Prediction 2019 Ladder Predictions + 2020 Ladder early Predictions ( Page 115+ )

[the big lebowski]

Polec is a good player, but surely Hall and Tyson are piss takes?

I genuinely believe North will get the best out of Hall. And his best is pretty good and just what we need. He was getting tagged in a s**t side as recently as this year whereas at north he will have all eyes on Higgins and Polec, with Cunnington feeding the ball out to him. He adds another dimension to our stoppages.

 

[Rooboys Rool]

I genuinely believe North will get the best out of Hall. And his best is pretty good and just what we need. He was getting tagged in a s**t side as recently as this year whereas at north he will have all eyes on Higgins and Polec, with Cunnington feeding the ball out to him. He adds another dimension to our stoppages.

I often think back to how much better we looked with Billy f****ing Hartung in the team. Replace him with Polec and Hall and we look so much better again. Really like how we have specifically addressed our deficiencies in the off-season.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Polec is a good player, but surely Hall and Tyson are piss takes?

Both cost us bugger all; Hall for pick 69 and Tyson for a VFL ruckman who couldn't get a game in a team who did't play finals.
But at their best, both are best 22. Hall in particular has significant upside.

 

[Tiger71]

I genuinely believe North will get the best out of Hall. And his best is pretty good and just what we need. He was getting tagged in a s**t side as recently as this year whereas at north he will have all eyes on Higgins and Polec, with Cunnington feeding the ball out to him. He adds another dimension to our stoppages.

"All eyes on Polec"

Chortle

 

[stax on the mull]

GWS (talent through the list, some injured players return and they picked up another 4 players inside the Top 25 in a strong 2018 draft)
Collingwood (have belief now, midfield and ruck will win them the games they should - better luck with injuries through h&a season)
Port Adelaide (taking a punt here that its now ...or its never, Ryder freed up, Rozee should have immediate impact)
Melbourne (Hogan a loss, but they got to a prelim without him and should be as consistent as last year)
Richmond (Lynch and Riewoldt will be the best tall forward combination the league has seen for years, but other areas might wane)
Essendon ( Shiel looks ok, but they should have addressed inside mid clearance issue. Someone has to step up there. Will be about the mark if Daniher is back to his best)
Fremantle (don't have the toughest draw to start and 2nd half of the season should see newer recruits click - won't be a threat in finals)
West Coast ( home games the key, might find it hard to drive for back to back and lose interest and also lose too many h&a games to be in contention)

Geelong (home ground advantage always puts them in contention but something vulnerable about them even when their midfielders rack up possessions, another year older and not much to add)
Western Bulldogs (rebuild seemed to happen straight after their premiership - what's the plan, Bevo? You've been to the mountain, now its win some/lose some/win some etc )
Hawthorn (its a new generation of leaders at Hawthorn with apparently the same resolve and know-how to keep winning games of football, but lack of top draftees over the decade might eventually toll)
Carlton (list has talent, would even have them higher but unsure if Bolton is the man to coach)
North Melbourne (probably should be in the spot I put Fremantle in - swap if you don't support Fremantle)
Adelaide (Injuries made it hard to judge their 2018 season but i feel once you get to the precipice and you can't take the next step the following year the cohesion of a team starts to crumble - the message from Pyke might be stale. Capable of beating any team at home, but will lose games they are expected to win)
St Kilda (better than last season or much the same as)
Brisbane (4 win season in 2018 and everyone says they're going in the right direction. OK 8 win season in 2019)
Sydney (Surely somewhere along the line this team has to have a shocking season and plummet. Think of Pick 2 in 2019 Sydney fans and look to 2020)
Gold Coast (its 2010 again)

 

[footy75]

Both Geelong and Adelaide to finish higher than Fremantle.

 

[KiwiRoo]

Yeah safe bet he won't have to worry about North winning a flag any time soon.

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yeah cause the last 3 winners have been safe bets......

 

[smasha]

Essendon will be the umpire’s pets next year,Collingwood will still be up there and Richmond down the bottom as per usual,I wonder what new rule they will use against the Tigers r1 this time?

I still think it will be a Richmond Collingwood grand final.

Brave Pies versus those evil Tiges.

 

[Dez!]

Essendon will be the umpire’s pets next year,Collingwood will still be up there and Richmond down the bottom as per usual,I wonder what new rule they will use against the Tigers r1 this time?

I still think it will be a Richmond Collingwood grand final.

Brave Pies versus those evil Tiges.

Already with the excuses, typical smasha.

 

[jatz14]

Already with the excuses, typical smasha.

Complaining about biased umpiring for a season not even played yet.

With that much oomph behind it, confirmation bias becomes a powerful thing. He will get to the end of 2019 convinced events have proved him right, regardless of what the umps actually do.

Umpires should really be paid more.

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[Isaac Cumming No 1]

Complaining about biased umpiring for a season not even played yet.

With that much oomph behind it, confirmation bias becomes a powerful thing. He will get to the end of 2019 convinced events have proved him right, regardless of what the umps actually do.

Umpires should really be paid more.

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or Smasha should be paid less.

 

[Dez!]

or Smasha should be paid less.

Surely there isn't somebody in this world paying smasha?

