I'm not Australian no, I am English but I do enjoy it. Yeah they weren't doing too well last I checked so I had a feeling.
Since Man United's dominance first started in the 90's we English are used to seeing the exact same footy teams in the top 4 each and every season and those clubs have definitely managed to establish a higher level of quality than the rest of the league so it takes a little getting used to the AFL. I know certain teams have had periods of dominance from the 90's onwards which might include back to back premierships but it seems pretty common to have different winners every season and for teams to have a terrible season one year and an incredible season the next, to far greater a degree as it does here anyway.
At the moment we really have 2 leagues. The top 4 and then the rest of the league. There is just such a great leap in quality between 4th and 5th place. I get the feeling that over there any team probably feels as though they can win, that they probably arent many teams playing for 4th and 5th place from the very start of the season.
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