Prediction Time Capsule 2023

[dogwatch]

OK all you aspiring Nostradamusses, here we go with predictions for another season.


Copy the table and make your predictions. You can edit your choices any number of times before the season starts.
The thread will be locked just before the season kicks off, on 18 March. So you've got a month. We'll unlock it in November to see who got closest with their predictions.

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:
Runners Up:
Wooden Spoon:
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?
Which other teams will play finals?
Brownlow winner:
Coleman Medal winner:
Rising Star winner:
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?
Ladder position after H&A rounds?
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):
Leading WB goalkicker:
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?
Best First Year Player:
Most Improved:
Most Courageous:
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?
Biggest win (opponent and margin):
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):
Final membership tally:
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.

 

[X_box_X]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Western Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Melbourne
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Collingwood, Port
Which other teams will play finals?	Bulldogs, Essendon
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Tom Lynch
Rising Star winner:	Will Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Ground evacuated, match postponed due to major incident.
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2nd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Naughton, Dale
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	63
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Dale, English
Best First Year Player:	Charlie Clarke
Most Improved:	Riley Garcia
Most Courageous:	Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy, Bedendo
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Hawthorn by 88
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Sydney by 37
Final membership tally:	54,612
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	34
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	A Jones, Crozier, O'Brien

 

[stmookeyj]

Premiers:	RICHMOND
Runners Up:	BRISBANE
Wooden Spoon:	HAWTHORN
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	PORT, CARLTON, COLLINGWOOD
Which other teams will play finals?	DOGS, GOLD COAST, FREMANTLE
Brownlow winner:	Clay Oliver
Coleman Medal winner:	Charlie Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Some bloke from GWS
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Darcy Vescio uses her Non-Binary status to try to get onto Carlton's AFL Rookie List whilst keeping her AFLW contract
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	13
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	7
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Week 1
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Liberatore, English, Bont
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	47
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	NONE
Best First Year Player:	Whoever plays the most games
Most Improved:	Ugle-Hagan
Most Courageous:	Gardner
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	NONE
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	ROUND 14 vs North (63 pts)
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	ROUND 18 vs Sydney (74 pts)
Final membership tally:	40726
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	32
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Bruce, Dureya (RET), O'Brien, Bedendo (TRADE), Johannisen (RET), Crozier

Answer within quote

 

[BulldogMuscle]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Doggies
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Adelaide
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port, Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?	GCS, Freo
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Naughton
Rising Star winner:	Darcy
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Ken Hinkley sacked
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	4th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Libba, Bont, Jones
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	60
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Macrae, Bont, Libba, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Clarke
Most Improved:	Darcy
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Clarke, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	StKilda 120
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Richmond, 20
Final membership tally:	55000
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	45
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Crozier, Bruce retired

 

[Bulldog rick]

Premiers:	doggies
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	hawks
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Carlton (9th again)
Which other teams will play finals?	Dogs
Brownlow winner:	bont
Coleman Medal winner:	naughton
Rising Star winner:	Darcy
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Brownlow favourite Dunkley reported for striking Dee's Hunter in the 1st and 4th qter of their Rd 18 clash. 3 game suspension.
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	18
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	1st
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Week 4
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	libba, English, bont
Leading WB goalkicker:	naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	69
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	English libba bont dale
Best First Year Player:	Clarke
Most Improved:	weightman
Most Courageous:	libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy, jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	hawks 101 pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 23 pts
Final membership tally:	56405
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	34
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	o'brien, duryea

 

[ScragCity]

Premiers:	dogs
Runners Up:
Wooden Spoon:
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?
Which other teams will play finals?
Brownlow winner:	bonk
Coleman Medal winner:	Max king
Rising Star winner:	sam darcy
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	1
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Prem
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	bonk, daniel, naught
Leading WB goalkicker:	naught
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	58
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bonk Daniel naught
Best First Year Player:	darcy
Most Improved:	mccomb
Most Courageous:	mccomb
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	st kilda 114 pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 22 pts
Final membership tally:	56789
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	38
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	West, khamis, Jones, McNeil's

 

[Doggies7]

Premiers:	Lions
Runners Up:	Swans
Wooden Spoon:	Hawks
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Power and Pies
Which other teams will play finals?	Dogs, Freo
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Curnow
Rising Star winner:	Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	14
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	7
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	3
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, English, Dale
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	64
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	English, Bont, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Clarke
Most Improved:	McLean
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Roos 77 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Cats 46 Points
Final membership tally:	53,654
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	36
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Crozier, O'Brien, Sweet, Raak

 

