2012 Predictions

[Kurtley Beale]

1. Geelong
2. Carlton
3. Fremantle
4. Carlton
5. Collingwood
6. Sydney
7. Hawthorn
8. Brisbane
9. Richmond
10. Essendon
12. St Kilda'
13. Melbourne
14. North
15. Adleaide
16. Gold Coast
17. Footscray
18. GWS

 

[Squida25]

1. Geelong
2. Carlton
3. Fremantle
4. Carlton
5. Collingwood
6. Sydney
7. Hawthorn
8. Brisbane

It's going to be a great year

 

[clobba]

It's going to be a great year

You will win 1 and lose the other and then knock yourself out in the semi's

edit: hmmmn or is that win 1 lose 1 then win 1 then knock yourself out in the prelims?

Nah that sucks as one of you will still make it to the big day

 

[HeavyPop]

1. Hawthorn
2. Carlton
3. West Coast
4. Geelong
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17. Collingwood
18. GWS

 

[Dirty Bird]

1. Collingwood - Still a star studded team, rejuvination?

2. Hawthorn - 0% vs Collingwood, Geelong and Adelaide, 100% vs everyone else. I think they can hold onto 2nd easily with Geelong having a minor dropoff (not as major as first expected)

3. Fremantle - Ross Lyon's gameplan will make Subiaco Oval a couldrun that no one will beat them at, they'll win enough away games to get top 4 easily

4. St Kilda - They have alot of talent, and with a more attacking minded coach, they could be pretty damn good. Can beat anyone on their day.

5. Geelong - They're better than my 5th place prediction indicates, Geelong in 2012 to be like Hawthorn in 2011. Better than the field, but slightly behind the top few. On their day they could beat Collingwood, but could get pushed by say an Essendon others.

6. Sydney - They can only go up.

7. Carlton - Still too many bloody holes in key positions, and Judd can't remain superman forever, he'll breakdown soon with how he plays. 1-3 good years in him left.

8. Adelaide - 8th/9th very close, only went Adelaide on bias.

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9. North Melbourne - As above.

10. Essendon - 2011 was on emotion of playing under a past champ. I still have queirys over their squad's depth, and their coaching staff.

11. West Coast - More realistic injury list, questionable depth, inconsistent youth, they'll go down this year, but the experience of seeing how hard consistency is will strive their club to greater success in future years.

12. Gold Coast - They'll improve, probably sharply, but I took the safe tip and having them low. So much quality youth that 1 or 2 should explode and put them here, 1 or 2 other sharp improvers and maybe even higher

13. Richmond - I found the Tigers and Bulldogs bloody hard to split, Riewoldt factor put Richmond here.

14. Western Bulldogs - See above

15. Melbourne - They're more talented than this, but trying to change a gameplan so bloody quickly, plus having an ingrained losing culture thanks to Dean Bailey, they'll struggle at first.

16. Brisbane - I just can't see where the improvement will come from.

17. Greater Western Sydney - They're not Port.

18. Port Adelaide - They'll regress this year. They've gotten rid the heart (Brogan) and Soul (Cornes) of the team. They'll be pushed around the stoppages, and unlike GWS, they don't have the flashey energetic youngsters who once or twice might break a game open. If they win 2+ games this year, Primus would of conducted a minor miracle.

 

[ROSEMVP]

Collingwood(New coach don't lose much)
Hawks(Get Roughead back)
North (had alot of pre season injuries)
Carlton(Won't get the forward they want but waite will stand up)
Geelong(Another year older buy may sneak into the top 4)
WCE (Overachived this year and cox is older)
Freo(Had bad injuries this year)
Adelaide(Good group will be a suprise packet next season)

Essendon (Average list ran out of steam in the 2nd half of the season)
St Kilda (Rebuild time)
Richmond (2013 will be in the 8 just not yet)
Sydney (Were very lucky this season. Won't be shocked if Okeefe leaves in trade week)
Melbourne (More rebuild time ahead will be in the 8 in 2013)
Western Bulldogs(new coach and time to rebuild)
Brisbane (Will get better good list and will be a title contender within 5 years)
Gold Coast (Will get better and if things go their way they may sneak into the 8 if the young guys step up)
Port (Nothing to see here)
GWS(really need explaination)

 

[Kurtley Beale]

It's going to be a great year

West Coast into 4th..

