Prediction 2021 AFL Season Prediction Thread

Select the 2021 Top 8


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That time has come again to demonstrate your incredible knowledge and foresight, just fluke a few guesses, or make a fool of yourself. Either way put your thoughts out there!


For the record, last year we voted for a Top 8 of:
West Coast
Collingwood
Richmond

GWS
Brisbane
W Bulldogs
Port
Geelong


A pretty good effort! Our best guess so far. Only St Kilda surprised last year, replacing GWS in that 8.

So our prediction thread has gone:
2020: 7 of 8
2019: 6 of 8
2018: 5 of 8
2017: 6 of 8
2016: 5 of 8

So going by that trend, we're likely to pick at least 2 sides that will fail to make the 8. Who will we overestimate this year?

Only 2 people picked the Tigers to win the flag: tribey and EskimoPAFC

Only a few picked DBJ to make the AA side: FishingRick04, TommyLogan#44 and Macca19 who also picked DBJ for the B&F and nailed that. Hammer#8 also picked DBJ for B&F.

No one got Neale for the Brownlow.
No one picked Boak or Dixon for AA.
Whilst a few people had the Crows in 17th, no one picked them for the spoon.

Not sure I could declare a most accurate from last year, there's a lot of similar selections, no one picked Port to go so well and most people overrated GWS whilst under rating St Kilda.



My predictions for 2021

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


GF & Premiers: Brisbane Vs Richmond - Richmond Premiers
Wooden Spooner: North Melbourne
Brownlow: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman: Joe Daniher
Power B&F: Dan Houston
Power AA’s: Amon, Butters, Houston
Power Most Improved: Amon, Drew
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman


For some added fun.....

A Positive Story Line from the year:
- SA Health removes the restrictions on Crowds before a Friday night home game between Port Adelaide and Collingwood where Port Adelaide will don the PB's.

Negative Story Line for the year:
- The Crows win the battle for the spoon in the last game of the year against North Melbourne, avoiding their 2nd wooden spoon.
 
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Top 8
1- Port
2– Western Bulldogs
3- West Coast
4- Geelong
5- Brisbane
6- Richmond
7- St Kilda
8- Carlton

GF & Premiers: Port Vs West Coast -
Port Premiers
Wooden Spooner: Adelaide
Brownlow:
Macrae
Coleman: Cameron
Power B&F: Ollie Wines
Power AA’s: Wines, Dixon, DBJ
Power Most Improved: Drew
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman

A Positive Story Line from the year:
Adelaide crows go 0-22

Negative Story Line for the year:
Boak robbed of All Australia and Brownlow after a great year
 
1. Geelong
2. West Coast
3. Richmond
4. Port Adelaide
5. St Kilda
6. Melbourne
7. Brisbane
8. Fremantle
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9. Western Bulldogs
10. Carlton
11. Collingwood
12. GWS
13. Gold Coast
14. Sydney
15. Essendon
16. Hawthorn
17. Adelaide
18. North Melbourne

GF & Premiers: Richmond def. West Coast
Brownlow: Patrick Cripps
Coleman: Jeremy Cameron
Power B&F: Travis Boak
Power AAs: Boak, Butters, Jonas
Power Most Improved: Willem Drew
Power Rising Star noms: Bergman, Jones

NOTE: West Coast depend on the border situation. If they get 12 games in Perth then they finish Top 2 and make the GF. If they have to hub again then they probably finish 7th or 8th.
 

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  1. Port Adelaide
  2. Richmond
  3. Brisbane
  4. Geelong
  5. West Coast
  6. St Kilda
  7. Western Bulldogs
  8. GWS
  9. Carlton
  10. Melbourne
  11. Gold Coast
  12. Fremantle
  13. Essendon
  14. Collingwood
  15. Hawthorn
  16. Sydney
  17. North Melbourne
  18. Adelaide
Grand Final: Brisbane vs Port Adelaide
Wooden Spooner: Adelaide
Brownlow: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman: Tom Hawkins
Power B&F: Dan Houston
Power AA’s: Amon, Butters, Houston
Power Most Improved: Willem Drew
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman, Jones
 
I'm incredibly bullish on us - depth everywhere with genuine A-graders around the park.

Top 8
1- Port
2– Geelong
3- Richmond
4- West Coast
5- GWS
6- Brisbane
7- St Kilda
8- Doggies

GF & Premiers: Port Vs Richmond -
Port Premiers
Wooden Spooner: Adelaide
Brownlow: Rowell
Coleman: Cameron
Power B&F: Houston
Power AA’s: Wines, Amon, Houston, Butters
Power Most Improved: Drew
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman, Jones

A Positive Story Line from the year:
No COVID lockdowns - free year of footy

Negative Story Line for the year:
Sex/Drug scandal
 
1) Port Adelaide
2) Brisbane
3) Richmond
4) St Kilda
5) Geelong
6) Gold Coast
7) Carlton
8) Fremantle
9) GWS
10) Bulldogs
11) West Coast
12) Collingwood
13) Melbourne
14) Sydney
15) Essendon
16) Hawthorn
17) North Melbourne
18) Adelaide

GF: Port vs Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Adelaide
Brownlow: Travis Boak
Coleman: Joe Daniher/Jeremy Cameron
Power B&F: Ollie Wines
Power AA nominees: Boak, Houston, Jonas, DBJ, Rozee, Dixon
Power Most Improved: Miles Bergman
Power Rising Star nominee: Miles Bergman/Lachie Jones



Reckon the Suns will finally make finals this year with the talent they have and West Coast and the Bulldogs will be the big disappointments of the season. North are s**t house but I'd take North's list over what the Crows have.
 
