Who will finish higher - North, Richmond or Collingwood?

[Bojan KantKick]

Well obviously it will go to 5 next year.

Another interesting stat is that Northboner, excluding new start up in GWS, are the club with the longest drought of not having a player win a Brownlow.

Now that your best player in Harvey has retired.. Oh I mean sacked, reckon that stat will last a long time, unless they start giving it out for sympathy.

the Brownlow eh. well if it was given out to the best player in the comp then it'd be relevant.

 

[FootyJunkie]

North Richwood FC

a fine football club, many of their senior players have gone on to play AFL

 

[perplexed]

Well obviously it will go to 5 next year.

Another interesting stat is that Northboner, excluding new start up in GWS, are the club with the longest drought of not having a player win a Brownlow.

Now that your best player in Harvey has retired.. Oh I mean sacked, reckon that stat will last a long time, unless they start giving it out for sympathy.

They started this week

 

[Rack Watts]

Pies are best of the three, but I'm concerned about their future, they're doing a Norf and topping up with shitters so that Buckley doesn't lose his job.

 

[Bleeeeeeeeep]

i actually dont mind what Richmond have done so far in the off season, i expect them to climb up the ladder.
North, its all bout blooding so expect some wayward performances.
Pies have taken a couple of gambles, but the list still seems make shift.
I'll say Tigers for me.

 

[Ron The Bear]

In the AFL's 27 years, Richmond have finished above North just four times.
Why must we be compared with those minnows?

That's a lot of Eureka Cups. North's trophy cabinet must be full.

 

[captain cotch 9]

With top end tallent of Rance, Martin, Reiwoldt, Cotchin, Prestia and Caddy we need to make the 8 this year.
If not.....its going to be another long rebuild.

 

[Gone Critical]

Moore is ready to go, 3rd season now, 40+ goals if he plays 20 games would be minimum expectation based on his form to finish 2016

Moore will have enough pressure on him in 2017 being the main target and the focus of every teams planning without unrealistic expectations.

Since 2010 somewhere between 16-20 players in the comp average 2.0 goals per game for the season. Most 3rd year KPF's don't get near that especially when thrust into the main role. 40 goals can't be a minimum expectation, that would be an outstanding year. For me a reasonable expectation is 30+ goals in 2017.

 

[AdamsFamily]

Good question, I am going to be the unpopular person here and say I think Richmond have a decent chance at getting above us and North - mainly for their recent top ups.

 

[Wallaby]

North Richwood FC

a fine football club, many of their senior players have gone on to play AFL

Just not very well..........................................

 

[Dazb86]

I think North will finish above them on the back of consistent effort.

 

[Dr Tigris]

All depends.

If the Pies can have functioning AFL quality forward and defense lines then they could do quite well. But they have very little at either end.

North still have a lot of decent talent. Just have lost a lot of their leadership and top end talent. SO I would expect up and down all year. At their best still a top 8 chance. But I'd be surprised if they could keep that up. And if their are injuries - problems.

Tigers were finalists 3 years in a row, and have lost Lids (big) and TV (after 2016 who cares) from that top 8, close to top 4 list. We've added talent where it is desperately need and have a heap of quality juniors getting more experienced. If the tigers repeat the 2016 game plan then miss finals and maybe bottom 4. If they take the VFL team's game plan and use it well then top 8, maybe top 4. All depending on injuries.

So, in conclusion. Who knows???

All depends on injuries, and game plan, and development of kids. I'd say the highest potential is the Tigers, the best current performing squad is North, and the Pies midfield is potentially outstanding and just needs the pine to work properly for them to be very good. Going on the rumours of a changed game plan I'll go Tigers highest, then North on having players that know how to win, then Collingwood based on an incomplete structure.
But I wouldn't be surprised if it went the other way. Too much chance of variability in these teams.

 

[Jack Bradley]

Well obviously it will go to 5 next year.

Another interesting stat is that Northboner, excluding new start up in GWS, are the club with the longest drought of not having a player win a Brownlow.

Now that your best player in Harvey has retired.. Oh I mean sacked, reckon that stat will last a long time, unless they start giving it out for sympathy.

Classic Richmond. Starved of team success because they are well documented for being a destination club for figjams and fingerpointers, now start hanging their hats on brownlows

What a joke of a club.

 

[ApplecrossWC]

Seeing as this is Bigfooty, North will definitely finish the lowest of the 3. Probably in last or 2nd last on the ladder.

 

[Xsess]

I don't know who will finish higher from this lot but will be a battle for the ages.

 

[Richo83]

Seeing as this is Bigfooty, North will definitely finish the lowest of the 3. Probably in last or 2nd last on the ladder.

Looking at the ladder threads, most are putting all three pretty low on the ladder. Few are predicting 17th or so for Richmond.

 

[JackFlash]

Will Metro trains ever run on time? Impossible to make the call, all three will have early finishes to season 2017.

 

[ApplecrossWC]

Looking at the ladder threads, most are putting all three pretty low on the ladder. Few are predicting 17th or so for Richmond.

People predict us to finish near the bottom every single season.

 

[OniAu]

I don't think our forward line is as bad as people suggest, we have improved with Cloke leaving. At least we will kick to targets that wont put it OOB on the full. Apart from Jesse of course. Moore, Fas and Elliott are decent kicks and aren't the shabbiest forwards going around

 

[Richo83]

People predict us to finish near the bottom every single season.

I also remember bigfooty making annual predictions of Geelong's demise, even during their 3 premiership period. I'd say they're probably right this year about North.

 

[Daniltchenko You Beauty]

We don't bottom out.

Collingwood only have a midfield.

Tiges have about seven good players then an ocean of sewerage.

 

[kangaspurs]

Collingwood, us, daylight, Richmond.

I have to say that I don't really get the relative optimism about Richmond's list and prospects (at least compared to North).

They lost one of their best players in Deledio, a servicable tall in Vickery, while adding a genuine plodder in Caddy and Prestia who is good.

Their top end is excellent, but there is very little underneath that. I don't really see where their improvement comes from. There was a decent gap between the two of us last season and I don't think Richmond will improve enough, or we'll drop enough for them to make up that gap.

Collingwood should be bottom end of the 8 or just outside.

 

[nineteen eighty]

Will Metro trains ever run on time? Impossible to make the call, all three will have early finishes to season 2017.

The answer to that age old question is to realign yours and everyone else's thinking...the trains don't run to a schedule. Rather the schedule is pulled together at the end of the day once the trains have run for that day. 100% hit rate re: run to schedule.

That would normally cost 3-6 months in consulting time but for BF, a freebie on a Friday arvo.

 

[Heaps of fun]

North. Collingwood don't have a forwardline and Richmond have too many duds in the 22 still.

 

[Heaps of fun]

North also has the best coach of three by miles.