Fixture and Prediction 2009

[Bornadog]

Not long to go now for the season proper, so what is your prediction for 2009.

[Bornadog]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

Here is my prediction.

Fremantle....................................Loss
North Melbourne...........................Loss
Richmond....................................Win
West Coast Eagles........................Win
Carlton........................................Win
St Kilda.......................................Loss
Adelaide......................................Loss
Melbourne...................................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Sydney Swans.............................Win
Richmond....................................Win
Port Adelaide...............................Win
North Melbourne..........................Win
Hawthorn....................................Win
Collingwood.................................Win
Essendon....................................Win
St Kilda.......................................Win
Fremantle...................................Win
West Coast Eagles.......................Win
Brisbane Lions.............................Loss
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Collingwood.................................Win

Total 15 and 7

[LostDoggy]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

Fremantle....................................Win
North Melbourne...........................Loss
Richmond....................................Win
West Coast Eagles........................Loss
Carlton........................................Win
St Kilda.......................................Win
Adelaide......................................Loss
Melbourne...................................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Sydney Swans.............................Win
Richmond....................................Win
Port Adelaide...............................Win
North Melbourne..........................Loss
Hawthorn....................................Loss
Collingwood.................................Win
Essendon....................................Win
St Kilda.......................................Win
Fremantle...................................Win
West Coast Eagles.......................Win
Brisbane Lions.............................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Collingwood.................................Loss

Total 14 and 8

Either way i think we will come out of the first 4 rounds 2 & 2, whether we beat WCE or Freo..I cant see us coming out of those 4 tough weeks better than 2-2..And playing Carlton when we return from perth? Not liking that.

[ledge]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

I see a club like Carlton going a lot better this year and sadly we couldnt beat them last year.
Richmond well them too, Wallace is quite a cagy coach and can give you a false impression of the club.
Look at our preseason form, if we supported another club im sure we would be thinking we are cannon fodder this year.
Just what do we go on? last seasons results or pre season?
Pre season doesnt tell you much at all, its record for teams winning it are more a hindrance than a plus going into the real season.
And if you go on last seasons results all clubs would be the same every year.
Personally i try and look at the ages of a team and who is the next up and coming team that way.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

I see a club like Carlton going a lot better this year and sadly we couldnt beat them last year.
Richmond well them too, Wallace is quite a cagy coach and can give you a false impression of the club.
Look at our preseason form, if we supported another club im sure we would be thinking we are cannon fodder this year.
Just what do we go on? last seasons results or pre season?
Pre season doesnt tell you much at all, its record for teams winning it are more a hindrance than a plus going into the real season.
And if you go on last seasons results all clubs would be the same every year.
Personally i try and look at the ages of a team and who is the next up and coming team that way.

I've been using this theory to justify not picking Syudney in the top 8 for the last 5 years.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

I expect us to win the 5 games at least!
Freo yes
NM is always tough but yes
Richmond as above
WC yes
Carlton have had the wood over us lately, must win to be considered a contender.. stop fev+judd win

No game is easy but, getting the first few wins on the board is super important.

[DOG GOD]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

Fremantle....................................Loss
North Melbourne...........................Loss
Richmond....................................Win
West Coast Eagles........................Win
Carlton........................................Loss
St Kilda.......................................Win
Adelaide......................................Loss
Melbourne...................................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Sydney Swans.............................Win
Richmond....................................Win
Port Adelaide...............................Win
North Melbourne..........................Loss
Hawthorn....................................Loss
Collingwood.................................Loss
Essendon....................................Win
St Kilda.......................................Win
Fremantle...................................Win
West Coast Eagles.......................Win
Brisbane Lions.............................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Collingwood.................................Loss

Thats 12 wins...should scrape around the 7th spot.

[ledge]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

Looking at whats gone up so far , im wondering why some of us have picked a loss in the first 2 games, if we are to be of any sort of contender i would have thought Nth and Freo would be put as wins.
Freo especially, i certainly dont see them as much with the coach they have. Not a fan at all.

[hujsh]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

Looking at whats gone up so far , im wondering why some of us have picked a loss in the first 2 games, if we are to be of any sort of contender i would have thought Nth and Freo would be put as wins.
Freo especially, i certainly dont see them as much with the coach they have. Not a fan at all.

I don't get the Freo part either. Sure it's at Subi but we've won there recently

[ledge]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

I've been using this theory to justify not picking Syudney in the top 8 for the last 5 years.

A lot of Sydney surviving is proof of Roos as a coach and his abillity to keep the team as a team, they love him up there and really who doesnt?
The bloke as far as a mate and coach is probably the best you can get, its hard to juggle both when you played with a lot of them.
Shaw was the perfect example of trying to coach players you played with, your trying to tell them not to do what you did, it doesnt work, Roos is one out of the box.

[ledge]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

I think if we are a top side there is no reason we cant win the first 8 games although we do meet a bogie club in Carlton who are on the improve.
None of us so far think we are a top 4 side, why?

[hujsh]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

I think if we are a top side there is no reason we cant win the first 8 games although we do meet a bogie club in Carlton who are on the improve.
None of us so far think we are a top 4 side, why?

14-15 wins is normally top 4.

[whythelongface]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

Fremantle....................................Win
North Melbourne...........................Win
Richmond....................................Win
West Coast Eagles........................Win
Carlton....................................... Loss
St Kilda....................................... Win
Adelaide...................................... Win
Melbourne...................................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Sydney Swans.............................Win
Richmond....................................Win
Port Adelaide...............................Win
North Melbourne.......................... Win
Hawthorn....................................Loss
Collingwood.................................Loss
Essendon....................................Win
St Kilda.......................................Loss
Fremantle...................................Win
West Coast Eagles.......................Win
Brisbane Lions.............................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Win
Collingwood.................................Win

17 wins 5 losses - a mid season slump will see us lose 3 out of 4 between rounds 14 to 17.

We will all start writing the team off after round 17, however we will bounce back nicely and win the last 5 games including a Friday night blockbuster against the top of the table Cats. We will finish either 2nd or 3rd and go onto make the GF.

[hujsh]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

I'm surprised so many people have us losing to Collingwood. We've got the wood on them.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Fixture and Prediction 2009

Fremantle....................................Win
North Melbourne...........................Win
Richmond....................................Win
West Coast Eagles........................Win
Carlton....................................... Win
St Kilda....................................... Win
Adelaide...................................... Win
Melbourne...................................Win
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Sydney Swans.............................Loss
Richmond....................................Win
Port Adelaide...............................Loss
North Melbourne.......................... Win
Hawthorn....................................Loss
Collingwood.................................Win
Essendon....................................Win
St Kilda.......................................Loss
Fremantle...................................Win
West Coast Eagles.......................Win
Brisbane Lions.............................Loss
Geelong Cats...............................Loss
Collingwood.................................Win

15 wins 7 losses