2004 Crystal Ball

[Damp Squarie]

To try and invigorate this magnificent board, can you get your 2004 crystal balls out? ...thats if youve got any

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Third

Adelaide Club Champion:
Tyson Edwards

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Mark Ricciuto

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Ayres

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 13 Bulldogs

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Jacob Schuback

Leading Goalkicker:
Scott Welsh

Who’ll be Reported?
Nathan Bassett for throwing his mouthguard at a maggot

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Brent Reilly

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Trent Hentschel

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Ninth

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 17 Brisbane

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Mark Bickley comes back out of retirement

Most Improved Player:
Robert Shirley

 

[Stiffy_18]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds: 3rd

Adelaide Club Champion: Tyson Edwards and Graham Johncock in a tie

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter: Graham Johncock

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams: Ayres

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites? Round 13 Bulldogs

Best Veteran: Ben Hart

Best Rookie: Jacob Schuback

Leading Goalkicker: Scott Welsh

Who’ll be Reported? Ian Perrie for another elbow slip

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended! Hopefully no one but if I had to really pick someone then Matthew Smith

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media? Ben Hudson

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds: 1st

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs? Round 17 Brisbane (Despite recent losses we match up pretty well against them. Lynch obviously is an exception)

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be? Martin Mattner finally reveals the photos he has of Ayres in a compromising position

Most Improved Player: James Begley

 

[macca23]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
2nd

Adelaide Club Champion:
Graham Johncock

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Graham Johncock

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Choco as Port depart the finals in straight sets.

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites? None as 2004 will be our year of the close win.

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Brent Reilly, Trent Hentschel

Leading Goalkicker:
Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported?
Nigel Smart. It's easier to hit them than chase them as you get older.

Who’ll cop a long term injury?
Geez that's bad luck, Matthew Smith

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Has to be Nathan Bassett.

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
3rd

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs? Both Showdowns (fingers crossed)

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Eddie Maguire comes out of the closet and admits that he hates Collingwood just as much as everyone else does!!

Most Improved Player: Graham Johncock, Brent Reilly, Trent Hentschel

 

[maccas_no1]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Third

Adelaide Club Champion:
Andrew Mcleod

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Andrew Mcleod

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Williams

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 1 Kangaroos

Best Veteran:
Ronnie Burns

Best Rookie:
Jacob Schuback

Leading Goalkicker:
Mark Stevens

Who’ll be Reported?
Ian Perrie, for slugging someone

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Scott Welsh

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Marty Mattner

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Sixteenth

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 17 Brisbane

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Wayne Carey faked the whole affair thing just so he could get away from the Kangaroos

Most Improved Player:
Robert Shirley/Graham Johncock

 

[lozstar]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Fourth

Adelaide Club Champion:
Andrew McLeod

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Andrew McLeod

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Williams

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 13 Bulldogs

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Jacob Schuback

Leading Goalkicker:
Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported?
Nathan Bassett for a dummy spit.

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Mark Stevens

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Brent Reilly

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Ninth

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 17 Brisbane

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Wayne Carey gets kicked out

Most Improved Player:
Robert Shirley

 

[Scotty's_Girl]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Third

Adelaide Club Champion:
Tyson Edwards

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Mark Ricciuto, Tyson Edwards

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Williams

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 13 - Bulldogs

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Jacob Schuback

Leading Goalkicker:
Scott Welsh

Who’ll be Reported?
Nathan Bassett for kicking the behind post!

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Hopefully no one! If I had to say one, I'd say Matthew Smith

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Rhett Biglands or Matthew Clarke

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Probably 1st once more, but yet do nothing with it in the finals

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Brisbane at the GABBA, or the Showdowns

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
The Crows don't get any home finals (but, hopefully that won't happen)

Most Improved Player:
Jacob Schuback

 

[AngelEyes]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Fourth

Adelaide Club Champion:
Tyson Stenglein

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Mark Ricciuto

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Ayres

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Any Collingwood Game

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Jacob Schuback

Leading Goalkicker:
Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported?
Jacob Schuback

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Brett Burton

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Nigel Smart (for not retiring)

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
third

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Showdowns

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Brett Burton gets into contact with Shane Warnes' mum and she offers him some fluid tablets.

Most Improved Player:
Matthew Bode

 

[Jerome]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Third

Adelaide Club Champion:
Johncock or Edwards

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Ricciuto or McLeod

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Williams. If they loose in the first week of the finals or cant get past the prelim he is gone.

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 13 Bulldogs, Round 14 Melbourne (god forbid) or Round 16 v Fremantle.

