| If | another player pops a hamstring ... |
| then | the already big problem becomes a crisis. |
| If | you've won, outright, two best-and-fairest awards as well as sharing another with three teammates ... |
| then | you can seriously play. But Zorko is going to need to dig really deep to reassert himself this year now that opponents have broken him down. |
| If | the Crows unleash on Saturday night ... |
| then | look out. Don't like where this season seems headed for the Blues. |
| If | we can smell an upset in round seven ... |
| then | it's the Lions beating the Pies. |
| If | he's the player we thought he was and desperately want him to be ... |
| then | Joe Daniher will rock the MCG in the traditional Saturday arvo timeslot against the Bombers' most-hated rival. Come on, Joe. We're backing you in, and it's time. |
| If | anyone thought that being named publicly would thaw the ice in Ross Lyon's veins ... |
| then | they don't know Ross. And for those who are always at the starting gates of wanting to be outraged, we're not making light of a serious situation. |
| If | there's one highly credentialed team which we simply can't get a proper read on ... |
| then | it is this one. And we'll probably be no wiser after the game against a depleted Giants, no matter the result. |
| If | Lynch stays ... |
| then | we're going to be surprised. |
| If | Greene, Kelly, Cameron, Deledio, Scully and Lobb are among the outs ... |
| then | there's an excuse. But we still reckon you're a massive chance against the Cats. |
| If | Isaac Smith maintains this form ... |
| then | it won't only be Tom Mitchell being talked about as a possible Hawk Brownlow medallist. |
| If | there's a better bloke than Max Gawn in the AFL at the moment ... |
| then | it can only be Dale Morris. Maxxie handled that spectator issue of last weekend beautifully, both at the time and more meritoriously afterwards. |
| If | there's one thing we love ... |
| then | it's a comeback. Sam Wright, well done for hanging in there, and for making it back to an AFL game a month short of two years. |
| If | we were in charge of the Power ... |
| then | we wouldn't be risking Paddy Ryder on the Optus Stadium concrete-like highway. |
| If | you're 5-1 with a percentage of 141.6 ... |
| then | the premiership defence is off to a flyer. But it's been a blessed fixture, the only loss coming against the only opponent that made last year's finals. |
| If | you want our fear-the-worst prediction ... |
| then | we don't see win No.2 for the year coming until the Blues in round 17. |
| If | he was unusually quiet against the Dogs in round four and Crows in round five ... |
| then | true order was restored last weekend versus Geelong. An all-time Swans great, Josh Kennedy. |
| If | Shannon Hurn wins West Coast's best and fairest this year ... |
| then | it's an incredible story. Has been in the placings only twice in his 12 completed seasons, but is airborne in 2018. |
| If | you look at the outs at the Suns and you see co-captains Lynch and May on the long list ... |
| then | you're simply locking in your third win of the year. |
| If | we banged on about it last year and also the year before ... |
| then | we're not stopping now. In the event of a free kick being awarded to a player at the precise time a teammate of his has taken a speccie, please, please, please let the mark trump the free. One of these days, we are going to watch in shock as a mark-of-the-year is ruled ineligible because of this dumb rule. |
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