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The AFL has wasted no time setting up the Adam Treloar derby, with the ex-Magpie set to face off against his old side in the first Friday night match of the season.
Treloar’s controversial departure from Collingwood this past offseason was one of the most protracted and dramatic in recent memory. As much as Treloar doesn’t strike me as someone out to stir controversy (I interviewed him a few years ago and he was one of the kindest people I’ve spoken to), he’ll be the headline in this match and every act of influence he has over it will have another layer of meaning added to it – whether he likes it or not.
His departure from the Pies and arrival at the Dogs also contributes heavily to each club’s respective outlook for 2021. Most people have the Dogs rising up the ladder and challenging for a top four spot – or even the flag – and have Collingwood headed out of the top eight and into the abyss.
The Pies scored a famous win in Perth in the first week of the finals, but were badly exposed as the pretenders many thought they were against Geelong in the semis.
Those close to the club still believe they’ve got the cattle to finish inside the top eight, but big deficiencies in their game were uncovered last season – and their disastrous trade period only made them worse.
But the Bulldogs don’t get off the hook either. After getting obliterated in an elimination final against Greater Western Sydney, they went out and bought themselves a shiny new key forward and a shiny new key defender – only to not finish any higher.
They did well to recover from a horrid start to the year, but the club’s struggles appeared to be rooted in attitude and work rate at times, rather than ability, and no amount of talent will be enough if that isn’t rectified.
Three burning questions
What have the Magpies actually lost?
Treloar, Jaidyn Stephenson, Tom Phillips and Atu Bosenavulagi left via trade, while Travis Varcoe, Tom Langdon, Dayne Beams, Lynden Dunn and Ben Reid all hung up the boots.
Some players on that list were well and truly out of the best 22 anyway, but there’s still a lot of output across multiple statistical categories that needs replacing.
