Opinion Bottom 4 and top 4 teams in 3 years

[Green Eggs]

Top 4;
Richmond
Gold Coast
Port Adelaide
Fremantle

Bottom 4;
Hawthorn
Sydney
GWS
North Melbourne

 

[Just4Kicks]

In no order

2016 Top 4: Richmond, Port Adelaide, North Melbourne, Freo
2016 Bottom 4: Brisbane, West Coast, GWS, Melbourne

 

[Mitchell54]

Top 4
Gold Coast
West Coast
Adelaide
Brisbane Lions

Bottom 4
Collingwood
Geelong
Carlton
Essendon

No Victorians in top 4 so if that happens the 2016 Grand Final Wont be overly exciting plus bottom 4 all Vic Clubs

 

[A_Typing_Llama]

Top 4:
Bulldogs
Melbourne
Saints
Lions

Bottom 4:
Richmond
Port
Carlton
Hawthorn

 

[Papa G]

From posts above I think fair enough we are middle of the road, I'll be suprised if we are top 4.

Top 4:
Pies
Dees
Dockers
Bombers

Bottom 4:
St Kilda
GWS
Nth Melbourne
Port Adelaide

Port at the bottom is really the only thing I'm certain of, the rest is a bit of a raffle.

Who's your tip in the Cup this afternoon?

 

[Suma Magic]

Who's your tip in the Cup this afternoon?

I got one top four and two bottom four - could be worse!

Obviously you're joking, but if you're interested in losing some money like I am, I've boxed 4, 6, 15 and 23 for the quinella.

 

[Papa G]

I got one top four and two bottom four - could be worse!

Obviously you're joking, but if you're interested in losing some money like I am, I've boxed 4, 6, 15 and 23 for the quinella.

All good mate

 

[DoctorPav29]

No Victorians in top 4 so if that happens the 2016 Grand Final Wont be overly exciting plus bottom 4 all Vic Clubs

It would be nice to see all the vics out of contention by the prelims

 

[Mitchell54]

It would be nice to see all the vics out of contention by the prelims

Why?

 

[timtamWB]

Why?

He goes for Freo, do you really need to ask?

 

[DoctorPav29]

He goes for Freo, do you really need to ask?

Aside from west coast wining the flag, 2006 was a good year

 

[Dan12]

Top 4
Hawthorn
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Western Bulldogs

Bottom 4
Essendon
Melbourne
St. Kilda
Carlton

 

[lions2016]

No Victorians in top 4 so if that happens the 2016 Grand Final Wont be overly exciting plus bottom 4 all Vic Clubs

Why the hell does there have to be Victorian teams in the GF for it to he exciting?

 

[Meow]

Correctly predicting the top and bottom 4 come 2016 is nearly impossible. In 2010, every man and his dog talked up Carlton's and Melbourne's lists as the best thing since sliced bread, few envisaged St Kilda and the Bulldogs tumbling into the bottom 4, and nobody thought us and Sydney would be contending for a flag in 2013. How things change.

FA and the increased frequency of player movements associated with it will cause a number of clubs to have drastically different lists in 2016. It may very well affect up and coming sides such as Richmond, GC, North, and Port. A middle-of-the-road club with an average list (e.g. Carlton or West Coast) could easily use it to their advantage and unexpectedly catapult into flag contention within 2-3 years.

Long story short- the advent of FA will mean predicting the future is harder than ever. Otherwise, some up and coming sides will stagnate, some may go backwards, whilst others will go onto contending for a flag. 1-2 sides may also shoot up the ladder unexpectedly.

With that in mind, here's my stab in the dark:

Top 4:
Carlton (won't be very popular I know)
Port Adelaide
Gold Coast
Adelaide

Bottom 4-
Hawthorn (won't be popular either, but have an aging list are due to fall down the ladder soon)
GWS
Brisbane
St Kilda

 

[God Save Max King]

If GWS are bottom 4 in 2016 I'll eat my hat.

 

[Blacky]

Bookmarked

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Brisbane can't be bottom 4 in 2016, they're gonna be premiers... It's already in my sig...

 

[Blacky]

Can't argue with that

 

[Bailey01]

So I can marvel at my incorrect predictions in a few years: 2016 ladder. Basically just throwing shit at a wall and seeing what sticks, but I think those in the top 8 are either on the up with their young talent, or are the type of team that will 'buy' premium talent to stay up there.

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

Explain? if you can

 

[timtamWB]

Explain? if you can

Anything can happen in 3 years, it's basically a guessing game.

 

[Bailey01]

Anything can happen in 3 years, it's basically a guessing game.

Yes a midfield with Danger and Sloane in their prime will finish 17th...... righteo

 

[timtamWB]

Yes a midfield with Danger and Sloane in their prime will finish 17th...... righteo

Danger could leave, Sloane could get a career-ending injury. Anything could happen. And before you say Danger won't leave, we thought Ward would never leave, he was a Dog through and through, and left.

 

[Bailey01]

Danger could leave, Sloane could get a career-ending injury. Anything could happen. And before you say Danger won't leave, we thought Ward would never leave, he was a Dog through and through, and left.

Yeah I was about to say he won't leave. But 17th?????

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Explain? if you can

It's a completely wild prediction, wouldn't bother getting defensive about it.
Everyone is optimistic for the future, look at 2013. Nobody would've had the Crows outside the 8.

 

[timtamWB]

Yeah I was about to say he won't leave. But 17th?????

St. Kilda 3 years ago. Anyone predict that in 3 years they would be 17th? Sydney 2009, anyone predict that they would be premiers? Melbourne 3 years ago. Anyone think that they would STILL be bottom 4? It's hard to predict who's going to be where on the ladder a year before, to predict three years away is almost impossible.