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Brent Reilly

Leading Goalkicker:
Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported?
Nathan Bassett

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Tough one...Nigel Smart maybe age will catch up to him

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Basset.

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
First. I think they'll still go all out for top spot.

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 17 Brisbane

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
The SANFL decides to sell Footy Park and gets together with the SACA to turn Adelaide Oval into an 80,000 seat stadium

Most Improved Player:
Brent Reilly

 

[kirky]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Fourth

Adelaide Club Champion:
Stiffy

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Andrew McLeod

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Williams. If they don't get to a GF.

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 11 against Carlton (the only time we will lose in Adelaide)

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Schuback

Leading Goalkicker:
Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported?
Nigel Smart for sun glare

Who’ll cop a long term injury? Nigel

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Nigel for making another ridiculous comment before the first showdown.

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
First, but who cares doesn't help you win finals.

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 17 Brisbane because I'll be there

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
All players decide to wear white boots in round 1.

Most Improved Player:
Robert Shirley

 

[-WWJD-]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Fifth.

Adelaide Club Champion:
McLeod.

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
McLeod.

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Williams.

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 15 v Swans.

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart.

Best Rookie:
Jacob Schuback.

Leading Goalkicker:
Scott Welsh.

Who’ll be Reported?
Smart.

Who’ll cop a long term injury?
Bassett.

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Bassett.

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Fourth.

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 9 v Magpies.

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Ayres will actually play McLeod in the middle.

Most Improved Player:
Scott Welsh...he'll actually get on the park.

 

[tribey]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Fifth

Adelaide Club Champion:
Andrew McLeod

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Andrew McLeod

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Neither

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Adelaide v Richmond at AAMI Stadium, R20

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Fergus Watts

Leading Goalkicker:
Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported?
Mark Ricciuto

Who’ll cop a long term injury?
Brett Burton

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Nathan Bassett, Matthew Bode

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
First

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Collingwood v Adelaide at Telstra Dome, R9

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
The players actually go some way to repaying the faith the state puts in them.

Most Improved Player:
Simon Goodwin

 

[beckybiglands]

I've got a magic 8-ball? close enough? I'll see what it thinks of what topjars crystal ball said....


Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Third
signs point to yes

Adelaide Club Champion:
Tyson Edwards
outlook not so good

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Mark Ricciuto
without a doubt

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Ayres
without a doubt

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 13 Bulldogs
signs point to yes

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart
outlook not so good

Best Rookie:
Jacob Schuback
it is decidedly so

Leading Goalkicker:
Scott Welsh
my sources say no

Who’ll be Reported?
Nathan Bassett for throwing his mouthguard at a maggot
my sources say no

Who’ll cop a long term injury?
Brent Reilly
it is certain you jinxed him!

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Trent Hentschel
Yes

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Ninth
Yes

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 17 Brisbane
my sources say no thats the night before my birthday

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Mark Bickley comes back out of retirement
very doubtful

Most Improved Player:
Robert Shirley
signs point to yes

 

[AngelEyes]

Originally posted by beckybiglands
I've got a magic 8-ball? close enough?
signs point to yes
outlook not so good
without a doubt
without a doubt
signs point to yes
outlook not so good
it is decidedly so
my sources say no
my sources say no
it is certain
Yes
Yes
my sources say no
very doubtful
signs point to yes

How the hell did you manage to do all that without getting the "Ask Again Later" message?!

 

[RaDaR ReiLLy]

Originally posted by topjars

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Brent Reilly

No moccas intended my a r se!!! Poor kid, do you hate him that much?
Now iv'e got someone to blame this year..watch out topjars you don't want to deal with me when im angry!!

Anyway...moving on..
Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
forth

Adelaide Club Champion:
Graham Johnco ck

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Mark Ricciuto

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Ayres

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
St. Kilda..again ...grrr

Best Veteran:
Nigel Smart

Best Rookie:
Fergus Watts

Leading Goalkicker:
Scotty Welsh

Who’ll be Reported?
Jacob Schuback for getting in a cat fight with Nathan Buckley over who has the best hair This kid is an agro bast.ard

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Unlike everyone else on this board, I refuse to answer this one as I fear i will jinx someone

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Nathan Basset....for just being Nathan Basset

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Third

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Brisbane @ the Gabba

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Best mates Jacob Schuback and Brent Reilly get into a brawl in the middle of AAMI, and hence get repremanded by AFC officials with a one year ban because they have tarnished the AFC image. Almost like a Shane Warne saga, without the drugs

Most Improved Player:
Hayden Skipworth and Brent Reilly

 

[tribey]

Originally posted by RaDaR ReiLLy
Most Improved Player:
Hayden Skipworth

We all know he'll be the first man cut at the end of the season.

