2013 Predictions

[JK]

Money

Yep, The AFL have stated they will help out Melbourne financially, wouldnt suprise me if they took over the running of Melbourne and paid big money for a decent experienced coach like a Clarko, Roos, Chocco or even Sheedy

So whack the Dee's $500k for not tanking then do them a favour by lending them money .. Yeah that sounds like the AFL

[Jim05]

Money

Yep, The AFL have stated they will help out Melbourne financially, wouldnt suprise me if they took over the running of Melbourne and paid big money for a decent experienced coach like a Clarko, Roos, Chocco or even Sheedy

So whack the Dee's $500k for not tanking then do them a favour by lending them money .. Yeah that sounds like the AFL

As I said. I think the AFL will come in and take over the running of the club. They will install a President, CEO and coach hand picked by Demetriou, Melbourne members wont get a say

[The Sleeping Giant]

Way off Jim. They will assist clubs on the admin side, but not with the coaching side.

[Rik E Boy]

Money

Yep, The AFL have stated they will help out Melbourne financially, wouldnt suprise me if they took over the running of Melbourne and paid big money for a decent experienced coach like a Clarko, Roos, Chocco or even Sheedy

So whack the Dee's $500k for not tanking then do them a favour by lending them money .. Yeah that sounds like the AFL

Seems fair seeing as they fined them for something that doesn't exist.

regards,

REB

[Squids]

Maybe just give them an extra million dollars in the salary cap

[Jim05]

Way off Jim. They will assist clubs on the admin side, but not with the coaching side.

Didnt the AFL send Barassi to Sydney?

[Rik E Boy]

Maybe just give them an extra million dollars in the salary cap

You may be the first Carlton supporter to acknowledge one exists. Carlton...the original Asterix.



regards,

REB

[Squids]

Maybe just give them an extra million dollars in the salary cap

You may be the first Carlton supporter to acknowledge one exists. Carlton...the original Asterix.



regards,

REB

Every club was doing it back then.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Way off Jim. They will assist clubs on the admin side, but not with the coaching side.

Didnt the AFL send Barassi to Sydney?

The afl took over the running of Sydney for a small time, after the failure of private ownership of the swans. Very different kettle of fish at Melbourne, being a member owned club.

[Rik E Boy]

Maybe just give them an extra million dollars in the salary cap

You may be the first Carlton supporter to acknowledge one exists. Carlton...the original Asterix.



regards,

REB

Every club was doing it back then.

That's true but not to the same extent Carlton did. Just ask some of the Carlton players of the time...that's right the AFL already did. Stephen O'Rielly a great Geelong player.

regards,

REB

[daysofourlives]

Just looking at the Gold Coast draw, there is a sneaky cnance they may only drop a couple more games this year, although i think the loss of Lynch will hurt.

R14 v Crows (home) WIN 70/30
R15 v Brisbane (G) WIN 51/49
R16 v Tigers (Cazaly) WIN 100%
R17 v Pies (home) WIN 50/50
R18 v Blues (home) WIN 50/50
R19 v Eagles (away) LOSS
R20 v Dees (home) Win 100%
R21 v Power (away) LOSS 50/50
R22 v Saints (away) WIN 50/50
R23 v Giants (home) WIN 100%

They dont play anyone in the top 5, IMO there is a big gap between 5th and the rest.
Every game is winable except probably the Eagles game.
That would give them 13 wins and an unlikely finals appearance. maybe even a home final if they only lost 1 game

Of course they could also fall in a heap and only win 2 games

In reality it will probably be somewhere between the 2 extremes and 10 wins will be about right.

Could be just like Brisbane in Walls' last year and a year or 2 before their dominance

[Spargo]

Just looking at the Gold Coast draw, there is a sneaky cnance they may only drop a couple more games this year, although i think the loss of Lynch will hurt.

R14 v Crows (home) WIN 70/30
R15 v Brisbane (G) WIN 51/49
R16 v Tigers (Cazaly) WIN 100%
R17 v Pies (home) WIN 50/50
R18 v Blues (home) WIN 50/50
R19 v Eagles (away) LOSS
R20 v Dees (home) Win 100%
R21 v Power (away) LOSS 50/50
R22 v Saints (away) WIN 50/50
R23 v Giants (home) WIN 100%

They dont play anyone in the top 5, IMO there is a big gap between 5th and the rest.
Every game is winable except probably the Eagles game.
That would give them 13 wins and an unlikely finals appearance. maybe even a home final if they only lost 1 game

Of course they could also fall in a heap and only win 2 games

In reality it will probably be somewhere between the 2 extremes and 10 wins will be about right.

Could be just like Brisbane in Walls' last year and a year or 2 before their dominance

Beat Richmond 100%? Maybe 50/50 I reckon.

And you disappeared from the round 12 thread pretty quickly

[cripple]

Surely no one still rates West Coast. 4 losses at subiaco, let slip a 41 pt lead against port and a rising injury toll would see their season as good as done. This on top of murmurings that Worsfold has had enough and is ready to go at the end of the year.

[Johno6]

Yeah I heard he just doesn't wanna coach at all anymore.

Roos to coach eagles next year

[GWW]

Surely no one still rates West Coast. 4 losses at subiaco, let slip a 41 pt lead against port and a rising injury toll would see their season as good as done. This on top of murmurings that Worsfold has had enough and is ready to go at the end of the year.

I didn't rate them at the start of the year when a few in the media were putting them up as premiership contenders/favourites, and I still don't particularly rate them.

They may scrape into finals and finish 7th or 8th, but I think that would be the optimal result for them.

[Turbo]

Yeah I heard he just doesn't wanna coach at all anymore.

Roos to coach eagles next year

Why would he want to move to Perth?

[woodublieve12]

Yeah I heard he just doesn't wanna coach at all anymore.

Roos to coach eagles next year

Why would he want to move to Perth?

he's going to move to Brisbane...

[cripple]

Surely no one still rates West Coast. 4 losses at subiaco, let slip a 41 pt lead against port and a rising injury toll would see their season as good as done. This on top of murmurings that Worsfold has had enough and is ready to go at the end of the year.

I didn't rate them at the start of the year when a few in the media were putting them up as premiership contenders/favourites, and I still don't particularly rate them.

They may scrape into finals and finish 7th or 8th, but I think that would be the optimal result for them.

Same boat here. Forward line is good, back line steady but their midfield was never deep enough, no matter how much service they were going to get from two dominant ruckman. I don't know about their run after the next month but don't think they'll be in contention for finals then in any case.

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[helicopterking]

Surely no one still rates West Coast. 4 losses at subiaco, let slip a 41 pt lead against port and a rising injury toll would see their season as good as done. This on top of murmurings that Worsfold has had enough and is ready to go at the end of the year.

I didn't rate them at the start of the year when a few in the media were putting them up as premiership contenders/favourites, and I still don't particularly rate them.

They may scrape into finals and finish 7th or 8th, but I think that would be the optimal result for them.

Same boat here. Forward line is good, back line steady but their midfield was never deep enough, no matter how much service they were going to get from two dominant ruckman. I don't know about their run after the next month but don't think they'll be in contention for finals then in any case.

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They might finish 9th and still play finals once Essendon are punished tho.

[Turbo]

Yeah I heard he just doesn't wanna coach at all anymore.

Roos to coach eagles next year

Why would he want to move to Perth?

he's going to move to Brisbane...

Can't see it