2026 AFL Predictions

[Armchair expert]

Prove you are an Armchair_expert and give your 2026 predictions + my bonus questions

Brownlow:
Coleman:
Rising Star:
Premiers:


Ladder: 1-18

Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals?
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals?
Voss sacked by round 20?
Pies miss the top 10?
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4?
Fremantle finish top 4?
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals?
Suns finish top 4?
Giants miss the top 10?
Hawks finish top 2?
Melbourne fishing bottom 4?
Clarko sacked by round 20?
Port make the top 10?
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals?
TDK makes All-Australian?
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow?
Eagles to win more than 1 game?
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals?

[wenchbarwer]

I'll play

Brownlow: Nick Daicos
Coleman: Sam Darcy
Rising Star: Jagga Smith
Premiers: Brisbane again


Ladder: 1-18
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Fremantle
Geelong
Sydney
Adelaide
Hawthorn
Western Bulldogs

St Kilda
GWS

Collingwood
Carlton
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Melbourne
Richmond
North Melbourne
WCE


Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? No
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? No
Voss sacked by round 20? Yes
Pies miss the top 10? Yes
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? Yes, just
Fremantle finish top 4? Yes
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? Yes
Suns finish top 4? Yes
Giants miss the top 10? No
Hawks finish top 2? No
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? Yes
Clarko sacked by round 20? Yes
Port make the top 10? No
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? Yes
TDK makes All-Australian? No
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? No
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

[woodublieve12]

Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? NO
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? YES
Voss sacked by round 20? NO
Pies miss the top 10? NO
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? NO
Fremantle finish top 4? NO
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? YES
Suns finish top 4? YES
Giants miss the top 10? NO
Hawks finish top 2? NO
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? YES
Clarko sacked by round 20? NO
Port make the top 10? NO
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? YES
TDK makes All-Australian? YES
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? NO
Eagles to win more than 1 game? YES
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? NO

[locky801]

Brownlow: Zac Butters
Coleman: McKay
Rising Star: NFI
Premiers: Sydney


Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? NO
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? YES
Voss sacked by round 20? NO
Pies miss the top 10? NO
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? YES
Fremantle finish top 4? NO
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? NO
Suns finish top 4? NO
Giants miss the top 10? NO
Hawks finish top 2? NO
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? NO
Clarko sacked by round 20? NO
Port make the top 10? YES
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? YES
TDK makes All-Australian? NO
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? NO
Eagles to win more than 1 game? YES
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? NO

[amber_fluid]

Brownlow: Cripps for No. 3
Coleman: Anyone but Curnow
Rising Star: Jagga Smith
Premiers: Geelong


Ladder: 1-18

Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? No
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? No
Voss sacked by round 20? No
Pies miss the top 10? No
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? No
Fremantle finish top 4? Yes
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? No
Suns finish top 4? Yes
Giants miss the top 10? No
Hawks finish top 2? No
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? No
Clarko sacked by round 20? Yes
Port make the top 10? No
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? No
TDK makes All-Australian? Hope not
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? Yes
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

[Rik E Boy]

1. Brisbane

DAYLIGHT

2. Gold Coast
3. Sydney
4. Geelong
5. Fremantle
6. Western Bulldogs
7. Adelaide
8. Hawthorn
9. St Kilda
10. GWS

11. Collingwood
12. Melbourne
13. Port
14. Carlton
15. Essendon
16. Richmond
17. West Coast
18. North Melbourne

regards,

REB

[Rik E Boy]

Brownlow: Cripps for No. 3
Coleman: Anyone but Curnow
Rising Star: Jagga Smith
Premiers: Geelong


Ladder: 1-18

Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? No
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? No
Voss sacked by round 20? No
Pies miss the top 10? No
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? No
Fremantle finish top 4? Yes
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? No
Suns finish top 4? Yes
Giants miss the top 10? No
Hawks finish top 2? No
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? No
Clarko sacked by round 20? Yes
Port make the top 10? No
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? No
TDK makes All-Australian? Hope not
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? Yes
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

Cats can't win the flag if Jezza gets less than 60.

regards,

REB

[carey]

Brownlow: Nick Daicos
Coleman: Ben King
Rising Star: Jagga Smith
Premiers: Fremantle


Ladder:
1.Gold Coast
2.Brisbane
3.Fremantle
4.Western Bulldogs
5.Geelong
6.Sydney
7.Adelaide
8.Hawthorn
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9.St Kilda
10.Collingwood
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11.Port Adelaide
12.GWS
13.Carlton
14.Essendon
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15.North Melbourne
16.Richmond
17.WCE
18.Melbourne


Answer 1-18
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? No
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? No
Voss sacked by round 20? No
Pies miss the top 10? No- Just in
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? Yes
Fremantle finish top 4? Yes
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? Yes
Suns finish top 4? Yes
Giants miss the top 10? Yes- Overrated
Hawks finish top 2? Hell No
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? Yes- Monty to finish bottom 4, Free money
Clarko sacked by round 20? No
Port make the top 10? No, But wont be as bad as most think
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? Yes He'll have at least 1 bag of 7 or 8 that'll help
TDK makes All-Australian? No
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? No
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

[whufc]

Ladder

1. Collingwood
2. Brisbane
3. Sydney
4. Geelong
5. Gold Coast
6. Fremantle
7. Hawthorn
8. Adelaide

9. Western Bulldogs
10. GWS
11. St.Kilda
12. Carlton
13. Port Adelaide
14. North Melbourne
15. Essendon
16. Richmond
17. West Coast
18. Melbourne

[bertiebeatle1]

