IF | THEN | |
Adelaide | the Crows are to be a finals contender this season … | … a win against a middle-of-the-rung St Kilda this week is a must. #willnotbeeasythough |
Brisbane Lions | the Lions over the next two months show the type of ticker they displayed against West Coast last week … | … Michael Voss may just keep his job. #stayin’alive |
Carlton | Carlton supporters continue to give Shaun Hampson the Bronx cheer … | … they are morons. #patheticfans |
Collingwood | Heath Shaw wasn’t ushered into Bucks’ office during the week and given a spray after his hit on Ballantyne … | … Bucks missed his opportunity. #JatzCrackers |
Essendon | the Bombers can give the OK for a player to head off overseas in-season … | … one has to wonder why they and other clubs continually espouse the virtues of 'one in-all-in'. #precedentset |
Fremantle | anyone still feels the need to bag Zac Dawson … | … stop. Now. #theguycanplay |
Geelong | a club out there adopts Fremantle’s take-no-prisoners attitude to hiring key personnel … | … Cats’ recruiter Stephen Wells will soon be getting an offer he won’t be able to refuse. #maybehealreadyhas |
Gold Coast | Gerard Healy broadcasts a Suns game again this year … | … he might request that Anthony Hudson not be his co-host. #atleastFrawleykeptastraightface |
GWS Giants | a man questions Kevin Sheedy over racism ... | ... that man’s opinions are as relevant as the dropkick. #goawayCraigFoster |
Hawthorn | Luke Hodge hadn’t battled injuries pretty much throughout his entire career … | … he’d already be nestled among the all-time greats. #maybeheisanyway |
Melbourne | James Frawley doesn’t soon return to topline form … | … there won’t have been too many greater falls in footy. #shadowofhimself |
North Melbourne | Majak v Nic Nat isn’t the most enticing individual match-up for the entire season … | … can’t wait for what actually is. #excitementmachines |
Port Adelaide | the Power’s low profile backline can hold up against Carlton … | … an upset will be in the making. #bubblehasburstthough |
Richmond | Brett Deledio maintains his high-end form for the remainder of the year … | … he needs to shout Nathan Brown dinner at Vue De Monde. #firedupafterpublicridicule |
St Kilda | there was a footy god ... | … Nick Riewoldt would secure a flag before he retires. #thereisnofootygod |
Sydney Swans | Adam Goodes crudely slides into a contest again this season … | … there will be a revolt from opponents. #theyhavehadenough |
West Coast | the Eagles keep making Mitch Brown play in the WAFL … | … we just have to keep asking why they played the hardest form of hardball with him in last year’s trade period. #willbeaSaintin2014 |
Western Bulldogs | the Dogs needed any more evidence they are a million miles off the AFL pace … | … they get it this week with their massive underdog status against the Suns. #timetomakeastatement |
Sliding doors: round eight
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