IF | THEN | |
Adelaide | it took three quarters for Adelaide's players to realise they had to help out Danger... | ...that is a major concern. Surely won't take so long against the Dogs this week. |
Brisbane Lions | the Lions are to avert a horror story ... | ...they simply have to defeat the Eagles at home. 0-4 would be unacceptable. |
Carlton | there are two things that cannot be used against Mick... | ...it is his age, and his energy levels. Sure Trigg would like his time over again on that one. |
Collingwood | Nathan Buckley really wants to make a statement | ...the time is right now. Wins against Essendon, Carlton and Geelong and voila, the Pies will be 5-1. |
Essendon | Chappy and Yarran came across each other late at night in a dark alley... | ...we're thinking the outcome would be more even and bloodier, and last a whole lot longer, than what occurred at the MCG last Saturday. |
Fremantle | the Dockers have excelled at one thing in recent years... | ...it's the ability to unearth late picks. Lachie Neale taken at No.56, and absolutely relishing his new role. |
Geelong | the Cats lose this week... | ...Chris Scott's honeymoon will officially be over. History was defied in his first four seasons, with a 75 per cent winning strike rate. Win, lose or draw against North, "reality" is imminent. No big deal, though, because he knows it. |
Gold Coast | the absence of Gaz has provided something to the neutral viewer... | ...it's the added development and midfield time of Jack Martin. He looks every bit as good as they predicted. Gaz is actually his No.1 admirer, too. |
Greater Western Sydney | there's one person who is doing a sterling job at turning around a justified public perception of him... | ...it's Toby Greene. Ripping start to the season. |
Hawthorn | Paul Puopolo had run into an umpire during an actual match as he did pre-match last week in Launceston... | ...he'd have copped a fine. And that would have been wrong. Sometimes, the space belongs to the player. |
Melbourne | there's anyone better at diverting a media group from some ongoing issues in his own backyard than Paul Roos ... | ...his name is Eddie. Roos' "scrap the sub rule straight away" line was genius. |
North Melbourne | Jack Ziebell isn't re-programmed immediately... | ...it might just reach a point where he is not allowed to play for his own safety. His silly ultra-braveness cannot be allowed to continue. |
Port Adelaide | you touch an umpire the way Andrew Moore did in the SANFL... | ...you cop the weeks. It's very simple. Don't. Touch. Umpires. Like. That. |
Richmond | Trent Cotchin maintains his form of last week... | ...the Tigers have hope. If he doesn't, they're only so-so. |
St Kilda | there's a (real) crowd figure less than 8000 in Wellington... | ...the question must be asked: should the New Zealand game be scrapped? |
Sydney Swans | people had forgotten how good Dan Hannebery is ... | ...memories have been jogged. 26, 28, 35 quality disposals in the first three rounds and suddenly he's again a star. |
West Coast | there was one good thing to come out of last week's mess... | ...it was Le Cras' five goals. If this club is to hang tough in obvious adversity in 2015, then Le Cras needs to fire every week. |
Western Bulldogs | you're coaching against Hawthorn ... | ...the four guys you don't want to rack up 30-plus touches are Hodge, Lewis, Smith, Birchall. Luke Beveridge of all people should have known that! |
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