Competitions Prediction Time

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OK we're about 4 days out from the start of the season and I thought is was time for a bit of fun. So lets see what everyone thinks lies ahead for the season.

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 6 - Gold Coast Brisbane Essendon Melbourne Port West Coast. I'm hoping for 2-3 more than this but struggle to see where they will come from.
Final Ladder Position: 13th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Deledio Martin
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 64 Vickery 35 Post 24
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery Rance Post
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Hawthorn - Pies back to back
Top 8: Pies Hawks Saints Dogs Crows Cats Swans Dees
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Fremantle
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Hall Jack
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Swan Judd Goddard
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

So have fun and remember these are other posters opinions, no-one is right wrong or stupid for making a prediction, so don't bother getting into a shit fight if something is posted that you don't agree with.

 

[axel2cotch2lids]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 5 - West Coast, Brisbane, Port, St.Kilda, Gold Coast
Final Ladder Position: 15th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Foley Grigg
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 45, Morton 20, Taylor 16
Top 3 Most Improved: Cotchin Vickery Rance
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Grimes, Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Bulldogs -Winner Collingwood
Top 8: Collingwood, Bulldogs, Hawthorn, Adelaide, Geelong, St.KIlda, Carlton, Melbourne
Biggest Climber: Adelaide
Biggest Slider: Fremantle
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Hall Pavlich
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Swan Pendlebury Burgoyne
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

 

[NQTIGER]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 9 - Gold Coast x 2 Brisbane x 2 Essendon Melbourne Port West Coast norf. I'm hoping for 2-3 more than this but struggle to see where they will come from.
Final Ladder Position: 9th -10th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Deledio cotch jack
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 55 Vickery 42 King 22
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery Rance Mcguane
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Hawthorn - Pies back to back
Top 8: Pies Hawks Saints Dogs Crows Swans Essendon Carlton
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Fremantle
Wooden Spoon: West Coast
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Hall Jack
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Judd Goddard swann
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

We should organise a LMS in the sanctuary

 

[Toadvine]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 8. Brisbane, West Coast, Port, Essendon, St.Kilda, North
Final Ladder Position: 12th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Jack Martin
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 50 Vickery 35 Morton 30
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery Cotchin Houli
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Bulldogs - Pies back to back
Top 8: Pies Dogs Hawks Swans Saints Crows Cats Carlton
Biggest Climber: Crows
Biggest Slider: Saints
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Hall Jack
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Goddard Pendlebury Sandilands
Rising Star Winner: Dion Prestia

 

[Goldust]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: Nine - Brisbane x 2, Fremantle, Essendon x 2, Gold Coast, West Coast, Sydney, Adelaide.
Final Ladder Position: 11th/12th.
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio, Mitch Morton.
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Jack Riewoldt, Mitch Morton, Tyrone Vickery.
Top 3 Most Improved: Trent Cotchin, Alex Rance, Tyrone Vickery.
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Reece Conca, Batchelor.

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood v Hawthorn (Magpies)
Top 8: Collingwood Hawthorn, St Kilda, Geelong, Sydney, Western Bulldogs, Sydney, Port Adelaide, Carlton.
Biggest Climber: Port Adelaide.
Biggest Slider: Fremantle.
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane.
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Lance Franklin, Jack Riewoldt, Mark Le Cras.
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Scott Pendlebury, Brendan Goddard, Shaun Higgins.
Rising Star Winner: Harley Bennell.

 

[happy_punter]

RICHMOND
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 7 wins, Brisbane(x2), Essendon(x2), Port, West Coast, Gold coast.
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 10th-13th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Deledio, Foley, Reiwoldt
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Reiwoldt, vickery, Griffith
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery, Contin, Browne
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca

Rest Of The AFL
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs (collingwood)
Top 8: pies, dogs, dockers, hawks, crows, cats, saints, roos.
Biggest Climber: tigers
Biggest Slider: saints
Wooden Spoon: GC suns
Top 3 Coleman Medal: J. reiwoldt, M. Le Cras, L. Franklin
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Swan, Goddard, Barlow
Rising Star Winner: D. Swallow

 

[Simmonds2Hislop]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 11 - St Kilda, Hawthorn, North, Brisbane (x2), Freo, Essendon, Port, Melbourne, Gold Coast, Geelong
Final Ladder Position: 9th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Deledio Riewoldt
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 63 Morton 34 Vickery 32
Top 3 Most Improved: Cotchin Vickery King
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Griff

