2011 AFL & Crows Crystal Ball

[The Sloane Ranger]

With 2011 fast approaching and a lack of footy news I thought that I would start a 2011 crystal ball thread

AFL:

Premiers:
Runners Up:
Brownlow:
Coleman:
Rising Star:
Bolter/s of 2011:
Decline/s of 2011:

Adelaide:

Position:
Wins:

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year?

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric?

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F?

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games?

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals?

Best position for SMACK and how many games?

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games?

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance?

Will Doughty play in season 2012?

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick?

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?

Biggest Crows News story for 2011?

Biggest Winning Margin? Against?

Biggest Losing Margin? Against?

B&F?

Leading Goal Kicker?

Coaches Award?

Best Team Man?

AA?

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Bulldogs
Brownlow: Swan
Coleman: Buddy Franklin
Rising Star: Polec
Bolter/s of 2011: Adelaide
Decline/s of 2011: St Kilda

Adelaide:

Position: 4th
Wins: 15 wins

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year?
SMACK, Walker, Jacobs, Sloane and Jaensch

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric?
Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F?
7th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games?
Smith - 8 games

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals?
15 games - 28 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games?
2nd ruck - 18 games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games?
Talia - round 9, 7 games, Shaw - round 15, 4 games

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance?
definitely

Will Doughty play in season 2012?
yes - however 2012 will be his last season

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick?
50 goals

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?
130 goals, Walker 55 goals, Tippett 75 goals

Biggest Crows News story for 2011?
Craigy re-signs for a further 2 seasons

Biggest Winning Margin? Against?
GC at AAMI - 85 PTS

Biggest Losing Margin? Against?
WB - 35 PTS

B&F?
Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker?
Tippett - 75 goals

Coaches Award?
SMACK

Best Team Man?
Tambling

AA?
Thompson, Tippett and Johncock, Truck as a smokie

 

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AFL:

Premiers:Collingwood
Runners Up: Hawthorn
Brownlow:Luke Hodge
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star:? will play for the gold coast though
Bolter/s of 2011:Essendon
Decline/s of 2011: Geelong/Bulldogs

Adelaide:

Position:6-10
Wins:10-13

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Walker, Sloane and Dangerfield

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Maric

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? top 10

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? knowing how things have been over the past few years I would be surprised to see any of our first round picks get a game unless there are significant injuries

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? it depends on his form, Craig will love the fact that he is 28 and I expect him to start the season with us. What happens from there will all depend on how he performs, personally I think he is too old, so on that basis I will say 6 games for 4 goals in 2011.

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Unsure again it depends on form, but I would hope for a huge improvement as he will be playing for his career in 2011 IMO.

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia will play at some point in 2011. maybe three games ?

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Yes, Armstrong despite off field problem had performed the best in 2010 so he would be the safest, but Sellar and Cook will need to pull a rabbit out of the hat to still be on the list in 2012, I would also add McKernan to that list as well that needs to show something this year to be at the club in 2012.

Will Doughty play in season 2012? No IMO this will be Doughty's final year, I would hope the club has learnt a huge lesson about retaining senior players for too long. Unless he has a standout 2011 then he shouldn't be on the list in 2012, though he being the only veteran on our list does work in his favour.

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 50

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?80-100 hopefully

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Taylor Walker will he or wont he go to GWS

B&F? Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? Walker

AA? Johncock and Thompson

 

[Truck25]

AFL:

Premiers:Bulldogs (can't bring myself to pick Pies)
Runners Up: Pies
Brownlow: R.Griffen
Coleman: T.Walker
Rising Star: S.Day
Bolter/s of 2011: Crows
Decline/s of 2011: Saints/Cats

Adelaide:

Position: 5th
Wins: 16

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Smack

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 4th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 8/8

Best position for SMACK and how many games? HFF 13games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Yes Tahlia rnd 4 3 games
Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? yes

Will Doughty play in season 2012? no

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 45

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 135

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Merge with cash strapped Sturt, Sturt and Maggies to become reserves side.

