SEN
PREMIERS: Melbourne 24, Brisbane 11, Geelong 9, Richmond
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn 22, North Melbourne 13, West Coast 9, Adelaide
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli 9, Clayton Oliver 6, Christian Petracca 6, Lachie Neale 5, Andrew Brayshaw 3, Connor Rozee 2, Rory Laird 2, Patrick Cripps 2, Touk Miller 2, Nick Daicos 2, Jeremy Cameron, Josh Dunkley, Caleb Serong, Tim Taranto, Zach Merrett, Callum Mills
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide 17, Carlton 8, Bulldogs 6, GWS 6, Gold Coast 2, Collingwood, Brisbane, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, West Coast, Fremantle
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda 13, Fremantle 11, Collingwood 8, Sydney 4, Port Adelaide 3, Hawthorn 2, Richmond, Melbourne, Bulldogs
David King (SEN Breakfast)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Collingwood
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Nick Daicos
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Collingwood
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Garry Lyon (SEN Breakfast)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Collingwood
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Sam Darcy
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Tim Watson (SEN Breakfast)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Christian Petracca
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Richmond
Dwayne Russell (AFL Nation)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Jeremy Cameron
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Brisbane
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Nathan Buckley (SEN)
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Liam Pickering (AFL Nation)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Josh Dunkley
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Western Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Andy Maher (SEN)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Geelong
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Western Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Andrew Gaze (SEN)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Lachie Neale
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Cam Mackenzie
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Paul Hasleby (SEN WA)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Connor Rozee
COLEMAN: Darcy Fogarty
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Sydney
Josh Kennedy (SEN WA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Patrick Cripps
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide/Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: Western Bulldogs
Damian Martin (SEN WA)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Western Bulldogs
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Western Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Hawthorn
Malcolm Blight (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Lachie Neale
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Western Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood
Josh Jenkins (AFL Nation/SEN Track)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Rory Laird
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: George Wardlaw
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Campbell Brown (AFL Nation/SEN Track)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Rory Laird
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: George Wardlaw
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Mark Bickley (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Patrick Cripps
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood
Michael Barlow (AFL Nation)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Western Bulldogs
WOODEN SPOON: Adelaide
BROWNLOW: Caleb Serong
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Finn Callaghan
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Western Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Port Adelaide
Mitch Robinson (AFL Nation)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Andrew Brayshaw
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Gold Coast
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Mark Duffield (SEN WA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Christian Petracca
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Port Adelaide
Daniel Menzel (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Western Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood
Jade Rawlings (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Geelong
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Clayton Oliver
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Sydney
Kym Dillon (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Connor Rozee
COLEMAN: Joe Daniher
RISING STAR: Sam Darcy
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood
Michelangelo Rucci (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Clayton Oliver
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Sam Darcy
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide and Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood and Hawthorn
Gareth Hall (SEN Track)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Geelong
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Tim Taranto
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: GWS Giants
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood
Julian De Stoop (SEN)
PREMIERS: Richmond
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Christian Petracca
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Harry Sheezel
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Sarah Olle (SEN)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Clayton Oliver
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Sam Darcy
BIGGEST IMPROVER: GWS
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Tom Morris (SEN)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Zach Merrett
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Sam Darcy
