True Ladder Prediction Thread

[SleepingGiant]

Do not merge this thread, it's about making a ladder prediction that is likely to happen. Those making conservative ladders are fools and they wont and never do happen. Teams rise and fall very quickly and there are always big movers. Be bold, but sensible.

1. St Kilda (Will be really want it)
3. Hawthorn (Class act that will be injury free)
8. Adelaide (
4. West Coast (Will be the bolter with young talent coming on)
5. Collingwood (Will remain here due to their favourable draw)
6. W Bulldogs (Decline due to ageing players and old forwardline)
7. Geelong (See dogs but backline instead of forwards)
8. Brisbane (Popular and risky move by Voss but has destroyed them)
9. Carlton (stagnation at it's best, have only got a good midfield and nothing else. While their backline shows promise it is below the standard of other clubs)
10. Melbourne (Young talent clicking)
11. Essendon (only won 8 games last year but could suprise, replace them with carlton maybe)
12. Richmond (Play better with kids see when rawlings took over)
13. Fremantle (improving youth will explode the year after with tigers)
14. Sydney (have lack of young talent to replace the old fellas)
15. Port Adelaide (Will need a mini rebuild)
16. North Melbourne (absolutely screwed)

 

[Spluff]

This is my H&A season predictions.

1. Adelaide (A list with little to no holes, a lot of younger players coming into their prime, with the guidance of the older stars)

2. Geelong (Aging bodies, won't be away from the pack like they have been for the last 3 years, but experience and skill and GAJ should get them here and right through the finals)

3. Brisbane (Will be fighting for every win before because they've gambled away their future - monster forward line, but may struggle in finals when their midfield is shut down)

4. West Coast (The old bottom 8 to top 4 prediction, can see them making big strides but ducking out in finals. Home games should help)

5. Collingwood (A lot of the list reaching their prime, but don't have enough quality right around the ground to get to the top. Should be assisted by easy draw)

6. St Kilda (Gameplan based teams don't tend to hang around the top for too long, may come slightly higher)

7. Hawthorn (Will be on their way back up, but their zone has been well and truly broken)

8. Western Bulldogs (Aging list, don't think the Hall gamble will pay off)

9. Carlton (No forward line or backline, but a good midfield should keep them competitive and see them just miss out)

10. Sydney (Struggling to stay afloat, too well coached to drop down to the bottom, have a list packed with either young players or old players, not much inbetween)

11. Essendon (Lack stars, and have a non sustainable gameplan)

12. Fremantle (Young players getting experience, will be better than last year but a stronger all round competition means they will still be down here)

13. Richmond (Continuing to get games into their youngsters, will still be plagued by lack of core age players)

14. Melbourne (On the way up, but young)

15. North Melbourne (On the way down, lacking in most areas)

16. Port Adelaide (Going for broke with their rebuild, strip an already shaky Port outfit of their best player and they'll be down the bottom, looking to get games into the youngsters they pick up this year)

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Do not merge this thread, it's about making a ladder prediction that is likely to happen. Those making conservative ladders are fools and they wont and never do happen. Teams rise and fall very quickly and there are always big movers. Be bold, but sensible.

1. St Kilda (Will be really want it)
3. Hawthorn (Class act that will be injury free)
8. Adelaide (
4. West Coast (Will be the bolter with young talent coming on)
5. Collingwood (Will remain here due to their favourable draw)
6. W Bulldogs (Decline due to ageing players and old forwardline)
7. Geelong (See dogs but backline instead of forwards)
8. Brisbane (Popular and risky move by Voss but has destroyed them)
9. Carlton (stagnation at it's best, have only got a good midfield and nothing else. While their backline shows promise it is below the standard of other clubs)
10. Melbourne (Young talent clicking)
11. Essendon (only won 8 games last year but could suprise, replace them with carlton maybe)
12. Richmond (Play better with kids see when rawlings took over)
13. Fremantle (improving youth will explode the year after with tigers)
14. Sydney (have lack of young talent to replace the old fellas)
15. Port Adelaide (Will need a mini rebuild)
16. North Melbourne (absolutely screwed)

How exactly?

 

[Vixen]

aww. the draw! the draw! complain complain complain! send a memo to richmond if you hate collingwood getting such a "favorable" draw that they shouldn't request home games against us because they need financial support like a typical dole bludger. everybody plays the same teams. time to let that pathetic excuse go.

then again ... it is collingwood, and people do need something to undermine collingwood winning, so carry on.

1: geelong
2: western bulldogs
3: adelaide
4: st.kilda
5: hawthorn
6: brisbane
7: collingwood
8: essendon
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9: carlton
10: sydney
11: richmond
12: west coast
13: north melbourne
14: fremantle
15: melbourne
16: port adelaide

 

[SleepingGiant]

How exactly?

Your good players are in the peak age, and you have few youngsters to replace them. You got a coach who was eliminated in our process in round 1 and you will try to rebuild in compramised drafts.

 

[Nezzar]

How exactly?

Refer to 2007... most people predicted 16th.. a long way off 3rd

 

[Ryan Dixon Webb]

Not sure why people have the Kangas so low.

 

[SleepingGiant]

aww. the draw! the draw! complain complain complain! send a memo to richmond if you hate collingwood getting such a "favorable" draw that they shouldn't request home games against us because they need financial support like a typical dole bludger. everybody plays the same teams. time to let that pathetic excuse go.

then again ... it is collingwood, and people do need something to undermine collingwood winning, so carry on.

