Prediction 2022 Time Capsule

[dogwatch]

With the slightly earlier start to the season it's time to kick off the 2022 Time Capsule.

Copy the table and make your predictions. You can edit your choices any number of times before the season starts.
The thread will be locked just before the season kicks off with the Grand Final replay on 16 March. We'll unlock it in November to see who got closest with their predictions.

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:
Runners Up:
Wooden Spoon:
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?
Which other teams will play finals?
Brownlow winner:
Coleman Medal winner:
Rising Star winner:
Biggest AFL story of the year:
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?
Ladder position after H&A rounds?
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):
Leading WB goalkicker:
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?
Best First Year Player:
Most Improved:
Most Courageous:
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?
Biggest win (opponent and margin):
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):
Final membership tally:
How many games will Sam Darcy play?
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.

 

[dogwatch]

Here's a tabulation of everyone's predictions:

 

[ScragCity]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	WB
Runners Up:	Melbourne
Wooden Spoon:	Norf
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong
Which other teams will play finals?	GC
Brownlow winner:	Bonk
Coleman Medal winner:	Naughto
Rising Star winner:	Nick Daicos
Biggest AFL story of the year	First openly gay AFL player comes out
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	3rd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bonk, Macrae, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	58
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bonk, Macrae, Naughton, Dunkley, Dale
Best First Year Player:	Arthur Jones
Most Improved:	Richards
Most Courageous:	Dunks
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Arthur Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Collingwood 94
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Melbourne 37
Final membership tally:	55,678
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Wallis, Martin, Butler, Dunkley, English

 

[X_box_X]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Brisbane
Runners Up:	Bulldogs
Wooden Spoon:	Gold Coast
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	GWS
Which other teams will play finals?	Carlton
Brownlow winner:	Petracca
Coleman Medal winner:	Charlie Dixon
Rising Star winner:	Jamarra
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Cunnington returns from cancer
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2nd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Runner up
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Macrae, Bont, B Smith
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	51
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Macrae, Daniel
Best First Year Player:	Parker
Most Improved:	Richards
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jamarra, and Garcia if eligible
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Hawthorn by 87
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Brisbane by 31
Final membership tally:	54,216
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	7
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin, West, Cordy, Khamis

 

[Fossie 32]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Us
Runners Up:	Port
Wooden Spoon:	Norf
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Great Waste
Which other teams will play finals?	WC
Brownlow winner:	Bonti
Coleman Medal winner:	Naughton
Rising Star winner:	JUH
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Granty awarded retrospective Brownlow
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	1
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	4 - premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bonti, Macrae, Baz
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	62
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bonti, Macrae, Baz, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Darcy
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Schache
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	JUH
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	116 v North [points]
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	1 point v Freo
Final membership tally:	54,164
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	doughnuts
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Bruce, Wallis, Martin

 

[TempletonTheRat]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong, Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?	Essendon, Freemantle
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Joe Daniher
Rising Star winner:	J Ward
Biggest AFL story of the year:
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	18
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	1st
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	4 : Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Naughton, Macrae
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	56
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont (c), Macrae, Naughton, Keath
Best First Year Player:	Jones
Most Improved:	English
Most Courageous:	Dunkley
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Hawthorn - 96
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Brisbane - 29
Final membership tally:	53116
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin, Wallis, Butler

 

[ossie_21]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	WB
Runners Up:	Melbourne
Wooden Spoon:	Gold Coast
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong & GWS
Which other teams will play finals?	Fremantle & Carlton
Brownlow winner:	Petracca
Coleman Medal winner:	Harry McKay
Rising Star winner:	Horne-Francis
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Geelong shocked with Selwood retiring due to injury
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Macrae, Bont, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	65
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Macrae, Bont, Naughton,Daniel
Best First Year Player:	Parker
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Macrae
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	None
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Gold Coast - 83
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Melbourne - 40
Final membership tally:	54,016
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	JJ, Martin, Wallis, Butler, Hannan

 

[Sharkey66]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Port
Wooden Spoon:	West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong
Which other teams will play finals?	Freo
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	T Lynch
Rising Star winner:	Jammarra
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Hinkley Sacked
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Macrea, Bont, Jammara
Leading WB goalkicker:	Weightman
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	42
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Macrea, Weightman, Bont,Keath
Best First Year Player:	Jones
Most Improved:	Jammarra
Most Courageous:	Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jones,Jammarra
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Saints, 76
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Port 44
Final membership tally:	52177
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	2
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Buttler, Martin West.

