2013 Predictions

[ghostdog]

Don't know if this has been done yet; I'm bored.
Also; 1. Was last year's predictions thread revisited to check for accuracy?
2. If I've missed any categories, please add.
2013

Premiers: Hawthorn
Norm Smith: Mitchell/Lewis/Franklin
Runner Up: Collingwood
Coleman: Hawkins
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: Mitchell
Top 8 (in order): Hawthorn, West Coast, Collingwood, Sydney, Essendon, Fremantle, Adelaide, Geelong
Bottom 8 (in order): Richmond, Carlton, North, Brisbane, St Kilda, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast, Port Adelaide, GWS
Woodenspoon: GWS
Most improved team: Essendon
Biggest slide: North/Carlton
Retirements:
First coach sacked: Voss
Surprise of the season: Gumbleton gets through unscathed; Malthouse can't stop the rot
Disappointment of the season: Richmond and Carlton miss finals; Israel Folau takes mark of the year in Rugby Union

EFC win/loss ratio: 16 and 6
EFC most improved player: Zaharakis
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Dell Olio
EFC scapegoat:

 

[Zach Package]

there was a predictions thread a while back, but i can't seem to find it at the moment, it had some absolutely cracking predictions so if anyone can track it down it should be merged.


Premiers: West Coast
Norm Smith: Cox
Runner Up: Hawthorn
Coleman: Franklin
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: Dangerfield
Top 8 (in order): Hawthorn, West Coast, Sydney, Collingwood, Adelaide, Fremantle, Essendon, North.
Bottom 8 (in order): Geelong, Carlton, Richmond, St. Kilda, Brisbane, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast, GWS, Port Adelaide
Woodenspoon: Port
Most improved team: Freo (will find some consistency)
Biggest slide: St Kilda
Retirements: Hille, Bolton, Bailey, Newman, Corey, Cassisi.
First coach sacked: Voss
Surprise of the season: Details emerge that Melbourne may have tanked in 2008.
Disappointment of the season: Daniher takes a couple of games in the vfl before coming in and averaging 10 goals per game for the remainder of the season and just missing out on the coleman.

EFC win/loss ratio: 15-1-6
EFC most improved player: Heppell
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Dell'Olio
EFC scapegoat: The Weapon

 

[eth-dog]

2013

Premiers: West Coast
Norm Smith: Cox
Runner Up: Fremantle
Coleman: Pavlich
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: Pavlich
Rising Star: Jack Viney
Top 8 (in order): West Coast, Adelaide, Hawthorn, Sydney, Fremantle, Colingwood, Essendon, Richmond
Bottom 10 (in order): North Melbourne, Carlton, Geelong, Brisbane, St Kilda, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Port Adelaide, Melbourne
Woodenspoon: Melbourne
Most improved team: Fremantle
Biggest slide: Geelong
Retirements: Scott Thompson, Simon Black, Jarrad Waite, Darren Jolly, David Hille, Aaron Sandilands, Paul Chapman, Nathan Bock, Luke Hodge, Mark Jamar, Brent Harvey, Kane Cornes, Chris Newman, Jason Blake, Lewis Roberts-Thompson, Darren Glass,
First coach sacked: Brad Scott
Surprise of the season: Sandi's retirement
Disappointment of the season: Heppell to stagnate ala Melksham in his 3rd year

EFC win/loss ratio: 14/8
EFC most improved player: Melksham
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Jetta
EFC scapegoat: Jetta

 

[BrewSmackerVeiny]

2013

Premiers: West Coast
Norm Smith: Daniel Kerr
Runner Up: Hawks
Coleman: Tex Walker
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: Cotchin
Top 8 (in order): WCE/Hawthorn/Pies/Bombers/Dockers/Crows/Swans/Tigers
Bottom 8 (in order): Cats/Port/Blues/Lions/North/Suns/Demons/Dogs/GWS
Woodenspoon: GWS
Most improved team: Bombers/Port
Biggest slide: North
First coach sacked: McKenna
Surprise of the season: Dayle Garlett discovers an alien device and gains super powers.
Disappointment of the season: Dayle Garlett kills ****ing everybody.

EFC win/loss tally: 16/6
EFC most improved player: Hurley
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Dell'Olio
EFC scapegoat: Hooker

 

[ghostdog]

2013

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Premiers: West Coast
Norm Smith: Daniel Kerr
Runner Up: Hawks
Coleman: Tex Walker
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: Cotchin
Top 8 (in order): WCE/Hawthorn/Pies/Bombers/Dockers/Crows/Swans/Tigers
Bottom 8 (in order): Cats/Port/Blues/Lions/North/Suns/Demons/Dogs/GWS
Woodenspoon: GWS
Most improved team: Bombers/Port
Biggest slide: North
First coach sacked: McKenna
Surprise of the season: Dayle Garlett discovers an alien device and gains super powers.
Disappointment of the season: Dayle Garlett kills ******* everybody.

