AFL 2009 Crystal Ball

[#1 Dogs Fan]

Hello fellow Bigfooty posters.
This thread is the crystal ball of AFL in 2009.

I have made a layout below with my predictions on it so Just copy/paste the layout i have made if you'd like and give your prediction for each category.

(Note) It is opinion not a debate ok !


Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Western Bulldogs

NormSmith Medal = R Griffen

Brownlow Medal = Ablett

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Judd - Cooney - Richo - Selwood

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = D Rich

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Carlton

5. Collingwood
6. Kangaroos
7. Richmond
8. Brisbane

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Port
10. St Kilda
11. Crows
12. Essendon

13. Sydney
14. Fremantle
15. WestCoast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = S Higgens (Dogs)

Who will have a break out year = A Lovvet (Ess)

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = D Rich (Brisb)

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Chocco, Terry

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. D Cross
2. Adam Cooney
3. Dale Morris

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Cooney
2. Murphy
3. Morris
4. Griffen

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Higgens to dominate
• Western Bulldogs to make top 4
• Cousins to regain respect
• 3 Coaches wont have jobs by the end of the year
• Richmond will make the finals but Terry wont be coach

 

[DoggiesMate7]

good job

 

[Riggy1]

Other Certainties to happen in 08 =

• Cousins to regain respect
• Richmond will make the finals but Terry wont be coach

I dont partically beleive that happened

 

[Juddbemetron]

what a novel idea for a thread
but i'll bite

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Franklin

Brownlow Medal = Judd

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Ablett - Kerr - Selwood - Cooney
Coleman Medal = Fevola

NAB Rising Star = Stephen Hill

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Collingwood
4. Stkilda
5. Carlton
6. Richmond
7. Wester Bulldogs
8. Port
Your Bottom 8 =

9. Kangaroos
10. Brisbane
11. Crows
12. Sydney
13. Fremantle
14. West Coast
15. essendon
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Travis Cloke (pies)

Who will have a break out year = B. Gibbs (Carl)

Who will be the best out of the 07 NAB draft in 09 = Cotchin (rich)

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Mark Harvey, Paul Roos
Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Judd
2. Gibbs
3. Fevola

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Judd
2. Waite
3. Gibbs
4. Fevola

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Fevola to get 100 goals
• Carlton to make 8
• Cousins to dissapoint
• 2 Coaches wont have jobs by the end of the year
• Port will shock most and make the 8
• Essendon will finish bottom 4
• Garry Ablett will NOT win the brownlow or norm smith

 

[Giants FC]

Premiership Team = Geelong
Runner up = Collingwood
Norm Smith Medal = Cameron Mooney
Brownlow Medal = Jonathan Brown
Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Gary Ablett, Chris Judd, Matthew Pavlich, Lance Franklin.
Coleman Medal = Lance Franklin
NAB Rising Star = Patrick Veszpremi
Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Collingwood
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Hawthorn
5. North Melbourne
6. Brisbane
7. Carlton
8. Port Adelaide

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Richmond
10. Essendon
11. Sydney
12. St Kilda
13. Adelaide
14. Fremantle
15. West Coast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Nathan Krakoeur (Port)
Who will have a break out year = Leroy Jetts
Who will be the best out of the 07 NAB draft in 09 = Craig Bird
Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Dean Bailey

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. David Hille
2. Matthew Lloyd
3. Jobe Watson

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. David Hille


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =
* Victorian clubs to dominate over non-Victorian clubs
* Port Adelaide to fight back from their disastrous 2007 to challenge for the finals.
* Ben Cousins to struggle with injuries and struggle to return to his Brownlow form.
* The recession to have an impact, with the competition seeing falling attendances.
* The AFL securing a deal to redevelop Carrara, with GC17 officially gaining a license to join the comp in 2011.

 

[StokesyBaby!]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Corey

Brownlow Medal = Selwood

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Ablett, Franklin, Black, Kirk, Judd

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = Jack Grimes (Mel)

Your top 8 =

1. Hawthorn
2. Geelong
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Collingwood

5. St Kilda
6. Richmond
7. Brisbane
8. Kangaroos

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Carlton
10. West Coast
11. Port Adelaide
12. Essendon

13. Sydney
14. Fremantle
15. Adelaide
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL =

Who will have a break out year = Vezpremi

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Rich

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Chocco

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Ablett
2. Corey
3. Taylor

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Ablett
2. Corey
3. Taylor
4. Scarlett

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Fev and Buddy to go 1 & 2 in Coleman
• Geelong, Hawthorn and Doggies to all make finals
• Richo to dominate games off the wing