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 122 pts against Gold coast

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 26 pts to the F***ing pies

B&F? S.Thompson
Leading Goal Kicker? T.Walker

Coaches Award? R.Slone

Best Team Man? R.Douglas

AA? T.Walker, S.Thompson , Porps

 

[Full Circle]

Premiers: Adelaide (start the year with high hopes at least!)
Runners Up: Collingwood
Brownlow: Hodge
Coleman: Tippett
Rising Star: Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: Crows
Decline/s of 2011: Saints (off field controversial and lack of on field evolution see them fall back)

Adelaide: Injuries are held at bay meaning our best team is on the park more often, allowing form and playing group familiarity to help us surge up the table and show we can match it with anyone (as we did at times in 2010). Injection of likes of Talia, Moran, Smack, Callinan, Tambling, Milera later in the season will keep everyone on their toes and remove the gold pass to some former always picked first teamers if their performances wane even the smallest amount. Finally we show our potential right across the park.

Position: 1st
Wins: 17

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? - Brodie Martin, Tambling, Walker

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs with Moran becoming our verstaile back up

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 5th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Neither, which will be an indication of a good year.

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 5 - 11

Best position for SMACK and how many games? CHF with stints in ruck, let him run and roam.

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Both will play at some stage, both have qualities which will show they have a future with us. Talia will play early, Rd 3 and will play a solid 8 games this year. Shaw will be late in the year, Rd 16, and play 3 games.

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? All will be looking for new homes next year, and will most likely find them. All have qualities which are covered by others in our team and will most likely be depth only with us.

Will Doughty play in season 2012? No.

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? Minimum 50 goals.

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? Fingers crossed 120.

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Finally, Emergence! And the GWS uncertainties.

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 136 points against West Coast at home.

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 42 against Hawthorn.

B&F? Thompson.

Leading Goal Kicker? Tippett

Coaches Award? Brodie Martin

Best Team Man? Phil Davis

AA? Johncock, Thompson, Tippett, Dangerfield

 

[SugarShane]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Geelong
Brownlow: GAblett, Coasters to nab one big prize straight up
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star: No idea
Bolter/s of 2011: Brisbane
Decline/s of 2011: Bulldogs

Adelaide:

Position: 8
Wins: 12

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Danger, Sloane, Walker
Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Maric
Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? Lower than 10th after missing half the season
Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Nil all draw.
Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 12 games, 19 goals
Best position for SMACK and how many games? Ruck, 4 games. Post season he decides his best position, is actually at another club and asks for a trade.
Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Shaw to debut in Round 17 and play 2 games. Talia in Round 9 and will play 5 games.
Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Sellar yes, Cook and Armstrong no.
Will Doughty play in season 2012? After a stellar age defying year, he'll join the Jason Torney club in 2012.
For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 2.5 per game. (55 if he plays every game)
How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 120
Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Starting the season 4-0.
Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 107 against GC.
Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 54 points againt Collingwood.
B&F? Thommo
Leading Goal Kicker? Tippett
Coaches Award? Tambling
Best Team Man? Sloane
AA? None

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

AFL:

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners Up: Collingwood
Brownlow: Hodge
Coleman: Buddy Franklin
Rising Star: David Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: West Coast Eagles
Decline/s of 2011: Western Bulldogs

Adelaide:

