Season 2018: Predictions

[Eastdog]

Let's get our predictions for the 2018 season. Note: you can change your predictions anytime before the season gets underway. No changing predictions once the 2018 season gets underway.

Wins/Losses/Draws: 16/6/0
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 4th
Last win of the season: Premiership win over the Tigers
B&F: Bont
Highest Brownlow Poler: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: Tom Boyd
Playing most season games (3rd year or more): Toby McLean
Most Improved Player: Bailey Dale
Best First Year Player: Aaron Naughton with Ed Richards close behind
First Draftee to Debut: Aaron Naughton
Membership Tally: 45,563
Retirees: Morris

Go Bulldogs!!

[boydogs]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 14/8/0
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 6th
Last win of the season: Elim Final v Port
B&F: Bont
Highest Brownlow Poller: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: Dickson
Playing most season games (3rd year or more): Dale
Most Improved Player: Dale
Best First Year Player: Richards
First Draftee to Debut: Richards
Membership Tally: 47,014
Retirees: Morris

[bornadog]

Kane Cornes Predictions:

2018 top eight.

1 Melbourne

2 GWS

3 Western Bulldogs

4 Richmond

5 Port Adelaide

6 Sydney

7 Essendon

8 Adelaide

Brownlow Medallist: Marcus Bontempelli.

And the individual set to rise the most: Isaac Heeney.

[Twodogs]

Melbourne won't finish on top of the ladder. They are flakier than us.

[Twodogs]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 17-4-1
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 1st
Last win of the season: GF v GWS (the rematch, with everthing on the line.)
B&F: Bont
Highest Brownlow Poller: Libba
Leading Goal Kicker: Bont
Playing most season games (3rd year or more): Macrae
Most Improved Player: Dale
Best First Year Player: Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Naughton
Membership Tally: 48 152
Retirees: Morris, Picken.

[Prince Imperial]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 12/10
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 9th
Last win of the season: Carlton - Round 22
B&F: Bont
Highest Brownlow Poller: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: Redpath
Most Improved Player: McLean
Best First Year Player: Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Naughton
Membership Tally: 44,872
Retirees: Morris, Dickson

[bornadog]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 16/6
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 4th
Last win of the season: GF v GWS
B&F: Bont
Highest Brownlow Poller: Libba
Leading Goal Kicker: Dickson
Most Improved Player: McLean
Best First Year Player: Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Naughton
Membership Tally: 46580
Retirees: Morris

[Rocket Science]

W/L: 13/9
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 7th
Last win of the season: Elimination final vs Geelong
B&F: Liberatore
Highest Brownlow Poller: Liberatore
Leading Goal Kicker: Bontempelli
Most Improved Player: Andrew Dunkley
Best First Year Player: Aaron Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Aaron Naughton
Membership Tally: 48,012
Retirees: Dale Morris, Tory Dickson, Clay Smith

[Axe Man]

W/L: 13/9
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 7th
Last win of the season: Elimination final vs Geelong
B&F: Liberatore
Highest Brownlow Poller: Liberatore
Leading Goal Kicker: Bontempelli
Most Improved Player: Andrew Dunkley
Best First Year Player: Aaron Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Aaron Naughton
Membership Tally: 48,012
Retirees: Dale Morris, Tory Dickson, Clay Smith

Bold call on a 50 year old being most improved. Are you predicting we will pick him up in the mooted mid season draft? ;)

[Rocket Science]

Bold call on a 50 year old being most improved. Are you predicting we will pick him up in the mooted mid season draft? ;)

Ha, yeah I hear we're having a close look at Mark Bayes too.

[Eastdog]

I predicted Bont to be our highest Brownlow poller but really great to see predictions that Libba could be this year. He had a very solid JLT series.

[mjp]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 12/10
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 7th or 8th
Last win of the season: Wont win a final
B&F: Bontempelli
Highest Brownlow Poler: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: Dickson
Playing most season games (3rd year or more): Bailey Dale
Most Improved Player: Williams
Best First Year Player: Aaron Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Naughton
Membership Tally: 45K
Retirees: Morris

[The Doctor]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 13/9
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 6th
Last win of the season: elim final
B&F: Macrae
Highest Brownlow Poler: Bontempelli
Leading Goal Kicker: Boyd
Most Improved Player: Dunkley or English
Best First Year Player: Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Naughton
Membership Tally: 47K
Retirees/Moving on: Morris, Suckling, Honeychurch, Campbell, Collins

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 13/9/0
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 7th
Last win of the season: Elim Final v Port
B&F: Bont
Highest Brownlow Poller: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: Dickson
Playing most season games (3rd year or more): Macrae
Most Improved Player: Cordy
Best First Year Player: Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Naughton
Membership Tally: 47,349
Retirees: Morris

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Wins/Losses/Draws: 9/13/0
Ladder Position Finish (after H&A): 13th
Last win of the season: Rnd 21 v North Melbourne
B&F: Bontempelli
Highest Brownlow Vote-winner: Bontempelli
Leading Goal Kicker: Bontempelli
Playing most season games (3rd year or more): Toby McLean
Most Improved Player: Josh Dunkley
Best First Year Player: Aaron Naughton
First Draftee to Debut: Aaron Naughton
Membership Tally: 45,432
Retirees: Morris, Picken.