2014 AFL Predictions thread

[BlitzenTrapper]

Stolen from the Collingwood board (don't ask me why I was on there )
Bit of off-season bore.

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?

 

[Jon Douglas]

Wow let me think about it for a few days !

Good questions for the boring off season period - but reckon I would need to have a good think about it first before responding.

How about you go first and tell us your predictions first ?

 

[BlitzenTrapper]

I posted this at work then got busy. Complete stab in the dark here.

1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
5th

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
Hawkins (pray that he is fit)

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
Selwood, H Taylor, Stevie J

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
Thurlow, Kersten

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
15-16

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
Probably Jansen, too early yet to call

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
GHS or Caddy

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
Pass

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
Hawks (don't shoot me) or Swans

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Gaz Jnr

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
Roughead to back it up or Hawkins (IF physically fit obviously)

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
Jack Martin

 

[The rabbi]

1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
around 6th-8th

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
Hawkins (barring any complications)

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
Selwood, H Taylor, Stevie J

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
Thurlow

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
13-15

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
Jansen's size would make him the most likely to get a shot at AFL

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
I may as well put my neck on the line: Lincoln McCarthy

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
I may take a punt on Kersten. Possibly Thurlow or Murdoch

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
Hawks back to back. (perish the thought) The Swans are a real possibility

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Gaz or Selwood are good possibilities.

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
Roughy, Hawkins or Cloke.

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
Pass. No real idea

 

[Meow]

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
4th

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
Hawkins (if fit)

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
Selwood, Taylor, Motlop

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
Tough one, will say Kersten, Schroder, and Thurlow

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
16

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
Jansen or Kolojashnij

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
Mitch Brown (going out on a limb here I know)

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
GHS

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
Geelong (unbiased: Freo)

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Selwood

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
Roughead

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
If he's as good as they say, then Jack Martin

Since I'm bored at 1am on a Monday morning I'll also chuck in a few other questions of my own:

14. Wins at Simonds Stadium?
All 7 games

15. How far will we go in September?
Holding up the cup at 5pm on GF day (unbiased: Semi or Preliminary)

16. First coach sacked in 2014?
Brad Scott

17. Biggest surprise?
Don't really expect any sides to shoot up the ladder next year. Carlton to improve on this year, Richmond top 4, but neither of those happening would really surprise anyone.

18. Biggest disappointment?
North

19. Biggest headline?
Either something to do with Essendon, Dustin Martin, or another racist comment coming out of Collingwood

 

[BlitzenTrapper]

Since I'm bored at 1am on a Monday morning I'll also chuck in a few other questions of my own:

Good extra questions Meow

14. Wins at Simonds Stadium?
6, might fall short in 1 of the games

15. How far will we go in September?
Narrow loss in the Prelim

16. First coach sacked in 2014?
Alan Richardson

17. Biggest surprise?
North Melbourne will climb the ladder. Gold Coast will be very competitive too.

18. Biggest disappointment?
Saints

19. Biggest headline?
Definitely something to do with Essendon. Or Ross Lyon quits or gets sacked or something (I live in hope)

 

[James1970]

1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
1st

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
Bartel, after Tommy does his back in Round 2.

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
Bartel, Selwood, Taylor

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Bartel

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
Schroder

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
21

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
Lang, nicknamed Fritzy the Cat.

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
Travis Varcoe will do a Stoksie.

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
Caddy and GHS will be the new grunt and shovel leading the Cats to another stellar season.

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
Geelong smashing Freo by 15 goals with fast, hard, free-flowing football, as the game should be played, and handing Lyon his fifth GF loss.

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Bartel

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
Bartel

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
no idea

14. Wins at Simonds Stadium?
7

15. How far will we go in September?
Premiers

16. First coach sacked in 2014?
Mick Malthouse, after Carlton fail to win a game by Round 14.

17. Biggest surprise?
Channel Seven sacks most of their commentary team, after they have been found gulity for bringing the game into disrepute. Even worse, their ratings suck bigtime.

18. Biggest disappointment?
Still no ABC call on the GF blu-ray, nor a decent season summary with appropriate highlights.

