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2012 Crystal Ball Predictions

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Thanks for the reminder JP


So here we go again folks - time to dig deep and stare into those tea leaves


Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up -West Coast
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 13/6th
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Pendlebury
Chrichton Medalist - Michael Hurley
Biggest Slider - St KIlda
Biggest Improver - Adelaide
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 8
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Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up -West Coast
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 14.5/5th
Coleman Medalist - Jack Riewoldt
Brownlow Medalist - Franklin
Chrichton Medalist - Watto
Biggest Slider - Collingwood
Biggest Improver - Melbourne
How Many Games will Gumby Play - If he has a bit of luck I reckon he will play 0 (Zero). Who is he anyway?
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Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up - Geelong
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 12/7th
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Bartel
Chrichton Medalist - Watson
Biggest Slider - St KIlda
Biggest Improver - Adelaide
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 5 (who does he replace in the team?)
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Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up - Collingwood
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 12/8th
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Watson
Chrichton Medalist - Watson
Biggest Slider - Collingwood (hoping)
Biggest Improver - Adelaide
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 1. A farewell game if it's not a must win game.
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Premier - Collingwood
Runner Up -Hawthorn
Wooden Spoon - Melbourne
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 16/4th
Coleman Medalist - J Reiwoldt
Brownlow Medalist - Pendlebury
Chrichton Medalist - Michael Hurley
Biggest Slider - Sydney(11th), St Kilda(9th)
Biggest Improver - North Melbourne(6th)/Essendon(4th)
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 10

ok I am very bullish on essendon. but i firmly believe if hurley, ryder are playing on all cylinders, we will be a serious threat. question mark over skills. will see how that is. might not be top 4 worthy.
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Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up - Geelong
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 12/8th
Coleman Medalist - J Reiwoldt
Brownlow Medalist - Pendlebury
Chrichton Medalist - Watson
Biggest Slider - St Kilda
Biggest Improver - Adelaide
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 0
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Premier - Geelong
Runner Up - Hawthorn
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 15/5th
Coleman Medalist - Fanklin
Brownlow Medalist - Pendlebury
Chrichton Medalist - Hurley
Biggest Slider - West Coast
Biggest Improver - Fremantle
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 0
"You can quote me on this... He is gawn" - bomberdonnie re Hurley's contract status 25 February 2012
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Premier - Geelong
Runner Up - Collingwood
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 13/6th
Coleman Medalist - Lance Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Jobe Watson
Chrichton Medalist - Jobe Watson
Biggest Slider - Carlton
Biggest Improver - Melbourne
How Many Games will Gumby Play - Zilch (might crack it on the field dressed up as Skeeter)
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Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up - Geelong
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 14/7th
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - J. Watson (lets hope)
Crichton Medalist - J. Watson
Biggest Slider - St Kilda
Biggest Improver - Adelaide
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 2

EDIT - Just adding in my ladder predictions

Hawthorn
Geelong
West Coast
Collingwood
Carlton
Sydney
Fremantle
Essendon

North Melbourne
Adelaide
Richmond
Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
Port Adelaide
Gold Coast
Brisbane Lions
GWS
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Gimps wrote:Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up - Collingwood
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 12/8th
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Watson
Chrichton Medalist - Watson
Biggest Slider - Collingwood (hoping)
Biggest Improver - Adelaide
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 1. A farewell game if it's not a must win game.
Sorry, just had to comment on Gumbleton's "farewell game". That's the funniest thing I have heard in a long time.

Premier - Collingwood
Runner Up - Carlton
Wooden Spoon - Brisbane
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 13 games / 7th
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Ablett
Crighton Medalist - Hurley
Biggest Slider - Geelong
Biggest Improver - Adelaide
How many games will Gumby Play - 0 (spastic)
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Premier - Geelong (only because I don't want to put Hawthorn or Collingwood)
Runner Up -Hawthorn
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 13/6th (according to the ladder predictor, guess who I had 7th? :twisted: )
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Sam Mitchell
Chrichton Medalist - Paddy Ryder
Biggest Slider - West Coast
Biggest Improver - Fremantle
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robrulz5 wrote:Premier - Geelong (only because I don't want to put Hawthorn or Collingwood)
Runner Up -Hawthorn
Wooden Spoon - GWS
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 13/6th (according to the ladder predictor, guess who I had 7th? :twisted: )
Coleman Medalist - Franklin
Brownlow Medalist - Sam Mitchell
Chrichton Medalist - Paddy Ryder
Biggest Slider - West Coast
Biggest Improver - Fremantle
Oi! What about Gumby??
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Premier - Hawthorn
Runner Up - Fremantle
Wooden Spoon - GC
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 15/6th
Coleman Medalist - Petrie
Brownlow Medalist - Pavlich
Crichton Medalist - J. Watson
Biggest Slider - West Coast
Biggest Improver - Fremantle
How Many Games will Gumby Play - 8
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screw you gumby haters.

the guy is going to still be a star :D

shits me absolutely to tears when supporters eat their own, i hope you all choke on your own vomit.
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little_ripper wrote:screw you gumby haters.

the guy is going to still be a star :D

shits me absolutely to tears when supporters eat their own, i hope you all choke on your own vomit.
I'll choke on my own vomit when he does something.. I feel for the bloke, I've had similar injuries - but he's had way too many chances..
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Gimps wrote:
little_ripper wrote:screw you gumby haters.

the guy is going to still be a star :D

shits me absolutely to tears when supporters eat their own, i hope you all choke on your own vomit.
I'll choke on my own vomit when he does something.. I feel for the bloke, I've had similar injuries - but he's had way too many chances..
Yes, but Gumby is a professional footballer, so his injuries actually have a meaningful impact on his ability to perform his job.
Like sand through the hour glass, so are the days at the Essendon Football Club.
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hate on the coaching staff. not the players.

for example if you don't like the best 22 by virtue of another guy missing out, or you think there are list cloggers, thats not the players fault its the list manager and coaching staffs problem.

IMO you need to back the players 110%

the coaching staff reckon gumby is still worth it.
so if hird and bomber believe that, then thats good enough for me.
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gringo wrote:
Gimps wrote:
little_ripper wrote:screw you gumby haters.

the guy is going to still be a star :D

shits me absolutely to tears when supporters eat their own, i hope you all choke on your own vomit.
I'll choke on my own vomit when he does something.. I feel for the bloke, I've had similar injuries - but he's had way too many chances..
Yes, but Gumby is a professional footballer, so his injuries actually have a meaningful impact on his ability to perform his job.

Obviously, maybe that's why I said he's had too many chances douchebag.
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little_ripper wrote:screw you gumby haters.

the guy is going to still be a star :D

shits me absolutely to tears when supporters eat their own, i hope you all choke on your own vomit.
I don't hate him; I hope he plays every game after he gets over his latest setback and wins the Brownlow. The fact is though that he has slipped behind Carlisle in the pecking order and needs to string together a heap of good games for Bendigo in order to force his way into the side. Given his history, I can't see that happening.
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Premier - Geelong
Runner Up - Hawthorn
Wooden Spoon - Greater Western Shitney
Essendon will win How Many Games and will Finish - 10 - 10th
Coleman Medalist - Travis Cloke
Brownlow Medalist - Matt Priddis
Chrichton Medalist - Brent Stanton
Biggest Slider - Carlton
Biggest Improver - Bitchmond
How Many Games will Gumby Play - About 7 minutes of one game before his vertebrae spontaneously disintegrate.
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