2022 Demonland Predictions

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In the next few days we'll start the time-honoured tradition of taking pot-shots at AFL 'experts' season predictions 
A thread for anyone brave enough to put their opinions on the line!

 

Premier: 
Runner-up: 
Wooden spoon: 
Moving up: 
Set to fall: 
Brownlow Medal: 
Coleman Medal: 
NAB AFL Rising Star: 
Best new Demon: 
Demon All Australian: 
Demon B&F:
Big call: 

Ladder prediction:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 

 

[whatwhat say what 22,702]

feeling pretty optimistic currently...

Premier: Melbourne
Runner-up: Gw$
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Moving up: Richmond
Set to fall: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver
Coleman Medal: Bayley Fritsch
NAB AFL Rising Star: Jake Bowey
Best new Demon: JVR showing huge promise in the VFL
Demon All Australian: Gawn (captain again), Oliver, Petracca, Langdon, Salem, Lever, May
Demon B&F: Oliver
Big call: Clubs will approve a 19th license for a Tasmanian team in 2027 and then the AFL will kibosh it unless a 20th team comes in at the same time / the year after, as a 19th license adds nothing to the value of rights agreements

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Footscray
3. GW$
4. Richmond
5. Bears
6. Pear
7. Carlton
8. Sydney

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,492]

Premier: Melbourne
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Moving up: Fremantle
Set to fall: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: Lachie Neale
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay
NAB AFL Rising Star: Nich Daicos
Best new Demon: Luke Dunstan
Demon All Australian: Langdon, Salem, Fritsch, Oliver, Petracca.
Demon B&F: Clayton Oliver
Big call: Ben King and Stweie Dew to re-sign mid-year. 

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Brisbane
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Port Adelaide
5. Fremantle
6. GWS
7. Essendon
8. Geelong

[Wells 11 5,381]

33 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Premier: Melbourne 
Runner-up: Brisbane 
Wooden spoon: North Melbourne 
Moving up: Carlton 
Set to fall: Eagles 
Brownlow Medal: Petracca 
Coleman Medal: McKay 
NAB AFL Rising Star: Bowey / Daicos 
Best new Demon: Dunstan 
Demon All Australian: Gawn, Oliver, Petracca, Salem, Lever, Langdon 
Demon B&F: Oliver 
Big call: No certainty or firm date on our new training ground in 2022. 

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Brisbane 
3. Bulldogs 
4. Geelong 
5. Port Adelaide 
6. Carlton 
7. Essendon 
8. Swans 

 

 

Edited March 8, 2022 by Wells 11

[Demon Jack 6,864]

Premier: Melbourne (gotta be optimistic!)
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Moving up: Fremantle/Carlton
Set to fall: West Coast
Brownlow Medal: Jack Steele
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron
NAB AFL Rising Star: Nick Daicos
Best new Demon: Blake Howes
Demon All Australian: Petracca, Oliver, Gawn, Lever, Salem
Demon B&F: Clayton Oliver
Big call: Alistair Clarkson to be named Gold Coast coach at seasons end.

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Brisbane
3. Western Bulldogs
4. GWS
5. Port Adelaide
6. Fremantle
7. Geelong
8. Carlton

[Lucifers Hero 39,612]

1 hour ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

In the next few days we'll start the time-honoured tradition of taking pot-shots at AFL 'experts' season predictions 
A thread for anyone brave enough to put their opinions on the line!

 

Premier: 
Runner-up: 
Wooden spoon: 
Moving up: 
Set to fall: 
Brownlow Medal: 
Coleman Medal: 
NAB AFL Rising Star: 
Best new Demon: 
Demon All Australian: 
Demon B&F:
Big call: 

Ladder prediction:
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 

 

Might I add the NSM?

[Nascent 9,117]

Premier:  Melbourne
Runner-up: GWS
Wooden spoon: Weagles 
Moving up: Carlton (Sadly)
Set to fall: Geelong (Hopefully)
Brownlow Medal: Bontempelli
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay
NAB AFL Rising Star: Daicos
Best new Demon: Howes
Demon All Australian: Lever, Petracca, Oliver, Salem (Jackson to have more time in the ruck and lower Gawns chances)
Demon B&F: Oliver
Big call: Chris Scott to walk away from the game at the end of the season after Cats fail to make the 8.

Ladder prediction:
1. Brisbane
2. Melbourne
3. Western Bulldogs
4. GWS

5. Sydney
6. Freemantle
7. Carlton
8. Port Adelaide

9. Ninthmond 

Edited March 8, 2022 by Nascent
Might need gws in the finals to be the runner up

[Lucifers Hero 39,612]

Premier:  Melbourne
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: Eagles
Moving up: Richmond
Set to fall: Eagles
Brownlow Medal: Oliver
Coleman Medal: Fritsch
NAB AFL Rising Star: Daicos
Best new Demon:  Howes
Demon All Australian: Oliver, Petracca, Fritsch, May, Lever, Salem
Demon B&F:  Oliver/Petracca
Big Call:  Need to think about it...

