It's only early but.....

[JK]

Richardson will be the first coach gone even though the Saints can’t afford to pay him out

Nearly included him .. Hope not because I really like Richo, but yeah, can see some serious pressure heading his way soon enough. Losing the likes of Riewoldt and Montagna might earn him a reprieve so long as their season isn't appallingly bad.

[Booney]

Richardson will be the first coach gone even though the Saints can’t afford to pay him out

Nearly included him .. Hope not because I really like Richo, but yeah, can see some serious pressure heading his way soon enough. Losing the likes of Riewoldt and Montagna might earn him a reprieve so long as their season isn't appallingly bad.

Then that's terrible list management / planning, nobody was surprised when they both pulled the pin last year.

[JK]

Richardson will be the first coach gone even though the Saints can’t afford to pay him out

Nearly included him .. Hope not because I really like Richo, but yeah, can see some serious pressure heading his way soon enough. Losing the likes of Riewoldt and Montagna might earn him a reprieve so long as their season isn't appallingly bad.

Then that's terrible list management / planning, nobody was surprised when they both pulled the pin last year.

True to a degree - Noone could replace a legend like Riewoldt

[Lightning McQueen]

Richardson will be the first coach gone even though the Saints can’t afford to pay him out

List of coaches in what year they've been at the helm and win percentage:

Don Pyke (3) 70%
Chris Fagan (2) 23%
Brendan Bolton (3) 30%
Nathan Buckley (7) 52%
John Worsfold (3) 33%
Ross Lyon (7) 56%
Chris Scott (8) 71%
Leon Cameron (5) 54%
Alistair Clarkson (14) 63%
Simon Goodwin (2) 55%
Brad Scott (9) 51%
Ken Hinkley (6) 57%
Damien Hardwick (9) 51%
Alan Richardson (5) 38%
John Longmire (8) 68%
Adam Simpson (5) 62%
Luke Beveridge (4) 62%

Worsfold's record at Essendon is a bit distorted as he coached the bronze medallists at the paralympics for the first season, Cameron gets ripped off with his numbers too.

[Jim05]

Richardson will be the first coach gone even though the Saints can’t afford to pay him out

End of 2020 his deal.

And that has stopped the Saints before?
He is copping plenty of heat and appear to be going backwards

[MW]

Richardson will be the first coach gone even though the Saints can’t afford to pay him out

End of 2020 his deal.

And that has stopped the Saints before?
He is copping plenty of heat and appear to be going backwards

Just in time to face Adelaide this week

[Jim05]

Richardson will be the first coach gone even though the Saints can’t afford to pay him out

End of 2020 his deal.

And that has stopped the Saints before?
He is copping plenty of heat and appear to be going backwards

Just in time to face Adelaide this week

The SANFL Ravens would beat the Saints

[MW]

Not helping!

[daysofourlives]

so this is where we adjust our pre season predictions?
Had the Hawks in the top 4 at the start, seen nothing to change that.
Will add a new club to the long list of interstate clubs to have lost to us on the last day of the season.
Will be no better sight in football ever than to see Roughy lift the cup.

Richmond to miss the 8
Suns to finish 9th
North bottom

[MW]

so this is where we adjust our pre season predictions?
Had the Hawks in the top 4 at the start, seen nothing to change that.
Will add a new club to the long list of interstate clubs to have lost to us on the last day of the season.
Will be no better sight in football ever than to see Roughy lift the cup.

Richmond to miss the 8
Suns to finish 9th
North bottom

Because you beat Geelong?

[Booney]

so this is where we adjust our pre season predictions?
Had the Hawks in the top 4 at the start, seen nothing to change that.
Will add a new club to the long list of interstate clubs to have lost to us on the last day of the season.
Will be no better sight in football ever than to see Roughy lift the cup.

Richmond to miss the 8
Suns to finish 9th
North bottom

Interstate clubs? Like Richmond or GWS? They're both interstate from me.

[daysofourlives]

so this is where we adjust our pre season predictions?
Had the Hawks in the top 4 at the start, seen nothing to change that.
Will add a new club to the long list of interstate clubs to have lost to us on the last day of the season.
Will be no better sight in football ever than to see Roughy lift the cup.

Richmond to miss the 8
Suns to finish 9th
North bottom

Because you beat Geelong?

No because we were one of the best teams in the comp 2nd half of last year and have plenty of room for improvement.
Because we have the best coach in the comp, that 5 week rebuild was almost intolerable
Because our skills are still the best in the comp

[Bum Crack]

so this is where we adjust our pre season predictions?
Had the Hawks in the top 4 at the start, seen nothing to change that.
Will add a new club to the long list of interstate clubs to have lost to us on the last day of the season.
Will be no better sight in football ever than to see Roughy lift the cup.

Richmond to miss the 8
Suns to finish 9th
North bottom

Because you beat Geelong?

No because we were one of the best teams in the comp 2nd half of last year and have plenty of room for improvement.
Because we have the best coach in the comp, that 5 week rebuild was almost intolerable
Because our skills are still the best in the comp

LOL

[daysofourlives]

so this is where we adjust our pre season predictions?
Had the Hawks in the top 4 at the start, seen nothing to change that.
Will add a new club to the long list of interstate clubs to have lost to us on the last day of the season.
Will be no better sight in football ever than to see Roughy lift the cup.

Richmond to miss the 8
Suns to finish 9th
North bottom

Interstate clubs? Like Richmond or GWS? They're both interstate from me.

Obviously not Richmond they are missing the 8

[Rik E Boy]

Pretty chirpy there days. The Catters had no backline and no ruck yesterday and you flogged us by a point.

regards,

REB

[Bum Crack]

Pretty chirpy there days. The Catters had no backline and no ruck yesterday and you flogged us by a point.

regards,

REB

and no forward line

[MW]

Pretty chirpy there days. The Catters had no backline and no ruck yesterday and you flogged us by a point.

regards,

REB

They had three extra players on the field though

[daysofourlives]

Pretty chirpy there days. The Catters had no backline and no ruck yesterday and you flogged us by a point.

regards,

REB

To be fair ive been chirpy all off season. Dont under estimate Pannells hatred of the Hawks in getting you so close
Your ruck situation isnt changing

[gadj1976]

I picked the Saints and Cats to miss out on finals - still ok with that to date.

I still can't get a line on these teams at the moment. Time will tell.

Freo
Essendon
Richmond
Suns
West Coast

My bottom six in no order were (from memory);

North
Carlton
Suns
Brisbane
West Coast
Collingwood

I'd maybe replace some team in there with the Western Bulldogs cos they look well off the mark at the moment.

[JK]

Original Prediction

Sydney
GWS
Port (swap with Sydney)
Richmond
Adelaide
Essendon
Geelong
Western Bulldogs (move them to 16th)

Melbourne
West Coast
Hawthorn (Move to 8th)
Fremantle
Collingwood
St Kilda
Brisbane
North
Carlton
Gold Coast (Move to 12th)