EFC win/loss tally: 16/6
EFC most improved player: Hurley
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Dell'Olio
EFC scapegoat: Hooker

No way dude. Too many changes in one off-season to put it together that quickly.

 

[straightuplazy]

Premiers: Dockers
Norm Smith: Fyfe
Runner Up: West Coast
Coleman: Jack Riewoldt
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: Trent Cotchin
Rising Star: Jimmy Toumpas
Top 8 (in order): West Coast, Hawthorn, Dockers, Adelaide, Sydney, Essendon, Colingwood, Richmond
Bottom 10 (in order): Geelong, Carlton, NM, St Kilda, Brisbane, Port Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Melbourne, Gold Coast
Woodenspoon: GCS
Most improved team: Dockers
Biggest slide: North Melbourne
Retirements: Simon Black, Jarrad Waite, Darren Jolly, David Hille, Brent Harvey, Kane Cornes, Darren Glass, Dean Brogan, Stephen Milne
Surprise of the season: Alastair Clarkson retireds after failing to make grand final
Disappointment of the season: Melk

EFC win/loss ratio: 17/6
EFC most improved player: Zaharakis
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Dell'olio

 

[Ben the Gooner]

2013

Premiers: West Coast
Norm Smith: S. Selwood
Runner Up: Fremantle
Coleman: Walker
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: J. Selwood
Top 8 (in order): West Coast, Fremantle, Adelaide, Essendon, Hawthorn, Sydney, Carlton, Geelong
Bottom 8 (in order): Collingwood, Brisbane, North, Richmond, Port, Melbourne, GWS, St Kilda, Footscray, GC
Woodenspoon: GCS
Most improved team: Essendon, Fremantle
Biggest slide: Collingwood, St Kilda
Retirements: Glass, Rutten, Jolly, Hudson, Harvey, Cassisi, Bolton, Corey
First coach sacked: Hardwick
Surprise of the season: Collingwood miss the 8, Brisbane nearly make it.
Disappointment of the season: Richmond lose too many games from winning positions. Buckley.

EFC win/loss ratio: 16 and 6
EFC most improved player: Melksham
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Steinberg. On a hiding to nothing being re-rookied
EFC scapegoat: Hooker, Hams

 

[grizzly_bear5]

Premiers: West Coast
Norm Smith: Dean Cox
Runner Up: Collingwood
Coleman: Matthew Pavlich
Crichton: Jobe Watson
Brownlow: Jobe Watson
Rising Star: Between Joe Daniher, Jack Viney and Jaeger O'Meara (I think he counts)
Top 8: Collingwood, West Coast, Hawthorn, Sydney, Adelaide, Essendon, North Melbourne, Fremantle,
Bottom 8: Carlton, Geelong, Richmond, Brisbane, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast, Port Adelaide, Greater Western Sydney.
Wooden Spooner: Greater Western Sydney
Most Improved Team: Essendon
Biggest slide: Geelong
Retirements: Ben Hudson - Collingwood (only to return again the next year), David Hille - Essendon, Simon Black - Brisbane, Dean Brogan - GWS, Chad Kornes - GWS, Brent Harvey - NM, Jude Bolton - Sydney,
First coach sacked:
Surprise of the Season: Melbourne reach 14th on the ladder, however have no draft picks next year and promptly fall back to 16-18 in the following season.
Disappointment of the Season: Kurt Tippett's entire season: misses training, no goals on debut.
Scandal of the Season: Light emerges Gary Ablett wants to return to Geelong

 

[grizzly_bear5]

EFC Win/Loss: 14/8
EFC Most Improved Player: David Myers
EFC Most consistent: Jobe Watson
EFC win/loss ratio: 16 and 6
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Steinberg
EFC scapegoat: Hooker

 

[Keystone agony]

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

9. Richmond
10. Carlton
11. North Melbourne
12. Brisbane
13. Stkilda
14. Port Adelaide
15. WBD
16. GC
17. Melbourne
18. GWS

Premiers: Syndey
Coleman: Hawkins
Brownlow: Cotchin/Fyfe

 

[Silly Billy]

