Teams other than your own you will be pulling for in 09?

[Footy Matt]

Richmond and Freo for me.

Richmond are my favourite Victorian club and I've always liked them as a footy club. Plus they haven't had any real success in a long time so really hoping their supporters finally get some glory. I'm also a fan of Terry Wallace and if Cousins goes there and fires, all for the better.

Freo, I'm just sick and tired of people here giving the club a hard time and I've always beena sucker for getting on the teams that are playing below expectations. I want them to prove the doubters wrong. They are in a similar position Port were in a few years ago so I have that connection. Oh, and the purple jokes are ridiculous. Their jerseys look fine.

How about everyone else?

 

[beez]

Richmond and Freo for me.

Richmond are my favourite Victorian club and I've always liked them as a footy club. Plus they haven't had any real success in a long time so really hoping their supporters finally get some glory. I'm also a fan of Terry Wallace and if Cousins goes there and fires, all for the better.

Freo, I'm just sick and tired of people here giving the club a hard time and I've always beena sucker for getting on the teams that are playing below expectations. I want them to prove the doubters wrong. They are in a similar position Port were in a few years ago so I have that connection. Oh, and the purple jokes are ridiculous. Their jerseys look fine.

How about everyone else?

They deserve it though. Any underachieving club, like my own, deserves to be criticised for their lack of success. Hopefully now they have realised that "topping up" rarely works.

 

[Burzum]

No one.

 

[dylan123]

richmond for me if they get cousins and carlton.

 

[Biggie]

No one.

 

[essendon2008]

I support no other AFL club than Essendon.

Take interest in others but do not support them.

 

[nobbyiscool]

tasmania...

afl, do it. no one wants western sydney

 

[Books]

tasmania...

afl, do it. no one wants western sydney

Absolutely.
Could not agree more.

Getting back to the OP question - Richmond and Brisbane. I'd like to see both in the 8 again.

 

[thefamilyguy]

Richmond...a little bit cause i'd like Cuz to chop up ( assuming he's there ) and Collingwood

 

[Kram]

Western Bulldogs. Maybe Richmond, hate Wallet but their supporters are pretty good.

 

[blewhismindout]

I may have a soft spot for some sides, but all it takes is one close loss with a few dodgy umpiring decisions, and they go right to the bottom of the list...

 

[UpTheGuts]

I have hated North lots, but could not begrudge them success.

They would be a great club to support, always digging deep when written off etc.

I liked Sydney when Maxfield was playing for them, but am now quite indifferent to them

On the day, though, I dislike any opponent with a passion

 

[JUBJUB]

No one.

What R.I.G said

 

[Schache It Off]

Melbourne, I want them to be the powerhouse AFL team and send Collingwood running to MT Buller.

 

[Bartram_Class]

No-one specific.

Generally the Victorian clubs when playing interstate sides though, except Collingwood of course.

 

[Rosstickle]

If the Tiges can't win then Brisbane, Geelong or Adelaide.

 

[Soul_Pie]

If it's not Collingwood, then I'd prefer to see a team win the premiership who hasn't won it for a long time, or has never won a flag. In 08, for instance, after Collingwood was knocked out I was hoping for a Bulldogs-Saints grand final, but it was obviously not to be.

 

[Virgil]

Richmond, Geelong, and to a lesser extent Collingwood. But if any of them become a threat to North's top 8 spot then they can go to hell .

 

[kira]

all teams other than the swans are shite

but always happy to support the underdogs

and always happy to support the team i had to win in my footy tipping

 

[Mossy78]

Hawthorn (again) or Carlton.

Hawks are young with talent galore. Carlton are emerging with talent, and it would be a shame for them not to taste success within the next 6 or so years. Having said that, I'd like to see a few flags for Punt Road all the same!!

 

[Alberton_Magpie]

West Coast, Richmond, Geelong

 

[Barry_1]

Melbourne or Western Bulldogs
i am liking it how many people are jumping on the Richmond bandwagon most likely because of the Cousins factor, i think this is exactly what they club would like to see!

 

[m0nty]

My preferred top 8:

1 Hawthorn
2 Western Bulldogs - long-suffering fans, exciting to watch
3 Richmond - Richo factor
4 Geelong - poor old fans haven't seen much premiership success in the last 50 years
5 Fremantle - would be nice to see inferiority complex lifted from perpetually-suffering fans
6 Port Adelaide - I like their special version of South Australian arrogance
7 Brisbane - A team full of young kids I'd like to see do well
8 Melbourne - Wouldn't it be great if they resurrected themselves?

 

[El_Scorcho]

I always like to see North do well, because I like them as a club and I like they way they play, generally good honest footy. They are also usually criminally underrated. I also have a good mate who is a Roos supporter. Other than that, I want to see good footy, and there are a fair few clubs on the up this year, so hopefully we'll see a fair bit of it.

 

[Themi#9]

Only Richmond