With six weeks of the marathon run, the line between contenders and pretenders is becoming much more opaque.

Although 94.4% of the competition's 18-teams have now put a win on the board, the gap between first and last is still chasmic.

As we edged toward the end of the season's second month, the question marks surrounding every side – whether they are leading the league or languishing – are still aplenty.

With Round 7 set to start this Friday night, we have cast an eye across each of the league's combatants and have sought to answer the key questions facing each and every one of them.

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Gold Coast

Will the smoke alarms allow for a second round?

Well, Gold Coast. My hat is off.

I, like many others, gave you no chance of beating the beleaguered Swans last week, but you proved us all wrong, didn't you?

So, before you stub out your Havanas and head out for another weekend, I ask of you – have you packed a second and third cigar?

With clashes against the league's second and third bottom sides in Collingwood and St.Kilda across the next fortnight, keep the batteries out of the smoke detector, as winning may become the norm by mid-may.

Best of luck, but just know for a young side, smoking will stunt your growth.

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