The difference between AFL and politics? The footy's easier to predict | Craig Little

The weekend’s results showed it is hard to see where the challenges come for Geelong and Collingwood

Football and politics are this country’s most popular public spectacles, and the similarities between the two sports are plenty enough in number to make for a silly if not fatuous dinner party game. However, after the weekend just gone, there may be one significant difference between the two – the results of this year’s AFL season may be insipidly predictable and feel languid by comparison.

To look at the competition at the completion of round nine is to see two stand-out teams – Geelong (8-1) and Collingwood (7-2), both of who won pulling away on the weekend, and both of who are blessed with talent across every line.

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