Prediction Which two teams will drop out of the 8 next year and why? 2021 edition

Which 2-3 teams will drop out of the 8?


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Could be a repeat of the COVID cup next year with the ongoing outbreaks and restrictions in interstate travel. Collingwood the only team I feel confident about missing the 8 next season given their list management woes (and I think there's a lot of Collingwood supporters that probably have themselves dropping out too).
 
Been absolutely shafted with our double ups here.
Saints fixture is pretty tough:
- Richmond, Geelong, Port, WC and Sydney twice
- Brisbane, GWS and Gold Coast away
- Home game in Cairns vs Adelaide
If your teams good enough ,they ll make it.
The teams that have an easy run in simply get found out in finals (see Brisbane)
 
Yeah they did especially King Wheatley and Healy

You might be thinking about the start of 2019

Having made finals in 2019, most had them doing well in fairly 2020 (certainly better than bottom 4)
 
If your teams good enough ,they ll make it.
The teams that have an easy run in simply get found out in finals (see Brisbane)

Yeh considering we beat Richmond and Port (in Adelaide no less) and WC. GWS and GC away should hold no fear and we should beat Adelaide regardless of where we (or anyone really) play them i actually dont mind our fixture.
 

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Yes, I agree. West Coast really are a powerhouse.


Oh, you thought it was Richmond.

That's cute.
LOL Really thay have the entire state with only a minnow club in fremantle as competion but still maybe you might want to check game attendances to see who actually goes to watch them eagles average 44,800 Tigers 50,800. Richmond still got over 100,000 with no games in melbourne where eagles got to play games at home :rolleyes:

Freo 33,000 lol just 6,000 more than north melbourne
 
With our draw we will need to improve significantly to make the finals. Which isnt impossible, but we are definitely a good candidate to miss the 8.

We will be an interesting side to watch in 2021.
 
LOL Really thay have the entire state with only a minnow club in fremantle as competion but still maybe you might want to check game attendances to see who actually goes to watch them eagles average 44,800 Tigers 50,800. Richmond still got over 100,000 with no games in melbourne where eagles got to play games at home :rolleyes:

Freo 33,000 lol just 6,000 more than north melbourne
I posted the official membership figures for you to read just in case you still thought it was Richmond.

You obviously didn't bother so I'll cut and paste where you went wrong.


2020 CLUB MEMBERSHIP LADDER

1. West Coast Eagles — 100,776 (2019 tally: 90,445 | +11.2%)
 
I posted the official membership figures for you to read just in case you still thought it was Richmond.

You obviously didn't bother so I'll cut and paste where you went wrong.


2020 CLUB MEMBERSHIP LADDER

1. West Coast Eagles — 100,776 (2019 tally: 90,445 | +11.2%)

I know exactly what you posted but you clearly disregarded what doesn't suit you

2020 Eagles had 400 more members in year where they played games at home and people with memberships could still attend games where Richmond had no games in melbourne and membership sales stagnated due to this and the numbers are distorted accordingly. In an even year where if Richmond had games the members could attend there would have been a significant increase. The numbers of 2020 is distorted and irrelevant

Compare apples mate
 
who comes in? Carlton and Melbourne?
I’m under the impression that if Carlton don’t make finals next year they never will. Make or break season for them.

Not sure. I think Saints are better than both but will struggle with their double ups. Freo would consider themselves a smokey if their form holds up at home. Melbourne could finish anywhere as could the Giants.

I’m bullish on Carlton and our best is clearly good enough but until we fix the 6 goal swings we’ll never get anywhere.
 
For reasons that have been well covered Collingwood seem the most likely to drop out. After that the Saints could struggle with a harder draw after possibly overachieving a little in terms of final position last year.

Who replaces them? Well, one or more of Freo, Carlton or GC could show enough improvement to move up sharply.
Melbourne and GWS certainly have the lists to make it, but both have to overcome being the worst coached teams in the comp.
 
With our draw we will need to improve significantly to make the finals.
Not really.

This year we won 10 of our 17 H&A games, lost 4 more by a goal or less (including 2 after earlier leading by 5 goals) and lost another one where we were leading 10 mins into the last quarter, and then were still within 8 points in the last two minutes.

So of our 17 H&A games, we either won or were in it to the death in 15 of them, so all we really need to do is not blow big leads and go better in the close ones (won just 2 of 7) and both of those things are likely to improved through our young and inexperienced group being that one year older/more experienced and now having the confidence of having won a final.
 
I posted the official membership figures for you to read just in case you still thought it was Richmond.

You obviously didn't bother so I'll cut and paste where you went wrong.


2020 CLUB MEMBERSHIP LADDER

1. West Coast Eagles — 100,776 (2019 tally: 90,445 | +11.2%)

Including the waiting list is the WA equivalent of including pet memberships (except the AFL doesn't allow pets).
 

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