Which teams will go backwards in 2015?

[hazard]

Every club's supporters believe that their team is destined for greatness next year.

As one poster on reddit put it:

We all have core playing groups moving into their mid twenties and therefore their prime. Look at the youngsters, so much talent and a few long shots, that maybe just maybe are going to take that step up in 2015 and really take the league by storm.

I mean we've got Skinnywhelp with 3 senior games in the last two years. I have the local knowledge though and think he might just be the next Diesel Williams.

As for our ageing stars. They're output hasn't been great of late and we have ready made replacements. I mean just take a look at Youngguy here. He's going to be Oldguy 2.0 in 12 months anyway. He will not be missed.

So who do you expect to drop off or be overtaken by other teams in the competition? My tips are West Coast, Carlton, Geelong, and Adelaide.

 

[Ashton Agar]

St Kilda will fall down the ladder.

 

[hazard]

St Kilda will fall down the ladder.

Gill: "We have relegated St Kilda to 19th place. I'm reserving 18th place for any late entries, who would obviously be better than them."

 

[juss]

Probably teams who rely heavily on over 28s who will decline at some point, often the talent coming through is not as strong as those older players.

 

[iBeng]

Probably teams who rely heavily on over 28s who will decline at some point, often the talent coming through is not as strong as those older players.

No one told North this

 

[Bailey01]

Every club's supporters believe that their team is destined for greatness next year.

As one poster on reddit put it:



So who do you expect to drop off or be overtaken by other teams in the competition? My tips are West Coast, Carlton, Geelong, and Adelaide.

Explain.....

 

[NinjaSwan]

North, Collingwood, Carlton, Essendon, Geelong and the Dogs.

 

[hazard]

Explain.....

Don't rate the list, lack of draft picks has hurt them bad. One of the oldest playing groups with an inexperienced coach. Nowhere near a flag window, got to start a rebuild.

 

[Bailey01]

Don't rate the list, lack of draft picks has hurt them bad. One of the oldest playing groups with an inexperienced coach. Nowhere near a flag window, got to start a rebuild.

Lol k den

 

[billy fragos]

Don't rate the list, lack of draft picks has hurt them bad. One of the oldest playing groups with an inexperienced coach. Nowhere near a flag window, got to start a rebuild.

Lol what

We have 1 player over 30 in our best 22..

 

[Bailey01]

Lol what

We have 1 player over 30 in our best 22..

Don't feed the troll Billy boy

 

[Bobby_]

surprised to see everyone tipping Geelong
















again

 

[beta_condition]

surprised to see everyone tipping Geelong

Knocked out in straight sets, probably should be expected.

 

[Bobby_]

Knocked out in straight sets, probably should be expected.

guess Fremantle should be expected to slide as well then

 

[beta_condition]

guess Fremantle should be expected to slide as well then

Look who I voted for

 

[beta_condition]

you just ignore injuries/suspensions and completely base your predictions on how the team performed last September?
They did give your mob a fair wake up call just two-three weeks prior.

Port North Richmond and Gold coast all have very strong chances of jumping ahead of Fremantle, that's what I'm basing it off.

 

[Igloo]

We probably will a bit. Ridiculously young now.

Collingwood and Geelong would be my 2 other picks.

 

[Engimal]

Collingwood and Essendon.

 

[NinjaSwan]

Surprised to see so many people voting Fremantle, for them to go backwards they would have to be eliminated in the first week of finals.

 

[domin8tors]

Every club's supporters believe that their team is destined for greatness next year.

As one poster on reddit put it:



So who do you expect to drop off or be overtaken by other teams in the competition? My tips are West Coast, Carlton, Geelong, and Adelaide.

really depends on how people define backwards because if it's purely on ladder position then if the hyperthetical were to occur and hawks lost every game then technically all other teams would move up 1 position.

 

[Lethality]

Geelong have delisted about 8 players and there isn't much quality in the pre-season draft to compensate. They will need to lean heavily on their senior players to break even.

 

[hazard]

Lol what

We have 1 player over 30 in our best 22..

Looking at the poll, seems almost no one agrees with me. Maybe I am wrong.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Only 46% think Essendon will go backwards. Absolutely mind blowing.

 

[Stratton_Gun]

I went for Collingwood, Essendon and North.

 

[TN25]

I voted for Collingwood, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong and Western Bulldogs. The team I think that will go down the most is Geelong but they will probably prove me wrong