Season 2024 Predictions

[bulldogtragic]

Predictions

Bolter: Charlie Clarke
Surprise: Buss to play all season
Debuts: The three from last year, Sanders (all year), Freijah (3-4 games) & O?Driscoll (2-3 games)
Who leaves: None of the big names
Free Agent In: Ollie Florent
B&F: Bont again
Leading Goal Kicker: Marra with a goal kicking coach
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 12
Off Field Stuff: Bevo not re-signed a year early, and Power promoted into Footy Boss
Finish: 8th
Other/s:

Big Call: Sanders to be our first Rising Star Winner

[Vred]

Predictions

Bolter: Sanders
Surprise: Clarke cements forward spot
Debuts: We go back to the 2021 method, cycle through most of the squad for experience
Who leaves: English
Free Agent In: Hugh McCluggage
B&F: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: JUH
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 15
Off Field Stuff: Grant steps down
Finish: 4th
Other/s:

Big Call: Make a prelim

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Predictions

Bolter: Sanders
Surprise: Clarke cements forward spot
Debuts: We go back to the 2021 method, cycle through most of the squad for experience
Who leaves: English
Free Agent In: Hugh McCluggage
B&F: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: JUH
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 15
Off Field Stuff: Grant steps down
Finish: 4th
Other/s:

Big Call: Make a prelim

Curious Vred. We make a preliminary and finish 4th but Grant steps down. What made you predict he'd step down despite a successful season?

[Vred]

Curious Vred. We make a preliminary and finish 4th but Grant steps down. What made you predict he'd step down despite a successful season?

Think it’s more of a personal hope than anything. I blame a lot of our 2022/2023 failings on bad leadership and I personally think Grant is the lynch pin for a lot of it, based half on gut feel and half on information that’s been pass my desk.

[hujsh]

Think it’s more of a personal hope than anything. I blame a lot of our 2022/2023 failings on bad leadership and I personally think Grant is the lynch pin for a lot of it, based half on gut feel and half on information that’s been pass my desk.

There's still the review findings to come as well which could have a big say outside of on field performance

[bulldogsthru&thru]

There's still the review findings to come as well which could have a big say outside of on field performance

Has a timeframe been given on the review? As in when the findings are expected to be given?

[hujsh]

Has a timeframe been given on the review? As in when the findings are expected to be given?

Don't think so. Pretty sure the internal one finished and the external one wasn't announced with a timeframe. Doubt we hear anything until they decide it's done and choose to share something with us

[SquirrelGrip]

Predictions

Bolter: Harvey Gallagher
Surprise: Cody kicks 7 in a game
Debuts: Gallagher, Sanders, Harmes, Coffield, Clarke, Freijah, Busslinger, O'Driscoll
Who leaves: Keath, Duryea, Bedendo, West, McNeil, Garcia, Cleary, JJ
Free Agent In: Cam Zurhar, Ollie Florent
B&F: Can't bet against the Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: Jamarra
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 11
Off Field Stuff: Grant graciously steps aside for Power
Finish: Top 3
Other/s: Darcy starts to step up

Big Call: Naughton All Australian

[FrediKanoute]

Bolter: Freijah
Surprise: West starts in the middle
Debuts: Gallagher, Sanders, Harmes, Coffield, Clarke, Freijah, Busslinger,
Who leaves: Keath, Duryea, Bedendo, B Smith, McNeil, Cleary, JJ, Buku
Free Agent In: No idea
B&F: English
Leading Goal Kicker: Jamarra
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 15
Off Field Stuff: No Idea
Finish: Top 4
Other/s: Buku has a break out year, but elects to leave
Big Call: JUH to go close in the Coleman

[Grantysghost]

Bolter : Macrae (a bolt from the past)
Surprise : Baz signs long term deal
Debuts : Sanders, Bus, Coffield, Harmes, Gallagher
Leaving : Duryea, Cleary, Keath, Garcia, McNeil
Free Agent In : Willem Drew
B and F : Libba
Most Goals : Lobb
Coffield games : All of them
Off field : KWW succession plan in place to Westacott
Finish : 6-10
Others : Gallagher owns a wing role by seasons end
Big Call : We sign all out of contract players, Power promoted to a senior footy dept role.

