Prediction 2019 Season Time Capsule - your predictions

One week to go. Post your 2019 predictions here. To be locked next week as soon as Round 1 starts (if the mods will oblige) and re-opened in October.

AFL
Premiers
:
Runners Up:
Wooden Spoon:
Surprise finalists:
Biggest drop on the ladder:
Brownlow Medal:
Coleman Medal:
Rising Star:
Biggest AFL news story of the year:

WB:
Wins:
Ladder position after Rd 23:
If top 8, how many finals will we win?
Club B&F top three (in order):
Leading goalkicker:
How many goals will he kick?
Which WB players will be in the AA side?
Best First Year player:
Most Improved:
Most Courageous:
Rising Star nominations (name them):
Surprise win:
Surprise loss:
Final membership tally:
 
Here are mine:

AFL
Premiers
: Adelaide
Runners Up: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Brisbane
Biggest drop on the ladder: Collingwood
Brownlow Medal: Josh Kelly
Coleman Medal: Ben Brown
Rising Star: Sam Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year: AFL announces twilight GF

WB:
Wins: 9
Ladder position after Rd 23: 12th
If top 8, how many finals will we win
? nuh
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Bontempelli, Naughton
Leading goalkicker: Schache
How many goals will he kick
? 32
Which WB players will be in the AA side
? Bontempelli
Best First Year player: Bailey Smith
Most Improved: Tim English
Most Courageous
: Easton Wood
Rising Star nominations
(name them): one, Bailey Smith
Surprise win: Melbourne Rd 17
Surprise loss
: St Kilda
Final membership tally
: 41,654
 
One week to go. Post your 2019 predictions here. To be locked next week as soon as Round 1 starts (if the mods will oblige) and re-opened in October.

AFL
Premiers
: Melbourne
Runners Up: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Brisbane
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver :sick:
Coleman Medal: Jack Riewoldt
Rising Star: Sam Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year:
Betting scandal engulfs Port Adelaide

WB:
Wins: 5
Ladder position after Rd 23: 15th
If top 8, how many finals will we win? 0
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Bont, Hunter
Leading goalkicker: Gowers
How many goals will he kick? 31
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae
Best First Year player: Lloyd if general, Smith if draftee
Most Improved: English
Most Courageous: Libba
Rising Star nominations (name them): Smith
Surprise win: Port Adelaide, r15
Surprise loss: Saints, r18
Final membership tally:42,254


Biggest AFL news story of the year: AFL announces twilight GF

Traditional 2:30pm already announced :moustache:
 

Mattdougie

Cancelled
10k Posts
Jun 29, 2013
19,344
19,584
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
AFL
Premiers
: Collingwood
Runners Up: Eagles
Wooden Spoon: suns
Surprise finalists:none
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawks
Brownlow Medal: Fyfe
Coleman Medal: Kennedy
Rising Star: Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year:
Buddy retires

WB:
Wins:5
Ladder position after Rd 23:16th
If top 8, how many finals will we win?
Club B&F top three (in order): Bont, Naughton, McRae
Leading GK ? Lloyd
How many goals will he kick
?43
Which WB players will be in the AA side?none
Best First Year player:Smith
Most Improved:Greene
Most Courageous:Libba
Rising Star nominations (name them):Smith
Surprise win:none
Surprise loss:suns
Final membership tally:40354
 

Selim

Norm Smith Medallist
Sep 10, 2014
5,965
5,765
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
AFL
Premiers
: Collingwood
Runners Up: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Suns
Surprise finalists: idk maybe North
Biggest drop on the ladder: Swans
Brownlow Medal: Cripps
Coleman Medal: Ben Brown
Rising Star: Sam Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year:

WB:
Wins: 9
Ladder position after Rd 23: 13th - 14th
If top 8, how many finals will we win? 2
Club B&F top three (in order): 1: Naughton 2: Bont 3: Wallis
Leading goalkicker: Schache
How many goals will he kick? 34
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Maybe Bont and Naughton
Best First Year player: Smith
Most Improved: Lynch
Most Courageous: Libba
Rising Star nominations (name them): Smith
Surprise win: Geelong Round 16 and Crows Round 23
Surprise loss: Probs Blues
Final membership tally: 41,532
 

The Inbetweener

Norm Smith Medallist
Nov 25, 2011
7,820
11,408
Footscray
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
One week to go. Post your 2019 predictions here. To be locked next week as soon as Round 1 starts (if the mods will oblige) and re-opened in October.

