Herald Sun 2019 Predictions

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Mark Robinson

BIG CALL
“Gillon McLachlan departs at season’s end, Brendon Gale to be the AFL’s next CEO.”

Top 8
Collingwood
Richmond
Melbourne
West Coast
Essendon
Adelaide
GWS
North Melbourne

Premier: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Nat Fyfe
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

David King

BIG CALL
“The new kick-in rule sends scoring spiralling down — the complete reverse of what was desired.”

Top 8
Melbourne
Richmond
Adelaide
Essendon
Collingwood
North Melbourne
Geelong
West Coast

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Nat Fyfe
Coleman: Tom McDonald
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

Sam Edmund

 

BIG CALL
“Essendon snaps the longest finals drought in the AFL, saluting in September for the first time since 2004 .”

Top 8
Richmond
Melbourne
West Coast
Collingwood
Essendon
GWS
North Melbourne
Adelaide

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Josh Kelly
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Will Setterfield

 

Mick Malthouse

BIG CALL
“Expect Collingwood to scoop most of the awards this season .”

Top 8
Collingwood
West Coast
Richmond
Essendon
North Melbourne
GWS
Adelaide
Geelong

Premier: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Brodie Grundy
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Glenn McFarlane

 

BIG CALL
“Bombers to finally win a finals match, its first since way back in 2004 when Andy McGrath was six.”

Top 8
Collingwood
Richmond
Melbourne
West Coast
Essendon
GWS
Adelaide
Hawthorn

Premier: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Steele Sidebottom
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Lauren Wood

BIG CALL
“It all — finally — comes together for Joe Daniher and Jesse Hogan, who each boot 50 goals.”

Top 8
West Coast
Collingwood
Melbourne
GWS
Essendon
Sydney
Richmond
North Melbourne

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Max Gawn
Coleman: Ben Brown
Rising Star: Darcy Fogarty

 

Jay Clark

BIG CALL
“North Melbourne breaks its big-fish trading drought when it lands Josh Kelly on the back of a Brownlow Medal.”

Top 8
Melbourne
Collingwood
West Coast
Richmond
GWS
Adelaide
Essendon
Sydney

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Josh Kelly
Coleman: Tom Lynch (Rich)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Scott Gullan

BIG CALL
“Youngest AFL coach appointed. We follow everything from the US and Sean McVay coaching the LA Rams in a Super Bowl at the age of 33 means youth will be the word for the next round of AFL coaching vacancies.”

Top 8
Collingwood
Melbourne
Richmond
Adelaide
Essendon
West Coast
Geelong
Port Adelaide

Premier: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Patrick Cripps
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Rebecca Williams

 

BIG CALL
“Questions mount about the move into the Gold Coast as pain for the expansion team continues”

Top 8
Richmond
West Coast
Collingwood
Melbourne
Essendon
Geelong
GWS
Adelaide

Premier: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Carlton
Brownlow: Patrick Dangerfield
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Jon Ralph

 

BIG CALL
“The AFL’s rules will have significant teething problems but still create a more flowing game and a spike of two goals per team.”

Top 8
Richmond
Adelaide
Collingwood
West Coast
Melbourne
Sydney
Geelong
Essendon

Premier: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Patrick Cripps
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Jack Lukosius

 

Reece Homfray

BIG CALL
“Steven May finally gives Melbourne a lockdown defender for the Kennedys and Hawkinses of the AFL and the Demons’ midfield can challenge for the flag.”

Top 8
West Coast
Adelaide
Richmond
Melbourne
Collingwood
Sydney
Essendon
Port Adelaide

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Carlton
Brownlow: Dustin Martin
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

 

Michelangelo Rucci

 

BIG CALL
“AFL to revamp final series with bye weekend making way for wildcard games for teams ranked from seventh to 10th.”

Top 8
Richmond
Adelaide
Essendon
West Coast
Melbourne
Geelong
Collingwood
Hawthorn

Premier: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Patrick Cripps
Coleman: Jack Riewoldt
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

 

JON ANDERSON

BIG CALL
“The rule changes will prove a resounding success, while Melbourne will achieve premiership glory for the first time in 55 years.”

