| If | we've got one non-negotiable edict in this game ... |
| then | it is this: never make sweeping statements based on any performance in round one of a season. Which is why, even after the disaster of last week, that we're still tipping the Crows for the flag. |
| If | Rance is now out of the All Australian picture ... |
| then | Harris Andrews is now in the frame. |
| If | Charlie Curnow is indeed the superstar in the making we know him to be ... |
| then | he'll be the Blues' best against Port Adelaide. Couldn't possibly play as badly as he did last week. |
| If | you hadn't yet realised ... |
| then | the guy in the No.2 guernsey at the Pies is now very comfortably in the, "Who is the best player in the comp?" conversation. |
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| If | Mark Neeld was the scapegoat last year ... |
| then | Worsfold has got his own assistants in now. It is high time for him to show what the Bombers stand for, every single match, under his watch.. |
| If | the big win against North Melbourne is followed, now as expected, with wins against the Suns and Saints ... |
| then | the round four derby will be massive. Ross The Boss might be back. |
| If | it was the kids, and particularly the four first-gamers, who received the most public acclaim for the season-opening win ... |
| then | in actuality it was the seasoned guys in Danger, Joel and Gaz who got the job done. |
| If | Peter Wright had his high-pressure time over again ... |
| then | he'd probably do the same thing: kick that ball to the top of the square. From that position and stage of game, it was the right option. |
| If | Greene keeps getting injured ... |
| then | this club won’t be making the Grand Final. |
| If | Sicily is long-established as our favourite Hawk for so many reasons ... |
| then | Blake Hardwick is emerging as our No.2. Love the rough edges. |
| If | Maxxy Gawn believes what Chris Scott publicly said about the Cats not targeting him on Saturday night ... |
| then | he also believes in flying pigs, AFL Match Review Officer consistency, and that One Nation is a political party which operates with integrity. |
| If | the offer of a million big ones a year for De Goey seemed over the top this time last year ... |
| then | it was actually way unders. |
| If | we've been guilty of getting caught up in this club's emotional wins under Hinkley ... |
| then | we're holding off right now. Need to see the emotion of round one again, and then again, and maybe one more time after that, before we buy-in this season. |
| If | there's no Rance ... |
| then | there's no premiership. Tiger fans, get your heads around that. |
| If | you took Hunter Clark with your first pick in the 2017 NAB AFL Draft and as a club you've got nothing else to get excited about right now ... |
| then | just play him. Find out if he's the footballer you selected. |
| If | anything can help the Swans this week ... |
| then | it might be the expected bog track at the SCG. Looked slow against the Dogs last week. |
| If | Kennedy is in the team – and he's been named to play ... |
| then | that's worth seven goals to the scoreline. But even that might not be enough against the fired-up Giants. |
| If | you're Matt Suckling with a history of feet problems ... |
| then | you could do without the grass of an AFL venue giving way beneath you when you're about to kick. Hope the damage was minor, but he's still not certain to play this week. |
| If | you punch a player on an AFL ground ... |
| then | it's OK. You'll get to play next week. Hello Ben Cunnington. Exposes a lot of the outcry surrounding Andrew Gaff last year to be merely image-driven. |
