Bulldogs miss the finals ala Essendon 94 and Collingwood 91Dont forget Hawks 2009
1. Essendon to make the finals 2. Caro to write an article saying its not fair because the returning players have lasting superhuman benefits from Danks drug program
It is completely VERBOTEN to use the name or visage of SWMNBN in the sacred pages of Blitz under any circumstances.
GWS will have as dominant a season as anyone in recent history.How a grand finallist is allowed to add Deledio and four top 20 picks is completely beyond me.
How closely did you follow the finals series this year?
Or is that a prediction?
Haha whoops! Prelim!
Round 1 will be an emotion charged game. We will either win comfortably which will be the signal for lid-off or get soundly beaten which will mean lots of angst on Blitz re best 22s, trading in and drafting duds, JDs kicking and lack of a game plan B.
I think the 1st half of the season we will see mixed results and a fair bit of experimenting with the team line-up. In the second half of the year a more stable best 22 will emerge, players and game plan will start to gel and a few more wins will come or way (barring injury to key players and end of year fatigue setting in).
I think we could finish anywhere from 6-12.
Lots of leg injuries for the returning playersā¦
ā¦and our midfield still looks a little slowā¦
ā¦but Blitz spends 90% of the time debating whether sending Hooker back is the solution.
Joey, AA CHF
Taken the 15ās
Itās the Joey D Show, from march to October.
this forum will call for worsfolds head when we make the finals but lose in the first round.
85,000 pack the MCG for round 1 with 55,000 supporting the Bombers. Emotion packed win by 10 points with massive doubts emerging about Hawthorn in 2017 even after 1 game.
Worsfold to be criticised for picking there older players ahead of the youngsters but by round 15 a really nice blend of youth and experience will be on the park at the same time.
Essendon to blitz the VFL and take all before it.
Surprisingly we donāt talk about the umpires too much.
Finals here we come.
Melbourne and Gold Coast to win more than expected and both push for a finals place.
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Iām reasonably bullish however I am prone to romance at this time of year and Iām conscious of the romance build up post saga. In saying that I believe our backline is excellent and for the first time in a long time our forward line has a multitude of dangerous and different options. For me the season will largely depend on how our midfield goes, we really need to be a dominate inside team to be successful I feel.
Finish 6 and win a final.
Fantasia becomes the preeminent small forward in the league.
Tippa will slip over, get up, kick the goal himself anyway.
85,000 pack the MCG for round 1 with 55,000 supporting the Bombers. Emotion packed win by 10 points with massive doubts emerging about Hawthorn in 2017 even after 1 game.Worsfold to be criticised for picking there older players ahead of the youngsters but by round 15 a really nice blend of youth and experience will be on the park at the same time.
Essendon to blitz the VFL and take all before it.
Surprisingly we donāt talk about the umpires too much.
Finals here we come.
Melbourne and Gold Coast to win more than expected and both push for a finals place.
I was on board until the bold part. Fairy tale stuff that bit.
Joey will kick 10 in a game.
Hooker will be AA full forward and win the Coleman. Even though he plays a few games down back to fill some holes.
Who are you trying to kid with that thread title? This is the lid-off thread in disguise for 2017. 
Premiership = Essendon
Norm Smith = Jobe
Ayres Medal = JD
Brownlow = Zerrett
Rising Star = McGrath
Coleman = Hooker
Longest tribunal suspension = Ambrose for belting Mitchell
AA = Half the squad picked from the EFC team
Alan Jeans Medal = Woosha
EFC Debt = $0
Weāll win the pre-season as well, but the AFL has robbed us of another 2 awards there by removing its official status, just as we come good as always. B)
Bookmark it!!! 
Joey will kick 10 in a game.
i like thisā¦ entirely possible but completely outlandish
The predictions for 2017 will become the new Lid off thread
85,000 pack the MCG for round 1 with 55,000 supporting the Bombers. Emotion packed win by 10 points with massive doubts emerging about Hawthorn in 2017 even after 1 game.Worsfold to be criticised for picking there older players ahead of the youngsters but by round 15 a really nice blend of youth and experience will be on the park at the same time.
Essendon to blitz the VFL and take all before it.
Surprisingly we donāt talk about the umpires too much.
Finals here we come.
Melbourne and Gold Coast to win more than expected and both push for a finals place.
I was on board until the bold part. Fairy tale stuff that bit.
I just threw that in to see if anybody was reading. Of course we will be bagging the hell out of the umpires, it is a well known fact they hate us.
Lid off predictions sounds cool
Premiership = Essendon
Norm Smith = Zerrett
Anzac Day Medal = Watson
Ayres Medal = Hooker
Brownlow = Heppell
Rising Star = Francis (McGrath runner up)
Coleman = Daniher
Mark of the Year = Daniher
Goal of the Year = Fantasia
Longest tribunal suspension = Gleeson for belting Hodge
AA = Kelly, Z Merrett, Daniher, Hurley, Heppell,
Alan Jeans Medal = Woosha
Essendon Membership 70,000
Premiership Merchandise sold $10,000,000
EFC Debt $0