 

[Leon]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Western Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Port Adelaide
Wooden Spoon:	Norf
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Sydney, Richmond
Which other teams will play finals?	1. Port 2. Western Bulldogs 3. Brisbane Lions 4. Melbourne 5. Geelong 6. Carlton 7. GWS Giants 8. St. Kilda
Brownlow winner:	Bonti
Coleman Medal winner:	Tom Lynch
Rising Star winner:	Jason Horne Francis
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Buddy Franklin 1000 goals and retirement later in year
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2nd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	1. Bontempelli 2. Macrae 3. Daniel
Leading WB goalkicker:	Aaron Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	48
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	3 - Bonti, Macrae, Caleb
Best First Year Player:	Arthur Jones
Most Improved:	Jamarra Ugle-Hagen
Most Courageous:	Caleb Daniel
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	1 - Arthur Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Adelaide Crows 83 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Geelong 40 points
Final membership tally:	51862
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Ed Richards - Traded

 

[Leon]

I predicted us to be premiers in the 2016 Time Capsule thread and will keep doing it until the 3rd premiership comes home, damn it!

Also my biggest AFL story of the year (Buddy getting his 1000th and retiring at years end) isn’t a particularly big prediction - he’s virtually certain to do both - but predicting a big story these days is pretty hard.

Excellent work as always Dogwatch on keeping this yearly thread going.

 

[weltschmerz]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Brisbane
Runners Up:	Melbourne
Wooden Spoon:	Gold Coast
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	GWS, Port
Which other teams will play finals?	Fremantle, Essendon
Brownlow winner:	Clayton Oliver
Coleman Medal winner:	Tom Hawkins
Rising Star winner:	Nick Daicos
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Two coach sackings in as many weeks
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	3
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	3 (a heartbreaking 1-point prelim loss to the eventual premiers)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Macrae, Bont, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	62
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Macrae, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	McComb
Most Improved:	Richards
Most Courageous:	Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	JUH, Jones, Garcia
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	111 vs North
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	44 vs Brisbane
Final membership tally:	48,825
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Bruce, Martin, Butler

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers: Brisbane
Runners Up: Bulldogs
Wooden Spoon: Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals? Geelong, Port.
Which other teams will play finals? Saints, Carlton
Brownlow winner: Bont.
Coleman Medal winner: Harry McKay
Rising Star winner: Rachele
Biggest AFL story of the year: Game forfeited because of COVID.
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds? 18
Ladder position after H&A rounds? 3rd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?). Runner up
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order): McCrae, Bont, Bailey Smith
Leading WB goalkicker: Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals). 42
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team? Bont, McCrae
Best First Year Player: Arthur Jones
Most Improved: Ed Richards
Most Courageous: Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? Arthur Jones, Marra
Biggest win (opponent and margin): Geelong 35
Biggest loss (opponent and margin): Brisbane 27
Final membership tally: 51,900
How many games will Sam Darcy play? Five
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Martin, Libby, Dunks

 

[bobs head soup]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?	Freo Carlton
Brownlow winner:	Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Max King
Rising Star winner:	Jamarra Ugle Hagan
Biggest AFL story of the year:	coach sacked for offfield behaviour/incidents
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2nd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, MacRae, English
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	68
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, MacRae, Daniel, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	O'Brien
Most Improved:	English
Most Courageous:	Liberatore
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jamarra
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	99 vs Hawthorn
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	28 vs Melbourne
Final membership tally:	46,516
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin, Wallis, Crozier

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Premiers:	WB
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong, GWS
Which other teams will play finals?	Freo, Essendon
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Naughton
Rising Star winner:	Jason Horn Francis
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Goodwin sacked
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2nd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Macrae, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	65
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Macrae, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Arthur Jones
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Bendendo
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	North Melbourne, 100+
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Port Adelaide 45
Final membership tally:	50k
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin, Butler, Crozier, Wallis

