Ladder 2010

[shog]

And now for my predictions:

1. St.Kilda
2. Geelong
3. Western Bulldogs
4. Adelaide
5. Collingwood
6. Hawthorn
7. Brisbane
8. West Coast
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9. Carlton
10. Essendon
11. Sydney
12. Port Adelaide
13. Fremantle
14. N.Melbourne
15. Melbourne
16. Richmond

Flag: St.Kilda
Brownlow: Gaz

[Prospector_1]

You forgot to add the last bit ...

"Selwood for Brownlow"

[ossie85]

Collingwood has better not finish 9th. This would make me a sad, sad, panda.

[numberwang]

2010:

1 St Kilda
2 Western Bulldogs
3 Geelong
4 Brisbane
5 Collingwood
6 Port Adelaide
7 Nth Melb
8 Hawthorn
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9 Crows
10 Carlton
11 Freo
12 Essendon
13 Sydney
14 West Coast
15 Melbourne
16 Richmond

premiers : St Kilda

brownlow: Joel Selwood

roughie gf: Western bulldogs

roughie brownlow: Montagna

[ossie85]

Now that's a number wang!! (brilliant btw)

Brad Scott's North will play well this year, but I don't think finals.

[Prospector_1]

Sure was / is. My apolly lodgies!

[bunyip]

In order to win a premiership you must improve every year until you are better than the teams currently above you.
Collingwood have improved by virtue of their recruiting last year. However the finals last year showed that some of their "stars" can go missing.
Carlton and Essendon are weaker this year than last year I believe, so they may be struggling this year.
Footscray are slightly better this year, the question is whether they have caught up to or passed St.Kilda and Geelong
St.Kilda have virtually the same team, last year it was good enough to make the big one, and, even though I'm a Geelong supporter, should have won, but wasted opportunities you can't afford to against a good team.
Geelong have not improved their list either. We will see about them. But I wouldn't write them off as some of you seem to have done. No team has ever won the premiership in March. Don't be fooled by pre-season form, they are the same players who beat the sainters in a classic GF and beat every team in the top 4 to do it. And don't forget what they did to Collingwood
My top 8 is
Geelong (premiers)
St.kilda
Footscray (2 and 3 are interchangable)
West Coast
Port Adelaide
Hawthorn (depending on injuries they seem to be cursed)
Adelaide
Brisbane

It's going to be another long season for Richmond and Melbourne.
Carlton and Essendon will disappoint.
Collingwood, even though they have recruited well will fail. God bless 'em.

[ossie85]

A fair analysis, but the pies will make the finals at the very least.

I actually think the cats will miss the top 4 this year, just a feeling

[bunyip]

The thing is ossie to win a premiership you need strength on every line. If you have a weekness anywhere you will be found out in the finals. C'wood have strengthened their midfield (including rucks) significantly, and have a reasonable backline. If C'wood are to do better than last year ie make the GF some of their players have to step up, namely Cloke, Anthony, Lockyer, Dale Thomas, and you need a top centre half forward. Leigh Brown is not the answer there.
Good luck this season, I have 3 woods in my team so I hope you're right ;D

[HillHero13]

west coast are coming up good but i don't think to 4 at all i think 9th or 10th the 2 of 3 worst spots you could have....

[ossie85]

The thing is ossie to win a premiership you need strength on every line. If you have a weekness anywhere you will be found out in the finals. C'wood have strengthened their midfield (including rucks) significantly, and have a reasonable backline. If C'wood are to do better than last year ie make the GF some of their players have to step up, namely Cloke, Anthony, Lockyer, Dale Thomas, and you need a top centre half forward. Leigh Brown is not the answer there.
Good luck this season, I have 3 woods in my team so I hope you're right ;D

I agree, but then again Geelong have won 2 flags without a great forward line. Mooney is the luckiest centre half forward around with THREE flags. Correct though, Cloke and Anthony need to step up. They are both VERY young still though.

Thomas gets a lot of crap, I actually thought it was his best season last year.

And Lockyer? Lockyer was great last year, don't know what your talking about.

Leigh Brown is just a fix-it player. Can play forward, ruck and back if needed, provides versatility, but not a match winner by any measure.

Don't think Geelong might have a problem with the back line this year?

[MissPies]

• doggies
• saints
• brissy
  
• pies
• north melb
• hawks
  
• geelong
• carlton
  
• swans
• port
• WCE
  
• essendon
• adel
• Melb
• Rich
• freo

doggies vs brissy in Gf
Doggies win Gf
brownlow=dont care lol

To win a premiership in my opinion is to have every player in unison, understanding of their role, playing it 100% and stepping up when injuries occur

[Justin Bieber]

a little tough on geelong and adelaide. geelong i don't think will pull a hawthron with injuries everywhere. adelaide players are getting older but they have some good young guns coming through. finishing 13th i think will be way underachieving for them.

don't mind the rest except north that high (8 is possible).

[kazam]

1. Saints
2. Dogs
3. Collingwood
4. Lions (on percentage over cats)
5. Cats
6. Crows
7. Sydney
8. Hawthorn
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9. Port Adelaide
10. Carlton
11. Essendon
12. West Coast
13. North Melbourne
14. Fremantle
15. Melbourne
16. Richmond

Premiership: Saints
Runners Up: Dogs
Brownlow: Tie between Mitchell/Dal Santo
Rising Star: Gary Rohan or Nic Nat

Gary Ablett to leave for GC at end of season.

[CFC 1979]

DOGS
SAINTS
CATS
LIONS
PIES
SYDNEY
CROWS
PORT

NTH
HAWKS
CARL
ESS
W/C
FREO
MELB
TIGERS