[hujsh]

Bolter : Croft (not bolting into cemented best 22 but playing more AFL than expected)
Surprise : We make top 4, beat the entire top 8, lose against all of the bottom 4
Debuts : Sanders, Coffield, Harmes, GagglesMcAggles, Clarke, Freyja
Leaving : Duryea, Cleary, Keath, Garcia, McNeil, Baker, Bedendo
Free Agent In : none
B and F : Richards or Smith, B
Most Goals : Marra
Coffield games : Yes please (18+)
Off field : External review finds that the club is great and nothing needs changing. Grant resigns for unrelated reasons a few months later
Finish : 4th
Others : Buku is given 5 games at the start of the year and either cememnts a best 22 role or leaves end of year. This being a promise made to get him to re sign. Not inside info though we obviously must have made him think he'd have opportunities this year to get him to stick around as there were other clubs willing to take him.
Big Call : Barry to fly off the shelves. Marra the only of the big 3 uncontacted to stay but we end up better off for it

[jDogs]

Bolter: Garcia
Surprise: Garcia to stay injury free
Debuts: Gallagher, Sanders, Buss, Clarke, Coffield
Who leaves: Smith
B&F: English
Leading Goal Kicker: Weightman
Finish: 4th

[Smads57]

Liking this thread - just like Fantasy Football....

Bolter : BT's already taken Clarke, so I'll go Gags
Surprise : VDM coming good as a lock down small defender
Debuts : all the 2023 draftees (I hope)
Leaving : everyone past their use by date
Free Agent In : don't need anyone
B and F : Bont (again)
Most Goals : its a draw - both JUH and Naughton equal on 60
Coffield games : more than 1
Off field : EJ Whitten Stand completed on time
Finish : Top (of course....this is fantasy land)
Others : 17 'other' teams wishing they had our fwd line and not just our midfield
Big Call - Bont snags the Brownlow (finally) one vote ahead of Dunkley

[Prince Imperial]

Predictions

Bolter: Luke Cleary
Surprise: Macrae has a renaissance season
Debuts: Sanders, Gallagher, Busslinger, Clarke (in that order)
Who leaves: Duryea, Keath, Johannisen
Free Agent In: Western Suburbs boy Liam Duggan (unrestricted)
B&F: Richards
Leading Goal Kicker: Weightman -61 (feeding off the talls)
Coffield games: 17
Off Field Stuff: Club wins court appeal and damages significantly reduced; 5 year extension of Ballarat deal
Finish: The Flag Will Wag!
Big call: Darcy wins Rising Star; Bailey Smith wins Norm Smith

[jeemak]

Bolter: Garcia
Surprise: Lobb kicks 40+ goals and makes AA as second ruck
Debuts: Clarke, Gallagher and Bernie
Who leaves: English
Free Agent In: None
B&F: Jacko
Leading Goal Kicker: Naughton
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 6
Off Field Stuff: KWW replaced by Andrew Westacott
Finish: 5th
Other/s:

Big Call: JUH secures biggest deal in AFEL history

[Dazza]

Bolter: Charlie Clarke
Surprise: West to play all 22 games
Debuts: Sanders, Freijah, Clarke, Busslinger
Who leaves: Khamis :(
Free Agent In: ?
B&F: Liberatore
Leading Goal Kicker: Marra
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 8
Off Field Stuff: Whitten oval finished early
Finish: Premiers
Other/s:

Big Call: Bont Brownlow/Norm Smith double

[jazzadogs]

Liking this thread - just like Fantasy Football....

Bolter : BT's already taken Clarke, so I'll go Gags
Surprise : VDM coming good as a lock down small defender
Debuts : all the 2023 draftees (I hope)
Leaving : everyone past their use by date
Free Agent In : don't need anyone
B and F : Bont (again)
Most Goals : its a draw - both JUH and Naughton equal on 60
Coffield games : more than 1
Off field : EJ Whitten Stand completed on time
Finish : Top (of course....this is fantasy land)
Others : 17 'other' teams wishing they had our fwd line and not just our midfield
Big Call - Bont snags the Brownlow (finally) one vote ahead of Dunkley

Taggers don't get votes.