 

[Libbaaaa]

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Melbourne
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	GWS
Which other teams will play finals?	Fremantle
Brownlow winner:	Clayton Oliver
Coleman Medal winner:	Aaron Naughton
Rising Star winner:	Jason Horne-Francis
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Darcy Moore remains unsigned, Doggies looming
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Macrae, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	65
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Macrae, Naughton, Keath
Best First Year Player:	Parker
Most Improved:	JUH
Most Courageous:	Duryea
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	JUH, Garcia
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	91 vs Gold Coast @ Mars
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	31 vs Sydney @ SCG
Final membership tally:	50,316
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin (retired) Cordy (signs multi year deal with GCS) Wallis (retired) Butler (trade/delisted)

 

[weltschmerz]

Both my Brownlow and Coleman picks got injured within a few days of me making the calls. Gonna rethink. Walsh will retire with multiple Brownlows, but not this year if he misses a few with injury.

 

[Doggies7]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Gold Coast
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	GWS, Geelong
Which other teams will play finals?	Fremantle, Essendon
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Max King
Rising Star winner:	Nick Daicos
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Covid out-break delays rounds / games
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	1
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	4 - Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Macrae, Daniel
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	51
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Macrae, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Parker
Most Improved:	Jamarra
Most Courageous:	Duryea
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jamarra
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	88 vs North
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	39 vs Geelong
Final membership tally:	49,015
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	2
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin, Butler, Wallis, West

 

[weltschmerz]

Both my Brownlow and Coleman picks got injured within a few days of me making the calls. Gonna rethink. Walsh will retire with multiple Brownlows, but not this year if he misses a few with injury.

Updated with new predictions. With King out, plus Lukosius newly injured, GC spoon.

 

[Doggies_13]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Lions
Wooden Spoon:	West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geel Rich
Which other teams willplay finals?	Freo ESS
Brownlow winner:	Bont
Coleman Medal winner:	Brown
Rising Star winner:	JHF
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Clarkson takes the reins at Gold Coast Mid Season
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	Second
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont Treloar Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	55
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont Dale Naughts Macrae
Best First Year Player:	Jones
Most Improved:	Richards
Most Courageous:	Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jones JUH
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Gold Coast 82pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Melb 29pts
Final membership tally:	48 716
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	2
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin Butler West Khamis

 

[CarnTheScray]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Hawks
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?	St Kilda
Brownlow winner:	Oliver
Coleman Medal winner:	McKay
Rising Star winner:	Daicos
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Adelaide Crows fold
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2nd
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont Naughton Treloar
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	68
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	The entire team
Best First Year Player:	Parker
Most Improved:	Richards
Most Courageous:	Duryea
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Collingwood - 75
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Brisbane - 32
Final membership tally:	53,000
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Hopefully all the plodders

 

[TBOW]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Bulldogs
Runners Up:	Melbourne
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong
Which other teams will play finals?	Carlton
Brownlow winner:	Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:	Cameron
Rising Star winner:	Josh Ward
Biggest AFL story of the year:	DeGoey does something stupid and is sacked.
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	18
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	Third
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Macrae Bontempelli Smith
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	59
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bontempelli Naughton Macrae Smith
Best First Year Player:	Jones
Most Improved:	Gardiner
Most Courageous:	Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	JUH
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Hawks 82pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Melbourne 23pts
Final membership tally:	50 108
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Martin McLean Wallis West

 

