2017 Ladder Predictions

[The Airing of Grievances]

Not sure why anyone would do this exercise until at least the trade period and drafts have been settled. It's not like you get extra points for putting in your selection early. I suppose many of us just have to fill that awful, yawning void in the week after the GF with something, anything...

 

[SloaneysDanger]

What rubbish. Your midfield is terrible, if the Crouch brothers is where the midfield depth is after Sloane you're in huge trouble, defence and attack is quite good and keeps you competitive but you need everyone fit and on the park and still didn't crack top 4.
2016 was a dream run for the crows.

You should trade players with currency like Jenkins or Lynch for some more midfielders.

A dream run with the hardest 8 rounds out of any team. That's funny.

Obviously making a semi final means that particular teams midfield is "terrible". Forwards can't kick goals unless it gets inside the forward 50, and our inside 50 numbers this season were through the roof. Are our Forwards and defenders the reason for that? No, it's our midfielders.

No question we need 2 quality midfielders injected into the side to make a grand final but calling our midfield "rubbish" is bullshit.

 

[Papa G]

A dream run with the hardest 8 rounds out of any team. That's funny.

Obviously making a semi final means that particular teams midfield is "terrible". Forwards can't kick goals unless it gets inside the forward 50, and our inside 50 numbers this season were through the roof. Are our Forwards and defenders the reason for that? No, it's our midfielders.

No question we need 2 quality midfielders injected into the side to make a grand final but calling our midfield "rubbish" is bullshit.

Port, Freo and Richmond all turned out to be s**t. You then failed to beat 4/5 of the top 8 sides. That was your first 8 rounds. You then beat up on sides during your "easy patch". You had a 1 in 50 year run with injuries yet you still couldn't make it past the semis. Your "depth" was never challenged through the entire season. Your ruckman who has been a major weapon in the past 5 years seems to be on the wane. Your midfield lacks quality, depth and is 1 paced. It is highly unlikely that Jenkins, Betts and Lynch will again have career best years. Unless there is by some miracle you trade in/recruit 2 A grade midfielders and have a similar injury run, I'm not really sure where the case for Adelaide being a premiership threat comes from?

And to save you the trouble, Port aren't any where close to being a premiership threat either.

 

[edge of reason]

Anyone want to predict their 2037 ladder?

AFL North East Conference
1. London Royals
2. Shanghai Power
3. Brisbane Emus
4. Sydney Bloodstorm
5. North Western Bulldog-Suns
6. Collingwood Tigers
7. Singapore Flyers
8. Calgary Mounties
9. Miami Superfish
10. Essendon Navy Blues

AFL South West Conference
1. Tasmanian Wilderness
2. Geelong Hawks
3. West Australian Dockers
4. Rio Redeemers
5. Adelaide Muppets
6. Darwin Demonroos
7. Montevideo Conquistadors
8. Cape Town Zulus
9. Auckland Saints
10. Fitzroy Lions

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Port, Freo and Richmond all turned out to be s**t. You then failed to beat 4/5 of the top 8 sides. That was your first 8 rounds. You then beat up on sides during your "easy patch". You had a 1 in 50 year run with injuries yet you still couldn't make it past the semis. Your "depth" was never challenged through the entire season. Your ruckman who has been a major weapon in the past 5 years seems to be on the wane. Your midfield lacks quality, depth and is 1 paced. It is highly unlikely that Jenkins, Betts and Lynch will again have career best years. Unless there is by some miracle you trade in/recruit 2 A grade midfielders and have a similar injury run, I'm not really sure where the case for Adelaide being a premiership threat comes from?

And to save you the trouble, Port aren't any where close to being a premiership threat either.

What does those 3 teams have to do with anything?

We don't need two A grade midfielders, we need 2 quality midfielders.

Our depth wasn't challenged because we didn't have many injuries in our midfield, so not sure what your point is there.

If we can get a Rockliff/Gibbs then we will be right up there next year.

The Crouch brothers are still young and if Brad can have a full pre-season injury free, he could have a breakout year.

We were a premiership threat up until we blew it in round 23. The majority of people in here think we can make top 4 next year while other people think we could finish in the bottom 8, which we won't.

 

[JayJ20]

Not sure what made me laugh more. WC at 12 or Essendon at 8.

7-12 would be really close and if we take advantage of a soft draw, I think we can make it. We'd be more likely to finish around 11-12, but I can see us having a 2013 year with the added emotions.

I expect St Kilda, Collingwood, Port and Melbourne to overtake West Coast. Bulldogs really badly exposed your midfield and I cannot see where the improvement is going to come from, especially with Nic Nat out for the year.

 

[JPetro83]

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

you might need to go see a doctor mate....

 

[JPetro83]

GWS
Sydney
Geelong
Adelaide (depends if we can land a big fish in trade week)
Bulldogs
West Coast
Hawthorn
Melbourne

Collingwood
Port
St Kilda
Essendon
Gold Coast
Fremantle
Richmond
Carlton
North Melb
Brisbane

who knows!!!

 

[Aussie_boy]

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

 

[HBFlanker]

Richmond have to improve considerably as they will get the cruisiest draw in the league from finishing 13th, the big benefits of the 6/6/6 rule

 

[Beutbrute]

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

 

[OneGreatClub]

1 Sydney
2 GWS
3 Geelong
4 Bulldogs
5 Saints
6 Port
7 Essendon
8 Fremantle

9 Hawks
10 Gold Coast
11 Adelaide

 

[OneGreatClub]

What does those 3 teams have to do with anything?

