2003 Predictions - Your Own Club

[ScouseCat]

With season 2003 not too far away, I thought I'd ask everyone to look into their own club's crystal ball and predict what is going to happen for their team this season.

Geelong Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 4th
Best & Fairest? Cameron Ling
Leading Goalkicker? Kent Kingsley - 62
Most Improved? David Wojcinski
Most Votes in Brownlow? Cameron Ling

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Geelong will be the quiet achievers this season. The biggest talking point will probably be the return of David Spriggs after injury.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Corey Enright, James Kelly and Gary Ablett Jnr.

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Defence

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Collingwood - we play them twice, always great to beat the Carring Bush!!

Most memorable win?
Essendon in a high scoring thriller at Telstra Dome.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Our speed.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Mark Thompson - Able to get the best out of his young players, never loses his cool.

 

[Portia]

Port Adelaide Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 1st
Best & Fairest? Nick Stevens
Leading Goalkicker? Warren Tredrea
Most Improved? Peter Burgoyne
Most Votes in Brownlow? Peter Burgoyne

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Winning the premiership with Primus on the sideline suspended for charging

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Peter Burgoyne, Kane Cornes, Domenic Cassisi

Biggest strength of your team? Flankers, pockets & wingmen.

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be? Collingwood.

Most memorable win?
The preliminary final decided in the last five minutes. It would be the grand final, but it becomes a bit of a blowout.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Niggling and confrontations when play has stopped.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach? Misunderstood by the media, tough but encouraging with the players. Needs to chill out more.

 

[Falchoon]

Season

Final Ladder Position? 8th
Best & Fairest? Lenny Hayes
Leading Goalkicker? Nick Riewoldt - 70
Most Improved? Brett Moyle
Most Votes in Brownlow? Nick Riewoldt

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
A season with few injuries and the class of the youngsters

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Luke Ball, Nick Riewoldt, Justin Koschitztke

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield
Defensive options

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Carlton, West Coast at home

Most memorable win?
Collingwood

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Young superstars and I mean superstars

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Untried with a full list to choose from

 

[Falchoon]

Originally posted by Porthos


What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Niggling and confrontations when play has stopped.

Taking it all from Brisbane?

 

[Malibu#27]

Port Adelaide Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 2nd
Best & Fairest? Nick Stevens
Leading Goalkicker? Chad Cornes - improvement continues
Most Improved? Dom Cassisi
Most Votes in Brownlow? Josh Francou

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Home crowd figures

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Shaun Burgoyne, Kane Cornes, Dom Cassisi

Biggest strength of your team? Mid sized defenders/forwards depth.

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be? The other grand finalist.

Most memorable win?
The preliminary final decided in the last five minutes. It would be the grand final, but it becomes a bit of a blowout.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Winning multiple finals.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Loved by his players, misunderstood by others.

 

[nolsey77]

Geelong Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 7th
Best & Fairest? Steven King
Leading Goalkicker? Kent Kingsley 71
Most Improved? Josh Hunt
Most Votes in Brownlow? Steven King

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
The Redevelopment of Skilled Stadium, the 40th Anniversary of 1963 Flag. Gary Ablett jr wearing or not wearing no 5.
The Change of The Father and Son Rule where Cook and Costa Lock Horns With AFL head office.
Both Mark Blake and Ablett jr jr end up on Geelongs list by years end.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Jeff Smith (r) James Kelly and Gary Ablett Jnr.

Biggest strength of your team? Mark Thompson

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be? Sydney

Most memorable win?
Adelaide at Geelong when they have 35 scoring shot but are defeated by the Cats.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Great hands under pressure

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Mark Thompson - an architect who has the plans has acquired the land and the permits.

 

[Mong]

CROWS


Final Ladder Position? 7th
Best & Fairest? Simon Goodwin
Leading Goalkicker? Wayne Carey - 45-50
Most Improved? Ben Marsh
Most Votes in Brownlow? Andrew McLeod

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Wayne Carey

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Wayne Carey, Jacob Schuback, Chris Ladhams

Biggest strength of your team?
Midfield

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Port

Most memorable win?
Kangaroos at Colonial (if we win) or Port Adelaide

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Good but not good enough.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Honest coach but can't perform miracles.

 

[The Doctor]

Final Ladder Position? 9th
Best & Fairest? Nathan Brown
Leading Goalkicker? Brad Johnson 46
Most Improved? Lindsay Gilbee
Most Votes in Brownlow? Nathan Brown

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Who will emerge as a key forward for the Bulldogs.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Jordan McMahon. Shane Birss, Luke Power

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Defence
Fleet of small/midsize runners

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Port - I hate playing them.

Most memorable win?
Port because it means we are catching up (youth development wise)

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Highly skilled multi purpose players

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Common sense coach trying to gell a mixture of exciting youngsters with quality senior group

 

[Squeak]

Les pies

Final Ladder Position?2nd
Best & Fairest? Shane Woewodin
Leading Goalkicker? Chris Tarrant - 46
Most Improved? Ryan Lonie
Most Votes in Brownlow? Nathan Buckley - 13

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Saving at least 2 clubs with finacial efforts

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Ryan Lonie, Shane Woewodin, Justin Crow

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield
Forward line

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Geelong - we have to beat these goons eventually

Most memorable win?
Anthony Rocca kicking a goal after the siren to beat Port by 3 points in the 2003 grand final

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Clearances

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Malthouse, obviously cares about how the team goes, capable of brilliance, but occasionally erratic.

 

[Yianni]

North Melbourne Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 7th
Best & Fairest? Anthony Stevens
Leading Goalkicker? Sav Rocca - 57
Most Improved? Troy Makepeace
Most Votes in Brownlow? Brent Harvey

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Take a lot of teams by surprise and find themselves in 3rd spot with an 8-3 win/loss record mid-season. Inexperience costs them in the end and they lose a few towards the end finishing 7th.

Also Round 6 grudge match against Adelaide turns out to be a fizzer, over at half time with North up by 55 points.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
David Teague, David Hale, Daniel Harris

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Midfield and (for the first time in years!) strong wingmen

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Essendon, let's get that bitchness back!

Most memorable win?
Come back from 30 points down in 3rd quarter to beat Essendon.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Free flowing play, surprisingly strong defence.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Dean Laidley - Gee, we didn't think he'd be this good, this quick!

 

[X_box_X]

WESTERN BULLDOGS


Final Ladder Position? 7th
Best & Fairest? Nathan Brown
Leading Goalkicker? Nathan Brown - 59
Most Improved? Jordan McMahon
Most Votes in Brownlow? Nathan Brown

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Western Bulldogs will start with all guns blazing winning their opening three matches. The biggest talking point will be Chris Grant shining at CHB.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Jordan McMahon, Sam Power, Cameron Faulkner

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Forwards

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Port Adelaide

Most memorable win?
Geelong - Both games we will come from behind to win

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Rebounding from an opposition mistake and making a counter attack inside 50 and hopefully score a goal

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Different

 

[TheMase]

With season 2003 not too far away, I thought I'd ask everyone to look into their own club's crystal ball and predict what is going to happen for their team this season.

Sydney Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 10th
Best & Fairest? Adam Goodes
Leading Goalkicker? Barry Hall - 83
Most Improved? Ryan O'Keefe
Most Votes in Brownlow? Adam Goodes

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Lacking consistantcy, but playing some amazing footy at times, setting ourselves up for a big 2004. Surprising a lot of people with the talent of our younger guys...

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Ryan O'Keefe, Jarred Sundqvist, and Ben Fixter (also Lewis Roberts-Thompson)

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Forward line ..

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Brisbane

Most memorable win?
Essendon, 1 point victory. One of the best games of the year ..

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
A team that lacks consistantcy, but a team with a lot of young talent ...

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Paul Roos - A coach that respects, and has the respect of his players. Excellent Footy Brain.

 

[cjwalkley]

Re: Re: 2003 Predictions - Your Own Club

BRISBANE LIONS

Final Ladder Position - 1st
Best and Fairest - Nigel Lappin
Leading Goalkicker? Alastair Lynch - 79
Most Improved? Jonathan Brown
Most Votes in Brownlow? Michael Voss (26 wins by 6 votes)

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
The ability of the Lions to put together such a high class season, while blooding a number of the younger players.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Richard Hadley, Jared Wright, Jared Brennan

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Midfield

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
No one in particular as we will beat them all at least once.

Most memorable win?
16 goal demolitions of Essendon and Collingwood at the Gabba, then a 10 goal win over Collingwood at the G

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Hard, tough, skilful, fast....the same as 2001/2

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Leigh Matthews - superior coach, always wins the mind games [/B]

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club

Final Ladder Position? First
Best & Fairest? Michael Voss
Leading Goalkicker? Alastair Lynch - 61
Most Improved? Aaron Shattock
Most Votes in Brownlow? Michael Voss

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Can they get the hat-trick?

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Aaron Shattock, Blake Caracella, Jared Brennan

Biggest strength of your team?
Midfield, goalkicking ability

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Port Adelaide, perhaps our biggest flag threat

Most memorable win?
Four-point win over Collingwood at the MCG in R19.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Becoming the first team in nearly 50 years to win three consecutive flags.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Leigh Matthews: He's not the messiah - oh, no, wait, he is.

 

[JUBJUB]

Geelong Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 5th
Best & Fairest? Paul Chapman
Leading Goalkicker? Kent Kingsley - 58
Most Improved? Josh Hunt
Most Votes in Brownlow? Paul Chapman

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
The club will anounce that new stand on the Moorabool St side will be name 'The David Mensch Stand'.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Tim Callan,James Kelly and Gary Ablett Jnr.

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Defence

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Melbourne

Most memorable win?
Collingwood at Telstra

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? our youth

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Mark Thompson - Has had 3 years to create a side & he'll show how good he is

 

[Kimbo]

Kangaroos Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 11-14th
Best & Fairest? Brent Harvey
Leading Goalkicker? Saverio Rocca – 55
Most Improved? Mark Porter, Shannon Watt or Corey Jones.
Most Votes in Brownlow? Brent Harvey

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
The different atmosphere on and off the field. Regardless of how competitive the team is, what will be noticed is a different mental and emotional outlook, post-Pagan.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Drew Petrie, Daniel Harris, Daniel Motlop.

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield
Defence or Midfield, depending on how the likes of Stevens and Simpson are used.

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Carlton, Round 7. Something to prove to the former coach, amongst other reasons.

Most memorable win?
Adelaide, Round 6. “No Carey, No North” to be demolished once and for all!

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Not resembling the teams of the past. New, younger players given chances and a new, post-Carey/Pagan forward set up, both of which will take time to ‘click’.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Dean Laidley – Hard to know at this stage. Enthusiastic, well prepared, student of the game, teacher and developer of the kids (just what we need.)

 

[RogerMellie]

Fremantle Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 8th
Best & Fairest? Matthew Pavlich
Leading Goalkicker? Trent Croad - 60
Most Improved? Justin Longmuir
Most Votes in Brownlow? Paul Hasleby

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Making the final 8 for the first time.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Luke McPharlin, Paul Medhurst, Graham Polak.

Biggest strength of your team? A young spine with all the potential in the world.

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Port Adelaide

Most memorable win?
A 1 point win over West Coast in front of a sell-out home crowd, with Trent Croad exorcising his 2001 Hawks vs. Bombers demons by nailing a 60m set shot after the final siren.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Finally harnessing the huge potential of the squad and translating it into on-field success.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Chris Connolly - Affable chap with an encyclopaedic knowledge of the game and the respect of his players.

 

[mongrelpunt]

Essendon Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 3rd
Best & Fairest? Dean Solomon
Leading Goalkicker? Matthew Lloyd - 111
Most Improved? Danny Jacobs
Most Votes in Brownlow? James Hird - 24

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
The misely effort of Essendon's defence. Solomon, Fletcher, Wellman, Jacobs, Bolton, Lucas, M.Johnson, Welsh and co establish the lowest Against total in a long time.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Danny Jacobs, Dean Solomon and Andrew Welsh

Biggest strength of your team? Defence

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Kangaroos - always quality games against the Roos

Most memorable win?
Defeating Brisbane by 26 points at the Dome.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Obviously the flexibility of the defenders, floating forward.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Kevin Sheedy - in a time where Essendon face hardship, he manages to get the most out of his players.

 

[Kimbo]

Re: Re: 2003 Predictions - Your Own Club

Originally posted by Squeak

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Saving at least 2 clubs with finacial efforts.

Apart from Collingwood, who would that be?

Sydney and Brisbane by begrudgingly acquiesing to 'unfair' salary cap concessions?
Carlton by holding a retro-match?
Kangaroos and Bulldogs by mouthing disingenuine and patronising platitudes on The Collingwood Show?

It's all in what people believe, based on what they're told, and who has the power to tell the story. (And who thinks Eddie is the font of truth and lightness.)

 

[FIGJAM]

Collingwood Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 1st
Best & Fairest? Nathan Buckley
Leading Goalkicker? Chris Tarrant
Most Improved? Josh Fraser
Most Votes in Brownlow? Nathan Buckley

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Ruthless determination to win premiership.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Alan Didak, Richard Cole & Mark McGough.

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Midfield.

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Carlton.

Most memorable win?
Essendon in the Grand Final.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Hardness.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Gets more out of his troops than any other coach. Has a moustache.

 

[Deestroy]

Melbourne Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 3rd
Best & Fairest? Adem Yze
Leading Goalkicker? David Neitz - 74
Most Improved? Chris Heffernan (from '02 form)
Most Votes in Brownlow? Travis Johnstone

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
Breaking the so called 'even-odd year syndrome'

Name 3 players to watch out for?
Darren Jolly, Steven Armstrong, Matthew Whelan

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Midfield

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Essendon

Most memorable win? thrashing Collingwood.


What will your team be known for the most in 2003? Great starts, and going on with it.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Neale Daniher - Err.. he's good

 

[grayham]

Re: Re: 2003 Predictions - Your Own Club

Sydney Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 6th
Best & Fairest? Nick Davis - another to perform once he leaves the magpies nest.
Leading Goalkicker? Barry Hall - 102
Most Improved? Nick Davis - finally reaches potential.
Most Votes in Brownlow? Adam Goodes

Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
An awesome start to the year see's Sydney sitting 1st after the first 6 rounds, and playing a completely new brand of football.
Wheels fall off half way through year when the backline is exposed due to KPP injury, but recover slightly at the end of they year to finish 6th. Heath James plays last couple of games at FB and impresses: A modern day fairytale. Win one final, loose the next.

Name 3 players to watch out for?
RYan O'keefe, Nick Davis, Tageh Kennelly.

Biggest strength of your team? Forward/Defence/Midfield Forward line without a doubt. The addition of Nick Davis and return to form of O'loughlan see them rotate through the middle. Barry Hall has an incident free year and bags a ton....just.

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Collingwood. Having reversed the poaching trend over the last few years, poking them in the eyes every year is the icing on the cake.
Colless gives McGuire the bird again.

Most memorable win?
the 100 point thrashing of Carlton at (near?) the start of the season at SA to start the bandwagon rolling.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
Like Masey said, A team that lacks consistantcy, but a team with a lot of young talent ...

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Reinvents the Sydney game plan to more fluid, exciting style.
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[Squeak]

Re: Re: Re: 2003 Predictions - Your Own Club

Originally posted by Kimbo
Apart from Collingwood, who would that be?

Sydney and Brisbane by begrudgingly acquiesing to 'unfair' salary cap concessions?
Carlton by holding a retro-match?
Kangaroos and Bulldogs by mouthing disingenuine and patronising platitudes on The Collingwood Show?

It's all in what people believe, based on what they're told, and who has the power to tell the story. (And who thinks Eddie is the font of truth and lightness.)

Finding the bulldogs a sponsor of his own bat was a good start.

 

[Rodan#18.]

tigers

Richmond Football Club

Final Ladder Position? 4th
Best & Fairest? Matthew Richardson
Leading Goalkicker? Matthew Richardson - 80 odd
Most Improved? David Rodan
Most Votes in Brownlow? Matthew Richardson.
Biggest talking point as far as your club is concerned?
The search for a consistent brand of footy
Name 3 players to watch out for?
Richo, Rodan, Kane Johnson.

Biggest strength of your team? Momentum.

If you were to be assured of beating ONE team, who would that be?
Carlton.
Most memorable win?
Brisbane.

What will your team be known for the most in 2003?
The forwards.

In 15 words or less, describe your coach?
Honest, genuine. No-nonsense.

 

[Mcchawk]

God this thread is stupid Geelong supporters saying they'll finish top four and Collingwood supporters saying finish top 3. It's a joke right?