IT'S OFFICIALLY the off-season, and so while all the trade activity ramps up, we've taken the time to answer one of footy's ageless questions.

How can your team season's be described using a form of ancient Japanese poetry?

Haikus, as every hardcore footy fan knows, are a three-line verse with the lines consisting of five syllables, seven syllables and five syllables.

Here are our best efforts to capture your club's campaign:

Words: Sarah Black | Design: Courtney Wilson

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