Autopsy Biggest surprises in 2017

[Robbed]

Danger being robbed of a brownlow

 

[Big Blood]

Liam Jones becoming a competent footballer.

It's enough to make you believe Richmond can win a final.

 

[exxcessivve]

Sydney's 0-6 start and subsequent huge remainder of the season, Richmond becoming good all of a sudden, and Josh J Kennedy still being able to win the Coleman after however many weeks he had off

 

[Big Blood]

Hawthorn's dramatic drop off is another surprise. Now I think they will drop off even more with the departures of Hodge and Gibbo.

It's startling how all four prelim finalists of 2015 have dropped off - Freo and North have fallen off a cliff, the West Coast you wouldn't bet on improving next year, the Hawks already in rebuild (yes, possibly the greatest rebuild since Berlin 1946, also possibly not).

 

[John Who]

It's startling how all four prelim finalists of 2015 have dropped off - Freo and North have fallen off a cliff, the West Coast you wouldn't bet on improving next year, the Hawks already in rebuild (yes, possibly the greatest rebuild since Berlin 1946, also possibly not).

Maybe a sign the premiership window is getting smaller and smaller. Hard to see any team dominate the competition for too many consecutive years these days!

 

[00Stinger]

A team like Port who have not beaten a top 8 team all year could end up in the top 4

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[Mattdougie]

How rubbish the level of football is

 

[LeverPuller]

Can I say Melbourne as a big surprise? Not for finals in and of itself, but if you said to me at the start of the year that the Dees would make the eight despite all of Hogan, Gawn and Jones missing a significant chunk of footy I'd have laughed at you.

 

[blitzer]

Can I say Melbourne as a big surprise? Not for finals in and of itself, but if you said to me at the start of the year that the Dees would make the eight despite all of Hogan, Gawn and Jones missing a significant chunk of footy I'd have laughed at you.

I always rated Melbourne as a likely finalist so they weren't on my surprises but I reckon with how well your mob was travelling earlier in the season you would have made top 4 if you had a golden run with injuries.