Preview 2012 Ladder Prediction

[Kong]

It was suggested in another thread that we as a board run our own predictor.

I assume there is a points system to calculate the overall/ongoing ladder, based on everybody's predictions, which will be updated in the OP.

I'll kick things off:

1. Hawthorn
2. Collingwood
3. Carlton
4. Sydney
5. Geelong
6. Essendon
7. North Melbourne
8. Fremantle

9. Brisbane
10. West Coast
11. Richmond
12. St Kilda
13. Melbourne
14. Adelaide
15. Gold Coast
16. Western Bulldogs
17. Port Adelaide
18. Greater Western Sydney

 

[Childish Gambino]

My post from the main board.

Forgot to do this last year so I better have a go now. Will edit pending fixtures.

1. Hawthorn (need a good run with injuries)
2. Collingwood (still enough talent there to finish top 2)
3. Carlton (can they take the next step?)
4. Geelong (if they can finish top 4 watch out come september)
5. Essendon (wishful thinking? probably, but with a new fitness coach hopefully we can get bigger and stronger over the off season.)
6. Fremantle (injuries smashed them this year, new coach new era. Could swap them with Essendon)
7. West Coast (not convinced they will improve)
8. North Melbourne (will scrape into the finals and lose the elimination final by some margin)
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9. Sydney (lost too many games they should have won last season, Goodes isn't getting any younger)
10. Richmond (need more consistency)
11. St Kilda (the rebuild begins)
12. Brisbane (could possibly finish higher with Merrett and Brown fit and firing, showed good development in their mids. A lot of potential to work with)
13. Western Bulldogs (hard one to pick, could finish anywhere from 6th to 13th)
14. Melbourne (another team with big question marks, will need to improve)
15. Gold Coast (will improve)
16. Adelaide (the exits of a lot of key young players will hurt them)
17. Port Adelaide (really poor team, can't see where the improvement will come from)
18. GWS (will struggle)

 

[Childish Gambino]

It was suggested in another thread that we as a board run our own predictor.

I assume there is a points system to calculate the overall/ongoing ladder, based on everybody's predictions, which will be updated in the OP.

I'll kick things off:

1. Hawthorn
2. Collingwood
3. Carlton
4. Sydney
5. Geelong
6. Essendon
7. North Melbourne
8. Fremantle

9. Brisbane
10. Richmond
11. St Kilda
12. Melbourne
13. Adelaide
14. Gold Coast
15. Western Bulldogs
16. Port Adelaide
17. Greater Western Sydney

West Coast to be kicked out of the competition!

 

[Kong]

God damn AFL expansion and its ever growing number of clubs.

Updated.

 

[Vtorians]

Coll
Geel
Carl
Haw
----
WC
Freo
Ess (13-14 W)
Syd
----
St.K
NM
Adel
Rich
Melb
WB
Bris
PA
GC
GWS

 

[Chado43]

Hi Kong,

Is this for the Minor Premeirship? if so my ladder is as follows:

1. Collingwood
2. Geelong
3. Hawthorn
4. Carlton
5. Essendon
6. Fremantle
7. West Coast
8. Sydney

9. Nth Melbourne
10. Melbourne
11. St Kilda
12. Western Bulldogs
13. Adelaide
14. Richmond
15. Brisbane
16. Gold Coast
17. Port Adelaide
18. GWS

 

[Kong]

Yeah, minor premiership.

 

[stugots]

1. Hawthorn
2. Carlton
3. West Coast
4. Geelong
5. Collingwood
6. Essendon
7. Melbourne
8. Nth Melbourne

9. St Kilda
10. Fremantle
11. Richmond
12. Western Bulldogs
13. Sydney
14. Gold Coast
15. Brisbane
16. Adelaide
17. Port Adelaide
18. GWS

 

[brad]

1. Hawthorn
2. Collingwood
3. Essendon (I kid you not)
4. Fremantle
5. West Coast
6. Geelong
7. Carlton
8. North Melbourne

9. Sydney
10. St Kilda
11. Adelaide
12. Richmond
13. Melbourne
14. Western Bulldogs
15. Brisbane
16. Gold Coast
17. Port Adelaide
18. Greater Western Sydney

 

[Vtorians]

I'm not sure if its possible, but can this be done as a poll so the results for each team are easier to keep track of?

 

[Kong]

You'd need to have a separate poll for each side; you can't vote "in preference/order" unfortunately.

Anybody good/familiar with these things, and want to have a crack at running the accumulative ladder?

 

[SirJimi05]

1. Collingwood
2. Hawthorn
3. Carlton
4. Fremantle
5. Geelong
6. Essendon
7. North Melbourne
8. St kilda

9. West Coast
10. Sydney
11. Western Bulldogs
12. Brisbane
13. Melbourne
14. Adelaide
15. Richmond
16. Port Power
17. Gold Coast
18. GWS

 

[Hurley Bird]

I'd go with...

