As season 2024 is about to get underway, the 18 AFL club captains had their say on how they feel the year will pan out.
The leaders believed that the Brisbane Lions were destined to be one of the clubs playing on grand final day whilst Collingwood and GWS had support as well to reach the last Saturday in September.
On the contrary, North Melbourne, West Coast and Hawthorn were deemed out of the finals race, with the remaining 15 clubs given a chance.
When probed about who'd win the 2024 Brownlow Medal, Western Bulldogs champion Marcus Bontempelli was the overwhelming favourite, gaining the majority of the selections from his fellow captains.
Pies' father-son superstar Nick Daicos followed.
In terms of goal kicking, Carlton's Charlie Curnow was tipped to win his third consecutive Coleman Medal, following an impressive 24 months where he's slotted 142 goals (64 and 78 respectively) across the two seasons.
West Coast's Harley Reid was the favourite to take out the 2024 Rising Star Medal but only just did he pip Kangaroos on-baller George Wardlaw.
Following Melbourne's dominant year across both the men's and women's competition, the Lions are strong favourites to snatch away the McClelland trophy in 2024.
Lastly, the club captains were asked who they'd like to see perform at the 2024 Toyota Grand Final and landed on Coldplay, Luke Combs and Tame Impala.
The full voting is below:
Which seven other clubs do you think can make this year's top eight?
(18 times seven selections).
17 โ Collingwood
16 โ Brisbane
15 โ Carlton, GWS GIANTS
14 โ Melbourne, Sydney Swans
10 โ Adelaide Crows
7 โ Port Adelaide
6 โ Western Bulldogs
4 โ Gold Coast SUNS
3 โ St Kilda
2 โ Geelong Cats
1 โ Essendon, Fremantle, Richmond
Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?
(No captains picked eventual premier Collingwood in 2023).
9 โ Brisbane Lions
6 โ Collingwood
3 โ GWS GIANTS
Which player from another club do you think will win the 2024 Brownlow Medal?
(Three captains correctly nominated Lachie Neale in 2023).
10 โ Marcus Bontempelli, Western Bulldogs
2 โ Nick Daicos, Collingwood
1 โ Charlie Curnow, Carlton; Jordan Dawson, Adelaide Crows; Tom Green, GWS GIANTS; Errol Gulden, Sydney Swans; Darcy Parish, Essendon; Sam Walsh, Carlton;
Which player do you think will win the 2024 Coleman Medal?
(One captain nominated eventual Coleman Medalist Charlie Curnow in 2023).
7 โ Charlie Curnow, Carlton
3 โ Jeremy Cameron, Geelong Cats; Nick Larkey, North Melbourne
1 โ Tom Hawkins, Geelong Cats; Max King, St Kilda; Tom Lynch, Richmond; Harry McKay, Carlton; Jacob Van Rooyen, Melbourne
Which player do you think will win the 2024 AFL Rising Star?
(One captain nominated eventual Ron Evans Medalist Harry Sheezel in 2023).
6 โ Harley Reid, West Coast Eagles
5 โ George Wardlaw, North Melbourne
3 โ Ryley Sanders, Western Bulldogs
2 โ Colby McKercher, North Melbourne
1 โ Blake Howes, Melbourne; Jed Walter, Gold Coast SUNS
Which club will win the McClelland Trophy?
8 โ Brisbane Lions
4 โ Melbourne
1 โ Adelaide Crows, Collingwood, Gold Coast SUNS, GWS GIANTS, Richmond, Western Bulldogs
Who would you love to see perform as the Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment this September?
3 โ Coldplay
2 โ Luke Combs, Tame Impala,
1 โ AC/DC, Adele, Fred Again, Luca Brasi, Kylie Minogue, Mumford and Sons, Oasis, Rhianna, Robbie Williams, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift
