AFL 2018: Where will your club finish this season?
1. Port Adelaide, AFL champions?
Sam Powell-Pepper is poised for a big year with Port Adelaide
Threats all over the park, youngsters coming of age and strong recruitment have Port poised for big things in 2018.
2. Sydney Swans
Can Sydney Swans champion Jarrad Mcveigh sign off with one more premiership?
The Swannies rebuild only took about six weeks in 2017. They could have pressed for the premiership then, but ran out of gas. They will press for the flag this time around, though.
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3. Essendon Bombers
Essendon Bombers skipper Dyson Heppell is hoping to reclaim his form of old in 2018
The Bombers bounced back from the ASADA scandal to play finals football in 2017. They will build on that and have a handy addition in Jake Stringer.
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4. GWS Giants
GWS midfielder Toby Greene makes contact with the head of Caleb Daniel in 2017
There have been some retirement and injury concerns, but the draft concessions of years gone by still mean GWS has been bred for success.
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5. Geelong
Gary Ablett Jnr returns home to the Geelong Cats
The return of Gary Ablett is the big talking point, but is just one weapon in a very full midfield arsenal. A genuine premiership threat.
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6. Melbourne
Jack Viney will be a key cog in the Melbourne Demons charge this season
The carefully planned rebuild is set to bear fruit this season, with the young brigade coming along nicely and Jake Lever recruited from Adelaide to steel the defences.
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7. Adelaide
Adelaide Crows dejected after the 2017 AFL grand final loss
The Crows were perhaps lucky to finish as minor premiers in a tightly contested 2017 season. They probably won't be as lucky again in another tight year of footy.
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8. Richmond
Brownlow medallist Dustin Martin will be crucial for Richmond again this season
Premiership hangovers are real, just ask the Western Bulldogs. Richmond should still be good enough to cling onto a top eight spot, though.
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9. Hawthorn
Tom Mitchell will be a key figure at Hawthorn
It was a massive fall from grace for the Hawks in 2017, missing the eight for the first time since 2009. And it might be a tough assignment to fight their way back in, with so many teams on the improve.
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10. Collingwood
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley will be under enormous pressure in 2018
The Pies were good at getting the ball into the inside 50 last year, but not very effective at converting. A round one smash up doesn't show encouraging signs that has been fixed.
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11. St Kilda
Midfielder Jack Newnes will need to step up for St Kilda this season
Life without Nick Riewoldt, can the Saints hack it? Struggling to get past Brisbane suggests probably not.
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12. Western Bulldogs
Will Marcus Bontempelli get enough support from the Western Bulldogs this season?
A mighty crash back to earth for the Doggies last year and the fire that propelled them to the 2016 flag seems to be out.
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13. Carlton Blues
Charlie Curnow is poised to have a big year for Carlton
The battling Blues have been recruiting and drafting well, but appear years off making a significant impact.
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14. Fremantle Dockers
Nat Fyfe will be critical to the Fremantle Dockers champion
Triple digit floggings in 2017 is pretty hard to come back from. Especially when there are question marks over your coach's style.
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15. West Coast Eagles
Nic Naitanui returns after 12 months out with a knee injury for the West Coast Eagles
A talent drain from a glut of retirements, including Brownlow medallists Matt Priddis and Sam Mitchell, mean a season of rebuilding for West Coast.
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16. Brisbane Lions
Hawthorn premiership winner Luke Hodge has come out of retirement for the Brisbane Lions. Picture: Herald Sun
Will be brave and improve on last season, but finals are still a long way off for the battling Lions
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17. North Melbourne Kangaroos
Todd Goldstein is one of the few big names the North Melbourne Kangaroos have right now
A young roster lacking genuine star power that will struggle to make an impact on the 2018 season.
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18. Gold Coast Suns
The Gold Coast Suns are hoping for a better AFL season than 2017
Started strongly and still boast Tom Lynch (for now), but don't have the roster to play finals football
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About the Author Josh Alston
Josh Alston is a hack with over 12 years industry experience, covering sport across all codes for newspapers and online agencies. Known to frequent grade matches because of their cheap tinnies. Eventually graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Masters in sitting on the hill when the local cricket side was playing. Softball premiership winner, rugby league legend in Year 10 and no stranger to Doomben Racecourse.