Preview Round 1, 2020, tips and crowd expectations

[Howard Littlejohn]

Reported, for not being brad.

 

[CarnTheScray]

RICHMOND vs Carlton 85,000
WESTERN BULLDOGS vs Collingwood 48,000
ESSENDON vs Fremantle 42,000
ADELAIDE vs Sydney 45,000
GWS vs Geelong 14,000
Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide 13,000
St Kilda vs NORF 33,000
Hawthorn vs BRISBANE 45,000
WEST COAST vs Melbourne 58,000

 

[B4Bear]

Not always. Some teams have suffered difficult losses in Grand Finals and come back stronger the next year.

1991 Hawthorn beat a young West Coast Eagles in their first grand final after West Coast finished 3 games clear on top of the ladder
1992: - Eagles win the flag from 4th (in

1998: North lose Grand Final to 5th placed Adelaide after being up by 28 (?) points at half time
1999: North win their 4th flag

2005: West Coast lose to Sydney by 4 points
2006: West Coast win the flag by beating Sydney by a point

2012: Top of ladder Hawks lose to Sydney
2013: Hawks win first of three in a row

There's just a few examples of teams going the other way and not fading after a bad GF loss. It is all up to the club and how the help there players process the loss and what they choose to take out of it. Obviously there are lots of examples such as Crows in 17 and port in 07 where clubs have gone the other way.

Personally I think that 2019 will be looked back on as the year the Giants finally 'grew up' and I fully expect them in another Grand Final in the next 2-3 years.

They were all outstanding teams that you used as examples.

GWS are not an outstanding team. Good team, yes. But they have shown nothing to indicate that they are in the same league as the above teams.

If they winthe GF this year, well that will prove you right and me wrong.

 

[Tenny]

We're not exactly Round One guns either

I don’t think you’re guns at any time of the year lol

 

[Mt Isa Mustang]

Richmond def. Carlton 34pts 92,134
Western Bulldogs def. Collingwood 24pts 40,159
Essendon def. Fremantle 9 pts 39,419
Adelaide def. Sydney 22pts 46,910
GWS def. Geelong 29pts 18,412
Gold Coast def. Port Adelaide 11pts 14,295
St Kilda def. North Melbourne 2pts 29,414
Bris def. Hawthorn 15pts 45,179
West Coast def. Melbourne 62pts 59,123

 

[What else we can do]

Richmond 28 points 94,000
Collingwood 25 points 38,000
Essendon 35 points 44,000
Adelaide 30 points 45,000
GWS 20 points 14,000
Port Adelaude 18 points 10,000
St kilda 27 points 28,000
Brisbane 15 points 27,000
Eagles 39 points 51,000

 

[Baird]

Richmond vs Carlton 12pts 90K
Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood 33pts 47K
Essendon vs Fremantle 2pts 40K
Adelaide vs Sydney 18pts 46K
GWS vs Geelong 25pts 14K
Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide 48pts 12K
St Kilda vs North Melbourne 4pts 37K
Hawthorn vs Brisbane 20pts 40K
West Coast vs Melbourne 19pts 54K

 

[Farang83150]

To win,
Pies
Don's
Crows
GWS
Port
Roos
Hawks
WC

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Richmond vs Carlton by 9 points
Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood 16 points
Essendon by 11 points vs Fremantle
Adelaide vs Sydney by 6 points
GWS by 26 points vs Geelong
Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide by 9 points
St Kilda vs North Melbourne by 2 points
Hawthorn vs Brisbane by 11 points
West Coast by 32 points vs Melbourne

 

[Wild Westiger]

To win,
Pies
Don's
Crows
GWS
Port
Roos
Hawks
WC

Tigers or blues?

 

[Farang83150]

Tigers or blues?

Blues in an upset.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Lions over the Hawks a cert lock it in

 

[Chris_6678]

All draws.

 

[Flags_In_The_Bag]

I struggle to contemplate why it's a worthy thing to try and predict a crowd number.

 

[Coach_Required]

Richmond by 21 points vs Carlton
Western Bulldogs by 6 points vs Collingwood
Essendon vs Fremantle by 11 points
Adelaide by 6 points vs Sydney
GWS by 19 points vs Geelong
Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide by 17 points
St Kilda vs North Melbourne by 22 points
Hawthorn by 21 points vs Brisbane
West Coast vs Melbourne by 2 points

 

[the big lebowski]

I don’t think you’re guns at any time of the year lol

Except when we play the tigers lol

 

[dean33]

Except when we play the tigers lol

Glad we can bring some cheer to your year

 

[Dee Train]

