2023 Predictions

[whufc]

I predict it'll take 3 rounds before either a new rule or interpretation of a rule is introduced... another 12 weeks until its forgotten about.. then another 5 rounds before it's remembered once more.

$1.01 at Sportsbet that your correct.

[Lightning McQueen]

Brisbane 76
Melbourne 76
Geelong 72
Sydney 68
Richmond 64
Bulldogs 60
Fremantle 60
Carlton 60

Port 52
GWS 40
Collingwood 40
St. Kilda 32
Essendon 28
Adelaide 28
West Coast 24
North Melbourne 20
Gold Coast 20
Hawthorn 8

Lions
J.Cameron
Oliver

[MW]

If Port cannot make the eight with their list, Hinkley will not be the only person to be sacked...

[Lightning McQueen]

If Port cannot make the eight with their list, Hinkley will not be the only person to be sacked...

tough draw.

BL (H)
COLL (A)
AD (H)
SYD (A)
WB (H)
WC (H)
ST.K (A)
ESS (H)
NM (A)
MELB (H)
RICH (A)
HAW (H)
WB (A)
GEEL (H)
ESS (A)
GC (H)
CARL (A)
COLL (H)
ADEL (A)
GEEL (A)
GWS (H)
FREO (A)
RICH (H)


There's a lot of home games against quality opposition, teams that we haven't dominated at Adelaide Oval.

Then there's the mid-tier teams that we play away which evens the playing field.

We'll need to play at our best to make the finals, we'll need to play out of our skins to make top 4.

[Brodlach]

Excuses coming early

[Lightning McQueen]

Excuses coming early

Cold hard facts mate. We aren't as good as we're made out to be and we seem to play the better sides at home, we actually double up against most of the favoured sides.

You'd sooner play WCE and GCS away, Freo and Sydney at home.

My green games are who I expect us to win against, the red ones are where we'll assume the underdog status, the black ones are the 50/50's that we'll need to win at least 6 of.

[daysofourlives]

Brisbane 76
Melbourne 76
Geelong 72
Sydney 68
Richmond 64
Bulldogs 60
Fremantle 60
Carlton 60

Port 52
GWS 40
Collingwood 40
St. Kilda 30
Essendon 28
Adelaide 28
West Coast 24
North Melbourne 20
Gold Coast 20
Hawthorn 8

Lions
J.Cameron
Oliver

Who aree the Hawks winning two games against?

[Jim05]

Essendon will finish bottom 6 and mostly likely bottom 4. I’d be staggered if we win more than 4-5 games

[gadj1976]

I did this on Squiggle quickly

W L D
1. Geelong 18 5 0 118.8%
2. Richmond 18 5 0 112.8%
3. Brisbane Lions 17 6 0 116.1%
4. Melbourne 17 6 0 112.0%
5. Carlton 16 7 0 114.7%
6. Sydney 15 8 0 111.1%
7. Fremantle 15 8 0 106.8%
8. Collingwood 14 9 0 104.1%
9. Western Bulldogs 13 10 0 103.6%
10. Port Adelaide 13 10 0 100.5%
11. Essendon 9 14 0 93.1%
12. GWS 7 16 0 89.0%
13. North Melbourne 7 16 0 88.0%
14. Gold Coast 6 17 0 92.1%
15. Adelaide 6 17 0 91.3%
16. West Coast 6 17 0 83.7%
17. Hawthorn 5 18 0 87.4%
18. St Kilda 5 18 0 87.0%

QF1: *GEELONG* v Melbourne
QF2: *RICHMOND* v Brisbane Lions
EF1: *CARLTON* v Collingwood
EF2: *SYDNEY* v Fremantle

SF1: *MELBOURNE* v Carlton
SF2: *BRISBANE LIONS* v Sydney

PF1: *GEELONG* v Brisbane Lions
PF2: *RICHMOND* v Melbourne

Prior to doing the selections I thought Melbourne would drop, Carlton and Port would rise and Essendon, Hawks and North would be bottom 4. I thought St Kilda would rise, but obviously that didn't compute when I saw who they were playing ;-)

[Lightning McQueen]

Brisbane 76
Melbourne 76
Geelong 72
Sydney 68
Richmond 64
Bulldogs 60
Fremantle 60
Carlton 60

Port 52
GWS 40
Collingwood 40
St. Kilda 30
Essendon 28
Adelaide 28
West Coast 24
North Melbourne 20
Gold Coast 20
Hawthorn 8

Lions
J.Cameron
Oliver

Who aree the Hawks winning two games against?

Eagles, Cows and possibly North

[Brodlach]

16 wins for Carlton gadj?

[Lightning McQueen]

16 wins for Carlton gadj?

I found 15 for them

[Rik E Boy]

Brisbane 76
Melbourne 76
Geelong 72
Sydney 68
Richmond 64
Bulldogs 60
Fremantle 60
Carlton 60

Port 52
GWS 40
Collingwood 40
St. Kilda 30
Essendon 28
Adelaide 28
West Coast 24
North Melbourne 20
Gold Coast 20
Hawthorn 8

Lions
J.Cameron
Oliver

Who aree the Hawks winning two games against?