 

[SwanBet]

1. Hawthorn
2. Collingwood
3. Carlton
4. Geelong
5. Fremantle
6. West Coast
7. North Melbourne
8. Melbourne
9. Essendon
10. StKilda
11. Richmond
12. Sydney
13. Adelaide
14. Brisbane
15. Western Bulldogs
16. Gold Coast
17. Port Adelaide
18. Greater Western Sydney


Premiers: Collingwood(bias)
Runners up: Hawthorn/Geelong
Brownlow: J.Selwood
Coleman: Franklin by 20 goals

 

[Jcpdragonx]

1. Collingwood
2. Carlton
3. Geelong
4. West Coast
5. Hawthorn
6. Fremantle
7. North Melbourne
8. Essendon
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9. Richmond
10. Adelaide
11. Sydney
12. Melbourne
13. St Kilda
14. Gold Coast
15. Brisbane
16. Western Bulldogs
17. Port Adelaide
18. GWS

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners up: M.Murphy 1 vote
Coleman: Buddy

 

[Dangas]

Collingwood(New coach don't lose much)
Hawks(Get Roughead back)
North (had alot of pre season injuries)
Carlton(Won't get the forward they want but waite will stand up)
Geelong(Another year older buy may sneak into the top 4)
WCE (Overachived this year and cox is older)
Freo(Had bad injuries this year)
Adelaide(Good group will be a suprise packet next season)

Essendon (Average list ran out of steam in the 2nd half of the season)
St Kilda (Rebuild time)
Richmond (2013 will be in the 8 just not yet)
Sydney (Were very lucky this season. Won't be shocked if Okeefe leaves in trade week)
Melbourne (More rebuild time ahead will be in the 8 in 2013)
Western Bulldogs(new coach and time to rebuild)
Brisbane (Will get better good list and will be a title contender within 5 years)
Gold Coast (Will get better and if things go their way they may sneak into the 8 if the young guys step up)
Port (Nothing to see here)
GWS(really need explaination)

lucky in terms of what exactly? pre-season injuries don't account for multiple 100 point beltings?

 

[Present Not Past]

lucky in terms of what exactly? pre-season injuries don't account for multiple 100 point beltings?

I see a lot of people writing off St Kilda - do it at your peril. We would have beaten Collingwood on Saturday, but not Geelong. We are still a top three team. We will be there on grand final day 2012, the question that remains is who we will play. I think it will be West Coast.

 

[jonoman89]

Kind of useless to do this before the trade period, but....

1. Hawthorn
2. Collingwood
3. Geelong
4. Carlton

5. Fremantle
6. West Coast
7. Sydney
8. North Melbourne

9. Essendon
10. Melbourne
11. Brisbane
12. Richmond
13. Adelaide
14. Western Bulldogs
15. St Kilda
16. Gold Coast
17. Port Adelaide
18. GWS

I see a lot of people writing off St Kilda - do it at your peril. We would have beaten Collingwood on Saturday, but not Geelong. We are still a top three team. We will be there on grand final day 2012, the question that remains is who we will play. I think it will be West Coast.

Nice to be optimistic, but not a hope in hell.

 

[Kimbo]

Ross Lyon officially approves this thread.

 

[Stan Darsh]

1. Collingwood
2. Hawthorn
3. Geelong
4. Carlton
5. West Coast
6. Fremantle
7. North Melbourne
8. Sydney

9. Essendon
10. Richmond
11. St Kilda
12. Brisbane
13. Adelaide
14. Western Bulldogs
15. Melbourne
16. Port Adelaide
17. Gold Coast
18. GWS

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners up: Rory Sloane
Coleman: Lance Franklin

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Haha.. both teams have given Sydney a belting at the 'G over the last two seasons.

Your Grand Final, evidently.

Tips for Sydney:
* recycling average/above average players does not win premierships.
* winning games at the 'G greatly important.
* recruiting some players that can kick a footy would help.

Tips for Melbourne:
*"rebuilding" is trendy and all, but eventually it has to ammount to something.
*try to create an environment which makes your young stars want to stick around for more than two years.
*winning games at the G is important, winning finals moreso.

It must get frustrating consistently being thereabouts but not having the talent to take it out.

It must be frustrating that we did in fact take it out, while your "promising" young team full of "potential" has completely stagnated...

It took a miracle for the Swans to win it in '05 in probably the worst grand final in AFL history.

...lol yep seems it is.

Certainly do.

The Melbourne Football Club. The oldest club in the league and the founders of Australian Rules football.

Melbourne: 12 premierships - South Melbourne/Sydney: 4 premierships

You know your club hasn't won anything in a long, long time when you brag about being the oldest club.

Watch us own you in 2012.

Again, your Grand Final?

 

[Stan Darsh]

lucky in terms of what exactly? pre-season injuries don't account for multiple 100 point beltings?

Hes a troll.