Position: 10th
Wins: 9
Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Walker, Dangerfield, Davis and Sloane
Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs
Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 7th to 10th
Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith 4 games and Lyons 0 games
Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 10 games and 7 goals
Best position for SMACK and how many games? back up ruck and between 8 and 10 games.
Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Yes to Shaw round 1 and No to Talia, won't debut.
Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Cook and Armstrong yes, Sellar no but 2012 will be.
Will Doughty play in season 2012? No
For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 45 plus
How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?
110 ~ 45 for Walker and 65 for Tippett
Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Steven Trigg quits as CEO and Nigel Smart to take over.
Biggest Winning Margin? 86 Against? Round 15 v Sydney @ AAMI
Biggest Losing Margin? 55 Against? Round 9 at Etihad Vs Collingwood.
B&F? Ben Rutten
Leading Goal Kicker? Kurt Tippet ~ 65 goals
Coaches Award? Michael Doughty and Scott Stevens (joint winners)
Best Team Man? Andy Otten
AA? Scott Thompson and Ben Rutten.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Hawthorn
Brownlow: Swan
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star: Gaff
Bolter/s of 2011: Richmond
Decline/s of 2011: Bulldogs

Adelaide:

Position: 11th
Wins: 8

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Sloane, Walker, Davis, Jaensch

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 15th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? 0 each

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 0 games

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Up forward for South, 0 games for Adelaide

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? 0 games each

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance?
Cook yes, Sellar and Armstrong no

Will Doughty play in season 2012?
Yes

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick?
2 per game (so 18 for the season)

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?
Depends on games played. Hopefully 90+

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Jaensch de-registered for sneezing during team meeting

B&F? Tippett

Leading Goal Kicker? Tippett

Coaches Award? Richard Douglas

Best Team Man? Scott Stevens and Michael Doughty (tie)

AA? Johncock

 

[cammo84]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Hawthorn
Brownlow: Luke Hodge
Coleman: Buddy Franklin
Rising Star: David Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: Adelaide
Decline/s of 2011: Western Bulldogs

Adelaide:

Position: 5th
Wins: 15

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Walker, Sloane

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs, drafted for that reason

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 7th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Lyons, 3

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 10 games, 16 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Half forward, 13 games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Shaw, no. Talia, round 16, 6 games.

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Cook, yes. Armstrong, maybe. Sellar to finally make it as a second ruckman, due to the new rule.

Will Doughty play in season 2012? Will retire at seasons end

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 50, with a few bags of 5

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 120, 65 Walker, 55 Tippett.

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Taylor Walker will have big money thrown at him from GWS, we will endure the "will he/won't he" bullshit before re-signing with us on the eve of the finals

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? We'll flog Essendon by 90 points.

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? Collingwood will beat us by 60.

B&F? Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? Walker

Coaches Award? Davis

Best Team Man? Sloane

AA? Johncock, Thompson

 

[Slippery Pete]

Malcolm Blight to get sacked from the GC after labelling their culture "pathetic."

Returns to Adelaide to coach the Crows in 2012.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: St Kilda
Brownlow: Goddard
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star: Swallow (Polec and Heppell will be around the mark though)
Bolter/s of 2011: Adelaide, North Melbourne, Fremantle (top 4)
Decline/s of 2011: Geelong, Western Bulldogs, Carlton

Adelaide:

Position: 6th
Wins: 13

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year?
Petrenko, Walker (40 goals at least), Dangerfield (a lot more time in the middle), Jaensch

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric?
Maric in NAB Cup/Round 1, Jacobs by round 22

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F?
If he can return to his 2009 form, then top 5

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games?
Smith will play about 5, while Lyons will spend most of the year with the Bays but might sneak in a game or two like Gunston did this year

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals?
12 games, 20 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games?
Up forward and about 8 games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games?
Shaw, no, Talia yes, round 11 and 7 games
Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance?
All 3 are on their chance IMO.

