Predictions, Part 1

[Mister B]

Hmmm interesting... here goes

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest?Barry Hall
- Will kick the most goals?Barry Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut?Not too sure bout this one.
- Will earn All-Australian selection?Barry Hall, Craig Bolton, Ted Richards and Brett Kirk
- Will kick the first goal for the season?Amon (Starting where he left off)
- Will get the most Brownlow votes?Brett Kirk
- Will have the most disposals?Brett Kirk
- Will take the most marks?Barry Hall
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again?Barry Hall
- Will win Best First Year Player?Not too sure
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'?I think we can be sure it wont bethe boss
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury?Doyle

2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals?3rd
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22?5th
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)?68
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin?32
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one?Surfie look not quite as long as 05
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one?Rotating CHB with C.Bolton while being a pinch hitter in the forward line.
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance?No, please god no
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)?72,358

 

[Minkus_Swan]

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest? - Luke Ablett
- Will kick the most goals? - Barry Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut? - Tim Schmidt
- Will earn All-Australian selection? - Hall and Jude Bolton
- Will kick the first goal for the season? - Buchanan
- Will get the most Brownlow votes? - Jude Bolton
- Will have the most disposals? - Jude Bolton
- Will take the most marks? - Barry Hall
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again? - Brett Kirk
- Will win Best First Year Player? - Jared Moore
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'? - Tim Lane
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury? - Spriggs

2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals? - Premiers
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22? - 2nd
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)? - 58 points
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin? - 48 points
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one? - Mullet
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one? - Full Forward/Pocket
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance? - Striking
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)? - 67,500

More questions to come.[/QUOTE]

 

[mattyh]

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest? Brett Kirk
- Will kick the most goals? Barry Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut? Tim Schmidt
- Will earn All-Australian selection? Barry Hall, Adam Goodes, Leo Barry, Jude Bolton
- Will kick the first goal for the season? Ted Richards
- Will get the most Brownlow votes? Barry Hall
- Will have the most disposals? Jude Bolton
- Will take the most marks? Barry Hall
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again? Brett Kirk
- Will win Best First Year Player? Tim Schmidt
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'? Sam Newman
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury? [BJarrod McVeigh[/B]

2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals? 1st!!
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22? 4th
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)? 78 points
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin? 52
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one? Blonde with streaks
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one? Half forward
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance? No
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)? 65, 433



This will be interesting!

 

[Annabelle]

Ok guys, time to put some reputations on the line. Let's hear your predictions for 2006. At the end of the year we'll tally up how many correct answers everyone gets.

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest? Buchanan
- Will kick the most goals?Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut?Grundy
- Will earn All-Australian selection?Hall, Buchanan,O'Keeffe
- Will kick the first goal for the season? Schneider
- Will get the most Brownlow votes?Buchanan
- Will have the most disposals?Bolton, J
- Will take the most marks?Hall
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again?Hall
- Will win Best First Year Player?Grundy
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'?Walls
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury?Doyle

2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals?Winner
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22?Second
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)?56
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin?28
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one?Short
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one?Bench - Half-forward
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance?No
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)?63,000

More questions to come.

 

[HighReeve]

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest? Goodes
- Will kick the most goals? Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut? Grundy, M. Davis
- Will earn All-Australian selection? J.Bolton, Goodes
- Will kick the first goal for the season? O'Keefe
- Will get the most Brownlow votes? Goodes
- Will have the most disposals?Bolton J
- Will take the most marks?Hall
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again? Hall
- Will win Best First Year Player? Moore.
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'? Carro.
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury? *bows to pressure...Doyle..* or Brabazon.

2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals?Winner
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22? Third
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)? 80
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin? 34
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one? Electric green afro.
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one? Half forward. Defender by end of season..
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance? Rough play.
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)? 70, 000.

 

[SimonH]

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest? Brett Kirk (Jude Bolton as minor roughie)
- Will kick the most goals? Barry Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut? Heath Grundy (roughie Josh Willoughby)
-Australian selection? Craig Bolton, Barry Hall, Brett Kirk
- Will kick the first goal for the season? BBBH
- Will get the most Brownlow votes? Kirk
- Will have the most disposals? Amon Buchanan
- Will take the most marks? BBBH by such a distance I couldn't even pick a roughie to beat him
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again? Brett Kirk
- Will win Best First Year Player? No idea whether Nick Malceski is eligible, nor whether Ted Richards is.
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'? Define 'prominent'. Probably Robert Walls.
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury? Stephen Doyle is the bookies' favourite, but I'll list Andrew Ericksen as my roughie for bad luck. Hope I'm wrong, Andrew!
2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals? Can't do ladder predictions for my club; hopelessly conflicted between what I'd like to see occur and what's objectively likely
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22? Ditto
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)? 72 points
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin? 56 points
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one? In an Alice band, again
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one? Coming off the bench and roaming uncertainly around the CHF area.
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance? Unduly rough play, of course
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)? 54,000.

 

[Tuhob]

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest? Adam Goodes
- Will kick the most goals? Barry Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut? Tim Schmidt
- Will earn All-Australian selection? Hall, Goodes, Kirk, Barry
- Will kick the first goal for the season? O'Loughlin
- Will get the most Brownlow votes? Goodes
- Will have the most disposals? Kirk
- Will take the most marks? Hall
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again? Hall
- Will win Best First Year Player? Malceski if eligible or Moore
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'? Robert Walls
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury? Unfortunately, I reckon Doyle

2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals? Hopefully 1st
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22? 3rd
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)? 84
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin? 32
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one? Cut short
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one? Half-forward
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance? Rough Play
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)? 72k at Telstra Stadium, 39k at SCG

 

[ChubbMuff]

Not sure about those predicting Magic to kick the first goal for the season. He "usually" doesn't make his debut until about round 5. Four or so goalless games to start the season may have us seriously wondering about our back-to-back chances.

Cheese!!

 

[HighReeve]

1. Who...
- Will win the Best and Fairest? Goodes
- Will kick the most goals? Hall
- Will be the first Swan to make their AFL debut? Grundy, M. Davis
- Will earn All-Australian selection? J.Bolton, Goodes
- Will kick the first goal for the season? O'Keefe
- Will get the most Brownlow votes? Goodes
- Will have the most disposals?Bolton J
- Will take the most marks?Hall
- Will be captain on Grand Final day if we make it again? Hall
- Will win Best First Year Player? Moore.
- Will be the first prominent football identity to mention 'flooding' or 'boring football'? Carro.
- Will suffer the first season-ending injury? *bows to pressure...Doyle..* or Brabazon.

2. What...
- Will be the Swans' ladder position in 2006, after the finals?Winner
- Will be the Swans' ladder position at the end of round 22? Third
- Will be the Swans' greatest winning margin (within six points considered correct)? 80
- Will be the Swans' greatest losing margin? 34
- Will Ryan O'Keefe have done with his hair come round one? Electric green afro.
- Will be Ted Richards' role in the team (half-forward, full-back etc) in round one? Half forward. Defender by end of season..
- Will Barry Hall be charged with for the annual Ridiculous BBBBH Tribunal Appearance? Rough play.
- Will be Sydney's largest home crowd (within 1000 considered correct)? 70, 000.

Oh my.

 

[is2SWaNz]

So who actually got the most coorect predictions?

We should make a new one!!! It looks fun!