Prediction 2024 Time Capsule

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Well, we were hopeless prognosticators in 2023. Or maybe we got our tips right but the club just let us down. Anyway here's your chance to restore your reputation as a Footy Nostradamus. Just copy the table and post your predictions here. Or simply reply to the OP.

This thread will be interred on Thursday 14 7th March just before the Sydney-Melbourne game in Rd 0 starts the season. And it will be exhumed in about 12 months to examine the grisly remains of Season 2024.

Results for 2023 will be posted shortly. Not happy reading.

AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:
Runners Up:
Wooden Spoon:
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?
Which other teams will play finals?
Brownlow winner:
Coleman Medal winner:
Rising Star winner:
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?
Ladder position after H&A rounds?
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):
Leading WB goalkicker:
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)
Most Improved:
Most Courageous:
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)
Biggest win (opponent and margin):
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):
Final membership tally:
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.
 
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AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:unfortunately probably Brisbane
Runners Up:Carlton
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Port and Sydney
Which other teams will play finals?Geelong and, let's be optimistic, Bulldogs
Brownlow winner:Nick Daicos
Coleman Medal winner:Nick Larkey
Rising Star winner:Ryley Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Dees go out in straight sets for a third year running

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?13
Ladder position after H&A rounds?8
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?week 1
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, JUH, Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)57
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont, JUH
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Poulter
Most Courageous:Williams
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Essendon 71 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Carlton 55 points
Final membership tally:51,121
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Clarke in round 2
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, eKeath, Duryea, McNeil, Khamis, Vandermeer, BSmith
 
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Premiers
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Brisbane
Runners Up:Sydney
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?GWS (hopefully), Carlton
Which other teams will play finals?Western Bulldogs, St Kilda
Brownlow winner:Errol Gulden
Coleman Medal winner:Nick Larkey
Rising Star winner:Sam Darcy
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Tim Taranto and Kane Cornes elope, have three kids

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?14
Ladder position after H&A rounds?6th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?3
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Marcus Bontempelli, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Ed Richards
Leading WB goalkicker:Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)59
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Marcus Bontempelli, Ed Richards
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Ryley Sanders
Most Improved:Sam Darcy
Most Courageous:Ed Richards
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Ryley Sanders, Sam Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Fremantle (66 points)
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Sydney (53 points)
Final membership tally:59,622
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Charlie Clarke (R4)
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Jason Johannisen (ret), Alex Keath (ret), Lachlan McNeil (del), Taylor Duryea (ret), Bailey Smith (trd), Lachlan Bramble (del), Riley Garcia (del), Jack Macrae (trd)
 

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AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Collingwood
Runners Up:GWS
Wooden Spoon:North Melbourne
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Carlton and Port
Which other teams will play finals?Collingwood Brisbane Sydney GWS WB Melbourne Adelaide Essendon
Brownlow winner:Nick Diacos
Coleman Medal winner:Charlie Curnow
Rising Star winner:Ryley Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):tba

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?12
Ladder position after H&A rounds?7th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?2
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont Libba Daniel
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)42
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:O'Donnell
Most Courageous:Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders and Clarke
Biggest win (opponent and margin):55 vs West Coast
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):68 vs Adelaide
Final membership tally:55,016
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Aiden O'Driscoll round 8 vs Hawks
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B. Duryea Bedendo for now
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Collingwood
Runners Up:Port Adelaide
Wooden Spoon:Essendon
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?GWS, Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals?Fremantle, Gold Coast
Brownlow winner:Nick Daicos
Coleman Medal winner:Nick Larkey
Rising Star winner:Harley Reid
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):AFL bans all clubs from wearing "politcal coloued jumpers". Only Hawks get to keep unchanged "shit & piss" colours.

