2015 Predictions

[Memphistopheles]

Gonna be a brutal season. :'(

I experienced similar with Taiwan in Asians last year but still managed a few upset wins and to avoid the spoon so keep your chin up mate :)

Will take at least two seasons before you'll be looking on up but you've done the right thing with this team I feel.

[My Chumps]

Definitely feel like Pacific and Beijing have greatly improved over the off-season. At least one of them should push outside of the bottom four, hard to find a replacement though!

Feel like Buenos and (sorry to say) NDT are guaranteed to be in the bottom contingent. Seoul a serious contender.

My prediction:

15. Seoul
16. Beijing
17. NDT
18. Buenos

[upthemaidens]

 Pacific Islanders starting forward line   D.Smith, T.Mitchell, J.Martin, M.Bontempelli    'Yum Yum get me some'  ;D

[My Chumps]

Pacific Islanders starting forward line   D.Smith, T.Mitchell, J.Martin, M.Bontempelli    'Yum Yum get me some'  ;D

Unreal.

Think Pacific will definitely jump out of the bottom 4 now. Backline still a little light to push for top 8 tho.

[upthemaidens]

Pacific Islanders starting forward line   D.Smith, T.Mitchell, J.Martin, M.Bontempelli    'Yum Yum get me some'  ;D

Unreal.

Think Pacific will definitely jump out of the bottom 4 now. Backline still a little light to push for top 8 tho.

Yeah true, but still   Hurley, Howe, Spurr, Hampton, Fasolo, Mohr, Laird considering most Defences will be a little light on,  it's still reasonable.

[My Chumps]

With drafting and the first trading period over, it'd be cool if everyone posts their best XV and maybe a little depth. So much has changed over the off-season and it'd help with predictions.

Savage, Higgins, Haynes, O'Shea

JPK, Cotchin, Tyson, S Selwood

Stef Martin

Hawkins, Cooney, Bird, Cameron

Everitt, Curnow

E: Jasper Pittard (D), Horlin-Smith (M), Billy Longer (R), Lachie Hunter (M/F)

Aims: We're hopeful of again making top 8 for the fourth time in the franchises history. Understand that it's got tighter over the off-season but frankly we'd be a little disappointed with anything less.

Strengths: Depth, particularly in the forward line with the unexpected addition of Cooney, Toumpas and Bird keeping it. Our depth outside of the best four include;
S Crameri, L Hunter, A Everitt, M Honeychurch, P Wright, S Reid, B Jack, D Kent, Cam McCarthy, B Smedts

Weaknesses: Starting backline still a bit of an issue. Savage joining in the trade period helps, and Higgins gaining DEF statues helps, but it's still a little light, and we're going to have to bank on serious improvement from Haynes/O'Shea/Pittard/Rohan to fill out those last two spots.

[DazBurg]

D: Hodge. Malceski, Enright, Harbrow
M: Priddis, N.Jones, D.Shiel, Rich
R: Lobbe
F: Swan. Wingard, Westoff, Rioli
U: Myers, Ray
E: Marley Williams (D). Mitch Hallahan (M) Jonathan Griffin (R) Tom. T Lynch (F)

we really want to secure a top 4 spot this season after narrowly missing out last season

[Jukes]

D: Seedsman, Docherty, Vlastuin, Dunn ; Luke McDonald, Frawley, Darcy Moore, May
M: Ward, Heppell, O'Meara, Greenwood ; Pickett, Sheed, Simpkin, Ellard (not including DPPs starting in other positions)
R: Nic Nat ; nobody
F: Gray, Vickery, Monfries, Thomas ; Hogan, Daniher (idk if I'm prepared to make them Best XV yet), Moore, Pickett, Ballantyne, Jenkins
U: Armitage, Bastinac

Imagine the future possibilities :3 Seedsman, Docherty, McDonald, Vlastuin, Ward, Heppell, JOM, Greenwood, NN, Gray, Daniher, Hogan, Moore, Pickett and Basti as a XV all under 25 :P

[Jroo]

Great idea MC.

D: Simpson, Hurn, M.Johnson, Broadbent
M: Rocky, Steele, Lewis, Ebert
R: Maric
F: Lids, BJ, Christo, Bartel
U: Boomer, Stokes

E: Nroo, SDT, Petrie

Looking to bring more mids in and wouldn't mind some ruck depth. Most depth on the table.

[upthemaidens]

D: Hurley, Howe, Spurr, Hampton
M: Barlow, Redden, Gibson, Guthrie
R: Leuenberger
F: Smith, TMitchell, JMartin, Bontempelli
U: Howlett, De Boer
E: Goodes, Witts, M.Thomas, Rischetelli, Blair, Fasolo, R.Stanley, Tomlinson

  Pacific feel that with a bit of luck a top 8 is not out of the question in 2015 and beyond.   ;)
   

[Purple 77]

D: Michael Hibberd, Jack Grimes, Xavier Ellis, Jarryn Geary (Colin Garland, Mitch Golby, Dustin Fletcher, Zak Jones, Matt McDonough)
M: Nat Fyfe, Jack Steven, Brad Crouch, Adam Treloar (Jack Viney, Will Langford)
R: Mark Jamar (Max Gawn, Jake Spencer)
F: Charlie Dixon, Dale Thomas, Ricky Petterd, Jack Watts (Lewis Jetta, Jordan Murdoch, James Podsiadly, Josh Saunders)
I: Daniel Wells, Daniel Cross



Had a lot of injuries in 2014, and still somehow managed to field a XV every week, but only just. I thought I had decent depth in the year just gone, but I reckon I've increased it this year, which was my aim.

Top 8 is the aim, but I reckon it'll be a lot tighter this year (which is awesome, tbh). My major concern is Dixon/Thomas led forward line i.e. can go either really, really well or catastrophic.

[JBs-Hawks]

Ellis/Geary starting in defence a bit of a worry too :P

Mids are great though :)

[AaronKirk]

NY Best XV

B: Heath Shaw, Josh Gibson, Paul Duffield, Jed Adcock
C: Steve Johnson, Tom Liberatore, Mitch Duncan, Jack Macrae
R: Mike Pyke
F: Travis Cloke, Harley Bennell, Kurt Tippett, Josh J Kennedy
U: Leigh Montagna, Sam Fisher

Not too shabby.

Have half decent cover on each line. Lets see if we can get into the Top 8.

[Nige]

Might name the starting team and then the three next best in each.

Cairo

D: B.Smith, E.Mackenzie, J.McGovern, N.Smith (R.Thompson, S.Rowe, B.Stratton)
M: D.Beams, D.Prestia, P.Hanley, M.Hutchings (S.Dwyer, A.Woodward, C.Blakely)
R: S.Mumford (R.Lobb, T.Downie)
F: L.Breust, P.Puopolo, N.Gordon, B.Brown (R.Palmer, N.Kommer, C.Knights)
I: L.Dunstan, T.Colyer



Quite bullish about our chances, I think we're a top 8 team.

[Purple 77]

Ellis/Geary starting in defence a bit of a worry too :P

Mids are great though :)

If I keep using the sub rule, and if Ellis plays a full game I'll get an 80 average out of him  :P and people seem to think Geary is due, but yeah, they're not attractive names  :-[