Premiers: Hawks
Norm Smith: Jordan Lewis
Runner Up: Collingwood (again)
Coleman: Tex Walker
Crichton: Heppell
Brownlow: Dangerfield
Rising Star: Brad Crouch
Top 8 (in order): Hawks, Collingwood, Adelaide, Sydney, Fremantle, West Coast, Essendon, Richmond
Bottom 10 (in order): North Melbourne, Carlton, Geelong, Brisbane, St Kilda, Gold Coast, Greater Western Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Port Adelaide, Melbourne
Woodenspoon: Melbourne
Most improved team: Fremantle
Biggest slide: Geelong
Retirements: Scott Thompson, Simon Black, Jarrad Waite, Darren Jolly, David Hille, Aaron Sandilands, Paul Chapman, Nathan Bock, Luke Hodge, Mark Jamar, Brent Harvey, Kane Cornes, Chris Newman, Jason Blake, Lewis Roberts-Thompson, Darren Glass,
First coach sacked: Voss
Surprise of the season: Sandi's retirement
Disappointment of the season: Kavagnah to ask for a trade due to limited game time

EFC win/loss ratio: 10/12
EFC most improved player: Pears
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Davey
EFC scapegoat: Hooker[/quote]

 

[Childish Gambino]

2013

Premiers: Fremantle
Norm Smith: Nat Fyfe
Runner Up: Hawthorn
Coleman: Franklin
Crichton: Jobe Watson
Brownlow: Jobe Watson
Top 8 (in order): Fremantle, Hawthorn, Sydney, West Coast, Essendon, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Richmond
Bottom 8 (in order): Geelong, Adelaide, Carlton, Brisbane, St Kilda, Port Adelaide, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, GWS, Gold Coast
Woodenspoon: Gold Coast
Most improved team: Essendon, Fremantle
Biggest slide: Adelaide, Collingwood, Geelong
Retirements: Rutten, Black, Jolly, Ben Johnson, Hille, Fletcher, Corey...
First coach sacked: Brad Scott
Surprise of the season: Essendon win a final, Adelaide miss the 8.
Disappointment of the season: Collingwood

EFC win/loss ratio: 15 and 7
EFC most improved player: Hibberd
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Steinberg
EFC scapegoat: Hardingham, Ashby

 

[Rack Watts]

Premiers: West Coast
Norm Smith: Andrew Embley
Runner Up: Sydney
Coleman: Josh J. Kennedy
Crichton: Stuart Crameri
Brownlow: Gary Ablett
Top 8 (in order): Sydney, West Coast, Collingwood, Fremantle, Geelong, Essendon, Adelaide, North Melbourne
Bottom 10 (in order): Richmond, Carlton, Hawthorn, Brisbane, Footscray, Port, St. Kilda, GWS, Melbourne, Gold Coast
Woodenspoon: Gold Coast
Most improved team: Fremantle
Biggest slide: Hawthorn
Retirements: Boomer, Hille, Glass and Bolton
First coach sacked: None
Surprise of the season: Travis Varcoe has an elite year
Disappointment of the season: Hawthorn missing top 8

EFC win/loss ratio: 14-8
EFC most improved player: Dempsey (to AA)
EFC most consistent: Stanton
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Del
EFC scapegoat: Hooker

FB: H.Shaw, Glass, Dempsey
HB: Deledio, Richards, Patrenko
C: Dangerfield, Swallow, Embley
HF: Varcoe, J.J Kennedy, Fyfe
FF: Crameri, Walker, Ballantyne
R: Goldstein, Watson, Ablett (c)

I: Judd, Pendlebury, Cotchin (Ward)

 

[VelvetSledge]

Premiers: Essendon
Norm Smith: Goddard
Runner Up: Hawthorn
Coleman: Daniher
Crichton: Three way tie between Watson, Stanton, and Moose
Brownlow: Watson
Top 8 (in order): Essendon , the rest
Bottom 8 (in order): See above
Woodenspoon: Not Essendon
Most improved team: Essendon
Biggest slide: Carlton for lulz
Retirements: Not Fletch
First coach sacked: Malthouse for lulz
Surprise of the season: This list is entirely accurate
Disappointment of the season: The above line is a lie

EFC win/loss ratio: 22-0
EFC most improved player: Moose
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Dell'Olio
EFC scapegoat: Melksham, even after he moves into the forward line and kicks 60 goals in one year

 

[WinderliciouS]

Premiers: Essendon
Norm Smith: Dustin Fletcher (23 kicks, 3 handballs, 12 marks, 14 rebound 50s, 95% efficiency)
Runner Up: Hawthorn
Coleman: Lance Franklin
Crichton: Watson and Goddard tied
Brownlow: Kieren Jack
Top 8 (in order): West Coast, Hawthorn, Sydney, Essendon, Collingwood, Adelaide, Carlton, Fremantle
Bottom 10 (in order): Geelong, North Melbourne, St Kilda, Richmond, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Port Adelaide, Melbourne, Bulldogs, GWS
Woodenspoon: GWS
Most improved team: Gold Coast/Essendon
Biggest slide: Bulldogs/Geelong
Retirements: Hille, Rutten, Jolly
First coach sacked: None
Surprise of the season: Dustin Fletcher's resurgence from the grave + Essendon's Premiership
Disappointment of the season: Season-ending injury to a Top 5 player

EFC win/loss ratio: 15-7
EFC most improved player: Gumbleton
EFC most consistent: Fletcher
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Steinberg
EFC scapegoat: Hooker

 

[Towno78]

Seems appropriate to put this in the predictions thread...