Will Doughty play in season 2012?
Unlikely, he will either retire or will be delisted under the Hart/Torney/Massie/Shirley rule to allow the youth to take a step in 2012

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick?
I'm hoping for at least 40

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?
Tippett around 65, Tex 40, so 105 seems around the mark

Biggest Crows News story for 2011?
Tex signs a new 4 year deal with the Crows ending all talks of GWS

Biggest Winning Margin? Against?
93 points V Brisbane, round 10

Biggest Losing Margin? Against?
48 points V St Kilda, round 18

B&F?
Thompson
Leading Goal Kicker?
Tippett, 65

Coaches Award?
Tambling

Best Team Man?
Sloane

AA?
Knights (HFF). Thompson, Tippett, Johncock and Rutten to make the squad of 40 but miss out

 

[KUNG FU]

AFL:

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners Up: Collingwood
Brownlow: Scott Pendlebury
Coleman: Lance Franklin
Rising Star: David Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: Adelaide
Decline/s of 2011: Fremantle

Adelaide:

Position: 5th
Wins: 14
Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Brodie Martin
Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? By round 12, Jacobs
Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 6th
Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith - 7 games (after Callinan)
Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 14 games 25 goals
Best position for SMACK and how many games? CHB/ruck, 4 games
Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia, round 19 v PA
Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Along with Doughty, most likely to not go on in 2012 at this stage, yes.
Will Doughty play in season 2012? No
For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 35+
How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 88
Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Returning to profit! Or if we don't make finals, NC to be replaced by Stephen Silvagni.
Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 112 v GC, round 8
Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 45 v Haw, round 1 (I will take a holiday from this board for that period...)
B&F? S Thompson
Leading Goal Kicker? Tippett
Coaches Award? Mackay
Best Team Man? Dangerfield
AA? Tippett / Vince

 

[taylor_walker_13]

AFL:

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners Up: Bulldogs
Brownlow: Goodes
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star: Polec
Bolter/s of 2011: Sydney
Decline/s of 2011: Geelong

Adelaide:

Position: 9th
Wins: 10

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Henderson and Walker

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 15th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith 5 games

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 3games and 3 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Midfield and 22 games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia round 10 and will play 7 games

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Amrstrong will be safe as long as he can keep a clear head Cook and Sellar are really going have their work cut out to stay beyond 2011

Will Doughty play in season 2012? Yes

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 50-60

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 110

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Craig resigns

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 43 points Vs Richmond

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? Fremantle 56 pts

B&F? Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? Tippet 55 goals

Coaches Award? Van Berlo

Best Team Man? Bernie Vince

AA? None

 

[Mad Fan of AFL]

AFL:

Premiers: Saint Kilda
Runners Up: Western Bulldogs
Brownlow: R Griffen
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star: Prestia
Bolter/s of 2011: Melbourne
Decline/s of 2011: Sydney

Adelaide:

Position: 10th
Wins: 11 wins

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Dangerfiel, Sloane, Petrenko, Martin

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs will overtake Maric within the early rounds of 2011.

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 10th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith, 5 games

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 12 games 27 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Definatly CHF and relieve in the ruck for 20% of game time

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia: round 9, 6 games, Shaw: round 17, 3 games

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Tony Armstrong is a good option for a sweeping role down back or on the wing. He is not as bad as what people think. Cook is definately needs to stand out in 2011 or he is gone, Sellar needs to step up and provide a option for the defence, forward or ruck. He needs to have a impressive game or two as not doing enough for a pick 14 selection.

Will Doughty play in season 2012? No, retire at end of 2011

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 50

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 110-120

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? The constant rumours of players been linked to other clubs

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? GC 60 pts

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? st Kilda, 36

B&F? Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? Walker

Coaches Award? Vanberlo

Best Team Man? Vince

AA? Nil

 

[dplggr47]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: St Kilda
Brownlow: Pendlebury
Coleman: Jack Reiwoldt
Rising Star: Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: North Melbourne
Decline/s of 2011: Carlton

Adelaide:
Position: 6th
Wins: 13 wins

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Jaensch, Walker, Pets, Smack, Danger, Sloane, Martin, the list goes on...
Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs
Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 12th
Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith, 3 games
Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 13 games, 33 goals
Best position for SMACK and how many games? CHF, and secondary ruck
Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia, round 14, 3 games.
Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Sellar and Cook look like it.
Will Doughty play in season 2012? nope, he will retire.
For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? assuming he plays every game; 40+ goals
How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 100+
Biggest Crows News story for 2011? GWS rumours or Craigy resigns.
Biggest Winning Margin? Against? Essendon at AAMI by 71 pts.
Biggest Losing Margin? Against? St Kilda, 42 pts.