AFL
Premiers
: Richmond
Runners Up: west Coast
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists:
Biggest drop on the ladder: North Melbourne
Brownlow Medal: Dustin Martin
Coleman Medal: Tom McDonald
Rising Star: Sam Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year:
Change their mind on runner rule mid season
WB:
Wins: 9
Ladder position after Rd 23: 12th
If top 8, how many finals will we win?
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Bont, Naughton
Leading Goalkicker: Schache
How many goals will he kick
? 30
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae
Best First Year player: Cavarra
Most Improved: Libba
Most Courageous: Libba
Rising Star nominations (name them): Smith
Surprise win: Sydney Rd 1
Surprise loss:
Final membership tally: 40,122
 

Dazb86

Brownlow Medallist
Mar 31, 2008
15,901
13,400
melbourne
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
AFL
Premiers
: Richmond
Runners Up: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Adelaide
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Cripps
Coleman Medal: Kennedy
Rising Star: Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year: St Kilda's rise

WB:
Wins: 6
Ladder position after Rd 23: 15th
If top 8, how many finals will we win?
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Bontempeli, Hunter
Leading goalkicker: Schache
How many goals will he kick? 31
Which WB players will be in the AA side? None
Best First Year player: B.Smith
Most Improved: Schache
Most Courageous: Libba
Rising Star nominations (name them): B.Smith
Surprise win: Hawthorn
Surprise loss: St Kilda
Final membership tally: 33,500
 

XXX5

Premiership Player
Aug 16, 2009
3,947
55
The Palace of Culture
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
AFL
Premiers
: Collingwood
Runners Up: Eagles
Wooden Spoon: suns
Surprise finalists:none
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawks
Brownlow Medal: Fyfe
Coleman Medal: Kennedy
Rising Star: Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year:
Buddy retires

WB:
Wins:5
Ladder position after Rd 23:16th
If top 8, how many finals will we win?
Club B&F top three (in order): Bont, Naughton, McRae
Leading GK ? Lloyd
How many goals will he kick
?43
Which WB players will be in the AA side?none
Best First Year player:Smith
Most Improved:Greene
Most Courageous:Libba
Rising Star nominations (name them):Smith
Surprise win:none
Surprise loss:suns
Final membership tally:40354

If Lloyd does kick 43, surely we finish higher than 16th with only 5 wins? Just asking about your thoughts here.
 

Yojimbo

Cancelled
10k Posts
Nov 14, 2012
10,914
9,834
The "Elephant" in the room.
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
AFL
Premiers
: West Coast
Runners Up: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Adelaide
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Patrick Dangerfield
Coleman Medal: Jack Darling
Rising Star: Jordan Ridley (The Riddler)
Biggest AFL news story of the year: Clubs accused of "Busted Arse" trading.
 
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Libba39

Norm Smith Medallist
Mar 10, 2008
5,843
7,040
Murrumbeena
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
AFL
Premiers
: Collingwood
Runners Up: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Western Bulldogs
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Adam Treloar
Coleman Medal: Tom Hawkins
Rising Star: Sam Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year: John Worsfold sacked mid-season

WB:
Wins: 12
Ladder position after Rd 23: 8th
If top 8, how many finals will we win
? 0
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Bont, Libba
Leading goalkicker
: Schache
How many goals will he kick
? 28
Which WB players will be in the AA side
? Bontempelli, B.Williams
Best First Year player
: Bailey Smith
Most Improved
: Tim English
Most Courageous
: Easton Wood
Rising Star nominations
(name them): one, Bailey Smith
Surprise win
: Essendon
Surprise loss
: Carlton
Final membership tally
: 38,248
 
