2008 Predictions!

[cats2rise]

I am football starved at the moment, so lets have some pre pre season predictions. Can store the thread away and see who was closest come 2008.

LADDER:
Port Adelaide
Collingwood
Geelong
Hawthorn
Brisbane
North Melbourne
West Coast
Sydney
----
Adelaide
Saint Kilda
Western Bulldogs, Richmond, Essendon, Fremantle, Melbourne, Carlton

Wins/Losses
Geelong will finish 3rd, with 16 wins and 6 losses.

After Finals
Back to back flags

Most Goals
Mooney 57
Johnson 42
Stokes 36
N Ablett 35

Most Improved
Stokes or Gamble

Best and Fairest Top 5
G Ablett Jnr
C Ling
A Mackie
J Bartel
B Ottens

All Australian
Four - Jnr, Mackie, Ottens and Ling

How many games/goals for Hawkins?
12 games, 22 goals

Other
Mackie will play his best season to date.
Selwood will not improve that much next season, but will still be a star
Our key position back that we pick up in the draft will play 10 games.
We will have two rising star nominations. Djerk and Gamble.

 

[bingle]

i'd probably have Freo a bit higher and geelong on top.

mackie's improvement was fantastic this year and will only get better.
scarlo for B&F

 

[DavidInellaFanClub]

Yeah, honestly I don't see either of your top 2 making the finals next year, and im a bit iffy on the roos...i think youll find that all of the saints, dogs and dockers will replace them.

 

[cats2rise]

I am iffy on all three to be honest, I don't know where to put them. Same goes with the bottom 6... they could go anywhere, thats why I have them all equal

 

[bingle]

Yeah, honestly I don't see either of your top 2 making the finals next year, and im a bit iffy on the roos...i think youll find that all of the saints, dogs and dockers will replace them.

yes, i probably wouldn't have roos in there either

it's always hard at this stage but my top 8 would be

GEEL
WC
COLL
HAW
BRIS
FRE
PORT
STK

 

[highflyingcat]

yes, i probably wouldn't have roos in there either

it's always hard at this stage but my top 8 would be

GEEL
WC
COLL
HAW
BRIS
FRE
PORT
STK

My top 8
Geel
Coll
Bris
Haw
Syd
WCE (non drug assisted)
St K
Port

and at the other end from the bottom

Car 16
Mel 15
Rich 14
Ess 13
Nor 12
WB 11
Fre 10
Ade 9

 

[pocketROCKET]

My top 8
Geel
Coll
Bris
Haw
Syd
WCE (non drug assisted)
St K
Port

and at the other end from the bottom

Car 16
Mel 15
Rich 14
Ess 13
Nor 12
WB 11
Fre 10
Ade 9

Not too far off from my line of thinking but...

I think you are really harsh on the Blues, i believe they will be the big 2008 improvers and should look to be around the eight mark (anything from 7-12). I really didn't think they were that bad in 2007 and thought they could've quite simply won another 4 games if they'd put in the effort. With Judd, Hadley,Stevens all big inclusions they should be alright the Blues. My bet is on Carrazzo being the Gary Ablett Jnr. of 2008 - a star!

I think Brisbane could be a side to watch next year, they were pretty threatening at times in '07 and can potentially be a contender.

I think Sydney are shot to be honest, i believe they are rebuilding and won't make finals in 2008.

St. Kilda and Freo you never know what to predict; got the cattle but never seem to do the hard yards.

And you have to question how much of an impact that 119 point defecit will have on Port psycologically. Will they be a serious shot at it or will they take a few steps back?

Melbourne, Richmond, Essendon, Adelaide might as well start preparing for 2009 now...

I don't believe the competition will be as even as it was in 2007. I think there will be a much larger gap from the top 8 to the bottom 8.

Well that's my two bobs worth...

 

[BigBadCam]

You guys are all rating the Eagles too highly. Without Cousins and Judd, the Eagles are done. They will not make the 8.

