Quite frankly, last season, Brisbane looked to be back-to-back premiers from the get-go. This season, they still look very strong, but the top-half appears to be a lot more open than last season. Adelaide looks as good as last season, however, their draw might be harder this time around.
Next, there are six teams that I’ve grouped under silver – Geelong, Fremantle, Collingwood, Hawthorn, Gold Coast & GWS – and could finish anywhere between 3rd and 8th. Some of these teams have ‘fortress’ home ground advantages, especially in finals.
After, the bronze group – Bulldogs, Sydney, Carlton, St Kilda & Port – should be thereabouts, but may be held outside due to general improvement in the competition. Also, remembering that we now have the wild-card finals.
Finally, we have the also-ran and rebuilding groups. The also-rans – Essendon, North & Melbourne – although showing marginal improvement might be held out by the competitive nature of the ladder. While the rebuilding group – Richmond & West Coast are just that. (Meh, could’ve had Melbourne in that rebuilding group too.)
Unfortunately, the picture display still doesn’t come up clearly here, but you can still find all the details on https://www.ozfootylistmanager.com/2026-lists-new.html
Have a good season, all!
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It was 25 years ago that I began developing a model for analysing footy squad lists for the purpose of improving those lists into a premiership window. Since then, the model has been used to successfully predict premiership clubs and to improve either lop-sided or underdeveloped lists into premiership lists. Indeed, the model was used for an article that I had published as a double page spread in The Age 2005 Pre-Season magazine.
Over the 25 years, I have analysed the annual lists of one particular club but have used it for other clubs upon request. It has always been on my bucket list to display the lists of all the clubs, using the model, which I’ve done since 2021 on my website – OzFootyListManager.com
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