That top-six issue...

It’s hard to remember a recent season where the difference between the top four and fifth and sixth was more stark. As mentioned, City are always in with a shot and could likely make any disbelievers eat their words come finals, which is an exciting package to deal with. 

But the ridiculousness of a 60% shot at finals is fairly obvious when City can slump into finals with loss after loss against the league’s worst, mirroring their likely partners, Adelaide United - who will probably still make it despite announcing their coach’s departure before the end of the season. Shows how seriously they take their title tilt.