Prediction One season too many - Now 2026 Edition

[PrancingPony]

I think O'Meara will end up in this category in the next year or so, he can still produce solid football, but it's starting to decrease.

 

[Former Decathlete]

Caleb Graham signed a 4 year contract towards the end of 2022. He has played a total of zero AFL games and 46 VFL games under his current contract which has so far run 3 years + 1 game.

I can't understand how they haven't cut just their losses at this point.

Never heard of him.
Which club?

 

[Sentinel]

Never heard of him.
Which club?

Gold Coast.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I think O'Meara will end up in this category in the next year or so, he can still produce solid football, but it's starting to decrease.

He's well and truly here already. Injuries have crueled him. Would have been a multi time AA if not for being cut down.

 

[Former Decathlete]

Gold Coast.

Ok..also confusing because they have another bloke called Caleb Lewis.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Tom Lynch.

 

[HTPunter]

Ben Ainsworth

12

Ben Ainsworth

Age

28

Ht

178cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.1

3star

HB

6.1

4star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.7

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

12.8

3star

K

8.3

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

13.6

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.4

5star

G

0.6

3star

.

 

[Outtatym]

Tom Lynch.

I'd argue he was cooked last year

 

[Grockadoc]

Tom Lynch.

Nah... granted his accuracy was horrible, but cooked forwards don't have 6 marks and 9 scoring shots...

 

[SSSSSS]

I think O'Meara will end up in this category in the next year or so, he can still produce solid football, but it's starting to decrease.

He was cooked by the time Sam moved him on.

 

[HTPunter]

Nah... granted his accuracy was horrible, but cooked forwards don't have 6 marks and 9 scoring shots...

Probably his biggest asset was his 4 tackles, the ability to create a contest, and taking pressure off Armstrong & especially Faull who are still both extremely raw and don’t need to be beaten up by blokes with 7+ pre seasons under their belt. Lynch just cops every pack & follows up

 

[Partridge]

Nah... granted his accuracy was horrible, but cooked forwards don't have 6 marks and 9 scoring shots...

Honestly thought his second half was the best he's looked in a long time. Worked hard to get in front, focused on the ball instead, and did the hard things. Looked a million times better.

 

[Grockadoc]

Honestly thought his second half was the best he's looked in a long time. Worked hard to get in front, focused on the ball instead, and did the hard things. Looked a million times better.

Agree. He is competing well and his movement is 100% times better. First preseason in a long time that he hasn't had some form of injury or surgery.

 

[Shane Heard]

2MP

 

[Mr Meow]

2MP

He probably needed the 3rd metre to still be useful at this age.

 

[Vindicater]

Kyle Langford

4

Kyle Langford

Age

29

Ht

192cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.7

4star

K

8.3

3star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.3

5star

G

0.7

4star

D

17.4

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

3star

G

0.7

4star

D

8.2

2star

K

3.2

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

3star

looks like he is running in quicksand at the moment.

 

[Pistol Night]

He probably needed the 3rd metre to still be useful at this age.

2 metre Peter need to be more like 1 metre Nick at Hawthorn

 

[DustinsGuns]

Tom Stewart putting his hand up early.

 

[Grockadoc]

Tom Stewart putting his hand up early.

As is Dangerfield.

 

[JHF1870]

As is Dangerfield.

I thought Boak needed to go last year. He's done.

 

[Digsby]

Jamie Cripps

15

Jamie Cripps

Age

34

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.7

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.9

5star

G

1.3

5star

D

10.3

3star

K

6.3

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.4

3star

G

0.4

3star

D

6.4

2star

K

4.2

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

1.0

1star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

probably went one year too many been a great player for West Coast though

 

[PhatBoy]

Tom Stewart putting his hand up early.

I haven’t watched the game yet - just saw flashes of the first quarter at my son’s 18th and missed the entire comeback: his numbers look ok aside from some turnovers which I’m gonna guess probably happened during the early onslaught. Did he pick it up after that?

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Adam Treloar

1

Adam Treloar

Age

33

Ht

185cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

28.2

5star

K

12.9

5star

HB

15.3

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

30.3

5star

K

16.3

5star

HB

14.0

5star

M

2.0

2star

T

3.3

4star

CL

5.8

5star

D

18.0

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

6.8

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

1.6

4star

yet to recover from his latest injury to allow us to assess if this is true for him.

 

[Former Decathlete]

Adam Treloar yet to recover from his latest injury to allow us to assess if this is true for him.

Surely he's not still on a list?

He's got more calf concerns than an Ararat Vet.

 

[Mr Meow]

I haven’t watched the game yet - just saw flashes of the first quarter at my son’s 18th and missed the entire comeback: his numbers look ok aside from some turnovers which I’m gonna guess probably happened during the early onslaught. Did he pick it up after that?

Stewart's loose checking style gets exposed these days when we let the opposition move the ball with ease and/or pace. Reflexes, agility and game reading are a notch below where they were at his peak. Also, doesn't quite land those intercept marks the way he used to.

Still, after QT he did settle to a degree and the rebound he offered was useful.

Needless to say he is no longer the level of player to bail us out consistently, but we're even more cooked without him.