Expectations for your team in 2025, do you expect your team to make the finals?

[Hamingja]

Given how close the previous two seasons have been I think heading into 2025 there would be 15 teams that could say they have some chance for finals.

Richmond, West Coast, North will be happy to be competitive, everyone else has won a minimum of 11 games in either 23 or 24 so not far off the mark.

Of the teams that missed this year, Collingwood and Freo have put the chips in during trade week.

What are the pass marks for the other teams that didn't play finals for 2025.

Essendon
St Kilda
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Adelaide

 

[Colonial]

To play 4 quarters.

 

[Pistol Night]

I expect our team to be too frail to play after round 4 and take up lawn bowls according to Bigfooty

 

[Football Tragic]

Finish dead last.

My expectations is to watch the new crop of talent gradually infiltrate the side and build up their experience and confidence. Hopefully, by the end of the year, we have seen all our new draftees in the side and have a few already locked themselves into a role. I expect some blow outs but I also hope we see the conception of a new successful era at Tigerland.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Dogs will make finals.

 

[STPer18]

I expect our team to be to frail to play after round 4 and take up lawn bowls according to Bigfooty

You pricks stole our moniker.

 

[Freomaniac]

I expect our team to be to frail to play after round 4 and take up lawn bowls according to Bigfooty

Oh yes that would be nice. Old people chasing you with their walking sticks and attacking everyone with their false teeth LoL

 

[MakeshiftMartyr]

Initial thought was top 4, but technically Brisbane didn't finish top 4 this year so seems a little silly.

I'd say the bare minimum is probably one finals win.

 

[StonesThrow]

Bottom 8

 

[NetworkNerd]

I don't expect to make finals but top 10 should be the target for the Hawks.

 

[adammania9]

15 clubs should be expecting finals next season

 

[Pistol Night]

I don't expect to make finals but top 10 should be the target for the Hawks.

Surely you’re taking the piss. Add Barrass and Battle to a young team that should have made a prelim. If they can get natural improvement in the young guys top 4 is a fair chance

 

[Blackhawk42]

Expectation: 8th minimum

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Surely you’re taking the piss. Add Barrass and Battle to a young team that should have made a prelim. If they can get natural improvement in the young guys top 4 is a fair chance

That particular poster predicts a 10 goal belting for Hawthorn in every game day thread.

They might be a little on the glass half empty side of things.

 

[ash_1050]

Same as the 2024 season, finishing 7-10.

 

[kirbatron]

as long as we don't drink our own bathwater & knuckle down we should be gunning for top 6 again

 

[Seattle Mariners]

Expect to miss the finals as a Melbourne supporter.

Just don't like we're heading off field, on field and from a coaching perspective.

 

[The 4th Horseman]

Top 4-6 range. A full pre season with Lobb training in the backline, the continued progression of Freijah and Garcia playing more midfield minutes should see us winning 15+ games

 

[Hamingja]

Bottom 8

Adelaide definitely an interesting team. I've seen quite a few crows supporters on here say they should have been pushing for finals this year. I'm not sure if it is just a stick to clip Nicks with or whether it is a genuine expectation. If everything goes right it is not impossible to make the eight, I expect they improve but may fall short.

 

[borrat]

to not choke and kick more points than goals against carlton and collingwood and finally beat hawthorn

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Either scrape in or just miss the top eight

Spoiler

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[Power Raid]

Port have a number of players continuing to improve (Rozee, Francis, butters, Burger, Bergman). Sinn, Evans, Lorenz etc will continue to emerge.

The big question marks are over our key position players. Georgiades and luko is not a threat. Aliir it and ZT and no support is not a defence for 25 rounds.

4 to 10 depending on the draw and injuries

 

[Obeanie1]

Similar ladder finish for the Eagles in 2025.

Possibly a couple more wins and more competitive but still finish around 16th or 15th.

 

[Obeanie1]

That particular poster predicts a 10 goal belting for Hawthorn in every game day thread.

They might be a little on the glass half empty side of things.

As opposed to the glass isn't big enough to hold the over flowing talent at the Hawks side of things.

And the real answer.

Is its somewhere in between.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

As opposed to the glass isn't big enough to hold the over flowing talent at the Hawks side of things.

And the real answer.

Is its somewhere in between.

Still a bit sore from last week’s lesson I see.