2026 Ladder Predictions

[Worm4]

Ross is going into his 4th year with this group and he is an elite coach.

What makes you think Ross an elite coach. Serious question

 

[PumpyChowdown]

End of home and away.

1. GWS
2. Carlton
3. Melbourne
4. Gold Coast
5. Richmond
6. Hawthorn
7. Sydney
8. West Coast

9. Essendon
10. Brisbane
11. North Melbourne
12. Adelaide
13. Western Bulldogs
14. St. Kilda
15. Geelong
16. Fremantle
17. Collingwood
18. Port Adelaide


Finals week 1:
GWS def. Gold Coast
Melbourne def. Carlton
Richmond def. West Coast
Sydney def. Hawthorn

Finals week 2:
Richmond def. Gold Coast
Sydney def. Carlton

Finals week 3:
Richmond def. GWS
Sydney def. Melbourne

Grand Final:
Richmond def. Sydney

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I don't get the love for St.kilda. what do they have that could see them play finals?

Its more what they are expected to be getting. The gap between being an, at best, poor to bad team* and a mid-table to finals team isn't that great.
A little improvement plus a bit of injected talent may be enough. Or, if the changes are too many, could lead to a slow start to the season that keeps them out of the running.

*the bottom three are way below trash, more akin to poisoned compost heaps

 

[Danger in Texas]

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

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

 

[Saints4ever]

What makes you think Ross an elite coach. Serious question

Anybody who can take a St Kilda side and a Fremantle side to a Grand Final has to be an elite coach .

Obviously I’m biased but Ross clearly coaches to a plan and most of the time delivers.

You may not like his plan but he can clearly coach.

 

[Worm4]

Anybody who can take a St Kilda side and a Fremantle side to a Grand Final has to be an elite coach .

Obviously I’m biased but Ross clearly coaches to a plan and most of the time delivers.

You may not like his plan but he can clearly coach.

Not saying he cant coach, just don't think he is elite unless he delivers a flag.

 

[Saints4ever]

Not saying he cant coach, just don't think he is elite unless he delivers a flag.

That’s fair.

I’ve always thought elite coach who got unlucky in 09 and 10.

Could’ve easily gone back to back.

Obviously he didn’t though.

For now we will say good coach.

 

[Nunez]

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

Suns are a top 4 double up for Brisbane this year instead of an outside of the 8 double up, which was a big part of why our fixture was so hard this year. Can't get any harder than 2025.

 

[rfc4eva]

1. Brisbane - Could go undefeated
2. Gold Coast - Petracca addition will be enormous
3. Hawthorn - Merrett addition will be enormous
4. Geelong - Marshall addition will be enormous
5. Fremantle - Ready to properly challenge
6. Adelaide - Can challenge again. need another midfielder
7. Western Bulldogs - Interrupted 2025, they will be better and more settled next year
8. Sydney - Last year was a write off early on

9. GWS - Just don't have enough through the middle anymore. Should be going hard for Simpkin or Trac
10. Collingwood - The cliff is upon us - Will be ordinary for the next few years
11. St.Kilda - Bye bye Rossco
12. North Melbourne - The big bounce is beginning
13. Port Adelaide - Just in no mans land at the moment. Could be worse if Butters leaves in the next few weeks
14. Carlton - Big concerns here with players departing all over the place
15. Melbourne - New coach. Have sneakily had a bit of an exodus once Petracca and Mcvee depart on top of Spargo
16. Essendon - Goodness me. Where to?
17. West Coast - Will improve slightly.
18. Richmond - Will be worse than last year.

Won 4 more games than the eagles and have put heaps of development in but sure put us down for the spoon,yet your going to jump to 12th lol,can you trade us your future 1st again

 

[Altum Volantes]

Won 4 more games than the eagles and have put heaps of development in but sure put us down for the spoon,yet your going to jump to 12th lol,can you trade us your future 1st again

You won 5 games mate, stranger things have happened.

 

[Jeff76]

Brisbane premiers, runners up will be out of Hawks, Cats and GC.

 

[Humblebob]

Fremantle
Geelong
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Dogs
Hawks
Collingwood
St Kilda
Adelaide
GWS
Sydney
Melbourne
Carlton
North
Port
Essendon
Richmond
Wet Toast

 

[PumpyChowdown]

Does he still get the money if the Cats finish before 15th?

The answer is yes.

 

[zaynedorko]

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

Hawks def. Suns
Lions def. Swans
Dogs def. Cats
Crows def by Saints

Suns def. Dogs
Swans def. Saints

Hawks def. Swans
Lions def. Suns

Lions def. Hawks

Come on threepeat!

 

[HBFlanker]

Won 4 more games than the eagles and have put heaps of development in but sure put us down for the spoon,yet your going to jump to 12th lol,can you trade us your future 1st again

North are ready to jump. Richmond aren't.

Second year for young guys can generally be difficult, and theres not a heap of leadership to guide them through.

I think Richmond regress in 2026

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

Y'all got no idea.

Port's coming for gold!!

 

[coylez]

1. Brisbane
2. Adelaide
3. Gold Coast
4. Geelong
5. Fremantle
6. Hawthorn
7. Western Bulldogs
8. Sydney
9. GWS
10. St Kilda

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Y'all got no idea.

Port's coming for gold!!

Or, at least iron pyrite.
Seriously, if Port can keep that first-choice midfield together, and imnprovement in the rotations, they should be highly competitive. Its turning ball winning to winning score that remains in doubt. Anything from pushing for top four to narrowly missing bottom four would not be huge shocks.

 

[Cam Payne]

Given McRae's melting this post season I reckon the Pies are on the way down.

 

[timokane]

My top 8 for now is:

1. hawks
2. lions
3. suns
4. pies
5. freo
6. crows
7. stkilda
8. cats

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Carlton misses again i have them in there in 11th

What

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Eric draven

 

[footy75]

Brisbane and Hawks

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Tregenza
Viska
McKinnon
Robran
Wellman
Maynard
Schwerdt
Hall/Hodges/Eccles/Bassett

 

[timokane]

Who thinks Collingwood could be top of the ladder just needs not to fazz out in August.
Like top for 2/3rds of 2025.
Have a good august this time.
They could stay on top in 2026.
You never know.