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2019 Ladder Prediction Competition

Straight Sets Simon
Straight Sets Simon
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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
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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

     

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

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    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

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    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

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    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

     

     

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    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.

     

     

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    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.
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    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 

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    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.

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

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    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 %

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