... forget having an impact on 2017. We really like what we are seeing, but we need to see it this Sunday to be convinced.
If
the club was bigger than the individual with the decision to end his career ...
then
... we don't see the reason, a year later, to retire the No.29 guernsey. And we still associate that jumper with Phil 'Long Bombs To Snake' Baker more than Boomer anyway!
If
there was one Power player we didn't expect to be axed this year ...
... we'd reckon your body of work over 16 seasons would be sufficient enough to not give two hoots. Derm – every right to express a strong opinion. Joey – every right to not care.
If
you start 0-6 ...
then
... you don't deserve to still be in the premiership hunt. But you are. And you know it.
If
you've been beaten to three-quarter time against the comp's best player but stand up in a difficult last quarter ...
then
... a big well done. Don't know what happened in 2016 to Yeo. But he's the standout best-and-fairest to this point of this year.
Elliot Yeo was again among the Eagles' best on Thursday night. Picture: AFL Photos
... Clarko would've copped a financial sanction four, maybe five, times greater than the $5000 he was given. And been told his next umpire abuse transgression would be a three-game suspension.
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