These threads have been good value in recent preseasons and I think the main board's lacking for not having them this year, so have at it!
Pretty simple, these three teams finished bottom 3 last season, so that's why they're together.
Obviously Gold Coast are unlikely to finish highest, but it could be an interesting battle between the other two.
If I had to pick one I'd go Melbourne, but Carlton did win more games in the 2nd half of last season than the Dees did all year (and lost two more by under a goal), so it wouldn't shock me if they finished higher.
Don't see it as a certainty by any means that Melbourne will just flick a switch and be a finals team again.
For one thing they were the highest scoring team in 2018, but there are now big questionmarks over their forwardline, so high scoring is one part of their game they could struggle to recapture.
They desperately need T-Mac back to full fitness and form, as they're generally a much better team when he's there and firing.
Pretty simple, these three teams finished bottom 3 last season, so that's why they're together.
Obviously Gold Coast are unlikely to finish highest, but it could be an interesting battle between the other two.
If I had to pick one I'd go Melbourne, but Carlton did win more games in the 2nd half of last season than the Dees did all year (and lost two more by under a goal), so it wouldn't shock me if they finished higher.
Don't see it as a certainty by any means that Melbourne will just flick a switch and be a finals team again.
For one thing they were the highest scoring team in 2018, but there are now big questionmarks over their forwardline, so high scoring is one part of their game they could struggle to recapture.
They desperately need T-Mac back to full fitness and form, as they're generally a much better team when he's there and firing.
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