Prediction 2022 Prediction Thread (aka Show us whatcha got, Nostradamus)

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Buckle up, Freo faithful. It's going to be an interesting year. Depending on injuries, growth of our young players, performance of our free agents, and covid impacted scheduling, we could be middle of the pack again or find a way to start clawing up the ladder. I thought we would end up in a similar position as last year, but what I'm seeing and hearing out of training is making me a believer. Being a glass half full kinda guy, I'm going all in.

I'm a thread virgin, so here it goes! I put my predictions first and then a blank template afterwards to make it easier to copy/paste into a new message. Show us whatcha got, Nostradamus.

MY PREDICTIONS:

Top three in the Doig medal count: 1. Serong 2. Brayshaw 3. Darcy
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Michael Fredrick (Go Freddy!)
Best draft rookie: Neil Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals: Matt Taberner/41 goals
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Caleb Serong
Guaranteed to happen: Backline is ranked in the top 3 for the least amount of goals allowed
Big call: Freo win BOTH derbies this year AND beat Carlton twice
Headline you will read this season: “After smashing the all-time games record, David Mundy decides to hang up the boots”
Headline you will NOT read this season: “Freo fades late in the season again to miss finals”
Record: 12-10
Ladder position: 8th (lose in first round of finals)



TEMPLATE

Top three in the Doig medal count:
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games):
Best draft rookie:
Top goal scorer/# goals:
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes:
Guaranteed to happen:
Big call:
Headline you will read this season:
Headline you will NOT read this season:
Record:
Ladder position:
 
Doig: 1 Brayshaw 2 Fyfe 3 Darcy
Improved: Treacy
Draft Rookie: Erasmus
Goals: Sturt 42
Brownlow: Fyfe
Guaranteed to happen: Injuries
Big Call: kick more goals then points 90% of games
Headline read: Freo have great depth
Headline not read: players being dickheads off field
14-8
6th
 
Top three in the Doig medal count: Serong, Brayshaw, Fyfe
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Henry
Best draft rookie:Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals:Tabs 45
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Serong
Guaranteed to happen: Serong in AA squad
Big call: Mundy signs on for 2023
Headline you will read this season: Freo secures finals with after the siren win over Carlton
Headline you will NOT read this season: Lobb secures trade (reckon he stays after a good year)
Record: 13-9
Ladder position: 6th
 

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Top three in the Doig medal count: 1. Serong 2. Chapman 3. Darcy
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Michael Fredrick (Go Freddy!)
Best draft rookie: Neil Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals: My buddy Treacy /50 goals as the 3rd tall
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Brayshaw
Guaranteed to happen: Optus becomes a genuine fortress, including against the bin chickens
Big call: Mundy kicks an after the siren winner in a final
Headline you will read this season: “Just another Magic Mundy”
Headline you will NOT read this season: “Carlton give Freo the blues”
Record: 15-7
Ladder position: 4th (lose in prelim on a dodgy decision)

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Top three in the Doig medal count: 1. Serong, Darcy, Cox
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Hayden Young
Best draft rookie: Neil Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals: Matt Taberner/43 goals
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Brayshaw
Guaranteed to happen: Switkowski AA
Big call: Freo just misses a Top 4 finish
Headline you will read this season: "Walter's winds back the clock"
Headline you will NOT read this season: "Darling leads Eagles to Undefeated Season"
Record: 15-7
Ladder position: 5th
 
Top three in the Doig medal count: Serong, Fyfe, Pearce
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Young
Best draft rookie: Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals: Taberner; 50 goals
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Fyfe
Guaranteed to happen: Finals
Big call: Acres 10+ games
Headline you will read this season: "Frederick is the Phantom"
Headline you will NOT read this season: "Docker Shocker"
Record: 15-6-2
Ladder position: 5th
 
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Top 3 in the Doig - Darcy, Fyfe, Serong

Most improved player - Young, ....... or Chappy

Best draft rookie - Erasmus

Goal Scorer - Tabs with 55

Most Brownlow votes - Fyfe

Guaranteed to happen - Darcy to poleaxe Cerra

Big call - Ryan to bag 3 goals due to hard running from backline.

Headline you will read this year - “More Magnificent Mundy Moves”.

Headline you will NOT read this season - “Fyfe To Consult Surgeon”.

Record - 13 wins / 9 losses. Win elimination final, lose in second week.