 

[roosmad]

Here goes...my first ever ladder prediction

1: Richmond
2: Adelaide
3: GWS
4: Melbourne
5: West Coast
6: Essendon
7: Collingwood
8: Port
9: Sydney
10: Hawthorn
11: Freo
12: Geelong
13: Bulldogs
14: North
15: Brisbane
16: Carlton
17: Saints
18: Gold Coast

I think the top 6 are clear of the rest in terms of potential (barring injuries) and the bottom 3 are IMO miles off the pack.

I think there's a chance the Swans, Hawks and Cats all finish out of the eight, but this will be as far as they drop before building back into the eight - I just don't see them as ever really being bottom 6 material in the near future (success breeds success in modern sport - even in an equalised environment).

I can see Freo finishing 9-11 wins. We've got our easiest draw in years and should reasonably expect to be 3-0 (North home, Suns away, Saints home) - and a good start can go a long way to a decent season - even if we drop off the pace after the bye like the last two seasons.

Awesome off season laughs......seriously

 

[roosmad]

So judging by the experts of big footy, north are predicted to finish between 10 and 15th...

Excellent so I can expect north to finish 3rd......thanks guys.....

 

[Dez!]

So judging by the experts of big footy, north are predicted to finish between 10 and 15th...

Excellent so I can expect north to finish 3rd......thanks guys.....

Oh boohoo some people didn't put North high enough.

 

[boncer34]

So judging by the experts of big footy, north are predicted to finish between 10 and 15th...

Excellent so I can expect north to finish 3rd......thanks guys.....

Where do you think they'll finish?

 

[roosmad]

Where do you think they'll finish?

Everything going well 8th....possibly 7th...

 

[roosmad]

Oh boohoo some people didn't put North high enough.

No boohoo about it, go back and look at most seasons ladder predictions, north is always predicted to have a poor season and as usual
We exceed expectation...book mark it....

 

[Coaster2012]

GWS (talent through the list, some injured players return and they picked up another 4 players inside the Top 25 in a strong 2018 draft)
Collingwood (have belief now, midfield and ruck will win them the games they should - better luck with injuries through h&a season)
Port Adelaide (taking a punt here that its now ...or its never, Ryder freed up, Rozee should have immediate impact)
Melbourne (Hogan a loss, but they got to a prelim without him and should be as consistent as last year)
Richmond (Lynch and Riewoldt will be the best tall forward combination the league has seen for years, but other areas might wane)
Essendon ( Shiel looks ok, but they should have addressed inside mid clearance issue. Someone has to step up there. Will be about the mark if Daniher is back to his best)
Fremantle (don't have the toughest draw to start and 2nd half of the season should see newer recruits click - won't be a threat in finals)
West Coast ( home games the key, might find it hard to drive for back to back and lose interest and also lose too many h&a games to be in contention)

Geelong (home ground advantage always puts them in contention but something vulnerable about them even when their midfielders rack up possessions, another year older and not much to add)
Western Bulldogs (rebuild seemed to happen straight after their premiership - what's the plan, Bevo? You've been to the mountain, now its win some/lose some/win some etc )
Hawthorn (its a new generation of leaders at Hawthorn with apparently the same resolve and know-how to keep winning games of football, but lack of top draftees over the decade might eventually toll)
Carlton (list has talent, would even have them higher but unsure if Bolton is the man to coach)
North Melbourne (probably should be in the spot I put Fremantle in - swap if you don't support Fremantle)
Adelaide (Injuries made it hard to judge their 2018 season but i feel once you get to the precipice and you can't take the next step the following year the cohesion of a team starts to crumble - the message from Pyke might be stale. Capable of beating any team at home, but will lose games they are expected to win)
St Kilda (better than last season or much the same as)
Brisbane (4 win season in 2018 and everyone says they're going in the right direction. OK 8 win season in 2019)
Sydney (Surely somewhere along the line this team has to have a shocking season and plummet. Think of Pick 2 in 2019 Sydney fans and look to 2020)
Gold Coast (its 2010 again)

Only a Freo fan would have Freo leap frogging the premiers.

 

[Dez!]

No boohoo about it, go back and look at most seasons ladder predictions, north is always predicted to have a poor season and as usual
We exceed expectation...book mark it....

And as usual you all piss and moan about something so irrelevant.

 

[boncer34]

Everything going well 8th....possibly 7th...

So you're outraged because Bigfooty has the Roos best finish roughly 2 spots below where you think they might finish?

 

[Andy_Mac]

And as usual you all piss and moan about something so irrelevant.

A very relevant use of the word. Well played.

 

[jatz14]

Everything going well 8th....possibly 7th...

Everything never goes well, something always goes bad. Given 1 or more things going bad, where do you think they will finish?

 

[FlyHigh18]

A very relevant use of the word. Well played.

Great to see the confidence coming back into Melbourne supporters after so many years of... now what was that word again? ... inheritance?...inelegance?...ah that's right... irrelevance

 

[Wojcinski]

Why is it that every year, North fans are the ones that seem to get upset and cry over peoples predictions?

They're predictions, people think North is going to be s**t in 2019, just like they have been for the last few years. Get over it.