Prediction 2016 Crystal Ball

[eth-dog]

Let's gaze into the future and have a stab at this next year. Closest to the pin gets... Bragging rights basically. I always do terribly at this...

How many wins for H&A season? 8

Final ladder position? 12

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 52, St. Kilda

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 47, West Coast

Surprise/best win of the year? Hawthorn, 3 points

Best & Fairest Top 3? Hooker, Hurley, McKernan

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher and McKernan tie, 44

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Hooker (averaging 0.6 goals against and 3 intercept marks), McKernan (averaging 25 hitouts and 2 goals/game)

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Aaron Francis, 13.

How many games will the VFL side win, and ladder position? 15, 2nd.

VFL BnF top 3? Polkinghorne, Tipungwuti, Coghlan

VFL leading goal scorer? Bellchambers (37 goals)

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Dempsey, Pears, Cooney, Ambrose, Kommer, Howlett, Hams, Gwilt

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Matthew Leuenberger Jack Redden

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Chris Yarran

Who will win the premiership? West Coast

Runners Up? Port Adelaide

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Andrew Gaff

Who will win the Rising Star? Jacob Hopper

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Matthew Priddis and Nat Fyfe tie (32 votes)

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Josh J. Kennedy

 

[Rack Watts]

No point arguing with it.
So, well done.

 

[TheFrenchCut]

Wins - 13 (inc. Wada?)
Ladder - 8
Most satisfying win - West Coast
Most satisfying moment - Francis (the guy who is essentially pick 5) winning two norm smiths against St Kilda in rounds 9 & 16
BnF top 3 - Watson, Zaharakis, Hooker
Leading goalkicker - Daniher, 50
Leading Irish goalkicker - Conor Mckenna
AA - Jobe, Zaharakis
U/22 breakout - Joe Daniher
Most games of new young draftees - Morgan, 18
No longer on list at end of year - Pears, Cooney, Kommer, (probably) Dempsey, Ashby a chance.
Best trade/FA - Since it's probs too mainstream to say Dangerfield, I'll say Suckling.
Bust trade/FA - Callum Sinclair
Best mature aged draftee - Shane Yarran
Premiership - Seattle Seahawks
Rising star - Laverde (Langford, Parish & Morgan to be nominated also)
Brownlow - Bruce McAvaney's microphone, when it breaks down seconds into the telecast after making sure it was the only microphone in the room. Following being awarded the medal by last year's winner Nat Fyfe, the Microphone is greeted to a packed crowd in the streets with U2 playing on top of a nearby building for some reason.
Coleman - Cameron.
Runner up - Nick Sautner

 

[Towno78]

Let's gaze into the future and have a stab at this next year. Closest to the pin gets... Bragging rights basically. I always do terribly at this...

How many wins for H&A season? 8

Final ladder position? 12

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 52, St. Kilda

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 47, West Coast

Surprise/best win of the year? Hawthorn, 3 points

Best & Fairest Top 3? Hooker, Hurley, McKernan

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher and McKernan tie, 44

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Hooker (averaging 0.6 goals against and 3 intercept marks), McKernan (averaging 25 hitouts and 2 goals/game)

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Aaron Francis, 13.

How many games will the VFL side win, and ladder position? 15, 2nd.

VFL BnF top 3? Polkinghorne, Tipungwuti, Coghlan

VFL leading goal scorer? Bellchambers (37 goals)

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Dempsey, Pears, Cooney, Ambrose, Kommer, Howlett, Hams, Gwilt

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Matthew Leuenberger Jack Redden

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Chris Yarran

Who will win the premiership? West Coast

Runners Up? Port Adelaide

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Andrew Gaff

Who will win the Rising Star? Jacob Hopper

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Matthew Priddis and Nat Fyfe tie (32 votes)

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Josh J. Kennedy

You're quite bullish on McKernan aren't you?
For him to be AA this year from where he has come, would have to be the biggest breakout season ever! Haha, hope so.

 

[fishardansin]

West Coast are over rated. Won't make top 4 again and I wouldn't be surprised if they miss the finals. Remind me of Port.

 

[Towno78]

West Coast are over rated. Won't make top 4 again and I wouldn't be surprised if they miss the finals. Remind me of Port.

Redden and Jetta in is pretty handy though, not to mention some KPDs returning

 

[Towno78]

How many wins for H&A season? 13

Final ladder position? 8

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 56, Carlton

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 72, Geelong

Surprise/best win of the year? WC in Perth

Best & Fairest Top 3? Watson, Hooker, ZMerrett

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher 48

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Watson

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Parish

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Dempsey, Pears, Cooney, Kommer, Gwilt, Ashby

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Leuenberger, Bennell

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Chris Yarran

Who will win the premiership? Fremantle

Runners Up? Hawthorn

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Fyfe

Who will win the Rising Star? Laverde

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Hannebery

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Kennedy[/QUOTE]

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Number of ethdog's milestone predictions that will be incorrect? More than half.

 

[eth-dog]

West Coast are over rated. Won't make top 4 again and I wouldn't be surprised if they miss the finals. Remind me of Port.

