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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Booney » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:07 pm

LMA wrote:When I click on team to read, nothing happens ;)


:lol:

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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby bennymacca » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:11 pm

All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby MW » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:21 pm

bennymacca wrote:All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.


Imagine Adelaide in the years after that... :shock:
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Booney » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:36 pm

MW wrote:
bennymacca wrote:All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.


Imagine Adelaide in the years after that... :shock:


I can and don't want to all at the same time.
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby woodublieve12 » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:43 pm

bennymacca wrote:All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.



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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby bennymacca » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:45 pm

MW wrote:
bennymacca wrote:All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.


Imagine Adelaide in the years after that... :shock:


It’s been bad enough losing to Richmond.
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Booney » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:53 pm

bennymacca wrote:
MW wrote:
bennymacca wrote:All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.


Imagine Adelaide in the years after that... :shock:


It’s been bad enough losing to Richmond.


Did you guys get done?

No way! Tell me all about it.
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby MW » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:56 pm

New season Booney, stop living in the past!
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Booney » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:56 pm

MW wrote:New season Booney, stop living in the past!


I'll remember this, be sure of it. ;)
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Corona Man » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:57 pm

bennymacca wrote:All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.

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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby MW » Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:59 pm

Booney wrote:
MW wrote:New season Booney, stop living in the past!


I'll remember this, be sure of it. ;)


:lol: Yeah it's more fun (on both sides) to remember the past...
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Wedgie » Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:00 pm

I have 119 reasons.
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby daysofourlives » Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:51 pm

Wedgie wrote:I have 119 reasons.


Somedays i feel as though i only have 3 reasons, others that extends to 5, either or, these thoughts usually hit the week before the big one
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby LaughingKookaburra » Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:51 pm

bennymacca wrote:All SA grand final :)

Imagine adelaide in the leadup to that.


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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Dog_ger2 » Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:55 am

Why not make it like the English comp.

All teams with different devisions.

Win your way to devision one.

Sadly SANFL is lost.
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Booney » Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:54 am

PORT ADELAIDE
2017 record: 14 wins, 9 losses (7th)
List age ranking (oldest to youngest): 6th
List experience ranking (most to fewest games): 2nd
Footyology draw ranking (easiest to hardest): 13th

THE INS
Jack Watts (Melbourne), Tom Rockliff (Brisbane), Steven Motlop (Geelong), Trent McKenzie (Gold Coast), Jack Trengove (Melbourne), Sam Hayes (Eastern Ranges), Kane Farrell (Bendigo Pioneers), Jake Patmore (Claremont), Joel Garner (Eastern Ranges), Dom Barry (Glenelg), Lindsay Thomas (North Melbourne)

THE OUTS
Jarman Impey (Hawthorn), Brendon Ah Chee (West Coast), Aaron Young (Gold Coast), Logan Austin (St Kilda), Matthew Lobbe (Carlton), Jackson Trengove (Western Bulldogs), Nathan Krakouer (retired), Angus Monfries (retired), Matt White (delisted), Jesse Palmer (delisted), Brett Eddy (delisted)

THE BEST 22
B: Darcy Byrne-Jones, Tom Clurey, Tom Jonas
HB: Hamish Hartlett, Dougal Howard, Dan Houston
C: Jared Polec, Ollie Wines, Steven Motlop
HF: Chad Wingard, Justin Westhoff, Travis Boak
F: Robbie Gray, Charlie Dixon, Sam Gray
Foll: Paddy Ryder, Brad Ebert, Tom Rockliff
Inter: Jack Watts, Sam Powell-Pepper, Matthew Broadbent, Jasper Pittard
Emerg: Karl Amon, Jack Hombsch, Trent McKenzie

THE PROGNOSIS
Few insults in football these days sting as much as being labelled a “flat track bully”, and Port Adelaide, a club whose whole tradition revolves around completely opposite values, would bristle more than most about it being applied to them.

Hard to argue with, though, given last year the Power won six out of seven games against the bottom five teams on the ladder by 70 points or more, only to finish a dismal 2-8 in 10 matches against top eight teams.

That’s the superficial view, anyway. Drill a bit further, however, and it becomes clear it won’t take coach Ken Hinkley too much adjustment for that ledger to swing substantially in the other direction. So much so that, having loaded up on experienced senior talent, some of us can see the Power doing something pretty special in 2018.

