predictions for the year

[quinny88]

Richmond supporters are often accused of being a little over confident and maybe rightly so :P
In all honesty im anything but overly confident because ive witnessed no success in my lifetime, just false hope year afer year.

This is a different football club though. Finally broke the finals drought last year and the list is as good as it has been in my memory. We have stars, we have depth, a great coach and we know what it takes to make the finals and more importantly what to expect when we get there.
How do you boys see us going this season? Have a go at these predictions.

Ladder finish:
Finals:
B&F:
Leading goal kicker:
Breakout:
Best recruit:

[quinny88]

Ladder finish: 5th
Finals: Semi final (2nd week)
B&F: Cotchin but my smokey is barandon ellis
Leading goal kicker: Vickery! Think he is set for a big season
Breakout: Vickery, Conca
Best recruit: Hampson

[MTTY]

Ladder finish: 6th
Finals: Elimination Final
B&F: Jack Riewoldt
Leading goal kicker: Jack Riewoldt
Breakout: Shaun Hampson, Anthony Miles
Best recruit: Anthony Miles

[Nige]

Ladder Finish: 5th (Hoping for 4th though)
Finals: Semi Final
B&F: Brandon Ellis - he's gonna go nuts this year.
Leading Goal Kicker: Ty Vickery - we won't focus on Jack as much, and Ty will step up.
Breakout: Shaun Hampson (will have success like Houli, Grigg, Chaplin), Tyrone Vickery (as mentioned above)
Best Recruit: Shaun Hampson - specific need recruitment, will pay dividends.

[Toga]

Ladder finish: 5th
Finals: Semi
B&F: Dustin Martin
Leading goal kicker: Tyrone Vickery
Breakout: Reece Conca
Best recruit: Anthony Miles/Shaun Hampson

[Jroo]

Ladder finish: 5th
Finals: Semi Final
B&F: Cotch
Leading goal kicker: Jroo
Breakout:Conca, Griffiths, McDonough
Best recruit: Hampson

[nickstiges]

Ladder finish: 5th
Finals: Semi Final
B&F: Troy Chaplin
Leading goal kicker: Jack Riewoldt
Breakout: Reece Conca
Best recruit: Anthony Miles

[quinny88]

So were not a bunch of cocky barbies after all  :P I'm surprised no one went top 4.
IMO Sydney, hawthorn and Freo have the top 3 in the bag in whichever order but the 4th spot is up for grabs. I've just got a feeling about both of Westcoast and North this year though but were in the mix

[Toga]

Adelaide Advertiser has us at 10th or some shower ::) :P

[Nige]

Adelaide Advertiser has us at 10th or some shower ::) :P

Crows 1st and Port 2nd?

[Toga]

Crows 1st and Port 2nd?

Adelaide at 8th (lol) and Port at 9th

[Nige]

Crows 1st and Port 2nd?

Adelaide at 8th (lol) and Port at 9th

The journo has been sacked yeah?  :o

[Toga]

Nah that's pretty standard journalism in SA. ::)

[LaHug]

Ladder finish: 6th
Finals: Semi final (come on, we can't choke again!)
B&F: Dusty - expecting a massive year after all that contract nonsense
Leading goal kicker: Gotta be Jacky Boy!
Breakout: Vlastuin to do something similar to what Ellis did last year and Ellis to step up yet another notch
Best recruit: Hampson

Extra thing: If Ellis steps up as much as I hope he will, I'll be putting a number on the back of my Richmond jumper for the first time since Richo way back when!

[Ricochet]

Ladder finish: 3rd
Finals: Prelim
B&F: Cotchin
Leading goal kicker: JRoo
Breakout: Conca
Best recruit: Matt Thomas