2025 Ladder Predictions

[beside the seaside]

A very tough pre season for the Saints unfortunately. Same with the Lions who have had a very brutal bill of health so far.

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.

 

[Millsie69]

Essendon will be either bottom 8 or get trounced in week 1 of the finals.

When you are putting Dylan ****ing Shiel off half back flank, you know the year is another write off.

Yeah what's the go with that? Surely you don't want the bloke with the worst kick in the comp bursting out of your D50??

 

[Fadge]

Yeah it's time the Saints excessively gutted their list and spent 5 years at the bottom getting no1 picks that leave the club after 1 year, then grab a coach that has to spend 12 months off to avoid some racism controversy. They need to fill the executive positions full of DEI hires who wouldn't know one end of a cow from the other, then leave for other DEI positions as the place falls down around them. Then we can go crawling to the AFL for record hand outs and concessions. That'll sort us out well for the future.

Hard to argue with any of this.

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Yeah what's the go with that? Surely you don't want the bloke with the worst kick in the comp bursting out of your D50??

Brad Scott being the moron that he normally is.

Shiel can't kick nor does he defend.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Brad Scott being the moron that he normally is.

Shiel can't kick nor does he defend.

Has great hair though

 

[NeutralFan]

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

See what happens

 

[Giant Pete]

I’m sticking with my prediction… Freo are the team to beat.

 

[Joao]

Thank god we don't have to play the All-Stars again.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Can anyone make the case for Essendon making finals?

 

[Fadge]

Can anyone make the case for Essendon making finals?

Finals?

Pfffft...

 

[Gavin Excell]

Finals?

Pfffft...

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I will say they seem far more realistic and resigned this season

 

[Ren]

I will say they seem far more realistic and resigned this season

We just want consistency and less blow out losses. Oh and not shit the bed midway through the year

 

[bradfisher14]

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.

 

[Mr Meow]

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.

 

[bradfisher14]

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.

 

[Mr Meow]

Indeed, hence why I wouldn't be putting my money on it. But I made the case, as requested by Gavin.

If you said "I rest my case, Your Honour" I would have respectfully not replied.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Can anyone make the case for Essendon making finals?

Very outside chance.

There will be better sides/squads miss out this year.

 

[Rod Stroker]

I’m sticking with my prediction… Freo are the team to beat.

I predict you'll be disappointed

 

[Rod Stroker]

Can anyone make the case for Essendon making finals?

AFLW? maybe

 

[Rod Stroker]

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

 

[Robroy22]

Not gonna make ladder predictions this far out but after today's evidence if your team's playing the Tiggy's, WC or NM TWICE in 2025 well you're pretty much assured of a mighty HEAD START.

Points and PERCENTAGE.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Not gonna make ladder predictions this far out but after today's evidence if your team's playing the Tiggy's, WC or NM TWICE in 2025 well you're pretty much assured of a mighty HEAD START.

Points and PERCENTAGE.

I'm assuming no club gets the above x3 but there'd be some who get x2 set ups

 

[Progressive Aggresion]

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

 

[HeHateMe]

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.

 

[Fadge]

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.