2019 Ladder Prediction Competition

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I've probably left this a bit late this year.

This is the final ladder at the end of the home and away season.

Point scoring system:

• Three points if you correctly guess a top eight team's position
• Two points if you correctly guess a team finishing in the top eight but you don't get their correct position
• One point if you correctly guess a team outside the top eight's position

My guess:

1. Collingwood
2. West Coast
3. Richmond
4. Adelaide
5. Melbourne
6. GWS
7. Hawthorn
8. Geelong
    
9. Sydney
10. Essendon
11. Brisbane
12. Western Bulldogs
13. North Melbourne
14. Port Adelaide
15. Carlton
16. St Kilda
17. Fremantle
18. Gold Coast

[Vitamin Dee 902]

1. Richmond

2.  Collingwood

3. West Coast

4. Melbourne

5. Adelaide

6.  GWS

7. Essendon

8. Geelong

 

9. North Melbourne

10. Brisbane

11. Western Bulldogs

12. Sydney

13. Port Adelaide

14. Hawthorn

15. Carlton

16. Fremantle 

17. St Kilda

18. Gold Coast

[Demonland 72,180]

1. Collingwood
2. Adelaide
3. Richmond
4. West Coast
5. GWS
6. Melbourne
7. Geelong
8. Essendon

9. North Melbourne
10. Brisbane
11. Hawthorn
12. Sydney
13. Port Adelaide
14. Carlton
15. Western Bulldogs
16. St. Kilda
17. Fremantle
18. Gold Coast

[Dee Zephyr 19,267]

1. Richmond 

2. Melbourne 

3. Adelaide 

4. Collingwood 

5. WCE

6. GWS

7. Sydney 

8. Geelong

 

9. Essendon

10. North Melbourne 

11. Hawthorn 

12. Port 

13. Brisbane 

14. Western Bulldogs 

15. St Kilda

16. Carlton

17. Fremantle 

18. Gold Coast

[Dr.D 1,771]

I can't really see us progressing until mid-season once the likes of Viney/Melksham/Jones etc. get into their groove after hampered pre-seasons and the likes of Joel Smith/Lever/AVB all return from long term injuries.   

1. Richmond

2.  Collingwood

3. WCE

4. Adelaide

5. Essendon

6. Melbourne

7. GWS

8. Brisbane

 

9. Geelong

10. North Melb

11. Port Adelaide

12. Sydney

13. Hawthorn

14. WB

15. Fremantle

16. StKilda 

17. Carlton

18. Gold Coast

[GCDee 3,199]

1. Adelaide

2. Melbourne

3. Richmond

4. GWS

5. WCE

6. Collingwood

7. Essendon

8. Geelong

9. Hawks

10. North

11. Port

12. Dogs

13. Brisbane

14. Sydney

15. Freo

16. Carlton

17. GCS

18. St Kilda

 

[Spud 288]

 

Can't wait to see how badly wrong I got this!! No margins were put in hence the percentages are all the same.

Edited March 21, 2019 by Spud

[buck_nekkid 5,858]

1. Richmond

2. Adelaide

3. Melbourne

4. WCE

5. Collingwood

6. GWS

7. Geelong

8. North

9.   Port

10. Essendon

11.Sydney

12. Dogs

13. Brisbane

14. Hawthorn

15. Carlton

16. St Kilda

17. GCS

18. Fremantle

[Ethan Tremblay 30,858]

1. Richmond

2. West Coast

3. Collingwood 

4. Adelaide 

5. Melbourne 

6. GWS

7. Essendon 

8. Brisbane 

9. Geelong

10. Hawthorn 

11. Sydney

12. North Melbourne

13. Port Adelaide

14. Western Bulldogs

15. Fremantle 

16. Carlton

17. St Kilda

18. Gold Coast

[Die Hard Demon 1,224]

1. West Coast

2. Richmond

3. Melbourne

4. Collingwood

5. Adelaide

6. Essendon

7. GWS

8. Sydney

9. Geelong

10. North Melbourne

11. Brisbane

12. Carlton

13. Hawthorn

14. Port Adelaide

15. Bulldogs

16. Fremantle

17. St Kilda

18. Gold Coast

 

 

[dl4e 5,851]

1. Filth

2. west coke

3. Richmond

4. Adelaide

5. GWS

6. Essendon

7. Geelong

8. Melbourne

9. Brisbane

10. Hawthorn

11. Sydney

12. Port

13. North

14. Carlton

15. Footscray

16. Freo

17. StKilda

18. Gold coast.

 

 

[—coach— 3,496]

1. Demons

2-18. Who cares

[DEE fence 5,011]

 

Most of my assumptions here (which are complete garbage are based on which sides have the best 'team' attitude, less focused on the star power quotient.