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?11.5
Ladder position after H&A rounds?10th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?No finals for you
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, daylight, Treloar, Daniel
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)51
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Darcy
Most Courageous:Daniel
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):GWS 22 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Port Adelaide 19 points
Final membership tally:62,500
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Busslinger and Croft round 8
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Keath retired, English to WCE, Baz to Geelong
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Western Bulldogs
Runners Up:Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Port, Melbourne
Which other teams will play finals?Gold Coast Suns & Dogs
Brownlow winner:Bont
Coleman Medal winner:JUH
Rising Star winner:Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Melbourne's downfall

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?3
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?GF
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, JUH, Libba
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)88
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont, JUH, Libba
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Clarke
Most Courageous:Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy, Bedendo
Biggest win (opponent and margin):WCE 100 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Collingwood 12 points
Final membership tally:55500
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Charlie Clarke round 3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, eKeath, Duryea, McNeil, Vandermeer, English
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers: Collingwood
Runners Up: Brisbane (Yep, similar to 2002 & 2003, Collingwood v Brisbane will play in consecutive GFs. This time, the results will be reversed with Collingwood winning both).
Wooden Spoon: WCE
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals? GWS, Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals? Geelong, WB
Brownlow winner: Butters
Coleman Medal winner: J Cameron
Rising Star winner: Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year: "I'll do everything I can to give myself every opportunity." Former premiership hero Tom Boyd declares he wants a second crack at AFL career.
WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS--------------------------------------------------------How many wins in the H&A rounds? 14
Ladder position after H&A rounds? 7th
How far will we go in the finals? Elimination Final
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order): Bont, Richards, Libba
Leading WB goalkicker: JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals) 52
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team? Bont, Richards
Best First Year Player: Sanders
Most Improved: Weightman
Most Courageous: Weightman
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin): WCE 73
Biggest loss (opponent and margin): Sydney 44
Final membership tally: 52,169
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? Charlie Clarke, round 3.
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? Doc, Keath, McNeil, Vandermeer
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Bulldogs
Runners Up:Pies
Wooden Spoon:west coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Melbourne
Port
Which other teams will play finals?Bulldogs
Suns
Brownlow winner:Bont
Coleman Medal winner:Curnow
Rising Star winner:sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Bailey Smith wins Norm Smith medal after fully recovering from ACL 3 weeks earlier.

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?16
Ladder position after H&A rounds?4th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?4
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):L Jones, Bont, Richards
Leading WB goalkicker:Jamarra
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)70
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont,Richards, L Jones,Jamarra
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Buku
Most Courageous:Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders,Darcy,Buss
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Essendon 104
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Sydney 36
Final membership tally:60,003
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Busslinger round 5
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Doc, Keith
 
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AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers: Bulldogs
Runners Up: Brisbane
Wooden Spoon: West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?

Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals? Bulldogs, Freo, GC
Brownlow winner: Bont - they cant rob him again surely
Coleman Medal winner: Curnow - Carlton
Rising Star winner: Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):

Video circulates of Tom Morris caught in a compromising position in a hotel room with none other than Kane Cornes and Damo. Kane playing firefighter and “hosing” them both down

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How many wins in the H&A rounds? 16
Ladder position after H&A rounds? 2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all? Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order): Bont, Naughton, Macrae (Libba and Sanders top 5)
Leading WB goalkicker: Jamarra
How many goals will he kick? (including finals) 68
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team? Bont, Jamarra, English
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)

Sanders
Most Improved: Bedendo
Most Courageous: West
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)

Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin): Richmond 49pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin): Hawthorn 20pts (always happens)
Final membership tally: 49,916 (all the bandwagoners will be back in 2025 after we win 2024)
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!) Busslinger Round 3 or is it 4 - whose frigging stupid idea was to have a round 0? Against West Coast anyway
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.

