I hate to say it but the Blues are premiership contenders. Big hard bodies yet as a team have speed across the ground. Waite and Hampson in current form have solved the problem they had regarding lack of tall forwards. It's a long season though so hopefully they are peaking now and not in September when it counts.
The Pies were really exposed tonight. Jolly can't get off the ground anymore and looks finished, Wood is a dud (200cm tall yet outmarked by Gibbs one-on-one) and O'Brien is a liability when their midfield isn't on top. They now lack depth once they get a couple of injuries with guys like Sinclair playing in their 22. The loss of Ball and Reid will hurt them more. They are lucky they have a soft next month with the draw otherwise top 4 would be out of the equation. Even now it's hard to see the Pies finishing ahead of Geel, Haw, Carl and the Eagles.
The one positive for us is if we win tomorrow we'll be above Collingwood on the ladder