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2019 Ladder Predictions

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1 - Dees

2 - Pies

3 - Hawks

4 - Tigers

5 - Dons

6 - Eagles

7 - Kangas

8 - Cats

9 - Power

10 - Dockers

11 - Giants

12 - Swans

13 - Lions

14 - Dogs

15 - Crows

16 - Saints

17 - Blues

18 - Suns 

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    1. GWS

    2. Melbourne

    3. Richmond

    4. West Coast

    5. Essendon

    6. Adelaide 

    7. Collingwood 

    8. Bulldogs 

    9. Sydney 

    10. Lions

    11. Carlton

    12. Geelong

    13. Norf

    14. Port 

    15. Hawthorn 

    16. Freo 

    17. Saints 

    18. Goldcoast

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    Just now, adonski said:

    1. GWS

    2. Melbourne

    3. Richmond

    4. West Coast

    5. Essendon

    6. Adelaide 

    7. Collingwood 

    8. Bulldogs 

    9. Sydney 

    10. Lions

    11. Carlton

    12. Geelong

    13. Norf

    14. Port 

    15. Hawthorn 

    16. Freo 

    17. Saints 

    18. Goldcoast

    GWS how? They have lost half their team.

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    Just now, WERRIDEE said:

    GWS how? They have lost half their team.

    Yep, and an excellent list still remains. Reckon it’ll be like how a lot of people wrote WCE off for the 2018 season. 

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    2nd

    No idea who on top...or below...but think we'll be second ( or top )  . Don't want to get ahead of myself ;)

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    Third!

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    1. Dees

    2. Tigers

    3. WCE

    4. Essendon

    5. Adelaide

    6. Pies

    7. Port

    8. Norf

    9. Giants

    10. Lions

    11. Hawks

    12. Sydney

    13. Geelong

    14. Dogs

    15. Freo

    16. Carlton

    17. St Kilda

    18. GC

     

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    Tigers v Dees GF would be epic.

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    will await the fixture.

    Who we play in the NT is very important. If it's GCS and Freo we can pencil in two wins. If it's Brisbane and Port not so sure. As we saw from last year every game is important when it comes to final positions.

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    1. Richmond (still probably the best team last season, just had 1 off night. Now has Lynch

    2. Collingwood (Made the granny last year with injuries all season. Now has Beams for extra depth)

    3. WCE (towelled us up badly and doesn't lose home grade advantage)

    4. Essendon (I predict a big rise up the ladder. Came home strong in the 2nd half of the season and now has Shiel who is a massive inclusion.

    5. Melbourne - Lever to miss the start of the season will hurt. Much also depends on Vineys ability to be injury free. Didn't add to our lack of foot speed through the trade period so Hunt needs to be best 22. If he isn't, Frost needs to replace Oscar Mcdonald so we have at least 1 player who can break lines. 

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    6 minutes ago, Dr.D said:

    1. Richmond (still probably the best team last season, just had 1 off night. Now has Lynch

    2. Collingwood (Made the granny last year with injuries all season. Now has Beams for extra depth)

    3. WCE (towelled us up badly and doesn't lose home grade advantage)

    4. Essendon (I predict a big rise up the ladder. Came home strong in the 2nd half of the season and now has Shiel who is a massive inclusion.

    5. Melbourne - Lever to miss the start of the season will hurt. Much also depends on Vineys ability to be injury free. Didn't add to our lack of foot speed through the trade period so Hunt needs to be best 22. If he isn't, Frost needs to replace Oscar Mcdonald so we have at least 1 player who can break lines. 

    So you are saying KK is not faster than Tyson? Or May is not faster than OMac /Lewis. Not sure of Preus over King/ Filipovic/Pederson. I think we have added speed and quality but lost a terrific forward (but I think we have a few)

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    I'll give it a shot...

    1. Melbourne

    2. Richmond

    3. West Coast

    4. Essendoin

    5. Collingwood

    6. Adelaide

    7. Port Adelaide

    8. Sydney

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    9. GWS

    10. Geelong

    11. Brisbane

    12. Hawthorn

    13. Fremantle

    14. Bulldogs

    15 North Melbourne

    16. St.Kilda

    17. Gold Coast

    18. Carlton

     

     

     

     

     

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    1. Richmond 

    2. West coast 

    3. Melbourne 

    4. Collingwood 

    5. Essendon 

    6. Adelaide 

    7. North Melbourne 

    8. Hawthorn 

     

    9. Sydney 

    10. Geelong 

    11. GWS 

    12. North 

    13. Fremantle 

    14 bulldogs 

    15. Brisbane 

    16. Carlton 

    17 st. Kilda 

    18. Gold Coast suns 

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    5 hours ago, ManDee said:

    So you are saying KK is not faster than Tyson? Or May is not faster than OMac /Lewis. Not sure of Preus over King/ Filipovic/Pederson. I think we have added speed and quality but lost a terrific forward (but I think we have a few)

    Not underestimating Jesse’s value, but IIRC we did win more big games without him than with him.

