SEN's Tim Watson and Garry Lyon have continued their ladder predictions for 2018, revealing the middle third of the ladder this morning. 

The pair agreed on Essendon sneaking into the finals while Garry had West Coast as high as ninth, as Tim sprung a surprise, slotting Geelong in seventh position on his ladder. 

12th

Garry: Collingwood

Tim: St Kilda

11th

Garry: Western Bulldogs

Tim: Collingwood

10th

Garry: Hawthorn

Tim: West Coast 

9th

Garry: West Coast

Tim: Western Bulldogs

8th

Garry: Essendon

Tim: Essendon

7th 

Garry: Melbourne

Tim: Geelong

Garry’s Ladder so far:

7: Melbourne

8: Essendon

9: West Coast

10: Hawthorn

11: Western Bulldogs

12: Collingwood

13: Carlton

14: St Kilda

15: Brisbane Lions

16: Fremantle

17: Gold Coast Suns

18: North Melbourne

Tim’s Ladder so far:

7: Geelong

8: Essendon

9: Western Bulldogs

10: West Coast

11: Collingwood

12: St Kilda

13: Hawthorn

14: Fremantle

15: Brisbane Lions

16: Carlton

17: Gold Coast Suns

18: North Melbourne

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