Captains have backed Adelaide to be big improvers this season, with 15 of the 17 other club captains predicting the Crows to return to the top eight after last year’s 12th-placed finish.
The AFL polled the 18 club captains for their views on the upcoming season ahead of Friday’s 2019 Captain’s Day at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Collingwood, Melbourne, Richmond and West Coast were unanimously picked to make finals, with Adelaide next in the voting ahead of Greater Western Sydney, Geelong and Sydney.
One other club captain predicted Adelaide to reach the Grand Final.
Which seven other clubs do you think can make this year's top eight?
17 – Melbourne, West Coast Eagles, Richmond, Collingwood
15 – Adelaide Crows
12 – GWS Giants
7 – Geelong Cats
6 – Sydney Swans
5 – Essendon
4 – Hawthorn, Port Adelaide
3 – Brisbane Lions
2 – North Melbourne
Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?
8 – Richmond
5 – Collingwood
2 – West Coast Eagles
1 – GWS Giants, Adelaide Crows, Melbourne
Who do you think will win the 2019 Brownlow Medal?
4 – Patrick Dangerfield (Geelong Cats)
3 – Nathan Fyfe (Fremantle), Patrick Cripps (Carlton)
2 – Dustin Martin (Richmond), Jaeger O’Meara (Hawthorn)
1 – Rory Sloane (Adelaide Crows), Steele Sidebottom (Collingwood), Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs), Max Gawn (Melbourne)
Who do you think will win the 2019 NAB AFL Rising Star?
11 – Sam Walsh (Carlton)
1 – Jack Lukosius (Gold Coast Suns), Zak Butters (Port Adelaide), Jye Caldwell (GWS Giants), Luke Valente (Fremantle), Bailey Smith (Western Bulldogs), Chayce Jones (Adelaide Crows), Matt Walker (Hawthorn)
