IF
 		THEN
 
Adelaide
 		Paddy and Tex use the break to get their bodies right...
…look out Collingwood on Sunday week.
Brisbane Lions
 		Lions chairman Bob Sharpless hasn't got more to worry about than having a crack at Eddie McGuire......he should. His own club is haemorrhaging, and the AFL is very, very worried.
Carlton
 		there haven't already been enough fixture debacles this year......here's some more: The Blues are in the Friday night slot in four of the next six weeks.
Collingwood
 		ever a club had too many of the same type of player......it’s the Pies. They're talented enough to adapt, but they need to. Soon.
Essendon
 		we are to think about it, as in really think about it...…it makes zero sense to have a two-time premiership coach turfed out next year, to be replaced by some other, very much unproven guy.
Fremantle
 		we recall round 23 last year......we remember Ross rested a number of stars against his old club. More empathy for the Saints this week with Sandi left at home.
Geelong
 		we thought Chad Wingard was our favourite player to watch......we're putting him on notice. Stevie Motlop is catching him. Fast.
Gold Coast
 		there's no Gaz...
...there's no Suns. Well, that's what the stats tell us. 0-6 without him.We're predicting this club will turn that around, though, and make thefinals.
Greater Western Sydney

 		the AFL thinks it wise to schedule a Giants home game as the only fixture on a Saturday night...
...it is asking for fans to switch over to rugby league.
Hawthorn
 		ever a club needed a bye……it’s the Hawks. Rioli, Sewell, Gibson, Hill all get another week's recovery without missing a match.
Melbourne
 		ever a club could have done without Fremantle, Geelong and Port Adelaide in consecutive weeks......it was this one. Needs a circuit-breaker, and may not get it before the year is out.
North Melbournethe Roos want to convince us they are real deal......they'll beat Carlton without even a hint of worry. The Brisbane Lions game of round 15 stays fresh in our memory.
Port Adelaide
 		there's somebody who needs to overcome a slump right now......it is Chad Wingard. He gets a perfect opportunity this weekend.
Richmond
 		it takes until round 17 to show some serious form...
...it’s just plain wrong and everyone at the club should be embarrassed at what they've produced in 2014.
St Kilda
 		right now there's a bigger worry for the AFL than this club......it is the Lions. But there may not be.
Sydney Swans
 		AFL life within the season can get any better than it is right now for the Swans......well, it doesn't.
West Coast
 		there's someone in the comp who needs to realise that it could all end very quickly......it's Sharrod Wellingham. The footy world seemed to be his oyster only a few years ago. Struggling to comprehend the fall.
Western Bulldogsthis club's improvement is "real"......it will seriously challenge Essendon this weekend. We're not convinced, yet, that it is "real" but would like to be proven wrong.

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