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: St Kilda, Tankers - Saints win
Top 8: Pies Tankers Saints Dogs Crows Swans Hawks Dees
Biggest Climber: Carlton
Biggest Slider: Geelong
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Taylor Walker, Buddy Franklin, Nick Riewoldt
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Goddard, Judd, Swan
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

 

[Rancid_Beasties]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 9 wins - North (1/2), Brisbane X 2, Fremantle (@ the G), Essendon X 2, Port, Gold Coast, West Coast.
Final Ladder Position: 11th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Deledio Riewoldt Martin
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 70 Vickery 30 Morton 25
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery Taylor Rance
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs St Kilda - Collingwood
Top 8: Pies Saints Dogs Hawks Cats Freo Swans Carl
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: North (9 to 15)
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Hall J.Riewoldt
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Goddard Swan Bartel
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

 

[tunksy]

richmond

Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 8 gold coast, west coast, freo, melbourne, lions x2, crows, bombers
ladder: 9-10th
B&F: cotchin, dids, rance
Goals: riewoldt 50ish, morton 39, vickery 37
Most improved: Cotchin, batchelor, Houli
rising star: batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Pies, crows - crows win
Top 8: Pies Saints Dogs Crows (smokey) Swans Hawks Dees carlton
Biggest Climber: crows
Biggest Slider: Geelong
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Buddy Franklin, Walker, Tippet
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Goddard, Porpz, Judd
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

 

[foley_falcon]

Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 8 wins - Norf, Brisbane x2, Freo, Essendon, Port, West Coast, Gold Coast
Final Ladder Position: 13th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Riewoldt, Morton, Cotchin
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt, Morton, King
Top 3 Most Improved: Houli, Morton, Rance
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batchelor.

Rest Of The AFL
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood/Bulldogs - Bulldogs
Top 8: St.Kilda, Collingwood, Bulldogs, Hawthorn, Sydney, Geelong, Carlton, Adelaide.
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Fremantle
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin, J.Brown, N.Reiwoldt
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Hayes, Boyd, Pendlebury
Rising Star Winner: Gary Rohan

 

[Jewish Tiger]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: (In order of fixture) 6 - North Melbourne, Brisbane, Essendon, Port Adelaide, Brisbane again, Gold Coast.
Final Ladder Position: 13th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Riewoldt Deledio
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 61 Vickery 32 Taylor 21
Top 3 Most Improved: Rance Vickery Taylor
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Bulldogs - Pies winners
Top 8: Collingwood, Bulldogs, Hawthorn, Saint Kilda, Fremantle, Carlton, Geelong, Adelaide
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Geelong
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: LeCras Franklin J. Riewoldt
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Goddard Franklin Gibbs
Rising Star Winner: Luke Shuey

 

[ize_]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 7 - Gold Coast, Brisbane x2, Essendon, Adelaide, Port, West Coast. I'm hoping for 2-3 more than this but struggle to see where they will come from.
Final Ladder Position: 14th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Deledio Morton
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 68 Vickery 29 King 23
Top 3 Most Improved: Morton Vickery Gourdis
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Hawthorn, can't go against Collingwood
Top 8: Collingwood Saints Hawthorn Bulldogs Geelong Freo Sydney Melbourne
Biggest Climber: Melbourne
Biggest Slider: Port
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin LeCras Pavlich
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Goddard Ablett Pendlebury
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

 

[Azzleberry]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 7 - Carlton, Gold Coast, Brisbane Essendon, Melbourne, Port, West Coast.
Final Ladder Position: 12th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Deledio Jackson
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 55 Post 30 Morton 25
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery Graham Cotchin
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Bulldogs - Pies back to back
Top 8: Pies, Dogs, Hawks, Saints, Freo, Cats, Swans, North Melbourne
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Carlton
Wooden Spoon: West Coast
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin, Hall, Riewoldt
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Hayes Judd Pendelbury
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

 

[SteveoTheTiger]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 7 - Brisbane, Freo, Essendon, Gold Coast with a couple of upset wins possibly over Melbourne, North or West Coast and some repeat wins over the sides we already beat.
Final Ladder Position: 14th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Newman, Cotchin, Deledio
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt (50 - 60), Morton (30-40), King (15-20)
Top 3 Most Improved: Cotchin, Taylor, Webberly
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batchelor, Derickx