Ladder position - 7th
 
Top three in the Doig medal count: Pearce, Brayshaw, Serong
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Logue (AA squad) or Chapman
Best draft rookie: Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals: Treacy
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Fyfe, gets his 3rd Charlie with Brayshaw/Serong taking attention off him.
Guaranteed to happen: Lobb has a good year playing for a contract…
Big call: Freo on cusp of top four by miss out in the last round.
Headline you will read this season: Cyclone Treacy bags 8.
Headline you will NOT read this season: Fremantle fitness team under pressure after injuries mount again
Record: 14/8
Ladder position 5th :[/QUOTE]




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RonnieRaven said:
Doig: 1 Brayshaw 2 Fyfe 3 Darcy
Improved: Treacy
Draft Rookie: Erasmus
Goals: Sturt 42
Brownlow: Fyfe
Guaranteed to happen: Injuries
Big Call: kick more goals then points 90% of games
Headline read: Freo have great depth
Headline not read: players being dickheads off field
14-8
6th
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If Sturt kicks 42 goals we’re playing finals 100%. Gosh I hope he stays healthy.


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Top three in the Doig medal count:
1: Fyfe 2: Brayshaw 3: Switta

Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Treacy - will score 30+ goals

Best draft rookie: Erasmus

Top goal scorer/# goals: Tabs with 39

Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Fyfe

Guaranteed to happen: We will double the Eagles

Big call: We will double the Blues

Headline you will read this season: Erasmus wins the Dockers their second Rising Star in three years

Headline you will NOT read this season: Fyfe’s goal kicking woes continue

Record: 13-9

Ladder position:7th
 
Top three in the Doig medal count:
1. A.Brayshaw 2. C.Serong 3. J.Clark

Most improved player from last year:
Heath Chapman

Best draft rookie:
Neil Erasmus

Top goal scorer/# goals:
Matt Taberner (40)

Freo player with the most Brownlow votes:
A.Brayshaw/C.Serong (20 each)

Guaranteed to happen:
Positive win loss record at home

Big call: Freo have 5 rising star noms, including one player finishing in the top 3

Headline you will read this season: Dockers win 2nd derby to consolidate finals berth, eliminate west coast from finals calculations

Headline you will NOT read this season: Lachie Neale requests trade back to WA

Record: 13-9

Ladder position: 7th
 

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Top three in the Doig medal count: Nathan Fyfe, Andrew Brayshaw and Sean Darcy
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Hayden Young
Best draft rookie: Neil Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals: Matthew Taberner with 43 goals
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Nathan Fyfe
Guaranteed to happen: The Worst Australian blame the Eagles' woeful season on Covid-related hubbing
Big call: Fyfe to publicly announce he's been bumping uglies with Ellyse Perry
Headline you will read this season: "I'm not an anti-vaxxer." Darling sets record straight.
Headline you will NOT read this season: "Fremantle's injury curse continues."
Record: 12-10
Ladder position: 8th and knocked out of the finals via an elimination final loss
 
Top three in the Doig medal count: Serong, Darcy, Brayshaw

Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Mitch Crowden

Best draft rookie: Raz

Top goal scorer/# goals: Taberner 49

Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Serong

Guaranteed to happen: Covid will impact us in the early rounds once the borders open

Big call: Switta finishes the season still ranked elite by Champion Data (f**k the haters Sam)

Headline you will read this season: Darcy wins AA selection

Headline you will NOT read this season: Lobb extends lucrative contract to remain a Docker beyond next season

Record: 12/10
Ladder position: 7th
 
Daddoo said:
Buckle up, Freo faithful. It's going to be an interesting year. Depending on injuries, growth of our young players, performance of our free agents, and covid impacted scheduling, we could be middle of the pack again or find a way to start clawing up the ladder. I thought we would end up in a similar position as last year, but what I'm seeing and hearing out of training is making me a believer. Being a glass half full kinda guy, I'm going all in.

I'm a thread virgin, so here it goes! I put my predictions first and then a blank template afterwards to make it easier to copy/paste into a new message. Show us whatcha got, Nostradamus.

MY PREDICTIONS:

Top three in the Doig medal count: 1. Serong 2. Brayshaw 3. Darcy
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games): Michael Fredrick (Go Freddy!)
Best draft rookie: Neil Erasmus
Top goal scorer/# goals: Matt Taberner/41 goals
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes: Caleb Serong
Guaranteed to happen: Backline is ranked in the top 3 for the least amount of goals allowed
Big call: Freo win BOTH derbies this year AND beat Carlton twice
Headline you will read this season: “After smashing the all-time games record, David Mundy decides to hang up the boots”
Headline you will NOT read this season: “Freo fades late in the season again to miss finals”
Record: 12-10
Ladder position: 8th (lose in first round of finals)



TEMPLATE

Top three in the Doig medal count:
Most improved player from last year (who played a minimum of 5 games):
Best draft rookie:
Top goal scorer/# goals:
Freo player with the most Brownlow votes:
Guaranteed to happen:
Big call:
Headline you will read this season:
Headline you will NOT read this season:
Record:
Ladder position:
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Sorry to not play along, and not be original, but I agree with yours.
 