Geelong will finish miles clear on top again. I believe that Collingwood will be our biggest challenge. They've lost a few key players, but how many of those players had solid contributions for them last year? Buckley and Clement spent a lot of the year injured. Travis Cloke will have a big year for them. He reminds me of Mooney, yet better than Mooney was at that age.

I'm expecting Carlton to finish in the 8, but I hope they don't. I would love to see Judd and a few other key players get injured, and for them to fall in a heap... Not going to happen though I don't think.

A lot of people are talking StKilda up, but I believe they will slip out of the 8. Gherig was a big part of their structure, and the fact that they stated that they still needed an almost 40 year old in Harvey, and are relying on King to lead their ruck division indicates they are ****ed.

Fremantle will be the surprise packet. I'm expecting them to make the 8. Their list is strong, but needs to click. This last season of theirs reminded me a lot of Geelong in '06. Also, if they get Cousins, then with the forward line they have, they could be a serious threat.

Richmond to scrape into the 8 (they've got some good young talent), and Essendon to bomb out and have their worst year in history.
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Geel
Fre
Coll
Haw
Bris
Carl
Port
Rich
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Syd
WB
StK
WCE
Adel
Melb
Kang
Ess
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[Copernicus]

Can't be arsed doing a ladder right now - my generic prediction is for Cats minor premiers again, take out the flag, and Gaz Jr to win the Brownlow.

Optimism is the name of the game right now

I foresee Nathan Ablett coming along - I don't foresee Tom Hawkins coming along yet, I think he might need more time, though I'd love to be wrong there.

Anyway, exciting year ahead for us I think.

 

[Hoffy95]

Geelong
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Brisbane
Port
West Coast
Fremantle
Kangaroos
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St Kilda
Adelaide
Sydney
Bulldogs
Carlton
Richmond
Melbourne
Essendon

 

[Rik E Boy]

Ladder

Geelong: Come home strongly after a slowish start
Fremantle: To 'do a Geelong' next year but not quite catch us
Collingwood: Well coached and about the place again next year
West Coast: Competitive without Judd and Cuz and will be so again next year
St Kilda: A couple of extra wins equals a couple of extra rungs
Brisbane: With more than one foward to kick to could be a handful
Kangaroos: Will be somehow underrated again and remain in the top half
Sydney: Same old structure, same old result

Hawthorn: Will go backwards before they go fowards
Port: Can expect plenty of physical attention
Adelaide: Not quite finalists this time
Carlton: Improved midfield but still no decent ruckmen
Melbourne: A better year but still off the pace
Western Bulldogs: Seven times on the road does not equal a happy season
Richmond: To begin the long road back. Showed signs late last year
Essendon: Unispiring list and coaching panel and minus the arse wins too

regards,

REB

 

[BigKegs]

Nablett to kick 50+ goals and be geelongs leading goal kicker. Tomahawk to play most of the season and kick 30goals.

I hope.

 

[PoidaCat]

It's all mental.

If we remain strong mentally we will have another 18-4 type season and win the GF easily.

 

[sarah.13]

Finish 2-3 at end of season and go on to win the cup by 6-7 goals. I'm expecting a slowish start to the season as we'll be a month or so behind in preparation given a late finish this year.
Also we cannot reasonably expect to have such a good run with injuries.

Tomahawk to win Rising Star, yes he still qualifies!!
Bartel to go back to back and win the Brownlow.
Vfl side to sneak into the finals but no further as we will have a heap of 1st year players.
Nathen Ablett to really improve and make a real mark at CHF.
Varcoe and Djerrkura to both have considerable impact.

 

[geelong_boy]

Barring a horrendous run with injuries, the group would be underachieving if they didn't win it again.

 

[bigdroppunt]

Finish 2-3 at end of season and go on to win the cup by 6-7 goals. I'm expecting a slowish start to the season as we'll be a month or so behind in preparation given a late finish this year.
Also we cannot reasonably expect to have such a good run with injuries.

Tomahawk to win Rising Star, yes he still qualifies!!
Bartel to go back to back and win the Brownlow.
Vfl side to sneak into the finals but no further as we will have a heap of 1st year players.
Nathen Ablett to really improve and make a real mark at CHF.
Varcoe and Djerrkura to both have considerable impact.

