My prediction for next year? Same as every year…
Wins Crichton? 2MP
Kicks most goals? 2MP
Best trade in: 2MP
Wins Crichton?
Merrett
Kicks most goals?
Stringer
Most improved?
Myers
Best Rookie?
Perkins
Best trade in:
Caldwell
Back in form:
Redman
Best senior debut:
Perkins
Ladder finish:
bottom 4
70k members
Brownlow = Eddie Ford
Rising Star = Eddie Ford
Norm Smith = Eddie Ford
Coaches Association Award = Eddie Ford
Crichton - Shiel
Leading Goalkicker - Stringer (37)
Most Improved - Brayden Ham
Best Rookie - Perkins
Best Trade In - 2021 Hind, beyond that Caldwell
Back in form - Redman
Ladder position - 8-12, but finishing the year with a wet sail as the game plan starts to click.
All bar ladder: Who cares
Ladder: 16th
Wins Crichton? Merrett
Kicks most goals? Stringer
Most improved? Laverde/Jones
Best Rookie? Perkins
Best trade in: Caldwell
Back in form: Stringer
Best senior debut: Jones
Ladder finish: 12th
Finish: 10th
Crichton: Heppell
Goals: Wright/Walla tie.
Best trade in: Hind
Best Draftee: Perkins
Best Debut: Hind
Most Improved: Draper
Or, the more pessimistic view
Wins Crichton? McGrath
Kicks most goals? Stringer
Most improved? Draper
Best Rookie? Perkins
Best trade in: Hind
Back in form: Redman
Best senior debut: Perkins
Ladder finish: 7th
Wins Crichton? Merrett
Kicks most goals? Stringer and 2MP tied
Most improved? Ham
Best Rookie? Perkins
Best trade in: Caldwell
Back in form: Redman
Best senior debut: Caldwell
Ladder finish: 5th
Wins Crichton? McGrath
Kicks most goals? Stewart
Most improved? Ham
Best Rookie? Cox
Best trade in: Caldwell
Back in form: Francis
Best senior debut: Perkins
Ladder finish: 16th
Chriton- zakkkkkaaaa
Most improved- Myers
Best new acquisition- belly as Ruck coach
Coach of the year- skipworth
Most courageous- Zakka/cutler (can’t split due to war-like efforts)
Best leader- she’ll be right, yewwww, no doubt, cherry ripe
Ladder- 18th then relegated
Moment of the year- hooker kicks the sealer against norf after the siren and the team celebrates like they’ve won the premiership.
Wins Crichton? Ridley back to back
Kicks most goals? Stringer
Most improved? Draper
Best Rookie? Perkins
Best trade in: Caldwell
Back in form: Hurley
Best senior debut: Perkins. 25 touches, 6 tackles, 2 goals.
Ladder finish: 8th after a late season surge up the ladder
Extra bonus speculative predictions:
Hooker to spend more time forward than back
Perkins to win rising star
Hurley All Australian
Draper All Australian squad
Langford top 3 B&F
Tom Hird to debut amid Blitz meltdown
Absolutely surefire 100% guarantee, take it to the bank predictions:
Blitz meltdown when we don’t beat fark Carlton by 10 goals.
Wins Crichton? McGrath
Kicks most goals? Stringer
Most improved? Redman
Best Rookie? Perkins
Best trade in: Caldwell
Back in form: Redman
Best senior debut: Jones
Ladder finish: 11th
Wins Crichton? Parish
Kicks most goals? 2MP
Most improved? Langford
Best Rookie? Cox
Best trade in: Caldwell
Back in form: Hurley
Best senior debut: Perkins
Ladder finish: 69th
Wins Crichton? McGrath
Kicks most goals? Stewart
Most improved? Cahill
Best Rookie? Perkins
Best trade in: Hind
Back in form: Redman
Best senior debut: Perkins
Ladder finish: 16th
Wins Crichton? Merrett
Kicks most goals? Stringer
Most improved? Draper
Best Rookie? Perkins
Best trade in: Caldwell
Back in form: Hurley
Best senior debut: Perkins
Ladder finish: 12th
Chrichton: Don’t care
Most goals: Don’t care
Most improved: Don’t care
Best rookie: Don’t care
Best trade in: Don’t care
Back in form: Don’t care
Best debut: Don’t care
Ladder: Win a Final