1.Collingwood
2. Hawthorn
3. Geelong
4. St. Kilda
5. Carlton
6. West Coast
7. Essendon
8. Fremantle

9. Sydney
10. Adelaide
10. Richmond
11. North Melbourne
12. Melbourne
13. Brisbane
14. Western Bulldogs
15. Gold Coast
16. Port Adelaide
17. GWS

A bit "out there" but hey..

 

[Tassieboy]

Essendon to finish seventh - that is all.

 

[Slattery_20]

1 Geelong.
2 Carlton
3 Collingwood
4 WCE.
5 Hawthorn.

6 Sydney
7 Freo
8 Rich.

9 Essendon
10 North
11 WB
12 St K.

13 Dees
14 Brisbane
15 Adelaide
16 GC
17 P.A.
18 GWS

 

[table tennis]

Collingwood
Hawthorn
West coast
Carlton
Geelong
Essendon
Nth melbourne
Sydney
St. Kilda
Fremantle
Western bulldogs
Melbourne
Richmond
Adelaide
Gold coast
Brisbane
Port Adelaide
Gws

 

[Slattery_20]

I've stopped writing Geelong off and just accepted what all the empirical evidence on hand suggests:
They are ageless, indefatigable super-beings.

 

[table tennis]

Just a quick note. Brad, get off the crack!

 

[Slattery_20]

"there are no wrong answers".

 

[Hepps]

1. Hawthorn (Runner Up)
2. Collingwood
3. Geelong (Premiers)
4. Carlton

GAP - Top 4 17-20 Wins

5. St Kilda
6. Fremantle
7. North
8. Essendon
9. Richmond
10. Sydney
11. West Coast
12. Bulldogs

GAP - 5-12 10-13 Wins

13. Adelaide
14. Brisbane
15. Melbourne

GAP - 13-15 7-8 Wins

16. GC
17. Port
18. GWS

16-18 0-3 Wins

 

[HurleyTheFuture]

1. Collingwood
2. Hawthorn
3. Geelong
4. Carlton
5. St Kilda
6. Sydney
7. Essendon
8. West Coast
9. North
10. Adelaide
11. Richmond
12. Melbourne
13. Bulldogs
14. Brisbane
15. GC
16. Port
17. GWS

EDIT. Fremantle into 10th

 

[A. N. Onymous]

Hawthorn
Collingwood
Geelong
Fremantle
Carlton
Essendon
Sydney
St. Kilda

North Melbourne
West Coast
Brisbane
Richmond
Melbourne
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Greater Western Sydney

 

[The House]

Yeah, minor premiership.

Really??

Every time i do one i'm basing it on how well suited/structured/prepared for finals football the top sides are....it's not a big change but this year for example i think Carlton may perform well in h&a, yet i still feel they have some deficiencies that will be exposed in September.

So i'll go:

1. Hawthorn
2. Collingwood
3. Sydney
4. Geelong
5. Western Bulldogs
6. Essendon
7. Carlton
8. West Coast
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9. St.Kilda
10. Fremantle
11. Richmond
12. Adelaide
13. North Melbourne
14. Brisbane
15. Melbourne
16. Port Adelaide
17. Gold Coast
18. GWS

Having said that, I'm pretty sure something like 14 of the last 17 years a side that's made the top 4 has come from outside the 8 the years before, and about half of those were bottom 4 the year before.....and very rarely did ANYONE see it coming....

....so it's bloody near impossible really.

.

 

[BABYBOMBERS2007]

I havn't looked much at the draw but I'll give it a shot.

1. Collingwood - will finish on top but won't win the flag
2. Hawthorn - quality side
3. Geelong - Resting players may result in them finishing this low
4. Fremantle - I think Lyon will do wonders
5. Essendon - Little injuries will see a push for the top 4
6. West Coast - Will be good if they can stay near the top
7. Carlton - Unfortunately too high for my liking
8. Sydney - They normally are near the finals

9. North - will challenge for the 8
10. Saint Kilda - new coach so who knows how they will go
11. Richmond - close to 9th
12. Brisbane - who knows
13. Adelaide - could improve with a new coach
14. Western Bulldogs - not good anymore
15. Gold Coast - should improve a bit
16. Melbourne - they are really bad
17. Port Adelaide - are just bad
18. GWS - new team

 

[yaco55]

Collingwood
Hawthorn
Carlton
Geelong
West Coast
Essendon
Fremantle
Kangaroos
Swans
Richmond
Brisbane
Adelaide
Stkilda
Melbourne
GC
Bulldogs
Power
GWS