2019 Season Predictions

[Eiffel 65]

Ladder Position: 17th
Win-Loss Ratio: 5 Wins 17 Loses
First Win: Round Four (Gold Coast at Metricon)
Best Win: Against Sydney
Best Mark: Mitch McGovern
Best Goal: Sam Petrivski-Seton
Best And Fairest: Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): Charlie Curnow (40)
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: Paddy Dow
2019 Villain: Jarrod Pickett
Best Draftee: Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Mitch McGovern
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Cripps and Simpson

 

[Arr0w]

Ladder Position: 13th
Win-Loss Ratio: 8 Wins
First Win: Tigers, round 1
Best Win: Pies, round 8
Best Mark: McGovern
Best Goal: Polson
Best And Fairest: Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): McKay 43
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: Williamson
2019 Villian: Fasolo
Best Draftee(probably out of Walsh, Stocker or BSOS): Stocker
Best Traded in Player: Setterfield
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Cripps, Doc, Fisher, Charlie

Only one amendment, Doc to come out of the potential AA nominees, everything else stands

 

[thylacine60]

I won't make it through pre-season, let alone the home & away...........bookmark it.........

 

[gotheJUDD]

Ladder Position: 15th
Win-Loss Ratio: 6 Wins
First Win: Round 1
Best Win: Bombers
Best Mark: Jack Silvagni
Best Goal: Alex Fasolo
Best And Fairest: Patrick Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): Alex Fasolo (42)
Most Brownlow Votes: Patrick Cripps
2019 Hero: Alex Fasolo
2019 Villain: Marc Murphy
Best Draftee: Sam Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Mitch McGovern
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Alex Fasolo and Patrick Cripps

 

[jooce8891]

Ladder Position: 15th
Win-Loss Ratio: 6 Wins
First Win: Round 1
Best Win: Bombers
Best Mark: Jack Silvagni
Best Goal: Alex Fasolo
Best And Fairest: Patrick Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): Alex Fasolo (42)
Most Brownlow Votes: Patrick Cripps
2019 Hero: Alex Fasolo
2019 Villain: Marc Murphy
Best Draftee: Sam Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Mitch McGovern
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Alex Fasolo and Patrick Cripps

not minding the alex fasolo predictions...

 

[ESKIE]

Harry

 

[COBALT BLUE]

Ladder Position: 15th
Win-Loss Ratio: 7 Wins
First Win: Round 4
Best Win: Swans
Best Mark: C.Curnow
Best Goal: M.Murphy
Best And Fairest: Patrick Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): MM/C.Curnow 40 ea
Most Brownlow Votes: Patrick Cripps
2019 Hero: Simmo
2019 Villainaisy
Best Draftee: Sam Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Newman/Bugg/Fas
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Alex Fasolo and Patrick Cripps

 

[AlecDuncan]

At the current pro-rata of six injuries per month, I predict we’ll be topping up with ex-colluseum christians by April.

 

[Metalcrusher]

At the current pro-rata of six injuries per month, I predict we’ll be topping up with ex-colluseum christians by April.

HA!!! I read that in a Scottish accent Bamboo Harvester its a bloody cracker!

 

[THE_GUN]

Ladder Position: 16
Win-Loss Ratio: 5 wins
First Win: Round 4 Gold Coast
Best Win: St Kilda
Best Mark: C.Curnow
Best Goal: Fisher
Best And Fairest: Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): Mackay - 44.28
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: Murphy
2019 Villian: J-SOS
Best Draftee(probs out of Walsh, Stocker or BSOS): Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Setterfield
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Cripps

 

[pinot]

Ladder Position: 12th
Win-Loss Ratio: 9 wins
First Win: Sydney Round 3
Best Win: Adelaide Round 19
Best Mark: C. Curnow
Best Goal: Harry
Best And Fairest: Kreuzer
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): C. Curnow 65
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: SPS
2019 Villian: Jones
Best Draftee: Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Setterfield
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Cripps, Marchbank, Curnow, McGovern