1. Geelong
2. Richmond
3. Port
4. St Kilda
5. West Coast
6. Gold Coast
7. Brisbane
8. Western Bulldogs

9. GWS
10. Melbourne
11. Collingwood
12. Carlton
13. Adelaide
14. Sydney
15. Hawwthorn
16. Essendon
17. Fremantle
18. North Melbourne


GF & Premiers: Richmond vs Port - Richmond Premiers
Wooden Spooner: North Melbourne
Brownlow: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman: Tom Hawkins
Power B&F: Ollie Wines
Power AA’s: Wines, DBJ, Butters
Power Most Improved: Mitch Georgiades
Power Rising Star Nominees: Mitch Georgiades
 
1 Brisbane
2 Port Adelaide
3. Richmond
4. Geelong
5. West Coast
6. St Kilda
7. Western Bulldogs
8. GWS


GF & Premiers: Brisbane V Port and Brisbane
Wooden Spooner: North Melbourne
Brownlow: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman: Jeremy Cameron
Power B&F: Zac Butters
Power AA’s: Butters, Boak, Byrne Jones (Squad Burton, Rozee, Dixon)
Power Most Improved: Amon, Drew, Burton
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman, Woodcock (if eligible?), Georgedias


Positive story
Port to secure Merrett in October, McAsey requests trade home

Bad story
The abundance of "how good is footy back home in Victoria" strories and "Story lines"



Also Rowell not to win the NAB rising star
 
1) Geelong
2) Brisbane
3) Port Adelaide
4) Richmond
5) Bulldogs
6) St Kilda
7) GWS
8) West Coast

9) Fremantle
10) Collingwood
11) Carlton
12) Gold Coast
13) Sydney
14) Melbourne
15) Essendon
16) Hawthorn
17) Adelaide
18) North Melbourne

GF: Port, Geelong or Brisbane, ill go with Port V Geelong but could be any combination of the three
Wooden Spoon: North Melbourne
Brownlow: Lachie Neale

Coleman: Jeremy Cameron
Power B&F: Ollie Wines
Power AA nominees: Boak, Butters, Rozee, Dixon, Ollie Wines
Power Most Improved: Burton
Power Rising Star nominee: Mitch Georgiades (he is still eligible)
 
Geelong
St Kilda
Ports
Brisbane
Richmond
Western Bulldogs
Gold Coast
Wet Toast

Fremantle
Carlton
Sydney
Essendon
Hawthorn
GWS
Melbourne
Collingwood
Cows
Norf

GF & Premiers: Tiges/Port, Port
(Honestly i want to say cats over saints, but backing in the dream!)
Wooden Spooner: Norf
Brownlow: Houston
Coleman: Cameron
Power B&F: Houston
Power AA’s: DBJ, Houston, Dixon
Power Most Improved: Bonner
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman, Williams, Jones
 
1 - Geelong
2 - Richmond
3 - Port Adelaide
4 - St Kilda
5 - West Coast
6 - Western Bulldogs
7 - Brisbane
8 - Melbourne
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9 - Fremantle
10 - GWS
11 - Collingwood
12 - Carlton
13 - Sydney
14 - Essendon
15 - Gold Coast
16 - Hawthorn
17 - North Melbourne
18 - Adelaide

GF & Premiers - Geelong v St Kilda, St Kilda premiers
Wooden Spooner - Adelaide
Brownlow - Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman - Jeremy Cameron
Power B&F - Ollie Wines
Power AAs - Butters
Power Most Improved - Ladhams
Power Rising Star Nominees - None

A Positive Story Line from the year - PBs allowed in Showdowns

Negative Story Line for the year - Robbie Gray retires
 

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GF & Premiers: Port v St Kilda. Port Premiers
Wooden Spooner: Adelaide
Brownlow: Travis Boak
Coleman: Charlie Dixon
Power B&F: Zack Butters
Power AA’s: Butters, Boak, Dixon, Aliir
Power Most Improved: Bonner
 
1. Geelong
2. Richmond
3. Port Adelaide
4. Brisbane
5. St Kilda
6. West Coast
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Carlton
9. Melbourne
10. Essendon
11. GWS
12. Sydney
13. Collingwood
14. Fremantle
15. Hawthorn
16. Gold Coast
17. Adelaide
18. North Melbourne


GF & Premiers: Geelong Vs Richmond - Geelong Premiers
Wooden Spooner: North Melbourne
Brownlow: Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman: Tom Hawkins
Power B&F: Karl Amon
Power AA’s: Karl Amon, Aliir Aliir
Power Most Improved: Riley Bonner
Power Rising Star Nominees: Miles Bergman

A Positive Story Line from the year:
Port Adelaide granted permission to wear Prison Bars a couple of times every year.

