Geelong 6. North Melbourne, Premier:MelbourneRunner-up:BrisbaneWooden spoon:HawthornMoving up:RichmondSet to fall:West CoastBrownlow Medal:Marcus BontempelliColeman Medal:Jeremy CameronNAB AFL Rising Star:Nick DaicosRecruit of the Year:George HewettSurprise All-Australian:Tarryn ThomasHeadline you'll see:Closest finals race in years: Four teams locked on points in Rd 23Headline you won't see:Fans unanimously agree on Monday night MRO verdictWhen will Buddy kick his 1000th goal? Aussie band, big stadium anthems, Triple J darlings, proven track record at the NRL Grand Final back in 2018.Headline you'll see:One more time with feeling: Tomahawk to go again in 2024Headline you won't see:One more time with feeling: Buddy to go again in 2024Big call:Carlton's spot in the eight will once again come down to a final-round heartbreaker, 1. Brisbane6. Sydney's Grand Final performance simply a blip on the radarHeadline you won't see:Melbourne's Grundy mistake: Gawn partnership not workingBig call:Jack Gunston to edge out Daniher and Hipwood to be Brisbane's leading goalkicker. Home advantage is important, but not that important. Hawthorn, Premier:MelbourneRunner-up:BrisbaneWooden spoon:HawthornMoving up:RichmondSet to fall:West CoastBrownlow Medal:Touk MillerColeman Medal:Harry McKayNAB AFL Rising Star:Nick DaicosRecruit of the year:Tyson StengleSurprise All-Australian:Cam RaynerHeadline you'll see:Tassie granted AFL licenseHeadline you won't see:Mass exodus at the SunsWhen will Buddy kick his 1000th goal? Every season boils down to the playoffs. Sydney7. Greater Western Sydney13. Brad ScottWho should headline the Grand Final entertainment? Fill in the whole season: RESET RESET TO ACTUAL. Collingwood, 9. 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Last week, in the Squiggle models group chat of course theres a group chat Rory had a good idea: It turned out that everybody had data on hand for this, because if you have a model, you also have a rating system. The ladder predictor lets you cast these predictions, track how they shake out throughout the season and even place bets. Hawthorn, Chris Scott, Joel Selwood and more look back at the Cats' path to 2022 premiership glory. YesWhich new club coach will have the best season? 60. First, I have to point out its technically wrong, because weve had nine finalists from 0-2, counting Carlton in 2013 who were elevated from ninth after Essendons disqualification. To do it, they would absolutely need to start winning games like this Sundays against the Tigers. I wrote a while ago that there are grounds for optimism at the Magpies. They should get another one this weekend but at some point, this inability to beat most of the teams around and above them has to be a season-defining concern. Their biggest comeback last year, in terms of a three-quarter-time deficit, was 26 points against North Melbourne; they were 28 points down at the final change against Essendon. Next game: Collingwood at Adelaide Oval, Sunday twilight. Gold Coast13. 3. Geelong6. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) latest update points to "a 62 per cent chance of El Nino developing during May-July 2023". (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Photos via Getty Images). . Because what actually happened here the whole reason this stat became popular is that between 2008 and 2016, there was a patch where only two 0-2 teams made finals (Carlton 2013 and Sydney 2014). Sydney 8. 1. Carlton5. Sydney6. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Carlton6. 1. For more information, please see our 59 and the average of $13. When the facts change, our opinions have to change too, and clearly if the version of Essendon weve seen so far can be sustained, theyre a finals contender. Collingwood17. Hes the definition of the unfortunately true cliche of hed be a household name if he played for a big Victorian club - we dont want to alarm you but yes, the footy world pays more attention to Collingwood or Carlton than the Giants - and its hard not to worry for Adam Kingsleys defence without arguably the best backman in the country. Although they stumbled badly on their preliminary final evening last year, their best is good enough for a top-eight