Positives - We have been missing half our gf team for most of the year and apart from 2 losses by under a goal each time to port and freo would be up to our necks in it in equal 4th with a bad percentage and we wouldn't be hearing half the crap vicco journalists are talking about us.
And that's an interesting thought exercise. We could have won both of those games without actually playing any better (not using "bad luck" as an excuse, but hey, in both games there was an element of that right at the end). And if we had - well, what you say. It just goes to show how fine the margin can be in the AFL.
Still and all, even then I wouldn't give much for our flag chances this year, so if a more complete crash and burn results in some decent draft picks + change at the club, there's reason to be optimistic about 2019 and beyond. If we managed a top 4 and straight sets exit, maybe some things wouldn't change.
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