The Half-Time Verdict: Paps

Position: 10th
W/L: 6/6
Rubbish Factor: 50%

The Paaaaah. At the beginning of the season many a Paps Supporter told me how the Crows were too old. They had nothing coming through. The Paaaaaah on the other hand were in for a big year. Big Jimmy Hird rated them highly - top 4 finish he said. My, what a prognosticator he is! I couldn't see it personally - they were crap last year, they were the worst Grand Finalists ever to get onto the G the year before, and they had nuthin goin on in my eyes.

Well 12 weeks have passed and the Paps are 6 n 6 - not disastrous, but those 6 wins have been against crap teams. OK - the Paps DID win the all-important-to-them Showdown, but since then it hasn't been looking too pretty has it ladies? Where is THEIR youth? Where are the silky skills of the Burgers? Chadders? Injured but let's be honest he is the soft ball king when he is playing. "Injured" - something they keep saying. Tears. Please, stop me - it's just a speck of dust. And what of their Bank Balance? "Please Sir, We Need More." When you consider the big plus for the Paps is that Tredders has found some form - something no Paps supporter thought would happen - and they are STILL losing... oh how Sad.

6 n 6 isn't so bad of course - middle of the table - and it only takes a string of a few wins against some crappy teams and they'll be saying how well they've done, and then they'll rate themselves a chance for 2010 under Terry Wallace. And they'll be wrong.