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    1: Richmond 

    2: West coast

    3: Collingwood 

    4: Melbourne 

    5: Essendon

    6: Sydney

    7: Adelaide

    8: Port Adelaide 

    9: North Melbourne

    10: Geelong

    11: Hawthorn

    12: Gws

    13: Brisbane

    14: Bulldogs

    15: Fremantle 

    16: St kilda

    17: Carlton

    18: gcs 

     

    this was  the first time I really struggled to pick where everyone would finish.. makes me excited to see how even it’s going to be next year for most teams 

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    Predicting a very rough year for the interstate sides,  bar West Coast and Brizzy who are chock full of talent and competitive and ready for a big rise.

    Hope I am wrong on Essendon and Geelong.

     

    1.  West Coast
    2.  Melbourne
    3.  Richmond
    4.  Collingwood
    5.  Essendon  (this one hurts)
    6.  Hawthorn
    7.  Brisbane
    8.  Geelong  (average team aided massively by their home ground advantage)

    9.   GWS   (exodus, depth smashed to bits, window is shut)
    10. Kangaroos
    11. Port Adelaide
    12. Sydney
    13. Adelaide
    14. Western Bulldogs
    15.  St Kilda
    16.  Fremantle
    17.  Carlton
    18.  Gold Coast

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    I've never tried one of these, but here goes...

    1. West Coast

    2. Richmond

    3. Melbourne

    4. Essendon

    5. Collingwood

    6. GWS

    7. Hawthorn

    8. Adelaide

    9. Port Adelaide

    10. Sydney

    11. North Melbourne

    12. Geelong

    13. St Kilda

    14. Brisbane

    15. Fremantle

    16. Bulldogs

    17. Carlton

    18. Gold Coast

    I reckon Essendon are going to do a lot of damage next year and I think Sydney, despite their record, will take a tumble. 

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    1. Melbourne  (this is the year!)

    2. Collingwood 

    3. West Coast 

    4. Richmond 

    5. Essendon 

    6. Adelaide 

    7. Geelong 

    8. Hawthorn 

    9. GWS (the era is over)

    10. North Melbourne 

    11. Sydney 

    12. Port Adelaide 

    13. Brisbane 

    14. Fremantle 

    15. Carlton 

    16. Western Bulldogs 

    17. St Kilda

    18. Gold Coast 

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    1. Richmond

    2. West Coast

    3. Melbourne

    4.GWS

    5. Collingwood

    6. Essendon

    7. North

    8. Adelaide

    9. Brisbane

    10. Geelong

    11. Hawthorn

    12. Sydney

    13. Port

    14. Saints

    15. Doggies

    16. Carlton

    17. Freo

    18. GC

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    rough first guess...pre-fixture release at the end of the month...

    1. the scum
    2. the filth
    3. meth coke
    4. crowbots
    5. peptides
    6. us
    7. poos&wees
    8. shinboners
    9. handbaggers
    10. the pear
    11. gw$
    12. cola
    13. the jokers
    14. bears
    15. footscray
    16. carltank
    17. the aints
    18. gc17
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    Rich

    Melb

    WCE

    Coll

    Adel

    NM

    Ess

    GWS

     

    PA

    Geel

    Haw

    WB

    Syd

    Fre

    BL

    St K

    Carl

    GC

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    I'm not thinking too much about where I think we and everyone else will finish at this point (might as well throw darts at a board or play pin the tail on the donkey to some extent).  But I do know where I want us to finish and that is simply top 4 as a starting point.  In all my years as a supporter (post 86), I don't recall us finishing above the equivalent of 4th (i.e. with a garenteed double chance and potential week off prior to the prelim).

    I don't think it matters so much to finish 1st or 2nd, unless it ment finishing below that meant an interstate trip first week of finals.

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    I think this article is interesting in the present context.

    AFL fixture 2019: How weighted fixture helped Collingwood, North Melbourne in 2018 and who it will impact most in 2019

    https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-fixture-2019-how-weighted-fixture-helped-collingwood-north-melbourne-in-2018-and-who-it-will-impact-most-in-2019/news-story/d61d171a77108a94459b7f31d3efb9f8

     

    Honestly though, I think the draw is only important to the weaker teams.  If we are a good side, then we should relish the opportunity to play top teams, because we give our selves a better than even chance of beating them.  I think it is also a double edge sword in that respect, in so far as playing other top sides gives you an opportunity to deny them a win and push them down the ladder.  I don't think a tough draw did Richmond any disservice this season.  Biggest thing to be gained with an easy draw is having a bit more tolerance in the case of form slumps and injuries etc.

    Edited by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

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