Top 8
Melbourne
Richmond
Collingwood
Essendon
West Coast
GWS
Port Adelaide
Hawthorn

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Patrick Cripps
Coleman: Tom Lynch (Rich)
Rising Star: Darcy Fogarty

 

Mick Warner

 

BIG CALL
“Greater Western Sydney midfielder Josh Kelly to stay put.”

Top 8
Melbourne
Richmond
Collingwood
West Coast
GWS
Adelaide
Essendon
Geelong

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: St Kilda
Brownlow: Nat Fyfe
Coleman: Tom Lynch (Rich)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Tyson Goldsack

BIG CALL
“The new kick-in rule change, albeit small, makes a large difference and will be scrapped for 2020.”

Top 8
Collingwood
Richmond
Adelaide
Melbourne
GWS
West Coast
Port Adelaide
Geelong

Premier: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Steele Sidebottom
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

 

Chris Cavanagh

BIG CALL
“The end of an era. Sydney to miss finals for the first time since 2009 as Lance Franklin’s hopes of winning a third premiership fade.”

Top 8
Richmond
West Coast
Essendon
Adelaide
Collingwood
Melbourne
Geelong
GWS

Premier: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Dustin Martin
Coleman: Tom Lynch (Rich)
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

 

Daniel Hoyne

BIG CALL
“With an easy draw and an injury-free season, expect the Crows to feature late in September”

Top 8
Melbourne
Richmond
Adelaide
Collingwood
Geelong
West Coast
Essendon
GWS

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Clayton Oliver
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

 

Gilbert Gardiner

BIG CALL
“Gary Ablett to retire before the end of the season.”

Top 8
Richmond
Collingwood
Melbourne
Essendon
West Coast
GWS
Adelaide
North Melbourne

Premier: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Dustin Martin
Coleman: Ben Brown
Rising Star: Isaac Quaynor

 

Eliza Sewell

BIG CALL
“It’s been too long at Collingwood without a tattooed matchwinner named Dayne/Dane. Problem rectified.”

Top 8
Collingwood
West Coast
Richmond
Melbourne
Geelong
GWS
Essendon
North Melbourne

Premier: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Dayne Beams
Coleman: Tom Lynch (Rich)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Sam Landsberger

 

BIG CALL
“Brett Ratten will be coaching St Kilda by Round 12.”

Top 8
Melbourne
Richmond
Adelaide
West Coast
Essendon
Collingwood
GWS
North Melbourne

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman: Ben Brown
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

 

Mick McGuane

BIG CALL
“With the new kick-in rule we will see a more “fold back” defensive set-up with a mindset of midfield coverage.”

Top 8
West Coast
Richmond
Collingwood
Melbourne
GWS
Essendon
Sydney
Geelong

Premier: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Josh Kelly
Coleman: Josh Kennedy (WC)
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

 

Devon Smith

BIG CALL
“My Essendon teammate Dylan Shiel to win the Brownlow this year.”

Top 8
Richmond
West Coast
Melbourne
Essendon
Collingwood
GWS
Geelong
Adelaide

Premier: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Dylan Shiel
Coleman: Jeremy Cameron
Rising Star: Izak Rankine

The Wash Up

1st: 6

Premiers: 9

Brownlow: Max Gawn 1 Clayton Oliver 1

Coleman: Tom McDonald 1

Predictably Mick Malthouse was the only one to predict us missing the 8.

[Hellaintabadplacetobe 4,293]

Lol Mick Malthouse 

[Age 483]

Malthouse really doesn't rate us at all!

[Watson11 2,226]

Micks 2019 predictions are on par with his 2018 ones

MICK MALTHOUSE (The Herald Sun)

Top 8

1. GWS Giants

2. Adelaide Crows

3. Essendon

4. Port Adelaide

5. Geelong Cats

6. Melbourne

7. Richmond

8. Sydney Swans

Premiers: GWS Giants

Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne

Brownlow Medal: Joe Daniher (Essendon)

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8 minutes ago, Watson11 said:

Micks 2019 predictions are on par with his 2018 ones

Based on his 2018 prediction results we will win the premiership this year.

[Wadda We Sing 10,685]

Malthouse and Slobbo must drink together.

