Round 1 Tips and Discussion

Yeh I'm on the Dons too. Their lack of conditioning will be canceled by the fire they'll be blowing after ASADA. Sydney also without McVeigh and Malceski this yr but that bit older/declined and often start poorly in seasons.

Wouldn't worry about the wet though - yeah, they're a tall side but Franklin/Goodes have the ground level game of smalls so it's not a massive issue - plus, their whole midfield are bulls who just go hard as nails. Normally teams who play with aggression and win the contested ball hard excel in the wet; teams that rely on precision running, skills and outside the contest ball movement struggle as the wet ball makes it far harder to execute skills. Sydney aren't a 'skilled' side. They thrive in the wet.