Had a dream last night, Essendon won back to back flags 12/13 and JD won the Norm Smith in the second year. Omen perhaps? You be the judge.

Of course if you are superstitious, you may be interested to note that my local team also made the grand final both of these two years. The second year only just scraping through the preliminary final with a controversial goal at the death, arising from the opposition team's trainer (who was an elephant with 1 prosthetic limb) giving away 4 consecutive 50m penalties after going on a rampage and knocking out 4 of my team's players with some of the fiercest hip and shoulders witnessed on the footy field.

 

[VelvetSledge]

^Change it to 13/14 and I'm happy

 

[Towno78]

Well the exact years didn't come up, I just assumed 12/13 cos Fletcher was still playing. 13/14 is still plausible I guess, but I think that's starting to get a little far fetched

 

[Doss]

...far fletched?

I'll show myself out.

 

[VelvetSledge]

...far fletched?

I'll show myself out.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Premiers: Hawthorn
Norm Smith: Sam Mitchell
Runner Up: West Coast
Coleman: Walker
Crichton: Watson
Brownlow: Pendlebury
Top 8 (in order): West Coast, Hawthorn, Sydney, Collingwood, Fremantle, Adelaide, Carlton, Essendon
Bottom 8 (in order): Richmond, Geelong, North, Brisbane, St.Kilda, Melbourne, Port, Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs, GWS
Woodenspoon: GWS
Most improved team: Essendon, Carlton
Biggest slide: Adelaide, Geelong
Retirements: Hudson, Glass, Hille, Bolton, Rutten, Brogan, Chapman, Newman, Corey, Jolly
First coach sacked: Brad Scott
Surprise of the season: A well known player is pinged under the 3-strike policy
Disappointment of the season: Winderlich once again can't get onto the park for any reasonable length and contemplates retirement

EFC win/loss ratio: 14 and 8
EFC most improved player: Hibberd
EFC most consistent: Watson
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Steinberg, Dell'olio
EFC scapegoat: Hooker

 

[Silly Billy]

I predict that the soggy 4&20 pies they sell at games will go up in price by 35%

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Seems appropriate to put this in the predictions thread...

Had a dream last night, Essendon won back to back flags 12/13 and JD won the Norm Smith in the second year. Omen perhaps? You be the judge.

Of course if you are superstitious, you may be interested to note that my local team also made the grand final both of these two years. The second year only just scraping through the preliminary final with a controversial goal at the death, arising from the opposition team's trainer (who was an elephant with 1 prosthetic limb) giving away 4 consecutive 50m penalties after going on a rampage and knocking out 4 of my team's players with some of the fiercest hip and shoulders witnessed on the footy field.

We should sign him immediately.

 

[MAAAATTDAAAAMON]

Premiers: Freo
Norm Smith: Fyfe
Runner Up: Hawthorn
Coleman: Franklin
Crichton: Zaka
Brownlow: Danger
Top 8 (in order): Hawthorn, West Coast, Freo, Collingwood, Essendon, Sydney, Adelaide, Geelong
Bottom 8 (in order): Carlton, Richmond, Brisbane, North, St. Kilda, Melbourne, Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast, Port, GWS
Woodenspoon: GWS
Most improved team: Freo, essendon, lions
Biggest slide: St Kilda
Retirements: Hille, Fletch?
First coach sacked: Hardwick and Brad Scott
Disappointment of the season: Richmond and North both fail to improve
EFC most improved player: Myers, Pears
EFC most consistent: Watson, Dempsey
EFC Most likely to be delisted at season's end: Steinberg, Dell'Olio
EFC scapegoat: Jetta, Hooker

 

[astrowizzle]

Seems appropriate to put this in the predictions thread...

Had a dream last night, Essendon won back to back flags 12/13 and JD won the Norm Smith in the second year. Omen perhaps? You be the judge.

Of course if you are superstitious, you may be interested to note that my local team also made the grand final both of these two years. The second year only just scraping through the preliminary final with a controversial goal at the death, arising from the opposition team's trainer (who was an elephant with 1 prosthetic limb) giving away 4 consecutive 50m penalties after going on a rampage and knocking out 4 of my team's players with some of the fiercest hip and shoulders witnessed on the footy field.

back to back 12-13 aint no good to us. 13-14 is better