B&F? Tippett
Leading Goal Kicker? Walker
Coaches Award? Dangerfield
Best Team Man? Sloane
AA? Johncock

 

[WheresGroomgone]

AFL:

Premiers: Adelaide
Runners Up: Collingwood
Brownlow: Swallow
Coleman: Riewoldt

Rising Star: Henderson
Bolter/s of 2011: Adelaide, North Melbourne,
Decline/s of 2011: St.Kilda, Carlton and can Essendon go further down?

Adelaide: 1st

Position: 1st
Wins: 16

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Dangerfield & Walker

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Maric

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 8th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith 7 games

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 14 games 26 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? half back 9 games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia 5 games

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Cook yes, Armstrong and Sellar will have ok seasons

Will Doughty play in season 2012? no he will retire on the greatest stage for AFL MCG in September

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 52 however he will kick more than that in his best season!

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 111

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Bock wishes he never left and cries for forgiveness

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? Against Essendon 78 points

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? Against Hawthorn 36 points

B&F? Scott Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? Walker with 65

Coaches Award? Van Berlo

Best Team Man? Otten

AA? Thompson, Porps, Vince

 

[cammo6556]

With 2011 fast approaching and a lack of footy news I thought that I would start a 2011 crystal ball thread

AFL:

Premiers:Collingwood
Runners Up:Hawthorn
Brownlow:Hodge
Coleman:Franklin
Rising Star:Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: Crows/Dees
Decline/s of 2011:Cats/Dogs

Adelaide:

Position:6th
Wins:14

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year?Mackay, Danger, Petrenko

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric?Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F?5th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games?Smith

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals?16-33

Best position for SMACK and how many games?Second ruck-resting forward-16

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games?talia-3 games

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance?absolutely

Will Doughty play in season 2012?no

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick?50

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?113

Biggest Crows News story for 2011?walker to gws (please god no)

Biggest Winning Margin? Against?96-brisbane

Biggest Losing Margin? Against?56-hawthorn

B&F?thommo

Leading Goal Kicker?Tippett

Coaches Award?Davis

Best Team Man?Sloane

AA?Thommo, knights

 

[cmndstab]

I always try to do these threads without reading the other responses first, because I end up getting influenced Perhaps I should read them because my predictions are always hopelessly incorrect Here's my 2011 attempt!

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Fremantle
Brownlow: Joel Selwood
Coleman: Matthew Pavlich
Rising Star: David Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: Richmond
Decline/s of 2011: Hawthorn

Adelaide:

Position: 7
Wins: 13

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Rory Sloane, Matthew Jaensch, Brodie Martin, Ricky Henderson. Davis and Dangerfield to both take the next step up. I don't know if "gaining consistency" counts as having a break-out year but I expect to see both Tippett and Walker kick multiple goals more regularly than they have done.

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Maric at start of year, Jacobs by the end.

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 8th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? I don't think Lyons will play in 2011. Smith is a chance to play the token two games.

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 14 games, 16 goals.

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Second ruck, floating down back. Three games in 2011.

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? No for Shaw. Let's go with yes on Talia, round 12.

Are James Sellar, Myke Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Yes to all three. I would expect those three are the closest in our squad to delisting.

Will Doughty play in season 2012? Yes - but it will be his last season.

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? I still see Walker's role being a pocket player who leads to a boundary while Tippett leads straight. I'd say 30 goals is par... 40 goals would be a good season.

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 90 goals between them.

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Will he or won't he? Taylor Walker to GWS? I think he will stay, but the saga will make headlines like nobody's business. Also, there will be (baseless) parallels drawn between Bomber Thompson's issues with Ablett and Neil Craig's supposed issues with Walker.