Nar, the Chris judd medal will be going back to ? Chris judd, all the awards people had the biggest stiffy going for him when he was over in WA now hes back here, Well there will be no end to how much we hear about juddy.

 

[sarah.13]

Nar, the Chris judd medal will be going back to ? Chris judd, all the awards people had the biggest stiffy going for him when he was over in WA now hes back here, Well there will be no end to how much we hear about juddy.

Don't forget that at Tankton he won't have the big Cox ramming the ball down his throat all day long.

 

[GFCats07]

Predictions..

GEELONG.
Collingwood
Fremantle.
Swans.
WCE.
Hawthorn.
W.Bulldogs
Brissy.

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St.Kilda
Richmond
Carlton
Adelaide
Port
Melbourne
Essendon
Kangas

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And for the players..
Ablett,Bartel and Chapman will have a good year.

And as for Mackie he is my favourite player so i do hope he really shows
his true style of playing.. in 07 he was somebody who got pointed out
for becoming a team player and a influence on the team.


All australians = Mooney.Ling.Bartel.Mackie

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(im going to the GEELONG vs Port game at AAMI Stadium so i hope
geelong give port another thrashing!)

 

[ZosoCat]

Geelong
Collingwood
Hawthorn
Port Adelaide
West Coast
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Kangaroos

Geelong - flag (one can only wish)

 

[DanA]

For me:

LADDER:
1) Geelong
2) Hawthorn
3) St Kilda
4) Port Adelaide
5) Brisbane
6) Collingwood
7) Sydney
8) West Coast
----
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
North Melbourne
Melbourne
Adelaide
Essendon
Richmond

Wins/Losses
Geelong will finish 1st, with 17 wins, 5 losses % of 140-150%.

After Finals
Back to back flags

Most Goals
Mooney 58
Johnson 46
Stokes 43
Hawkins 38

Most Improved
Stokes or Gamble

Best and Fairest Top 5
G Ablett Jnr
J Bartel
B Ottens
Scarlett
Stokes

All Australian
Four - Jnr, Bartel, Scarlett, Ottens.

How many games/goals for Hawkins?
18 games, 38 goals & top 3 in rising star award

Other
- Stokes start to get some recognition and be talked about as an AA at some stage.
- Two rising star nominations; Hawkins, Djerkurra.
- Varcoe to have 2nd year blues (in technically his 3rd year)
Slow start before big finish to the season

 

[cats2rise]

Bartel to go back to back and win the Brownlow.

I reckon you will be right.

My ladder is disgusting

 

[BigBadCam]

You guys are all rating the Eagles too highly. Without Cousins and Judd, the Eagles are done. They will not make the 8.

Geelong will finish miles clear on top again .

I believe that Collingwood will be our biggest challenge.

They've lost a few key players, but how many of those players had solid contributions for them last year? Buckley and Clement spent a lot of the year injured. Travis Cloke will have a big year for them. He reminds me of Mooney, yet better than Mooney was at that age.

I'm expecting Carlton to finish in the 8, but I hope they don't. I would love to see Judd and a few other key players get injured, and for them to fall in a heap... Not going to happen though I don't think.

A lot of people are talking StKilda up, but I believe they will slip out of the 8. Gherig was a big part of their structure, and the fact that they stated that they still needed an almost 40 year old in Harvey, and are relying on King to lead their ruck division indicates they are ****ed.

Fremantle will be the surprise packet. I'm expecting them to make the 8. Their list is strong, but needs to click. This last season of theirs reminded me a lot of Geelong in '06. Also, if they get Cousins, then with the forward line they have, they could be a serious threat.

Richmond to scrape into the 8 (they've got some good young talent), and Essendon to bomb out and have their worst year in history.
____________
Geel
Fre
Coll
Haw
Bris
Carl
Port
Rich
____________
Syd
WB
StK
WCE
Adel
Melb
Kang
Ess
____________

Fremantle and Essendon cost me. I didn't see the Bulldogs coming either!