 

[RaDaR ReiLLy]

Originally posted by dyertribe
We all know he'll be the first man cut at the end of the season.

Thats harsh dyertribe!!!

I reckon this year is skippys year, provided he gets some more opportunities. He will be a gun.

 

[Portia]

Originally posted by dyertribe
We all know he'll be the first man cut at the end of the season.

Yeah but its a safe prediction. Either he improves and stays, or its an improvement that he's been delisted. Its all good.

 

[naughty monkey]

Originally posted by Porthos
Yeah but its a safe prediction. Either he improves and stays, or its an improvement that he's been delisted. Its all good.

* SIGH *
no, 12 months too late...

 

[naughty monkey]

you people must all have the same crystal ball. I'll eat my hat if the Crows get anywhere near third.

FWIW, I don't have a crystal ball so I used a mothball instead:-

Ladder Pos...
7th

Club Champ...
Roo

Most Brownlows...
Normie

Ayres won't be offered a new contract before Williams

Worst loss will be...
Round 21

Best Vet...
Matthew Clarke
Best Veteran...
Ben Hart

Best Rookie...
Reilly

Leading Goalkicker...
Carey

Reported...
Carey

Longterm Injury...
Smart

The wrath of Ayres...
McGregor

Port's Ladder Pos...
1st

Crows biggest upset win...
Round 7

Biggest Bombshell...
Carey admits he's bi

Most improved...
Ladhams

 

[beckybiglands]

Originally posted by AngelEyes
How the hell did you manage to do all that without getting the "Ask Again Later" message?!

oh trust me, i did... just threw it across the room and tried again

*shakes the 8-ball*
will skipworth be cut?
outlook not so good

 

[AngelEyes]

Originally posted by beckybiglands
oh trust me, i did... just threw it across the room and tried again

yeah? and it worked?

I nearly broke my phone the other night, when I threw it on my car passenger seat. stupid thing wasnt giving me the auto. speller

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Third - NM to eat his hat!

Adelaide Club Champion:
Simon Goodwin

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter:
Andrew McLeod

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:
Williams

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
St. Kilda

Best Veteran:
Ben Hart

Best Rookie:
Brent Reilly

Leading Goalkicker:
Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported?
Ian Perrie

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
No Comment

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media?
Matty Clarke for failing to get a possession

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds:
Fourth

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Pies @ the Dome

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?
Hopefully quiet off the field - all the heat to turn on Bicks once a certain story is leaked...

Most Improved Player:
Simon Goodwin (compared to 2003)

 

[Still Crowing]

Re: Re: 2004 Crystal Ball

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds: 5th

Adelaide Club Champion: Graham Johnco.ck

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter: Graham Johnco.ck

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams: Williams....if the Pork lose any more finals.

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites? Round 13 W. Bulldogs @ Footy Park

Best Veteran: Ben Hart...Mr Reliable

Best Rookie: Brent Reilly

Leading Goalkicker: Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported? Ronnie Burns for stealing the Umpires half time oranges

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended! Nigel Smart......old age catches up?? *touches wood*

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media? Josh Carr or a Burgoyne...... bastards all.

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds: 3rd.....then out of the Finals in straight sets.....again!

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs? Please, for the love of God.......both Showdown XV and Showdown XVI

The Biggest Bombshell @ the AFC for 2004 will be? A certain ex-captain unable to control his urges. Ooh err Matron!

Most Improved Player: Graham Johnco.ck...this is the year he announces himself as an out and out star!

 

[dA Crow]

I can see a player with "Crystal balls" finding it very hard to run

Sorry...

 

[sapaul]

Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds: Seventh

Adelaide Club Champion: Graham Johncock

Best Brownlow Medal Vote Getter: Andrew McLeod

Who’ll step aside or be sacked first? Ayres or Williams:Neither

Which Match will Adelaide lose despite being Rank Favourites?
Round 11 vs Carlton or Round 19 vs St.Kilda

Best Veteran: Wayne Carey

Best Rookie:Brent Reilly I guess....

Leading Goalkicker:Wayne Carey

Who’ll be Reported? Wayne Carey in round 1

Who’ll cop a long term injury? *******no moccas intended!
Mark Ricciuto...eeep

Which Player will cop Ayres’s wrath in the Media? Nathan Bassett

Pork Adelaide’s Ladder position after 22 rounds: 4th

Which Match will Adelaide win despite being Rank Underdogs?
Round 9 vs Collingwood or Round 10 vs Hawthorn-both away.

The Biggest Bombshell in the AFC for 2004 will be?Wayne Carey not being on the front page at all for the whole season.

Most Improved Player:Brent Reilly