2025 Ladder Predictions

[Borussia Teeth]

We didn’t have any choice really. No early draft picks. It wasn’t a deliberate policy - we were hopeful our 2020-23 draftees would have come on better.

Also Considering:
1) Self inflicted clearing up salary cap mess around that time too (Ned Guy!!!).
2) Haven’t drafted well with most of our early picks for a fair while now.
3) Seem to trade (and perhaps overpay) than rely on developing draft picks.

 

[Borussia Teeth]

With Craig McCrae, there's been a 'big change' in directorship. All out on experienced and older players is something I've never seen before, hence why many see a cliff coming with 2025 being make or break year for the club. Even at Geelong over the past 15 years or so with our normal group of experienced and older players, will still had a few potential excellent youngsters going through the system, with the Cats current group of youngsters 'top notch'.

2025 has got to be the year the Magpies make a big push for flag with their exceptionally experienced and talented group of older players, otherwise it's going to be very tough from that point onwards with very few top young players coming through. But it's definitely something I'll be watching with interest to see how things pan-out, given Fly's comment regards the 2024 drafts 'I don't want picks, I want players'. Maybe topping up each year with experienced and talented players from other clubs and not relying on speculative draft picks could be a successful strategy and might indeed work to some point, but I've gotta say Fly is one very brave man..... however only time will be the true adjudicator.

Fair summary. Don’t think it’s the coach alone, club must be aligned with this approach.
Note my post above for possible reasons why.

 

[NeutralFan]

Did you read my post at all?

No one will know the reasoning someone misses the finals until it happens. This is all just guess work. If I make a ladder, it'll have next to no logic honestly. Unfortunately I'm not an oracle

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

A fit Pies equals FlagPies.

Thereabouts you would expect, but no one is guaranteed a flag.

 

[Gazza Greatness]

Thereabouts you would expect, but no one is guaranteed a flag.

The competition has never been so even and we'll be bound to see upsets in virtually every round in 2025 with those teams that have a reasonable run with injuries and can keep their game together and stay healthy come season end, they'll be the ones that are the major threats to winning the flag...... but bloody hell there's a lot of ifs and buts there for every team.

 

[Orange crush]

Pies will be near the mark in 2025.

The 50-50 mark?

 

[Mr Meow]

The competition has never been so even and we'll be bound to see upsets in virtually every round in 2025 with those teams that have a reasonable run with injuries and can keep their game together and stay healthy come season end, they'll be the ones that are the major threats to winning the flag...... but bloody hell there's a lot of ifs and buts there for every team.

Spot on. There's probably 10 to 12 teams that are a chance of a flag in 2025. A few won't end up making finals.

Richmond, West Coast, North Melbourne, St Kilda, Essendon and Gold Coast I don't see it happening for next year but the last 3 are a chance for top 8. Adelaide and Melbourne would be big smokeys but the former is high on potential and the latter has a lot of proven premiership quality.