They've improved their list from last season. Sinclair for Giles is a sideways trade, before you add Jetta, Redden for basically 17 and 57.

 

[fishardansin]

They've improved their list from last season. Sinclair for Giles is a sideways trade, before you add Jetta, Redden for basically 17 and 57.

They over achieved and will fall back to where they're at. Like Essendon 93, Hawthorn 08 and Port 2014.

 

[eth-dog]

They over achieved and will fall back to where they're at. Like Essendon 93, Hawthorn 08 and Port 2014.

Disagree. Also, Port didn't overachieve '14, they underachieved '15. They lost a GF and since have added 2 gun midfielders as well as getting 2 very good key defenders back from injury. They'll be back up there next year.

 

[raskolnikov]

How many wins for H&A season? 10

Final ladder position? 10

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 64 Brisbane

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)?52 Port

Surprise/best win of the year? Anzac Day

Best & Fairest Top 3? Hooker, Hurley,Heppell

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher
53

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Heppell and Hurley

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Aaron Francis 5

I don't follow the VFL closely enough to predict.

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Pears, Cooney, Ambrose, Howlett, Hams, Gwilt

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Dangerfield

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Howe

Who will win the premiership? Port

Runners Up? Hawthorn

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Wingard

Who will win the Rising Star? Weitering. He's going to see an awful lot of the ball.

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Wines

Who will win the Coleman Medal? J. Riewoldt

 

[Big Fresh]

Final ladder position? 17th

Best & Fairest Top 3? Brendon Goddard, Zach Merrett, Ryan Crowley

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Joe Daniher

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? None

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Aaron Francis

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Dempsey, Cooney, Kommer, Hams, Gwilt, Edwards

Who will win the premiership? Hawthorn

Runners Up? Fremantle

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Nat Fyfe

Who will win the Rising Star? Jack Steele

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Nat Fyfe

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Josh J. Kennedy

 

[sin411]

How many wins for H&A season? 13

Final ladder position? 9

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 103, Carlscum

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 59, Greater Western Sydney

Surprise/best win of the year? Fremantle, 3 points

Best & Fairest Top 3? Z. Merret, Hurley and Hooker.

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher, 51

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Hurley, Z. Merret and Baguely.

Which U/22 player will have a breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde + Langford. Can i has two players? >_<

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Darcy Parish.

Players to have breakout years? Ambrose has a defender and Mckernan in the forward line.

How many games will the VFL side win, and ladder position? 15, 2nd.

VFL BnF top 3? Polkinghorne, Tipungwuti, Coghlan

VFL leading goal scorer? Bellchambers (37 goals)

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Dempsey, Pears, Cooney, Kommer, Howlett, Hams, Gwilt

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Matthew Leuenberger, Jeremy Howe.

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Harley Bennel

Who will win the premiership? Sydney.

Runners Up? Fremantle

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Isaac Heeney.

Who will win the Rising Star? Jacob Hopper

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Nat Fyfe

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Jeremy Cameron

 

[Benny Don]

How many wins for H&A season? 14

Final ladder position? 8th

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? Carlton by 73 points

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? Sydney by 51 points

Surprise/best win of the year? West Coast by 1 point (Woosha to get the scarf out)

Best & Fairest Top 3? Heppell, Watson, Z.Merrett

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher, 54 goals

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Heppell

Which U/22 player will have a breakout season (if any)? Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Parish

Players to have breakout years? . Myers to have a ripping season (finish top 5 in b&f)
. Pears to have a great season down back
. Hooker to kick 45 goals and to provide great presence down forward

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Ambrose, Cooney, Gwilt, Ashby, Kommer, Hams

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Craig Bird

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Jeremy Howe

Who will win the premiership? Sydney

Runners Up? West Coast

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Josh Kennedy (SYD)

Who will win the Rising Star? Jayden Laverde

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Nat Fyfe

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Josh Kennedy (WCE)

 

[straightuplazy]

How many wins for H&A season? 9
Final ladder position? 13
Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 60, gold coast
Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 80, Hawks
Surprise/best win of the year? Geelong, 15 points
Best & Fairest Top 3? Hooker, Hibberd, Z.Merret
Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher 44
Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Hibberd, Hurley.
Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Fantasia
Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Eades
Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Pears, Cooney, Ambrose, Kommer, Howlett, Hams, Gwilt and maybe Edwards
Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Leuenberger/ Bennell
Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Chris Yarran
Who will win the premiership? Geelong
Runners Up? Fremantle
Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Dangerfield
Who will win the Rising Star? Hopper
Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Parker
Who will win the Coleman Medal? Josh J. Kennedy

 

[VelvetSledge]

Let's gaze into the future and have a stab at this next year. Closest to the pin gets... Bragging rights basically. I always do terribly at this...

How many wins for H&A season? 12

Final ladder position? 5

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 106, Carlton

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 77, West Coast

Surprise/best win of the year? Hawthorn, 44 points

Best & Fairest Top 3? Hurley, Watson, Heppell

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher, 66

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Hurley (HB), Hooker (FB), Heppell (RR)

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Darcy Parish, 12.

How many games will the VFL side win, and ladder position? 16, 2nd.