finish, although they may not obtain the double chance. Sydney10. What a great relationship that is between club and state. The Magpies trailed by 22 points two minutes into the final term of . The Orange Tsunami is back.Who should headline the Grand Final entertainment? Is Michael Voss really getting the most out of this group? Carlton13. Next game: Geelong at the MCG, Sunday early. AFL Ladder information including games played, won, drawn, lost, points and percentages from the official website of the Australian Football League. Watch every match of every round of the 2023 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE on Kayo Sports. Hawthorn16. Melbourne Round 2Who should headline the Grand Final entertainment? Richmond5. West Coast Ha ha! Geelong8. Giants 7. . Arctic Monkeys Headline you'll see: Fyfe joins Pav in Freo's 50-goal clubHeadline you won't see:'It was the wrong approach': Eagles reveal Draft regretsBig call:Adelaide to be the higher-ranked South Australian club in 2023. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 50. Richmond 7. Hawthorn18. Thread starter Strapping Young Lad; Start date Oct 16, 2021; Tagged users None . . Is it finally Port Adelaide or Brisbane's time to shine? But it may never have worked worse than this year, with Geelong, the eventual premier (and last years preliminary finalist) receiving quite gentle double-up games, while back-to-back wooden spooners North Melbourne faced a much sterner test. 4. NoWhich new club coach will have the best season? Greater Western Sydney8. In this blog, we provide housing market predictions for 2022 and 2023. . Ladder; Ladder; Predictor; Odds; Reset Competition Toyota AFL Premiership. Geelong 3. Round twoWho should headline the Grand Final entertainment? St Kilda West Coast15. In the spirit of reconciliation the AFL acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. Western Bulldogs Brisbane3. OUR ESTEEMED team of journalists have peered into football's crystal ball and come up with their prognostications for season 2023. Prediction: 11-11 (12th) The task for St Kilda is growing week by week, and the lack of intensity in the first three quarters of the loss to the Bulldogs was a worrying sign. Brisbane5. Richmond4. There are only 93 games to go before September action rolls around. Its a little bit whos hot and whos not; part predictive, part analysis of whats happened. 1. The 2023 AFL fixture will be released in the near future, and I have some thoughts. Brownlow Medal: Touk Miller - Further cements himself as one of the game's most damaging midfield beasts and finally earns the umpire recognition that seemed to elude him in 2021. Gold Coast12. Fremantle, 9. Of those, Peter Ryan has the best record, finishing 19th (out of 45), 9th (/56), 3rd (/42) and 1st (/45). Collingwood Overall, Adelaide did well out of the 2022 fixture which, as a bottom-6 team, was at least to plan. I expect . Carlton7. Richmond AFL Debate Club: What is Gillon McLachlan's defining achievement as AFL CEO? Demons 2. Get full access to our sports betting features when you sign up! Chances are youre about to lose. And now that regular service has resumed implying that there was never much to see in the first place a new trend is emerging.. West Coast, 9. Your team at the top, your rival at the bottom. Hawthorn 16. Geelong2. Best Ladder by a Model: Squiggle (6th overall). Please select all the ways you would like to hear from FanHub Media: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. I am all about football as a mental escape from reality, Jake. West Coast14. Dont get us wrong, the Suns are a better team up at Whatever Carraras Now Called - which makes them playing home games in Darwin even more of a problem - but with Touk Miller likely sidelined until the bye, we havent seen anything that suggests this team can play finals in 2023. Port Adelaide8. Adelaide If theres a genuinely interesting effect here, and not a coincidence, we should expect to see not-quite-as-dramatic-but-still-suggestive numbers when those key numbers are varied a little. Geelong12. Port Adelaide3. Round oneWho should headline the Grand Final entertainment? North Melbourne16. Port Adelaide5. So there you have it, my ladder predictions. Collingwood18. Runner