Football Related Random Thread - PART 2

[McIvor]

 

[Section 5]

Hope they are correct.

Fresh GF pair, drought-breaking premier amid top eight chaos: 25 for ’25 AFL bold predictions

Six top-eight changes guaranteed as top-four bolter trend lives on — 25 for ’25 AFL bold predictions

www.foxsports.com.au

Brisbane won’t suffer a Grand Final hangover

We’re in the midst of one of the weirdest streaks in footy history - because a reigning premier hasn’t even won ONE final the year afterwards since Richmond completed its back-to-back in 2020. Melbourne went out in straight sets, and Geelong and Collingwood missed out entirely; whether that’s because of how long seasons are these days and they weren’t able to prepare properly for the defence, or because the competition is just so tight, we’re not sure. But we’re sure that Brisbane is way too good to miss out on the top eight in 2025, and should be amongst the contenders again. Just look at the players missing from the premiership 23 - underrated ruck Oscar McInerney, Keidean Coleman (who was brilliant in the 2023 finals run), boom recruit Tom Doedee, key veterans like Linc McCarthy and Darcy Gardiner, plus the new faces like Levi Ashcroft (who’s supposed to be just as good as Will). Joe Daniher’s absence is the only thing keeping us from predicting Brisbane going back-to-back, because he was absolutely pivotal to the 2024 flag (and not just with his game-winning semi-final against GWS). Who’ll usurp the Lions?

 

[Grasshopper17]

Hope they are correct.

Fresh GF pair, drought-breaking premier amid top eight chaos: 25 for ’25 AFL bold predictions

Six top-eight changes guaranteed as top-four bolter trend lives on — 25 for ’25 AFL bold predictions

www.foxsports.com.au

Brisbane won’t suffer a Grand Final hangover

We’re in the midst of one of the weirdest streaks in footy history - because a reigning premier hasn’t even won ONE final the year afterwards since Richmond completed its back-to-back in 2020. Melbourne went out in straight sets, and Geelong and Collingwood missed out entirely; whether that’s because of how long seasons are these days and they weren’t able to prepare properly for the defence, or because the competition is just so tight, we’re not sure. But we’re sure that Brisbane is way too good to miss out on the top eight in 2025, and should be amongst the contenders again. Just look at the players missing from the premiership 23 - underrated ruck Oscar McInerney, Keidean Coleman (who was brilliant in the 2023 finals run), boom recruit Tom Doedee, key veterans like Linc McCarthy and Darcy Gardiner, plus the new faces like Levi Ashcroft (who’s supposed to be just as good as Will). Joe Daniher’s absence is the only thing keeping us from predicting Brisbane going back-to-back, because he was absolutely pivotal to the 2024 flag (and not just with his game-winning semi-final against GWS). Who’ll usurp the Lions?

The amount of guys in rehab at the moment gives me reason for concern. They might be right to play by opening round but we've seen plenty of times with other clubs how having interrupted/limited preseasons can cause further problems in-season.

 

[Nunez]

The amount of guys in rehab at the moment gives me reason for concern. They might be right to play by opening round but we've seen plenty of times with other clubs how having interrupted/limited preseasons can cause further problems in-season.

They'll be right

 

[McIvor]

I’m no medical person, so don’t know if it’s good or a bad thing, but Aaron has been placed in an induced coma.

My thoughts are with him and his family and pray he pulls through

 

[Perrip]

 

[Section 5]

A bit of a mixture to finish off 2024.
A positive 2024 all round for the Brisbane Lions
AFL premiers
AFLW runners up
VFL PF loss

But no $1 million payday for McClelland trophy that went to the Hawks.
Hawks Lost SF in AFL, lost SF in AFLW. The VFL don't count towards the McClelland but the Hawks (Box Hill) loss in EF.

Just need to wait for the annual report.
A profit has been mentioned.
A decision pending (probably decided by now) to pay off all debt or show a better profit and put some funds back into BHA

On the Supporter base the largest city often comes out on top being Sydney.
The low North base plummeted even further by a huge 30.7%.

Looking at Brisbane compared to combined clubs from Perth and Adelaide:
Eagles + Perth combined in 2023 we were 296K behind them. In 2024 we made up ground and only 69k behind.
Crows + Port combined in 2023 we were 126k behind them. However, in 2024 we are now 69k in front.

Grand Finalists Sydney & Brisbane are the most widely supported AFL teams with over 1 million supporters each - Roy Morgan Research

For the first time both AFL Grand Finalists have over 1 million supporters with the Sydney Swans again topping the annual Roy Morgan AFL supporter ladder with 1,337,000 supporters.

www.roymorgan.com