 

[gandaal]

Ladder Position: 16th
Win-Loss Ratio: 6 wins/16 losses
First Win: Round 3
Best Win: Round 3
Best Mark: McGovern
Best Goal: Murphy
Best And Fairest: Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): McGovern, 30
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: Cripps
2019 Villian: Stephen Silvagni
Best Draftee(probs out of Walsh, Stocker or BSOS): Walsh
Best Traded in Player: McGovern
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Cripps

 

[windows1]

Ladder Position: 8th
Win-Loss Ratio: 13/9
First Win: Round 1
Best Win: Round 1
Best Mark: McGovern
Best Goal: SPS
Best And Fairest: Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): CC 45
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: Walsh
2019 Villain: Murph
Best Draftee : Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Setters
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Cripps, Weiters, CC

 

[passmark]

Ladder Position: 15th
Win-Loss Ratio: 6/16
First Win: Round 4 v Gold Coast
Best Win: Whatever round we play *
Best Mark: McGovern
Best Goal: SPS
Best And Fairest: Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): Harry Mac 40.18
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: Liam Jones
2019 Villain: Liam Jones
Best Draftee : Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Newman
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Cripps, CC, mC, Gov, Jones

 

[SurreyBlue]

Ladder Position: 7th
Win-Loss Ratio: 13 / 9
First Win: Round 1 - Richmond
Best Win: Round 19 - Adelaide
Best Mark: Charlie Curnow
Best Goal: Marc Murphy
Best And Fairest: Patrick Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): Harry McKay - 51
Most Brownlow Votes: Patrick Cripps
2019 Hero: Matthew Kruezer
2019 Villian: Liam Jones
Best Draftee(probs out of Walsh, Stocker or BSOS): Sam Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Will Settlefield
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: The whole bloody 22.

 

[Opine]

Ladder Position: 8th
Win-Loss Ratio: Not important
First Win: Round 1
Best Win: Ninethmond
Best Mark: McG
Best Goal: Alex Fasolo
Best And Fairest: Patrick Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): Alex Fasolo (51)
Most Brownlow Votes: Patrick Cripps
2019 Hero: Alex Fasolo
2019 Villain: Marc Murphy
Best Draftee: Sam Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Alex Fasolo
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Patrick Cripps

 

[JustaBattler]

I'm not over Docherty re-injuring the same knee and all that that will probably mean - a very very cruel blow to Carlton and anyway I cut it - it will cost five wins.

 

[Red Bull]

I'm not over Docherty re-injuring the same knee and all that that will probably mean - a very very cruel blow to Carlton and anyway I cut it - it will cost five wins.

Feeling similar JAB , very bitter pill to swallow.
Consoling myself with thoughts of snaring an OOC Rioli/Gresham/Billings to work under McKay/Curnow/McGovern ...

 

[Arr0w]

Given the inclusions to our midfield, IMO, we have good options to play that small forward role

 

[JustaBattler]

Feeling similar JAB , very bitter pill to swallow.
Consoling myself with thoughts of snaring an OOC Rioli/Gresham/Billings to work under McKay/Curnow/McGovern ...

as Arrow says . I too am not concerned at all by small forwards right now - the big problem is going to be ( again) the class required to get fast rebound happening out of defensive fifty...we let Tuohy go - because we had a plethora of HBF 'options'...I knew it would bite us on the bum. In 2019 - we have to see Weitering not only intercept marking - but also taking responsibility for more attacking kicks - all the defenders in 2018 seemed to retreat into a shell - afraid to take the game on by using longer kicks- either bad coaching or poor play or a combination of both - constant faffing around with short kick to kcik to kick which saw opposition get repeat entry after repeat entry OR just as bad Simpson with his dinky dummy to the right followed by a balloon ball to the pocket - easy pickings....

