| If | we thought, maybe too simply, that the 2018 season was an aberration for so many reasons ... |
| then | we're starting to think we were wrong. Maybe the Crows aren't that good, for so many reasons. |
| If | others keep getting the headlines ... |
| then | that suits Hugh McCluggage. But gee, he's tracking beautifully. Quite possibly, the next big thing. |
| If | the Blues have been solid against Richmond and Port Adelaide ... |
| then | they get their chance this week, against a shell-shocked 0-2 Swans. But they need to take it. No more excuses, no more OK losses. |
| If | |
| then | the Pies' onball options are now seriously scary for opponents. And if Wells can somehow get his fragile body right, then, oh boy ... |
| If | the Bombers keep telling us they got it right with their leadership group minus Hurley and Hooker ... |
| then | it is overdue time for Heppell, Merrett, Fantasia and Myers to stand up in a 'This Is What We Stand For' way. |
| If | we're to conspiracy theorise ... |
| then | Ross Lyon and Paul Roos are great mates. Out of nowhere, Roos seriously bagged Fyfe this week. Might Ross The Boss have asked Roosy to do so? Again, it's only a conspiracy theory ... |
| If | anyone predicted the Cats would take four uncapped kids to three wins through the first three games of 2019 ... |
| then | they're lying. What this club is doing is beginning to emerge as seriously exciting, and in a year in which it wasn't meant to happen, maybe even premiership-challenging. |
| If | Alex Sexton played for a Victorian club ... |
| then | he'd be verging on star status. Made his debut back in 2012, but has been very, very good for three seasons and is a key to this latest Suns revamp. |
| If | we were hoping for a nice ending for Deledio's career ... |
| then | it seems unlikely now. Yet another soft tissue injury setback. There's time, but it is closing. |
| If | Clarko felt the need to open a laptop set-up to play perceived dodgy free kicks against the Hawks over a morning coffee catch up with Gill last year ... |
| then | we suspect he requested a three-course meal and post-eat drinks appointment with the AFL CEO last Monday in order to get through his list of Sicily-led grievances against the Dogs. |
| If | there is a good cause behind the Demons' decision to run through a banner of mean tweets against Essendon tonight ... |
| then | we get why they're doing it. But we don't like it, and are tiring of the highlighting of mean tweets. Widespread public recognition in any form is actually what those faceless low-lifes and losers most crave, and running through this banner won't change a thing. |
| If | we're concerned about a club at this early stage of 2019 ... |
| then | it is the Roos. Giving it one more chance before we rule it dire. |
| If | you package up Scott Lycett's past four games (2018 preliminary and Grand Finals for Eagles, 2019 rounds one and two for Power) ... |
| then | you might view him as the game's most influential ruck. At the very least, you'll concede he's got serious presence. |
| If | there's one thing we really like ... |
| then | it's a talented kid getting a chance after a serious reality check. Sydney Stack gets his chance against the Giants. |
| If | the Saints go 3-0 ... |
| then | we'll consider purchasing a seat on the bandwagon. |
| If | we've been all-in on a player since his debut ... |
| then | it's Heeney. But it's time. In his fifth year, time to properly step up and influence the result of a game. |
| If | you're the reigning premier and you've got the luxury of adding serious talent like Oscar Allen and Jack Petruccelle, as well as Andrew Gaff (back this week) and Nic Nat (who will return mid-season) ... |
| then | no matter what happens against Collingwood this weekend, the Eagles are going to be there when it counts. |
| If | Bevo was the one who created most noise about the AFL restrictions on coaches' use of runners ... |
| then | we wonder why. Without the coach being able to access the runner, the Dogs have been airborne in the first two rounds. |
| If | the Seedsman barrel wasn't worthy of a nomination as one of three potential goals of the week ... |
| then | we need a better system. Of the 800 players in the comp, maybe 10 - and only on a good day - would be able to do what Seedsman did. Reckon that actually makes it goal of the year worthy. |
Fire in the hole! ☄️☄️
— AFL (@AFL) March 29, 2019
A stunning torpedo from Paul Seedsman!#AFLSwansCrows pic.twitter.com/bIEAMFQ3L0
