| If | the acknowledgements and apologies about the camp had come earlier ... |
| then | the magnitude of the backlash would not have eventuated. But credit all the same now that you've done it. Everyone can finally move on. |
| If | you don't ask the question ... |
| then | you don't know. But there's no way a priority pick is heading your way, and definitely not if you land Neale. |
| If | you get McGovern ... |
| then | you May as well double down on the disgruntled Gold Coast co-captain. McGovern and May in key back posts would brighten up the place! |
| If | there's one thing we love in the finals ... |
| then | it's an aggressive roll of the dice at selection. Treloar, Goldsack in. Great stuff. |
| If | we reckon Heeney's is mark of the year ... |
| then | Francis' deserves to at least be on the shortlist. Mind you, Curnow was equally stiff. |
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Aaron Francis with a late contender for the @woolworths Mark of the Year! #AFLPowerDons pic.twitter.com/qnpYJ29sfa
| If | Neale does depart ... |
| then | the Tim Kelly project becomes a necessity. |
| If | Stanley and Smith seek to stay at this club next year ... |
| then | they're silly. |
| If | May actually stays ... |
| then | we'd be taking the captaincy off him anyway. Swallow is the man. |
| If | we loved how Bucks rolled his selection dice ... |
| then | Leon's roll got our attention too. Greene was obvious, Williams a bold move, but really liked Deledio coming in. |
| If | you lost twice to Brisbane in the space of eight matches this season ... |
| then | not sure why we thought you were a chance against the Tigers in a qualifying final. |
| If | you've seen a caged lion ... |
| then | you'll note some similarities in Viney on Friday night. Look out everyone, teammates included. |
| If | you analyse this team's Brownlow credentials ... |
| then | there's only one name: Higgins. There are others equally valuable to the team, but no one with vote-demanding polish. |
| If | you thought this club wasn't planning to do much in Trade Period ... |
| then | watch this space. It needs to get as active as ever. And will. |
| If | something doesn't sit right with this mighty team ... |
| then | it is Caddy's occasional choice of words at opponents. He's a genuine, modern-day star with an old-fashioned footy brain who should have been an All Australian. But he must stop the verbal rubbish. |
| If | a club, say Geelong for instance – yes, let's say Geelong – was to throw a Hail Mary at the long-term contracted Jack Steven in Trade Period ... |
| then | things could get interesting. |
| If | there was one piece of re-contracting news we liked during the week ... |
| then | it was Grundy for 2019. Have always admired how he's carried himself throughout a very good career. |
| If | you dare to think, even for a fleeting moment, that Saturday night's game against Collingwood is in the bag ... |
| then | that's dangerous. You should win, but the other mob won't be an easybeat. |
| If | post-2014 was tumultuous with exits and additions of players and coaches ... |
| then | post-2018 might be similarly so on the playing side. Given the lofty standing he once held at the Bulldogs, Dahlhaus wanting out says a lot. |
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| If | a concept is slowly creeping up on us in a positive way ... |
| then | it's the notion of the wildcard finals weekend - 7 v 10, 8 v 9 - to be held on what has, for the past three years, become the "bye" weekend. |
