Some more thoughts from the 'Pros'

[PaulP]

When I look at the other teams I simply don't see many dominant standout teams.

Sydney - will always be a good team because of their work ethic, but cracks are apeariong and their engine room doesn't purr as it did a few years back.

Hawks - lost a lot of their guns and a fair bit of their soul imo. Tommy M a ball magnet, but after that O'Meara - well time will tell. Rioli appears sidelined for the time being and their stars are fading.

Cats - of course adding Ablett to the Dangerfield-Selwood duo is a positive but given his hammy issues, when wil his season commence.....any smart oppodition coach will try and run him ragged and tweak the ld hammy again. And recall he had calf issues at GC too....after those three they don't look that flash at all. Taylor all but gone, Lonergand and Mackie gone, Hawkins not what he was.... Hendo the great white hope down back? Good luck with that.

GWS - remain the standout team on paper imo. Lots of injuries last year but they're my flaf favourite, hands down!

Adelaide - lost a flag due to complacency and the Walker-Lever issue. Will be a big threat and Bryce will be the icing, no question.

But all of these teams are very beatable on the day.

The next tier?

Tigers, Dees, Port, Bummers

Will have their good days and their bad days.

Reckon Bummer's midfield is very thin for real quality (and ruck).

Dees - their good is very good, no question.

Tigers - meh, is their style of manic intensity maintainable? Unlikely.

Port - some big additions - who maY OR may not fire, the jury's out. But all flaky types.

Doggies?

Meh.

Your desire and ability to downplay the negatives or issues with us, yet simultaneously downplay the positives of other teams, is really quite something. Shades of Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field.