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They have an easy draw and home ground advantage.

Maxy was voted Most Irreplaceable Player by the other Captains.

AFL.com.au's 2019 season predictions Damian Barrett Premier: Adelaide Runner-up: West Coast Wooden spoon: St Kilda Moving up: Fremantle Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Josh Kelly (GWS) Coleman Medal: Lance Franklin (Sydney) NAB AFL Rising Star: Nick Blakey (Sydney) Recruit of the year: Jesse Hogan (Fremantle) Surprise All Australian: Tim Taranto (GWS) Headline you'll see: Ablett bags eight Headline you won't see: Illicit drugs policy catches player How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Four. Round five v Western Bulldogs. Big call: Tim Kelly re-signs with Cats Game-changer: Simon Goodwin to devise a centre-square strategy which bamboozles all opponents. Ladder prediction 1. Adelaide 2. West Coast 3. Richmond 4. Melbourne 5. Collingwood 6. Greater Western Sydney 7. Sydney 8. Fremantle 9. Geelong 10. Essendon 11. North Melbourne 12. Hawthorn 13. Port Adelaide 14. Western Bulldogs 15. Brisbane 16. Gold Coast 17. Carlton 18. St Kilda Paul Bastin Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Adelaide Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Brisbane Set to fall: Sydney Brownlow Medal: Dustin Martin Coleman Medal: Tom Hawkins NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh Recruit of the year: Dayne Beams Surprise All Australian: Aaron Naughton Headline you'll see: Tigers’ Lynch-pin worth the price Headline you won’t see: No Mitchell, no worries for Hawks How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Twice. The first will be against St Kilda in round 10 at Marvel Stadium Big call: The wooden-spooner will only win one game Game-changer: The 6-6-6 rule provides space for a match-winner in a thrilling finish early in the season and get tongues wagging Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. Collingwood 3. Adelaide 4. Melbourne 5. West Coast 6. GWS 7. Geelong 8. Brisbane 9. Essendon 10. North Melbourne 11. Port Adelaide 12. Hawthorn 13. Fremantle 14. Sydney 15. Western Bulldogs 16. St Kilda 17. Carlton 18. Gold Coast Riley Beveridge Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Collingwood Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Sydney Brownlow Medal: Dustin Martin (Richmond) Coleman Medal: Tom McDonald (Melbourne) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Dayne Beams (Collingwood) Surprise All Australian: Nick Vlastuin (Richmond) Headline you'll see: Tribunal, MRO on different wavelengths after another successful appeal Headline you won't see: Rival clubs follow Dogs' lead and announce superhero strips How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Three times. They'll break the drought against Gold Coast in round four. Big call: Dusty does it again to claim another premiership, Brownlow, Norm Smith trifecta. Game-changer: 6-6-6. Expect more momentum swings, more blowouts and more comebacks with teams unable to be thwarted defensively as consistently as they once were. Ladder prediction 1. Melbourne 2. Richmond 3. Collingwood 4. West Coast 5. Adelaide 6. Greater Western Sydney 7. Essendon 8. Geelong 9. Hawthorn 10. North Melbourne 11. Western Bulldogs 12. Brisbane 13. Sydney 14. Port Adelaide 15. Fremantle 16. Carlton 17. St Kilda 18. Gold Coast Sarah Black Premier: Collingwood Runner-up: Richmond Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Sydney Brownlow Medal: Rory Sloane (Adelaide) Coleman Medal: Josh Kennedy (West Coast) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Dayne Beams (Collingwood) Surprise All Australian: Jayden Short (Richmond) Headline you'll see: Richmond breaks the 100,000-member mark before round two Headline you won't see: Tim Kelly prefers bleak Geelong winters to sunny Perth after all How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Four times, round four against Gold Coast Big call: Liam Ryan will take mark of the year and kick goal of the year Game-changer: The 6-6-6 rule will lead to some nervous moments from fans of teams prone to losing leads late in matches, with comebacks much easier to achieve when opponents are unable to stack numbers behind the ball. Ladder prediction 1. Collingwood 2. Richmond 3. West Coast 4. Melbourne 5. Adelaide 6. Greater Western Sydney 7. Hawthorn 8. Geelong 9. Essendon 10. Sydney 11. North Melbourne 12. Fremantle 13. Port Adelaide 14. Brisbane 15. Carlton 16. Western Bulldogs 17. St Kilda 18 Gold Coast Mitch Cleary Premier: Collingwood Runner-up: Richmond Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Coleman Medal: Tom Hawkins (Geelong) NAB AFL Rising Star: Zak Butters (Port Adelaide) Recruit of the year: Lincoln McCarthy (Brisbane) Surprise All Australian: Wayne Milera (Adelaide() Headline you'll see: Moore and Elliott's faultless seasons lead Pies to flag. Headline you won't see: Mitch McGovern turns Carlton into a scoring juggernaut. How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Twice. Rounds four and 18 against Gold Coast. Big call: Stephen Coniglio joins Jaeger O'Meara and Tom Mitchell at Hawthorn in a midfield powerhouse. Game-changer: New 50m penalty rule that costs a team 100m in a crucial moment in a big game. Ladder prediction 1. Collingwood 2. Richmond 3. West Coast 4. Melbourne 5. Adelaide 6. Greater Western Sydney 7. Geelong 8. Port Adelaide 9. Hawthorn 10. Essendon 11. Sydney 12. North Melbourne 13. Fremantle 14. Brisbane 15. Western Bulldogs 16. Carlton 17. St Kilda 18. Gold Coast Ben Collins Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Collingwood Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Essendon, Adelaide Set to fall: Hawthorn, Sydney Brownlow Medal: Patrick Cripps (Carlton) Coleman Medal: Ben Brown (North Melbourne) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Dayne Beams (Collingwood) Surprise All Australian: Darcy Moore (Collingwood) Headline you'll see: Eddie demands inquiry into manhandling of Cox Headline you won't see: Loss of Mitchell insurmountable: Clarkson How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Twice. Their first will be against Gold Coast in round four. Big call: It will be the first season since 2002 that Hawthorn, Geelong and Sydney all miss the finals. Game-changer: The 6-6-6 rule will make for cleaner centre takeaways, faster ball movement, hopefully more pack marks and hangers, and ensures teams can't stack their backlines to protect their leads. Excitement plus. Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. Collingwood 3. Melbourne 4. West Coast 5. Greater Western Sydney 6. Essendon 7. Adelaide 8. North Melbourne 9. Geelong 10. Hawthorn 11. Sydney 12. Port Adelaide 13. Fremantle 14. Western Bulldogs 15. St Kilda 16. Brisbane 17. Carlton 18. Gold Coast Adam Curley Premier: Collingwood Runner-up: Richmond Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Geelong Brownlow Medal: Josh Kelly (GWS) Coleman Medal: Lance Franklin (Sydney) NAB AFL Rising Star: Jordan Clark (Geelong) Recruit of the year: Ryan Burton (Port Adelaide) Surprise All Australians: Zac Williams (GWS) Headline you'll see: Cox does it again. Mason scorches Tigers to bring Bucks an American flag Headline you won't see: Giants reeling after vice-captains Coniglio and Kelly jump ship How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Four times, their first against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium in round four. Big call: After his NBL MVP win and a second championship with Golden State, Andrew Bogut returns to Melbourne and is sensationally picked up by Essendon in the mid-season draft. Game-changer: Players such as Nathan Wilson and Brodie Smith use their booming kicks to take full advantage of the new rules and continually launch the footy over half way from kick-ins. Expect plenty of lightning quick, end to end goals. Ladder prediction 1.Richmond 2. Collingwood 3. West Coast 4. Melbourne 5. Greater Western Sydney 6. Essendon 7. Adelaide 8. Sydney 9. Port Adelaide 10. Hawthorn 11. Western Bulldogs 12. Geelong 13. Fremantle 14. North Melbourne 15. Brisbane 16. Carlton 17. St Kilda 18. Gold Coast Nat Edwards Premier: Richmond Runner-up: West Coast Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) Coleman Medal: Ben Brown (North Melbourne) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Lachie Neale (Fremantle) Surprise All Australian: Willie Rioli (West Coast) Headline you'll see: Kick-in King: Shannon Hurn’s miraculous goal Headline you won't see: Cyril Rioli makes shock return How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Four times. The first against Gold Coast in round four. Big call: Hawks bring back star Tom Mitchell for final month of the season. Game-changer: 100m penalties become a weekly occurrence as players find ways to manipulate the new 50m penalty rule. Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. West Coast 3. Collingwood 4. Melbourne 5. Adelaide 6. Greater Western Sydney 7. Geelong 8. Essendon 9. Port Adelaide 10. Hawthorn 11. North Melbourne 12. Sydney 13. Brisbane 14. Western Bulldogs 15. Fremantle 16. Carlton 17. St Kilda 18. Gold Coast Lee Gaskin Premier: Adelaide Runner-up: Melbourne Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Josh Kelly (GWS) Coleman Medal: Ben Brown (North Melbourne) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Steven May (Melbourne) Surprise All Australian: Tom Doedee (Adelaide) Headline you'll see: Co-captains drive Crows to drought-breaking premiership Headline you won't see: Stephen Coniglio signs five-year extension with Giants How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Three times. Their first will be against Gold Coast in round four. Big call: The Saints to part ways with Alan Richardson after Shanghai smashing Game-changer: The change to the push in the back interpretation will frustrate defenders as forwards get away with blue murder in the forward 50. Ladder prediction 1.Adelaide 2. Richmond 3. Melbourne 4. Greater Western Sydney 5. West Coast 6. Collingwood 7. Fremantle 8. Essendon 9. Port Adelaide 10. Geelong 11. Sydney 12. North Melbourne 13. Hawthorn 14. Brisbane 15. Western Bulldogs 16. Carlton 17. St Kilda 18. Gold Coast Ben Guthrie Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Melbourne Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood) Coleman Medal: Josh Kennedy (West Coast) NAB AFL Rising Star: Nick Blakey (Sydhey) Recruit of the year: Dylan Shiel (Essendon) Surprise All Australian: Mitch Duncan (Geelong) Headline you'll see: Jake Lever's mid-season return the boost Melbourne needs going into finals Headline you won't see: AFL clubs reject mid-season draft mechanism How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Three times. The Blues' first will be against the Western Bulldogs in round five. Big call: Dylan Shiel will become an All Australian for the second time, but his new club Essendon will miss the finals. Game-changer: The 6-6-6 starting positions ruling will have a huge impact, particularly on scoring late in games. Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. Melbourne 3. West Coast 4. Adelaide 5. Collingwood 6. Geelong 7. Greater Western Sydney 8. Sydney 9. Essendon 10. Port Adelaide 11. Hawthorn 12. Western Bulldogs 13. Brisbane 14. Fremantle 15. North Melbourne 16. St Kilda 17. Carlton 18. Gold Coast Travis King Premier: West Coast Runner-up: Richmond Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Nat Fyfe (Fremantle) Coleman Medal: Josh Kennedy (West Coast) NAB AFL Rising Star: Jordan Clark (Geelong) Recruit of the year: Jesse Hogan (Fremantle) Surprise All Australian: Willie Rioli (West Coast) Headline you'll see: Farewell to a Freo giant as Sandi hangs up the size 18s Headline you won't see: No.1 pick Sam Walsh overawed in round one debut How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Twice. They'll break the drought against the Dogs in round five at Marvel Stadium. Big call: Dom Sheed will finish top five in the Brownlow Medal. Game-changer: Starting positions lead to more blowouts. Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. Melbourne 3. West Coast 4. Collingwood 5. Adelaide 6. Essendon 7. Greater Western Sydney 8. North Melbourne 9. Geelong 10. Sydney 11. Brisbane 12. Hawthorn 13. Fremantle 14. Port Adelaide 15. Western Bulldogs 16. Carlton 17. St Kilda 18 Gold Coast Marc McGowan Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Greater Western Sydney Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Sydney Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) Coleman Medal: Ben Brown (North Melbourne) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Jack Scrimshaw (Hawthorn) Surprise All Australian: Jake Melksham (Melbourne) Headline you'll see: Phil Davis is the glue that keeps GWS together Headline you won't see: No AFL coach is sacked for the second straight year How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Two times. Round four against Gold Coast. Big call: Alex Rance won't make the All Australian team Game-changer: Ruckmen being able to take the ball out of the ruck with the benefit of no longer being regarded as having had prior opportunity. The dominant big men will be even more dangerous, especially in the forward 50. Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. Greater Western Sydney 3. Melbourne 4. West Coast 5. Adelaide 6. Collingwood 7. Essendon 8. Geelong 9. Hawthorn 10. Port Adelaide 11. North Melbourne 12. Fremantle 13. Sydney 14. Brisbane 15. Carlton 16. Western Bulldogs 17. St Kilda 18. Gold Coast Dinny Navaratnam Premier: Greater Western Sydney Runner-up: Richmond Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Essendon Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Dustin Martin (Richmond) Coleman Medal: Ben Brown (North Melbourne) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Dayne Beams (Collingwood) Surprise All Australian: Aaron Francis (Essendon) Headline you'll see: Howe did he get robbed of Mark of the Year, again? Headline you won't see: Fans embrace the idea of a twilight Grand Final How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Round four, 2020. Sorry Blues fans, it's not happening this year. Big call: Tom Mitchell to rack up 38 disposals in his round 15 return from a badly broken left leg. Game-changer: Hands in the back being allowed will mean more confusion for umpires, causing plenty of consternation. Ladder prediction 1. Greater Western Sydney 2. Richmond 3. West Coast 4. Collingwood 5. Melbourne 6. Essendon 7. Adelaide 8. Geelong 9. North Melbourne 10. Sydney 11. Fremantle 12. Port Adelaide 13. Brisbane 14. Hawthorn 15. Carlton 16. Western Bulldogs 17. St Kilda 18. Gold Coast Callum Twomey Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Collingwood Wooden spoon: Gold Coast Moving up: Adelaide Set to fall: Geelong Brownlow Medal: Dustin Martin (Richmond) Coleman Medal: Josh Kennedy (West Coast) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Lachie Neale (Fremantle) Surprise All Australian: Jade Gresham (St Kilda) Headline you'll see: Saintsstand by coach - for now Headline you won't see: Coaches say they never needed runners anyway How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Twice. The first time will be against St Kilda in round 10. Big call: Josh Kennedy to kick his 100th goal in the Eagles’ preliminary final loss. Game-changer: Starting positions. Load up your midfield with speed and watch the centre clearance goals flow. Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. Collingwood 3. West Coast 4. Melbourne 5. Adelaide 6. Essendon 7. Greater Western Sydney 8. Sydney 9. Port Adelaide 10. Geelong 11. Brisbane 12. Hawthorn 13. North Melbourne 14. Western Bulldogs 15. Fremantle 16. St Kilda 17. Carlton 18. Gold Coast Michael Whiting Premier: Richmond Runner-up: Melbourne Wooden spoon: St Kilda Moving up: Essendon Set to fall: Hawthorn Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver (Melbourne) Coleman Medal: Josh Kennedy (West Coast) NAB AFL Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton) Recruit of the year: Lachie Neale (Brisbane) Surprise All Australian: Charlie Cameron (Brisbane) Headline you'll see: Coaches unhappy with limiting runners' time on field Headline you won't see: Dayne Zorko invites Touk Miller around for dinner ahead of QClash How many times will Carlton score 100+ points and when will they break the streak: Five times. Their first will be against Western Bulldogs in round five. Big call: Hawthorn and Geelong to both miss the top eight Game-changer: The 6-6-6 rule will lead to cleaner centre clearances and a higher scoring average. Ladder prediction 1. Richmond 2. Melbourne 3. West Coast 4. Collingwood 5. Adelaide 6. Greater Western Sydney 7. Essendon 8. Sydney 9. Hawthorn 10. Brisbane 11. Geelong 12. Port Adelaide 13. Fremantle 14. North Melbourne 15. Western Bulldogs 16. Carlton 17. Gold Coast 18. St Kilda The Washup: Premiers: 0 Runners Up: 3 1st: 1 Top 4: 14 Top 8: 15 Brownlow: 2 x Clayton Oliver Coleman: 1 x Tom McDonald Damien Barrett & Travis King think Jesse Hogan will be recruit of the year.

