What are the best/worst predictions ever made?

[manicmagpie]

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That is eerily similar to Garry Lyon's Collingwood jibe from August 2008:

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/born-again-dees/news-story/d1a366991c82116c047dc7cafcc1cc45

"The symbolism of today shouldn't be lost on anyone," Lyon said.

"I think you will enjoy the fact that whilst tonight is the rebirth of this great footy club, our greatest rival is in disarray.

"The Collingwood footy club is going down the plughole as the Melbourne footy club re-establishes itself as a power."

Hands up whose club wants wants a high profile Melbourne figure to slag them off next?

 

[Plat]

Hutchy said North and West Coast would be bottom 2 this year.

 

[radiojake]

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the ultimate Rucci troll

if they won, he looks clever

the fact that they lost, he'd love even more

 

[Rotayjay]

the ultimate Rucci troll

if they won, he looks clever

the fact that they lost, he'd love even more

Absolutely hated that headline and called him a few choice names when he published it. It no doubt motivated Richmond and was a ridiculous exaggeration of our favouritism.

 

[Sparkle]

I'm now quite happy to admit that in 2016 I said Mason Cox was the worst player in the AFL and would never amount to anything. Boy I got that wrong

Two years later, I was cheering everything he did on Friday night and thought it was great to see him dominate the reigning premiers and a supposed juggernaut like that. He's an absolute legend, on and off the field. Love seeing him play. As long as this a predictions thread: first goal Saturday will be Cox or Varcoe

 

[Big_Birdy]

Probably already been posted here.
Probably as worse as his 2014 GF prediction.

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To be fair to Kingy in this thread, when the rest of the journos came down with mass hysteria last week and all started tipping Melbourne, he said on SEN if Demons allow us to take 104 marks like they did v Hawks, we would be up by 12 goals at half time.

We took 110 and were up by 64 points at HT....

 

[Damon_3388]

*Insert hindsight heroism and associated smugness here*

 

[Oct19]

Not footy, but Pat Cash declaring Serena Williams a spent force in 2007 would have to be up there:

https://web.archive.org/web/2008082...ine.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article1292868.ece

 

[Roobs321]

Luke Darcy was one of the only other people besides myself in the 2012 pre-season who thought Sydney would win the flag, so I rate him enough for that.

In the 2007 pre-season, Fremantle-Western Bulldogs GF predictions were fairly common. Many thought they'd be the best two teams in it, although part of that was the romance of their respective GF unfamiliarity. Neither made finals.

The Sydney 2003 wooden spoon predictions were just plain bad. I watched all their 2002 games and if you thought that you were insane. But some of these predictions are downrating the clubs from other interstate hubs, happens occasionally with the other sides, the Victorian media overlooks and underrates them. Canberra Raiders have a shinboner-esque habit of regularly being predicted last and then leading the ladder for several rounds (or making finals).

Since the mid 00s, I've often found that when a betting market (match, award, etc.) is paid out due to an overwhelming favourite, or a new short odds record is set, it tends to be an upset, or much more of a fright than suspected.

 

[Blackhawk42]

I had both Collingwood and West Coast missing the 8. Had the Eagles in the bottom 4 and Pies not much higher than that.

 

[The_torpedo]

Robert Walls has officially taken the cake

 

[Billy ray]

/end thread

 

[Altum Volantes]

Robert Walls has officially taken the cake

Hugely satisfying to stick it right up that bastard. Over a decade of putting up with his shit.

May this stick like mud.

 

[JackFlash]

The AFL coaches Association: I guess naming Bucks coach of the year ahead of Adam Simpson must take the cake? Why do they do that?

Robert Walls tipped the Eagles for the spoon in 2018.

 

[The_torpedo]

Lock thread pls mods

 

[BigVic]

Lock this thread.

 

[Power Raid]

Predicted the eagles to be out of the 8

 

[Van_Dyke]

on my end, thought that the Eagles midfield would sink them this year after the loss of Mitchell and Priddis.

Walls has to be up there

 

[Scotland]

Hugely satisfying to stick it right up that bastard. Over a decade of putting up with his shit.

May this stick like mud.

Evil prevails.

 

[Resigned]

Best: Predicted that Adam Cooney would win the 2008 Brownlow at the start of the season, probably the only one I've gotten right. My logic being that a number 1 pick was due to do something.

Worst: Probably thinking the Eagles would be bottom 3 this year. Also didn't rate Jordan De Goey prior to this year.

 

[windyhill]

robert walls, in hiding.

 

[newcs]

 

[docko911]

Don’t know how to tag posters but Pasquali owns this thread. Predicted Richmond’s 9-0 to finish 2014.

 

[BigVic]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/fo...n/news-story/a179cb1594ac740646a96298d60ac307

You say that again!

 

[dave123]

Robert Walls has officially taken the cake

End the thread..

Hope hes on Afl tonight tomorrow night.....I bet hes in hiding.