Richmond by 21 points vs Carlton
Western Bulldogs by 6 points vs Collingwood
Essendon vs Fremantle by 11 points
Adelaide by 6 points vs Sydney
GWS by 19 points vs Geelong
Gold Coast vs Port Adelaide by 17 points
St Kilda vs North Melbourne by 22 points
Hawthorn by 21 points vs Brisbane
West Coast vs Melbourne by 2 points

I like the way you think

 

[adammania9]

Richmond 14.11.95 def Carlton 10.8.68
Western Bulldogs 13.10.88 def Collingwood 11.12.78
Essendon 9.9.63 def by Fremantle 12.9.81
Adelaide 13.18.96 def Sydney Swans 13.9.87
GWS Giants 11.6.72 def by Geelong 11.13.79
Gold Coast 8.11.59 def by Port Adelaide 12.16.88
St Kilda 7.10.52 def by North Melbourne 15.14.104
Hawthorn 13.7.85 def Brisbane Lions 12.8.80
West Coast 16.13.109 def Melbourne 8.10.58

 

[lvandinter]

Richmond (13.11) 89 def Carlton (8.10) 58- 88,678
Western Bulldogs (8.8) 56 def by Collingwood (12.5) 77- 48,084
Essendon (15.12) 102 def Fremantle (10.10) 70- 34,125
Adelaide (14.8) 92 def Sydney (13.7) 85- 42,855
GWS (10.12) 72 def Geelong (10.10) 70- 10,421
Gold Coast (12.8) 80 def by Port Adelaide (14.6) 90- 10,098
St Kilda (18.10) 118 def North Melbourne (10.5) 65- 43,810
Hawthorn (3.8) 26 def by Brisbane (12.10) 82- 38,942
West Coast (15.7) 97 def Melbourne (12.7) 79- 59,521

 

[MadMundy]

Richmond defeat Carlton by 37 points
Collingwood defeat Western Bulldogs by 19 points
Fremantle defeat Essendon by 28 points
Sydney defeat Adelaide by 10 points
GWS defeat Geelong by 5 points
Gold Coast defeat Port Adelaide by 3 points
St Kilda beat North Melbourne by 8 points
Hawthorn defeat Brisbane by 17 points
West Coast defeat Melbourne by 39 points.

 

[NedLCookson]

Richmond by 55pts, 81k
Western Bulldogs by 14pts, 42k
Essendon by 5pts, 37k
Sydney by 22pts, 38k
GWS by 25pts, 16k
Gold Coast by 36pts 12K
St Kilda by 8pts, 35k
Lions by 10pts, 44k
Melbourne by 16pts, 51k

 

[Bring-Back-Powell]

I reckon Carlton are a sneaky chance against Richmond.

Saw a couple of promising signs last night from the Blues.

 

[Billy ray]

gold coast to win by 45 and top the ladder

 

[adammania9]

Richmond 14.11.95 def Carlton 10.8.68
Western Bulldogs 13.10.88 def Collingwood 11.12.78
Essendon 9.9.63 def by Fremantle 12.9.81
Adelaide 13.18.96 def Sydney Swans 13.9.87
GWS Giants 11.6.72 def by Geelong 11.13.79
Gold Coast 8.11.59 def by Port Adelaide 12.16.88
St Kilda 7.10.52 def by North Melbourne 15.14.104
Hawthorn 13.7.85 def Brisbane Lions 12.8.80
West Coast 16.13.109 def Melbourne 8.10.58

I feel very differently about some of these

Richmond def Carlton by 35 - standard round one win for Richmond. Business as usual.
Western Bulldogs def Collingwood by 10 - Bulldogs always take it up to us, and our round one record is too atrocious to ignore
Essendon def Fremantle by 25 - was liking Freo but they're missing like 7 or 8 best 22 members. Bombers also handicapped but I prefer their top ups
Adelaide def Sydney by 10 - don't rate either side, can see the Crows pump up the fans with a memorable round one win
GWS Giants def Geelong by 20 - Geelong are good but GWS have nearly their entire list available. Should get the job done.
Gold Coast def by Port Adelaide by 30 - Port look to have the right midfield balance this year, they should win against a young Suns side but could see an upset
St Kilda def by North Melbourne by 20 - didn't think St Kilda could throw a completely new side together and be competitive right away but I like what I've
seen so far. North are perennial slow starters, they'll probably do it again
Hawthorn def by Brisbane Lions by 20 - have shown they can curb Hawthorn's style. Look primed for another big season.
West Coast def by Melbourne by 15 - big upset to happen. Eagles faced with a few key players on the sidelines and I'm not a rap for their depth. Melbourne
have had next to no pre-season concerns besides Gawn who will play. They'll have their best side out there, and I think they'll win.