AFL's "round seven rule" stands test of time

By Rohan Connolly
Updated May 6 2021 - 5:27am, first published May 5 2021 - 11:15am
RULE OF THUMB: The "Round 7 Rule" says that if a team isn't in the top eight at this point of the season, it's more than likely it won't be when the finals start. Melbourne currently holds top spot. Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images
RULE OF THUMB: The "Round 7 Rule" says that if a team isn't in the top eight at this point of the season, it's more than likely it won't be when the finals start. Melbourne currently holds top spot. Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

AFL football is such a moveable feast these days, the landscape and the metaphorical goalposts shifting so rapidly, that well-worn conventions count for a lot less than they once did.

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