19. Biggest headline?
Mick Licked.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Just want to add a few cents of my own for individual players in 2014.

If has a pre season and remains fit for the year, Dawson Simpson will be the AA ruckman

Billie smedts will stamp himself as a best 22 and a very good player, with the potential to go elite

Shane kersten to kick 40 goals

Tom lonergAn to be managed with rests, giving hamling a senior go

Christensen to become an A grader

Duncan to become an A grader

Horlin smith to have a big year

 

[Catgirl]

1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
4th, behind Sydney, Fremantle and Hawthorn. I don't think the ladder will change drastically in terms of the top 4 and bottom 4.

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
Hawkins

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
Johnson, Selwood, Taylor

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Johnson

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
Cowan, Kersten

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
16

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
Probably Jansen

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
Thurlow, GHS, Murdoch, Brown

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
Motlop

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
Sydney, or of course Geelong

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
If SJ can cut down on the suspensions, he is a no-brainer for the Brownlow. His best is on par with if not better than Ablett's.

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
Kurt Tippett/Josh Kennedy

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
Pass

14. Wins at Simonds Stadium?
5 out of 7

15. How far will we go in September?
EF at worst, Flag at best

16. First coach sacked in 2014?
They're all pretty strong coaches IMO, but B Scott or Buckley for me

17. Biggest surprise?
Essendon to not fade out towards the end of the year and finish top 8 deservingly
Melbourne to start winning some games

18. Biggest disappointment?
West Coast

19. Biggest headline?
My guess is it will have something to do with one of the "big 4" clubs

 

[Goggin Our Best]

(1) Geelong to finish 4th (15-16 wins) - still got alot of good players

(2) Hawthorn to win flag - all other teams have weaknesses - wouldnt back Freo with counterfeit money

(3) Most dissappointing side - Carlton - going no where with a mediocre list - 20 year flag drought around the corner

(4) Biggest improver - StKILDA - i think they can win 8-10 games under Richardson - they gave up totally last year under Scott " where a juggernaut" Watters - typical little bloke with a massive ego

 

[Two Planks]

Stolen from the Collingwood board (don't ask me why I was on there )
Bit of off-season bore.

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish? 1st

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014? Steven Motlop

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014? Motlop Selwood Taylor

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal? Motlop

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations? Nobody

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014? 17 plus 3 finals

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014? None will play seniors

8. Who do you think will have a break out season? Motlop to become a superstar of the competition

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014? Jordan Murdoch

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership? Geelong

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal? Steven Motlop

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal? Lance Franklin

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award? Jack Martin

 

[strauchnyy]

1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?

6th

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
hawkins

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
1. Selwood 2. Taylor 3. Motlop

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
thurlow & kersten

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
14

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
lang

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
simpson

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
simpson

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
sydney

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
fyfe

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
J. Reiwoldt

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
J. Martin

 

[you pick one]

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
12th
2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
Motlop
3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
Selwood Motlop Johnson
4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Johnson
5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
No one
6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
11
7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
Nil all draw.
Who do you think will have a break out season?
Caddy
9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
Motlop
10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
Hawthorn
11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Johnson
12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
Franklin
13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?[/quote]
Won't come out of Geelong.

 

[steady2]

1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
Premiers of course.

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
The Hawk

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
Selwood, SJ, Jimmy

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
Thurlow, Kersten

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
19 plus 3 finals

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
Kolo

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
Caddy, H-S, Brown, Vardy & Thurlow, plus Guthrie, Duncan, Motlop & Bundy will have blinders.

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
Most of the above,... probably Caddy

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
Cats

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
Joel Selwood

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
The Hawk

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
Jackson Thurlow

My half full glass will last half way through the season.

 

[Hot Tin Roof]

Just checked the tea leaves and all I see is:
Another year of Vlad throwing more spin than Shoaib Akhtar

Wait!... I'll check the coffee pot...

 

[dazbroncos]

Just checked the tea leaves and all I see is:
Another year of Vlad throwing more spin than Shoaib Akhtar

Wait!... I'll check the coffee pot...

