Dogs doomed, GWS main threat: Captains
The majority of AFL captains expect Melbourne to break their 12-year finals absence but few predict much from recent premiers Western Bulldogs. The Demons were the seventh-most popular option when skippers were polled on which seven teams besides their own would make the top-eight this year. A margin of just half a percentage point last year denied Melbourne their first finals appearance since 2006. The poll results released on Thursday showed unanimous support for perennial threats Sydney while...