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SUBI
Money makes the world go round
WEST
a more potent forward line will get back the 3 goal losing margin. Watch for changes in the Mid field
EP (SPEAGLES)
The eagles will get them to the finals and then let them down as history shows. Sadly all this at the expence to another motivated team
SOUTH
First half of the year to let them down with new players and game plans. Will retrurn in the last half
CLAREMONT
A more robust WAFL will test them this year
EAST F
Clarement of East F will bang each other around a bit this year for posistion. East Freo are a great team tho and may fool us all, or maybe just me...
SWANS
Somehow I dont see last years surprise efforts continuing this year. The message seemed to be losing its potency in the last part of the year - unsure of the newbies and player structure this year
Perth
Definately the Elephant in the room - hoping for them its not a CIRCUS elephant
PEEL
Name says it all Im afraid

the thing that worries me about my mob this year is we have lost 3 of our top 4 possession getters from last year, Blackwell, foster, and Taylor. and Blackwell and foster were the best 2 users of the ball in our side. Blackwell is a huge loss, should have won his second sandover last year if the umpires got the votes right in the final game and has been the prime mover for us over the last 7 season's

i agree ToO which is why I didnt have them higher. For Subi it would be like Horsley retiring...Blackwell was a terrific player and will be pretty hard to replace.

EF - Strong midfield should have played in GF would have beat WCE
Subi - Loss of quality players but still strong
SD - Kids have had another year to mature and Robinson/Banfield added
CL - Lost quality players to retirement but always find quality replacements

WCE - No passion and only worried about feeding AFL side
SF - Balanced squad who could finish higher
WP - Kepler Badly isn't going to drag them to finals
Fre - Bad and nothings changed
Pth - No recruits no hope will be competitive but will win less than 5 games

Sandover: Robinson SD in a close one but I think theres blokes all over the comp who are threatening to light up the comp aka Black in 2014 so a surprise could be on the cards.

Finding the change in predictions from last year very interesting. This time last year most people had given up and thought it was a fight for 3rd.

hmmmm
I had heard that there were rumblings at Subi that the Coach had offsided several players and the like and several respected players in the comp not having much chop for him and his abilitys (not the same for his staff)the same players had high respect for the Subi playing group tho.

Hampsons departure smacks of some deeper issues than what would be wanted this time of the year....
My predictuions might get a tumble due to this?
I guess more of the proof will be in the State game ... lets see what the Coach has to offer then..????????????

SUBIACO
EAST FREMANTLE
CLAREMONT
EAST PERTH

SOUTH FREMANTLE
SWAN DISTRICTS
WEST PERTH
PEEL THUNDER
PERTH

This is my opinion at about round 10.

Is the competition getting tighter? Or will there still be a massive gap between the top and bottom of the ladder.