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[The Wrecker]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Steve Johnson

Brownlow Medal = Judd

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Ablett, Deleidio, Goodes, McLean, Griffen
Coleman Medal = Fevola

NAB Rising Star = Jack Grimes (Mel)

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Collingwood
3 Port Adelaide
4. Western Bulldogs
5 Hawthorn
6 St Kilda
7. Sydney
8. Carlton
Your Bottom 8 =

9. Richmond
10. Adelaide
11. Kangaroos
12. West Coke
13. Fremantle
14. Melbourne
15. Essendon
16. Brisbane

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Colin Sylvia

Who will have a break out year = Tom Hawkins

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Ziebell

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Laidley, Wallet.

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 4) =

1. McLean
2. Garland
3. Green
4 Col Sylvia/Cale Morton

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. McLean
2. Garland


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =
Eddie Fathead McGuire resigns...in tears
Sam Newman is sacked from the Footy Show
Collingwood players get on piss/get beaten up
Jared Rivers, Matthew Whelan and Brent Moloney all injured
Matthew Lloyd retires ungracefully
Cousins twangs a hamstring or two
Liam Jurrah learns English as a third language
Rodney Eade comes across as even weirder
Umpiring will be crap
Mark Harvey's press conferences will inspire even Barrack Obama

 

[Haggard H]

AFL 2009 Crystal Ball

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Collingwood

NormSmith Medal = G Ablett

Brownlow Medal = Deledio

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Ablett Hodge Riewoldt Black

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = M Hurley

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Collingwood
3. Hawthorn
4. St Kilda

5. Port Adelaide
6. Western Bulldogs
7. Richmond
8. Brisbane

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Adelaide
10. Sydney
11. Carlton
12. Essendon

13. Kangaroos
14. Fremantle
15. WestCoast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Josh Kennedy (Eagles)

Who will have a break out year = Ah, Josh Kennedy (Eagles) and C Johnson (Carl)

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = M Hurley (Ess)

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Dean Laidley, maybe Dean Bailey

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. B Deledio
2. M Richardson
3. N Brown

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Deledio
2. Richo
3. Brown

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =
Herald Sun headlines - "Kissing Cousins" "Natural High" "The Iceman Cometh"
Saints to be written off by round 15, premiership favourites by round 20.
Outrage at price of beer at the footy.
McGuire to say "There's no point in a club suspension, he knows he's let the boys down.
"Tanking" headline before round 14, and every other day until August 31.

 

[buddyruff]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Gary Ablett

Brownlow Medal = Joel Selwood

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Gary Ablett, Brad Sewell, Simon Black, Chris Judd, Nathan Foley

Coleman Medal = Lance Franklin

NAB Rising Star = Daniel Rich

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3 Collingwood
4. Port Adelaide
5 Western Bulldogs
6 St Kilda
7. Richmond
8. Brisbane

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Carlton
10. North Melbourne
11. Sydney
12. Fremantle
13. Adelaide
14. Essendon
15. Melbourne
16. West Coast

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Travis Johnstone

Who will have a break out year = Ryan Gamble

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Daniel Rich

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Mark Williams, Dean Laidley

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 4) =

1. Brad Sewell
2. Lance Franklin
3. Luke Hodge
4 Sam Mitchell

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Lance Franklin
2. Luke Hodge
3. Stephen Gilham


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

Geelong v Hawthorn Grand Final
G.Ablett Top 5 Brownlow
Both WA teams to miss the 8
1 team that missed the 8 last year to make top 4
Chris Tarrant will ask to be traded back to Melbourne
Vic teams to dominate 2009

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Bartel

Brownlow Medal = Deledio

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Judd - Ablett - Selwood - Thompson

AFL MVP = Ablett (again)

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = Taylor Walker

Your top 8 =

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

5. Richmond
6. Western Bulldogs
7. Adelaide
8. North Melbourne

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Port Adelaide
10. St Kilda
11. Fremantle
12. Brisbane

13. Sydney
14. Essendon
15. West Coast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Wells

Who will have a break out year = Anthony

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = J. Ziebell

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Williams, Roos, Wallace

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Van Berlo
2. Bock
3. Thompson

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Bock
2. Van Berlo

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Port to shock everyone and miss out on the finals
• Sam Newman to get sacked from the footy show
• Mark Harvey to claim his side as dangerous
• Disgraceful Umpiring
• Voss's coaching to be a flop like Watson

 

[sdrawkcab]

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Chocco, Terry

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =
[*]3 Coaches wont have jobs by the end of the year

[/LIST]

Who is the other coach we'll be waving bye-bye to?