VFL BnF top 3? Polkinghorne, Tipungwuti, Coghlan

VFL leading goal scorer? Polkinghorne, 31.

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Pears, Cooney, Ambrose, Kommer, Hams

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Matthew Leuenberger

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Charlie Dixon

Who will win the premiership? West Coast

Runners Up? Hawthorn

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Mark LeCras (8 goals)

Who will win the Rising Star? Jayden Laverde

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Gary Ablett Jr. (31 votes)

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Lance Franklin (82 goals)

 

[IggypopsTshirt]

Cleared by CAS and a clean run at the seaon with fresh coaching staff. Good times ahead.



*Move to delusional thread if appropriate

 

[Halftimehero]

We finish 7th
Win a final against Richmond
Heppell wins our B&F
Joe kicks 57 goals
Hooker and Heppell All Aus

 

[Rack Watts]

How many wins for H&A season? 9

Final ladder position? 12

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 121 Carlton

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 78 Sydney

Surprise/best win of the year? Fremantle @ WA

Best & Fairest Top 3? Watson, Leuenberger, Baguley

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Joe Daniher (48)

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Leuenberger and Watson

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Alex Morgan

How many games will the VFL side win, and ladder position? 17 (3rd)

VFL BnF top 3? Hartley, Tippungwuti, Bellchambers

VFL leading goal scorer? Bellchambers

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Pears, Gwilt, Hams and Watson.

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Leuenberger

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Bird

Who will win the premiership? Geelong

Runners Up? Hawthorn

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Harry Taylor

Who will win the Rising Star? Jayden Laverde

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Nathan Fyfe

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Tex Walker

 

[BrewSmackerVeiny]

How many wins for H&A season? 14

Final ladder position? 6

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 92 Brisbane

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 65 Adelaide

Surprise/best win of the year? Port Adelaide @ Adelaide Oval

Best & Fairest Top 3? Zaharakis, Hurley, Hooker

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Cale Hooker(61)
Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Zaharakis, Hooker, Hurley

Which U/22 player will have a breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Darcy Parish

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Leuenberger

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Scott Selwood

Who will win the premiership? Port Adelaide

Runners Up? Fremantle

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Robbie Gray

Who will win the Rising Star? Jayden Laverde

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Robbie Gray

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Tex Walker

 

[Doss]

Let's gaze into the future and have a stab at this next year. Closest to the pin gets... Bragging rights basically. I always do terribly at this...

How many wins for H&A season? 12

Final ladder position? 5

With 18 teams, 12 wins is very, very unlikely to get you fifth.

 

[eth-dog]

How many wins for H&A season? 9

Final ladder position? 12

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 121 Carlton

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 78 Sydney

Surprise/best win of the year? Fremantle @ WA

Best & Fairest Top 3? Watson, Leuenberger, Baguley

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Joe Daniher (48)

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Leuenberger and Watson

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Jayden Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Alex Morgan

How many games will the VFL side win, and ladder position? 17 (3rd)

VFL BnF top 3? Hartley, Tippungwuti, Bellchambers

VFL leading goal scorer? Bellchambers

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Pears, Gwilt, Hams and Watson.

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Leuenberger

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Bird

Who will win the premiership? Geelong

Runners Up? Hawthorn

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Harry Taylor

Who will win the Rising Star? Jayden Laverde

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Nathan Fyfe

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Tex Walker

If the VFL side only lose 1 game for the season then it's hard to see them finishing 3rd #JustSaying

 

[Mr Mojo Risin]

How many wins for H&A season? 13

Final ladder position? 6 (After finishing 8th after H&A)

Biggest winning margin (and opponent)? 92 Carlton

Biggest losing margin (and opponent)? 37 Fremantle

Surprise/best win of the year? Vs Sydney @ ANZ

Best & Fairest Top 3? Watson, Hooker, Z.Merrett

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Hooker 58

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Watson & Hooker

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Z Merrett

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Mitch Brown

How many games will the VFL side win, and ladder position? 16 (3rd)

VFL BnF top 3? Howlett, McNeice, Polkinghorne

VFL leading goal scorer? Jack Langford

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Pears, Cooney, Ambrose, Howlett

Who will be the boom trade/FA of the year? Dangerfield

Who will be the bust trade/FA of the year? Lewis Jetta

Who will win the premiership? Port

Runners Up? Fremantle

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Boak

Who will win the Rising Star? Weitering

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Dangerfield

Who will win the Coleman Medal? J. Kennedy (W. Coast)

 

[ant555]

Final ladder position? 6th

Best & Fairest Top 3? Watson, Hooker, Hurley

Leading Goal kicker (and how many)? Daniher 52

Which Essendon players will make the AA team (if any)? Watson, Hooker

Which U/22 player will have a like breakout season (if any)? Laverde

Who, of our first-year National Draft players will play the most senior games? Francis

Who will no longer be on the list at the end of the year? Pears, Kommer, Howlett, Gwilt

Who will win the premiership? Hawthorn

Runners Up? Geelong

Who will win the Norm Smith Medal? Dangerfield

Who will win the Rising Star? Laverde

Who will win the Brownlow Medal? Watson

Who will win the Coleman Medal? Josh Kennedy