I'm loath to judge North too early because we play them in two weeks, and they could definitely beat both Geelong and Sydney but they're a team that needs to be at 95% to win most games. When they drop off it's usually quite dramatic.
I think the bigger thing is how much a lot of people are underrating Collingwood. They won a flag in 2010 and made the grand final in 2011, with largely the same team they have today. Their depth is the best in the league and there's still no shame in going down by 2-3 goals to a side that should easily be top 4 this season.
Win or lose, the next two games will tell us a lot about the Kangaroos. They generally struggle against hard opponents and Geelong and Sydney are as hard as they come, so if they lose both games comfortably then it'll be fair to make the call that they haven't improved. I think they'll seriously push both teams and might pull off a win.
I think the bigger thing is how much a lot of people are underrating Collingwood. They won a flag in 2010 and made the grand final in 2011, with largely the same team they have today. Their depth is the best in the league and there's still no shame in going down by 2-3 goals to a side that should easily be top 4 this season.
Win or lose, the next two games will tell us a lot about the Kangaroos. They generally struggle against hard opponents and Geelong and Sydney are as hard as they come, so if they lose both games comfortably then it'll be fair to make the call that they haven't improved. I think they'll seriously push both teams and might pull off a win.