The Swans this week extended their winning streak to 11 games, four better than any other team in the competition (Fremantle, with 7 straight wins). In fact, only three other teams - Geelong, Adelaide and Richmond - have bothered even to assemble at least a pair of consecutive victories.

Conversely, only five teams have recorded at least back-to-back losses and only one of them  - Port Adelaide - from amongst the Top 8 on the competition ladder, the others being West Coast and three of the bottom four teams on the ladder: GWS, Melbourne and St Kilda.