[Foxman98]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Western Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Geelong
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port/Collingwood/Carlton
Which other teams will play finals?	Footscray/Freo/Gold Coast
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Jeremy Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Will Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Brad Scott Sacked after not delivering functional "Package"
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2nd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont/Naughton/Macrae
Leading WB goalkicker:	Lobb
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	54
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Dale/English/Bont/Macrae
Best First Year Player:	Baker (Gallagher if has to be draftee)
Most Improved:	Anthony Scott
Most Courageous:	Tom Liberatore
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Sam Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Hawthorn 117 Points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 21 Points
Final membership tally:	53,487
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	54
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Crozier/Duryea(r)/O'Brien/Sweet/Raak/McComb

 

[grassman75]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers: Dogs
Runners Up: Dees
Wooden Spoon: Hawks
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals? Carlton, Richmond, Port
Which other teams will play finals? Dogs, Dockers, Suns
Brownlow winner: Bont
Coleman Medal winner: Lynch
Rising Star winner: Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):

Paddy Dangerfield "accidentally" uploads one of his "home" fishing movies featuring Trout from Woodend to social media to try and cash in on the trout phenomenon


WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS ------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds? 16
Ladder position after H&A rounds? 3
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) 4
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order): Bont, Libba, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker: Naughton
How many goals will he kick? 67 (including finals)
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team? Bont, Libba, Macrae, Naughton
Best First Year Player: A.Jones
Most Improved: A. Scott
Most Courageous: Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? A.Jones, Clarke, Gallagher, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin): North 61pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin): Carlton 23pts
Final membership tally: 50001
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year? 33
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.
Hannan, Dureya, Sweet, Bruce, McComb

 

[flamethrower]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon:	West Coast Eagles
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Carlton, Port, Collingwood
Which other teams will play finals?	Bulldogs, Gold Coast, Fremantle
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Aaron Naughton
Rising Star winner:	Harry Sheezel
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Bulldogs come from 40 points down in GF to stop undefeated Lions' season with after the siren goal by Sam Darcy.
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	19
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	3rd Premiership
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Astro, LJ
Leading WB goalkicker:	Astro
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	105
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Astro, LJ, Bailey Smith 3 Bailey Smith Age 24 Ht 185cm Wt 86kg Pos. M/F Career Season Last 5 D 18.3 5star K 8.5 3star HB 9.8 5star M 2.3 2star T 3.8 5star CL 2.7 4star D 19.8 5star K 9.6 4star HB 10.2 5star M 1.8 2star T 3.2 4star CL 3.2 4star D 14.8 4star K 7.6 3star HB 7.2 5star M 2.0 3star T 3.4 5star CL 1.6 4star , Tim English, Bailey Dale 31 Bailey Dale Age 28 Ht 188cm Wt 85kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 13.2 3star K 7.6 3star HB 5.6 4star M 3.1 3star T 1.6 4star MG 117.4 2star D 9.0 2star K 5.1 2star HB 3.9 3star M 2.3 2star T 1.7 3star MG 117.4 2star D 8.0 2star K 5.0 2star HB 3.0 3star M 1.4 2star T 2.0 4star
Best First Year Player:	Sam Darcy
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	WCE 175 points (209 to 34)
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 3 points at Geelong
Final membership tally:	54,016
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	42
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Sweet, Hannan, McComb, O,Brien

 

[Sentinel]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Doggies
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Adelaide
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port, Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?	GCS, Freo
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Naughton
Rising Star winner:	Darcy
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Ken Hinkley sacked
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	4th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Libba, Bont, Jones
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	60
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Macrae, Bont, Libba, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Clarke
Most Improved:	Darcy
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Clarke, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	StKilda 120
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Richmond, 20
Final membership tally:	55000
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	45
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Crozier, Bruce retired

I feel like squeezing 9 teams into the top 8 will be one of if not the biggest story of the year

 

[Sentinel]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Geelong
Runners Up:	Bulldogs
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Carlton, Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?	Bulldogs, GC
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	4 (runners up)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Libba, Richards
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	53
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Richards, English
Best First Year Player:	Lobb (Jones if it needs to be a zero gamer, Clarke if it needs to be a draftee)
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	nil
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	North, 84 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Brisbane, 46 points
Final membership tally:	52,700
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	41
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Sweet (tr), Duryea (ret), Bruce (ret), O'Brien (del), Hannan (del), Vandermeer (del), JJ (ret), Roarke (del)

 

[dogwatch]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	MELBOURNE
Runners Up:	GEELONG
Wooden Spoon:	HAWTHORN
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Collingwood, Port Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals?	Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast
Brownlow winner:	Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Charlie Curnow
Rising Star winner:	Will Ashcroft (narrowly, after panellist Alistair Lynch is strangely the only one not to award votes to Sam Darcy)
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Three umpires sacked after sensational findings of conspiracy to award undeserved free kicks to Sydney Swans
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	15
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	Fourth
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Week 3, lose the PF
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Naughton, Libba
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	63
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont (c), Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Gallagher
Most Improved:	Anthony Scott
Most Courageous:	Laim Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Sam Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	West Coast 81 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Melbourne 26 points
Final membership tally:	54,216
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	34
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Raak (D), Sweet (D), McNeil (D), Duryea (R)

