2026 Ladder Predictions

[Chronz]

Brisbane
Adelaide
Hawthorn
Gold Coast
Geelong
Sydney
Fremantle
Collingwood
WB
GWS
St Kilda
North
Essendon
Richmond
Carlton
Melbourne
Port
WCE

 

[Toffee Lion]

The cliff is the cats if ever there was a team that is cliff over due
cats cliff incoming in 2026
enjoy the view downwards

This has been copy & pasted over the last 15 years. Not sure how next year is any different, they’ll be there again.

 

[brutus76]

1 - Brisbane - More talent and the best depth = NO CONTEST FOR THE #1 seed + should get a way kinder draw
2 - Adelaide - Get Petracca and play 2 talls instead of 3 they can get there
3 - Hawthorn - could easily go all the way when you add Merrett, Day, Finn Maginness as a tagger and a fit Mitch Lewis
4 - Western Bulldogs - if they can sort out their defence and defensive spread by their midfield
5 - Fremantle - Need to replace the 550 career goals they got from Fyfe and Walters
6 - Gold Coast - Should have the hunger to go again
7 - GWS Giants - Depth being tested but their best is clearly good enough
8 - St Kilda - the spending spree has to pay off
9 - Geelong - Will not get the softc*ck draw they got this year and will just miss out
10 - Carlton - as above
11 - Sydney - can't kick a score unless they pony up for Charlie Curnow

30

Charlie Curnow

Age

28

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

and change their forward dynamic
12 - Collingwood - no youth and succefssully limit the Daicos boys = game won
13 - North Melbourne - if they can get some talls to assist their classy mids could go higher
14 - Port Adelaide - Carr's game plan and set up might take 12 months to come good
15 - Richmond - Tiger cubs will be an exciting team to watch but will remain inconsistent
16 - Essendon - Off field unrest and noise = poor onfield performance
17 - Melbourne - Falling off the cliff
18 - West Coast - Another year of not so goodness

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

1 - Brisbane - More talent and the best depth = NO CONTEST FOR THE #1 seed + should get a way kinder draw
2 - Adelaide - Get Petracca and play 2 talls instead of 3 they can get there
3 - Hawthorn - could easily go all the way when you add Merrett, Day, Finn Maginness as a tagger and a fit Mitch Lewis
4 - Western Bulldogs - if they can sort out their defence and defensive spread by their midfield
5 - Fremantle - Need to replace the 550 career goals they got from Fyfe and Walters
6 - Gold Coast - Should have the hunger to go again
7 - GWS Giants - Depth being tested but their best is clearly good enough
8 - St Kilda - the spending spree has to pay off
9 - Geelong - Will not get the softc*ck draw they got this year and will just miss out
10 - Carlton - as above
11 - Sydney - can't kick a score unless they pony up for Charlie Curnow and change their forward dynamic
12 - Collingwood - no youth and succefssully limit the Daicos boys = game won
13 - North Melbourne - if they can get some talls to assist their classy mids could go higher
14 - Port Adelaide - Carr's game plan and set up might take 12 months to come good
15 - Richmond - Tiger cubs will be an exciting team to watch but will remain inconsistent
16 - Essendon - Off field unrest and noise = poor onfield performance
17 - Melbourne - Falling off the cliff
18 - West Coast - Another year of not so goodness

Way kinder draw doubt it when you're the reigning premiers.

 

[brutus76]

Way kinder draw doubt it when you're the reigning premiers.

Greg Swann will look after them seeing Steve Hocking can no longer look after the Catters

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Greg Swann will look after them seeing Steve Hocking can no longer look after the Catters

Brutus the barber beefcake

 

[Munich]

This has been copy & pasted over the last 15 years. Not sure how next year is any different, they’ll be there again.

Yep I hear this every year without fail.

Yawn.

 

[ice444]

Is this home and away or 1st = premiers - Brisbane have never won the minor premiership.

 

[BuffDog]

So early but

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

 

[Saints4ever]

1- Brisbane
2- Hawthorn
3- Gold Coast
4- Fremantle
5- Geelong
6- Collingwood
7- Western Bulldogs
8- St Kilda

9- Sydney
10- Greater Western Sydney.
11- Adelaide
12- Port Adelaide
13- North Melbourne
14- Carlton
15- Richmond
16- Melbourne
17- Essendon
18- West Coast Eagles

 

[Moonatic77]

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

 

[Obeanie1]

Premiers Brisbane

Wooden spoon Essendon if Merrett goes.

 

[Obeanie1]

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

Essendon 5th.

Really?

 

[UltraEgo]

1. Brisbane
2. Gold Coast
3. Adelaide
4. Hawthorn
5. Collingwood
6. Fremantle
7. St Kilda
8. Western Bulldogs

9. Geelong
10. GWS
11. Sydney
12. Port Adelaide
13. Essendon
14. Carlton
15. Melbourne
16. North Melbourne
17. Richmond
18. West Coast

 

[tiger_tough]

Brisbane
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Adelaide
Gold Coast
St Kilda
Geelong
GWS
Sydney
Collingwood
WB
North
Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Richmond
Essendon
WCE

 

[Bill Crouse]

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

 

[timokane]

Carlton misses again i have them in there in 11th

 

[PattyKwasagun]

I reckon 2026 is finally North's year to jump. I think it might be a dramatic jump too.

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

 

[LuckyBounce!]

Carlton really getting hammered in all of these ladder predictions. They were premiers this time last year!

 

[Run n Spread]

port
Hawks
Swans
Lions
 Dogs
Pies
 freo
Crows

 
Melbourne
Geelong
Saints
 north
gws
Suns
Carlton
Richmond
Essendon
Eagles

 

[HeHateMe]

Rise
Swans, Hawks, Dogs, Saints

Drop
Pies, Crows, Cats, Dockers

1. Sydney
2. Hawthorn
3. Brisbane
4. Gold Coast
5. GWS
6. Western Bulldogs
7. Geelong
8. Adelaide

9. St.Kilda
10. Fremantle

11. Collingwood
12. Carlton
13. North Melbourne
14. Port Adelaide
15. Richmond
16. Melbourne
17. Essendon
18. West Coast

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

If the Blues make finals without Curnow build Vossy a statue

 

[Optimistic Dog]

All teams playing for second. The lions won with a number of key players injured. They get Allen, Draper and a gun academy player plus the injured stars from 25 something really unexpected would have to happen not to win it again.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

All teams playing for second. The lions won with a number of key players injured. They get Allen, Draper and a gun academy player plus the injured stars from 25 something really unexpected would have to happen not to win it again.

Teams will need a Gawn, Trac, Viney, Oliver in 2021 form level midfield to take them down. Their best 22 is sickeningly good.

 

[Lach72]

1 Brisbane - too much quality coming in
2 Gold Coast - big step up.
3 Hawthorn
4 Fremantle - natural progression and more games form Hayden Young

26

Hayden Young

Age

24

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

5 Geelong - aging
6 Adelaide - harder draw will find them out
7 Pies - aging
8 GWS - aging stars
9 Sydney - could push higher if they have luck with injuries
10 bulldogs no decent KPB
11 Saints - new additions will take time
12 Richmond - young kids improve a bit. Might win 7-9 games

Rubbish below
13 Port
14 Carlton
15 Melbourne
16 Essendon
17 North
18 West Coast