Top 8 won't change except Crows in Suns out?

[ablett]

agree?

 

[1990crow]

agree?

Who knows. Crows could still not make it.

 

[ablett]

Crows will give top 4 a shake

 

[1990crow]

Crows will give top 4 a shake

Tough draw, have to wait and see if the form is sustainable.

 

[PCORF]

Who knows. Crows could still not make it.

All depends if they can win the close games. They did last year and made the finals. They didn't the two years before and missed out.

 

[Catgirl]

Think Melbourne could make a surge for sure with some luck. They're only out of the 8 at the moment on %

 

[Hobbes]

Very plausible. On form, Sydney, Bulldogs, North, Hawthorn, Geelong, GWS, Adelaide and West Coast are probably the best eight teams by some margin. Of course, the season is young.

 

[Mr.X]

It's the most likely scenario.

Suns could fall away, and it's highly unlikely Melbourne will make it

Below sides need to start planning for 2017 onwards

Collingwood
Port Adelaide
St Kilda
Richmond
Carlton
Brisbane
Essendon
Fremantle

 

[Number37]

Don't think the Doggies are certainties for the 8 anymore.

 

[Hamingja]

It's the most likely scenario.

Suns could fall away, and it's highly unlikely Melbourne will make it

Below sides need to start planning for 2017 onwards

Collingwood
Port Adelaide
St Kilda
Richmond
Carlton
Brisbane
Essendon
Fremantle

Even this early in the year it definitely feels like you can draw a line after Melbourne. Collingwood and Port only one game out but 30% differential tells you how they are actually travelling compared to the top 10.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

GWS could fall away just as much as Gold Coast. They did last year. Granted they look much stronger now.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

North Hawks Dogs Swans top 4
WCE Geelong Crows next 3.
GWS likely next, GC and Melbourne pressing

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Can't see the Giants falling out, brilliantly tough and hard running side with all the bases covered now.
They'll keep it up.

 

[The King!]

Its round 5

 

[dean33]

North Hawks Dogs Swans top 4
WCE Geelong Crows next 3.
GWS likely next, GC and Melbourne pressing

Crows look top 4 for mine, I'd have them before dogs and north, I'd also have the Eagles in there purely cause they will barely lose a game at home. Saying that's it's still very early days.

 

[The Swert]

Its round 5

And history proves that the Top 8 is usually pretty settled after 5 rounds.

2015 - 2 changes
2014 - 3 changes
2013 - 0 changes
2012 - 3 changes
2011 - 2 changes
2010 - 1 change
2009 - 1 change

 

[Lithium]

Don't think the Doggies are certainties for the 8 anymore.

Because of injury? Because they have played some great football.
Unlucky not to be 5-0

 

[AG]

And history proves that the Top 8 is usually pretty settled after 5 rounds.

2015 - 2 changes
2014 - 3 changes
2013 - 0 changes
2012 - 3 changes
2011 - 2 changes
2010 - 1 change
2009 - 1 change

Season is 17 rounds too long!

 

[The King!]

And history proves that the Top 8 is usually pretty settled after 5 rounds.

2015 - 2 changes
2014 - 3 changes
2013 - 0 changes
2012 - 3 changes
2011 - 2 changes
2010 - 1 change
2009 - 1 change

Oh well start finals now then

 

[Number37]

Because of injury? Because they have played some great football.
Unlucky not to be 5-0

If they can continue with their form despite losing key players they will become the team to beat.
But it can just as quickly go the other way when a team starts getting injuries to key players.
IMO injuries will be even more significant this year with the speed of the game...players can't just step straight back in and perform...the game is too fast.

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Lock it in Eddie.

 

[AFDogs]

Hoping Melbourne squeeze in the 8 somehow. Also hope we play them in the finals if we both manage to make it.

Don't think the Doggies are certainties for the 8 anymore.

Interesting opinion.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

Every year. Every ******* year this thread gets made about a month into the season.

I guarantee you somebody will collapse. Some team that look like world beaters right now will collapse from an awesome position (like 7-3 or something) and miss the finals.

 

[kaiserchief13]

I just did the prediction and got

1. Hawthorn
2. Bulldogs
3. Sydney
4. Adelaide
5. North
6. GWS
7. West Coast
8. Geelong

 

[Lithium]

Hawthorn would want to improve. Leaving to much to few and only just getting over the line.
A loss to GWS this week is a very real possibly and if that happens we're right back in the pack.