How open is your club's premiership window? (Zerohanger)

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How open is YOUR club’s premiership window?

We name which sides will and won’t be contending for a premiership for 2022 and beyond.

Mitch Keating
zerohanger.com
January 18, 2022

The 2021 campaign and its subsequent off-season taught as plenty about what we can expect to see for the year ahead.

The Demons' premiership dream has opened the door for a potential dynasty to ensue, while the Tigers will be hoping to make their own claim for a prolonged premiership window.

Clubs among the foot of the ladder will have other ambitions in mind, while those in-between are sure to be looking over their shoulder as much as they will be looking forward.

With all this in mind, we rank each team's window to be either closed, closing, opening, ajar or wide open for the season ahead.

Richmond

Premiership window is: Ajar

After falling from first to 12th in the space of 12 months, there is some concern for Damien Hardwick's side as they look to patch over a number of downfalls that were ever-present in their past campaign.

Despite their fall from the summit, the Tigers' premiership chances haven't been altered enough to suggest they're out of the running for a fourth flag in size seasons, with their list certainly as strong as any.

With a strong injection of youth through the recent most draft window, the Tigers have at least been able to at least potentially prolong their premiership chances for the years to come.

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Adelaide - Closed
Brisbane - Wide Open
Carlton - Opening
Collingwood - Closed
Essendon - Opening
Fremantle - Opening
Geelong - Closing
Gold Coast - Closed
GWS Giants - Opening
Hawthorn - Closed
Melbourne - Wide Open
North Melb - Closed
Port Adel. - Wide Open
St Kilda - Opening
Sydney - Ajar
West Coast - Closing
W.Bulldogs - Wide Open

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