Negative Story Line for the year:
Joel Garner traded to (insert another club here).
 
op 8
1- Richmond
2– Geelong
3- Port
4- Brisbane
5- Western Bulldogs
6- West Coast
7- St Kilda
8- Collingwodd

GF & Premiers: Brisbane Vs Port - Port take home the spoils
Wooden Spooner: who cares
Brownlow: Bont
Coleman: Cameron
Power B&F: Wines
Power AA’s: Wines, Dixon, DBJ
Power Most Improved: Drew
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman

A Positive Story Line from the year:
2004 repeated all over again

Negative Story Line for the year:
nothing
 
1. Geelong
2. Brisbane
3. Port Adelaide
4. Richmond
5. West Coast
6. St Kilda
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Carlton


GF & Premiers: Geelong V Brisbane and Geelong
Wooden Spooner: Adelaide
Brownlow: Patrick Cripps
Coleman: Tom Hawkins
Power B&F: Zac Butters
Power AA’s: Butters, Byrne Jones (Squad Jonas, Amon, Dixon)
Power Most Improved: SPP, Drew
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman, Jones

Positive story
Rankine seeks trade to port

Bad story
Twilight grand final debate, holding the ball rule changes every week, Port 0 from 15 goal reviews in 21
 
Which seven other clubs apart from your own do you think can make this year’s top eight?

17 – Brisbane Lions, Geelong Cats, Port Adelaide, Richmond
15 – West Coast Eagles, St Kilda
9 – Western Bulldogs
8 – Collingwood
4 – GWS GIANTS
2 – Gold Coast SUNS
1 – Carlton, Essendon, Fremantle, Hawthorn, Melbourne

Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?
7 – Richmond
5 – Brisbane Lions
3 – Port Adelaide
2 – Geelong Cats
1 – West Coast Eagles

Who do you think will win the 2021 Brownlow Medal?
6 – Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs)
3 – Patrick Cripps (Carlton), Nat Fyfe (Fremantle)
2 – Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)
1 – Dustin Martin (Richmond), Ollie Wines (Port Adelaide), Jaeger O’Meara (Hawthorn), Jack Macrae (Western Bulldogs)

Who do you think will win the 2021 Coleman Medal?

8 – Tom Hawkins (Geelong)
4 – Charlie Dixon (Port Adelaide)
2 – Jeremy Cameron (Geelong), Joe Daniher (Brisbane Lions)
1 – Tom Papley (Sydney Swans), Lance Franklin (Sydney Swans)

Who do you think will win the 2021 NAB AFL Rising Star?

13 – Matt Rowell (Gold Coast Suns)
3 – Logan McDonald (Sydney Swans)
1 – Tom Powell (North Melbourne), Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Western Bulldogs)

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


GF & Premiers: Port v Brisbane - Ports Premiers
Wooden Spooner: North Melbourne
Brownlow: Zak Butters
Coleman: Max King
Power B&F: Zak Butters
Power AA’s: Butters, Houston, Aliir, Rozee, Wines
Power Most Improved: Bergman
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman, Jones, Goldsack
 
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1- Brisbane Lions
2- Port Adelaide
3- Western Bulldogs
4- Richmond
5- West Coast
6- Geelong
7- St Kilda
8- Gold Coast

9- Fremantle
10- Carlton
11- Hawthorn
12- GWS
13- Collingwood
14- Essendon
15- Sydney
16- Melbourne
17- Kangaroos
18- Adelaide

Grand Final: Brisbane Lions vs. Port Adelaide
Premiers: Brisbane Lions

I think the Bulldogs will be bolters this year. The new rules suit their style and their midfield is ridiculous.
 
1. Geelong
2. Port Adelaide
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Richmond
5. St Kilda
6. Brisbane
7. Melbourne
8. West Coast

9. Fremantle
10. Carlton
11. GWS
12. Collingwood
13. Sydney
14. Gold Coast
15. Hawthorn
16. Essendon
17. Adelaide
18. North Melbourne

GF & Premiers: Richmond vs Port - Port Premiers
Wooden Spooner: North Melbourne
Brownlow: Adam Treloar
Coleman: Max King
Power B&F: Zak Butters
Power AA’s: Aliir, Butters, Gray
Power Most Improved: Pete Ladhams
Power Rising Star Nominees: Bergman, Georgiades
 
the top 7 are a lock, and it's just a question of who makes the last spot in the 8, most probably collingwood but could be Carlton, freo or Melbourne.
 
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