 

[dogwatch]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Brisbane Lions
Wooden Spoon:	West Coast Eagles
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Carlton, Port, Collingwood
Which other teams will play finals?	Bulldogs, Gold Coast, Fremantle
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Aaron Naughton
Rising Star winner:	Harry Sheezel
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Bulldogs come from 40 points down in GF to stop undefeated Lions' season with after the siren goal by Sam Darcy.
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	19
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	3rd Premiership
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Astro, LJ
Leading WB goalkicker:	Astro
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	105
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Astro, LJ, Bailey Smith, Tim English, Bailey Dale
Best First Year Player:	Sam Darcy
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	WCE 175 points (209 to 34)
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 3 points at Geelong
Final membership tally:	54,016
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	42
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Sweet, Hannan, McComb, O,Brien

Just a note about the First Year Player award. I'll go by whatever the club rules are, so whoever they award it to is the answer.

But I'm pretty sure it has to be a player new to the list who has played zero games of AFL so that would rule out Darcy (even though he's eligible for the Rising Star) as well as Baker, Lobb, L Jones and even A Jones (I think).

If anyone knows for sure what the club's eligibility criteria are for the Best First Year Player please post here. Oliver Gigacz ? Inside The Kennel ?

 

[Sentinel]

Just a note about the First Year Player award. I'll go by whatever the club rules are, so whoever they award it to is the answer.

But I'm pretty sure it has to be a player new to the list who has played zero games of AFL so that would rule out Darcy (even though he's eligible for the Rising Star) as well as Baker, Lobb, L Jones and even A Jones (I think).

If anyone knows for sure what the club's eligibility criteria are for the Best First Year Player please post here. Oliver Gigacz ? Inside The Kennel ?

Vandermeer won it in 2020, the year he debuted, despite being drafted in 2018 so I'd guess it applies to any player making (or elligible to make) their debut that year. So these players would be: Busslinger, Clarke, Gallagher, A.Jones, Raak.

 

[dogwatch]

Vandermeer won it in 2020, the year he debuted, despite being drafted in 2018 so I'd guess it applies to any player making (or elligible to make) their debut that year. So these players would be: Busslinger, Clarke, Gallagher, A.Jones, Raak.

Sounds like the right call. Thanks.

 

[Fossie 32]

Premiers:	WB
Runners Up:	Melb
Wooden Spoon:	Norf
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port
Which other teams will play finals?	Freo
Brownlow winner:	The Bont. It had to be Him
Coleman Medal winner:	Astro
Rising Star winner:	A Jones
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Class action v AwFL from concussion victims
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	18
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	1
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	1st Bonti 2nd L Jones 3rd Astro
Leading WB goalkicker:	Astro
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	54
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Astro, Bonti, McRae, L Jizz
Best First Year Player:	A Jones bringing pride back to the 32
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	JUH
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	A Jones, Besslinger
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	54 pt v Norf
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	26 v Cats
Final membership tally:	54,216
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	32
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Bruce, Hannan, Vanda, O'Neill, O'Brien

 

[Nat Fyfe]

Premiers:	WB
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port, Carlton
Which other teams will play finals?	WB, Adelaide
Brownlow winner:	Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Multiple coaches sacked by the end of the bye rounds
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	3
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	4
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bontempelli, Naughton, Liberatore
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	59
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bontempelli, Naughton, L. Jones
Best First Year Player:	Gallagher
Most Improved:	Scott
Most Courageous:	L. Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Sam Darcy, Arthur Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	97 (St Kilda)
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	38 (Richmond)
Final membership tally:	53,872
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	28
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Raak, Vendermeer, Hannan, McComb, O'Brien

 

[Smiley Boy]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Western Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Carlton & Collingwood
Which other teams will play finals?	Bulldogs & Freo
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Harry McKay
Rising Star winner:	Sam Darcy
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Melbourne FC drug problems
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	3rd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Liberatore, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	70
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Macrae, English, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Harvey Gallagher
Most Improved:	Anthony Scott
Most Courageous:	Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy, Bedendo
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	West Coast 100 +
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Sydney 25 points
Final membership tally:	50,122
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	30
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	McComb, Crozier, O'Brien, R Smith

 

[Dazb86]

OK all you aspiring Nostradamusses, here we go with predictions for another season.


