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Pick your top 8.

Post: # 1711035Post saynta »

Here's my go.

Adelaide
Sydney
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon
Port Agelaide :oops:
Richmond
West Coast


Oops forgot about GWS. :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Post: # 1711039Post saintsRrising »

saynta wrote:Here's my go.

Adelaide
Sydney
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon
Port Adelaide
Richmond
West Coast
GWS to crash and burn? So much talent there, and most of it now getting to a good age and so I cannot see them missing the 8 despite their lack of a club vibe.


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Post: # 1711040Post parkeysainter »

1. Don't care
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6. Saints
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Post: # 1711043Post desertsaint »

don't care - lower mid-rung is where all the action is!


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Post: # 1711056Post Drake Huggins »

saynta wrote:Here's my go.

Adelaide
Sydney
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon
Port Agelaide
Richmond
West Coast
WCE out, GWS in.


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saintsRrising wrote:
saynta wrote:Here's my go.

Adelaide
Sydney
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon
Port Adelaide
Richmond
West Coast
GWS to crash and burn? So much talent there, and most of it now getting to a good age and so I cannot see them missing the 8 despite their lack of a club vibe.
You can put my omission down to dementia. :oops: :oops: :| :|


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Post: # 1711070Post St Loxton »

Adelaide
Gws
Richmond
Stkilda
Melbourne
Sydney
Essendon
Port


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Post: # 1711071Post DJ Higgins »

Love the optimism guys. But top 4? Really. I am hoping for spot 8.


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Post: # 1711073Post outside66 »

Top 4 - Saints. I reckon we'll pull off a cheeky high place like we did in 2008 then explode next year!


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Post: # 1711078Post spert »

Saints should get into the lower 8, if not then expect heads to roll at season's end.

Here it is for 2018 going into finals:
Sydney
Richmond
Adelaide
Port A
WCE
Geelong
St Kilda
Essendon


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Post: # 1711081Post Drake Huggins »

No GWS, spert?


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Post: # 1711086Post degruch »

Not having perused the draw, but...

Adelaide
Sydney
GWS
Richmond
Melbourne
Port
Essendon
Geelong

Saints :(

Sorry, too many unknowns this season to confidently say we'll make the top 8 for sure...although Geelong's position is tenuous, based on the efforts of some of their older chaps (Scott Selwood's already broken down, so not a great omen for them). Port's AFL garage sale team may also take a while to gel, but can't see them missing the finals.


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Post: # 1711092Post MC Gusto »

NIcky Dal has written us off. Can’t see us making the 8.

To be fair I’m struggling to see it as well but you never know we could have a 2004 like start to the season


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Post: # 1711093Post DJ Higgins »

MC Gusto wrote:NIcky Dal has written us off. Can’t see us making the 8.

To be fair I’m struggling to see it as well but you never know we could have a 2004 like start to the season

Read the article and hard to argue with it. Who are we really going to knock out of the eight. Easier draw does help but needs a huge uplift from last year. I am hoping for more consistent games, our worst not being as bad as previous years and a newbie playing well above their expectations


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Post: # 1711103Post mightysainters »

West coast and Dons are not crash hot at all... huge chance to make 8

Eagles won’t get near top 8


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Post: # 1711104Post Linton Lodger »

In no particular order:

Sydney
Adelaide
St Kilda
Essendon
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Geelong
GWS


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Post: # 1711105Post DJ Higgins »

Top 4 prospects - Crows, swans, Giants, Tigers, Cats. Based on last year and team changes these are the most likely.

Top 8 prospects
Port - Big ins with Tom Rockliff, Steven Motlop and Jack Watts joining, Rockliff is a huge in and will now play in a team that can really play so he will show his true potential. If they fire port play finals
Bombers - Another 3 ins Devon Smith, Adam Saad and Jake Stringer but not as big as ports. Lost some experience at end of last season but team now has another pre-season in them and the drug saga is now done.
West Coast - Nic Nat return will help but loss of Priddis will hurt more. Need a huge uplift from other players
Dogs - Lost a lot of experience end of last year and their game plan has been countered now. Jackson Trengove and Josh Scache will help a bit but unlikely for 8. Plus they cant kick straight like us
Melbourne - Lost watts and gained Lever. Helps fix leaky defense and Gawn looks good. Should get there is Sept
Hawks - No Hodge or Gibbo makes this too hard
Saints - lost a lot of experience with Joey and Roo leaving and picked up too many defenders in the Draft and no genuine outside mid; Hunter may play later in the year there but by then it may be too late. One of the worst shots at goal in comp and Massive over handballers. Need to fix a lot of issues to get there and a lot to go right. Looks like 2019 for me
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DJ Higgins wrote:Top 4 prospects - Crows, swans, Giants, Tigers, Cats. Based on last year and team changes these are the most likely.

