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Guffaw.
Returning to a more 2008-like structure and changing from slow precision ball movement to a preference for quicker running disposal worked on the weekend, but can it (or indeed will it) be sustained.
Never mind Franklin, the midfield cannot be relied upon week-in and week-out.
You don't get those concerns from the likes of Swanee River and Pendles.
The main worry for Collingwood, outside of an opponent having a day out, is for something untoward to happen to Cloke. The other good news, as much as it is, for other clubs re Collingwood, as that is hasn't got back to the sort of form it had during 2010 and for much of 2011. It may not be able to, and it may not need to, but if it did, it would be goodnight nurse.
Still have this feeling that Adelaide could be a threat, providing they can maintain their upward trajectory development. They're similar to Richmond, with pacy midfield run, but are ahead of them in development. Richmond has the better midfield, but Adelaide are ahead with their forward structure and defensive make-up.
That said. You know a side like Collingwood will keep rolling along at an acceptable level until finals time, whereas there's always the possibility that Adelaide will fall into a big hole at some point, purely because they're not fully developed and lack the big match experience to this point.