Biggest Improvers. Your Prediction of 2013.

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I thought this thread was biggest improver.

Biggest Improvers. Your Prediction of 2013.

your prediction as to which team would be the biggest improver, ya clod!

I think this Thread has ended up with crossed purposes. Some are predicting Ladder position, some ranking improvement (or not?).

Perhaps some commentary on why teams will improve (or not?) would prove helpful?

For example, more than simply playing stocks, I feel a change in coaching structure will benefit Port Adelaide no end.

On the other hand I sense the Collins era combined with a LOT of Outs and not many Ins will send Westies tumbling.

I agree, it WILL benefit Port & I believe that West will tumble. Players leave, Collins stays, give him a pay cut, he still stays, so Mickan packs up & leaves, seems like there's gonna be some disharmony at West this year but I could be wrong.

[Pseudo]

For example, more than simply playing stocks, I feel a change in coaching structure will benefit Port Adelaide no end.

Yes, but this will be countered by the fact that the SANFL clearly has a vendetta against One Port (tm) and will go to the most ridiculous lengths to limit, hinder, or othewise prevent Port from achieving its full potential on each of the SANFL and AFL stages.

[dedja]

Has someone hacked your account or is my piss-o-meter busted?

[beenreal]

Yes, but this will be countered by the fact that the SANFL clearly has a vendetta against One Port (tm) and will go to the most ridiculous lengths to limit, hinder, or othewise prevent Port from achieving its full potential on each of the SANFL and AFL stages.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.

[am Bays]

Interesting to note that the "experts" in yesterdays paper have the final five being the same as last year - they only had changes in positions 6-8.

They do realise that that hasn't happened as far as I can recall since 1986-1987 when Glenelg, North, Norwood, Port and Woodville played off in two consecutive major rounds (if only Spell Check hadn't peen p!ssed off on this forum he'd be able to confirm).

So in all likelihood at least one team is going to drop out and another team is going to come in.

Whilst I am confident we'll make the top five (based on our list being vastly improved compared to last year) you also have to like Souths chances, given of the bottom four clubs from last year they are the only one who gets the play the other three teams three times this year, so their draw is favourable.

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West & Central out, Port & South in.

[Brodlach]

Central out, South in

[FlyingHigh]

Bays and South in, Eagles out, toss up between North and Centrals to miss out.

[SDK]

Norwood
Centrals
Glenelg
Eagles
South

North
West
Port

Daylight

Sturt

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amended.

[SDK]

Hey write your own .... don't edit mine !
Have a gut feel the Bays will improve a lot this year.

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Norwood
Central
Port
South (if they can consistently field the side they did on the weekend)
North
Eagles
West
Glenelg
Sturt

[PhilH]

I've got to put my order into FOOT-e TIMES SA on Sunday night ... going to be tricky given the mass movements at most clubs.

Still smarting from last year tipping Port as the big improver, Eagles to get to the GF and West to finish 7th

[SDK]

Changed my mind after last night......

Norwood
Centrals
South
Eagles
Glenelg

North
West
Port

Daylight

Sturt

[Wedgie]

South

[Brodlach]

South

Certainly not on your own Wedgie

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my predictions are worse!

[saintal]

South

Yeah. I actually approached this season with a fair bit of optimism for a change On the other hand North have certainly done better than I expected so far.

[prowling panther]

been giving this some thought of late.

can tell you it has not been the UMPIRES.