2. Confusion reigns
The AFL's policy on clash jumpers is constantly bewildering. In this case, West Coast was allowed to wear its dark blue guernsey against a Melbourne side sporting a navy blue strip. The ridiculous nature of this decision was evident during the second quarter when Demons players handballed to Eagles opponents on two occasions. Now the League might claim that the errant handballs were simply a product of Melbourne's lack of skill (the Demons "couldn't hit the side of a barn with a handful of wheat", as one wag on Twitter put it). But surely the players and fans would have been better served by an edict for West Coast to wear a white or yellow jumper.