Dureya, McNeill, Keath, Garcia,
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:GWS
Runners Up:Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:WCE
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Sydney, Melbourne
Which other teams will play finals?WB, GCS
Brownlow winner:Tom Green (Bont 2nd)
Coleman Medal winner:Max King
Rising Star winner:Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Goodwin dismissed as Melbourne coach after off field activities revealed

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?14
Ladder position after H&A rounds?6th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?3
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, Libba, L.Jones
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)63
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont, Libba
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Bedendo
Most Courageous:Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Busslinger, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Richmond 83 pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Brisbane 42 pts
Final membership tally:54016
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Busslinger R3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Duryea, Keath, McNeil, Khamis, Garcia, B.Smith
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Sydney
Runners Up:Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Melbourne, Adelaide, Port
Which other teams will play finals?Bulldogs, Freo, Gold Coast
Brownlow winner:Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:Curnow
Rising Star winner:Harley Reid
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Concussion class action (not funny, but almost certain to get bigger every year)

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?15
Ladder position after H&A rounds?5
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?Week 2 (lose in SF)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, Richards, JUH
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)55
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont, Richards
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Darcy
Most Courageous:Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Richmond, 78
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Sydney, 43
Final membership tally:49,122
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Clarke, Round 8 (Hawks)
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Keath, Duryea, VDM, McNeil, English
 

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AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers: Brisbane
Runners Up: Carlton
Wooden Spoon: West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Port Adelaide, Melbourne
Which other teams will play finals?Gold Coast, Geelong
Brownlow winner:Errol Gulden
Coleman Medal winner:Nick Larkey
Rising Star winner:Harley Reid
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Gold Coast Finally make finals

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?10
Ladder position after H&A rounds?10th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?no finals
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Naughton, Bont, Libba
Leading WB goalkicker:Ugle Hagan
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)53
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Naughton, Bont, Jones
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Poulter
Most Courageous:Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):North 58 Points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Adelaide 41 Points
Final membership tally:53,442
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Gallagher Round 8
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Bailey Smith, Taylor Duryea, Dominic Bedendo, Lachlan Mcneil, Alex Keath
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Brisbane
Runners Up:GWS
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide.Which teams out of these won't play finals?Carlton, Port
Which other teams will play finals?Bulldogs,St kilda
Brownlow winner:Nick Daicos
Coleman Medal winner:Max King
Rising Star winner:Harley Reid
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):AFL grants Northern Territory the 20th team licence

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How many wins in the H&A rounds?14
Ladder position after H&A rounds?7th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?Semi final
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):1st Bont
2nd Libba
3rd Naughton
Leading WB goalkicker:Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)52
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont,
Libba
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Darcy
Most Courageous:Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders,
Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):North 62 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Adelaide 47 points
Final membership tally:57,765
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Gallagher round 6
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Duryea (retired)
Vandermeer,
Keath
Garcia
(Delisted)
English
Smith
(Traded)
 
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AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Collingwood
Runners Up:Carlton
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Melbourne, Port, Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals?Dogs, Hawthorn, Gold Coast
Brownlow winner:Touk Miller
Coleman Medal winner:Nick Larkey
Rising Star winner:One of the Gold Coast Academy players
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Tasmanian AFL Team stillborn as Labor gain power post state election and crush any new stadium deal

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
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How many wins in the H&A rounds?14
Ladder position after H&A rounds?6th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?Week 2
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, Libba, English
Leading WB goalkicker:Ugle-Hagan
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)46
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:O'Donnell
Most Courageous:Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Fremantle R14, 65pts
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Geelong R19, 54pts
Final membership tally:52971
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Freijah R3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Macrae (TRADED), Duryea (RETIRED), Scott (DELISTED), Cleary (DELISTED), Keath (RETIRED), Baker (DELISTED)
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:GWS
Runners Up:Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:North
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide.Which teams out of these won't play finals?Port
Which other teams will play finals?Suns
Brownlow winner:Bont
Coleman Medal winner:Curnow
Rising Star winner:Harley Reid
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):AFL floats idea of another merger of Victorian clubs as it seeks to expand nationally

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
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How many wins in the H&A rounds?11
Ladder position after H&A rounds?9th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?nil
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):1st Bont
2nd Libba
3rd Adz
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)46
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont,
Libba
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Darcy
Most Courageous:L.Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders,
Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):North 89 points
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Brisbane 47 points
Final membership tally:53,016
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Doc, VDM, Keath, Garcia, English, Baker, Scott, McNeill
 
Well, we were hopeless prognosticators in 2023. Or maybe we got our tips right but the club just let us down. Anyway here's your chance to restore your reputation as a Footy Nostradamus. Just copy the table and post your predictions here. Or simply reply to the OP.