Sep 14, 2003
7,245
3,858
Williamstown
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
LA Angels, Maple Leafs
AFL
Premiers
: Melbourne
Runners Up: Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Nil
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Nathan Fyfe
Coleman Medal: Ben Brown
Rising Star: Sam Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year: Jake Stringer tests positive for PEDs

WB:
Wins: 5
Ladder position after Rd 23: 17th
If top 8, how many finals will we win? N/A
Club B&F top three (in order): Aaron Naughton, Jackson Macrae, Josh Dunkley
Leading goalkicker: Marcus Bontempelli
How many goals will he kick? 19
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Nil
Best First Year player: Bailey Smith
Most Improved: Aaron Naughton
Most Courageous: Josh Dunkley
Rising Star nominations (name them): Nil
Surprise win: Geelong (r16) and GWS (r22)
Surprise loss: Carlton (r5)
Final membership tally: 35,421
 
AFL
Premiers
:West Coast
Runners Up: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: St Kilda
Surprise finalists: Western Bulldogs
Biggest drop on the ladder: Sydney
Brownlow Medal: Nat Fyfe
Coleman Medal: Josh Kennedy (WCE)
Rising Star: Walsh (Carlton
Biggest AFL news story of the year: MRP mucking up big time

WB:
Wins: 12
Ladder position after Rd 23: 8
If top 8, how many finals will we win? 0
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrare, Hunter, McLean
Leading goalkicker: Lloyd
How many goals will he kick? 41
Which WB players will be in the AA side? 2 (Macrae and Bont)
Best First Year player: Smith
Most Improved: Greene
Most Courageous: Naughton
Rising Star nominations (name them): 2 Smith/West
Surprise win: vs WCE
Surprise loss: to Carlton
Final membership tally 44,854
 
AFL
Premiers
: Collingwood
Runners Up: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: North Melbourne
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Nat Fyfe
Coleman Medal: Jack Riewoldt
Rising Star: Sam Walsh (Carlton)
Biggest AFL news story of the year: Major Revamp of Rules At Season's End

WB:
Wins: 5
Ladder position after Rd 23: 15
If top 8, how many finals will we win? 0
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Hunter, Naughton
Leading goalkicker: Lloyd
How many goals will he kick? 34
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae
Best First Year player: Smith
Most Improved: Bailey Dale
Most Courageous: Liberatore
Rising Star nominations (name them): 2 Smith, West
Surprise win: vs Richmond
Surprise loss: to Carlton
Final membership tally 41,016
 

Walsh Bay

Club Legend
Feb 5, 2004
2,068
1,362
Sydney's West
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
AFL
Premiers
: Collingwood
Runners Up: Melbourne
Wooden Spoon: St Kilda
Surprise finalists: Fremantle
Biggest drop on the ladder: Swans
Brownlow Medal: L Neale
Coleman Medal: Tom McDonald
Rising Star: C Rozee (PA)

WB:
Wins: 6
Ladder position after Rd 23: 15th
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Liberatore, Crozier
Leading goalkicker: Schache
How many goals will he kick? 25
Which WB players will be in the AA side? None
Best First Year player: Sweet
Most Improved: Crozier
Most Courageous: Wallis
Rising Star nominations: 1 (Smith)
Surprise win: Crows, Rd 23
Surprise loss: Gold Coast, Rd 2
Final membership tally: 41,053
 
Sep 7, 2015
15,618
35,929
AFL Club
Tasmania
AFL
Premiers
: West Coast
Runners Up: Richmond
Wooden Spoon: St Kilda
Surprise finalists: Brisbane
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawks
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch
Rising Star: Sam Walsh

WB:
Wins: 7
Ladder position after Rd 23: 16th
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Hunter, Bont
Leading goalkicker: Naughton
How many goals will he kick? 38
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae
Best First Year player: Smith
Most Improved: Dunkley
Most Courageous: Wood
Rising Star nominations: 1 (Smith)
Surprise win: Crows, Rd 23
Surprise loss: Gold Coast, Rd 2
Final membership tally: 42,069
 
AFL
Premiers: Richmond
Runners Up: Eagles
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Fremantle
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Dustin Martin
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch (Rich)
Rising Star: Jack Lukosius