[dogwatch]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Brisbane
Runners Up:	Western Bulldogs
Wooden Spoon:	Collingwood
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Sydney, Richmond
Which other teams will play finals?	Gold Coast, Carlton
Brownlow winner:	Walsh
Coleman Medal winner:	McKay
Rising Star winner:	Ugle-Hagan
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Salary cap breaches uncovered
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	3
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Runners up
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Macrae, Bontempelli, Bailey Smith 6 Bailey Smith Age 23 Ht 185cm Wt 86kg Pos. M/F Career Season Last 5 D 18.3 5star K 8.5 3star HB 9.8 5star M 2.3 2star T 3.8 5star CL 2.7 4star D 19.8 5star K 9.6 4star HB 10.2 5star M 1.8 2star T 3.2 4star CL 3.2 4star D 14.8 4star K 7.6 3star HB 7.2 5star M 2.0 3star T 3.4 5star CL 1.6 4star
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	54
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Macrae, Bontempelli, Naughton
Best First Year Player:	Arthur Jones
Most Improved:	Ed Richards
Most Courageous:	Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Ugle-Hagan, Arthur Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	Collingwood, 90 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Brisbane, 37 points
Final membership tally:	51,622
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Butler, Dunkley, Khamis, Martin, West

 

[Jeff 1975]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Melbourne
Runners Up:	Port
Wooden Spoon:	North
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Sydney, Richmond
Which other teams will play finals?	West Coast, St. Kilda
Brownlow winner:	Bont if he plays in the middle
Coleman Medal winner:	McKay
Rising Star winner:	Not us
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Someone gets the sack
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	15
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	5
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Week 3
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont Macrae Bailey Dale 31 Bailey Dale Age 27 Ht 188cm Wt 85kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 13.2 3star K 7.6 3star HB 5.6 4star M 3.1 3star T 1.6 4star MG 117.4 2star D 9.0 2star K 5.1 2star HB 3.9 3star M 2.3 2star T 1.7 3star MG 117.4 2star D 8.0 2star K 5.0 2star HB 3.0 3star M 1.4 2star T 2.0 4star
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	42
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont Macrae Bailey Dale 31 Bailey Dale Age 27 Ht 188cm Wt 85kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 13.2 3star K 7.6 3star HB 5.6 4star M 3.1 3star T 1.6 4star MG 117.4 2star D 9.0 2star K 5.1 2star HB 3.9 3star M 2.3 2star T 1.7 3star MG 117.4 2star D 8.0 2star K 5.0 2star HB 3.0 3star M 1.4 2star T 2.0 4star
Best First Year Player:	Sorry for Ugle-Hagan go with Arthur Jones
Most Improved:	Ed Richards
Most Courageous:	Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Ugle-Hagan
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	North 59 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	Melbourne, 59 points
Final membership tally:	51,666
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Wallis Martin Bruce McLean (end of year)

 

[Selim]

AFL PREDICTIONS

Premiers:	Doggies
Runners Up:	Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:	Hawthorn
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	Geelong, Richmond
Which other teams will play finals?	Carlton, Fremantle
Brownlow winner:	Cripps
Coleman Medal winner:	Fritsch
Rising Star winner:	Daicos
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Dew Sacked, then Suns with last 5 out of 8 games
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Dunkley,Bont,Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	55
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont,Naughton,Dunkley,Smith
Best First Year Player:	Arthur Jones
Most Improved:	Vandermeer
Most Courageous:	Liberatore
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Ugle Hagan, Jones
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	64 West Coast
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	31 Melbourne
Final membership tally:	49,550
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	6
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	Wallis, Martin, Crozier

 

[Cudi]

Premiers:	Dogs
Runners Up:	Melb
Wooden Spoon:	North
Top 8 - the bookies top 8 are Melbourne, WB, Brisbane, Port, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and GWS. Which teams out of these won't play finals?	GWS
Which other teams will play finals?	Blues
Brownlow winner:	Heeney
Coleman Medal winner:	Naughton
Rising Star winner:	Daicos
Biggest AFL story of the year:	Suns future questioned again, Clarko steps up to be the saviour
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS	--------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds?	16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?	3
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: runners up or premiers?)	Prem
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):	Bont, Naughton, Dunkley
Leading WB goalkicker:	Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)	67
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?	Bont, Naughton, Dunkley, Keath
Best First Year Player:	Arthur Jones
Most Improved:	Ed Richards
Most Courageous:	Dureya
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations?	Jones, JUH
Biggest win (opponent and margin):	112 - North
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):	40 - Brisbane
Final membership tally:	52,000
How many games will Sam Darcy play?	0
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc.	West, Martin, Wallis, Khamis, Butler