This thread will be interred on Thursday 14 March just before the Carlton-Richmond fundraiser blockbuster starts the season. And it will be exhumed in about 12 months to examine the grisly remains of Season 2024.

Results for 2023 will be posted shortly. Not happy reading.

AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Dogs
Runners Up:Collingwood
Wooden Spoon:north
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals?Dogs
Brownlow winner:Bontlow
Coleman Medal winner:Curnow
Rising Star winner:Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):English traded to West Coast

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
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How many wins in the H&A rounds?17
Ladder position after H&A rounds?2
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?Premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, Libba, Marra
Leading WB goalkicker:Marra
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)69
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont, Libba, Marra, English
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Sam Darcy
Most Courageous:Naughton
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Clarke, Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Geelong 134
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Collingwood 23
Final membership tally:58997
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Clarke also round 1
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.English and Smith both gone
 
AFL PREDICTIONS
Premiers:Western Bulldogs
Runners Up:Brisbane
Wooden Spoon:Eagles
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Sydney and Melbourne
Which other teams will play finals?Bulldogs and Richmond
Brownlow winner:Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:C. Curnow
Rising Star winner:Colonel Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):GWS knocked out of the preliminary final after Callan Ward kicks a draw breaking point for the Bulldogs in the dying seconds of the match. He then joins the bulldogs players on stage for the grandmas winning team photo.

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
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How many wins in the H&A rounds?15
Ladder position after H&A rounds?4th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?4 and premiers
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, Naughton, Jones
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)67
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Richards, Bont, English
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:Darcy
Most Courageous:Jones
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Darcy, Sanders
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Eagles by 76
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Brisbane by 36
Final membership tally:54016
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Clarke
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.B.Smith
Duryea
Khamis
Keath
 

AFL PREDICTIONS
I'm tipping a nightmare can't-watch GF:
Premiers:GWS
Runners Up:Carlton
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Port Adelaide, Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals?Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast
Brownlow winner:Nick Daicos
Coleman Medal winner:Joe Daniher
Rising Star winner:Harley Reid
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):After the 2024 Tasmanian state election the new government seeks to renegotiate funding of Macquarie Point Stadium. Nobody budges. AFL threatens to pull out of Tasmanian expansion. Tasmania relents (because AFL is more powerful than any state government) but the development project is delayed by at least a further year, thus lengthening the tenure of new superstar Riley Sanders at the Western Bulldogs. :)

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
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How many wins in the H&A rounds?15
Ladder position after H&A rounds?5
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?Week 3 (lose the PF)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, Richards, English
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)52
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont, Richards,
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:O'Donnell
Most Courageous:Harmes
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher
Biggest win (opponent and margin):West Coast 68
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):GWS 39
Final membership tally:58,854
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Gallagher, Rd 3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.BSmith, Garcia, Keath, Khamis, Bedendo, Duryea
 
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AFL PREDICTIONS
I'm tipping a nightmare can't-watch GF:
Premiers:GWS
Runners Up:Carlton
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Port Adelaide, Adelaide
Which other teams will play finals?Western Bulldogs, Gold Coast
Brownlow winner:Nick Daicos
Coleman Medal winner:Joe Daniher
Rising Star winner:Harley Reid
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):After the 2024 Tasmanian state election the new government seeks to renegotiate funding of Macquarie Point Stadium. Nobody budges. AFL threatens to pull out of Tasmanian expansion. Tasmania relents (because AFL is more powerful than any state government) but the development project is delayed by at least a further year, thus lengthening the tenure of new superstar Riley Sanders at the Western Bulldogs. :)

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
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How many wins in the H&A rounds?13
Ladder position after H&A rounds?15
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?Week 3 (lose the PF)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Bont, Richards, English
Leading WB goalkicker:JUH
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)52
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Bont, Richards,
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Sanders
Most Improved:O'Donnell
Most Courageous:Harmes
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher
Biggest win (opponent and margin):West Coast 68
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):GWS 39
Final membership tally:58,854
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Gallagher, Rd 3
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.BSmith, Garcia, Keath, Khamis, Bedendo, Duryea
Is final ladder position a typo?
 

