2025 Ladder Predictions

[TheUnicorn]

Let's get this offseason started! With some waaaaaaayyyy too early ladder predictions!



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

 

[EBERT THE KING]

Let's get this offseason started! With some waaaaaaayyyy too early ladder predictions!



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

I reckon thats a seriously good first effort.

That would be the end of Vossy if that happened though.

 

[CrowToon]

Sydney
Brisbane
Western Bulldogs
GWS
Carlton
Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Fremantle

Gold Coast
Geelong
Collingwood
Melbourne
Hawthorn
St Kilda
Essendon
West Coast
North Melbourne
Richmond

 

[BuffDog]

Wayyy too early but why not

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

 

[WB_]

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

 

[Big Sauce 21]

I'll just go with Freo replacing Port in the top 8.

Lions, Giant, Hawks and Freo top 4

Richmond spoon

 

[Jibroni]

GWS v Melb GF.

Adelaide for most improved.

 

[theprospector]

GWS v Melb GF.

Adelaide for most improved.

Melbourne obviously won’t be there but you know that

 

[caloschwaby]

Why not

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

 

[brutus76]

Lions (BACK TO BACK)
Giants
Hawks
Blues
Freo
Swans
Dogs
Suns

Crows
Port
Saints
Cats
North
Pies
Dees
Eagles
Dons
Tigers

 

[Tyler Hodges]

1. Freo
2. Lions
3. Hawks
4. GWS
5. Dogs
6. Pies
7. Cats
8. Swans
9. Stk
10. Blues
11. Port
12. GC
13. Crows
14. Dons
15. Dees
16. North
17. WCE
18. Tigers

 

[GoldStandard]

1. Swans
2. Carlton
3. Gold Coast
4. Brisbane
5. GWS
6. Port Adelaide
7. Collingwood
8. St Kilda

9. Essendon
10. Fremantle
11. Western Bulldogs
12. West Coast
13. Hawthorn
14. Geelong
15. Adelaide
16. North Melbourne
17. Richmond
18. Melbourne

 

[adammania9]

Pre trade period crack
1. Brisbane Lions
2. Hawthorn
3. Fremantle
4. GWS Giants
5. Sydney Swans
6. Collingwood
7. Gold Coast
8. Geelong

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

 

[Obeanie1]

Who will be the surprise team that falls out of rhe top 8.

1. Lions
2. GWS
3. Freo
4. Carlton

5. Collingwood
6..Swans
7. Geelong
8. Gold Coast
9. Bulldogs
10. Hawks
11. Port

12. Bombers
13,. Crows
14. Saints
15. Demons

16. Eagles
17. North
18 Tigers

The top 4 contenders IMO

Throw a net over 5 to 11 and any side could make or miss finals. Each has question marks on a key area or two. Will they improve or go backwards in 2025?

The next group I just can not see improving enough to jump into the top eight.

The bottom 3 stay the same but I think North and Eagles will win a couple more games each and show more competitiveness than 2024. Richmond could be in for a really tough year if it loses so many mature players and focus entirely on youth. Big list turnnover there so will simply take time for that list to develop and gel. Get those first 50 games into the promising kids.

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Looking at who Brisbane are bringing in they should win it again.

 

[Handsuper47]

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

I look forward to seeing how my insane predictions plan out.

 

[theprospector]

GWS
Brisbane
Carlton
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Collingwood
Gold Coast
St Kilda

Geelong
Western Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Port Adelaide
Adelaide
Essendon
Melbourne
North
Richmond
West Coast

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

1. Brisbane
2. Collingwood
3. Hawthorn
4. Geelong
5. Greater Western Sydney
6. Carlton
7. Gold Coast
8. Footscray

 

[TheUnicorn]

Based off of the predictions posted so far.

