With the AFL season well and truly at an end, many footy fans will be turning their attention to other sports to fill the summer void.

While many may focus on cricket or the NBA over the next few months, a considerable number also keep an eye on the English Premier League.

If you are struggling to find a team to follow or are just unsure where to start, hopefully, this piece will help you gain an understanding of the EPL through a distinctly Australian lens.

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Geelong Cats - Manchester City

While Manchester City has emerged as one of the strongest forces in English football over the past few seasons while under the reign of Pep Guardiola, they still have some holes in key areas.

Most notably this season, with injuries to key players, City has been shown to be lacking depth in key position of centre back.

Having the excellent work of a midfield undone by a key position weakness is a storyline Geelong fans can resonate with.

After all, with Tom Hawkins out of the club's preliminary final against the Tigers, the potency of the likes of Dangerfield, Selwood and Cameron was not taken full advantage of.

With Geelong's consistent presence in the finals and rich squad depth of young talent, they appear an apt comparison with Manchester City.

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Everton if not bottom of the league are close to it while the Crows usually do quite well. they also just lost the Liverpool derby by three clear goals, teh equivalent of a ten goal belting in aussie rules. When did the crows last lose to Port Adelaide by 60+ points? A silly and invalid comparison

  2. Everton if not bottom of the league are close to it while the Crows usually do quite well. they also just lost the Liverpool derby by three clear goals, the equivalent of a ten goal belting in aussie rules. When did the crows last lose to Port Adelaide by 60+ points? A silly and invalid comparison

  3. Um, literally this year in Round 16?

    Everton are not usually bottom of the league, did you only start following the PL this season? They’re usually firmly in the top half of the league but never win anything. Like how Adelaide keep making the finals but haven’t won a flag in 20 years.

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