Premiers
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Carlton
Runners Up:Bulldogs
Wooden Spoon:West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals?Melbourne, Port
Which other teams will play finals?Western Bulldogs, St Kilda
Brownlow winner:Bontempelli
Coleman Medal winner:Nick Larkey
Rising Star winner:Ryley Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!):Collingwood asked to relocate to Sydney

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS
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How many wins in the H&A rounds?14
Ladder position after H&A rounds?6th
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all?Runners up
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order):Ed Richards, Marcus Bontempelli, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Tim English [/PLAYERCARD]
Leading WB goalkicker:Aaron Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals)63
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team?Marcus Bontempelli, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, Ed Richards
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith)Ryley Sanders
Most Improved:Sam Darcy
Most Courageous:Ed Richards
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.)Ryley Sanders, Sam Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin):Fremantle (69 points)
Biggest loss (opponent and margin):Adelaide (41 points)
Final membership tally:61,644
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!)Harvey Galagher (R3)
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B.Alex Keath (ret), Lachlan McNeil (del), Taylor Duryea (ret), Bailey Smith (trd), Riley Garcia (del)
 

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AFL Predictions:
Premiers: Brisbane
Runners Up: GWS
Wooden Spoon: West Coast
Top 8 - the bookies (Sportsbet, TAB) have the top 8 as Collingwood, Brisbane, Sydney, GWS, Carlton, Melbourne, Port and Adelaide. Which teams out of these won't play finals? Sydney, Carlton
Which other teams will play finals? Western Bulldogs, St Kilda
Brownlow winner: Nick Daicos / Bont draw
Coleman Medal winner: Toby Green
Rising Star winner: Sanders
Biggest AFL story of the year (a point for the funniest, most creative as judged by peers, doesn't have to come true!): Kane Cornes tries to shirtfront Bevo at the Brownlow and ends up with his head in a toilet, he was consoled however by Damien Barrett. Caro wants Bevo sacked).

WESTERN BULLDOGS PREDICTIONS --------------------------------------------------------
How many wins in the H&A rounds? 13
Ladder position after H&A rounds? 7
How far will we go in the finals? Week 1, 2, 3, 4 (if week 4: will we be runners up or premiers?) Or no finals at all? Week 2 (lose the SF)
Charles Sutton Medal top 3 (in order): Bont, Libba, Richards
Leading WB goalkicker: Naughton
How many goals will he kick? (including finals) 56
Which WB players will be named in the final AA team? Bont, Richards, Libba
Best First Year Player: (I think the only eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith) Sanders
Most Improved: O’Neil
Most Courageous: Libba
Which WB players will win Rising Star nominations? (The eligible players are Busslinger, Clarke, Sanders, Darcy, Gallagher, Croft, Freijah, O'Driscoll and L Smith. NOTE: Cleary, Bedendo and O'Donnell are ineligible.) Sanders, Darcy
Biggest win (opponent and margin): Essendon 43
Biggest loss (opponent and margin): Adelaide 39
Final membership tally: 60,003
Ryley Sanders is widely tipped to debut in Round 1. Who will be the next debutant and in what round? (Note: Coffield, Bramble and Harmes aren't debutants!) Clarke Rd 7
Which players will be gone by the time of final list lodgement at the end of the year? i.e. Retired, traded, delisted, etc. Covers all categories, e.g. main list, Cat A, Cat B. Duryea R, Keath D, Vandemeer D, English T and Baz T.
 
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