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: Sydney
Peter Vlahos (SEN WA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Andrew Brayshaw
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood
Jarrod Walsh (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Port Adelaide
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Touk Miller
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Port Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Collingwood
Ash Browne (AFL Record)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Harry Sheezel
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: Sydney
Michael Lovett (AFL Record)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Lachie Neale
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Hawthorn
John Donohoe (AFL Nation)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Charlie Cameron
RISING STAR: Cam Mackenzie
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Gold Coast
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Miles Pfitzner (AFL Nation/SEN Track)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Lachie Neale
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: Melbourne
Cam Luke (SEN Track)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Geelong
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Clayton Oliver
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
David 'Flash' Lithgow (SEN Tassie)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Sydney
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Callum Mills
COLEMAN: Tom Hawkins
RISING STAR: Sam Darcy
BIGGEST IMPROVER: St Kilda
BIGGEST SLIDER: Port Adelaide
Paul Bonsor (SEN SA)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Simon Chapman (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Christian Petracca
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Andrew Slevison (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Lachie Neale
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: GWS Giants
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Nic Negrepontis (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Richmond
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Clayton Oliver
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Elijah Hollands
BIGGEST IMPROVER: West Coast
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Lachlan Geleit (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Clayton Oliver
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: GWS
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Hugh Fitzpatrick (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Geelong
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Clayton Oliver
COLEMAN: Harry McKay
RISING STAR: Sam Darcy
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Western Bulldogs
BIGGEST SLIDER: Essendon
Seb Mottram (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Geelong
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Aaron Naughton
RISING STAR: Elijah Hollands
BIGGEST IMPROVER: GWS
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Terence Lattanzio (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Collingwood
WOODEN SPOON: West Coast
BROWNLOW: Patrick Cripps
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: GWS
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Laurence Rosen (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Christian Petracca
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Carlton
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Alexandra Dunn (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Collingwood
WOODEN SPOON: North Melbourne
BROWNLOW: Andy Brayshaw
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Finn Callaghan
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Fremantle
BIGGEST SLIDER: Bulldogs
Jack Makeham (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Melbourne
RUNNERS-UP: Brisbane
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Touk Miller
COLEMAN: Tom Lynch
RISING STAR: Cam Mckenzie
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
Sam Watson (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Melbourne
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Marcus Bontempelli
COLEMAN: Charlie Curnow
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: Fremantle
Charles Goodsir (SEN.com.au)
PREMIERS: Brisbane
RUNNERS-UP: Collingwood
WOODEN SPOON: Hawthorn
BROWNLOW: Nick Daicos
COLEMAN: Jeremy Cameron
RISING STAR: Will Ashcroft
BIGGEST IMPROVER: Adelaide
BIGGEST SLIDER: St Kilda
FOX FOOTY
FINALS
28 (votes out of 28) — Geelong Cats, Brisbane Lions
27 — Melbourne
26 — Sydney Swans
24 — Western Bulldogs
22 — Carlton
21 — Richmond
20 — Fremantle
18 — Collingwood
4 — Port Adelaide
1 — St Kilda, Essendon, Gold Coast Suns
Premiers
13 (votes out of 28) — Melbourne
7 — Geelong Cats
6 — Brisbane Lions
1 — Richmond, Sydney Swans
Wooden Spoon
15 (votes out of 28) — Hawthorn
10 — North Melbourne
1 — West Coast Eagles, Essendon, St Kilda
Brownlow Medal
9 (votes out of 28) — Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
6.5 — Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
4 — Andy Brayshaw (Fremantle)
3 — Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
1 — Josh Dunkley (Brisbane Lions), Dustin Martin (Richmond), Tom Papley (Sydney Swans), Jack Steele (St Kilda), Chad Warner (Sydney Swans)
0.5 — Christian Petracca (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal
8 (votes out of 28) — Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats), Harry McKay (Carlton)
6 — Tom Lynch (Richmond)
4 — Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
1 — Darcy Fogarty (Adelaide Crows), Joe Daniher (Brisbane Lions)
Rising Star
22 (votes out of 28 — Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
3 — Finn Callaghan (GWS Giants)
1 — Reuben Ginbey (West Coast Eagles), Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs), Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)
JONATHAN BROWN
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Richmond OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