I doubt Max would do that but I'll bet you Selwood voted for Dangerfield.

Only the Top 4 is listed. I'll give Tim the benefit of the doubt here. Mick probably has us listed as bottom 4.

Playing the Dees has always been the best elixir for players returning from injury. They always play some of their best footy too. At least that's what my MFCSS riddled mind recalls.

ESSENDON has failed to have a player represented in the official Captains Day photograph. Defender Cale Hooker was originally flagged as the player to replace absent skipper Dyson Heppell. The AFL has suggested it will photoshop an Essendon player in the photograph before its official release. Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn was the Dees' representative, replacing co-captains Nathan Jones and Jack Viney, while Jason Johannisen stepped in for Western Bulldogs skipper Easton Wood.

If there was a closed session out at Casey today perhaps it was more important to get run into the legs of Jones and Viney than with Max. Or maybe the AFL wanted the more recognisable face of Max Gawn to be front and center for the paps.

Max Gawn is representing the Demons at the AFL's annual Captain's Day.

Why is Max representing the Demons at AFL Captain's day?

The Demonland Footy Competition for 2019 is back on. Use the link below and either join up or login again to reactivate your account. https://www.footytips.com.au/comps/Demonland&p=demons Don't forget to submit your tips prior to next Thursday.

Christian Salem was on The Sporting Capital with Jack Heverin.

Gary Pert was on Afternoons with Andy Maher

Was he on SEN?

The Goody interview is in the post above yours.

Simon Goodwin was on Time On with Sam McClure.