IF
 		THEN
 
Adelaide
 		you haven’t hugged your children and close ones today ...... do so.
Brisbane Lions
 		you've managed just two wins to this point of another disastrous season ...... you're thanking your lucky stars that the team 80km down the road is a total rabble, and is absorbing all the footy focus.
Carlton
 

anyone thinks this is a new Carlton with a new broom ...

... realize that coaching sub-committee member Ken Sheldon is closely linked with Bruce Mathieson, who is very much a part of the old guard.
Collingwood
 		you go back to Friday June 12 on the afternoon of Brodie Grundy being taken to hospital with a neck problem ...... you'll remember Neil Balme said "we expect him to play" against GWS two days later. Neil. Please
Essendon
 		last Saturday you say publicly it is "inevitable" James Hird will be sacked ...... you relinquish the right, Mark Thompson, to criticise "people" for "just jumping on (Hird) for no reason" on the Tuesday.
Fremantle
 		a journo finds out you’ve just met with a Bruce Mathieson-aligned member of the Carlton coaching sub-committee ... ... that journo, Ross, has every single right in the world to ask you about it.
Geelong
 		Jimmy Bartel is fully fit and remains so for the rest of the year ...... the Cats will make the finals.
Gold Coast
 		the Suns and the AFL had have asked the proper questions, and delved deeper into certain issues when they should have, back in March ...... they'd have been able to avoid a lot of the mess this week. An attempted cover-up blows up.
Greater Western Sydney

 		you've used last weekend's bye to properly regroup and reassess ...... there's no reason you can't beat the Tigers. But have you subconsciously shut down after those major injuries?
Hawthorn
 		we needed another reason this week to realise we all get way too caught up in things that don't matter ...... we got it with Roughead's medical concerns.
Melbourne
 		there's one reason to be excited about footy this weekend ...... it will be the Hogan versus McGovern battle. Bring. It. On..
North Melbournethere is something the Roos must refrain from doing for the remainder of the season ...... it is making excuses. Enough. Just get on with it.
Port Adelaide
 		you can't beat a Buddy and Tippett-less Swans ...... your 2015 fall is complete.
Richmond
 		we finally got access to a seat on the bandwagon ......  we'll consider offers for it in the event of a loss to GWS this weekend.
St Kilda
 		there was a match that simply shouldn't have been lost in 2015 ...... it was the Saints against the Bombers in round five. Been smarting since, waiting for the return crack on Sunday.
Sydney Swans
 		Sam Reid maintains his form from Friday night ......  look out. But history says he won't.
West Coast
 		you didn't pick up on our excitement earlier ...... we'll go again. McGovern versus Hogan. Sit back. Watch. Enjoy. Best thing is we've got at least 12 years of it to follow.
Western BulldogsTom Liberatore doesn't soon get his act together off-field ...... he won't get a chance to do anything more on-field.


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