When I saw the running order, Romania at #2 made me smile. And I will laugh hard when they qualify. They gave them second spot on purpose thinking they can eliminate a country this way. Same happened to Poland 2016. And it didn't really work so I can see Romania qualifying no matter, the song is good enough, it stands out.
I can see why Iceland got #2... But again, a randow draw has been abandoned to keep the shows more interesting and it also became a platform for some to manipulate the results. :?
As for Poland this year being after Georgia may help us to get more televote but juries will trash our entry again. Georgia is much more jury friendly. Can't see your point with Malta, how can Malta cancel our votes and vice versa, songs are pretty different styles.