Prediction Ladder Predictor after round 6.

[briztoon]

Hahaha, I can take that. If you're right, I'll send you nice bottle of red as a prize.

Won’t even be close.

 

[Tom14]

I forgot to stop and did 7 rounds. But I also have Norf in the top 8 so far. They have very winnable start to the season.

GCS should also be up there.

I think the Hawks will struggle.

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Way too much credit for Sleepy here. I get that their draw is easy, but I trust them to find a way to lose.

 

[Elixuh]

Way too much credit for Sleepy here. I get that their draw is easy, but I trust them to find a way to lose.

My thinking is reverse hot hand fallacy. How long can you be this shit. Surely this year is different!

 

[Tom14]

My thinking is reverse hot hand fallacy. How long can you be this shit. Surely this year is different!

 

[Elixuh]

Narrator: 2026 would not be different

 

[Tom14]

Narrator: 2026 would not be different

Their list still stinks. The comparison with the 2019 lions is very funny, because we added Neale, McCarthy, Marcus Adams and a full season of Charlie Cameron to our 2018 lineup.

I've turned trade priod off in my brain but I don't think norf brought in any good mature talent to speed up their list build.

 

[Elixuh]

Their list still stinks. The comparison with the 2019 lions is very funny, because we added Neale, McCarthy, Marcus Adams and a full season of Charlie Cameron to our 2018 lineup.

I've turned trade priod off in my brain but I don't think norf brought in any good mature talent to speed up their list build.

Darling and Toby pink will come good this year

 

[KissKiss]

Pulled these off the AFL twitter account.

They look weird. One of the first ones I looked at was Richmond that have 5 key backs named in their best 23

 

[KissKiss]

I'm on the early season North wagon as well. And think Sydney will have a big year out of the gate. Hopefully they fall apart by finals time

 

[briztoon]

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I'm on the early season North wagon as well. And think Sydney will have a big year out of the gate. Hopefully they fall apart by finals time

I believe North play West Coast twice in WA. Once at Optus stadium, and once in Joondalup (or where ever the country game is, that North sold to WA).

I’m not counting either as a walk up win for North.

 

[briztoon]

Richmond still have a lot of senior players from their premiership teams, that aren’t cooked has beens (apart from Lynch).

The teams not good enough to beat a top 6 team, but it’s experienced enough to beat clubs at their own level, and possibly just above.

 

[Tom14]

Darling and Toby pink will come good this year

l o l

 

[BrainOfMorbius]

I believe North play West Coast twice in WA. Once at Optus stadium, and once in Joondalup (or where ever the country game is, that North sold to WA).

I’m not counting either as a walk up win for North.

I agree; I tipped the Eagles in the WCE-NM game. I still think (in the absence of further evidence) that they can and should beat Essendon, Carlton and Richmond.

 

[briztoon]

I agree; I tipped the Eagles in the WCE-NM game. I still think (in the absence of further evidence) that they can and should beat Essendon, Carlton and Richmond.

I guess I’m in the camp that North have to prove to me that they can win, before I tip them.

I still have Essendon ahead of North, as long as Essendon stay healthy.

 

[Section 5]

Wins in 2025 of the bottom 4 teams

Eagles (1) - Saints
Tigers (5) - Blues, Suns, Eagles, Eagles, Bombers
North (5.5) - Lions draw, Demons, Tigers, Tigers, Eagles, Blues
Bombers (6) - Power, Demons, Eagles, North, Swans, Tigers

 

[BangyBangy]

Begs the question who has been the shitter team North or West Coast.

I think West Coasts shitness has been deeper & more impressive, which is kinda strange for a club that is so damn rich, but North's pretty much started the year they intentionally torched their list (if my shaky memory is correct), culling Boomer Harvey (even though he was still in their top two or three best players), Nick Del Santo, Drew Petrie

Drew Petrie

Age

43

Ht

197cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.7

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

5.2

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

1.2

2star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.0

1star

, Michael Firrito

Michael Firrito

Age

42

Ht

189cm

Wt

93kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.8

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.3

4star

MG

291.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.0

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.4

4star

really put a dagger through the heart of the club.

I remember I was a little pissed off, I can only imagine what their supporters felt.

 

[Tom14]

Darling and Toby pink will come good this year

Begs the question who has been the shitter team North or West Coast.

I think West Coasts shitness has been deeper & more impressive, which is kinda strange for a club that is so damn rich, but North's pretty much started the year they intentionally torched their list (if my shaky memory is correct), culling Boomer Harvey (even though he was still in their top two or three best players), Nick Del Santo, Drew Petrie, Michael Firrito really put a dagger through the heart of the club.

I remember I was a little pissed off, I can only imagine what their supporters felt.

West Coast imo. They are a tier below the rest of the comp.

 

[Elixuh]

Begs the question who has been the shitter team North or West Coast.

I think West Coasts shitness has been deeper & more impressive, which is kinda strange for a club that is so damn rich, but North's pretty much started the year they intentionally torched their list (if my shaky memory is correct), culling Boomer Harvey (even though he was still in their top two or three best players), Nick Del Santo, Drew Petrie, Michael Firrito really put a dagger through the heart of the club.

I remember I was a little pissed off, I can only imagine what their supporters felt.

To assess this I always employ the scientific method of how many players from each side can I name.

Sadly I can probably name about a dozen or more NORF players.

I can name about 4 WCE players. Reid, Yeo, Waterman and McGovern.

 

[Section 5]

To assess this I always employ the scientific method of how many players from each side can I name.

Sadly I can probably name about a dozen or more NORF players.

I can name about 4 WCE players. Reid, Yeo, Waterman and McGovern.

Starch is a distance memory

 

[Tom14]

To assess this I always employ the scientific method of how many players from each side can I name.

Sadly I can probably name about a dozen or more NORF players.

I can name about 4 WCE players. Reid, Yeo, Waterman and McGovern.

Yeah but most of my list of Norf players are ones I think are truly terrible. Like I know who Finn O'Sullivan because he stinks!

Caleb Daniel, Darling, Luke McDonald - all stink!

 

[Elixuh]

Yeah but most of my list of Norf players are ones I think are truly terrible. Like I know who Finn O'Sullivan because he stinks!

Caleb Daniel, Darling, Luke McDonald - all stink!

There was, I think it was in the Harvard scientific journal, a study which found that the better AFL team is always the one you can identify the most players from. Actual ability is irrelevant.

 

[Grasshopper17]

To assess this I always employ the scientific method of how many players from each side can I name.

Sadly I can probably name about a dozen or more NORF players.

I can name about 4 WCE players. Reid, Yeo, Waterman and McGovern.

VicBias.

 

[BangyBangy]

You're all wrong.

The correct answer is St Kilda

 

[Mr Ripper]

Salary caps, drafts, free agency and still you have half a dozen clubs starting the season with absolutely no hope of achieving anything. What a dog turd of a league.

 

[BangyBangy]

Salary caps, drafts, free agency and still you have half a dozen clubs starting the season with absolutely no hope of achieving anything. What a dog turd of a league.

And half of those would be amongst the richest in the league.