2025 Ladder Predictor

[Roost it far 8,710]

9 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

My early prediction is predicated on the following:

• At least 3 teams must go and in and out of the 8 each year.
• I hate Collingwood as much as the next person but it would be unacceptable if they don't finish top 2 given their recruitment for the now.
• One of Carlton or Bulldogs must miss the 8 due to at least one elimination final loser dropping out the next year (since we became an 18 club league in 2012)
• People will blast me for this but I expect us to miss the 8. Far too many question marks heading into 2025 and so many things need to align for us to win 14 games or 13 with an excellent percentage.

 

1) Collingwood 

2) Brisbane

3) GWS

4) Fremantle

5) Adelaide

6) Hawthorn

7) Carlton

8) Sydney

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9) Geelong

10) Port Adelaide

11) Western Bulldogs

12) Melbourne

13) Gold Coast

14) St Kilda

15) West Coast

16) Essendon

17) North Melbourne

18) Richmond

 

 

Collingwood on top……I’ve got money to say that doesn’t happen 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,962]

18 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Collingwood on top……I’ve got money to say that doesn’t happen 

Hope you’re right and I’m wrong but I feel as though they had an off year by their standards (aside from taking care of business against us twice) and will be far more consistent next year.

If Brisbane are hungry for 24 rounds, then they could realistically finish 1st by 3 or so games but it’s hard for a reigning premier to be up for so long the following year.

[DubDee 26,148]

1. Brisbane 

2. Carlton

3. Fremantle

4. Collingwood

5. Melbourne

6. Sydney

7. GWS

8. Adelaide

[Roosiah 48]

1st - giants. At some point all that talent has to click. Prelim shows they’re ready 

2nd - DEES!! Trac fit, Oliver fit, Langford to play 60:40 forward:mid swapping with trac as the midfielder with both able to kick 30 goals each balances the loss of brayshaw in the mid rotation. Easier draw due to our [censored] ladder position despite winning 11 games. Even Goodie can’t stuff up such a golden hand!

3rd: Carlton: best individuals but not a team so won’t win a flag

4th: Freo - too good a list to not make it

5th - Brisbane - not serious enough to back up, can’t make top 4 without Daniher to fire when needed

6th - Suns: surely with their list it’s time 

7th - Port. Hate to say it as someone living in SA but with Dixon gone their forward line will be better balanced but they have no depth and therefore susceptible to injuries. Hate to say it but may finish higher if no injuries

8th - Geelong simply because they keep making it

9th - 13th:

any combination of:

Sydney - GF runner up crash drops them out. Few teams buck the trend but  Brisbane managed it?

Collingwood - getting too old through key positions 

Bulldogs - exceptional forward line and good starting midfield (depth non existent) beats lower sides but not good sides

North - starting to build a very good list. Expect improvement 

14th - 18th

Any combination of:

Hawthorn - Melbourne circa 2019 when we came from the clouds in 2018 and then teams put focus on us but we just expected it to happen the next year but we struggled 

Crows - ok midfield, ok forward line, ok back line, recruitment in last few years has not been good

St Kilda - other then Ross the boss who do they have?

Eagles - Have home team advantage but Harley can’t win them many games without it

Essendon - Rebuild No 4?

Richmond: in trouble for a few more years. Yze will could be a great coach but I don’t know if he can survive leading such a [censored] list 😕