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2024 predictions

There’ll be some good passages of play and even some good wins on the back of young stars.

But

Ultimately we will all be hoping for a top five pick come June
Yep, this is how I see it too.

All our key indicators show a team in decline. We have now spent two of the last three season well outside the top eight. Our age profile is heavily skewed with our core players aging out and the kids looking very underwhelming to date.

A change of coach may give us a short term sugar hit but ultimately the list demographics will win out and our list demographics are frankly terrible.

I’d be surprised if we finished bottom but not surprised in the least if we finished bottom four. As I’ve said before, i think it’s going to get worse before it starts getting better.
 
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All going well we could scrape into the 8

Obviously could be a tough season if things don't.
All going well would include Lynch returning to his spot as the best key forward in the game, and Dusty being close to being Dusty.
If those 2 things happen, and most other things go ok i would expect we will do better than just scrape in the 8.
 
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we have to ambush the comp and defy conventional wisdom

but hey , it can happen , it all hinges how Yze , Newman and co, how they work together and does that revitalise our old guys
and how many young guys step up
 
I love this time of the year. We all think we know how the season is going to play out and inevitably we are miles off! :ROFLMAO:

However here are some of my Nostradumass predictions.
  • Pies get injuries to key players and finish mid table 8-12
  • Cats implode and finish 15th
  • Freo fight it out for 18th with West Coast
  • Dimma takes GCS to 9th.
  • Brisbane only lose 2 games in the H&A season
  • Bombers make the 8 - just - after being in the top 4 until July - but still don’t win a final.
  • Crows and Tigers to make the 8 at the expense of Sydney and St Kilda
 
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* Richmond to get shafted by umpires again.
* Collingwood and Bulldogs to get preferential treatment by the umpires again despite throwing the ball constantly...
 
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I love this time of the year. We all think we know how the season is going to play out and inevitably we are miles off! :ROFLMAO:

However here are some of my Nostradumass predictions.
  • Pies get injuries to key players and finish mid table 8-12:ROFLMAO:
  • Cats implode and finish 15th:love:
  • Freo fight it out for 18th with West Coast
  • Dimma takes GCS to 9th.:ROFLMAO:
  • Brisbane only lose 2 games in the H&A season
  • Bombers make the 8 - just - after being in the top 4 until July - but still don’t win a final.:ROFLMAO:
  • Crows and Tigers to make the 8 at the expense of Sydney and St Kilda😍
 
There’ll be some good passages of play and even some good wins on the back of young stars.

But

Ultimately we will all be hoping for a top five pick come June
I like the class of 21.All will be solid.
However there's no Cotch/Jack or Dusty amongst them.(We were blessed)
 
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I have looked at this from every angle.

And I just can't see how Richmond don't win the flag next year.

The only real question I have is whether Martin or Bolton win the Norm Smith.
 
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Yep, this is how I see it too.

All our key indicators show a team in decline. We have now spent two of the last three season well outside the top eight. Our age profile is heavily skewed with our core players aging out and the kids looking very underwhelming to date.

A change of coach may give us a short term sugar hit but ultimately the list demographics will win out and our list demographics are frankly terrible.

I’d be surprised if we finished bottom but not surprised in the least if we finished bottom four. As I’ve said before, i think it’s going to get worse before it starts getting better.
I’ve got us finishing 14th.
 
Are we the only team to have 3 (the most?) coaches (1 HC Dimma, 2 AC Fly and Kingsley) coach against us in a season?

We were all together just 2 seasons ago in 2022.