WB
Wins: 8
Ladder position after Rd 23: 13th
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae, Hunter, Bont
Leading goalkicker: Josh Schache
How many goals will he kick? 33
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae Bont
Best First Year player: Bailey Smith
Most Improved: Bailey Dale
Most Courageous: Josh Dunkley
Rising Star nominations (name them): Vandermeer, Smith
Surprise win: Essendon RnD 21
Surprise loss: North Rnd 10
Final membership tally: 45,783
 

Endless

Senior List
Jul 21, 2014
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AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
One week to go. Post your 2019 predictions here. To be locked next week as soon as Round 1 starts (if the mods will oblige) and re-opened in October.

AFL
Premiers
: Richmond
Runners Up:Collingwood
Wooden Spoon: Saints
Surprise finalists:norf
Biggest drop on the ladder:Hawks
Brownlow Medal:Dusty Martin
Macrae unlucky
Coleman Medal: Hogan Freo
Rising Star:Butters Port Adelaide
Biggest AFL news story of the year:
Essendon caught cheating again
WB:
Wins:11
Ladder position after Rd 23: 11
If top 8, how many finals will we win?If, we happen to get there, a similar result to 2015.
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae Bontempelli McLean
Leading Schache
How many goals will he kick
? 38
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae
Best First Year player:Smith
Most Improved:Bailey Williams AA squad
Most Courageous:Libba
Rising Star nominations (name them):Smith West
Surprise win:Collingwood Rd 4
Surprise loss:Carlton Rd 13
Final membership tally:
45000
 
AFL
Premiers
: Melbourne
Runners Up: Adelaide
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Surprise finalists: Brisbane
Biggest drop on the ladder: Sydney/Hawthorn
Brownlow Medal: Cripps
Coleman Medal: Kennedy
Rising Star: Butters

WB:
Wins: 11
Ladder position after Rd 23: 10th
Club B&F top three (in order): Bont, Macrae, Hunter
Leading goalkicker: Lloyd
How many goals will he kick? 34
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae
Best First Year player: West
Most Improved: Williams
Most Courageous: Wallis
Rising Star nominations: 1 (West)
Surprise win: Sydney Round 1
Surprise loss: Fremantle Round 19
Final membership tally: 42,098
 

Doggies7

Premiership Player
Aug 31, 2007
3,160
5,307
Perth
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
Milwaukee Bucks Manchester City
Adelaide are 5th favourite to make the finals, I'm not accepting them as a surprise finalist haha. Top 8 in betting are Tiges, Pies, Eagles, Dees, Crows, Bombers, Cats and Giants.
 

Doggies7

Premiership Player
Aug 31, 2007
3,160
5,307
Perth
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
Milwaukee Bucks Manchester City
AFL
Premiers
: Demons
Runners Up: Tigers
Wooden Spoon: Suns
Surprise finalists: Kangaroos
Biggest drop on the ladder: Hawks
Brownlow Medal: Clayton Oliver
Coleman Medal: Ben Brown
Rising Star: Walsh
Biggest AFL news story of the year: Betting scandal: player / umpire / official betting on own games.

WB:
Wins: 9
Ladder position after Rd 23: 12
If top 8, how many finals will we win?
Club B&F top three (in order): Macrae / Bont / Hunter
Leading goalkicker: Schache
How many goals will he kick? 32
Which WB players will be in the AA side? Macrae
Best First Year player: Bailey Smith
Most Improved: Bailey Williams
Most Courageous: Mitch Wallis
Rising Star nominations (name them): Bailey Smith
Surprise win: Pies round 14
Surprise loss: Carlton round 13
Final membership tally: 38,950
 

Yojimbo

Cancelled
10k Posts
Nov 14, 2012
10,914
9,834
The "Elephant" in the room.
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide are 5th favourite to make the finals, I'm not accepting them as a surprise finalist haha. Top 8 in betting are Tiges, Pies, Eagles, Dees, Crows, Bombers, Cats and Giants.
The unhappy campers are my surprise finalist, are you saying I have to choose again because you're not
accepting it ?
 
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