Make an outlandish (but possible) prediction for 2020

[TP86]

Gold Coast to be the first winless team in a VFL/AFL season since 1964. Not because they'll any worse than this year but it's becoming increasingly difficult to find a fellow inhabitant of the AFL underclass within their reach.

I've been thinking about fixturing tweaks the AFL can do to make it a bit easier on them but I just can't see a nailed-on possible win in the first month to give them. Fremantle at Metricon? Demons at Metricon?

After that their best hope is getting fixtured teams on back-to-back interstate trips or consecutive six-day breaks. Maybe a tanking team or the arse falling out unexpectedly (maybe Essendon in handover mode?).

The closest we've come to a winless season in recent times was GWS who were winless until Round 19 of 2013. Fremantle 2001 who made it to Round 18 before knocking off Hawthorn (who started the round in third and were up by 40 points). Gold Coast made it to Round 16 in 2012. Fitzroy won their only game of 1996 in Round 8.

If Gold Coast can't win in the first month then they'll give a full winless season a shake. Given the media machine will probably be obligated to sell the positives about their offseason it may even catch a few people by surprise that they're still crap.

 

[Xtreme]

Hawthorn will finish on top of the ladder and win the premiership. Keeping Hawthorn's streak of winning at least one premiership each decade since the 60s in tact!

BT and Hamish will finally understand that less is more. So we will hear little from them. Ok this one might be tooooooo far fetched!

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Stuart Dew to drop 20 kegs after vowing to get off the KFC in January

...then finds them again in March along with a few new friends.

 

[jsdsgn]

I see what you did there

What did I do?

 

[Foucault1989]

Hawthorn to finish bottom four. I've predicted it year after year but hopefully this is the year they bottom out

 

[Socrates2]

Marlion Pickett to win Brownlow.
Chris Scott sacked and replaced by Ross Lyon.
Tom Hawkins 6 weeks for striking a smaller opponent.
Fremantle make the 8.
Melbourne finish 17 th again.

 

[Alwaysacrow]

Crows will sneak into the finals.

 

[CarnTheScray]

North make it to a prelim if they make the 8

 

[Slartibartfast]

Simon Goodwin resigns/sacked from his coaching job mid season.

 

[Slartibartfast]

Jade Rawlings takes over the job from Goodwin.

 

[AFDogs]

Gold Coast to be the first winless team in a VFL/AFL season since 1964.

No way. They haven't lost anyone and their kids will only get better. They will surprise (as usual) and sneak a few wins. Ellis is a handy pick up too.

 

[Cuzz09]

Is 2020 the start of the 20s or the 10th year of the 10s?

Think Hawks should wait til later in the 20s just to stop confusion



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[The Warlord]

Jade Rawlings takes over the job from Goodwin.

Given he's not at Melbourne anymore and is working with his brother at North, unlikely.

 

[The Warlord]

Gold Coast won't make finals, but will be top eight halfway through the season.

 

[Billy ray]

Suns will make finals and win an elim played at the mcg

 

[The Warlord]

Suns will make finals and win an elim played at the mcg

Let's not go crazy Billy.

But youse have got some excellent talent, I really rate Dew, and once the belief is there, it will click pretty quickly.

Luko as CHB and King up forward could be the premier KP combo in the league very very quickly.

Adding Rowell into the guts, we haven't seen anything from Rankine yet.

I'm bullish on the Suns.

 

[Bulldog Joe]

Hawthorn will finish on top of the ladder and win the premiership. Keeping Hawthorn's streak of winning at least one premiership each decade since the 60s in tact!

BT and Hamish will finally understand that less is more. So we will hear little from them. Ok this one might be tooooooo far fetched!

Hawthorn have already won 3 premierships in the decade ending in 2020.

Why don't people understand something so basic.
We are currently in the 19th year of the 21st century (or 3rd Millenium)

The 3rd decade of the 21st century will commence on 1 January 2021.

 

[Cuzz09]

Is 2020 the start of the 20s or the 10th year of the 10s?

Think Hawks should wait til later in the 20s just to stop confusion



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Hawthorn have already won 3 premierships in the decade ending in 2020.

Why don't people understand something so basic.
We are currently in the 19th year of the 21st century (or 3rd Millenium)

The 3rd decade of the 21st century will commence on 1 January 2021.

Aaaaah

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[jmac91]

Gold Coast Plays or latest gets close to Finals

 

[UAWM]

Hawthorn will finish on top of the ladder and win the premiership. Keeping Hawthorn's streak of winning at least one premiership each decade since the 60s in tact!

BT and Hamish will finally understand that less is more. So we will hear little from them. Ok this one might be tooooooo far fetched!

Did you forget about 13,14,15?

Mine would be Jon Patton wins the coleman medal and Giants make another Granny - edit, giants win the GF

 

[lumpinee]

Essendon wins a final

lol...had to laugh at that one...that aint happening anytime soon

 

[lumpinee]

Carlton beat richmond rd.1..cant get anymore outlandish than that

 

[lumpinee]

Carlton to make the finals
just as outlandish

 

[The Warlord]

Having been anointed the "glamour team" of 2020, and carrying a very significant debt, getting the most AFL assistance of any Victorian team, the Sainters become like the Dogs in 2016, beloved of the umpires and media,riding #freekickstkilda wave deep into the finals, maybe even a Grand Final.

 

[Vikingnz]

1. Jason Castagna makes the AA40

2. West Coast fail to win a final

3. A Bulldog wins the Brownlow