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Brisbane
3. Sydney
4. GWS
5. Port
6. Bulldogs
7. Richmond
8. Geelong

Edit:  NSM: Petracca

Edited March 8, 2022 by Lucifers Hero

[Damo 3,344]

Premier:  Melbourne
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: WC Eagles
Moving up: Richmond
Set to fall: Eagles
Brownlow Medal: Oliver
Coleman Medal: BBBrown
NAB AFL Rising Star: Daicos
Best new Demon:  Bailey Laurie
Demon All Australian: Oliver, Petracca, Lever
Demon B&F:  Oliver
Big Call:  Brendon Gale is announced mid-year as new AFL CEO and immediatly announces New Tasmanian Team to start in 2025 with Alister Clarkson on-board but not as coach.

Ladder prediction:

1. GWS

2. Brisbane

3. Melbourne

4. Bulldogs

 

[rpfc 28,267]

Premier: Melbourne
Runner-up: GWS
Wooden spoon: NM
Moving up: Carl
Set to fall: Geel
Brownlow Medal: Oliver
Coleman Medal: McKay
NAB AFL Rising Star: three names from NM
Best new Demon: Woewodin
Demon All Australian: Salem, Lever, May, Fritsch, Petracca, Gawn, Oliver
Demon B&F: Petracca
Big call: Geelong to miss the 8

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne 
2. GWS
3. Brisbane
4. Western Bulldogs
5. Port Adelaide 
6. Carlton
7. Fremantle 
8. Richmond

 

Edited March 8, 2022 by rpfc
Richmond for essendon

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Premier: MFC
Runner-up: Port
Wooden spoon: 
Moving up: Richmond
Set to fall: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: Wines
Coleman Medal: Ben Brown
NAB AFL Rising Star: Daicos
Best new Demon: Dunstan
Demon All Australian: Gawn, Oliver, Petracca, Lever, Salem, Langdon
Demon B&F: Oliver
Big call: Dees to break regular season crowd record for MFC games more than once this season.

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Port
3. Lions
4. GWS
5. Dogs
6. Tigers
7. Bombers
8. Swans

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Premier: western bulldogs
Runner-up: Brisbane
Wooden spoon: hawks
Moving up: Fremantle
Set to fall: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: parish
Coleman Medal: naughton 
NAB AFL Rising Star: daicos 
Best new Demon: JVR
Demon All Australian: Trac, Oliver + salem
Demon B&F: Trac
Big call:Geelong don’t make 8

Ladder prediction:
1. Western bulldogs
2. Melb
3. Bris
4. Sydney 
5. Gws
6. Fremantle 
7. Bombers

8:port

[Big Col 1,347]

5 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

 

Premier: Melbourne (for the first time ever it seems like an honest prediction)
Runner-up: Essendon
Wooden spoon: West Coast
Moving up: Fremantle
Set to fall: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: Oliver
Coleman Medal: BBB
NAB AFL Rising Star: Horne-Francis
Best new Demon: Van Royen
Demon All Australian: Gawn, Petracca, Oliver, B Brown
Demon B&F: Oliver
Big call: Carlton to win their first three games (Rich, WB and Hawthorn) and have their supporters delirious only for them to go on a losing streak and finish bottom four below Gold Coast.

Ladder prediction:
1. Melbourne
2. Essendon
3. Fremantle
4. GWS
5. Western Bulldogs
6. Richmond
7. Port
8. Brisbane

Edited March 8, 2022 by Big Col
stuffed up formatting

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7 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

Premier: Demons
Runner-up: Lions
Wooden spoon: Hawks
Moving up: Dons
Set to fall: Cats
Brownlow Medal: Touk Miller
Coleman Medal: King (Saints)
NAB AFL Rising Star: Josh Gibcus
Best new Demon: Dunstan
Demon All Australian: Petracca, Oliver, Salem, Lever, 
Demon B&F: Salem
Big call: Hardwick to resign from coaching, paving the way for Clarkson to take over Tigers.

Ladder prediction:
1. Lions
2. Dogs
3. Demons
4. GWS
5. Port
6. Dons
7.Freo
8. Blues

 

 

Edited March 8, 2022 by dee-tox

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Number of losses before someone on Demonland starts a “sack Goodwin we are no good” thread: 2

[Big Col 1,347]

AFL is very hard to predict

• Only 3 out of 10 people predicted Geelong to even make the finals and the highest spot was 7th. They were also the most predicted as 'set to fall'
• All 10 had GWS in the finals and most of those were in top 4 or GF.
• Nobody saw Collingwood's rise.
• Most people got sucked in by the Bomber propaganda

Me? My best 'outsider' result was probably picking Freo as an improver.