| If | the footy world knows you've got broken ribs ... | then | ... why the subterfuge? And this isn't directed at Josh, it's straight at the club. |
| If | you'd forgotten how good Dayne Beams was ... | then | ... you're not on your own. Has already in 2017 played more matches than he did in 2016, and is starring. |
| If | the intensity on show last week against Essendon can become the norm ... | then | ... the Blues will be on the right path. |
| If | we're buying a speculative football player stock this week ... | then | ... it's Tom Phillips. |
| If | it's not McGrath ... | then | ... it's probably going to be Baguley. Good luck to whoever gets the job on Betts. |
| If | there was a ground made for a certain player ... | then | ... it was Domain Stadium for Bradley Hill. Big role in the Dockers' first win last weekend. |
| If | you're three and zip ... | then | ... things are going very nicely, and it doesn't really matter that Harry Taylor appears out of sorts as a forward. Maybe he's doing largely as asked. |
| If | the Suns are smart from here ... | then | ... they publicly say they will allow Ablett to leave at the end of year, only if the deal is right for them. Maybe they're about to do that privately anyway. |
| If | this week's Giants game is set up for one individual ... | then | ... it is big Mummy. No Ryder. And would be annoyed at being beaten by a three-gamer last week. |
| If | the words "knee" and "O'Meara" are in the same sentence ... | then | ... it's a worry. No matter what the club says. |
| If | you take a drag in private ... | then | ... no idea why that is a story. And even less an idea why the club felt the need to comment on it. |
| If | North Melbourne players and coach keep publicly shooting down the media observations about them made by ex-player Nick Dal Santo ... | then | ... you know he's absolutely smack-bang on the money in those observations. |
| If | Ollie Wines maintains this form ... | then | ... look out Danger, Dusty, Nat and Bont. The Brownlow market will be nice and open. |
| If | the numerous people who laughed last year when it was revealed Prestia had chosen the Tigers are to be honest with themselves ... | then | ... they'll be admitting right now they were wrong. Already looming as crucial to this rebirth. |
| If | Paddy McCartin is left out of the final team on Friday ... | then | ... there's some serious questions he'll need to pose to himself. That'll be two of four games out of the ones. |
| If | you're coming off a Grand Final in which you started favourite and you find yourself 0-4 the next season ... | then | ... you're in trouble. We reckon you'll get to 5-5, though, and anything can still happen from there. |
| If | Yeo keeps up this form ... | then | ... his 2016 season becomes even more a mystery. |
| If | you can axe Daniel and Biggs and bring in Dunkley and Smith ... | then | ... you're very nicely placed, even if things haven't clicked to this point of the season. |
And by popular request ...
| If | Etihad Stadium has 50,000 people in it for Roos-Dogs ... | then | ... Gill will be thinking two Good Friday games next year. |
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