"Why are Melbourne / Adelaide above Hawthorn?"
Easier draw. Both of the former finished bottom 6 and get extra games against North and West Coast, while the Hawks get none.
Plus it's another blanket field - there are 15 teams that, at this stage, not unrealistic chances of making the eight, with 11 with 12+ expected wins. In the past I've found the ratings and projections start to catch up with current year form around Round 4-5.
Squiggle isn't recording these because the top line of your projections says "# GRAFT Ladder Projections - 2023" - are you able to change the label to 2025?
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Easier draw. Both of the former finished bottom 6 and get extra games against North and West Coast, while the Hawks get none.