at West Coast.
They have a similar drop off after the top 3.

Maybe, but if your team is on the bottom of the ladder and not in the top half that suggests you probably spend more time without the football. The measure might be teams around us not comparing us to the top few clubs!