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    2014 Predictions

    General forecast re teams' fortunes in 2014

    Hawthorn - gotta be thereabouts again
    Geelong - Can see slipping to bottomhaldf of 8
    Fremantle - top 4 again
    Sydney - Premiers (of course)
    Richmond - top 8 at best
    Collingwood - rebuilding year but may sneak 7-8th
    Port Adelaide - overachieved in 2013 but will be 7th -10th
    Carlton - Top 8 but could be an improver
    Essendon - bottom half of table
    North Melbourne - could be big improver and even push for top 4
    Adelaide Crows - same bracket as Port
    Brisbane Lions - will fight it out with St Kilda for the Spoon
    West Coast - expect them in the bottom half of 8
    Gold Coast - a smokey for the 8 but think they will just fall short but look out in 2015
    Western Bulldogs - to continue their improvement (Crameri a good in) but will just fall short of the 8
    St Kilda - will fight out the spoon with Brisbane
    Melbourne - to win 5-7 games and be just above the two basket cases
    GWS - 14th at best bracketed with Melbourne but generally more competitive

    If I had to list my predicted table

    Swans
    Hawthorn
    Fremantle
    North Melbourne
    Geelong
    West Coast
    Carlton
    Collingwood

    Richmond
    Port Adelaide
    Gold Coast
    Western Bulldogs
    Adelaide
    Essendon
    GWS
    Melbourne
    St Kilda
    Brisbane

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    Big drop for Bombers and Crows. I think you're right about the Suns and hope so (they are my, and my kids second team).
    I don't think the Weagles will be there next year, maybe 10/12 wins. 2015, when adjusted to their new coach, could be formidable.
    Norf, like you said, could be the big improver next year.
    Pies and Blues probably fighting for eighth.

    1. Dockers
    2. Swans
    3. Hawks
    4. North
    5. Power
    6. Tigers
    7. Cats
    8. Blues
    9. Pies
    10. Suns
    11. Bummers
    12. Weagles
    13. Crows
    14. Lions
    15. Bulldogs
    16. Giants ( I think Mummy will have a big impact feeding the ball down to the young giants talent, also I can see him standing up for his teammates, sticking up for them against taggers etc)
    17. Dees
    18. Saints
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    Quote Originally Posted by RogueSwan View Post
    Big drop for Bombers and Crows. I think you're right about the Suns and hope so (they are my, and my kids second team).
    I don't think the Weagles will be there next year, maybe 10/12 wins. 2015, when adjusted to their new coach, could be formidable.
    Norf, like you said, could be the big improver next year.
    Pies and Blues probably fighting for eighth.

    1. Dockers
    2. Swans
    3. Hawks
    4. North
    5. Power
    6. Tigers
    7. Cats
    8. Blues
    9. Pies
    10. Suns
    11. Bummers
    12. Weagles
    13. Crows
    14. Lions
    15. Bulldogs
    16. Giants ( I think Mummy will have a big impact feeding the ball down to the young giants talent, also I can see him standing up for his teammates, sticking up for them against taggers etc)
    17. Dees
    18. Saints
    Will be interesting to see if Port can kick on. They have some great talent there and Kochie must be doing something right off the field. Moving to the Adelaide Oval will be huge for them as they got a pretty bad deal at Football Park. Lions would be stoked to finish 14th I reckon

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    Hawks have a tough draw, much in the way we did last year.

    Like Richmond in 9th.

    Norths have an easy draw and should have been there last year, but will definitely be top 8+.

    Saints/Giants scraping the bottom. D's have done well in the off season, and with the injuries they had this year will be much better.

    Dockers, Swans and Hawks the ones to beat for mine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bloody Hell View Post
    Hawks have a tough draw, much in the way we did last year.

    Like Richmond in 9th.

    Norths have an easy draw and should have been there last year, but will definitely be top 8+.

    Saints/Giants scraping the bottom. D's have done well in the off season, and with the injuries they had this year will be much better.

    Dockers, Swans and Hawks the ones to beat for mine.
    Agree with most of this.
    I think the Cats will be the ones to fall dramatically with North being the big improver and doing what they should have done last year.
    I think The Bombers will be the BIG surprise packet and predict they will finish top four. Both the club and Thompson have a point to prove and I think they will be very tough.
    Saints will be lucky to win a game and will have no competition for the spoon.

    My thoughts anyway.

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    1. Dockers
    2. Hawks - perhaps lower, I hope they win it being biased but depends how they cover Goo, Buddy etc...
    3. Bombers - as long as they don't lose players to drug suspensions
    4. Swans - Lost too much depth - even lower if they have this years injury toll.
    5. North - Easier draw and good buy ins
    6. Tigers
    7. West Coast - Soft draw from finishing bottom 6
    8. Gold Coast - Soft draw from finishing bottom 6, should really kick on.
    9. Pies
    10. Cats - Lost too much experience for me
    11. Adelaide
    12. Western Bulldogs - Crameri a great buy
    13. Port Adelaide - harder draw this year
    14. Carlton
    15. GWS
    16. Lions
    17. Dees
    18. Saints
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    Quote Originally Posted by cartman48 View Post
    4. Swans - Lost too much depth - even lower if they have this years injury toll.
    Thats why we got Buddy. Depth player

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doctor J. View Post
    Thats why we got Buddy. Depth player
    Expensive Depth Player Doctor J...... COLA is 10% not 300%.
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