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? I'm going to say 68 points against Essendon.

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 48 points against a rampaging Collingwood later in the season.

B&F? Got a good feeling about Scott Thompson this year. Reckon he's going to scoop it up.
Leading Goal Kicker? Tippett should be more consistent in 2011, I reckon. I'm pencilling him in as our lead goalkicker, with around 55 goals.

Coaches Award? Phil Davis

Best Team Man? Scott Thompson

AA? Scott Thompson, Kurt Tippett. Graham Johncock as the perennial smokey.

 

[adelaide_40]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: St Kilda
Brownlow: Scott Pendlebury
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star: David Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: North Melbourne
Decline/s of 2011: Western Bulldogs

Adelaide:

Position: 7th
Wins: 12

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Walker, Martin, Sloane
Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 9th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games?

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 8 games - 13 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Second ruck, floating down back. Three games in 2011.

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia - Round 13

Are James Sellar, Myke Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance?
Yes, especially Sellar.

Will Doughty play in season 2012? Yes

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 50+


How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 110

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Walker to GWS

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? WC - 58 pts

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? Collingwood - 47 pts
B&F? Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? Tippett - 60 goals

Coaches Award? Phil Davis

Best Team Man? Scott Thompson

AA? Scott Thompson our best chance.

 

[Mismatched]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood (Boring I know, but they're just such a well balanced, well drilled/coached side with a good measure of star power)
Runners Up: St Kilda
Brownlow: Gary Ablett Jnr
Coleman: Brendan Fevola
Rising Star: David Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: Adelaide and Brisbane with Gold Coast to be a bit of a surprise packet.
Decline/s of 2011: Bulldogs, Geelong and Carlton

Adelaide:

Position: 5th, but to be knocked out in a Prelim by the Pies.
Wins: 13

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? McKernan, Tippett, Walker, Sloane, Mackay and Dangerfield.

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 12th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 7 games with 13 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Key forward/2nd ruck, will play all 22 H&A games.

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Yes, both. Shaw will play 2, debuting in round 14 and Talia to play 5, debuting in round 7.

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Cook and Armstrong definitely, Sellar I think will be given a little extra leniency as he offers ready made insurance should a few of our talls go down with injury.

Will Doughty play in season 2012? No.

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick?45.

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 130 goals (and 95 points). (Tippett 70.60, Walker 60.35)

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Walker to resign for 3 years after Rucci writes a gazillion articles predicting him to succumb to the "go home factor" and sign with GWS, ignoring the fact that Broken Hill is a long way from West Sydney. Sheeds also to make a massive play for Walker, with the whole song and dance we've come to expect from Sheeds.

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 109 points against Essendon at Football Park.

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 45 points against St. Kilda at Etihad.

B&F? Tie between Tippett (Finally gets his kicking up to standard and improves his consistency) and Porplyzia (After a full preseason becomes D. Jarman of the mid-late 90's reincarnate, switching between midfield and forward lines, dominating both).

The three runners up to be Johncock, Thompson and Douglas.

Leading Goal Kicker? Kurt Tippett

Coaches Award? Rory Sloane

Best Team Man? Richard Douglas

AA? Tippett (FP), Stiffy (BP), Porplyzia (HFF). Douglas, Thompson and Vince to be named in the squad of 40.

 

[feenix67]

AFL:

Premiers: Hawthorn
Runners Up: Collingwood
Brownlow: G Ablett
Coleman: L Franklin
Rising Star: Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: Port Adelaide
Decline/s of 2011: St Kilda

Adelaide:

Position: 6th
Wins: 12

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Sloane

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 6th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Lyons

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 6 games for 8 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? on the trade table (2 games)

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia, 2 games

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Yes

Will Doughty play in season 2012? No

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 50+

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 100

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Nude pictures of Neil Craig taken by a 75 year old Crows groupie surface doing the rounds of retirement homes

