In review: Adelaide, Essendon, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne

Adelaide

The Crows started the year with a rating of 1615 and finished with a rating of 1560. Their highest rating was at the end of round 3 after beating St Kilda. Adelaide had a net loss of 54 rating points over the season. Their biggest loss was in round 4 against Collingwood, a loss of 29 rating points. Their biggest gain was only 10 rating points which happened twice in round 2 vs Richmond and round 3 vs St Kilda.

Essendon

A real opportunity lost this year for Essendon. Starting the season with a rating of 1462 they had a net gain of 64 rating points - 4th highest in the league at the end of the Home & Away season! They finished the year with a rating of 1526, which was their highest rating for 2018. Their biggest rating point gain came in round 10 vs GWS, a gain of 22 points. Their biggest loss was 13 rating points in round 6 vs Melbourne.

Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide had a net loss of 1 rating point this season. This is in indication of stagnation: no loss of form but improvement either. Their highest rating was 1572, but finished the year on 1532. Their drop off in the second half of the year was quite staggering. Their biggest gain was in round 2 vs the Sydney (14 rating points), and their biggest loss was in 14 rating points vs Collingwood in round 22

North Melbourne

The Kangaroos had a fairly good year, with a net gain of 45 rating points. Starting the season on 1445 they finished with a rating of 1490, which is just under the average rating of 1500. The team's biggest gain was 17 rating points vs GWS in round 9. Their biggest loss was 18 rating points vs West Coast in round 19.