 

[daffo]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = J Selwood

Brownlow Medal = J Selwood

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Judd, M McVeigh, J Brown, L Franklin

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = D Rich

Your top 8 =

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

5. Essendon
6. Kangaroos
7. Richmond
8. WestCoast

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Richmond
10. Carlton
11. Crows
12. St Kilda

13. Brisbane
14. Sydney
15. Fremantle
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = B Houli

Who will have a break out year = J Selwood (again)

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = D Rich (Brisb)

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Malthouse, Williams, Wallace

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

McVeigh
Stanton
Hille

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
McVeigh

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =
- Premiership still a two horse race
- A game is lost due to deliberate rushed behind
- At least two coaches to be sacked (maybe 4-5)
- People still won't appricate Hodge

 

[brent-83]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = G Ablett

Brownlow Medal = L Franklin

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = G Ablett C Judd S Black A Cooney

Coleman Medal = L Franklin

NAB Rising Star = T Walker

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Port Adelaide
4. Collingwood

5. Western Bulldogs
6. Richmond
7. Adelaide
8. Carlton

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Brisbane
10. St Kilda
11. North Melbourne
12. Essendon

13. Sydney
14. Fremantle
15. WestCoast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = S Higgens (Dogs)

Who will have a break out year = D Wells (NM)

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Beams (Coll)

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Ross Lyon & Dean Laidley

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. N Bock
2. S Thompson
3. S Goodwin

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =

1. N Bock
2. G Johncock
3. J Porplyzia

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Geelong to finish top of the table
• Saint Kilda, North and Sydney to slide
• Teams 6-9th on the ladder will win 12 games and finals will be based on percentage

 

[Axle17]

Premiership Team = Hawthorn

Runner up = Geelong

NormSmith Medal = G.Ablett

Brownlow Medal = J.Selwood

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Ablett - Franklin - Judd - Goodes - Bartel

Coleman Medal = Franklin/Roughead

NAB Rising Star = D Rich

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Collingwood

5. St.Kilda
6. North Melbourne
7. Sydney
8. WestCoast

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Brisbane
10. Richmond
11. Carlton
12. Port Adelaide

13. Adelaide Crows
14. Essendon
15. Fremantle
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Michael Rischitelli (Lions)

Who will have a break out year = Chris Masten (Eagles)

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = D.Rich (Lions)

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Mark Williams - John Worsfold

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Sam Mitchell
2. Brad Sewell
3. Lance Franklin/Chance Bateman

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Franklin
2. Hodge
3. Sewell
4. Mitchell/Bateman

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =
Carlton wont make the 8.
Geelong v Hawthorn GF rematch.
Geelong to dominate season again, but fail during finals.
Joel Selwood to become the new #1 player in the comp!
Hawthorn to become the dominant force.

 

[Football God]

Premiership Team = collingwood
Runner up = hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = alan didak

Brownlow Medal = luke hodge

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = ablett (he'll cry again)- d. swan

Coleman Medal = fevola

NAB Rising Star = D beams

Your top 8 =

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

5. Kangaroos
6. Carlton
7. St.kilda
8. Brisbane

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Richmond
10. Sydney
11. Adelaide
12. Essendon

13. Fremantle
14. Port adelaide
15. West coast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Nick malcheski
Who will have a break out year = jared mcveigh

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = D beams

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Chocco

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. swan
2. davis
3. cloke

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. medhurst
2. davis
3. harry o
no more cos afl think thats too many collingwood players


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• harry o to keep buddy and fev goal less
• davis goal of the season AGAIN
• dimetriou to bring in another stupid rule half way throught the season
• Richmond 9th AGAIN

 

[StringyDog]

Premiership Team = Western Bulldogs

Runner up = Geelong

NormSmith Medal = Higgins

Brownlow Medal = Ablett

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Griffen- Mitchell- Selwood- Deledio

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = Rich

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Western Bulldogs
3. Port
4. Collingwood

5. Hawthorn
6. St Kilda
7. Crows
8. Carlton

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Richmond
10. Kangaroos
11. Sydney
12. Brisbane

13. Fremantle
14. Essendon
15. Melbourne
16. West Coast

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Tuck (Hawks)

Who will have a break out year = Higgins

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Rich

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Wallace, Worsfold

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Griffen
2. Cross
3. Gilbee

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =

Griffen
Cross
Morris
Gilbee


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Media bring out the old chessnuts when stories run dry - Night grand final, Good Friday game, other clubs should play on anzac day etc etc
• West Coast to come out of tanking mode when bottom of ladder to beat Richmond in final game to secure them there rightful place, 9th
• Cousins to do hamstrings at least twice in season
• Hawthorn to have a small fall with injuries to backman hurting and not dominate with Geelong as everyone is predicting
• Essendon bottom 4 despite not having too bad a run with injuries, thus leaving supporters looking for other excuses
• Brisbane to struggle under Voss
• Cox to dominate ruck stocks again, despite being in bottom side.
• Fevola struggle with injuries at times due to the extra weight he has put on, too big.

