Predictions

1. Sydney
2. Brisbane
3. Collingwood
4. Essendon
5. Fremantle
6. Port
7. Geelong
8. Adelaide

Spoon: Melbourne
Rising Star: Brent Maloney
Brownlow: Adam Goodes

regards,

REB

Bulldogs
Bombers
Norf
Sydney
Geelong
Richmond
Melbourne
Carlton

Rising Star: Daniel Wells
Brownlow: Reiwoldt/Buckley

Rising Star: Jared Brennan
Brownlow: Michael Voss or Nigel Lappin

GO THE LIONS

Norwich RS: Jared Brennan, Rafael Clarke
Absolutely RS: Wayne Carey, Richo, Justin Murphy.

Brownlow: Nick Riewoldt from Josh Fraser
Goalkicking: Matthew Lloyd 86, Barry Hall 74, Warren Tredrea 71 (all including finals)

Make or break: Any senior coach whose surname is derived from the given name 'Tom'.

Brisbane
Collingwood
Essendon
Fremantle
Hawthorn
St Kilda
Sydney
West Coast

The hard choice was a toss up between Hawthorn and Port Adelaide for a spot in my eight and the other team most likely to fail could be Collingwood. Those footsteps must be deafening.

I like Des Headland to catch the eye of the umpires consistently and Lloyd will kick lots of goals.

My Rising Star could be any one of many, Cooney has appeal as does Wells, Brennan and many others.

For an Eagles supporter, it pains me to say it, but I reckon we will see lots of Polak and Sandilands this season. Sandilands especially, he hasn't got any taller but has put on kilos and now runs around at about 120kg and 7 foot plus, he will not be pushed off the ball easily.

Jude Bolton is a hack. O'Loughlin is lazy. Goodes has the goods, and BBBBH is a top level FF, but I think they are overrated...

ps - Fred - Carlton - buying lots of discards does not make a good team....

Swannies are the goodes imnsho.

regards,

REB

1. Who is St Kilda's ruckman? Do they have anyone?
2. Who have the Hawks got besides Crawford?

Still, it is February, the time of year when the Hawks are at their peak!

regards,

REB

OVERACHIEVE: Do better than supposed to according to the 'experts'. A nice ass-saving word for the said 'experts' to use instead of the dread phrase 'we were wrong'.

My dislike of the Swans is at teh same level as that of the Blues.

Williams is a champ, and the only Pie that I am disappointed we got rid of in the last few years. Although, being a backman myself, I do miss Mal Michael and Andrew Schauble...

Craig Bolton is about the best 6 foot defender in the comp too...

There is a lot to like about the Swans, but I just can't...

Saints ruckman? Some bloke called Koschitske is pretty handy...

Here are some ruckman that are more than handy, White, King, Gardiner, Primus, Keating, Sandilands, Stafford, Everitt, Goodes,Darcy....Kozzie and the Saints will have their work cut out for them this year I believe.

regards,

REB

You forgot to mention, Charman and McDonald.

Lucy

Got to agree with you to a certain extent(as much as it goes against the grain)

Sydney, to me, are a bit suspect as a consistently good team, however, they play lots of games at home and will win a fair percentage of them as shown last year by the inability of the Vics to win away from Melbourne. That alone will propel them into the 8.

Can't remember the stats but it was something like a couple wins and a draw, away from Vic. Pretty poor in my opinion.

REB, surely u dont mean the white from melbourne??? reminds me a lot of big soft benny graham

Open the other eye Jase!

regards,

REB

ps - Cornes at CHB? Another stroke of genius from the master coach (after all, it worked so well against the Pies in the Prelim final). Maybe the sniper will win his Brownlow from CHF LOL.

:)

regards,

REB

Please REB, get it right, he didnt play CHB in the final he played loose man in defence, great move by chocko, what a super coach.

As for white, 6ft 7 built like a brick shithouse can jump over mountains and has the heart the size of a pea. Sound Familiar???

regards,

REB

I noticed you included sandilands?? dhas he performed better than brogan over the course of his career?? your starting to sound like a cows supporter

Beau (correctly has a very sad name, but heh if you played as well as him you too could change your name to something big and butch like "rik e boy" LOL

As for young Jamie Charman having a role model like "crackers" certainly will not do him any harm and I think after a full season and a premiership he'll be playing mighty fine this season.