NATHAN BUCKLEY
Top 8 changes: No change
Premiers: Geelong Cats
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch (Richmond)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
BEN COTTON
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch (Richmond)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
NICK DAL SANTO
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Collingwood OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
BEN DIXON
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Richmond OUT
Premiers: Geelong Cats
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Tom Papley (Sydney Swans)
Coleman Medal: Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
CATH DURKIN
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Geelong Cats
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch (Richmond)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
CATHERINE HEALEY
Top 8 changes: Carlton and Port Adelaide IN, Melbourne and Western Bulldogs OUT
Premiers: Geelong Cats
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch (Richmond)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
ANTHONY HUDSON
Top 8 changes: No change
Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Andy Brayshaw (Fremantle)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Finn Callaghan (GWS Giants)
BRAD JOHNSON
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Collingwood OUT
Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
DREW JONES
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Sydney Swans OUT
Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon: St Kilda
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Coleman Medal: Darcy Fogarty (Adelaide Crows)
Rising Star: Finn Callaghan (GWS Giants)
MAX LAUGHTON
Top 8 changes: Carlton and Port Adelaide IN, Collingwood and Western Bulldogs OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) and Christian Petracca (Melbourne) tie
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
JORDAN LEWIS
Top 8 changes: Carlton and Essendon IN, Western Bulldogs and Collingwood OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
KATH LOUGHNAN
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Richmond OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Andy Brayshaw (Fremantle)
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
ALASTAIR LYNCH
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Geelong Cats
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch (Richmond)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
GARRY LYON
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
CHLOE MOLLOY
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Richmond OUT
Premiers: Sydney Swans
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Andy Brayshaw (Fremantle)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
LEIGH MONTAGNA
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Collingwood OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Finn Callaghan (GWS Giants)
CAMERON MOONEY
Top 8 changes: St Kilda IN, Western Bulldogs OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Andy Brayshaw (Fremantle)
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
ADAM PAPALIA
Top 8 changes: Carlton and Port Adelaide IN, Richmond and Collingwood OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Jack Steele (St Kilda)
Coleman Medal: Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Rising Star: Reuben Ginbey (West Coast Eagles)
MATTHEW PAVLICH
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Collingwood OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
JON RALPH
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Geelong Cats
Wooden Spoon: West Coast Eagles
Brownlow Medal: Josh Dunkley (Brisbane Lions)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs)
MARK RICCIUTO
Top 8 changes: Port Adelaide IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Dustin Martin (Richmond)
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
MARK ROBINSON
Top 8 changes: No change
Premiers: Geelong Cats
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Chad Warner (Sydney Swans)
Coleman Medal: Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
DWAYNE RUSSELL
Top 8 changes: No changes
Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Charlie Curnow (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
RUBY SCHLEICHER
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Richmond OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Essendon
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay (Carlton)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
KELLI UNDERWOOD
Top 8 changes: Carlton and Gold Coast Suns IN, Sydney Swans and Richmond OUT
Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Joe Daniher (Brisbane Lions)
Rising Star: Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne)
BEN WATERWORTH
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne)
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch (Richmond)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
DAVID ZITA
Top 8 changes: Carlton IN, Fremantle OUT
Premiers: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats)
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)
HERALD SUN
MARK ROBINSON
2023 Premier: Geelong. If anything, the Cats have a deeper list this year to complement a game style which most opposition teams found too challenging.
Runner-up: Brisbane
Brownlow Medal: Chad Warner
Coleman Medal: Charlie Curnow
Top 8:
Geelong
Brisbane
Melbourne
Collingwood
Richmond
Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Fremantle
Bottom 4:
Hawthorn
GWS
North Melbourne
West Coast
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Young talent to shine: Keidean Coleman. Won’t be surprised if he’s All Australian half-back this year.
One big call for season 2023: Buddy to retire mid-season.
JON RALPH
2023 Premier: Geelong. Won their last 16 in 2022, won their last two finals by 71 and 81 points. And the list is better. If you don’t tip them you are a mug.
