The top teams look like they have shocked themselves into maintaining their high placings by producing scarily high improvements for Period 8.
We're at the stage where it is getting interesting as the leading teams will now get twitchy and cautious. A final place is in their grasp but a mistake, a silly decision, a reckless decision that goes the wrong way could change all that. This caution and defensiveness will give opportunities for those in the chasing pack to show their flair and take courageous decisions to catch them.
The top teams are likely looking over their shoulder hoping that their decisions don't come back to haunt them, so it's now time for the chasing teams to stop hiding behind the couch.