Interesting people predicting we'll play finals, but have Taberner as our best goal kicker with only 40 goals.

Hawkins, Fritsch, McKay, Cameron, Reiwoldt and Franklin kicked over 50 goals this year. He has to be amongst them.

More concerning though is who will be our No 2.

The top 4 teams manage roughly 100 goals between their top 2 goal kickers.

Melbourne: Fritsch 59 + Pckettt 40 = 99 goals
Bullfrogs: Bruce 48 + Naughten 47 = 95 goals
Geelong: Hawkins 62 + Cameron 39 = 101 goals
Brisbane: Cameron 55 + Daniher 46 = 101 goals

Fremantle: Taberner 37 + Schultz 22 = 59 goals

If Taberner plays all 22 games he should kick 50+, AND we need one (or more) of Lobb, Schultz, Treacy or Walters to kick 40+
 
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Top 3 Doig: Brayshaw, Darcy, Serong
Most improved: Chapman
Best 1st year: Erasmus
Goal scorer: Tabs with 52
Brownlow votes: Fyfe
Guaranteed to happen: Darcy AA side
Big Call: Mundy kicks another game winner
Headline you will read: He doesn’t Amiss, debutant kicks 4
Headline you won’t read: Jack Darling to be the new face of vaccines

Record: 14/8
Ladder: 6th
 
WilloTree said:
Interesting people predicting we'll play finals, but have Taberner as our best goal kicker with only 40 goals.

Hawkins, Fritsch, McKay, Cameron, Reiwoldt and Franklin kicked over 50 goals this year. He has to be amongst them.

More concerning though is who will be our No 2.

The top 4 teams manage roughly 100 goals between their top 2 goal kickers.

Melbourne: Fritsch 59 + Pckettt 40 = 99 goals
Bullfrogs: Bruce 48 + Naughten 47 = 95 goals
Geelong: Hawkins 62 + Cameron 39 = 101 goals
Brisbane: Cameron 55 + Daniher 46 = 101 goals

Fremantle: Taberner 37 + Schultz 22 = 59 goals

If Taberner plays all 22 games he should kick 50+, AND we need one (or more) of Lobb, Schultz, Treacy or Walters to kick 40+
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I think we'll actually have a really big spread. Can definitely see Tabs over 50, especially if he stays fit, but I expect you'll see quite an even contribution from the bigs, plus improvement fron Walters and Schulz. I also think our input from midfield and the wings is going to be significant, and we'll end up being one of the more free-scoring sides in the comp.

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Mr Cheese said:
I think we'll actually have a really big spread. Can definitely see Tabs over 50, especially if he stays fit, but I expect you'll see quite an even contribution from the bigs, plus improvement fron Walters and Schulz. I also think our input from midfield and the wings is going to be significant, and we'll end up being one of the more free-scoring sides in the comp.

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All this plus if Sturt can stay fit he can add a few goals.
 
Loving the optimism here. Always useful to look outside the club for predictions to stay grounded though.
Mick Mcguane in the herald sun today rates our midfield 15th out of 18 clubs, with only Adelaide, north and Gold Coast considered to have a worst midfield group than Freo by him.
 
Dockeroo said:
Loving the optimism here. Always useful to look outside the club for predictions to stay grounded though.
Mick Mcguane in the herald sun today rates our midfield 15th out of 18 clubs, with only Adelaide, north and Gold Coast considered to have a worst midfield group than Freo by him.
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And you think that is accurate? Lol.
 
Dockeroo said:
Loving the optimism here. Always useful to look outside the club for predictions to stay grounded though.
Mick Mcguane in the herald sun today rates our midfield 15th out of 18 clubs, with only Adelaide, north and Gold Coast considered to have a worst midfield group than Freo by him.
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Yep, have to say we will be lucky to make the 8. Plenty has to go right with injury.
But not impossible.
A win against any top 4 team, Derby wins and disposing of the teams around the
mark and we are there.
Don’t agree with Fyfe, Mundy, Brayshaw, Serong, with Darcy we are that poor midfield.
I’d take 7th or eighth in a heartbeat this year, really feels like we will prove plenty of doubters wrong.
 
Dockeroo said:
Loving the optimism here. Always useful to look outside the club for predictions to stay grounded though.
Mick Mcguane in the herald sun today rates our midfield 15th out of 18 clubs, with only Adelaide, north and Gold Coast considered to have a worst midfield group than Freo by him.
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The bottom team and 3 from interstate.

I wonder who his readers are? My guess - Victorians.
 
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