Who will finish higher - West Coast, Adelaide or Geelong?

[OnceKicked50]

B

Because weren't they like $1.06 favourites to win. It was a disgraceful loss by West Coast to the Dogs.

Haha, did you watch any of the finals series post week one? To suggest it was a 'disgraceful' loss is pretty disparaging to the Dogs. Who do you barrack for?

 

[Sando22]

Crows

 

[Brenton Davy]

Can't see West Coast really threatening.

Geelong to finish the highest UNLESS Dangerfield or Selwood go down with a lti. If both go down, especially early, they won't make the 8.

Adelaide to finish between the other two unless either Talia and/or Betts go down.
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I guess what I am saying is that Geelong and Adelside have the better chance if key players stay fit

 

[Bobby_]

We're actually a better side heading into 2017 than what we were last year.

Hawkins is fading away mate. Going on 29 years of age, his best years are now behind him. We can't expect 65 goals from him this year.
We lose depth in the key forward position after Kersten, Clark and Vardy left.
Do you really believe Henderson or Taylor will prove to be the perfect partnership for Hawkins?

The thing is, there won't be as much competition for spots as what there was with those guys in the reserves. That means Aaron Black will be gifted games even if his form does not warrant it (there's no bloody one else!). He may boot 20 goals but it's highly unlikely. He could not even dominate in the reserves for North Melbourne last year. He's a light framed key forward who can get hot on his day. At 26, he won't become the next James Podsiadly we are eagerly searching for.

You then look at the loss of Enright. It's a lot more profound than what some may believe. He was still our best defender last year. With Mackie virtually washed up, Tuohy and Guthrie are now our best small defenders. There is no margin for error in terms of injury or lack of form as there is no Enright to help out as he did so often in 2016.
Thurlow is still questionable at this stage as we don't even know if his knee will ever recover. A lot of guys return and are not even close to the athletes they were before an ACL injury.

You throw in a much tougher fixture and there is not a chance we improve on what we did last year.
If anything, just banking enough wins to even make the finals will be a task in-itself. GWS, Bulldogs, Sydney & Hawthorn are automatic locks and we then have many teams improving. St Kilda play us well. Collingwood play us well. Fremantle play us well.

Losing Caddy is another significant loss. He was one of only a few genuine hard nuts we had in the side. With Caddy, you knew he would throw his body around without any regard for his own safety.
We have Menegola, Danger and the Selwood's, but there's no one else with genuine hatred in their game.
Ruggles is a goer, but he's a genuine hack trying his best while he's still on the list.
Hawkins is a big soft teddy bear. Black is a slightly weaker version of Kersten. Smith was born with a peaheart and the likes of Murdoch, Motlop & Mackie are so embarrassing to the sport and the Geelong brand, they may as well carry a couple of spare tampons in their socks or something. Jesus Christ!

 

[Mofra]

Adelaide look set to really challenge for mine, some luck with injuries (Crouch brothers) and they're in the hunt.
Everyone talks about their forwardline, but a backline with Talia & Lever provides on hell of a spine.

 

[yyou]

I think West Coast.

Mitchell inclusion nullifies the loss of Naitanui IMO.

Mitchell's tap work is severely underrated

 

[TEDDY24INC]

Hawkins is fading away mate. Going on 29 years of age, his best years are now behind him. We can't expect 65 goals from him this year.
We lose depth in the key forward position after Kersten, Clark and Vardy left.
Do you really believe Henderson or Taylor will prove to be the perfect partnership for Hawkins?

The thing is, there won't be as much competition for spots as what there was with those guys in the reserves. That means Aaron Black will be gifted games even if his form does not warrant it (there's no bloody one else!). He may boot 20 goals but it's highly unlikely. He could not even dominate in the reserves for North Melbourne last year. He's a light framed key forward who can get hot on his day. At 26, he won't become the next James Podsiadly we are eagerly searching for.

You then look at the loss of Enright. It's a lot more profound than what some may believe. He was still our best defender last year. With Mackie virtually washed up, Tuohy and Guthrie are now our best small defenders. There is no margin for error in terms of injury or lack of form as there is no Enright to help out as he did so often in 2016.
Thurlow is still questionable at this stage as we don't even know if his knee will ever recover. A lot of guys return and are not even close to the athletes they were before an ACL injury.

You throw in a much tougher fixture and there is not a chance we improve on what we did last year.
If anything, just banking enough wins to even make the finals will be a task in-itself. GWS, Bulldogs, Sydney & Hawthorn are automatic locks and we then have many teams improving. St Kilda play us well. Collingwood play us well. Fremantle play us well.

Losing Caddy is another significant loss. He was one of only a few genuine hard nuts we had in the side. With Caddy, you knew he would throw his body around without any regard for his own safety.
We have Menegola, Danger and the Selwood's, but there's no one else with genuine hatred in their game.
Ruggles is a goer, but he's a genuine hack trying his best while he's still on the list.
Hawkins is a big soft teddy bear. Black is a slightly weaker version of Kersten. Smith was born with a peaheart and the likes of Murdoch, Motlop & Mackie are so embarrassing to the sport and the Geelong brand, they may as well carry a couple of spare tampons in their socks or something. Jesus Christ!

You have well and truly lost it

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I've been hearing the same thing since midway through 2009 so nothing anybody says in regards to a Geelong fall surprises. Still doesn't change the fact that despite one poor season, it hasn't happened and won't again.

We'll be around the mark yet again and at the end of 2017 the same people will still be calling our demise. It's a common cycle.

So until it eventually happens the stage of denial is something you yourself should consider.

This.

Broken clocks are right twice a day, if they forecast our demise annually law of averages dictates eventually they'll be correct.
Not in 2017 though.

How West Coast go sans NicNat will determine who out of the two wins this poll.
It's us or West Coast.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Naitanui will be back around the bye so why is everyone saying without him?

 

[HolyWars]

Mitchell's tap work is severely underrated

Smartarse