Runner-up: Brisbane
Brownlow Medal: Josh Dunkley
Coleman Medal: Harry McKay
Top 8:
Geelong
Brisbane
Melbourne
Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Collingwood
Carlton
Richmond
Bottom 4:
North Melbourne
Essendon
West Coast
Hawthorn
Wooden spoon: West Coast
Young talent to shine: Sam Darcy is 19 with only four games under his belt and already looks a 250-gamer.
One big call for season 2023: The Hawks investigation is only just starting in terms of ugliness with law suits at 20 paces to settle this dispute throughout 2023....
JAY CLARK
2023 Premier: Melbourne. The Dees blew it on the big stage last year, but have made changes to the game plan to be more direct in attack. Lachie Hunter will sharpen the connection and Brodie Grundy could be the pickup of the year. Goals will flow.
Runner-up: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver
Coleman Medal: Jack Gunston
Top 8:
Melbourne
Geelong
Brisbane
Sydney
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Richmond
Bottom 4:
GWS
West Coast
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Young talent to shine: Essendon’s Nic Martin might be the most underrated 21-year-old in the league.
One big call for season 2023: One of either Carlton, Collingwood and Richmond miss the eight.
GLENN MCFARLANE
2023 Premier: Geelong. The Cats will be doubted again, but they were flawless in the back-end of 2022, so why can’t they win it again? A retired Joel Selwood aside, Geelong has added more depth to its list and can win back-to-back flags for the first time in just over 70 years.
Runner-up: Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch
Top 8:
Geelong
Mebourne
Brisbane
Collingwood
Sydney
Richmond
Carlton
Fremantle
Bottom 4:
West Coast
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
GWS
Wooden spoon: West Coast
Young talent to shine: Let’s take a future’s ticket on the Rising Star Trifecta … Will Ashcroft to win, with Sam Darcy and Finn Callaghan to run the placings.
One big call for season 2023: Chad Warner elevates himself from young star to AFL superstar - a top five player in the comp - and puts himself right into the Brownlow Medal frame.
REBECCA WILLIAMS
2023 Premier: Brisbane. The Lions appear locked and loaded. Josh Dunkley strengthens an already impressive midfield, while the addition of Jack Gunston sharpens the attack. If they can’t roar with this line-up, they never will.
Runner-up: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: Lachie Neale
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch
Top 8:
Brisbane
Geelong
Melbourne
Richmond
Collingwood
Carlton
Sydney
Fremantle
Bottom 4:
GWS
West Coast
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Young talent to shine: There have been big wraps on the second-year Melbourne forward Jacob van Rooyen over summer and he is pressing to make a round 1 debut. He’ll add aerial strength and mobility to the Demons’ attack. Expect Will Ashcroft to make an instant impact at the Brisbane Lions.
One big call for season 2023: The McKay twins - Harry and Ben - finally get to play against one another.
SAM LANDSBERGER
2023 Premier: Geelong. The Cats are impossible to tip against - they won last year’s grand final by 81 points with their 16th consecutive victory and can add Max Holmes, Tanner Bruhn, Oliver Henry and Jack Bowes to that premiership team.
Runner-up: Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch
Top 8:
Melbourne
Geelong
Richmond
Brisbane
Western Bulldogs
Sydney
Collingwood
Fremantle
Bottom 4:
Essendon
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
West Coast
Wooden spoon: West Coast
Young talent to shine: Mitch Owens. Suspect most will go for Will Ashcroft or Jamarra … but this 19-year-old from St Kilda has something special about him, although $67 Rising Star odds suggests the bagmen haven’t noticed. Love Owens’ size and attack on the footy. Watch this space.
One big call for season 2023: The premier and top-eight teams remain unchanged from 2022, while at the foot of the ladder premiership Eagle Ash Hansen – who is Carlton coach Michael Voss’s right-hand man – returns west to rebuild wooden-spooner West Coast.
MATT TURNER
2023 Premier: Brisbane. Their list looks very strong after a busy off-season and they will have learned plenty from their run of finals defeats.
