There is 4 rounds left in the home and away season and I have been through the remaning fixture and come up with where i think teams will finish at the end of Round 20.
[u][b]Northern Bullants (13-1 1st)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] Box Hill (Home), vs North Ballarat(Away), vs Werribee (Home), vs Coburg (Away)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] Win all 4 games to finish 1st with 17-1 record
[u][b]Sandringham (11-3 2nd)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Williamstown(Away), vs Geelong(Home), vs Frnkston (Away), vs Bendigo (Away)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] Win all 4 games to finish 15-3 in 2nd place
[u][b]Williamstown (9-6 3rd)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Sandringham (Home), vs Port Melbourne (Away), vs Tasmania (Home), [b]BYE[/b]
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 2 wins and 1 loss to finish with 11-7 record and 4th place
[u][b]Coburg Tigers (9-6 4th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Frankston (Home), vs Bendigo (Away), [b]BYE[/b], vs Northern Bullants (Home)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 2 wins and 1 loss to finish with 11-7 record and 5th Place
[u][b]Geelong (9-5 5th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Casey (Away), vs Sandringham (Away), vs Port Melbourne (Home), vs Werribee(Home)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 3 wins and 1 loss to finish with 12-6 record and 3rd position with a probable home final in week 1.
[u][b]North Ballarat (8-7 6th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] [b]BYE[/b], vs Northern Bullants (Home), vs Werribee(Home), vs Casey (Away)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 2 wins and 1 loss to finish with 10-8 record and 6th place
[u][b]Werribee (7-7 7th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Port Melbourne (Away), vs Tasmania (Home), vs North Ballarat (Away), vs Geelong (Away)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 2 wins and 2 losses to finish with 9-9 record and 7th place
[u][b]Frankston (6-8 8th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Coburg (Away), vs Casey (Home), vs Sandringham (Home), vs Port Melbourne (Away)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 2 wins and 2 losses to finish with 8-10 record and 8th place
[u][b]Tasmania (5-9 9th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Bendigo (Home), vs Werribee (Away), vs Williamstown (Away), vs Box Hill (Home)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 2 wins and 2 losses to finish with 7-11 record and 9th Place
[u][b]Casey Scorpions (5-9 10th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Geelong (Home), vs Frankston (Away), vs Box Hill (Away), vs North Ballarat (Home)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] Lose all 4 games to finish with 5-13 record and 11th Place
[u][b]Box Hill Hawks (5-10 11th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Northern Bullants (Away), [b]BYE[/b], vs Casey (Home), vs Tasmania (Away)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] 1 win and 2 losses to finish with 6-12 record and 10th Place
[u][b]Bendigo Bombers (3-11 12th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Tasmania (Away), vs Coburg (Home), vs Northern Bullants (Away), vs Sandringham (Home)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] Lose all 4 games to finish with 3-15 record and 12th Place
[u][b]Port Melbourne (3-11 13th)[/b][/u]
[b]To Play:[/b] vs Werribee (Home), vs Williamstown (Home), vs Geelong (Away), vs Frankston (Home)
[b]My Prediction:[/b] Lose all 4 games to finish with 3-15 record and 13th Place
If My predictions were to be right this is how the Week 1 finals fixture might look
[u][b]Qualifying Finals[/b][/u]
Northern Bullants vs Williamstown at Cramer St
Sandringham vs Geelong at Skilled Stadium,Geelong
[u][b]Elimination Finals[/b][/u] (both at TEAC Oval)
Coburg Tigers vs Frankston
North Ballarat vs Werribee
You may think differently but an intersting excercise to do. It should be an interesting last 4 weeks of the home and away season.
Early finals predictions
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 15:47
#1
Early finals predictions
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 17:02
#2
Wouldn't they play all finals at TEAC?
Cramer street hosting a VFL final, interesting....
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 17:05
#3
Usually ABC will pick one QF and one EF to be played at Teac Oval.
I don't think any finals games will be played at GEELONG.
We don't have to worry about any of the finals being played in tassie this year as the devils will not make it.
The final eight looks already settled.
Frankston will make the eight and that will be good for the comp to see a stand alone team in the finals.
If they can sneak a win in the first week it would definately create a bit of interest and you will find a lot of supporters will jump on the Dolphins bandwagon and why not ?
The top two also look settled.
The Bullants will most likely have a finals match at Cramer Street.
Sandringham will play at Teac Oval.
North Ballarat could host a game at home.
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 17:08
#4
Benny boy they cannot host all finals at Teac Oval as there is four games on the first week.
Week one- one game at Teac oval for the ABC nad one elsewhere for bioth Saturday and Sunday.
Week two and three both finals on Saturday and Sunday with the Grand at Carlton.
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 17:30
#5
Northern Bullants vs Williamstown at Cramer St
Sandringham vs Geelong at Skilled Stadium,Geelong [quote]
Seems a bit unfair to have the bullants play a home final, but send sandy to geelong despite finishing higher, i know about ground availability, support, crowd turnout and all that however i would be fuming if that happened to my team.[/quote]
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 17:32
#6
that quote turned out wrong was ment to quote the top bit from robbo.
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 18:31
#7
The pro Geelong Gannon mob (he was CEO there) will no doubt try and push for Kardinia Park but it will a disaster just look at the pathetic crowds Geelong get for their reserves when they play there.
Last sat was a case in point with what looked like about 100 people in attendance.
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 18:41
#8
From what I have heard Cramer Street will host a qualifying Final already done deal. Geelong will also host a final(because they finish higher) unless they play the Bullants in that case North Ballarat will host the other final in Week 1.
[b]Note[/b] there are no games on at Kardinia Park that weekend.
Tue, 01/08/2006 - 22:33
#9
I hope Geelong comes fifth and loses in the first week in front of a massive home crowd of one hundred Geelong morons. They would be lucky to get 2 men, a dog and a few donkeys out there.
Geelong will do a Phillipousties (out in straight sets).
Preston have done all the hard work and deserve a home final.
Cramer Street is a far better prospect to watch a game of footy than Geelong. I have said on a number of occasions on other threads that Geelong would be far better off spreading their games around the region.
Drysdale, Colac, Warrnambool, Geelong West to add a few.
Better still get rid off Geelong and bring back Geelong West.
Geelong afl players to be playing for Geelong West. Bring back the roosters !!!
Wed, 02/08/2006 - 21:41
#10
[quote="Robbo"]
[b]Note[/b] there are no games on at Kardinia Park that weekend.[/quote]
But the Geelong Footy League might have the ground booked?
Thu, 03/08/2006 - 15:36
#11
So the Grand Final [ Bullants v Sandringham ] will be played where ???