Brownlow: Bont
Coleman: Ben King
Rising Star: Jagga Smith
Premiers: Sydney


Ladder: 1-18

Sydney
Brisbane
Gold Coast
WB
Fremantle
Geelong
Collingwood
Hawthorn

Adelaide
GWS
St Kilda
Port

Carlton
Essendon
Richmond
Melbourne
North Melbourne
WCE


Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? No
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? No
Voss sacked by round 20? Yes
Pies miss the top 10? No
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? Yes
Fremantle finish top 4? No
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? No
Suns finish top 4? Yes
Giants miss the top 10? No
Hawks finish top 2? No
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? Yes
Clarko sacked by round 20? Yes
Port make the top 10? No
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? Yes
TDK makes All-Australian? No
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? No
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

[amber_fluid]

Brownlow: Cripps for No. 3
Coleman: Anyone but Curnow
Rising Star: Jagga Smith
Premiers: Geelong


Ladder: 1-18

Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? No
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? No
Voss sacked by round 20? No
Pies miss the top 10? No
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? No
Fremantle finish top 4? Yes
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? No
Suns finish top 4? Yes
Giants miss the top 10? No
Hawks finish top 2? No
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? No
Clarko sacked by round 20? Yes
Port make the top 10? No
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? No
TDK makes All-Australian? Hope not
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? Yes
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

Cats can't win the flag if Jezza gets less than 60.

regards,

REB

Fair call
Switch Geelong for Carlton

[Booney]

Good thread structure

Brownlow: Daicos short,Dawson rough
Coleman: Curnow short, Allen rough
Rising Star: Smith short, Uwland rough
Premiers: Brisbane short, Adelaide rough


Ladder: 1-18

In no order ;

Top 6 - Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hawthorn, GWS, Gold Coast
Middle 6 - Sydney, St Kilda, Collingwood, Bulldogs, Fremantle, Port
Bottom 6 - Essendon, Melbourne, Carlton, North, West Coast, Richmond


Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? Yes
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? Yes
Voss sacked by round 20? No
Pies miss the top 10? No
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? No
Fremantle finish top 4? No
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? No
Suns finish top 4? Yes
Giants miss the top 10? No
Hawks finish top 2? No
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? Yes
Clarko sacked by round 20? No
Port make the top 10? No
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? No
TDK makes All-Australian? No, lol
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? No
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

[FlyingHigh]

Brownlow: Nick Daicos - the umpires will to be too scared not to give him votes
Coleman: Curnow
Rising Star: Draper (if he's eligible)
Premiers: Hawthorn



Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? NO
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? YES
Voss sacked by round 20? YES
Pies miss the top 10? NO
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? YES
Fremantle finish top 4? NO
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? YES
Suns finish top 4? NO
Giants miss the top 10? YES
Hawks finish top 2? NO (not in minor round)
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? YES
Clarko sacked by round 20? YES
Port make the top 10? YES
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? YES
TDK makes All-Australian? NO
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? YES
Eagles to win more than 1 game? YES (3)
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? YES

Ladder at end of minor round or finals?

[Corona Man]

Brownlow: Daicos = overdue
Coleman: - Mitch Lewis - Love to see it!
Rising Star: Jagga Smith - $1.01
Premiers: Brisbane again, and again in 2027 - 5peat



Top 6 - Adelaide, Brisbane, Geelong, Hawthorn, Sydney, Gold Coast
Middle 6 - GWS, St Kilda, Collingwood, Bulldogs, Fremantle, Carlton
Bottom 6 - Essendon, Melbourne, Port, North, West Coast, Richmond


Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? Hope not!
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? Yep
Voss sacked by round 20? No, resigned for 3 more years of torture.
Pies miss the top 10? No
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? No
Fremantle finish top 4? No
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? No
Suns finish top 4? 50/50
Giants miss the top 10? No
Hawks finish top 2? Nup
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? Yes
Clarko "walks" by round 20? Yes
Port make the top 10? No
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? No
TDK makes All-Australian? Squad maybe.....
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? No
Eagles to win more than 1 game? Yes
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? Yes

[Kahuna]

Prove you are an Armchair_expert and give your 2026 predictions


Melbourne fishing bottom 4? No

[locky801]

Round 7 already and i wonder how many have changed their minds from the initial posts

[FlyingHigh]

Round 7 already and i wonder how many have changed their minds from the initial posts

Brownlow: Nick Daicos - the umpires will to be too scared not to give him votes
Coleman: Curnow
Rising Star: Draper (if he's eligible)
Premiers: Hawthorn



Answer 1-18 (Yes/No)
Riley Thilthorpe to kick 70.5+ goals? NO
Oscar Allen to kick 40.5+ goals? YES
Voss sacked by round 20? YES
Pies miss the top 10? NO
Essendon finish outside the bottom 4? YES
Fremantle finish top 4? NO
Jeremy Cameron to kick 59.5+ goals? YES
Suns finish top 4? NO
Giants miss the top 10? YES
Hawks finish top 2? NO (not in minor round)
Melbourne fishing bottom 4? YES
Clarko sacked by round 20? YES
Port make the top 10? YES
Tom Lynch to kick 24.5+ goals? YES
TDK makes All-Australian? NO
Isaac Heeney top 3 brownlow? YES
Eagles to win more than 1 game? YES (3)
Sam Darcy to kick 55.5+ goals? YES

Ladder at end of minor round or finals?

Essendon not bottom 4, Melbourne bottom 4 and Clarko getting the sack and Draper winning the Rising Star all look to be off the mark.
And Darcy off course.
Happy to back the rest in at this stage