Pre game Promise AFL Rd 18 Carlton vs Collingwood at the MCG

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I'd have to agree with Teague on this one. Malthouse said the same thing. In an age of national drafts, salary caps, national competition etc., I think those territorial battles are a thing of the past, a notion that exists more in the minds of older supporters. I doubt the players buy into it, and the younger generation certainly don't. Unless they start offering extra points for beating traditional foes, the other 17 teams are much of a muchness in my eyes.

This is true, fans see a great difference between the bottom teams and the top teams, but as a percentage the difference is almost trivial.

+/-5% and you go from chocolates to boiled lollies in modern football.