Ladder predictions for 2010

[Godzke]

Lloyd, Lucas, Lovett and Mcphee is a lot of experience and quality to lose.

On top of that you have Dustbin Fletcher ready for his pension, an average midfield, average defence and young forward line.
Then your draw is 2nd hardest to ours so you are going to be pushing shit up hill.

average midfield ... on the way up
average defence ... well on the way up (as widely documented)
young forward line ... absolutely no idea where this will go (except monfries is improving and williams should be an excellent pick up)

yes lloyd and lucas are losses, but neither had an impact in the second half of the season. Lovett was hit and miss this year, but still important, not sure how badly we'll miss him. Will be that x-factor we miss a bit in the midfield, but we still have ample runners to replace him with and Davey loves pushing up the field as well (just as quick).

The draw is tough, but actually look at the teams that finished in the bottom 8 this year. Apart from Hawthorn (bad year, injuries) and WCE (definitely on the way up again) none of Freo (slowly improving), Melb (improving, but coming from a long way behind), Port (lost their best midfielder, key players are ageing, will fall), Sydney (EPIC loss of talent with retirements + top ruckman is gone), Kangas (most inconsistent team in the AFL, probably improving, but I don't see too much of an improvement just yet) and of course the epic cleanout at Richmond (no comment needed) will finish above us.

Can bookmark that in. 10th at worst and probably 6th at best.

 

[The_Air_Up_There]

St Kilda
Hawthorn
Geelong
W.Bulldogs
Collingwood
Adelaide
Brisbane
Carlton
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Essendon
Richmond
West Coast
Sydney
Port Adelaide
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Fremantle

 

[Danog]

St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Collingwood
Geelong
Hawthorn
Adelaide
Brisbane
West Coast
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Sydney
North Melbourne
Richmond
Carlton
Melbourne
Essendon
Fremantle
Port Adelaide

 

[rgauci]

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

Every year every poster's ladders are ridiculed. Last year Hawthorn won the premiership and this year they miss the finals. My random generator brain has predicted the above.

 

[Koori]

as usual every year for ages according to BF experts the Swans wont make top 8 again:

 

[RUNVS]

as usual every year for ages according to BF experts the Swans wont make top 8 again:

Its better than what they were doing a few months ago as most predictors had the Swans in the bottom 4.

 

[stainedclass]

1 Dogs
2 Geelong
3 Hawks
4 Saints
5 Adelaide
6 Brisbane
7 Eagles
8 Collingwood

9 Essendon
10 Kangaroos
11 Carlton
12 Sydney
13 Freo
14 Port
15 Dees
16 Richmond

Far too unpredictable..

 

[Ryan Dixon Webb]

Footscray
Adelaide
Collingwood
Geelong
Hawthorn
Brisbane
Carlton
West Coast
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St Kilda
Sydney
Essendon
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Fremantle
Richmond
Port Adelaide

 

[Kooley]

1. carlton
2. st.kilda
3. Hawthorn
4. Adelaide
5. Geelong
6. Sydney
7. Collingwood
8. Brisbane

9. Essendon
10. West Coast
11. North
12. Port
13. Fremantle
14. Melbourne
15. Richmond
16. Western Bulldogs

 

[doppleganger]

The draw is tough, but actually look at the teams that finished in the bottom 8 this year. Apart from Hawthorn (bad year, injuries) and WCE (definitely on the way up again) none of Freo (slowly improving), Melb (improving, but coming from a long way behind), Port (lost their best midfielder, key players are ageing, will fall), Sydney (EPIC loss of talent with retirements + top ruckman is gone), Kangas (most inconsistent team in the AFL, probably improving, but I don't see too much of an improvement just yet) and of course the epic cleanout at Richmond (no comment needed) will finish above us.

Can bookmark that in. 10th at worst and probably 6th at best.

In 2009 Essendon won only 10 games of AFL, it was a weird season and enough for them to fall into the top8.....in 2007 Essendon won 10 games of AFL and finished 12th

Essendon will prob again win 8-10 games of footy, that will have them finishing anywhere form 8th down to bout 12th

 

[Embers]

How bout

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

 

[Demonheart]

Very, very early to make this call, but why not.

