2013 Season Predictions

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

Since the tanking saga ended, this forum has been filled with posts about parking around Gosch's Paddock, topics criticizing players before the season has even begun, and endless "Your Team for Round 1" threads. It seems like we need something else to talk about, so here it is: make you predictions for the season ahead!

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal:

Coleman Medal:

Rising Star:

Grand Finalists:

Premiers:

Wooden Spoon:

Biggest AFL Story of the Year:

The Biggest Improvers:

The Biggest Sliders:

MFC Predictions:

B&F:

Leading Goalkicker:

Best First Year Player:

Most Improved:

Final Ladder Position:

Biggest MFC Story of the Year:

I'll get the ball rolling...

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Trent Cotchin

Coleman Medal: Taylor Walker

Rising Star: Jack Viney

Grand Finalists: Sydney vs. West Coast

Premiers: Sydney

Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: "Lance Franklin Rejects Hawks; Heads West to Fremantle"

The Biggest Improvers: GWS, Richmond

The Biggest Sliders: Adelaide, St Kilda

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Nathan Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Mitch Clark

Best First Year Player: Jack Viney

Most Improved: Sam Blease

Final Ladder Position: 11th

Biggest Surprise: Jesse Hogan Wins VFL's Liston Trophy

Edited March 3, 2013 by Good Times Grimes

[Whispering_Jack 30,054]

Biggest Surprise: Jesse Hogan Wins VFL's Liston Trophy

Based on all of the hype surrounding him at the moment, that might not be a surprise. However, given that the Liston Trophy is usually won by an undersized midfielder, I think it would be unlikely for him to win the silverware, especially if his workload is modified and he only ends up playing a limited number of games for the Scorpions.

[Gippsland Dee 367]

AFL predictions

Brownlow medal: Sam mitchell

Coleman medal: Matthew pavlich

Rising Star: Jack Viney

Grand Finalists: Collingwood vs Sydney

Premiers: Sydney

Wooden spoon: Gold coast

Biggest AFL story of the year: probabaly not the biggest, but: ben hudson retires at end of season only to come back AGAIN!

The biggest improvers: Carlton, Melbourne

The biggest sliders: St Kilda, Adelaide

MFC preditions:

Best and Fairest: Nathan Jones

Leading goal kicker: Chris Dawes

Best first year player: David Rodan

most improved: Sam Blease

Final laddar postion: 11th

Biggest MFC story: Melbourne sign Dale thomas during free agency

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

Based on all of the hype surrounding him at the moment, that might not be a surprise. However, given that the Liston Trophy is usually won by an undersized midfielder, I think it would be unlikely for him to win the silverware, especially if his workload is modified and he only ends up playing a limited number of games for the Scorpions.

So... you would be surprised

[Grandson of a gun 276]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Cotchin

Coleman Medal: Buddy

Rising Star: Wines (because his body will allow him to play most)

Grand Finalists: Hawthorn & West Coast

Premiers: Hawthorn

Wooden Spoon: GWS

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Thompson resign in peptide fallout

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Grimes

Leading Goalkicker: Dawes

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Watts

Final Ladder Position: 13

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: MITCH CLARKE MAKES SUCCESSFUL RETURN

[S.R.J 418]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal:

Coleman Medal: Buddy

Rising Star: O'meara

Grand Finalists: Hawthorn and Sydney

Premiers: Sydney

Wooden Spoon: GWS or Western Bulldogs

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Melbourne make finals

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Nathan Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Clark

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Watts

Final Ladder Position: 11

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: new recruits have best year in there careers

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal:

Coleman Medal: Buddy

Rising Star: O'meara

Grand Finalists: Hawthorn and Sydney

Premiers: Sydney

Wooden Spoon: GWS or Western Bulldogs

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Melbourne make finals

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Nathan Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Clark

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Watts

Final Ladder Position: 11

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: new recruits have best year in there careers

I detect an inconsistency in your predictions, Srjennings

[cowboy_from_hell 2,390]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Cotchin

Coleman Medal: Patton

Rising Star: Viney

Grand Finalists: West coast vs Hawthorn

Premiers: West Coast. (Hawks choke again)

Wooden Spoon: Bulldogs by a mile.

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Patton dominates, Bombers don't.

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Watts.

Leading Goalkicker: Blease.

Best First Year Player: Viney.

Most Improved: Watts,Jones and T.Mac= All Australian.

Final Ladder Position: 12th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: We smash the pies on Queens birthday.

[S.R.J 418]

Yes there is as i actually think we will finish around 11th. Where i think the biggest surprise could be that we make the 8.

[Tatu 416]

AFL predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Cotchin

Coleman Medal: Buddy

Rising Star: crouch

Grand Finalists: Hawthorne and Fremantle

Premiers: Hawthorne

Wooden Spoon: GWS (tanking)

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Essenbong players loaded with HGH have been cleared....

MFC predictions:

B&F: Jack Watts

Leading Goalkicker: Byrnes

Best First Year Player: Toumpas

Most Improved: Dunn

Final Ladder Position: 13

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: MFC in financial trouble.... Camerion Sacked...

