Geelong
St Kilda
W.Bulldogs
West Coast
Sydney
Adelaide
Collingwood
Hawthorn
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Richmond
Brisbane
Port Adelaide
North Melb
Essendon
Carlton
Fremantle
Melbourne
It's a long way out, but there is my ladder for 2010.
There's a few roughies in the top 8 namely Sydney, but I fully expect Geelong, St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs to get inside the top 8 SOMEWHERE.
Adelaide should be good enough with there consistency to get in as with Hawthorn If they have a good run with the injuries. Hawthorn had a terrible run with injuries this year and only just missed out, so they are a real chance to get back in.
West Coast showed me enough towards the end of the season that they are moving well in the right direction they look better than anyone else who is in the bottom 8 so I reckon they just might get in there and if they really do well could go mid top 8.
Collingwood will make it, IF, they get Fevola, Buckley will have a positive influence much like Voss with Brisbane had this year. Sydney is my smokey to make the top 8.
Carlton will crash without the p1sshead, Brisbane's honeymoon with voss will be over. North Melbourne could be the big mover in the bottom 8. It's all a guess but that is how I see it at the moment. Trade week will be interesting.