1. Brisbane - 3.18
2. Sydney - 4.27
3. Fremantle - 4.54
4. Western Bulldogs - 4.82
5. Hawthorn - 5.27
6. GWS - 5.91
7. St Kilda - 7.09
8. Port Adelaide - 7.45
9. Gold Coast - 8.00
10. Geelong - 8.27
11. Carlton - 8.82
12. Collingwood - 10.36
13. Essendon - 10.45
14. Melbourne - 11.18
15. North Melbourne - 12.27
16. Adelaide - 14.09
17. West Coast - 16.64
18. Richmond - 17.00

 

[Tonythetiger]

Based off of the predictions posted so far.

1. Brisbane - 3.18
2. Sydney - 4.27
3. Fremantle - 4.54
4. Western Bulldogs - 4.82
5. Hawthorn - 5.27
6. GWS - 5.91
7. St Kilda - 7.09
8. Port Adelaide - 7.45
9. Gold Coast - 8.00
10. Geelong - 8.27
11. Carlton - 8.82
12. Collingwood - 10.36
13. Essendon - 10.45
14. Melbourne - 11.18
15. North Melbourne - 12.27
16. Adelaide - 14.09
17. West Coast - 16.64
18. Richmond - 17.00

If this happens, goodbye Goodwin, Voss, Nicks and Bard.

 

[hawkman]

Nearly always a team jumps from the bottom 6 into the 8 and there are 2-3 teams from the top 8 that miss the next year

 

[Sttew]

BRISBANE
GWS
CARLTON
POWER
GEELONG
FREMANTLE
HAWTHORN
St KILDA

ADELAIDE
SYDNEY
BULLDOGS
COLLINGWOOD
ESSENDON
MELBOURNE
GOLD COAST
NORTH MELBOURNE
WEST COAST
..
Richmond

 

[hawkman]

Could make a genuine case for all of the top 8 to fall out of the 8

Brisbane - teams haven't backed up flags well recently. Daniher potentially gone, Neale potentially a limited preseason. Who are the tall forwards they can rely on?

Sydney - teams don't back up well from GF thumpings. Tall forwards still a worry. Weren't great the back half of the season

Port - key position players still a worry, Houston likely gone. Distraction of Ken's last year of contract

Geelong - which is the real Geelong? The one that started well, middled badly or came home pretty well. Midfield still a weakness, Dangerfield was vital but another year older

GWS - apart from the first 5 weeks they were just going for most of the year. 5-6 of their core players will be 30+, losing depth with Perryman, Cumming going

Hawthorn - key forwards a concern, is this a year out of the box and then regress the next year like many sides do, will coaches find them out now they know what to look at

Bulldogs - they are the Dogs, always yoyoing around the 5-10 mediocrity. Is Lobb's backline success just a one off, 4 or 5 senior players will be 32+, Macrae and Daniel going will test their depth

Carlton - who will kick their goals apart from Curnow and McKay, an awful end to the season, do they have enough outside run

 

[Scythe94]

Based off of the predictions posted so far.

1. Brisbane - 3.18
2. Sydney - 4.27
3. Fremantle - 4.54
4. Western Bulldogs - 4.82
5. Hawthorn - 5.27
6. GWS - 5.91
7. St Kilda - 7.09
8. Port Adelaide - 7.45
9. Gold Coast - 8.00
10. Geelong - 8.27
11. Carlton - 8.82
12. Collingwood - 10.36
13. Essendon - 10.45
14. Melbourne - 11.18
15. North Melbourne - 12.27
16. Adelaide - 14.09
17. West Coast - 16.64
18. Richmond - 17.00

Like a warm blanket

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Don't think it's ever been harder to predict the ladder but will give it a crack anyway. Subject to change after the trade period and draft.

1 - Fremantle
2 - GWS
3 - Brisbane
4 - WBD

5 - Adelaide
6 - Carlton
7 - Geelong
8 - Gold Coast

9 - Hawthorn
10 - Port Adelaide
11 - Sydney

12 - St Kilda
13 - Collingwood
14 - Melbourne

15 - Essendon
16 - North Melbourne
17 - West Coast
18 - Richmond