 

[adelaide_40]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Joel Selwood

Brownlow Medal = Ablett

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Judd-Hodge-Goodes-Black

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = S Hill

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Collingwood
4. Western Bulldogs
5. North Melbourne
6. Adelaide
7. Port Adelaide
8. Richmond

Your Bottom 8 =

9. St Kilda
10. Brisbane
11. Carlton
12. Sydney

13. Essendon
14. West coast
15. Freemantle
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = S Higgins

Who will have a break out year = Travis Boak

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = S Hill

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = None.

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Nathan Bock
2. Bernie Vince
3. Andrew Mcleod

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Bock


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Both SA teams will make the finals
• Buddy to kick over 100 goals again
• Another crap rule to be bought in throughout the season

 

[Swans120]

Premiership Team = Hawthorn

Runner up = Geelong

NormSmith Medal = Franklin

Brownlow Medal = Ablett

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Goodes Black Judd Corey
Coleman Medal = Franklin

Runners up in Colema (Top 5) = Fevola Brown Hall Pavlich

NAB Rising Star = Daniel Rich

Rising Star Runners up (Top 3) = Hill Beams

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Collingwood
4. Western Bulldogs
5. Carlton
6. Sydney
7. St Kilda
8. Richmond
Your Bottom 8 =

9. Kangaroos
10. Brisbane
11. Port
12. Adelaide
13. Fremantle
14. Essendon
15. West Coast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Malceski

Who will have a break out year = B.Houli, J.Anthony, K.Jack, T.Cotchin

Who will be the best out of the 07 NAB draft in 09 = Cotchin

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = M.Williams
Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Goodes
2. Kirk
3. Hall

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Goodes
2. Hall

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Fevola and Franklin will not kick 100 goals
• Carlton to make 8
• Cousins to come top 10 in Richmond B and F
• Sydney will make the fianls and defy every critic and commentator - once again

 

[Janus]

Premiership Team = Port Adelaide (just to be different - ok, anyone BUT Geelong)

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = S Burgoyne

Brownlow Medal = Ablett

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Judd-Hodge-Selwood-Black

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = D.Rich

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Carlton
4. Port Adelaide
5. Collingwood
6. St.Kilda
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Brisbane

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Adelaide
10. Richmond
11. North Melbourne
12. Sydney

13. Essendon
14. West coast
15. Fremantle
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = B Gibbs

Who will have a break out year = Nathan Krakouer

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Hill

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Wallace - after Richmond fail to make the finals

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. S Burgoyne
2. K Cornes
3. D Cassisi

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. S Burgoyne
2. C Cornes
3 K Cornes



Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Either Geelong or Hawthorn won't make the GF (they will playoff in a preliminary, which everyone will bill as the 'real' GF - and the winner will go on to lose the following week
• Buddy and Fevola to kick over 100 goals
• Attendances to be down, but TV ratings to be higher, leading the AFL to say the game 'has never been better'

 

[Tiger_Of_Old]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = J.Selwood

Brownlow Medal = Deledio

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Bartel,Ablett,Richo,Judd

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = D Rich

Your top 8 =

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

5. Bulldogs
6. Richmond
7. Carlton
8. Stkilda

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Brisbane
10. North
11. Port
12. West Coast

13. Fremantle
14. Sydney
15. Essendon
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = J.Selwood

Who will have a break out year = M.Murphy

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = D Rich

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = M.Williams

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. B.Deledio
2. M.Richarson
3. N.Foley

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Deledio
2. Richo
3. Foley
4. K.Moore

Other Certainties to happen in 09 =
*Ch9 announce This year is the last for The Footy Show
*3 Clubs lose Sponsorship deals midterm due to that company falling victim to the current climate
*AFL announce Visy Park to be upgraded to handle "low attendance matches" and put the squeeze on Docklands.

 

[conodie05]

I've bypassed the other 120 crystal ball threads but hey, I'll have a crack. I'm bored...............


Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = G. Ablett

Brownlow Medal = Ablett

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Black, Didak, Selwood, Cooney, K Cornes

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = D Beams

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Collingwood
4. St Kilda

5. Western Bulldogs
6. Carlton
7. Brisbane
8. North Melbourne

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Richmond
10. Adelaide
11. Freo
12. Essendon

13. West Coast
14. Port Adelaide
15. Sydney
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Allan Toovey (Coll)

Who will have a break out year = M Leuenberger (Bris)

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = D Beams (Coll)

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Chocco

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. A Didak
2. D Swan
3. S Pendlebury

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Didak
2. Cloke


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Lloydy will retire due to injury
• Carlton will make the 8
• Didak will well and truly redeem himself
• Chocco will be sacked and will bag the club and its culture
• Buddy will kick 100 (behinds)

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Premiership Team = Geelong (if I was unbiased I'd say Hawthorn)

Runner up = Hawthorn (see above).

NormSmith Medal = Chapman

Brownlow Medal = Selwood

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Goodes - Judd - C.Cornes - Ablett

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = no idea tbh

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Port Adelaide
4. St Kilda

5. Collingwood
6. Adelaide
7. Sydney
8. Western Bulldogs

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Kangaroos
10. Carlton
11. Fremantle
12. Richmond

13. Brisbane
14. West Coast
15. Essendon
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Boak (Port)

Who will have a break out year = Hawkins (please!)

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = again, no idea

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Wallace surely

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Corey
2. Selwood
3. Ablett

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Selwood
2. Ablett
3. Scalett
4. Corey
5. S.Johnson


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

• Fremantle to beat Geelong
• Fremantle to lose to Melbourne
• Franklin to not kick 100
• Umpiring to get worse
• Commentating to get unbearable

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Selwood

Brownlow Medal = Riewolt

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Ablett , Selwood, Thompson, Mitchell

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = David Myers

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Richmond
4. St.Kilda

5. Collingwood
6. Port Adelaide
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Brisbane

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Carlton
10. Essendon
11. Sydney
12. Adelaide

13. Fremantle
14. Kangeroos
15. West Coast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = J.Adcock

Who will have a break out year = A.Lovett

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Ziebell

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = None

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1.David Hille
2. Mark Mcveigh
3. Matthew Lloyd

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =

1. David Hille

 

[Skyfire15]

Premiership Team = Hawthorn

Runner up = Geelong

NormSmith Medal = Hodge

Brownlow Medal = Sewell

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Mitchell, Goodes, Franklin, Kerr

Coleman Medal = Franklin

NAB Rising Star = Stephen Hill

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Collingwood
3. Hawthorn
4. Port Adelaide

5. St Kilda
6. Brisbane
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Richmond

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Carlton
10. Sydney
11. Adelaide
12. North Melbourne

13. West Coast
14. Fremantle
15. Essendon
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Trav Tuck

Who will have a break out year = Andy Otten

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = S Hill/ Yarran/Rich

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Thompson quits after another GF loss to Hawthorn, Laidley sacked

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Roughead
2. Sewell
3. Hodge

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =

1. Hodge
2. Mitchell
3. Sewell
4. Franklin
5. Roughead

 

[Silvagnis]

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Premiership Team = Geelong

Runner up = Hawthorn

NormSmith Medal = Joel Corey

Brownlow Medal = Chris Judd

Runners up in Brownlow (Top 5 ) = Ablett - Cooney - Burgoyne - Selwood

Coleman Medal = Fevola

NAB Rising Star = Callan Ward

Your top 8 =

1. Geelong
2. Hawthorn
3. Western Bulldogs
4. St Kilda

5. Collingwood
6. Carlton
7. Port Adelaide
8. North Melbourne

Your Bottom 8 =

9. Richmond
10. Brisbane
11. Adelaide
12. Sydney - Veszpremi is injured again

13. Essendon
14. Fremantle
15. West Coast
16. Melbourne

Who will be the most improved player in the AFL = Shaun Grigg

Who will have a break out year = Chris Masten

Who will be the best out of the 08 NAB draft in 09 = Chris Yarran

Coaches to quit/sacked in 09 = Terry Wallace, Paul Roos

Your teams Best & Fairest (top 3) =

1. Chris Judd
2. Marc Murphy
3. Bryce Gibbs

Your teams All Australian players in 09 =
1. Judd
2. Fevola
3. Murphy


Other Certainties to happen in 09 =

* Geelong will be looking to make amends
* Tambling will still be a hack
* Richmond will finish ninth
* Any first round pick will be a dud if he isn't a superstar overnight
* Caroline Wilson won't write about football...
* The Footy Show won't be funny
* Collingwood and Pendlebury won't stand up when it counts
* Hawthorn will play the man and not the ball