:D

As for Sandilands, I guess I included him because he's such a big bugger! OK, dry your tears now...Brogan is a top ruckman as well. Sensitive new age Power fans, what happened to the ol'Ethelton spirit hey Jase?

respec,

REB

Heh heh.

regards,

REB

No order of preference but top four

Port
Brisbane
West Coast
Collingwood

Next four

Adelaide
Freo
Essendon
Hawks

Next four

Geelong
Bulldogs
Sydney
Bulldogs

Bottom four

Richmond
Melbourne
St Kilda
Carlton

Two players who must play CHB all year are Cornes and Chris Grant.

Jamie Charman kicking goals like it's going out of fashion.

The Footy's back and Go the Lions!

regards,

REB

Dean Laidleys annoyed, the Roos have been booted out of the comp...

Here are my predictions (after Round 22), copied from my own thread:

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

Not as confident this year about my selections, particularly the bottom half.

Brisbane should win their first McClelland Trophy (minor premiership). I just think the gap has got wider between the Lions and their nearest challengers.

Port and Collingwood both have to overcome huge double letdowns. The psychological effects of twice being minor premiers and not making the GF (Port) and twice being beaten in the GF (Pies) would be devastating. Perhaps Port might handle it slightly better than Collingwood, but in any case both still have the talent to make the 8. But it will be tough for both of them to repeat last year's (and 2002) rankings.

Sydney might also experience a letdown from their terrific season in 2003. Paul Roos seems to preparing us for as much. But I think they will improve further as a team, though not necessarily finish any higher.

The Crows therefore might be the team to challenge the Lions. If Carey fires and stays fit, they will be up there.

My only change to the top 8 is Hawthorn for Essendon. The Bombers are on the downward slide, which is only natural after their heights of 1999-2001. The Hawks have a good list and are ridiculously favoured by the draw (only 3 trips outside Victoria, no trips to Perth, 4 games against teams on the rebound from Perth trips, and only 2 of 7 teams played twice are from last year's top 8!!!!!). Once again the unfair draw, and the assistance it gives Victorian clubs, will be a talking point.

The Eagles and Dockers will be thereabouts again. St Kilda are a chance, but might just need one more year before they really make the big time. I like their young list, but am still not sure about the coach!

The rest don't look too flash to me. Richmond might improve, but they would bloody well need to or their coach is history (same can be said for Hawthorn). Geelong don't have enough match winners. The Roos will always turn up, but shouldn't threaten the 8. The rest are history.

Must admit that Bulldogs look nothing like Kangaroos.

regards,

REB

LADDER

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

PREMIERS - Essendon
RUNNERS UP - Geelong

BROWNLOW - James Hird
RISING STAR - Jobe Watson

Brisbane
Essendon
Port Adelaide
Collingwood
Hawthorn
St Kilda
Sydney
West Coast

regards,

REB

Just thought it would be an interesting exercise to go back and have another look at our 'expert' opinions.

Third of the H&A season gone. How do we rate.

I'm shite - 5 out of 8.

Need any more be said?

I'm 4/8 and three of the teams in my bottom 4 are in the eigth. I think I'll stick to being wise after the event.

regards,

REB

What a hoot!

No Sydney, Melbourne, Geelong or St Kilda. 50% is not a pass!!!

Also the only one to get Carlton right.

oh and i predicted that chrisso was a complete goose so i got that right as well

1 Port Adelaide 132.36 68
2 Brisbane Lions 137.24 64
3 St Kilda 127.97 64
4 Geelong 119.93 60
5 Melbourne 111.95 56
6 Sydney Swans 107.43 52
7 West Coast Eagles 103.76 52
8 Essendon 102.42 48
9 Fremantle 100.64 44
10 Kangaroos 100.33 40
11 Carlton 81.66 40
12 Adelaide 95.64 32
13 Collingwood 91.21 32
14 Western Bulldogs 79.59 20
15 Hawthorn 70.23 16
16 Richmond 69.24 16

P = played | W = wins | D = draws | L = lost | F = for | A = against

Rising Star: Daniel Wells
Brownlow: Reiwoldt/Buckley

Top 2 correct, 2 more in the 8 right. Reiwoldt still a chance for the Browlow, and Dan Wells is a star. Not too bad for February preditions!

regards,

REB

But then I did have a toss up between Port and Hawks for the 8 before plunking for the Hawks.

Some bloody expert me!!!

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but this sounds like all the other ones

2015 EOY traxpoll will be fun

i no longer understand ilm, or anything

wetty fap amirite

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