 

[Tulip]

1.Carlton - Pieces should fit
2.Collingwood - Always there, Buckley will take some time
3.Hawthorn - Rate them highly, will depend on if Mitchell is released like '11
4.Fremantle - They're coming
5.Sydney - Good side
6.Geelong - Couldn't blame them for not having the hunger
7.St. Kilda - Rejuvinated
8.North - Natural progression see them up
9.Essendon - There, thereabouts
10.WCE - Plenty to prove for me, will Cox, Embley, Kerr etc. fire??
11.Brisbane - Strong culture sees them fight
12.Dogs - Not totally shot, but I wouldn't be confident in an old man taking on an old list
13.Adelaide - One year down, sort out the midfield
14.Richmond - Melbourne '11, weaknesses wil be seen and addressed by DH
15.Port - Some decent talent should hold them up
16.GWS - Old men will lead well
17.Gold Coast - 2nd Year Blues

Left my own side out of it.

 

[Tulip]

Your Grand Final, evidently.



Tips for Melbourne:
*"rebuilding" is trendy and all, but eventually it has to ammount to something.
*try to create an environment which makes your young stars want to stick around for more than two years.
*winning games at the G is important, winning finals moreso.



It must be frustrating that we did in fact take it out, while your "promising" young team full of "potential" has completely stagnated...



...lol yep seems it is.




You know your club hasn't won anything in a long, long time when you brag about being the oldest club.



Again, your Grand Final?

Clearly an idiot was that poster. But what on earth convinces you that we give a shit about Sydney, let alone treat you as a Grand Final?

 

[Tulip]

I see a lot of people writing off St Kilda - do it at your peril. We would have beaten Collingwood on Saturday, but not Geelong. We are still a top three team. We will be there on grand final day 2012, the question that remains is who we will play. I think it will be West Coast.

Okay then. Coach walked, never mind.

 

[Justcruzin]

I see a lot of people writing off St Kilda - do it at your peril. We would have beaten Collingwood on Saturday, but not Geelong. We are still a top three team. We will be there on grand final day 2012, the question that remains is who we will play. I think it will be West Coast.

 

[MadBomberman]

Wow. Not a lot of love for Essendon it seems. Who did we lose? anyways here are my predictions

1. Hawthorn
2. Geelong
3. Carlton
4. Collingwood
5. Fremantle
6. West Coast
7. Richmond
8. Essendon
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9. North (will have a breakout year in 2013)
10. Sydney (Will be back in 2013)
11. Melbourne
12. St Kilda
13. Adelaide
14. Brisbane
15. Bulldogs
16. Gold Coast
17. Port
18. GWS

Hawthorn d. Collingwood
Carlton d Geelong
Freo d Essendon
West Coast d Richmond

Collingwood d Fremantle
Geelong d West Coast

Geelong d Hawthorn
Carlton d Collingwood

Grand final: Geelong d Carlton in an epic.
Premiers: Geelong

Essendon can probably finish as high as 6 or as low as 11 IMO. But if it goes the way I think it will, Geelong will be holding another premiership this time next year.

Who did North gain? Why are people overrating them? Did I see North at 3rd? Only beat one top 8 side (8th).

 

[dajesmac]

1) Collingwood
2) Hawthorn
3) West Coast
4) Geelong
5) Carlton
6) Fremantle
7) Essendon
8) North Melbourne

9) Sydney
10) St Kilda
11) Brisbane Lions
12) Melbourne
13) Western Bulldogs
14) Richmond
15) Adelaide
16) Gold Coast
17) Port Adelaide
18) GWS Giants

 

[The_Doctor]

1 - Collingwood
2 - Hawthorn
3 - Geelong
4 - Carlton
5 - West Coast
6 - North Melbourne
7 - Fremantle
8 - Sydney
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9 - Essendon
10 - St Kilda
11 - Brisbane
12 - Gold Coast
13 - Adelaide
14 - Melbourne
15 - Richmond
16 - Western Bulldogs
17 - Port Adelaide
18 - GWS

Brownlow Medal - Gary Ablett
Coleman Medal - J Brown
Premiership - Hawthorn

 

[Tassieboy]

What's going on? No one has Essendon bottom 3 this year.

 

[lmach]

1. Collingwood
2. Hawthorn
3. West Coast
4. Geelong
5. Fremantle
6. Carlton
7. North Melbourne
8. Sydney
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9. St Kilda
10. Essendon
11. Richmond
12. Melbourne
13. Brisbane
14. Adelaide
15. Western Bulldogs
16. Gold Coast
17. Port Adelaide
18. GWS

QF1
Geelong def. Collingwood

QF2
Hawthorn def. West Coast

SF1
Fremantle def. Sydney

SF2
North Melbourne def. Carlton
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EF1
Collingwood def. Fremantle

EF2
West Coast def. North Melbourne
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PF1
Hawthorn def. Collingwood

PF2
West Coast def. Geelong
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GF
West Coast def. Hawthorn

Premiers: West Coast
Grand Finalists: Hawthorn/West Coast
NAB Cup: Hawthorn
Coleman: Josh Kennedy/Lance Franklin
Brownlow: Sam Mitchell
MVP: Scott Pendlebury