[Bigdog]

Bolter: Gallagher
Surprise: James O?Donnell All Australia
Debuts: We will rotate the squad heavily Sanders (Every Game), Gallagher (Every Game), Clarke (Under 10), Buss (Under 5), Freijah (Under 3 Games), O?Driscoll (Under 2 Games) and Croft (1 Game)
Who leaves: None
Free Agent In: None
B&F: Aaron Naughton
Leading Goal Kicker: Aaron Naughton
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: Doesn?t miss due to injury
Off Field Stuff: VU Oval redevelopment complete. Bevo signs 2 year deal at season end.
Finish: Premier
Other/s:

Big Call: Bulldogs highest scoring team in comp. 200 + goals between Naughton, JUH, Lobb and Weightman

[SonofScray]

Bolter: Busslinger to play a big role in defence.
Surprise: Darcy plays most games.
Debuts: Clarke candy Gallagher
Who leaves: B Smith, T English
Free Agent In: Sean Darcy
B&F: Bont
Leading Goal Kicker: JUH
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: nil
Off Field Stuff: Bevo out by Round 5
Finish: Flag Will Wag
Other/s: undefeated after R5

Big Call: JUH wins Coleman and a flag, quits to take up boxing.

[mjp]

Off Field Stuff: VU Oval redevelopment complete. Bevo signs 2 year deal at season end.
Finish: Premier

Big Call: Bulldogs highest scoring team in comp. 200 + goals between Naughton, JUH, Lobb and Weightman



If we win the flag and those three kick 200+ goals, Bevo signs for TEN years...

[CM Punk]

Bolter: Charlie Clarke
Surprise: Lobb top 10 B+F
Debuts: Sanders, Clarke, Buss, Freijah
Who leaves: Smith
Free Agent In: not sure, maybe a defender
B&F: Libba
Leading Goal Kicker: Marra
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 20
Off Field: Grant gone
Finish: 6th
Other/s:
Big Call: Beat Geelong in Geelong again

[SuperWheels]

Predictions


Bolter: James O’Donnell
Surprise: Gallagher holds down a back six spot by seasons end
Debuts: Harmes, Coffield, Gallagher, Sanders, Clarke, Freijah, Busslinger
Who leaves: Duryea (retirement), Keath (retirement), McNeil, Cleary, Khamis
Free Agent In: Kamdyn Mcintosh (to teach Freijah etc how to play wing)
B&F: Aaron Naughton
Leading Goal Kicker: JUH
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 14+
Off Field Stuff: Bevo lifts his media game and becomes a regular guest on some shows
Finish: Top 4
Other/s: forward line clicks with Jamarra, Naughton, Weightman all kicking 45+ goals


Big Call: Darcy has an injury free 2nd half of the season resulting in an early career Paul Salmon like goal return and cements our top 4 credentials.

[kickit2Koly]

Bolter: Sanders
Surprise:150 goals from Naughton, Marra and Flea
Debuts: Sanders, Clarke, Buss, Freijah, Gallegher
Who leaves: English
Free Agent In: ready to go pressure forward hopefully
B&F: Bont(who else)
Leading Goal Kicker: Cody
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 25
Off Field: Grant gone
Finish: win it
Other/s:
Big Call: Sanders to have a Selwood like impact

[jazzadogs]

Bolter: tried to pick someone unique, but my pick is Garcia - think he locks down a best 22 spot for 18+ games
Surprise: Coffield in the AA squad
Debuts: Sanders in round 1, then Gallagher and Clarke early doors...Busslinger and Freijah to sneak a few games towards the end of the year. Croft and AOD to wait.
Who leaves: Bailey Smith - I see no way we convince him to stay. Brand Barry needs the clicks.
Free Agent In: a delisted winger
B&F: Bont again
Leading Goal Kicker: JUH 60+
How many games played from Coffield based on injury: 22
Off Field Stuff: stability
Finish: 3rd (prelim comes down to a kick)
Other/s:
Big Call: we don't give up a 5 goal run all year