Your top eight predictions - anyone brave enough? :)

[SainterK]

Don't wait for the NAB cup for a sneak preview, is anyone willing to have a go at predicting the eight for this year?

Saints
Geelong
Hawks
Dogs
Collingwood
Adelaide
Brisbane
Sydney
___________

West Coast
Essendon
Carlton
North
Richmond
Port
Melbourne
Freo

[Dal_Santos_Gal]

Don't wait for the NAB cup for a sneak preview, is anyone willing to have a go at predicting the eight for this year?

That would like be using the NAB cup from last year, I am sure after that performance against Brisbane no one in their wildest dreams would have put St Kilda to finish top.

[meher baba]

If this is going to be a meaningful thread, we need to make it a sticky for the season.

Here's my effort

Geelong
St Kilda
Dogs
Hawks
Pies
Brisbane
Bombers
Carlton

[stinger]

i'm game...

Saints
Dogs
Hawks
Brions
Cats
Filth
Crows
Bluescum

[cowboy18]

Geelong
St Kilda
Hawthorn
Carlton
Collingwood
Brisbane
Adelaide
Western Bulldogs

[Dal_Santos_Gal]

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

[stinger]

nice to see you posting dsg

[Thinline]

Dogs
Saints
Cats
Lions
Adelaide
West Coast
Essendon
Hawthorn


A win or two or percentage between top three.

I don't think we'll start as well as last year, perhaps quite deliberately.

How anyone thinks Carlton can make the 8 sans Fev beggars belief.

Conversely Fev's inclusion and the Gabba factor MUST mean Lions will win at least 15. Surely?

[fingers]

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

I like this one except swap Collingwood and Adelaide

[Armoooo]

1. St Kilda
2. Hawthorn
3. Geelong
4. Western Bulldogs
5. Collingwood
6. Adelaide
7. Brisbane
8. West Coast
------------------------
9. Essendon
10. Syndey
11. Port Adelaide
12. Carlton
13. North Melbourne
14. Melbourne
15. Fremantle
16. Richmond

[ThePunter]

St Kilda
Hawthorn
Geelong
Collingwood
Adelaide
Western Bulldogs
West Coast
Carlton
Brisbane
Essendon
Sydney
Melbourne
North Melbourne
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Richmond

[Armoooo]

Conversely Fev's inclusion and the Gabba factor MUST mean Lions will win at least 15. Surely?

Not sure about the lions at all, they have had two gun tall forwards for years now in Brown and Bradshaw, Bradshaw to Fev isn't that significant an improvement IMO...

Rich and Black are excellent players but other than Power they seriously lack some midfield depth, Patful and Merret are handy players but they can be easily beaten by some of the premier forwards...

They will simply make the numbers in the finals before bottoming out in the next few years IMHO...

[borderbarry]

Saints
Dog
Cats
Crows
Hawks
Pies
West Coast
Lions
_________
Sydney
Essendon
North
Blues
Demons
Port
Freo
Tigers

[S.A Saint]

Saints
Hawks
Dogs
Cats
Crows
Pies
Lions
Bombers
___________

Blues
Eagles
North
Swans
Power
Dockers
Demons
Tigers

[meher baba]

Conversely Fev's inclusion and the Gabba factor MUST mean Lions will win at least 15. Surely?

Not sure about the lions at all, they have had two gun tall forwards for years now in Brown and Bradshaw, Bradshaw to Fev isn't that significant an improvement IMO...

Rich and Black are excellent players but other than Power they seriously lack some midfield depth, Patful and Merret are handy players but they can be easily beaten by some of the premier forwards...

They will simply make the numbers in the finals before bottoming out in the next few years IMHO...

12 months ago, I thought what you think about the Lions: outside the small group of big name players, they were pretty ordinary. But I reckon that Voss has brought their fringe players along really well, so I think the Lions are on an upward path ATM and I fully expect them to make the 8.

[Dal_Santos_Gal]

nice to see you posting dsg

Ah thanks Stinger! I have been around, just being reading more than posting.

[HarveysDeciple]

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

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

[GrumpyOne]

1 St Kilda
2 Geelong
3 Brisbane
4 West Coast
5 Western Bulldogs
6 Carlton
7 Adelaide
8 Hawthorn
9 Essendon (by %)
10 Collingwood
11 Port Adelaide
12 Fremantle
13 North Melbourne
14 Sydney
15 Melbourne
16 Richmond.

Brownlow - Murphy Carlton.

[#1GILL]

Here is my go at it:

St Kilda
Geelong
Brisbane
Dogs
Hawks
Pies
Carlton
Bombers

Premiers: St Kilda
Wooden Spoon: North Melb
Brownlow: B. Gibbs

[plugger66]

Geelong
Dogs
Saints
Hawks
Crows
Pies
Lions
WCE

Premier Cats
Brownlow Selwood

[bigcarl]

I don't think we'll start as well as last year, perhaps quite deliberately.

hope not.

i think a good start's vital and you have to shore up a top eight, top four and top two position ASAP.

round 1 counts for as many premiership points as round 22.

all that said, we still have to peak at the right time, that being september.

[meher baba]

Here is my go at it:

St Kilda
Geelong
Brisbane
Dogs
Hawks
Pies
Carlton
Bombers

Premiers: St Kilda
Wooden Spoon: North Melb
Brownlow: B. Gibbs

Snap!! Same list as mine.

I also agree Gibbs is a reasonable bet for the Brownlow.

I don't think the Kangas will be the wooden spooners. I think Freo are looking good for that, with Port not far behind: too much disruptive stuff going on behind the scenes at both those clubs.

[sainta]

We actually have this competition at work the past 3-4 years. You predict the top 8, brownlow, wooden spoon, who plays off in the grand final and the winner.

3 points for correct team in top 8 in correct position
2 points for correct team in 8 but one position off
1 point for correct team in 8 but more than one position out

1 point for guessing everything else

$5 entry, most points takes all.

We seal the envelopes when the season begins and open them up Grand Final week and it's interesting seeing the results.

[GrumpyOne]

We actually have this competition at work the past 3-4 years. You predict the top 8, brownlow, wooden spoon, who plays off in the grand final and the winner.

3 points for correct team in top 8 in correct position
2 points for correct team in 8 but one position off
1 point for correct team in 8 but more than one position out

1 point for guessing everything else

$5 entry, most points takes all.

We seal the envelopes when the season begins and open them up Grand Final week and it's interesting seeing the results.

Sounds good..... someone should do it with this thread.... we all boast about knowing football.

[Thinline]

I don't think we'll start as well as last year, perhaps quite deliberately.

hope not. i think a good start's vital and you have to shore up a top eight, top four and top two position ASAP. round 1 counts for as many premiership points as round 22.

all that said, we still have to peak at the right time, that being september.

Agree.

Back to back 20 and 2 H and A seasons just seems so far off...to be honest I'm still exhausted from the ride that was 2009...Perhaps my ongoing exhaustion is reflected in my prediction !