There’s no doubt the talent pool at Alberton now runs deep, the additions covering all bases and all parts of the field.

Tom Rockliff and Steven Motlop add more ball-winning ability and pace to a midfield which was already pretty well-stocked. Jack Watts has already shown through the JLT Series his potential value as a floating forward half goalkicking option.

Watts has always been a great user of the ball. Deployed near goal, those skills and smarts shape as major plusses. And the fresh start interstate and perhaps finally the shedding of that No.1 draft pick millstone might just be the final ingredient in his belated reaching his full potential.

In defence, Port has quietly assembled a formidable group which while low on profile, has been very effective. Former Sun Trent McKenzie can add plenty to it still with his booming kicking. And if Lindsay Thomas and Jack Trengove remain primarily depth players, they’re pretty capable reserves.

The added depth gives Hinkley this year even greater licence to use an army of would-be midfielders in a variety of roles, flexibility that was already added to the blend in 2017 with skipper Travis Boak spending more time forward and Hamish Hartlett coming out of defence.

In Robbie Gray and Chad Wingard he has among the two best of a very select band who are equally as dangerous playing in midfield or as smaller forwards. Throw in Brad Ebert, Ollie Wines, Jared Polec, Rockliff, Boak and Sam Powell-Pepper and you have a very imposing band of on-ballers.

That 2-8 record against top eight teams last season is also arguably a little misleading, too, given five of the eight defeats came by just 17 points or less, the heartbreaking elimination final defeat against West Coast even after the final siren.

And what doesn’t mislead is the final points tallies for last year, which had Port Adelaide ranked second only to Adelaide for points scored, and second only to Sydney for fewest points conceded. That’s a balance no other team was able to achieve.

At their best, the Power play an intoxicating brand of football. Their depth of talent and versatility is impressive. They’re ready to make a significant mark. And while the investment in “top-ups” for the here and now will, as always, be heavily scrutinised, it could pay off very handsomely indeed.

THE PREDICTION
2nd. An exciting team is Port. Seasoned, talented, and after some near-misses over the past few years, motivated. Every chance of delivering the ultimate prize this time.

THE LADDER SO FAR (click on team to read)
2. PORT ADELAIDE
3. RICHMOND
4. MELBOURNE
5. SYDNEY
6. GWS
7. GEELONG
8. ESSENDON
9. WESTERN BULLDOGS
10. HAWTHORN
11. COLLINGWOOD
12. ST KILDA
13. WEST COAST
14. NORTH MELBOURNE
15. BRISBANE
16. CARLTON
17. FREMANTLE
18. GOLD COAST
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Booney » Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:55 am

ADELAIDE
2017 record: 17 wins, 7 losses, 1 draw (2nd)
List age ranking (oldest to youngest): 2nd
List experience ranking (most to fewest games): 6th
Footyology draw ranking (easiest to hardest): 17th

THE INS
Bryce Gibbs (Carlton), Sam Gibson (North Melbourne), Darcy Fogarty (Glenelg), Andrew McPherson (Woodville-West Torrens), Patrick Wilson (Sturt), Lachlan Murphy (Adelaide SANFL), Jackson Edwards (Glenelg)

THE OUTS
Jake Lever (Melbourne), Charlie Cameron (Brisbane), Harrison Wigg (Gold Coast), Scott Thompson (retired), Troy Menzel (delisted), Dean Gore (delisted), Jono Beech (delisted)

THE BEST 22
B: Alex Keath, Daniel Talia, Luke Brown
HB: Rory Laird, Kyle Hartigan, Jake Kelly
C: Rory Atkins, Brad Crouch, Bryce Gibbs
HF: Richard Douglas, Josh Jenkins, Tom Lynch
F: Mitch McGovern, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts
Foll: Sam Jacobs, Rory Sloane, Matt Crouch
Inter: Riley Knight, Paul Seedsman, David Mackay, Hugh Greenwood
Emerg: Andy Otten, Sam Gibson, Wayne Milera

THE PROGNOSIS
It’s a hard lot being a beaten grand finalist, especially one which sat on top of the ladder for 18 of 23 rounds before two thumping finals wins en route to the biggest stage. And it’s arguably even tougher now than ever before in the tightest completion AFL football has seen.

