2013 season
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 12:47 pm
Here's my crack at the 2013 ladder at end of minor round
1. Vikings - hard to see them dropping off
2. Flies - quality ins mixed with younger guys who have now been exposed to A grade footy should spell a good year
3. Shoes - always around the mark and have been slowly building for a while now. Mitton's last chance
4. Roos - gradual improvement over the last three years, should now expect to win most games. Won't do any damage in September
5. Cockledivers - improved a lot last year, should continue in 2013
6. Cobras - a bit like Porties, but not quite at the same level
7. Emus - on face value, not a lot of ins from last year. Would not have been happy missing finals last year
8. Falcons - unerachiever
9. Bombers - will fall far. Too many quality players gone. Will follow path of Flies and Emus from 2012
10. Hawks - splashing cash at kids for the second year in a row will see them improve
11. Saints - improving but still a long way off
12. Lions - hard to see them beating teams above them but will improve on last year and still be competitive for two or three quarters of most matches
12. Rams - better than last year but still a weekly struggle for Keamy, especially as injuries take hold and motivation falls away mid year
13. Sharks - same as the last eight or so years. Will probably show improvement during the opening month but drop away quickly after that
1. Vikings - hard to see them dropping off
2. Flies - quality ins mixed with younger guys who have now been exposed to A grade footy should spell a good year
3. Shoes - always around the mark and have been slowly building for a while now. Mitton's last chance
4. Roos - gradual improvement over the last three years, should now expect to win most games. Won't do any damage in September
5. Cockledivers - improved a lot last year, should continue in 2013
6. Cobras - a bit like Porties, but not quite at the same level
7. Emus - on face value, not a lot of ins from last year. Would not have been happy missing finals last year
8. Falcons - unerachiever
9. Bombers - will fall far. Too many quality players gone. Will follow path of Flies and Emus from 2012
10. Hawks - splashing cash at kids for the second year in a row will see them improve
11. Saints - improving but still a long way off
12. Lions - hard to see them beating teams above them but will improve on last year and still be competitive for two or three quarters of most matches
12. Rams - better than last year but still a weekly struggle for Keamy, especially as injuries take hold and motivation falls away mid year
13. Sharks - same as the last eight or so years. Will probably show improvement during the opening month but drop away quickly after that