AFL captains’ predictions: Carlton backed to break 10-year drought at rival’s expense

The AFL on Thursday launched the outcomes of the annual nameless pre-season predictions from the 18 skippers, who had been requested which gamers would win the key particular person awards, in addition to the groups most definitely to make the finals and the Grand Final, moreover their very own.

All 17 rival golf equipment picked the Brisbane Lions to complete inside the highest eight this season, however solely 4 mentioned Chris Fagan’s males had been the most definitely workforce within the competitors to achieve this 12 months’s Grand Final.

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Instead, eight captains picked reigning premiers Geelong because the membership most definitely to function within the AFL decider, with one other 4 selecting Melbourne to say its second flag in three seasons.

Sixteen skippers predicted the Tigers, who acquired Giants stars Tim Taranto and Jacob Hopper throughout final 12 months’s commerce interval, would function within the high eight once more, with one rival captain predicting Richmond would make the Grand Final.

Brisbane, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and Melbourne had been all extensively tipped to make the highest eight this 12 months, with Fremantle (12 votes) and Collingwood (11) additionally receiving sturdy backing.

The eighth-most common workforce predicted to function in September this 12 months was Carlton, receiving 9 votes after being knocked out of the 2022 finals race by Collingwood in heartbreaking circumstances through the ultimate spherical of the house and away season. The Blues haven’t featured in a finals collection in 10 seasons.

Only six captains consider the Western Bulldogs, who snuck into the eight final 12 months on the Blues’ expense, will return to the finals in 2023.

Oliver, who’s completed equal-fourth, third and tenth prior to now three Brownlow Medal counts, was the favored choose to take out this 12 months’s highest particular person AFL honour, polling votes from 5 captains,

Dockers star Andrew Brayshaw — who polled the identical variety of Brownlow votes as Oliver final season — and Brisbane star Lachie Neale — the 2020 winner and 2022 runner-up — had been each tipped by three captains to say the medal.

The skippers had been cut up over the Coleman Medal winner, with twin premiership Tiger Tom Lynch and Cats celebrity Jeremy Cameron each receiving six votes. One captain even tipped Nat Fyfe to say the Coleman because the Dockers celebrity prepares for all times as a everlasting ahead, whereas one other predicted new Lion Jack Gunston to kick essentially the most targets in 2023.

No. 2 draft choose Will Ashcroft was, unsurprisingly, the recent favorite to take out the Rising Star award, polling votes from eight captains.

The skippers had been additionally requested to foretell which AFLW workforce, apart from their very own, would make this 12 months’s Grand Final. Melbourne and Brisbane — the Season 7 Grand Finallists — each obtained six votes.

The captains will meet with the league on Thursday earlier than an open media session at Marvel Stadium.

AFL CAPTAINS’ SURVEY: FULL PREDICTIONS FOR 2023 SEASON

Which seven different golf equipment do you assume could make this 12 months‘s top eight?

17 – Brisbane Lions

16 – Geelong Cats, Richmond

15 – Sydney Swans, Melbourne

12 – Fremantle

11 – Collingwood

9 – Carlton

6 – Western Bulldogs

5 – Port Adelaide

2 – Gold Coast Suns

1 – St Kilda, Adelaide Crows

Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?

8 – Geelong Cats

4 – Melbourne, Brisbane Lions

1 – Richmond, Sydney Swans

Which player from another club do you think will win the 2023 Brownlow Medal?

5 – Clayton Oliver, Melbourne

3 – Andrew Brayshaw (Fremantle), Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions)

2 – Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs), Touk Miller (Gold Coast Suns)

1 – Patrick Cripps (Carlton), Christian Petracca (Melbourne), Callum Mills (Sydney Swans)

Which player from another club do you think will win the 2023 Coleman Medal?

6 – Jeremy Cameron (Geelong Cats), Tom Lynch (Richmond)

1 – Nat Fyfe (Fremantle), Harry McKay (Carlton), Jack Gunston (Brisbane Lions), Tom Hawkins (Geelong Cats), Charlie Curnow (Carlton), Aaron Naughton (Western Bulldogs)

Which player from another club do you think will win the 2023 AFL Rising Star?

8 – Will Ashcroft (Brisbane Lions)

2 – Sam Darcy (Western Bulldogs)

1 – Aaron Cadman (GWS Giants), Jai Culley (West Coast Eagles), Finn Callaghan (GWS Giants), Cameron Mackenzie (Hawthorn), Reuben Ginbey (West Coast Eagles), Harry Sheezel (North Melbourne), Judd McVee (Melbourne), Mattaes Phillipou (St Kilda)

Other than your own club, which AFLW club will reach this year’s Grand Final?

6 – Melbourne, Brisbane Lions

2 – Adelaide Crows

1 – North Melbourne, Sydney Swans, Fremantle, Richmond

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