2024 Ladder Predictions

[Crouch]

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

Anyone from 12-6 could make/miss finals.

 

[Golumless]

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

 

[Handyandy]

It was a tongue in cheek response to the dummy spitting Port supporter

You tipped gws to win the spoon last year, haha & port to finish 10th & picked 4 of the top 8. Hahaha

 

[Fadge]

Prediction from the poster with the most accurate 2023 ladder prediction:

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

Edited on 9th February after more consideration

 

[Orange crush]

You tipped gws to win the spoon last year, haha & port to finish 10th & picked 4 of the top 8. Hahaha

To be fair, if you check the thread a lot of people had gws last

 

[The Feeder Club]

Collingwood
Brisbane
GWS
Carlton

Gold Coast
Port
Adelaide
Sydney

Fremantle
Bulldogs
Hawthorn
Richmond
Melbourne
Essendon
St Kilda
West Coast
Geelong
North Melbourne

 

[Atavistic]

1. Geelong (they will Mannagh and Manbeast Stevens their way to the premiership)
2. Collingwood (Good, but not as good as Geelong)
3 - 17. Other teams.
18. Essendon (worst list ever in AFL history, put together by the epitome of failure, Adrian Dodoro).

 

[Caligo]

Prediction from the poster with the most accurate 2023 ladder prediction:

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

Who was it? It looks a good guess.

 

[Handyandy]

To be fair, if you check the thread a lot of people had gws last

I had a quick look & couldn’t see anyone else tip gws last
What I did note was the no one was even close
Most people tipped 4 of the top 8 at best
98% of people tipped port to finish 9-12

The most accurate post was from Tas, a north Melbourne supporter who said

“I don't have a lot of confidence in anyone who didn't make the 8 last year, of those that didn't. Blues, Port and Suns are a chance to displace a team but consistency not a strong suit for these clubs.”

 

[Orange crush]

I had a quick look & couldn’t see anyone else tip gws last
What I did note was the no one was even close
Most people tipped 4 of the top 8 at best
98% of people tipped port to finish 9-12

The most accurate post was from Tas, a north Melbourne supporter who said

“I don't have a lot of confidence in anyone who didn't make the 8 last year, of those that didn't. Blues, Port and Suns are a chance to displace a team but consistency not a strong suit for these clubs.”

Last was hyperbole …. But we wee expected to be bottom 4

 

[Handyandy]

Last was hyperbole …. But we wee expected to be bottom 4

Yep a lot of people had gws bottom 4
Goes to show you how pointless these predictions threads are
I noticed some posters were pretty realistic and accurate about their own teams chances but no one even got close to predicting the top 8, let alone the right order

 

[adammania9]

You tipped gws to win the spoon last year, haha & port to finish 10th & picked 4 of the top 8. Hahaha

So I tipped Port to win zero finals? Good prediction by me indeed.

I also picked Collingwood to win the premiership and they did.

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Not sure why Port dropping would be so crazy - we always drop off in a non-contract year. If its true that our coach got signed after the Suns game our form after that point is 3 wins, 6 losses; not exactly the win rate of a top 8 side.

Mine:
Collingwood
GWS
Sainters
Brisbane
Sydney
Carlton
Gold Coast
Melbourne

Adelaide
Bulldogs
Hawthorn
Ports
Geelong
Essendon
North Melbourne
Tigers
Fremantle
West Coast

Collingwood vs Brisbane
GWS vs St Kilda
Sydney vs Melbourne
Carlton vs Gold Coast

Collingwood vs Carlton
GWS vs Sydney

Collingwood vs St Kilda
GWS vs Brisbane

GWS vs Collingwood

 

[bradfisher14]

1. Brisbane Lions

2. Carlton

3. Melbourne

4. Collingwood

5. Port Adelaide

6. Western Bulldogs

7. Sydney

8. GWS

9. Adelaide

10. Geelong

11. Fremantle

12. Essendon

13. Hawthorn

14. Gold Coast

15. Richmond

16. St Kilda

17. North Melbourne

18. West Coast

 

[rye]

in 2018 Melbourne made a prelim after missing finals for a decade.
In 2019 Brisbane finished 2nd after year of being bottom 5.
in 2023 carlton made a prelim after a decade of not making finals.

