2025 Ladder Predictions

[El Doederino]

1. GWS
2. Brisbane
3. Fremantle
4. Collingwood
5. Sydney
6. Geelong
7. St Kilda
8. Adelaide

9. Carlton
10. Port
11. Hawthorn
12. Gold Coast
13. North Melbourne
14. Bulldogs
15. Melbourne
16. Essendon
17. West Coast
18. Richmond

 

[WB_]

1. GWS
2. Brisbane
3. Fremantle
4. Collingwood
5. Sydney
6. Geelong
7. St Kilda
8. Adelaide

9. Carlton
10. Port
11. Hawthorn
12. Gold Coast
13. North Melbourne
14. Bulldogs
15. Melbourne
16. Essendon
17. West Coast
18. Richmond

Not to be argumentative, but the Bulldogs finished 6th in 2024, with the second highest pcerngage in the league, and were clearly on the upswing in the second half of the season. From the team that played, we only lost Macrae (replaced by Kennedy) and Daniel (in and out of the team). There's a number of emerging stars who may take a leap in performance (Darcy, JUH, Richards, Weightman, and others). Any particular reason we're tipped to finish below North?

 

[El Doederino]

Not to be argumentative, but the Bulldogs finished 6th in 2024, with the second highest pcerngage in the league, and were clearly on the upswing in the second half of the season. From the team that played, we only lost Macrae (replaced by Kennedy) and Daniel (in and out of the team). There's a number of emerging stars who may take a leap in performance (Darcy, JUH, Richards, Weightman, and others). Any particular reason we're tipped to finish below North?

There's always a few surprises

 

[RonnieRaven]

The only spot that is absolutely certain is Richmond finishing 18th.
The rest are really a lottery.

Isn’t freo winning the flag now they’ve acquired “the difference”
That’s what I was told by knowledgeable tig fans during the trade period

 

[Orange crush]

Isn’t freo winning the flag now they’ve acquired “the difference”
That’s what I was told by knowledgeable tig fans during the trade period

If the Big Kahuna stays healthy …. Very possible

 

[tugga]

Isn’t freo winning the flag now they’ve acquired “the difference”
That’s what I was told by knowledgeable tig fans during the trade period

Nah he’s an overrated downhill skier

 

[Orange crush]

Nah he’s an overrated downhill skier

Some tiger honesty at last

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Loving the Freo love, do or die next year for a lot of people at the club. Absolutely no excuses not to be contending and top 4

 

[CarnTheScray]

We aren't making top 4 but we are not going to dive down the ladder either. If we could finish 6th this year with all the troubles we had I think debuts and regular appearances from our younger players will be enough to keep us afloat.

 

[CarnTheScray]

For a team that was 11 points off the premiership. Geelong doesn't get a lot of love. They will be better next year, not worse...

GWS were even closer last year. How did that fare for them this year? Seems like a flawed way of predicting.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Loving the Freo love, do or die next year for a lot of people at the club. Absolutely no excuses not to be contending and top 4

Fremantle would have to be one of the top 4 going in. I just thank the footy gods that the Lions finally won one so the stress levels in '25 will be way down. Anyway if it can't be the Lions I'm hoping you guys go all the way.

 

[Young Gun #6]

1. Brisbane
2. Sydney
3. Collingwood
4. Geelong
5. Carlton
6. GWS
7. Hawks
8. Port

9. Freo
10. Bulldogs
11. Adelaide
12. Melbourne
13. North Melbourne
14. St Kilda
15. Gold Coast
16. Essendon
17. West Coast
18. Richmond

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Fremantle would have to be one of the top 4 going in. I just thank the footy gods that the Lions finally won one so the stress levels in '25 will be way down. Anyway if it can't be the Lions I'm hoping you guys go all the way.

Certainly could be one of those down years after a flag, reasonably common. You'd doubt the motivation will be the same to turn it around if it's another rough start to the year and Daniher will be an extremely hard hole to fill.

 

[CarnTheScray]

1. Western Bulldogs
2. GWS
3. Geelong
4. Fremantle
5. Sydney
6. Collingwood
7. St Kilda
8. Brisbane

9. Gold Coast
10. Carlton
11. Hawthorn
12. Port
13. Adelaide
14. Melbourne
15. North Melbourne
16. Essendon
17. West Coast Eagles
18. Richmond

Freo & St Kilda the biggest movers
Hawthorn regression to the mean
Port the biggest drop
North to win 8 games
Richmond winless

Finals week one:
Dogs vs Freo
GWS vs Cats
Sydney vs Brisbane
Collingwood vs St Kilda

Week two:
Freo vs Sydney
GWS vs Collingwood

Week three:
Dogs vs GWS
Cats vs Sydney

GF:
Cats vs Dogs (Bailey 'Norm' Smith)

Week three:

you sick freak

 

[BuffDog]

Every team bar Richmond, West Coast, Essendon and North are a genuine chance of finals. Think those teams will be a clear bottom 4.

 

[Cdog71]

1. Freo
2. Bris
3 Geel
4. Bulldogs
5. Carl
6. GWS
7. Syd
8. Adel

9. Coll
10 Port
11 Melb
12. GC
13 Hawth
14 Saints
15 North
16 Ess
17. West C
18 Richmond

Geel v Bris
Bris Premier

 

[Pistol Night]

Every team bar Richmond, West Coast, Essendon and North are a genuine chance of finals. Think those teams will be a clear bottom 4.

Shout out to Brad Scott from Bigfooty

 

[Jello_B]

Brisbane
Freo
Geelong
Collingwood
Bulldogs
GWS
Port

Sydney
Hawthorn
Carlton
North
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Essendon
St Kilda

Eagles
Tigers

 

[Toump Ass]

Dees flag I reckon, spots 2-17 could be anyone.
Last will be RICHMOND TIGERS with the first and only WINLESS season in history.

 

[CarnTheScray]

Why do so many have us for top 4?

 

[Cdog71]

Brisbane
Freo
Geelong
Collingwood
Bulldogs
Freo
GWS
Port

Sydney
Hawthorn
Carlton
North
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Melbourne
St Kilda

Eagles
Tigers

Freo playing Freo second week of finals is gonna be a tough game

 

[Jello_B]

Freo playing Freo second week of finals is gonna be a tough game

Man Essendon must be irrelevant, updated now.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Port Adelaide
Gold Coast
Western Bulldogs
GWS
Melbourne
Hawthorn
Stkilda
Brisbane

Fremantle
Sydney
Geelong
Collingwood
Adelaide
Carlton
Essendon
West Coast
North Melbourne
Richmond

 

[McOrist]

Hawthorn finishing up in the top 6 this season means they're in the group that receives the hardest fixture for 2025. They won't get the leg-up of playing both Richmond and North twice like they did this year. Likely to still make top 8, but 5-8 range.

 

[Jezzitizle]

Freo playing Freo second week of finals is gonna be a tough game

AFL would probably make us play it in Launceston.