| IF | THEN | |
| Adelaide | Andrew Jarman wants to compete in the news space... | ...he needs better sources. |
| Brisbane Lions | Beams does indeed become a Lion... | ...it's not silly to start talking finals. |
| Carlton | we know one thing upon entering the trade period... | ...it is this: the Blues will not die wondering about who they may attract. |
| Collingwood | one more gun Magpie is let go or decides to walk... | ...it's a crisis. Actually, it already is. Make no mistake about that. |
| Essendon | ASADA does re-offer deals to players, and it almost certainly will... | ...watch this space as some players negotiate on those deals. |
| Fremantle | Frawley, as expected, follows Clark, Cloke and Taylor in rejecting massive Dockers deals... | ...it is proof that money doesn't speak all languages. |
| Geelong | we are to delve deep in analysing the 2014 performance of the Cats... | ...we get more confused by the minute. Could make a compelling case they will be top four next year. And equally compelling that they will miss finals. |
| Gold Coast | McKenna is still coach by the time we write next week's Sliding Doors... | ...we will be surprised. |
| Greater Western Sydney | Tom Scully wasn't on a million bucks a year... | ...the Giants would be able to properly get involved in the Paddy Ryder bidding. He is, and they aren't able to. |
| Hawthorn | the Hawks win the Grannie... | ...incredibly, they will also have bragging rights over the Cats as the era's best team. |
| Melbourne | Peter Jackson gave up... | ...he wouldn't have landed Paul Roos this time last year. Give him 12 months and operation Get Danger could pay off. |
| North Melbourne | the Roos keep getting involved in the chase for big names... | ...given their rediscovered favourable status they will land a quality player. |
| Port Adelaide | the Power land Paddy Ryder, and they are beautifully positioned to do so... | ...it will be the Brad Ottens move to Geelong all over again. |
| Richmond | the Tigers needed more reminding that Matt White is the type of player they need... | ...they got it with his well deserved Goal of the Year acknowledgment. |
| St Kilda | there's one thing among its unsuccessful history that this club would undo... | ... Seaford would not be its home base. |
| Sydney Swans | you take a breath before 2.30pm on Saturday and attempt to analyse the expectation that is on Buddy... | ...you will realise that no man has ever entered a Grand Final under more pressure. |
| West Coast | Priddis' 2015 season is half as good as his 2014... | ...he's an All Australian next year. There will be an over-correction from selectors, regardless of form. |
| Western Bulldogs | Guy McKenna isn't safe... | ...Brendan McCartney isn't safe. |
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