up: Brisbane - Chris Fagan breaks the curse of a recent wretched finals win ratio, but it'll be heartache again for the gallant Lions. AFL: Boring Blues, dismal Dockers, Ross Lyon, and hard-to-believe stats. AFL Power Rankings Round Seven: Coleman for Curnow, Hell to pay for in the North, debacle in the West, AFL News: 'Incredibly competitive' search for new CEO defended as Dillon confirmed, Pickett re-signs with Dees, Six Points: Pies' crazy bravery trumps critically cautious Crows, and Simpson's pathetic Eagles can't go on like this, Adelaide Crows vs Collingwood Magpies: AFL live scores, Richmond Tigers vs Gold Coast Suns: AFL live scores, there are grounds for optimism at the Magpies. Our esteemed team of journalists have peered into football's crystal ball and come up with their prognostications for season 2022. The Brownlow Medal is the highest individual honour in the AFL. St Kilda13. LizzoHeadline you'll see:What nightmares? One of those things is not like the other, and its Damien Hardwicks men. The South Australian & West Australian teams usually have 10 games of extreme home advantage but fewer games of extreme disadvantage, as they revisit the same venues repeatedly (especially Docklands). Collingwood, 9. Suddenly, Richmond's finals hopes hang in the balance after its horror loss to the Suns. Hawthorn, Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell speaks to Cal Twomey about his plans for his first season as head coach. Oh sure, now, everyone looks back on the preseason ladders and mocks how wrong they were. Is it Carlton's year? Adelaide, Sydney coach John Longmire speaks on how the Swans plan to bounce back from an early finals exit in 2022, Premier:MelbourneRunner-up:Brisbane Wooden spoon:Gold CoastMoving up:RichmondSet to fall: Geelong Brownlow Medal:Nat FyfeColeman Medal: Aaron NaughtonNAB AFL Rising Star:Nick Daicos Recruit of the year: Adam Cerra Surprise All-Australian:Sam Taylor Headline you'll see: Club dismisses Clarko connection as jostling for master coach continuesHeadline you won't see: MCG left empty again on Grand Final dayWhen will Buddy kick his 1000th goal? Picture: AFL Digital, Pies utility sends scare through camp, ex-Dog in line to play. Western Bulldogs7. Adelaide18. Legend. Hawthorn. Hawthorn. Dynamic sharing. Sydney4. North Melbourne17. The next closest team Sydney has 1090 games missing; Adelaide, Hawthorn, North Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and St Kilda combined have fewer games missing than the Eagles. Geelong's home ground advantage over Melbourne gives it the edge to grab second spot, while the Western Bulldogs will overwhelm Port Adelaide even with the Power's impressive recent form at Marvel Stadium. AFL Debate Club: How could Gather Round best be improved in coming years? AFL.com.au experts Mitch Cleary and Nat Edwards take on the Ladder Predictor. Round 2Who should headline the Grand Final entertainment? Hawthorn, Brad Scott tells Callum Twomey how his time at North Melbourne has him primed for a second crack at senior coaching. Collingwood13. Next game: Western Bulldogs at Marvel Stadium, Saturday twilight. The Age 's football experts assess every team and provide their ladder predictions, and chief . Squiggle pipped AFLalytics and Wheelo Ratings on the Ladder Scoreboard this year, mostly thanks to some solid returns in the early rounds. Carlton10. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Brisbane2. Port Adelaide5. 1. Geelong3. Theres a lot at stake in the final two rounds of the home and away season, finals spots up for grabs, the Horne Ultimatum and not to mention the bragging rights as the best tipster at AFL.com.au. Premier: Melbourne Runner-up: Brisbane Fremantle10. -- to make (and fail in) another prelim. St Kilda had terrible everything, as usual; St Kilda always have a terrible fixture, to the point where Im starting to think it must be written into the AFL constitution. Melbourne4. It also factors in the Hawks giving Alastair Clarkson the send-off he deserves in his final game as coach, leaving the Tigers out of September action and in 10th spot. Adelaide16. Runner up: Brisbane - They go one better by making the Grand Final, but can't get it done against Port