What used to be almost a rite of passage in the old days, spawning the catchcry “you have to know what it’s like to lose one to win one” has become an increasingly rare achievement. Only five teams in the AFL era have rebounded from grand final defeat to go one better the next season, Hawthorn the last of those in 2013.

But winning a flag is tough whatever position you’re coming from. And simply, I like Adelaide’s chances of doing so better than anyone else’s.

Why? Because the Crows are still a really good football team, regardless of what happened on grand final day last year. And now, alongside that armoury, they have some extra motivation via the burning in the gut of that missed opportunity.

No doubt Adelaide saved an ordinary performance for the day that mattered most. But pigeon-holing a team as not tough enough on the basis of those four quarters given 17 wins from 25 games (and a 9-4 record against other top eight sides) is just silly. And certainly wrong.

The Crows weren’t the only highly-rated team to succumb to Richmond’s phenomenal pressure last September. And for the best part of 2017 they more than held their own in the “hard-ball” department, third on the differential rankings for contested possession and fourth for clearances. Adelaide, until that final game of the season, was able to force turnovers in its forward half and defend its back half as well as any team in the competition.

Its forward set-up was significantly more potent that any rival’s, the Crows averaging 110 points per game, nearly two goals per game better than any other team, and scoring goals from 28 per cent of their inside 50 entries, again ranked No.1.

Key forwards Taylor Walker, Josh Jenkins, Tom Lynch and perhaps even a very impressive-looking draftee in Darcy Fogarty, along with ground-level wizard Eddie Betts, will remain a handful for any defence provided they get enough opportunities.

And the arrival of a certified A-grade midfielder in Bryce Gibbs to partner Rory Sloane, Matt Crouch, Brad Crouch, Richard Douglas, Rory Atkins, Riley Knight, Paul Seedsman, David Mackay and Hugh Greenwood makes that prospect far more likely than not.

It also offers coach Don Pyke some more flexibility in attempting to cover the one potential black spot this season the sceptics continue to highlight, the defence. Sure, the loss of Jake Lever isn’t ideal, nor the year-long absence of Brodie Smith via a serious knee injury.

But Pyke has at least a couple of players – Mitch McGovern and Alex Keath – who can slot comfortably into Lever’s spot. Smith hurts, too, but in Rory Laird, Adelaide still has an All-Australian rebounding defender. And Gibbs’ addition may just allow a Seedsman, Mackay or Atkins to take on the Smith role for longer periods.

They’re not short on depth, the Crows. Certainly not too short on talent. And I still believe their absolute best might just be a little better than anyone else’s. Deliver it on the right occasion this time and I doubt the club will be short of a third premiership for too much longer.

THE PREDICTION
1st. Good enough, deep enough, and now, indisputably, motivated enough. It’s 20 years since the last Adelaide flag, and there won’t be a better opportunity than this to end the drought.

THE LADDER SO FAR (click on team to read)
1. ADELAIDE
2. PORT ADELAIDE
3. RICHMOND
4. MELBOURNE
5. SYDNEY
6. GWS
7. GEELONG
8. ESSENDON
9. WESTERN BULLDOGS
10. HAWTHORN
11. COLLINGWOOD
12. ST KILDA
13. WEST COAST
14. NORTH MELBOURNE
15. BRISBANE
16. CARLTON
17. FREMANTLE
18. GOLD COAST
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Rik E Boy » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:13 pm

Don't be misled by the fact that Port lost matches. Motlop a ball winner. Lindsay Thomas and McKenzie formidable reserves. No way they make the Grand Final.

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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Booney » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:16 pm

Rik E Boy wrote:Don't be misled by the fact that Port lost matches. Motlop a ball winner. Lindsay Thomas and McKenzie formidable reserves. No way they make the Grand Final.

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It can't be Geelong v Geelong and you won't rate Sydney, Adelaide, Port, Richmond or GWS so it's hard for you to contemplate I'm sure.
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Re: 2018 AFL Ladder predictions

Postby Rik E Boy » Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:19 pm

Booney wrote:
Rik E Boy wrote:Don't be misled by the fact that Port lost matches. Motlop a ball winner. Lindsay Thomas and McKenzie formidable reserves. No way they make the Grand Final.

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It can't be Geelong v Geelong and you won't rate Sydney, Adelaide, Port, Richmond or GWS so it's hard for you to contemplate I'm sure.


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