2014 draftee who had some big moments in the postseason, likely starts the year in the minors as the Royals try him as a starter.

Edge: Royals.

The Cardinals have been in the postseason 11 times in the past 15 years, so it's easy to say they'll be back again. But there is some collapse potential here as the team is depending on two starting pitchers coming off injuries and three core offensive players in Molina, Peralta and Holliday in their 30s. But I love the Heyward acquisition that brings his Gold Glove defense and solid offense to a position where the Cardinals had the lowest OPS in the majors. The Cardinals only outscored their opponents by 16 runs and finished last in the NL in home runs, so whileplace in the top eight? Should they have stayed in Melbourne and increased their likelihood of a win?

Analysing the two teams’ form and respective ladder positions before the start of the game, the Tigers were expected to defeat Port Adelaide comfortably. They sat in ninth spot and had won four of their past five games. Conversely, the miserable Power sat on the bottom of the ladder with just one win from its first nine games.

The boys in yellow and black led by nine points at half-time and, despite their scrappy first 60 minutes, were expected to run all over the league’s bottom-placed team in the second half. Instead, Richmond left TIO Stadium empty-handed, largely thanks to a lethargic second-half effort, but also due to the players’ unfamiliarity of