 

1. Richmond - Richmond had one off game, they hardly fell off the perch. Lynch and 6/6/6, are the questions for Richmond but still a very serious side (and a brilliant team ethos), am hoping I'm wrong but wouldn't seeing Rance get his comeuppance, Houli to be very important for them.
2. West Coast - seem to track completely independently from what the football media says about them, one of the most misunderstood sides, team first footy players
3. Melbourne -  was tempted to put Melbourne lower, we will go deep again (and I think win) but we have a tough draw and are starting unsettled in defence. No wrist cutting please - if we are 3/3 after 6 games.
4. Collingwood - I think they over achieved last year, shows that it is a team game. They have some weapons, I also think Beams will have a great year.
5. Sydney - Never going to write this mob off. Dan leaving was no good, but still seem to sprout hard at midfielders like mushrooms.
6. Adelaide - Only by virtue of playing in SA, not far off a coaching change. NQR (thank god).
7. GWS - a reminder that it is a team game, they don't get to play the Washington Wizards in Finals.
8. Essendon - I feel dirty putting Essendon in the 8. TBH I can't split Essendon and Geelong, one supposedly falling and one rising, but then I remember that I read that in the media so know that to be as factual as a Trump tweet.
9. Geelong - I am overly negative on Geelong, they still have a gun list and a sensible coach - the thing is I think they think are missing their own mojo. Chris Scott has his work cut out for himself this year.
10. Hawthorn - possibly Clarkson's greatest ever year if he gets them to finals - can't see it happening with a faded Roughead and no TM.
11. Brisbane - Would love to see them in the eight, they give the impression of having their head in the right place but I need more evidence to get on the bandwagon.
12. North Melbourne - OK team, not enough cattle to seriously threaten.
13. Port Adelaide - Meh, tried to do a 'Moneyball' and it failed, and Paddy Ryder is done, (a shame because on his day a huge weapon).
14. Western Bulldogs - The glow of everyone having a soft spot for Murphy has faded, journeyman club, Bont can't do it by himself, should have traded Libba, lots of ok/good players but I don't see the team spark, I expect them to be raided, Hawks and North to throw cash at a few. 
15. Fremantle - Ross Lyon can coach but he needs a sabbatical, off field this club is shizen, lucky they have a huge supporter base to keep the lights on, Fyfe must regret his loyalty, he won't play finals (again) at Freo. 
16. Carlton - Anywhere from 17th to 12th, Curnow is their best forward since before Fev got on the turps, McGovern my favourite defender (has to be a large Visy bag somewhere) and Cripps is a sensation, surely some of the other foot soldiers will have to start believing - I still want them to suck though.
17. St Kilda - Irrelevant to the competition, they have wiped out a decade with bad recruitment.
18. Gold Coast - Pity, Stewart Dew to become the heaviest coach in VFL/AFL history from stress eating.

[Delusional demon 82 1,197]

1.Richmond 

2.adelaide 

3. Melbourne 

4. West Coast 

5. Collingwood 

6. Essendon 

7. Brisbane 

8. GWS 

9. Geelong 

10. North 

11. Port

12. hawthorn 

13. Fremantle 

14. Sydney 

15. Western bulldogs 

16. Carlton 

17. St.Kilda 

18 . Gold Coast 

[Wrecker45 3,378]

I had Richmond dropping this season and were betting on them missing the top 4.

If Rance goes down with an acl I call they will miss the 8.

[junk 342]

demons, adel, gws, ess, wc, rich, port, brisb, geel, syd, coll, nth m, haw, stk, wb, carl, frem, gc.

[Gunna’s 2,104]

1-8: WCE, COL, ADE, MEL, ESS, RIC, GWS, GEE

9-18: BRL, FRE, NTH, SYD, HAW, PTA, WB, CAR, STK, GCS

***GCS to break the record for lowest %