Prediction Who definitely won't play finals in 2021? Who definitely will?

[Sweet Jesus]

Go early.

Who will definitely make it? Who definitely won't?

I reckon you can safely draw a line through at least half a dozen already.

 

[Dazb86]

North and Essendon won't play finals.

Tigers will

 

[Sweet Jesus]

North and Essendon won't play finals.

Tigers will

Easy, tiger.

 

[Bald]

GWS.

Edit. Won’t make it.

 

[HairyO]

Go early.

Who will definitely make it? Who definitely won't?

I reckon you can safely draw a line through at least half a dozen already.

Only half a dozen?

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Only half a dozen?

Go ahead and list them.

I said "at least half a dozen".

 

[Milanista28]

I think Richmond will

 

[HairyO]

Go ahead and list them.

I said "at least half a dozen".

Roos
Dons
GWS
Crows
Hawks
Blues
Freo
Lions

Pies probably wont. Cats will probably scrape in and disappear.

 

[FISTO]

Hawthorn

 

[jj1978]

Wont
North
Adelaide
GWS
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Carlton
Collingwood
Brisbane

Will
Port
Tiges
Weagles
Geelong
Dogs
Saints

 

[magpiemaniac44]

Will: Richmond, port, dogs
Won't: north, Essendon, hawthorn, Adelaide, GWS

 

[And_ROOS]

Won't: North Melbourne, Essendon, GWS, Carlton, Gold Coast.

Might sneak into 7th/8th: Collingwood, Melbourne, Sydney

Will finish top 8: Port Adelaide, Richmond, Geelong, WB, WCE, St Kilda

Brisbanes chances really depend on how badly they get ****ed around over the next month if something stupid happens with this covid stuff, but also historically one team from last years top 4 is likely to drop out and it might be them.

 

[ep2018]

Premiership contenders:
Richmond
Geelong
Port Adelaide
Western Bulldogs

Likely to play finals:
West Coast
Collingwood
Melbourne
Brisbane
St Kilda

Will challenge for finals:
Gold Coast
Fremantle
Carlton
Sydney

Won't make it:
Essendon
Hawthorn
Adelaide
North
GWS

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Roos
Dons
GWS
Crows
Hawks
Blues
Freo
Lions

Pies probably wont. Cats will probably scrape in and disappear.

Can't draw a line through the Lions just yet.

 

[juss]

There's about a third of the league teams you can already rule in and out of finals already I reckon. There are others very likely or unlikely, but not quite locks yet.

In: Tigers, Port Adelaide, Bulldogs.

Out: Essendon, Hawthorn, North Melbourne

Probably only need another week or two of form to add another few teams to the list.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

There's about a third of the league teams you can already rule in and out of finals already I reckon. There are others very likely or unlikely, but not quite locks yet.

In: Tigers, Port Adelaide, Bulldogs.

Out: Essendon, Hawthorn, North Melbourne

Probably only need another week or two of form to add another few teams to the list.

Can rule out more than that.

 

[juss]

Can rule out more than that.

When I say rule out, I'm not leaving any margin for error. I still need another week or two to make the lock calls for mine.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

When I say rule out, I'm not leaving any margin for error. I still need another week or two to make the lock calls for mine.

Carlton and Adelaide aren't playing finals.

 

[dean33]

Top 2 most likely to win the flag
Tigers
Port

3rd - 7th
Cats
Dogs
Saints
Eagles
Lions

Fighting for last spot in the 8
Melbourne
Pies
Giants
Blues

Won’t make the 8
North
Bombers
Hawks
Crows

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Top 2 most likely to win the flag
Tigers
Port

3rd - 7th
Cats
Dogs
Saints
Eagles
Lions

Fighting for last spot in the 8
Melbourne
Pies
Giants
Blues

Won’t make the 8
North
Bombers
Hawks
Crows

What about the other three?

 

[dean33]

What about the other three?

Dockers I meant to have as fighting for that last spot in the 8, while swans and suns have started well and you can’t rule them out I don’t think they are a realistic chance to make finals.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Dockers I meant to have as fighting for that last spot in the 8, while swans and suns have started well and you can’t rule them out I don’t think they are a realistic chance to make finals.

I encourage you to be more prematurely definitive.

 

[Sweet Jesus]

On a related note, I'm looking forward to the first piece of commentary claiming:

a) the competition is more even than ever
b) the eight is set

For me, those lines are like the start of cherry blossom season in Japan. It happens every year but still inspires a sense of wonder and renewal.

 

[dean33]

I encourage you to be more prematurely definitive.

Big footy is built on premature speculation!

 

[Sweet Jesus]

Big footy is built on premature speculation!

Exactly. That's my point.

Rule them in or out.