2011 AFL Season

[Predator]

Thought I would get this started since it is less than a week away now and there is no existing thread.
Will be an interesting season with a lot of traffic I reckon in the 8-12 spots on the ladder.
Here is a template for everyone to use for their season predictions.

Premiers:
Wooden Spoon:
Brownlow Medal Winner:
Coleman Medal Winner:
Big Improvers:
Team on the Decline:

Good luck to everyones team in the 2011 AFL Season.

[pi]

Premiers: I wish it wasn't, but Collingwood still looks the best
Wooden Spoon: Gold Coast
Brownlow: Dane Swan (Collingwood)
Coleman: Not sure... (But Jack Riewoldt won't get it again)
Big Improvers: Essendon and Adelaide
Team on the Decline: Geelong and Brisbane Lions

GO ESSENDON!

[Russ]

There are AN supercoach and dreamteam leagues somewhere.

Premiers: Pies/Dogs
Wooden Spoon: West Coast
Brownlow Medal Winner: Ablett
Coleman Medal Winner: should be Franklin by at least a dozen
Big Improvers: Essendon
Team on the Decline: Geelong

[Greatness]

Premiers: Collingwood (Yay go us ) (It will be intresting to see how the top 3 pans out)
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane/Gold Coast
Brownlow Medal Winner: Scott Pendlebury
Coleman Medal Winner: Buddy Franklin
Big Improvers: Essendon, Richmond, Melbourne and Adelaide (LOL like 1/4 of the league )
Team on the Decline: StKilda (Tipping them to just mkae top 4)

There is a bit of bias in my view tho Also what are your thoughts for top 4??

[Russ]

Top 4 will almost certainly be Dogs/Saints/Cats/Pies

[pi]

I want Freo to make the top 4 instead of Collingwood, just because I feel sorry for them and I hate Collingwood. But I don't think there is any chance of that happening.

Realistically:
1. Collingwood
2. Saints
3. WB
4. Geelong (only just though)

[Greatness]

Do you guys think that Hawks are a chance at all for top 4? If Buddy is on fire most of the season, Mitchell, Hodge, Burguone, Cyril play well and dont  get injured they will almost certainly make top 4. But IMO their guns need to be on the ball and their defence cant afford to suffer Gibson, and Roughead needs to play well. So if all that happens they're definitely a good chance.
Freo will probably drop down to 5-7th purely due to them having a big injury list.

My Top 4:
1) Collingwood
2) Western Bulldogs
3) StKilda
4) Hawthorn

[Russ]

I rate Geelong as better than Hawthorn for the 2011 season. Losing Ablett obviously hurts and their key players are getting older but they're still very good. I wouldn't expect them to drop out of the top4

[chrisjb]

Premiers: Carlton
Wooden Spoon: Brisbane
Brownlow Medal Winner: Dane Swan
Coleman Medal Winner: Jack Riewolt
Big Improvers: Richmond+Melbourne
Team on the Decline: Essendon

Top 4:
Collingwood
St Kilda
Carlton
Sydney

CARN THE BLUES

[Greatness]

Intresting top 4 chris.
I agree that Geelong will still be a strong team, but still feel that they are lacking a bit of speed altho they do have some quick players. THis is the same as Saints and they havent really improved their list over the last 2 years or so.

[Duck]

Bombers a certainty to make the 8 and top 4 contenders. Don't really care about the rest

[Russ]

Bombers are not top4 contenders until at least the end of April and you can quote me on this

[Greatness]

Bombers are not top4 contenders until at least the end of April and you can quote me on this

100% Agreed. IMO essendon fans are getting way ahead of themselves and soon enough they will be struck with a reality check.

[pi]

Bombers are not top4 contenders until at least the end of April and you can quote me on this

100% Agreed. IMO essendon fans are getting way ahead of themselves and soon enough they will be struck with a reality check.

Meh. It was still an awesome win

[Greatness]

It definitely was but remember the dogs had a few key defenders out. Although i have to admit you guys played very well.