Runner-up: Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch
Top 8:
Melbourne
Brisbane
Collingwood
Geelong
Sydney
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
Richmond
Bottom 4:
Gold Coast
West Coast
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Young talent to shine: A breakout year is on the horizon for GWS midfielder Finn Callaghan, who has Marcus Bontempelli similarities. The 192cm midfielder has just five AFL games to his name, but with no Tim Taranto or Jacob Hopper, there will be plenty of opportunity for a player who looks like a star in the making.
One big call for season 2023: Adelaide to finish higher than Port.
SIMEON THOMAS-WILSON
2023 Premier: Brisbane. A team that is absolutely in the window has gone and added Josh Dunkley to take the load off Lachie Neale and got a player in Will Ashcroft who can do a Nick Daicos.
Runner-up: Fremantle
Brownlow Medal: Touk Miller
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch
Top 8:
Brisbane
Melbourne
Fremantle
Sydney
Geelong
Port Adelaide
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
Bottom 4:
GWS
West Coast
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Young talent to shine: Mattaes Phillipou. Love his confidence and the kid can play as well.
One big call for season 2023: Dustin Martin will retire at the end of the year despite having a year on his contract.
LAUREN WOOD
2023 Premier: Melbourne. Not only have they topped up top-end talent with Brodie Grundy joining the crew, the likes of Lachie Hunter serve as prime support for Petracca, Viney and Oliver and co. in the middle. Looked primed in the pre-season.
Runner-up: Geelong
Brownlow Medal: Christian Petracca
Coleman Medal: Jeremy Cameron
Top 8:
Melbourne
Geelong
Richmond
Brisbane
Collingwood
Sydney
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Bottom 4:
Hawthorn
Adelaide
West Coast
North Melbourne
Wooden spoon: North Melbourne
Young talent to shine: Harry Sheezel. Came in with big wraps and has lived up to them in the pre-season. Will be a shining light for the Roos up forward.
One big call for season 2023: Nick Daicos to finish top three in the Brownlow, just 12 months after claiming rising star honours.
CHRIS CAVANAGH
2023 Premier: Melbourne. The Dees didn’t get it right in finals last year, but still have a strong list that has only been improved over the off-season.
Runner-up: Brisbane
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal: Charlie Curnow
Top 8:
Melbourne
Brisbane
Sydney
Geelong
Collingwood
Carlton
Richmond
Fremantle
Bottom 4:
GWS
Hawthorn
North Melbourne
West Coast
Wooden spoon: West Coast
Young talent to shine: They were teammates at Sandringham Dragons last year and Will Ashcroft (Brisbane) and Cam Mackenzie (Hawthorn) are AFL-ready stars. Also like the look of Lachie Cowan and Ollie Hollands (both Carlton), who are very highly rated internally and will add some much-needed outside run for the Blues.
One big call for season 2023: Geelong to make an 8-0 start to the season, to make for 24 consecutive wins and beat the club’s own VFL/AFL record.
SCOTT GULLAN
2023 Premier: Geelong. They won the preliminary final by 71 points and the GF by 81 so the Cats have a fairly big start on the rest. While Joel Selwood is a massive loss, they have recruited brilliantly again and are primed to go back-to-back, something which alluded this great club during their most recent premiership era.
Runner-up: Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal: Charlie Curnow
Top 8:
Geelong
Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Brisbane
Collingwood
Richmond
Port Adelaide
Bottom 4:
Essendon
GWS
North Melbourne
Hawthorn
Wooden spoon: Hawthorn
Young talent to shine: Harry Sheezel. Sometimes it only takes a couple of moments to define a player. North Melbourne's No. 3 pick did some special things against Richmond in a pre-season game and it was enough for everyone at Arden St that day to declare him a future superstar.
One big call for season 2023: Sam Darcy to become the 2023 version of Sam De Koning. The Cats key defender went from kid with promise to match winner and pivotal to a premiership, Darcy has the same vibe about him.