It’s that time of year where we make ourselves look silly in 9 month’s-time with our pre-season Crystal-Ball predictions.
Who got it right and who got it wrong? Let us know!
Brody Burrows
Ladder:
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Geelong
- Richmond
- Fremantle
- Sydney
- Carlton
- Port Adelaide
- Western Bulldogs
- Collingwood
- Adelaide
- Gold Coast
- St Kilda
- Greater Western Sydney
- Essendon
- West Coast
- North Melbourne
- Hawthorn
Premiership: Brisbane
Runners up: Melbourne
Norm Smith: Zac Bailey
Brownlow Medal: Andrew Brayshaw / Marcus Bontempelli
Coleman Medal: Tom Lynch
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft
Surprise All Australian: Darcy Fogarty
Headline you’ll see: “Horne-Francis destroys North Melbourne in fiery round 9 encounter at Blundstone Arena”.
Headline you won’t see: “Fans finally happy with the consistency of the MRO”.
Recruit of the year: Josh Dunkley
Darcy Walsh
Ladder:
- Melbourne
- Brisbane
- Sydney
- Port Adelaide
- Geelong
- Fremantle
- Carlton
- Richmond
- Collingwood
- Western Bulldogs
- St Kilda
- Gold Coast
- Adelaide
- Essendon
- Greater Western Sydney
- Hawthorn
- West Coast
- North Melbourne
Premiership: Port Adelaide
Runners up: Melbourne
Norm Smith: Ollie Wines
Brownlow Medal: Lachie Neale
Coleman Medal: Charlie Dixon
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft
Surprise All Australian: Esava Ratugolea
Headline you’ll see: “White line fever! Ginninvan claims back-to-back ANZAC day medals.”
Headline you won’t see: “Crows feeling united after wholesome pre-season camp”.
Recruit of the year: Jason Horne Francis
Wilson McShane
Ladder:
- Melbourne
- Geelong
- Sydney
- Port Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Collingwood
- Richmond
- Fremantle
- Carlton
- Gold Coast
- Western Bulldogs
- Adelaide
- St Kilda
- West Coast
- North Melbourne
- Hawthorn
- Essendon
- Greater Western Sydney
Premiership: Geelong
Runners up: Melbourne
Norm Smith: Jeremy Cameron
Brownlow Medal: Nick Daicos
Coleman Medal: Bailey Fritsch
Rising Star: Will Ashcroft
Surprise All Australian: Esava Ratugolea
Headline you’ll see: “Fired up Clarkson produces upset against top-8 fancy”.
Headline you won’t see: “GWS tickets sell out within minutes”.
Recruit of the year: Dan McStay