Geelong and someone else. Man we were horrible in that game against you last year.

regards,

REB

[gadj1976]

16 wins for Carlton gadj?

I picked Carlton to win the 50-50 games they lost last year but without a lot of science involved.

I also tipped us to win in Adelaide, something we haven't done at Adelaide Oval, ever.

[am Bays]

Essendon will finish bottom 6 and mostly likely bottom 4. I’d be staggered if we win more than 4-5 games

Lock them in the flag then, based on your Norwood assessments last year!

[Jim05]

Essendon will finish bottom 6 and mostly likely bottom 4. I’d be staggered if we win more than 4-5 games

Lock them in the flag then, based on your Norwood assessments last year!

Yeah, I just don’t see it with Essendon.
Norwood started poorly and looked hopeless at times but seemed to grow as a team and backed in the game plan.
I just don’t think Essendon have the talent to compete with the best. A new game plan and style might bring out something but unless half a dozen players can play out of their skins I just can’t see us winning too many

[Bombers4EVA]

GEELONG
FREMANTLE
MELBOURNE
RICHMOND

BRISBANE
COLLINGWOOD
CARLTON
SYDNEY

PORT ADELAIDE
GOLD COAST
WESTERN BULLDOGS
ST KILDA
GWS
ESSENDON
ADELAIDE
HAWTHORN
WEST COAST
NORTH MELBOURNE

[Booney]

GEELONG
FREMANTLE
MELBOURNE
RICHMOND

BRISBANE
COLLINGWOOD
CARLTON
SYDNEY

PORT ADELAIDE
GOLD COAST
WESTERN BULLDOGS
ST KILDA
GWS
ESSENDON
ADELAIDE
HAWTHORN
WEST COAST
NORTH MELBOURNE

Fremantle is an interesting one there mate, 15 wins last year with 2 wins over West Coast and GWS ( 4 in total ) but losses to Gold Coast and St Kilda.

IN
Josh Corbett (trade, Gold Coast), Hugh Davies (No.33 draft pick), Josh Draper (category B rookie), Tom Emmett (No.41 draft pick), Luke Jackson (trade, Melbourne), Max Knobel (No.42 draft pick), Jaeger O'Meara (trade, Hawthorn), Liam Reidy (Rookie Draft), Corey Wagner (No.57 draft pick), Conrad Williams (category B rookie)

OUT
Blake Acres (trade, Carlton), Connor Blakely (delisted), Mitch Crowden (delisted), Rory Lobb (trade, Western Bulldogs), Griffin Logue (trade, North Melbourne), Lloyd Meek (trade, Hawthorn), David Mundy (retired), Darcy Tucker (trade, North Melbourne), Joel Western (delisted)

The addition of Jackson far off sets the loss of the inconsistent Lobb, Acres, Logue, Tucker all make the list a bit shallower and Mundy is a big loss.

Has their list improved?

[Bombers4EVA]

GEELONG
FREMANTLE
MELBOURNE
RICHMOND

BRISBANE
COLLINGWOOD
CARLTON
SYDNEY

PORT ADELAIDE
GOLD COAST
WESTERN BULLDOGS
ST KILDA
GWS
ESSENDON
ADELAIDE
HAWTHORN
WEST COAST
NORTH MELBOURNE

Fremantle is an interesting one there mate, 15 wins last year with 2 wins over West Coast and GWS ( 4 in total ) but losses to Gold Coast and St Kilda.

IN
Josh Corbett (trade, Gold Coast), Hugh Davies (No.33 draft pick), Josh Draper (category B rookie), Tom Emmett (No.41 draft pick), Luke Jackson (trade, Melbourne), Max Knobel (No.42 draft pick), Jaeger O'Meara (trade, Hawthorn), Liam Reidy (Rookie Draft), Corey Wagner (No.57 draft pick), Conrad Williams (category B rookie)

OUT
Blake Acres (trade, Carlton), Connor Blakely (delisted), Mitch Crowden (delisted), Rory Lobb (trade, Western Bulldogs), Griffin Logue (trade, North Melbourne), Lloyd Meek (trade, Hawthorn), David Mundy (retired), Darcy Tucker (trade, North Melbourne), Joel Western (delisted)

The addition of Jackson far off sets the loss of the inconsistent Lobb, Acres, Logue, Tucker all make the list a bit shallower and Mundy is a big loss.

Has their list improved?

It was just a prediction based on my guess I reckon. Think they will improve from last year and think their list is better than Brisbane's. Will win majority of their games at home and will surprise a few away. Just a hunch mate.

[Booney]

One of the hardest to read I reckon and you're right, could be anywhere from 2nd to 10th.

Play twice: Brisbane, Geelong, Hawthorn, Sydney, West Coast, Western Bulldogs. Split those 3 with wins home and losses away and they'll be top 4 contenders.