It's really not uncommon

brisbane is not really a good example

we were essentially a completely different team from 2018 after trading in neale + lyons for our midfield

that fast tracked us to top 4 whereas if we were to improve solely off the development of the young core we might have battled and finished around 6-8 on the ladder in 2019 if we were lucky

adelaide has not significantly improved the team in trade period to the point of having ready made contributors enter the best 22 relative to last season, although i am bullish on their final prospects

 

[CarnTheScray]

Carlton won’t make top 4

 

[Arr0w]

Carlton won’t make top 4

I guess just missing out on the top 4 is better than finishing 16th

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

You do know statistically there's always a few sarcastic posts in every thread, right?

No way? Are there really? At least I'm not increasing those statistics.

I guess just missing out on the top 4 is better than finishing 16th

16th usually does miss the top four.

 

[FootyLad0]

giants 2016 the other recent one

We finished 10th in 2015 (the last time we missed Finals) and finished 2nd the next year.

Surprised to see soo many have written us off especially in the media after a year of horrific injury circumstances (lots of collision injuries and broken bones which you can't really control) and the hardest draw in 2023..

Didn't they learn from 2021 when they said we were cooked that it was dumb? We only went on to win 16 in a row and a Premiership by 81 points a year later...LOL
You'd think the last 20 years would be proof to not underestimate the Cats...

But here we are again. Too Old Too Slow? Am i right

 

[FootyLad0]

You do know statistically there's always a few sarcastic posts in every thread, right?

Really? That was sarcasm?...

 

[Sweet Seventeen 2024]

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

Week 1:
Carlton def Brisbane Lions MCG
Collingwood def GWS MCG
Adelaide def Gold Coast Adelaide Oval
Sydney def Geelong SCG

Week 2:
Brisbane Lions def Adelaide Gabba
Sydney Swans def GWS Giants Stadium

Week 3:
Carlton def Sydney MCG
Collingwood def Brisbane Lions MCG

Week 4:
Carlton def Collingwood MCG

 

[blueiris]

Not sure why Port dropping would be so crazy - we always drop off in a non-contract year. If its true that our coach got signed after the Suns game our form after that point is 3 wins, 6 losses; not exactly the win rate of a top 8 side.

Mine:
Collingwood
GWS
Sainters
Brisbane
Sydney
Carlton
Gold Coast
Melbourne

Adelaide
Bulldogs
Hawthorn
Ports
Geelong
Essendon
North Melbourne
Tigers
Fremantle
West Coast

Collingwood vs Brisbane
GWS vs St Kilda
Sydney vs Melbourne
Carlton vs Gold Coast

Collingwood vs Carlton
GWS vs Sydney

Collingwood vs St Kilda
GWS vs Brisbane

GWS vs Collingwood

You're finals don't make any sense you have the Lions beating Collingwood but not getting the home final against GWS who they have never lost to at the Gabba

 

[EskimoPAFC]

You're finals don't make any sense you have the Lions beating Collingwood but not getting the home final against GWS who they have never lost to at the Gabba

Yeah honestly I think that trying to pick finals wins based off a top 8 that will never happen is all just a bit of fun anyway so don't take it seriously. I wasn't really trying to put home first and away second either for this though it does look like that's usually happened.

 

[Orange crush]

You're finals don't make any sense you have the Lions beating Collingwood but not getting the home final against GWS who they have never lost to at the Gabba

2019 Semifinal …. Cough cough

 

[Big Sauce 21]

You're finals don't make any sense you have the Lions beating Collingwood but not getting the home final against GWS who they have never lost to at the Gabba

I'd like to forget that knock out final a few years back.