| If | it was the stance in the finals last year and the stare in round 10 this year ... |
| then | we're wondering what's next. Pyke – one of the game's most fascinating men. |
| If | you don't ask the question ... |
| then | you don't know. Hope they don't get it, but nothing wrong in requesting AFL consideration for a priority draft pick. |
| If | you don’t ask the question ... |
| then | you don't know. Hope they don't get it, but nothing wrong in attempting to negotiate with the AFL a pointy-end draft compo pick should they lose Murphy as a free agent. |
| If | Gubby was copping the blame last year for the recruitment of Mayne ... |
| then | will he be lauded if Mayne's good form continues this year? No chance. You know how it goes - success has many fathers, failure is the orphan. |
| If | the past fortnight has been outstanding ... |
| then | we fear a reality check looms against the Tigers. |
| If | you must do something this weekend against Collingwood at the 'G ... |
| then | you must show some form of pulse. Far from convinced that you will. |
| If | you've dared to write-off Gaz ... |
| then | you're going to look silly. His sense of theatre will see him kick four and rack up 30 disposals against his old club this weekend. |
| If | you've had a week off and you're finally back on your home deck ... |
| then | there's no more excuses. And Lynch, Martin, Day return. Definitely no more excuses. |
| If | we were tempted to put a thick, black texta line through this side's premiership credentials after last weekend's loss to the Bombers ... |
| then | something weird stopped us. Whatever it was, it told us to give the Giants one more chance. |
| If | we were talking up premiership credentials after round seven ... |
| then | we're not after round 10. Cooked. |
| If | you've kicked 69 goals in your past three matches ... |
| then | we've got you down for 30 at Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Bulldogs kicked two goals total in round nine, and none after half-time last week. |
| If | you properly analyse this club's opening 10 games and take a look at the remaining 12 ... |
| then | you'll conclude it is making finals. |
| If | a Victorian club ever again sooks about travel (and it most certainly will) ... |
| then | it should be reminded of the Power's plight to this point of 2018. Inclusive of this round, past five games have been in Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, China, Launceston. |
| If | Caddy's goal-a-game average in 2017 was a good contribution in last year's premiership season ... |
| then | his three a game return this year is next level. |
| If | you're going to Perth to play the rampant Eagles without your best player by a mile in Carlisle ... |
| then | we genuinely fear how ugly this could get. |
| If | he hasn't booted a bag since round one ... |
| then | we're predicting another big Buddy haul against the Blues. We're pencilling in seven. |
| If | Dom Sheed is unable to make the cut ... |
| then | nothing more needs to be said about the might of this team to this point of 2018. |
| If | Mitch Wallis can't get a game ... |
| then | there are problems. |
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| If | we get through round 11 without a crowd brawl or goal-scoring review controversy ... |
| then | it will be novelty round. |
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