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Something that's bothered me these last few years is who the AFL have picked as our rival. The choice of the Doggies seems particularly stupid since Melbourne and Geelong also are portrayed as "rivals." Surely the current situation is the worst of all worlds. The fact is that I don't think any of these four teams have really ever had a serious rival (like Carlton & Collingwood, for example), so any rivalry has to be made up.
Geelong IS, most of the time now, our rival team - the animosity we've built up with them after that pre-season Grand Final a few years back has been pretty darn strong.
Of course, the rivalries that makes the most sense, from another point of view, are Cats versus Dogs, and Saints versus Demons. These mascots are total opposites.
Thoughts?
(Having said all that, I hope we absolutely pummel the Doggies this week: percentage!)
Geelong IS, most of the time now, our rival team - the animosity we've built up with them after that pre-season Grand Final a few years back has been pretty darn strong.
Of course, the rivalries that makes the most sense, from another point of view, are Cats versus Dogs, and Saints versus Demons. These mascots are total opposites.
Thoughts?
(Having said all that, I hope we absolutely pummel the Doggies this week: percentage!)

