Talking out of your ass mate. It'll be a disappointing season if we finish with less than 4 wins. Ideally, it'd be 5-6, but I'm no optimist. If all of our key position players stay healthy, we should be good for at least 4. You're understating the toxicity that Noble brought (some damning things have been said about him by those with connections to the club on the North board), as well as the appalling training standards that we've had since around the time Shaw dropped his bundle. Essendon finish higher, definitely, but if we do what you've set as the benchmark, it'll have been a shit season, not an ok oneSeason's greetings Elmer.
Have to take issue with you. North just turned in one of the worst seasons on record. They have recruited B graders there for super boosting purposes and drafted some promising kids.
Their list is poor from drafting and trades. Clarko has a massive challenge to get them to ground zero from where they are at which is at bottom of a sink hole.
Realistically if they can get their % to the high 70s and jag one or maybe two more wins they will have done well.
The Dons are further advanced and provided Scott can keep poisonous media types like Watson and Robbo at bay, they have a chance of a small improvement. The key is getting more established players to run both ways.