[Ethan Tremblay 30,470]

Did someone from Melbourne drop there guts in Malthouses face? 

[david_neitz_is_my_dad 4,083]

Surely old Mick just forgot about us?

[sisso 2,576]

Im just not comfortable with so many journos tipping us for the flag! This has never happened in my 35 years of supporting....

[Demonland 70,611]

14 minutes ago, sisso said:

Im just not comfortable with so many journos tipping us for the flag! This has never happened in my 35 years of supporting....

It's the Kiss of Death.

[Willmoy1947 4,003]

Just thinking the same thing, but i mean these people really are journalists, aren't they........

[Watson11 2,226]

19 minutes ago, sisso said:

Im just not comfortable with so many journos tipping us for the flag! This has never happened in my 35 years of supporting....

Counterbalanced by Mick.  We must be a certainty to play in the GF, as Mick never even picks the grand finalists in the top 8, let alone the premier.  His 2017 prediction:

MICK MALTHOUSE

TOP EIGHT:

• GWS Giants
• Hawthorn
• Geelong
• St Kilda
• Sydney
• Collingwood
• Western Bulldogs
• West Coast

PREMIER: GWS Giants

WOODEN SPOON: Brisbane Lions

CLIMBER: St Kilda

SLIDER: Adelaide

BROWNLOW: Max Gawn

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37 minutes ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Surely old Mick just forgot about us?

"Old" Mick also forgot about Melbourne beating Collingwood in 6 of the 7  real Grand finals played between the teams so far.

He's a bitter old fart and should be ignored.

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,396]

I haven’t seen us this highly rated since 2007!

[Vagg 2,437]

20 minutes ago, Demonland said:

It's the Kiss of Death.

The ghost of Lou Richards still walks the halls of the HS...!

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Devon Smith

Premier: Richmond

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47 minutes ago, sisso said:

Im just not comfortable with so many journos tipping us for the flag! This has never happened in my 35 years of supporting....

over the years they have predicted us to be rubbish and have usually been right so should be ok

[deebug 1,754]

It's ours? All aboard the DEMON train?

[Gator 17,261]

Malthouse rates our list, but he doesn't rate the club.

He also think we're too easily satisfied, as well as liking to drink our own bath water.

[Gator 17,261]

3 hours ago, Demonland said:

The Wash Up

1st: 6

Premiers: 9

Brownlow: Max Gawn 1 Clayton Oliver 1

Coleman: Tom McDonald 1

Predictably Mick Malthouse was the only one to predict us missing the 8.

Top 4: 18 of 22

[hemingway 7,615]

1 hour ago, david_neitz_is_my_dad said:

Surely old Mick just forgot about us?

I am actually reassured by Mick's assessment.

Would have been concerned if he had tipped us. 

At the end of the day, I have no interest in what the tipsters have to say. 

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Wadda We Sing

BIG CALL
“Gary Pert takes over as CEO of AFL whilst simultaneously CEO of Melbourne amid hysterical appeals from 17 other clubs and removes Essendon from the AFL allowing Tasmania to field a team."

"Jack Watts becomes addicted to plain flour and is is admitted into rehab after illegal german immigrant is found in his locker."

Top 8
Melbourne
West Coast
Sydney
Footscray
GWS
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Brisbane

Premier: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Collingwood
Brownlow: Angus Brayshaw
Coleman: Tom MacDonald
Rising Star: Jack Sparrow

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8 minutes ago, ProDee said:

Malthouse rates our list, but he doesn't rate the club.

He also think we're too easily satisfied, as well as liking to drink our own bath water.

I just think that Malthouse has it in for Melbourne generally. He certainly is opposed to the mooted MFC training facilities in Yarra Park diagonally across from his apartment in Wellington Parade (even though it has no impact on him)!

[Lucifers Hero 39,070]

Surprised at the general absence of Sydney and Hawthorn.  I counted 7 who did not include either yet the same folk included North.  Goodness me!! 

With all the woe befalling the Saints I wouldn't be surprised if they make a mad dash for the wooden spoon!.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Lucifer's Hero

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Malthouse, you are a gigantic toss bag.

Edited February 27, 2019 by Win4theAges