Top 8 prospects
Port - Big ins with Tom Rockliff, Steven Motlop and Jack Watts joining, Rockliff is a huge in and will now play in a team that can really play so he will show his true potential. If they fire port play finals
Bombers - Another 3 ins Devon Smith, Adam Saad and Jake Stringer but not as big as ports. Lost some experience at end of last season but team now has another pre-season in them and the drug saga is now done.
West Coast - Nic Nat return will help but loss of Priddis will hurt more. Need a huge uplift from other players
Dogs - Lost a lot of experience end of last year and there game plan has been countered now. Jackson Trengove and Josh Scache will help a bit but unlikely for 8. Plus they cant kick straight like us
Melbourne - Lost watts and gained Lever. Helps fix leaky defense and Gawn looks good. Should get there is Sept
Hawks - No Hodge or Gibbo makes this too hard
Saints - lost a lot of experience with Joey and Roo leaving and picked up too many defenders in the Draft and no genuine outside mid; Hunter may play let in the year there but by then it may be too late. One of the worst shots at goal in comp and Massive over handballers. Need to fix a lot of issues to get there and lto to go right. Looks like 2019 for me
Like me you have overlooked GWS.

Was it on purpose?


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saynta wrote:
DJ Higgins wrote:Top 4 prospects - Crows, swans, Giants, Tigers, Cats. Based on last year and team changes these are the most likely.

Top 8 prospects
Port - Big ins with Tom Rockliff, Steven Motlop and Jack Watts joining, Rockliff is a huge in and will now play in a team that can really play so he will show his true potential. If they fire port play finals
Bombers - Another 3 ins Devon Smith, Adam Saad and Jake Stringer but not as big as ports. Lost some experience at end of last season but team now has another pre-season in them and the drug saga is now done.
West Coast - Nic Nat return will help but loss of Priddis will hurt more. Need a huge uplift from other players
Dogs - Lost a lot of experience end of last year and there game plan has been countered now. Jackson Trengove and Josh Scache will help a bit but unlikely for 8. Plus they cant kick straight like us
Melbourne - Lost watts and gained Lever. Helps fix leaky defense and Gawn looks good. Should get there is Sept
Hawks - No Hodge or Gibbo makes this too hard
Saints - lost a lot of experience with Joey and Roo leaving and picked up too many defenders in the Draft and no genuine outside mid; Hunter may play let in the year there but by then it may be too late. One of the worst shots at goal in comp and Massive over handballers. Need to fix a lot of issues to get there and lto to go right. Looks like 2019 for me
Like me you have overlooked GWS.

Was it on purpose?
He's got them as a top 4 lock...which they will be.


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degruch wrote:
saynta wrote:
DJ Higgins wrote:Top 4 prospects - Crows, swans, Giants, Tigers, Cats. Based on last year and team changes these are the most likely.

Top 8 prospects
Port - Big ins with Tom Rockliff, Steven Motlop and Jack Watts joining, Rockliff is a huge in and will now play in a team that can really play so he will show his true potential. If they fire port play finals
Bombers - Another 3 ins Devon Smith, Adam Saad and Jake Stringer but not as big as ports. Lost some experience at end of last season but team now has another pre-season in them and the drug saga is now done.
West Coast - Nic Nat return will help but loss of Priddis will hurt more. Need a huge uplift from other players
Dogs - Lost a lot of experience end of last year and there game plan has been countered now. Jackson Trengove and Josh Scache will help a bit but unlikely for 8. Plus they cant kick straight like us
Melbourne - Lost watts and gained Lever. Helps fix leaky defense and Gawn looks good. Should get there is Sept
Hawks - No Hodge or Gibbo makes this too hard
Saints - lost a lot of experience with Joey and Roo leaving and picked up too many defenders in the Draft and no genuine outside mid; Hunter may play let in the year there but by then it may be too late. One of the worst shots at goal in comp and Massive over handballers. Need to fix a lot of issues to get there and lto to go right. Looks like 2019 for me
Like me you have overlooked GWS.

Was it on purpose?
He's got them as a top 4 lock...which they will be.

:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:


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Post: # 1711112Post degruch »

Assuming 'DJ Higgins' is a 'he', of course :oops:


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degruch wrote:Assuming 'DJ Higgins' is a 'he', of course :oops:
Definitely male.


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Post: # 1711172Post saintbob »

GWS
ADEL
RICH
GEE
PORT
MELB
ESS
STK/WB/SYD


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Post: # 1711174Post samuraisaint »

Adelaide
Port Adelaide
Geelong
GWS
Essendon
Melbourne
Sydney
West Coast Eagles


The retirements of Nick. Joey and Dempster are big shadows to cover. I don't think we'll go backwards, but holding our position is likely to be the best we'll be able to do this year. We're certainly a far more even team than we've been in the past, but 2018 has to be all about development, and building an overall team strategy. No more 15 goal hidings down at Geelong and interstate would make a refreshing change.
We need to be more attacking and to learn how to kick straight too.


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Post: # 1711177Post The Fireman »

it's sobering and good to see that some here have removed the rose coloured glasses ....that's healthy .. reality is the way to go...This club is one of the oldest with the worst performance(flags)..time to get real.


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