IF
 		THEN
 
Adelaide
 		we want to cut someone some slack ...... it's Big Tex. Yes, he's been pretty quiet for most of this year, but remember he's a big man and it was only 12 months ago that he returned from a shocking knee injury.
Brisbane Lions
 		it wasn't immediate ...... it's happening now. Dayne Beams starting to really find his groove as a Lion.
Carlton
 		you're required to have both shoulder and knee reconstructions ...... you'd normally be considered unlucky. Yet Juddy was fortunate. The shoulder was before he started in the AFL, the knee ended things. In between were 279 matches which will guarantee him AFL Legend status.
Collingwood
 		we're still unsure of the Pies' credentials ...... we'll know soon. Giants, Dockers, Hawks and Power loom.
Essendon
 		you thought you'd had a tough 12 months ...... spare a thought for big Bellcho. This time last year he was dating Miss Universe Australia. And dominating footy.
Fremantle
 		you're a footballer and you take a banned drug outside the knowledge of your club doctor ... ... you can count yourself very, very lucky that your sport's tribunal gives you only a 12-month, and backdated, suspension.
Geelong
 		there's one man who needs a Rising Star nomination ...... it's Jackson Thurlow. Averaging 23 touches in the past five matches, and had a lacerated kidney five months ago.
Gold Coast
 		Malceski wants to convince us his move to the Suns was not merely a superannuation package ...... a good showing in his belated return to the seniors this week would go some way.
Greater Western Sydney

 		this club isn't already scary for traditionalists ...... a win on Sunday at footy's traditional home against footy's most traditional team will make its first scene of Scary Movie kind of scary.
Hawthorn
 		there's a happier man in the comp right now than Sam Mitchell ...... he's a very happy man. For Mitchell, no Crowley, no Cornes. Happy days.
Melbourne
 		we're talking about Sam Mitchell ...... we pose this question: is his title as best exponent of an opposite foot kick under threat? Yep, it is. Angus Brayshaw has arrived.
North MelbourneTrent Dumont did to Razor Ray what Razor Ray did to him ...... oh boy. And yet it just goes away, in true Mark Evans style.
Port Adelaide
 		it takes a 20-year-old to turn this club around ...... the doubts linger on flag hopes. Wines, in the past three weeks, has racked up 33, 29 and 24.
Richmond
 		there's still a seat left on the Tigers' bandwagon ...... it's only fair we heap praise for the very nice turnaround in the past three weeks.
St Kilda
 		it was possible for our admiration of Nick Riewoldt to increase ......  it happened on Wednesday at Etihad Stadium when he spoke so beautifully of the sister he lost to debilitating disease.
Sydney Swans
 		you’re the Swans ...... you’re pretty sure you’ve got the measure of your opponent this weekend. Rag-dolled North the last time they played in last year’s prelim.
West Coast
 		Kennedy has been the dominant big forward to this point of 2015 ...... imagine his scope when he gets to say, for the first time this year in a match, Hello Darling.
Western Bulldogsthere’s one man more than most enjoying the bye this weekend ...... it’s Tom Boyd. Gets a break after a pressurised start with his new club.


Click here for more Sliding Doors

Follow Damian Barrett on Twitter: @barrettdamian