Your three 2013 Predictions

[soyouthink10]

My 3 predictions are:

1. Not 1 but 2 teams from outside the 8 will storm into the top 4 in season 2013. Carlton and Essendon (as much as it pains me to say) replacing Sydney and Collingwood
2. The season will be the strongest in many years with a more A grade teams and more B grade teams and less C and D grade teams.

A Grade teams in 2013: Hawks, Swans, Crows, Blues, Freo, Essendon,West Coast
B Grade teams in 2013: Pies, Geelong, North Melbourne (will improve), Richmond (will improve), Brisbane Lions (will improve) St.Kilda
C Gold Coast Suns (Will improve), Port (will improve),
D Giants, Dees, Dogs
3. No coaches will be sacked in season 2013.

 

[Rusty22]

why do you think collingwood will drop off and carlton will get better

 

[WATiger86]

1) Sydney will be written off by flogs on BigFooty and the media, despite winning the flag;
2) North will miss the 8 and Brad Scott will be sacked
2) North will relocate to Tasmania

.... am i doing this right?

 

[Forward Press]

Why would Sydney drop out of the top 4?

There is no logic at all behind that.

 

[Beer n Skittles]

why do you think collingwood will drop off and carlton will get better

Carlton will improve because they had a terrible year with injuries.
Collingwood will drop off because they had a terrible year with injuries.

Also Hird will be banned from coaching for a year

 

[Arwib]

Why would Sydney drop out of the top 4?

There is no logic at all behind that.

A few key injuries, hard draw, drop a few close ones, the boys lose some of their manic intensity due to premiership hangover, get belted by Richmond again... could easily happen.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

1) Brisbane to surprise everyone and shoot up the ladder.
2) Return of the mega-flood
3) We're overdue for a real footy scandal - so that'll happen in the offseason.

 

[freocuz]

1. Collingwood will beat Carlton the first time they play, causing Bay 13 to go into meltdown;
2. If Carlton beat Collingwood the first time they play, Bay 13 will go into meltdown;
3. NicNat will not be the AA ruckman.

 

[Forward Press]

A few key injuries, hard draw, drop a few close ones, the boys lose some of their manic intensity due to premiership hangover, get belted by Richmond again... could easily happen.

If I remember correctly, you still had Goodes and some other key players miss many games, a not-that-easy draw, lost a few close games and yet still won the premiership.

The premiership hangover is possibly the only justifiable reason - winning back-to-back is bloody hard.

 

[Belnakor]

3) We're overdue for a real footy scandal - so that'll happen in the offseason.

I think we've already had a pretty big off-season event.

At least 2 coaches will be sacked / told they won't be renewed during 2013.

 

[Lord Eddard]

Why would Sydney drop out of the top 4?

There is no logic at all behind that.

I know, I can't see Kennedy, Hannebery, Reid, Johnson, Jetta, Parker, Bird going backwards but hey..

Flying under the flag worked pretty well for us this year..

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

I think we've already had a pretty big off-season event.

ken oath

 

[Pessimistic]

Sydney went closest to b2b since the lions

 

[DerpWerls]

1. A team will go from outside the 8 in 2012 to finish top 4 in 2013.
2. GWS will win no more than 2 games.
3. Ablett will win another Brownlow Medal.

 

[SM]

FFS already in the OP:

Sydney to be Under-rated yet again.

 

[Mateyman]

Why would Collingwood drop out of the top 8?

 

[Yidaki]

Collingwood to drop out of the top 4? Surely a joke right?

 

[Sttew]

1. Hawks won't make the top 4 - call it hangover.
2. Pies & WCE will make top 4 and play off in GF
3. Cats will surprise by winning more games than 2012 - afterall, it will be an "odd" year.

Supplementary list:
4. Ch 7 will demote Bruce McAvaney to occasional caller.
5. North to play Geelong in 'Family Day' game
6. Fletcher to retire mid-season after niggling injuries get the better of him, and at age 42, who could blame him?

 

[thumping]

Swans will go Back to Back

Richmond will finish top 4

Geelong miss the 8

Just my 2 cents worth...

 

[TheWhiteRhino]

1. WCE to finish top 2
2. Saints to finish bottom 4
3. Gary Rohan to out run Rioli and Jetta in a final.

 

[nicky]

Why would Sydney drop out of the top 4?

There is no logic at all behind that.

I would like to think we wont but realistically if we lose Goodes (knee injury) and bolton (retirement) we could slide. The Goodes gap will be huge for us, he is a match winner. Often his impact is underrated due to the lofty standards he's set for himself.

Hopefully Rohan comes back firing next year, ROK is as good as he was this year and Goodes is fit for another few years.

 

[nicky]

The swans will lose to richmond at the G during the h&a.

 

[Slax]

1. Everyone will write off Geelong but they will still make the finals.
2. Jack Watts will finally show why he was #1 draft pick, whilst Melbourne continue to struggle on field and Neeld is sacked.
3. Falou will walk out on the Giants mid-season after signing an NRL contract.

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Additional
4. Collingwood fans will be screaming for Buckley's head as Collingwood miss the 4 and Carlton make it.
5. AFL have to bail out Port to stop the banks putting them in receivership
6. GWS crowds to continue to remain below 10,000 despite them giving away 12,000 tickets each week.
7. After the bottom clubs get screwed over again with free agency the AFL announce it is being changed.
8. The Grand Final entertainment goes back to normal and is a shocker.

 

[BUTTON 92]

1. Hawthorn will lose to Geelong twice. (No more tho as Geelong wont make the 8)
2. Sydney will be vastly underated despite being the reigning premiers...
3. Rioli will be awarded AA selection despite doing sweet F#*k all most of the year.

 

[magic.merkin]

My 3 predictions are:

1. Not 1 but 2 teams from outside the 8 will storm into the top 4 in season 2013. Carlton and Essendon (as much as it pains me to say) replacing Sydney and Collingwood