Sorry but I'm a bit slow and I may have missed the sarcasm..
But wasn't Akhtar massively quick... Like bing lee quick...

Go Catters

 

[you pick one]

Just checked the tea leaves and all I see is:
Another year of Vlad throwing more spin than Shoaib Akhtar

Wait!... I'll check the coffee pot...

Three of the 4 things that come to mind when I think Sri Lanka the other one is

 

[Hood007]

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish? 4th

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014? Hawkins

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014? Selwood, SJ, Motlop

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal? Selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations? Jackson Thurlow & Nick Bourke

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014? 16

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014? Bourke

8. Who do you think will have a break out season? From Geelong? George Horlin-Smith. Not Geelong? Jared Polec.

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014? Jack Viney

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership? Fremantle

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal? Joel Selwood

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal? Lance Franklin

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award? Jack Martin

 

[The rabbi]

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish? 4th...................

Hoody. Stop trying to derail this thread from being derailed.

 

[Hot Tin Roof]

Sorry but I'm a bit slow and I may have missed the sarcasm..
But wasn't Akhtar massively quick... Like bing lee quick...

Go Catters

I asked for herbal tea. My bad. Footscray market!!! ... Shoaib Malik of course.

Three of the 4 things that come to mind when I think Sri Lanka the other one is

Murali the chucker?

 

[Hood007]

Hoody. Stop trying to derail this thread from being derailed.

My bad.

 

[MotlopMagic]

Stolen from the Collingwood board (don't ask me why I was on there )
Bit of off-season bore.

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish? 4th

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014? Hawkins

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014? Johnson, Selwood, Taylor

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal? Selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations? -

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014? 16

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014? Jansen (1 or 2)

8. Who do you think will have a break out season? Murdoch

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014? Murdoch

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership? Fremantle

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal? Pendlebury

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal? Cloke

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award? Martin

 

[vealesy]

Stolen from the Collingwood board (don't ask me why I was on there )
Bit of off-season bore.

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?

1. The top.
2. Motlop.
3. Selwood, Motlop, Taylor
4. Selwood
5. Kersten
6. 17
7. Toohey
8. Motlop
9. Motlop
10. We will
11. J Selwood
12. Motlop
13. Kersten

 

[muttonchops]

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish?
4TH

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014?
TOM HAWKINS

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014?
JOEL SELWOOD
HARRY TAYLOR
STEVE JOHNSON

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal?
JOEL SELWOOD (AND WINS IT)

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations?
JACKSON THURLOW
SHANE KERSTEN

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014?
16

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014?
DARCY LANG

8. Who do you think will have a break out season?
DAWSON SIMPSON

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014?
CAM GUTHRIE

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership?
GEELONG

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal?
J.SELWOOD

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal?
TRAVIS CLOKE

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award?
JACK MARTIN

 

[Strangled Cat]

Questions:
1. Where on the 2014 ladder will Geelong finish? 3rd

2. Who do you think will be the Cats' leading goal kicker in 2014? Tom Hawkins

3. Who do you think will be Top 3 in the Geelong's best and fairest for 2014? 1) Joel Selwood 2)Steve Johnson 3) Steven Motlop

4. Who do you think will poll the most votes for Geelong in the 2014 Brownlow medal? Joel Selwood

5. Who from Geelong do you think will receive rising star nominations? Jarrad Jansen

6. How many games do you think Geelong will win in season 2014? 17

7. Who out of our draftees (Lang, Kolo, Jansen, Bates, Toohey, Bourke) do you think will play the most football in 2014? Jarrad Jansen

8. Who do you think will have a break out season? Jackson Thurlow

9. Which young player do you think will have the biggest year in 2014? Steven Motlop (is he still considered "young"?)

10. Who do you think will win the 2014 AFL Premiership? Geelong

11. Who do you think will win the 2014 Brownlow medal? Joel Selwood

12. Who do you think will win the 2014 Coleman Medal? Lance Franklin

13. Who do you think will win the 2014 Rising Star Award? Jack Martin