1: geelong
2: western bulldogs
3: adelaide
4: st.kilda
5: hawthorn
6: brisbane
7: collingwood
8: essendon
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9: carlton
10: sydney
11: richmond
12: west coast
13: north melbourne
14: fremantle
15: melbourne
16: port adelaide

conservative crap that wont happen

 

[Ben the Gooner]

ladder prediction that is likely to happen.

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4. West Coast (Will be the bolter with young talent coming on)

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10. Melbourne (Young talent clicking)
11. Essendon (only won 8 games last year but could suprise, replace them with carlton maybe)

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Your good players are in the peak age, and you have few youngsters to replace them. You got a coach who was eliminated in our process in round 1 and you will try to rebuild in compramised drafts.

And your coach was eliminated in ours and cracked the sads.

You're right about our youngsters though. We have none. Ziebell, Wright, Warren, Ziebell, Anthony, Thompson, Grima, Ross, Campbell, Hansen. See couldnt find any.

I think you will find its "compromised" by the way.

 

[CAS79]

10. Sydney (Struggling to stay afloat, too well coached to drop down to the bottom, have a list packed with either young players or old players, not much inbetween)

Spluff knows the Swans list better than most who pass comment.

The swans problem is not the young kids, Bird,Jack, White, Hennebry, their progress is fine and exciting, it's the failure of generation middle, the guys who are meant to be standing up now to replace the ageing success stories that is our problem and one of the reasons we traded for a couple of generation middle players, they will at least help guide the younger players through a transition period.

10th could be about right for us well done spluff.

 

[scuom05]

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

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

 

[poppy1]

Do not merge this thread, it's about making a ladder prediction that is likely to happen. Those making conservative ladders are fools and they wont and never do happen. Teams rise and fall very quickly and there are always big movers. Be bold, but sensible.

1. St Kilda (Will be really want it)
3. Hawthorn (Class act that will be injury free)
8. Adelaide (
4. West Coast (Will be the bolter with young talent coming on)
5. Collingwood (Will remain here due to their favourable draw)
6. W Bulldogs (Decline due to ageing players and old forwardline)
7. Geelong (See dogs but backline instead of forwards)
8. Brisbane (Popular and risky move by Voss but has destroyed them)
9. Carlton (stagnation at it's best, have only got a good midfield and nothing else. While their backline shows promise it is below the standard of other clubs)
10. Melbourne (Young talent clicking)
11. Essendon (only won 8 games last year but could suprise, replace them with carlton maybe)
12. Richmond (Play better with kids see when rawlings took over)
13. Fremantle (improving youth will explode the year after with tigers)
14. Sydney (have lack of young talent to replace the old fellas)
15. Port Adelaide (Will need a mini rebuild)
16. North Melbourne (absolutely screwed)

Agree with the positioning of Brisbane, but strongly disagree Voss has destroyed them. Brisbane has an abundance of youth coming through the ranks which is why the recruiters at Brisbane chose to pick up some experienced players. This will have little effect on Brisbane's long term plans. I question whether you have even taken a look at Brisbane's list.

 

[TheLastEmperor]

1. Saints
2. Cats
3. Dogs
4. Crows
5. Hawks
6. Pies
7. Lions
8. Blues

9. Bombers
10. Eagles
11. Swans
12. Roos
13. Demons
14. Tigers
15. Dockers
16. Power

 

[Tranquilli37]

I think the Tigers and Power will have more concern than the Kangas next season.

 

[yulong]

Adelaide
St Kilda
Carlton
Hawthorn
Collingwood
Western Bulldogs
Brisbane
West Coast

Essendon
Geelong
Melbourne
Sydney
Fremantle
North Melbourne
Richmond
Port Adelaide

 

[stugots]

11. Essendon (only won 8 games last year but could suprise, replace them with carlton maybe)

done you homework eh sherlock

 

[AG]

What's with all these threads?

 

[Bloodstained Bomber]

11. Essendon (only won 8 games last year but could suprise, replace them with carlton maybe)

We actually won 10 and 1/2 games.

 

[SupportMe]

I like how people think Port will be bottom just because we've lost Shaun Burgoyne and gained two average players - who are there for depth purposes after being grabbed (mostly) on the cheap - yet Essendon who are without Lloyd and Lovett and have Hille coming back from injury (he'll probably be fine but who knows) are expected to be around the eight.

 

[OzBomber]

11. Essendon (only won 8 games last year but could suprise, replace them with carlton maybe)

8 games? Try again.

 

[TorresIsGod]

What's with all these threads?

I'm waiting for yours, so I can actually read it and take notice of it.

 

[Tranquilli37]

I like how people think Port will be bottom just because we've lost Shaun Burgoyne and gained two average players - who are there for depth purposes after being grabbed (mostly) on the cheap - yet Essendon who are without Lloyd and Lovett and have Hille coming back from injury (he'll probably be fine but who knows) are expected to be around the eight.

The loss of Burgoyne isnt the reasoning at all. Port has an average list full of under performers. They cant play away, and arent really damaging at home.
I will agree with the part about Essendon may struggle though.

 

[scotty13]

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

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

Melbourne the big movers and shakers of the season

 

[legend166]

What's with all these threads?

The off season lasts for 6 months. Have to fill it with something!