in a classic throwback to 2004. The next of my AFL predictions for 2022 concerns the Coleman Medal. West Coast16. Sydney7. Port Adelaide7. Collingwood8. Kylie MinogueBig call:For the first time in football history, we finally see the previous year's complete premiership team line up in a game again. After six rounds were ready to rule six teams out of the finals race - but we still believe in one thats stuck in the bottom four. Greater Western Sydney12. Hawthorn, Coach Sam Mitchell reflects on Hawthorn's list changes and how it will set the club up for the future, Premier: MelbourneRunner-up: BrisbaneWooden spoon: North MelbourneMoving up: CarltonSet to fall: St KildaBrownlow Medal: Christian PetraccaColeman Medal: Aaron NaughtonAFL Rising Star: Will AshcroftRecruit of the year: Tim TarantoSurprise All-Australian:Noah AndersonWill Carlton finally make the finals? Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. Sydney5. A few years back Sydney copped an injury crisis that saw them with literally three talls available. Hawthorn15. They kicked themselves out of holding off Melbourne on Monday night; on expected score they actually shouldve won the game, after a strong performance in contested footy. St Kilda15. St Kilda The fourth victory, Sundays over Hawthorn, was one of those tricky ones finals contenders just have to pull out - and in the end it was their emerging strength that saved them. North Melbourne18. We've taken a look at every finals contender's run home to try and determine who might finish where and what the first round of finals could look like. Our experts believe this year's premiership battle will be a race in three between Geelong, Brisbane and Melbourne, while Hawthorn are the overwhelming favourites to win the wooden spoon. Melbourne 4. This is the link to the 'Up there Cazaly' and 'One Day In September' video where I got the music from.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmPa8onvNKY Vance JoyBig call:Essendon's winless September streak to continue, 1. Western Bulldogs6. For everything you need to know about the 2022 AFL season, explore our team-by-team interactive. Clear Row Images, Add a Row Above By Staff writers on Aug 12, 2021, 8:47pm. YesWhich new club coach will have the best season? St Kilda14. Its unlikely their fixture affected anything, and the Cats almost had a case for being dudded, escaping by 3 points against the Tigers in a home game played at the MCG, and by a goal against Collingwood in a home final at the same venue. It usually means coincidence. If it was a real effect, wed have a decent theory about why. Cookie Notice Greater Western Sydney, 9. I expect that this year will be somewhat of a holding pattern, with not a lot of change in the top eight from the end of the home-and-away season. 1. Squiggle AFL Prediction & Analysis. Western Bulldogs, 9. Carlton14. Melbourne3. My top 8 order is: Melbourne Brisbane Western Bulldogs Sydney Richmond St Kilda Port Adelaide GWS. This hit rate was quite a bit lower than the years before and after, although not wildly so: Eyeballing that, you might notice something else about the middle years: There are more 0-2 teams. Top 8 (In order): Melbourne (Premiers), Western Bulldogs, Port Adelaide (Runner-ups), Brisbane, Greater Western Sydney, St Kilda, Fremantle, Sydney, Bottom 10 (In order): Geelong, Essendon, West Coast, Richmond, Hawthorn, Carlton, Collingwood, North Melbourne, Adelaide, Gold Coast. Melbourne3. AbsolutelyWhich new club coach will have the best season? North Melbourne. Melbourne6. Countries. 1. This week, we worry about Fremantle and Carlton's seasons, discuss Collingwood's clutch fourth terms, and heap praise on . | 01:59, Cameron reveals key to attacking success | 01:14, Kingy calls out Swan for dumb mistakes | 03:28, Nicks allows team to orchestrate defence | 02:35, Langford hands angry Pies fan a big L | 00:36, 'Bit of a snooze fest' Kingy on Carlton | 01:21, 'Genuine concerns' mounting for Blues | 01:39, 'Really poor' errors costly for Freo | 01:00, Scans reveal torn meniscus for Miller | 00:25, Bucks fires up over sling tackle debate | 10:29, Whos real and whos not after six rounds, on a Twitter poll we posted on Tuesday the vote went slightly the Saints way.