Prediction Who will be better in 2025 - St Kilda, Hawthorn, North Melb, or Richmond?

[Chadwiko]

All teams at various stages of current or looming rebuilds.

All teams which Head Coaches still on their first contracts with the team (a technicality with Ross Lyon, but you all understand what is meant).

All teams with very proud and annoying fan bases here on BigFooty.

Will be interesting to watch who (if any) amongst this group separates themselves from the crap-pack and starts heading up the ladder.

 

[kreuze_missile]

This feels like a bottom 4 prediction thread.

If so you are spot on.

 

[BF Tiger]

It should be St Kilda but I doubt.

I fear it might never be North.

Richmond will be too young.

Hawthorn showing good things already. Might be a consolidating year though.

 

[buddy2fernando]

Hawthorn by a fair way

 

[Dangerousfield]

Saints will continue in mid table mediocrity for years more, it's what they are good at.. Ross got a few more fat pay packets to collect, but team is shot

Why do you start this kind of thread Chadwiko? Self flaggelation? All thinking AFL followers know that North, the smallest club in the biggest bowl will be rooted forever .................................. to the bottom of the table. Loading up on Tasmanian midfielders is can we say an interesting tactic? Clarkson under real strain, he never thought it was as bad at North as it really is. No wonder he's using very bad language

Richmond are now in for another of their decade long doom loops, still got a lot more key players to retire, not a lot of young talent, Tasmania looming as they try to start to seriously rebuild. Yze on a hiding to nothing

They're a happy team at Hawthorn, making progress this year and future years. Mitchell laughing

 

[Cleansweep17]

I’m actually going saints. I feel that their ceiling is higher than the rest.

 

[NetworkNerd]

North are ahead in the rebuild so likely them.

 

[SSSSSS]

Is there a not North option.

 

[Engimal v3]

North Melbourne

 

[skinnyP]

I’m actually going saints. I feel that their ceiling is higher than the rest.

The saints have three injuries on their list, none to any of their best players. This is their ceiling.

 

[Freomaniac]

I’m actually going saints. I feel that their ceiling is higher than the rest.

the saints actually have some solid players.

They should not be finishing bottom 6. They made finals last season

 

[NetworkNerd]

the saints actually have some solid players.

They should not be finishing bottom 6. They made finals last season

Happened to Freo too last year. Might just be the off year they need to address a few issues and bounce back up the ladder next year

 

[Bill Crouse]

Hawthorn will play finals next year

 

[tiger_tough]

You couldn't possibly pick anyone bar Hawthorn.

 

[EconomicDecline]

North are ahead in the rebuild so likely them.

How? They’ve gone backwards this year

 

[Run n Spread]

Hawks
North
Saints
Richmond

 

[NetworkNerd]

How? They’ve gone backwards this year

 

[kreuze_missile]

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Wow what a work of art.

Can we get all teams plotted please with an Everest style mountain for Carlton to sit on top of.

 

[NetworkNerd]

Wow what a work of art.

Can we get all teams plotted please with an Everest style mountain for Carlton to sit on top of.

I didn't make it sorry

 

[cryptor]

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[The Jet From Poowong]

It is going to take three seasons at least, before north is possibly beating anyone regularly.

The OP is just doing some wider consultation. He has lost all confidence in his own judgment so he wants to make sure his next $5 bet has some chance of a return

For the record

Hawthorn
Richmond
St Kilda

North

 

[Freomaniac]

Happened to Freo too last year. Might just be the off year they need to address a few issues and bounce back up the ladder next year

Yeah but freos downfall in 2023 was obvious if you looked at the 2022 trade period.

Lobb, Logue, Tucker, Acres and Meek were all traded out. Lobb and Logue were best 22. The other 3 were solid depth players.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Should be Hawthorn.

North and the Tigers likely still bottom 4.

St.Kilda an unknown entity after the last 18 months of exposed form.

Hawthorn tracking upwards from round 1 last season to now. Probably the most obvious upward trend of the 4, so they feel like the safest bet as a result.

Our off-season acquisitions might play a part too. If we can land Bailey Smith

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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

and Josh Battle

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Josh Battle

Age

26

Ht

193cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.4

4star

MG

196.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

7.3

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

3star

MG

142.8

3star

D

10.8

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

175.6

3star

I'm ripping the lid right off.

 

[Farang83150]

Depends what extras/handouts nth are given.

 

[Philhawk]

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Can we get a v2 Chadwiko ?