I am so down atm - and I can't see a ready-made replacement for Docherty's game

 

[Red Bull]

as Arrow says . I too am not concerned at all by small forwards right now - the big problem is going to be ( again) the class required to get fast rebound happening out of defensive fifty...we let Tuohy go - because we had a plethora of HBF 'options'...I knew it would bite us on the bum. In 2019 - we have to see Weitering not only intercept marking - but also taking responsibility for more attacking kicks - all the defenders in 2018 seemed to retreat into a shell - afraid to take the game on by using longer kicks- either bad coaching or poor play or a combination of both - constant faffing around with short kick to kcik to kick which saw opposition get repeat entry after repeat entry OR just as bad Simpson with his dinky dummy to the right followed by a balloon ball to the pocket - easy pickings....

I am so down atm - and I can't see a ready-made replacement for Docherty's game

Agree with your summation of our defensive rebound problems though happy with the Tuohy deal long term as the Doc situation was unforseeable.
A quality small forward is a glaring deficiency IMO.

 

[The Bighouse]

From afl.com.au & our forwards. Interested to see how Owies goes this year with his transition. Think we’ll be rotating midfielders through there, especially minus Pickett around Chas, McKay, McGovern and Fas. Bugg may surprise as a choice too & there’s Polson and Garlett (if not turned into a defender).
SPS, Fisher, Murph, Cripps, Kennedy, Setterfield, Walsh, LOB, Dow, Lang, Stocker, Cuningham all can have stints forward with impact.
Our reporters rate your club's backline http://m.afl.com.au/news/2018-12-29/who-has-the-best-defence-we-rank-every-club

C: Ed Curnow, Will Setterfield, Marc Murphy
HF: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Charlie Curnow, Paddy Dow
F: Mitch McGovern, Harry McKay, Alex Fasolo
FOLL: Matthew Kreuzer, Patrick Cripps, Zac Fisher
I/C: Matthew Kennedy, Tom Williamson, Dale Thomas, Sam Walsh

Forward depth: Jack Silvagni, Tom De Koning, Jarrod Garlett, Cam Polson, Patrick Kerr, Levi Casboult, Kym LeBois, Matt Owies, Finbar O'Dwyer, Tom Bugg, Jarrod Pickett*

 

[Arr0w]

as Arrow says . I too am not concerned at all by small forwards right now - the big problem is going to be ( again) the class required to get fast rebound happening out of defensive fifty...we let Tuohy go - because we had a plethora of HBF 'options'...I knew it would bite us on the bum. In 2019 - we have to see Weitering not only intercept marking - but also taking responsibility for more attacking kicks - all the defenders in 2018 seemed to retreat into a shell - afraid to take the game on by using longer kicks- either bad coaching or poor play or a combination of both - constant faffing around with short kick to kcik to kick which saw opposition get repeat entry after repeat entry OR just as bad Simpson with his dinky dummy to the right followed by a balloon ball to the pocket - easy pickings....

I am so down atm - and I can't see a ready-made replacement for Docherty's game

Really is impossible to replace the quality of a Doc, especially like for like.

I can see Newman playing a fair bit down back and while he may not have the intercept qualities of Doc, he does have a neat left peg

 

[JustaBattler]

Really is impossible to replace the quality of a Doc, especially like for like.

I can see Newman playing a fair bit down back and while he may not have the intercept qualities of Doc, he does have a neat left peg

Yeap - that is why I am crying

 

[Soapy V]

Updated

Ladder Position: 12th
Win-Loss Ratio: 9 Wins 1 Draw 12 losses
First Win: Round One
Best Win: Beating Essendon by 60 points plus
Best Mark: McGovern
Best Goal: Murphy
Best And Fairest: Cripps
Leading Goal Kicker(how many): McKay 36
Most Brownlow Votes: Cripps
2019 Hero: SPS
2019 Villian: Shiel
Best Draftee: Walsh
Best Traded in Player: Setterfield
Players that will/could be in the All-Australian team: Charlie Cripps Kennedy SPS Fisher Weitering

PS We will kick 100 points in a game a minimum of 7 times