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

9. Essendon
10. Sydney
11. West Coast
12. Port Ade
13. Melbourne
14. North
15. Fremantle
16. Richmond

Collingwood will once again go well in the H&A season, Malthouse has them playing a consistent and well disciplined style of footy. Pity they don't have what it takes to win multiple finals games.
Sydney and Port are hard to predict, they could both easily make the finals but in Sydney's case it depends if the old warhorses can go around one more time. Port are their own worst enemies.
The last two spots in the 8 will be out 4 clubs - Brisbane, Carlton, Essendon & Sydney. All are pretty even.
West Coast is nicely building a well balanced team, probably need another season of developing before moving back into the 8 though. Melbourne are porbably a season behind them development wise.
The rest will battle it out for various levels of crapness.

 

[dext]

1 collingwood
2 saints
3 Brisbane
4 Geelong
5 dogs
6 west coast
7 Adelaide
8 hawks

9 calton
10 essendon
11 Sydney
12 port
13 north
14 Richmond
15 melb
16 freo

 

[The Donners]

In 2009 Essendon won only 10 games of AFL, it was a weird season and enough for them to fall into the top8.....in 2007 Essendon won 10 games of AFL and finished 12th

Essendon will prob again win 8-10 games of footy, that will have them finishing anywhere form 8th down to bout 12th

If you're a glass half-empty kind of person.

Essendon won 10 games in '07 with Hird and a large group of players soon to get the arse. Essendon won 8 games in '08 after turning over the side and then won 10.5 games in '09 whilst unearthing some great talent in Hurley, Pears and Zaharakis.

For a glass half-full kind of person, you would anticipate the return of Hille, an uninterrupted pre-season into McVeigh, Welsh and Prismall and simply another pre-season into Ryder, Hooker, Gumbleton, Houli, Pears, Myers, Hocking, Reimers, T Slattery, Daniher etc. will see Essendon improve yet again.

Prediction: 12 wins, 6th-8th.

 

[roosaints]

Geelong to struggle with the crack down on diving and ageing list.

1. St Kilda
2. Hawthorn
3. Collingwood
4. Adelaide
5. Bulldogs
6. West Coast
7. Geelong
8. Brisbane

9. Richmond
10. Sydney
11. Essendon
12. Carlton
13. Melbourne
14. Port
15. Fremantle
16. Kangaroos

 

[jonoman89]

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

It's a really, really hard year to predict. I can see Essendon and West Coast making the finals easily, but i'm tipping the Hawks and Blues to just scrape in over them.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

i reckon it'll be the same 8 as last year with either Carlton going out and west coast coming in 8th

 

[Liam Boy]

Anyone who thinks North will miss the 8 is a moron. Not only do we have some standouts back from injuries and young players developing better, we've done very well in the draft. Watch out finals, the boys from North are headed your way.

 

[lemons123]

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

Saints last so that they will for once exceed my expectations.

 

[lemons123]

Anyone who thinks North will miss the 8 is a moron. Not only do we have some standouts back from injuries and young players developing better, we've done very well in the draft. Watch out finals, the boys from North are headed your way.

not biased at all!

 

[Benno_900]

1. Adelaide
2. Hawthorn
3. Geelong
4. West Coast
5. Collingwood
6. St Kilda
7. Bulldogs
8. Brisbane

9. Carlton
10. North
11. Port
12. Essendon
13. Melbourne
14. Richmond
15. Sydney
16. Fremantle

 

[Johnny619]

1. Bulldogs
2. Saints
3. Geelong
4. Hawthorn
5. Collingwood
6. Adelaide
7. Brisbane
8. Essendon

9. Carlton
10. West Coast
11. Sydney
12. Richmond
13. Port Adelaide
14. Freo
15. Melbourne
16. Kangaroos

Too tough to call at the moment.

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

1 Adelaide
2 Collingwood
3 Essendon
4 Geelong
5 Carlton
6 Sydney
7 St Failda
8 Norf
9 Richmond
10 Bears
11 West Coast
12 Whoreforn
13 119
14 Failmantle
15 Footscray
16 Gold Coast

 

[Eagle Lover]

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

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

 

[Godzke]

Anyone who thinks North will miss the 8 is a moron. Not only do we have some standouts back from injuries and young players developing better, we've done very well in the draft. Watch out finals, the boys from North are headed your way.

yeah nah