Edited March 2, 2013 by tatu

[jackaub 1,402]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Cotchin

Coleman Medal: B Franklin

Rising Star: O'Meara

Grand Finalists: Freo V Westcoast

Premiers: Freo

Wooden Spoon: Port Adelaide

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Demetrio resigns

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Tom McDonald

Leading Goalkicker: Clarke

Best First Year Player: Toumpas

Most Improved: Watts, Dunn and T.Mac

Final Ladder Position: 11th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Beat pies by one point in QB weekend

[Daz's Dee's 113]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: patrick dangerfiled

Coleman Medal: eddie betts

Rising Star: nick vlausten

Grand Finalists: hawthorn v north melbourne

Premiers: hawks

Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: north melbourne

MFC Predictions:

B&F: jack watts

Leading Goalkicker: Mitch clarke

Best First Year Player: jimmy toumpas

Most Improved: James Strauss

Final Ladder Position: 10th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: melbourne manage to stay out of the media all things negative for the entire year

Edited March 3, 2013 by Daz's Dee's

[az_tec 41]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Josh Kennedy(Sydney)

Coleman Medal: Taylor Walker

Rising Star: Jack Viney

Grand Finalists:Sydney v Collingwood

Premiers: Sydney

Wooden Spoon:GWS

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Buddy (stay or go)

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Dawes

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Blease

Final Ladder Position: 10th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Brock gets attacked in the street by melbourne supporters after the game

Edited March 3, 2013 by az_tec

[hardtack 10,537]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Marc Murphy (Carlton)

Coleman Medal: Buddy

Rising Star: Toumpas

Grand Finalists: Carlton and Geelong

Premiers: Geelong

Wooden Spoon: Western Bulldogs

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: GWS to become implicated in drugs in sport scandal

The Biggest Improvers: MFC

The Biggest Sliders: StKilda FC

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Nathan Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Mitch Clark

Best First Year Player: Toumpas

Most Improved: Jetta

Final Ladder Position: 10th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Mark Neeld voted coach of the year.

[Little Goffy 14,531]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Marc Murphy

Coleman Medal: Tom Hawkins

Rising Star: Jack Viney

Grand Finalists: Nobody who hasn't already played in one in the last five years.

Premiers: Nobody who hasn't already won one in the last five years.

Wooden Spoon: GWS

Biggest AFL Story of the Year:

The Biggest Improvers: Melbourne

The Biggest Sliders: Adelaide

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Jack Grimes

Leading Goalkicker: Mitch Clark

Best First Year Player: Jack Viney

Most Improved: Jack Watts

Final Ladder Position: 11th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: New sponsors announced and shortly after that an exhausted Cameron Schwab announces a succession plan to take effect at end of year. Takes a few years off to sue Caroline Wilson.

[bananas 428]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Gary Ablett jnr. (if the Suns improve at all surely he'll rack up votes left and right)

Coleman Medal: Buddy Franklin

Rising Star: Jaeger O'Meara (if he turns out to be good I'll have to learn how to spell it)

Grand Finalists: West Coast and Hawthorn

Premiers: West Coast

Wooden Spoon: Still GWS

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Peptide fallout. Much like tanking last year, it'll be the thing journos pull out every couple of weeks to keep the papers full.

The Biggest Improvers: Carlton, Richmond

The Biggest Sliders: St Kilda, Adelaide

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Jones, still the only real man in the midfield. Smokey is Watts, playing like Goddard across the HBF.

Leading Goalkicker: Jeremy Howe. Clark will give him too much of a start, and he'll consistently get his two goals a game. Dawes might match him, but I suspect CD will have more down days.

Best First Year Player: Dean Kent. Only seen him in two quarters of kick'n'giggle, but I really liked the look of him.

Most Improved: Neville Jetta. Please let it be this year that he finally stakes a spot in the team. Otherwise Dunn, finally settled and being used as a release from defense.

Final Ladder Position: 13th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: We get through the whole year without ever being a big story! Please let it happen!

[stuie 7,374]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Cotchin

Coleman Medal: Buddy

Rising Star: Daniher

Grand Finalists: Geelong v Hawthorn

Premiers: Hawthorn

Wooden Spoon: Bulldogs

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Demetriou announces scheduled retirement

The Biggest Improvers: North

The Biggest Sliders: Bulldogs, Adelaide

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Jones or Watts

Leading Goalkicker: Clark easily (even with the headstart to others)

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Spencer (mostly because I have a feeling he'll get lots of opportunity this year)

Final Ladder Position: 11th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Big recruit/trade signing at end of season

[Hannibal 5,814]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Dangerfield

Coleman Medal: Franklin

Rising Star: Toumpas

Grand Finalists: Collingwood V West Coast

Premiers: Collingwood

Wooden Spoon: GWS

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Drugs

The Biggest Improvers: Port Adelaide

The Biggest Sliders: Saints

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Trengove

Leading Goalkicker: Dawes

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Blease

Final Ladder Position: 13

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Beat a Victorian club other than Richmond or Essendon, Hogan extends contract and Watts grows a pair.