Copy the table and make your predictions. You can edit your choices any number of times before the season starts.
The thread will be locked just before the season kicks off, on 18 March. So you've got a month. We'll unlock it in November to see who got closest with their predictions.

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Dees
Runners Up:	Lions
Wooden Spoon:	North
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Pies, Port
Which other teams will play finals?	Dogs, Dockers
Brownlow winner:	Bontempeli
Coleman Medal winner:	J.Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	pies miss 8
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	14
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	6th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Prelim
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	bont, libba, jones
Leading WB goalkicker:	naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	56
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Jones
Best First Year Player:	-
Most Improved:	Arthur Jones
Most Courageous:	libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Sam Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	85 Norf
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	33 Geelong
Final membership tally:	52,348
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	26
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Duryea

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Brisbane
Runners Up:	Sydney
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Collingwood, Richmond
Which other teams will play finals?	Western Bulldogs, Fremantle
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Jeremy Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Marcus Ashcroft
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Clarko manages to go five minutes without being an offensive dickhead
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	4th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	3
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bontempelli, Liberatore, L. Jones
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	57
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bontempelli, Richards, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	L. Jones if non-zero gamers can win, A. Jones if not
Most Improved:	Ugle-Hagan
Most Courageous:	L. Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Bedendo, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	North Melbourne, 84 pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Brisbane, 47 pts
Final membership tally:	52,873
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	27
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Williams, Crozier, O'Brien, Sweet, McNeil, Raak

 

[Leon]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Us!
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Norf
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?	Geelong Brisbane Bulldogs Melbourne Port Adelaide Carlton Collingwood Richmond
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Tom Hawkins 61
Rising Star winner:	WGAF
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Conclusion to Hawthorn Investigation
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	15
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	3rd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bontempelli,Naughton,Macrae
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	53
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bontempelli, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Oscar Baker
Most Improved:	Jamarra Ugle-Hagen
Most Courageous:	Ryan Gardner
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	One - Arthur Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Hawthorn - 81 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 39 points
Final membership tally:	59061
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	23
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Taylor Duryea and Alex Keath

Just to note - I predicted us to be premiers in 2016 (yay!) and will continue to predict us to be premiers until we are again.


I fully expect lavish and grandiose congratulations if we do win it and absolutely not to be held responsible if we do not.

 

[Jeff 1975]

AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:	Geelong
Runners Up:	Melbourne
Wooden Spoon:	North
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port
Which other teams will play finals?	Dogs
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Jeremy Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Kevin Bartlett, can't let go
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	AFL money scandal
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	12​
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	7​
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	1​
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, J.Macrae, B.Dale
Leading WB goalkicker:	A.Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	48​
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont
Best First Year Player:	Darcy
Most Improved:	R.Garcia
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Essendon 53
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Freo 48
Final membership tally:	55555​
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	23​
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Is the Western Bulldogs Senior list not set?

 

[Selim]

Hope I’m not to late but lessgoo I did weirdly good last year if I remember

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Cats
Runners Up:	Demons
Wooden Spoon:	West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port Adelaide,
Which other teams will play finals?	Adelaide
Brownlow winner:	Miller
Coleman Medal winner:	Lynch
Rising Star winner:	Sheezel
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Adelaide shock make a prelim
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	12
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	8th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Week 2
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bailey Smith, Naughton,Bont
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	55
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bontempelli, Bailey Smith 3 Bailey Smith Age 24 Ht 185cm Wt 86kg Pos. M/F Career Season Last 5 D 18.3 5star K 8.5 3star HB 9.8 5star M 2.3 2star T 3.8 5star CL 2.7 4star D 19.8 5star K 9.6 4star HB 10.2 5star M 1.8 2star T 3.2 4star CL 3.2 4star D 14.8 4star K 7.6 3star HB 7.2 5star M 2.0 3star T 3.4 5star CL 1.6 4star
Best First Year Player:	Buslinger
Most Improved:	Scott
Most Courageous:	Liam Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy, Arthur Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Essendon 75 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 37
Final membership tally:	51.253
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	32
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Crozier, Sweet, Keath

 

[_Mike_]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Dogs
Runners Up:	Lions
Wooden Spoon:	North
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Richmond, Carlton, Sydney, Collingwood and Port. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Port,
Which other teams will play finals?	Freo
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Sheezel
Biggest AFL story of the year (no points for this, it's just for fun):	Clarko sacked mid season as the Kangas lose 13 straight
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	15
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	4th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?)	Week 4
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Macrae, Libba
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	68
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bontempelli, Macrae
Best First Year Player:	Baker
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Liam Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Darcy, Arthur Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	North 125 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 3
Final membership tally:	50,016
How many goals will Lobb kick for the year?	40
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Crozier, Sweet, Keath, VDM