22 Predictions: What will the AFL look like in 2022?

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1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? No
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? Yes
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? No
4. Will GWS exist? Yes
5. Will North Melbourne exist? No
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? No
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? No, will merge with Bulldogs to come Melbourne Bullons
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? Yes, North will be moved there to play in both Hobart and Launceston.
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? No
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? No
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? Yes
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? Yes
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? No, only 60-65k
15. Will the COLA still exist? No
16. How high will the salary cap be? 100 billion dollars
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022? Tasmania Devils, Melbourne Bullons, Gold Coast Suns, West Coast Eagles
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? No
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? Yes
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? No
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? No
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? No
 
1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? No
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? Yes
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? Yes
4. Will GWS exist? wtf? yes of course
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Yes
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? Yes
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Yes
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? No
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? No
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? No
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? No
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? Yes
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? No
15. Will the COLA still exist? No
16. How high will the salary cap be? ?
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 **** off
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? pls
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? Yes
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? ?
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? No
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? No
 
1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? No
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? Yes
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? Yes
4. Will GWS exist? Yes
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Yes
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? Yes - with a name change re: Western
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Yes
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? No - North will play 4 games in Hobart and Hawthorn 3 in Launceston
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? No - GWS will play 2 games a year there
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? No - 1 HG for each of West Melbourne/Footscray Bulldogs and Melbourne
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? No
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? No
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? No
15. Will the COLA still exist? No
16. How high will the salary cap be? Not much higher than right now
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 Collingwood, West Coast, Hawthorn, Sydney
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? No
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? No - 2015 will be the last
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? No
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? No - soccer in NSW, rugby in QLD
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? Yes
 

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1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? No
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? Yes
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? No
4. Will GWS exist? Yes
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Maybe
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? Maybe
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Yes
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? Maybe North or the Dogs
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? No
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? No
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? No but it is only about 5 years off
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? Hope so
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? Hope so
15. Will the COLA still exist? No
16. How high will the salary cap be? 20m
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 1 Collingwood, 2 Adelaide, Gold Coast, Melbourne
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? Yes
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? No
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? State of Origin
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? No but it will be closing the gap
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? No he would have had another car crash that prevents him from completing the 9 years
 
1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? Yes
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? Yes
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? No
4. Will GWS exist? Yes, as Western Sydney
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Yes
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? Yes, as Footscray
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Yes
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? No
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? No
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? No
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? Yes
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? Minimal upgrades
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? Not quite
15. Will the COLA still exist? No
16. How high will the salary cap be? Between $11-12m
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 Collingwood, Footscray, Western Sydney, St Kilda
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? No
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? Hopefully not
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? 1/2 State of Origin matches/year
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? No
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? Yes
 
1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? No
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? No
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? No
4. Will GWS exist? Yes
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Yes
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? Yes
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Yes
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? Hopefully - relocated only.
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? No
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? No
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? No
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? No, and bar Essendon, home teams will not benefit any more than the rest of the league.
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? No chance.
15. Will the COLA still exist? Yes - under a different name and structure.
16. How high will the salary cap be? 15m
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 Saints, Dogs, Giants, Sydney
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? No
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? Not annual
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? not annual
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? Not even close.
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? No
 

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I did this back in October 2013, time for a re- assessment.

1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? Yes they should, even with Ross Lyon holding them back and they are a better team without Crowley.
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? No...hit the re-start button.
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? Yes, hell may very well be freezing over by 2017 if they can keep their young stars.
4. Will GWS exist? It's touch and go, i really don't like their chances long term unless they snare a flag within 3 years.
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Yes, not in their current form. Tassie Roos? 2022 is a long way off. Vulnerable.
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? They are battling away against the odds, Ballarat Bulldogs is possible? 2 or 3 Western Oval games?
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Yes. i like Hogan's Heroes!
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Port are flying and always will.
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? A permanent re-location is a possibility. Southern Tassie Saints, Tassie Roos?
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? NO
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? NO
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? Yes, the AFL will persist in this futile attempt for the next 10 years!.
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? Yes, it needs more blockbusters, it's a poor cousin to the MCG.
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? Not 80,000, but a new stadium YES! 60,000 capacity?
15. Will the COLA still exist? NO.
16. How high will the salary cap be? 20mil?
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 Geelong, Melbourne, Adelaide, West Coast...who knows? I'm biased of course, i will put Geelong in there.
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? Yes and play curtain raisers...
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? Probably in some form or other, but it's really irrelevant.
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? NO unless it's Vic V SA or WA and that's it. No empathy for anything else.
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? NO, already Soccer has moved into 2nd place behind the Rugby codes.
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? There are as yet undiscovered tribes in the Peruvian jungle who know that Buddy will be long gone before 2022 comes around!
 
