IF
 		THEN
 
Adelaide
 		the Crows' season isn't already over… it will be after this round should it lose to the Pies. Simple as that, as the next four games are equally tough.
Brisbane Lions
 		Matthew Leuenberger maintains his form through to the end of this season …… he could stake a legitimate claim on being the competition's best ruckman.
Carlton
 		the Blues can get past St Kilda …… don't be surprised if they, belatedly, get on a winning roll to make things interesting come September.
Collingwood
 		the AFL 200-game club ever had to nominate a captain for a Good Guys Team ...… Luke Ball would be front of the line.
Essendon
 		there's going to be a fall guy from Essendon's deep pool of talent …… it could well be Kyle Hardingham. 43 games in two years, just three in 2013, 10 in the VFL. Can play both ends.
Fremantle
 		Hayden Ballantyne played for a Victorian club …… he'd be a megastar. Got an A-grade game on and off the field.
Geelong
 		2013 is going to prove anything …… it is that a team can enter a rebuild phase yet still have a serious crack at a flag. Just love absolutely everything about this organisation.
Gold Coast
 		the finals are now out of reach for the Suns …… shaping the eight is still an attractive and compelling reason to hit the line hard. Hello Cairns, hello Richmond.
GWS

 		GWS was to actually follow through on its utterances that it might trade draft pick No.1 for Buddy ...
... officials should be sacked. Rules allow them to get Buddy for nothing. Too much talk from this mob. Just act.
Hawthorn
 		the Hawks don't take their A-game to AAMI Stadium this weekend …… the Power will deliver them a nice little shock.
Melbourne
 		the AFL does officially sign-off on a $2.5 million assistance package …… Peter Jackson is officially a genius.
North Melbournethe good judges are right...… Aaron Black will play 200 matches and win a couple of best-and-fairest awards.
Port Adelaide
 		you thought Ken Hinkley's whack on Justin Westhoff's suspension yesterday was big …… imagine what it would've been behind closed doors.
Richmond
 		the true barometer of a team claiming to be on the right track is how it responds to a bad loss …
 		… Richmond needs to beat the Suns this weekend.
St Kilda
 		the Saints could beat the Blues in round seven ...… why couldn't they do it again in round 16?
Sydney Swans
 		David Zaharakis in 2012 and Dayne Beams in 2013 have taught the competition anything …… it is this: DON'T take risks with players who have torn a quad. Too late for Sam Reid?
West Coast
 		gut feel is right …… this version of the derby could be a throwback to the Dale Kickett-Michael Gardiner days. Well, maybe a softened down 2013-style push-and-shove stoush anyway.
Western Bulldogsever a club dodged a bullet …… it was the Bulldogs last week.

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