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Pies v Bulldogs. Pies back to back (shudders!)
Top 8: Pies, Bulldogs, Hawks, Saints, Geelong, Sydney, Carton, Freo
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Geelong
Wooden Spoon: Essendon
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin, Riewoldt, Hall
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Pendlebury, Goddard, Swan
Rising Star Winner: Swallow

 

[JR#8]

Top 8: Pies Hawks Saints Dogs Crows Cats Swans Dees

Not trying to start a shit fight, but you don't think Carlton will make the 8?

Just a question.

 

[enTYSd]

Wins for us: 7
Final Ladder Position: 14th
Top 3 in B&F: Cotchin, Jack, Newman
Top 3 Goalkickers: Jack, Morton, Vickery
Top 3 Most Improved: Taylor, Houli, Cotchin
Rising Star: Batchelor

Grand Final Sides: Pies vs Cats
Top 8: Pies, Dogs, Hawks, Saints, Cats, Swans, Blues, Dees
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Dockers
Spoon: GC
Coleman: Franklin, Hall, Bradshaw/Jack (Tie)
Brownlow: Goddard, Judd, Mitchell
Rising Star: Swallow

 

[camsmith]

Richmond:

Wins: 11
Final Ladder Position: 8th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Martin Deledio Riewoldt
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 85 Griffiths 50 Vickery 45
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery Griffiths Farmer
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca

Rest Of The AFL:

Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Hawthorn (Hawthorn win)
Top 8: Hawks, Pies, Dogs, Crows, Cats, Fremantle, Saints, Richmond
Biggest Climber: Richmond
Biggest Slider: Saints
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin, Lecras, Jack
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Swan, J Selwood, Hodge
Rising Star Winner: Conca

 

[DoItForCaptBlood]

Not trying to start a shit fight, but you don't think Carlton will make the 8?

Just a question.

No more surprising than a few posters predicting that the Cats won't make the 8!

 

[Rustof]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 7-9
Final Ladder Position: Whatever 7-9 wins is.
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotch, Deledio, Foley
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Reiwoldt 50-60, Big Vicks! 30-40, Morton 20-30
Top 3 Most Improved: Cotch, Vicks, Gourdis
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca & Batchy

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Doggies & Adelaide (Doggies to win)
Top 8: Collingwood, WB, Saints, Adelaide, Hawthorn, Swans, Freo, Cats
Biggest Climber: Adelaide
Biggest Slider: Cats
Wooden Spoon: Lions
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Buddy, N Reiwoldt, Jack
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Cotch , Ablett, Judd
Rising Star Winner: Wallis

Yep, pretty accurate i'd say.

 

[TheProwler]

Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 6-8, the obvious wins would be WC, Bris, Port, GC but if we get a run on like we did in the latter half last year then we could surprise a few sides. having said that if we get less than 6 then we would need to have some reasonable excuse as to why such as injury to keys etc......

Final Ladder Position: 12-14th, Should finish above GC, WC, Bris and around Port, NM, Melb, Ess, Carlton

Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Jack, Lids, Connors

Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Reiwoldt 50+ Morton & Kingy around 30

Top 3 Most Improved: Cotch, Connors, Rance

Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca would be the most obvious but I give both Barchelor and helbig a chance if they can play enough games and build some confidence?

Rest Of The AFL:

Grand Final Sides & Winner: Pies & Hawks with the Hawks in a thriller

Top 8: Collingwood, Hawthorn, Dogs, Freo, Swans, Saints, Cats, Crows

Biggest Climber: Hawks, didn't make it last year and if they click this year then lookout Pies

Biggest Slider: Saints, something they are far from at the moment and I wonder if they can put it all behind them and just play footy. The lass will not give in until she is jailed or brings the club to the knees.

Wooden Spoon: $GC$, even after all the $$ the AFL have thrown at them i think it will only buy them a stone motherless last in their first year. Ablett has OP and they look brittle down back. The kids will have to be good to avoid the coveted spoon.