Matchu said:
Answer questions below. Feel free to add your own in if you like.

1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership?
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership?
3. Will GWS have won a premiership?
4. Will GWS exist?
5. Will North Melbourne exist?
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist?
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist?
8. Will Port Adelaide exist?
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL?
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL?
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL?
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand?
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership?
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth?
15. Will the COLA still exist?
16. How high will the salary cap be?
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022
18. Will there be a national reserves competition?
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist?
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind?
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD?
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans?
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I think the players will be robots and have a sword fight at half time.
 
wally funk said:
1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? Yes
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? Yes
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? Maybe
4. Will GWS exist? Yes
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Probably
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? In current form, maybe.
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Probably
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? No
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? No
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? No
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? Yes
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? Probably
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? Not 80,000, no
15. Will the COLA still exist? Not in it's current form.
16. How high will the salary cap be? $11.75 million
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 Adelaide, Sydney, Gold Coast, Essendon
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? No
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? Maybe not
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? No
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? Probably not in either state
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? Likely not
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I was inspired to revisit this thread after the recent "Predict the '20s" thread. Not much I've got right so far - and unlikely to change! I'd swapped which of the two newest clubs would be the challengers and the basket case, and, off the back of their maiden Grand Final appearance, totally overestimated Freo's future.
 
Matchu said:
Answer questions below. Feel free to add your own in if you like.

1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership?
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership?
3. Will GWS have won a premiership?
4. Will GWS exist?
5. Will North Melbourne exist?
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist?
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist?
8. Will Port Adelaide exist?
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL?
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL?
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL?
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand?
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership?
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth?
15. Will COLA still exist?
16. How high will the salary cap be?
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022
18. Will there be a national reserves competition?
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist?
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind?
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD?
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans?
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1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. Yes...
6. Yes
7. Yes
8. Yes
9. No...
10. No
11. No
12. Haven't played in NZ since 2015
13. The AFL bought the stadium early in 2016. No talk of an upgrade yet
14. Not quite. 60k at the moment with the potential to be upgraded to 80k
15. COLA was scrapped in 2014. No sign of it returning any time soon
16. Probably about $13.5 million
17. Bulldogs, Brisbane, Port Adelaide and Melbourne.
18. Getting close with the VFL including all teams outside of SA and WA this year but the answer is still no
19. Hasn't been played since 2017 but I imagine it will comeback soon once COVID settles
21. No
22. Yes...
 
ioppolo said:
1. Will Fremantle have won a premiership? Yes
2. Will Gold Coast have won a premiership? Yes
3. Will GWS have won a premiership? No
4. Will GWS exist? Yes
5. Will North Melbourne exist? Yes
6. Will the Western Bulldogs exist? Yes
7. Will the Melbourne Demons exist? Yes
8. Will Port Adelaide exist? Yes
9. Will Tasmania have a team in the AFL? Probably not
10. Will Canberra have a team in the AFL? Nah
11. Will Northern Territory have a team in the AFL? Nah
12. Will the AFL still be playing games in New Zealand? Yes
13. Will the AFL look to upgrade Docklands Stadium after just taking over ownership? Yes
14. Will Fremantle and West Coast be playing out of a 80,000 seat stadium in Perth? No
15. Will the COLA still exist? Nah
16. How high will the salary cap be? $12m
17. Predict the top 4 in 2022 Demons, GWS, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs
18. Will there be a national reserves competition? Nah
19. Will the International Rules series with Ireland still exist? Nah
20. Will the AFL have a form of rep football? If so, what kind? Nah
21. Will Aussie rules be the dominant code in NSW and/or QLD? Maybe in 1 of the 2
22. Will Buddy be completing the ninth year of his contract with the Swans? Probably not
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My top four call isn't too bad if the Saints and GWS can sort their shit out by next season
 
Twilight/night grand finals have happened. Reading this with 48 hours before the season starts.

Talks of the future of both the Dees and Dogs and they met in a grand final and recently broke premiership droughts!
 

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