Our experts rank AFL clubs and weigh up who will make it into the top eight agerealfooty
Can Melbourne end the longest premiership drought in the AFL? A couple of our experts believe the Demons have the list to go all the way and win their first flag since 1964. All of them expect the red and the blue to feature prominently in September. But reflecting the evenness at the pointy end of the ladder, there are also those who are bullish about Collingwood and Richmond lifting the cup.
Two of the powerhouses of the past decade are the teams nominated to drop away this season: Hawthorn and Sydney. Time may finally catch up with the ageing Swans and could be a telling blow for the Hawks. There is only one pundit prepared to back in each club for September. Then again, both clubs have been written off before in recent times and defied the critics.Having lost three captains in as many years and a handful of other stars along the way, the young Gold Coast outfit is odds on to take bottom spot on the ladder. But there are a couple of other clubs nominated to emerge with the spoon this year.
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