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 64 points North Melbourne

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 83 points Collingwood

B&F? S Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? K Tippett

Coaches Award? R Sloane

Best Team Man? A Otten

AA? Thompson, Otten, Johncock

 

[Thumpy]

AFL:

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Hawthorn
Brownlow: Scott Pendlebury
Coleman: Lance Franklin
Rising Star: David Swallow
Bolter/s of 2011: North Melbourne, Adelaide
Decline/s of 2011: Fremantle

Adelaide:

Position: 7th
Wins: 13

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Dangerfield, Davis, Sloane, Jacobs

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 7th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 22 games, 30 goals

Best position for SMACK and how many games? CHB, 5 games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia to debut in RD11, and will finish the season with 5 games under his belt.

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? Oh yeah

Will Doughty play in season 2012? Yes

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 40+

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 90

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Walker to GWS

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 84pts v Essendon

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 56pts v Collingwood

B&F? Scott Thompson

Leading Goal Kicker? Kurt Tipppett, 55 goals

Coaches Award? Rory Sloane

Best Team Man? Michael Doughty

AA? Chris Knights, Graham Johncock

 

[icrow32]

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Hawthorn
Brownlow: Swan
Coleman: Franklin
Rising Star: Gaff
Bolter/s of 2011: Richmond
Decline/s of 2011: Bulldogs

Adelaide:

Position: 11th
Wins: 8

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Sloane, Walker, Davis, Jaensch

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 15th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? 0 each

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 0 games

Best position for SMACK and how many games? Up forward for South, 0 games for Adelaide

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? 0 games each

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance?
Cook yes, Sellar and Armstrong no

Will Doughty play in season 2012?
Yes

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick?
2 per game (so 18 for the season)

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute?
Depends on games played. Hopefully 90+

Biggest Crows News story for 2011? Jaensch de-registered for sneezing during team meeting

B&F? Tippett

Leading Goal Kicker? Tippett

Coaches Award? Richard Douglas

Best Team Man? Scott Stevens and Michael Doughty (tie)

AA? Johncock

I just want to acknowledge this post for its insight. Doughty and Stevens coaches award tie is pure genius.

 

[Cap]

AFL:

Premiers: St Kilda
Runners Up: Fremantle
Brownlow: Trent Cotchin
Coleman: Jack Riewoldt
Rising Star: Jared Polec
Bolter/s of 2011: Richmond, Brisbane
Decline/s of 2011: Blues

Adelaide:

Position: 9th
Wins: 11

Which Adelaide player/s will have a break-out year? Jaensch

Adelaide's 1st Ruck Jacobs or Maric? Jacobs

Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 10th

Out of the new recruits (Smith and Lyons) who will play the most games? Smith

Ian Callinan - How many Games and Goals? 2/ 1

Best position for SMACK and how many games? BP, 5 games

Will Sam Shaw or Talia debut in 2011, what round and how many games? Talia - 3

Are James Sellar, Myle Cook and Tony Armstrong on their last chance? gawn

Will Doughty play in season 2012? Yes 22 Games 5th in B&G

For Tex Walker to have a good season, how many goals does he have to kick? 50+

How many goals will the Tippett / Walker combination contribute? 110

Biggest Crows News story for 2011?

Biggest Winning Margin? Against? 74 Points v Carlton

Biggest Losing Margin? Against? 114 points v Fremantle

B&F? Matthew Jaensh

Leading Goal Kicker? Kurt Tippet 60 Goals

Coaches Award? Richard Tambling

Best Team Man? Sloane

AA? Davis (CHB) Tambling (Bench) Tippet (FF)

 

[alex_is_on_fire]

AFL:Where will Tambling finish in our B&F? 10th

AA? Tambling (Bench)

Do you want to reconsider this Cap?

Finishing 10th yet making the All Australian side. I know the B&F is a coaches award and sometimes the judgment from this is off, but this cannot be true. He cannot be AA and have 10 other crows players in front of him.