The competition

[jim boy]

Personally I think Brisbane are overrated and I am tipping them to miss the 8. They've turned over a huge number of players and the impact of Fev will probably be a lot less than everyone is making out. Plus there seems to be alot of unhappiness with the admin.

Collingwood will also drop this year, but should just make the eight. I can't see the Malthouse-Buckley thing working and it seems that the players are simply not enjoying their footy.

Hawks may scrap into top 4, but wont be the team they were in 08 - the rest of the comp has wizened up to them

The big improver will be West Coast to finish around sixth.

 

[maximus steel]

spot on west coast will be the big improver, but cant see them squeezing into the 8. the bottom 8 will go... West Coast, Essendon, Fremantle, Melbourne, Richmond, Sydney, Port Adelaide, Kangas

 

[David the Cat]

Hi All... just my second thread so be gentle!! I rate the Bulldogs who I think will be a real threat this comng year. I love their style of running football. And Hall WILL be an asset. St Kilda certainly and Adelaide will be better. Brisbane will be thereabouts too. I just dont see Collingwood winning with their list when it comes to the high pressure of finals footy. A few prima donnas there!

Hawthorn did have injuries last year, but people have forgotten that they have lost at least 30% of their premiership side, and I think Clarkson's game plan was well worked out by the others in 2009. Bottom half of the eight at best for them, and Clarkson will have to come up with something different.

Smokey? Yes..you guessed it....Sydney! Roos is top quality and will want to go out with a bang. So for me...

Geelong
Western Bulldogs
St Kilda
Adelaide
Brisbane
Collingwood
Sydney
Hawthorn

I could look bad in 10 months time!

 

[ant0s]

Hi All... just my second thread so be gentle!! I rate the Bulldogs who I think will be a real threat this comng year. I love their style of running football. And Hall WILL be an asset. St Kilda certainly and Adelaide will be better. Brisbane will be thereabouts too. I just dont see Collingwood winning with their list when it comes to the high pressure of finals footy. A few prima donnas there!

Hawthorn did have injuries last year, but people have forgotten that they have lost at least 30% of their premiership side, and I think Clarkson's game plan was well worked out by the others in 2009. Bottom half of the eight at best for them, and Clarkson will have to come up with something different.

Smokey? Yes..you guessed it....Sydney! Roos is top quality and will want to go out with a bang. So for me...

Geelong
Western Bulldogs
St Kilda
Adelaide
Brisbane
Collingwood
Sydney
Hawthorn

I could look bad in 10 months time!

Seems relatively close, I'd have

Aints
Cats
WB
Adelaide
Collingwood
Brisbane
Hawks
Eagles

cats to win it, if were not ravaged with injury