We don't need two A grade midfielders, we need 2 quality midfielders.

Our depth wasn't challenged because we didn't have many injuries in our midfield, so not sure what your point is there.

If we can get a Rockliff/Gibbs then we will be right up there next year.

The Crouch brothers are still young and if Brad can have a full pre-season injury free, he could have a breakout year.

We were a premiership threat up until we blew it in round 23. The majority of people in here think we can make top 4 next year while other people think we could finish in the bottom 8, which we won't.

Yes your depth wasn't challenged sop your depth is an unknown quantity

 

[SloaneysDanger]

Yes your depth wasn't challenged sop your depth is an unknown quantity

Actually it is known. Players like Ellis-Yolmen, Grigg, Knight, Hampton, Milera and Menzel all struggled to get a game this season. All of them can play through the midfield or on the wing. Only Gore and Wigg are unknowns. Apparently that is bad depth...

 

[OneGreatClub]

Actually it is known. Players like Ellis-Yolmen, Grigg, Knight, Hampton, Milera and Menzel all struggled to get a game this season. All of them can play through the midfield or on the wing. Only Gore and Wigg are unknowns. Apparently that is bad depth...

Let's wait and see, hey.

 

[ShanDog]

1. Adelaide
2. GWS
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Geelong
5. Sydney
6. St Kilda
7. Hawthorn
8. Melbourne

In any order 9-16:
West Coast
Essendon
North Melbourne
Gold Coast
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Brisbane
Collingwood

17. Fremantle
18. Richmond

 

[Blue1980]

Richmond have to improve considerably as they will get the cruisiest draw in the league from finishing 13th, the big benefits of the 6/6/6 rule

Was that Dimmas way of persuading the board not so sack him.

They will be awful next year, bottom 4

 

[Trucker Tiger]

1. GWS
2. Sydney
3. Adel
4. Western Bulldogs
5. West Coast
6. Fremantle
7. St Kilda
8. Geelong

9. Hawthorn
10. Melbourne
11. Richmond
12. Gold Coast
13. Essendon
14. Port
15. Collingwood
16. Norf
17. Brisbane
18. Carlton

 

[Connar]

1. Hawthorn (21-1, Undefeated in Melbourne and Launceston)
2. GWS
3. Sydney
4. Fremantle
5. Western Bulldogs
6. Geelong
7. St Kilda
8. Adelaide

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9. North Melbourne
10. West Coast
11. Port Adelaide
12. Melbourne
13. Richmond
14. Collingwood
15. Carlton
16. Gold Coast
17. Essendon (I am not Joking!)
18. Brisbane

Finals:

W1
QF1: Hawthorn def Fremantle
QF2: GWS def by Sydney (Revenge)
EF1: Western Bulldogs def by Adelaide
EF2: Geelong def by St Kilda

W2
SF1: Fremantle def Adelaide
SF2: GWS def St Kilda

W3
PF1: Hawthorn def GWS
PF2: Sydney def Fremantle

W4
GF: Hawthorn def Sydney

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Dogs would have finished top 2 if it weren't for so many key injuries for everyones information

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

1.New Zealand Sheep (new team)
2.Shanghai Port Power (port relocate)
3.North Queensland Dingoes (new team)
4.South african Lions (brisbane relocate)
5.American HotDogs (dogs relocate)
6.Tasmanian Devils (melbourne relocate)
7.Gold Coast Kangaroos (north merge with suns)
8.Darwin Bombers (essendon relocate)
9. RICHMOND TIGERS


28. Carlton

Bookmarked.

 

[Doggies_2008]

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

 

[GN272]

Anyone want to predict their 2037 ladder?

2037 -
1-8 - Blah, Blah, Blah
9 - Tigers or what ever team is loosely associated with 'Tigers' or 'Yellow and Black'
10 - 18 - Blah, Blah, Blah

2057 - note the expanded competition and the finals are the top 12.
1-12 - Blah, Blah, Blah
13 - Tigers or what ever team is loosely associated with 'Tigers' or 'Yellow and Black'
14 - 36 - Blah, Blah, Blah

2077 - note the further expanded competition and the finals are the top 16. (the rugby league is now dead and illegal)
1-16 - Blah, Blah, Blah
17 - Tigers or what ever team is loosely associated with 'Tigers' or 'Yellow and Black'
18 - 48 - Blah, Blah, Blah

2097 - everyone has largely given up with actual sports and its now computer icon based - the AFL competition remains at 5 teams with the top 2 going to a one off final.

1 & 2 - Blah, Blah, Blah
3 - Tigers or what ever team is loosely associated with 'Tigers' or 'Yellow and Black'
4 & 5 - Blah, Blah, Blah

 

[ShanDog]

10. Essendon Navy Blues

YOU ******* TAKE THAT BACK!

YOU TAKE THAT BACK AND ******* APOLOGISE!

 

[Pappagallo]

2016 ladder

+3 spots for my team

-3 spots for teams I dislike

= 2017 ladder

Sorry Lions you've been relegated to the NEAFL.