Top 3 Coleman Medal: Buddy, JR, Bazzer

Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Swan, Hodge, Judd

Rising Star Winner: Swallow ( when in doubt go the No1 pick)

and I will throw another one in;
First sacked coach: Ratten, the scum will miss the finals this year and sack Rats sorry ass

 

[Rayzorwire]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 11 - Carlton, St. Kilda, Brisbane, Freo, Port, Sydney, Gold Coast, West Coast, North
Final Ladder Position: 8th on percentage from Carlton after they get beaten in their last game (the week before) and we heroically beat North by just the right amount with every non-Carlton supporter in Australia cheering us on
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Reiwoldt Jackson
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 52 Morton 43 King 28
Top 3 Most Improved: Astbury Vickery Rance
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Batchelor in rd.1 due to a game-saving tackle

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Hawthorn V WBulldogs - Hawthorn knock out the Pies in the prelim thanks to unstoppable performances from their superstars all on the one night, Dogs get over Geelong in an epic last man standing slugfest, but their walking wounded can't get up for the next week, breaking their hearts to be so close but so far away yet again and handing Hawthorn another Bradbury flag with a Geelong--->Port style demolition.

Top 8: Pies Cats Dogs Swans Hawks Saints Dons Tigers
Biggest Climber: Gold Coast
Biggest Slider: Freo
Wooden Spoon: Michael Voss
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Dawes Walker
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Boyd Selwood Franklin
Rising Star Winner: Heppell

 

[Tigerland]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 10 - Carlton, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Essendon, Freo, Melbourne x 2, North Melbourne, Port, West Coast.

Final Ladder Position: 10th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotchin Deledio Roo
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 61 Vickery 35 King 27
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery Rance Post
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Hawthorn - Pies
Top 8: Pies Hawks Saints Swans Dogs Freo Cats Crows
Biggest Climber: Hawks
Biggest Slider: Carlton
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Roo S Johnson
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Pendelbury Goodes Franklin
Rising Star Winner: Swallow

 

[tigland]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 8 - Gold Coast, Brisbane x 2 Essendon (once) Melbourne (once) Port, Sydney (once), Freo (once).
Final Ladder Position: 11th - 13th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Cotch, Lids, Foley
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 58 Morton 32 Vickery 27
Top 3 Most Improved: Vickery, Griffo, Astbury
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Batch, Helbig

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Doggies - Pies back to back
Top 8: Pies Doggies Saints Crows Cats Hawks Carlton Freo
Biggest Climber: Adelaide
Biggest Slider: North
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Franklin Hall Jack
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Judd Cross Swan
Rising Star Winner: David Swallow

 

[docko911]

Richmond
Wins - How Many & Who Will We Beat: 14 - Carlton (1/2), Hawthorn, North Melbourne x (1/2), Brisbane Lions x 2, Fremantle, Essendon (1/2), Port Adelaide, Sydney x 2, Melbourne x (1/2), Gold Coast, West Coast, Adelaide
Final Ladder Position: 6th
Top 3 in Best & Fairest: Deledio, Cotchin, Foley
Top 3 in Goal Kicking: Riewoldt 84 Vickery 43 Morton 37
Top 3 Most Improved: Rance Post Graham Vickery
Who Gets A Rising Star Nomination: Conca, Astbury, Batchelor

Rest Of The AFL:
Grand Final Sides & Winner: Collingwood vs Western Bulldogs
Top 8: Pies Dogs Saints Hawks Cats Tigers Blues Bombers
Biggest Climber: Richmond
Biggest Slider: Sydney
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane (Maybe 0 Wins)
Top 3 Coleman Medal: Riewoldt Franklin Hurley
Top 3 Brownlow Medal: Deledio Hodge Watson
Rising Star Winner: Conca

 

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Us

Wins 8. No idea who against but it wont be the obvious.
Ladder 13th
B&F top 3. Morton,Deledio,Cotchin
Goals top 3. Reiwoldt 67,Morton 41,King 23
Most improved top 3. Morton,Vickery,Rance
Rising star noms. Conca,batchelor,Macdonald

The Rest
GF. Hawks to beat Pies
Top 8. Hawks,Pies,Swans,Dogs,Saints,Blues,Cats,Demons
Biggest climb. Swans
Biggest slide. Freo
Spoon. Gold Coast
Top 3 Coleman. Franklin 97,Bradshaw 69,Betts 63(Jack 67 obviously)
Top 3 Brownlow. Pendlebury,Goddard,Franklin
Rising Star. David Swallow