Bottom 9 next season OS.
Bottom 9 next season OS.
Brisbane.
They have an arrogant dill in charge who refuses to accept any blame for the stupid decisions the footy department have made. They may have had a poor year this year, but next year is going to be even worse because they have gone backwards since the end of the season. The other teams in the frame for the spoon are West Coast and Richmond. Carlton will struggle and I have a feeling that St Kilda wont hit the same heights they did over the last two years and will finish in the lower part of the 8.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
BB.
Looking forward - Naughton, Darcy and JUH. It will be the envy of everyone.
My wooden spoon selection is Hawthorn. Lot of changes/delistings and not all for the better. Early season injuries to key players will put them out of contention by round 9. Keeping the Hawks company in the cellar will be Richmond and Westcoast.
I think that they may stagnate and I can see other sides going past them. They have one gameplan that has little variety to it. Once teams work them out and stop their run and change from defence then they dont have any other tricks.
Looking at their list it's difficult to see who the improving players are too.
They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.
Can the Eagles make any progress?
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I will never see #16 the same!!
Bottom 3
West Coast
Richmond
Gold Coast
Brisbane and Essendon could be around the mark
GC:
- First year in the comp
- Up to 1/3 or more of their team, for majority of the season, will be made up of kids in their first year of AFL
- Little experience (see above)
- Kids will tire toward the end of the season
- Kids may develop OP etc if they're not managed correctly
- Couple of injuries to key players and that means more untried kids (Brennan and Fraser injury-prone)
- Lack of comprehension of tactics due to age of new younger players.
- Forward line?
Mainly due to the age and inexperience of the 2010 draft boys
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Last will be West Coast.
Gold Coast will manage to cobble together a few wins because as long as their stars fire and everyone else just holds their own they will be good enough to beat some sides.
I'm really hoping Essendon is a disaster, but I think it will follow a similiar formline to Voss at Brisbane, with the first year being pretty solid and promising, before it all just turns to shit the following season.