Edited March 3, 2013 by Ben-Hur

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal:

Coleman Medal: Buddy

Rising Star: O'meara

Grand Finalists: Hawthorn and Sydney

Premiers: Sydney

Wooden Spoon: GWS or Western Bulldogs

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Melbourne make finals

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Nathan Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Clark

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Watts

Final Ladder Position: 11

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: new recruits have best year in there careers

It's been literally ages since any new young draftees have made a big impact in their first year at this club.

With the exception of Rivers, you need to go back to 2000 when the likes of Green and Bruce made an immediate impact.

Fingers crossed that Viney, Toumpas and Kent could have a similar impact this year.

[brey9186 102]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: GAJ

Coleman Medal: Travis Cloke playing at FF all year

Rising Star: Toumpas/Viney Quinella

Grand Finalists: Hawthorn/Collingwood

Premiers: Hawks, buddy kicks 8

Wooden Spoon: Port Adelaide

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: AD retires/ Illegal Drugs & Police

The Biggest Improvers: Melb/ Lions

The Biggest Sliders: Saints/ Swans/ Cats

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Colin Sylvia

Leading Goalkicker: Byrnes kicks 50, Dawes/Clark/Howe 120 between them.

Best First Year Player: Viney/Toumpas Quinella

Most Improved: Sam Blease

Final Ladder Position: 10

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Sylvia finally breaks out, 3rd in brownlow. Big FA talk (Daisy)

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

It's been literally ages since any new young draftees have made a big impact in their first year at this club.

With the exception of Rivers, you need to go back to 2000 when the likes of Green and Bruce made an immediate impact.

Fingers crossed that Viney, Toumpas and Kent could have a similar impact this year.

I watch this on a regular basis. It's upsetting to think that everybody on that team is finished... it doesn't seem like that long ago

[Pennant St Dee 13,173]

AFL Predictions:
Brownlow Medal: Trent Cotchin
Coleman Medal: Travis Cloke

Rising Star: Olly Wines
Grand Finalists: Collingwood and Hawthorn
Premiers: Collingwood

Wooden Spoon: GWS or Western Bulldogs
Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Golden Boy Hird resigns as Bombers season from hell continues

MFC Predictions:
B&F: Jack Grimes

Leading Goalkicker: Dawes & Howe

Best First Year Player: Viney
Most Improved: Watts
Final Ladder Position: 12
Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Contrary to Caroline Wilson's opinion- The Priority pick saga of 2009 worked out for Melbourne in the long run, with the form of Jack Viney & Dom Barry along with VFL team of the year Full Forward Jesse Hogan showing the young Dees are well placed for 2014 and beyond. A surge by the young talent laden Dees team finishing 2013 strongly from the middle of the season on the back of hard nose disciplined footy has long suffering Dees fans licking their lips at the thought of what the future holds.

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AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Nat Fyfe

Coleman Medal: Hawkins

Rising Star: Viney

Grand Finalists: Collingwood and Sydney

Premiers: Collingwood

Wooden Spoon: Western Bulldogs

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Robbo 24 winning the UltimateFooty - Norm Smith League

The Biggest Improvers: Brisbane

The Biggest Sliders: Adelaide

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Dawes

Best First Year Player: Viney

Most Improved: Watts

Final Ladder Position: 11th

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Mitch Clark unable to get onto the park

[Chook 15,013]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Marc Murphy

Coleman Medal: Lance Franklin

Rising Star: Oliver Wines

Grand Finalists: Carlton and Sydney

Premiers: Carlton

Wooden Spoon: GWS

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Lance Franklin-related BS (he eventually signs with Hawthorn)

The Biggest Improvers: Carlton

The Biggest Sliders: Adelaide

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Clark

Best First Year Player: Toumpas

Most Improved: Sellar

Final Ladder Position:

1 Carlton

2 Sydney

3 Hawthorn

4 West Coast

5 Collingwood

6 Geelong

7 North Melbourne

8 Essendon

9 Richmond

10 Fremantle

11 St. Kilda

12 Adelaide

13 Brisbane

14 Melbourne

15 Western Bulldogs

16 Port Adelaide

17 Gold Coast

18 Greater Western Sydney

Biggest MFC Story of the Year:

Jack Watts: Is he being wasted as a loose backman (the answer: No)

Edited March 4, 2013 by Chook

[Mac7 309]

AFL Predictions:

Brownlow Medal: Gary Ablett Jnr

Coleman Medal: Lance Franklin

Rising Star: Jack Viney

Grand Finalists: Hawthorn and West Coast

Premiers: Hawthorn

Wooden Spoon: Dogs

Biggest AFL Story of the Year: Buddy contract

The Biggest Improvers: Carlton

The Biggest Sliders: Sydney

MFC Predictions:

B&F: Nathan Jones

Leading Goalkicker: Mitch Clark

Best First Year Player: Jack Viney

Most Improved: Jack Watts

Final Ladder Position: 11

Biggest MFC Story of the Year: Watts named All Australian and tells the haters where to go.