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Can anyone make the case for Essendon making finals?
I'm not betting money on it, but I wouldn't be shocked if they finished in the 6-8 range. These are the reasons why it happened if it were to eventuate:
  • A full season from Ridley, Parish, Reid, and Duursma.
  • Natural development from their young core: Caddy, Durham, Caldwell, Roberts, El-Hawli, Bryan, Draper, Perkins.
  • The above two would mean less reliance on older and/or flakey types: Goldstein, Laverde, Stringer, Shiel, Setterfield.
 
I'm not betting money on it, but I wouldn't be shocked if they finished in the 6-8 range. These are the reasons why it happened if it were to eventuate:
  • A full season from Ridley, Parish, Reid, and Duursma.
  • Natural development from their young core: Caddy, Durham, Caldwell, Roberts, El-Hawli, Bryan, Draper, Perkins.
  • The above two would mean less reliance on older and/or flakey types: Goldstein, Laverde, Stringer, Shiel, Setterfield.
Reasons why it wouldn't happen if they miss out:

-Parish is stuffed.
-There's a number of injury prone players.
-They've lost one of their best goalkickers in Stringer.
-Wright isn't tracking that well.
-There is a consistent inability for this side to run out a full season. Too up and down.
-Other young cores may naturally develop at the same or greater rate than Essendon's.
-Reliance on older and/or flakey types: Goldstein, Laverde, Stringer, Shiel, Setterfield.
-The worst ball user in the league is being deployed as a back flanker.

I'm not putting money on it, but I wouldn't be shocked if they finish in the 13th-16th range.
 
Reasons why it wouldn't happen if they miss out:

-Parish is stuffed.
-There's a number of injury prone players.
-They've lost one of their best goalkickers in Stringer.
-Wright isn't tracking that well.
-There is a consistent inability for this side to run out a full season. Too up and down.
-Other young cores may naturally develop at the same or greater rate than Essendon's.
-Reliance on older and/or flakey types: Goldstein, Laverde, Stringer, Shiel, Setterfield.
-The worst ball user in the league is being deployed as a back flanker.
Indeed, hence why I wouldn't be putting my money on it. But I made the case, as requested by Gavin.
 

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I'm not betting money on it, but I wouldn't be shocked if they finished in the 6-8 range. These are the reasons why it happened if it were to eventuate:
  • A full season from Ridley, Parish, Reid, and Duursma.
  • Natural development from their young core: Caddy, Durham, Caldwell, Roberts, El-Hawli, Bryan, Draper, Perkins.
  • The above two would mean less reliance on older and/or flakey types: Goldstein, Laverde, Stringer, Shiel, Setterfield.
They probably shouldn't expect too much from Jakey
 
1. Collingwood

2. Geelong

3. Hawthorn

4. Brisbane

5. Sydney

6. Adelaide

7. Fremantle

8. Gold Coast

9. GWS

10. Port Adelaide

11. Carlton

12. Melbourne

13. WBD

14. Essendon

15. North Melbourne

16. St Kilda

17. Richmond

18. West Coast
 
1. Collingwood
2. Geelong
3. Hawthorn
4. Brisbane
5. Sydney
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17. Richmond
18. West Coast
That top 5 have won 16 out of the last 25 grand finals and have been grand finalists 30/50 so 60% will have these teams and 65% of the time they will win it.

Brisbane 4 wins 6 grand finals
Geelong 4 wins 6 grand finals
Hawthorn 4 wins 5 grand finals
Sydney 2 wins 7 grand finals
Collingwood 2 wins 6 grand finals

Other notable teams would be
Richmond 3 wins 3 grand finals
West coast 2 wins 3 grand finals

Who both find themselves currently at the other end of these ladder predictions.
 

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That top 5 have won 16 out of the last 25 grand finals and have been grand finalists 30/50 so 60% will have these teams and 65% of the time they will win it.

Brisbane 4 wins 6 grand finals
Geelong 4 wins 6 grand finals
Hawthorn 4 wins 5 grand finals
Sydney 2 wins 7 grand finals
Collingwood 2 wins 6 grand finals
The modern day on-field Powerhouse clubs.
 
Most people referencing history understand that the modern age ended well before the start of the 21st century we are now in the "post modern" age - one which is broadly ignorant of history and most other things of consequence. An age where the democratisation of and access to "free speech" has seen the signal to noise ratio applicable to public discourse decline to at time intolerable levels of pure dross.

As for ladder predictions any one of 10-12 Clubs at least are capable of playing finals and therefore winning a flag.
 
I reckon our pre-season woes have been fairly overstated. Carlton's would be just as bad if not worse, losing Newman for the year, Walsh and Curnow under a cloud.
Really?

You're going to miss a whole heap of players, it's not like Walsh and Curnow are having major setbacks. We're going to feel Newman's absence most, but we're not exactly light on link-men.
 
Really?

You're going to miss a whole heap of players, it's not like Walsh and Curnow are having major setbacks. We're going to feel Newman's absence most, but we're not exactly light on link-men.
Just out of curiosity who are the heap of players we are going to miss?
 

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