Carlton has been broadly backed by AFL membership captains to return to the finals for the primary time since 2013, whereas Demons star Clayton Oliver looms as this season’s Brownlow Medal favorite.
The AFL on Thursday launched the outcomes of the annual nameless pre-season predictions from the 18 skippers, who have been requested which gamers would win the most important particular person awards, in addition to the groups almost certainly to make the finals and the Grand Remaining, in addition to their very own.
All 17 rival golf equipment picked the Brisbane Lions to complete inside the highest eight this season, however solely 4 stated Chris Fagan’s males have been the almost certainly crew within the competitors to succeed in this 12 months’s Grand Remaining.
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As a substitute, eight captains picked reigning premiers Geelong because the membership almost certainly to characteristic 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 characteristic within the prime eight once more, with one rival captain predicting Richmond would make the Grand Remaining.
Brisbane, Geelong, Richmond, Sydney and Melbourne have been all broadly tipped to make the highest eight this 12 months, with Fremantle (12 votes) and Collingwood (11) additionally receiving sturdy backing.
The eighth-most in style crew predicted to characteristic 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.
Solely 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 up to now three Brownlow Medal counts, was the favored decide 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 — have been each tipped by three captains to say the medal.
The skippers have been break up over the Coleman Medal winner, with twin premiership Tiger Tom Lynch and Cats famous person Jeremy Cameron each receiving six votes. One captain even tipped Nat Fyfe to say the Coleman because the Dockers famous person prepares for all times as a everlasting ahead, whereas one other predicted new Lion Jack Gunston to kick probably the most targets in 2023.
No. 2 draft decide Will Ashcroft was, unsurprisingly, the new favorite to take out the Rising Star award, polling votes from eight captains.
The skippers have been additionally requested to foretell which AFLW crew, aside from their very own, would make this 12 months’s Grand Remaining. Melbourne and Brisbane — the Season 7 Grand Finallists — each acquired 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 prime 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 different membership is almost certainly to succeed in the Grand Remaining?
8 – Geelong Cats
4 – Melbourne, Brisbane Lions
1 – Richmond, Sydney Swans
Which participant from one other membership do you assume 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 participant from one other membership do you assume 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 participant from one other membership do you assume 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)
Apart from your individual membership, which AFLW membership will attain this 12 months’s Grand Remaining?
6 – Melbourne, Brisbane Lions
2 – Adelaide Crows
1 – North Melbourne, Sydney Swans, Fremantle, Richmond
Initially printed as AFL captains’ predictions: Carlton backed to interrupt 10-year drought at rival’s expense
