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by staff writers
With the 2021 SCSUL Season right on our doorsteps, our esteemed coaches have peered into footy's crystal ball and put forward their predictions for the year ahead.
Premier: Creme Da Le Creme
Runner up: Jordan’s Jets
Wooden spoon: Jabukanji Stingers
Moving up: The Darkness
Set to fall: Arcadia Timelords
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: Gawn
SCSUL Rising Star: Rowell
Breakout player of the year: Caldwell
Headline you’ll see: [insert team here] wishing they had voted for an immediate implementation of the ruck rule changes
Headline you won’t see: Immortals to re-sign its accountants
The Darkness - Adrian
Premier: Goodie’s Giants
Runner up: Jordan’s Jets
Wooden spoon: Jabukanji Stingers
Moving up: Jabukanji Stingers
Set to fall: Jordan’s Jets
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: Max Gawn
SCSUL Rising Star: Tom Powell
Breakout player of the year: Brayden Sier
Headline you’ll see: Ruck carnage strikes, coach regrets passing over Hickey
Headline you won’t see: Giants players take pay cuts for another flag tilt
Goodie’s Giants – Tim
Premier: Jordan's Jets FC
Runner up: Roppongian Rangers
Wooden spoon: Jabukanji Stingers
Moving up: Roppongian Rangers
Set to fall: Dagobah Immortals
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: Patrick Dangerfield
SCSUL Rising Star: Matt Rowell
Breakout player of the year: Sam Draper
Headline you’ll see: "Tarantolising" - Giants star Tim Taranto delivers in spades after an injury riddled 2020 campaign
Headline you won’t see: "For Rucks Sake" - The Rangers get through the season without coping a ruck donut
Dagobah Immortals – Phil
Premier: Goodie's Guns
Runner up: Jordan's Jets
Wooden spoon: Neptune Knights
Moving up: Dagobah Immortals
Set to fall: Creme de Le Creme
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: Nat Fyfe
SCSUL Rising Star: Braedon Campbell
Breakout player of the year: Jye Caldwell
Headline you’ll see: Goodie's Guns mid season trade blockbuster
Headline you won’t see: Stingers steal the flag in stunning Grand Final upset
Crème de la Crème – Adam
Premier: Jordan's Jets
Runner up: Creme de la Creme
Wooden spoon: Neptune Knights
Moving up: The Darkness
Set to fall: Goodie's Giants
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: J Macrae
SCSUL Rising Star: B Campbell
Breakout player of the year: J Caldwell
Headline you’ll see: Stinger splash- Upsets aplenty thanks to superb performances from their key youngsters
Headline you won’t see: Creme de la Creme manage to avoid a ruck donut all season.
Arcadia Timelords – Andrew
Premier: Goodies Giants - they deserve to be the yardstick.
Runner up: Roppongian Rangers - solid list
Wooden spoon: Jabukanji Stingers - coaching staff prioritising designing of tools to make life easy for the rest of the league rather than focussing on own team has to be too distracting!
Moving up: Dagobah Immortals - I’m feeling the force.
Set to fall: Yorkshire Republican Army - looks like the focus is on a rebuild
SCSUL Lockhart Medal (League BnF): Jack Macrae looks primed and ready
SCSUL Rising Star: Will Phillips if he gets given opportunity in a deep midfield
Breakout player of the year: Callum Mills will lead from the front in the emerging Timelords defence.
Headline you’ll see: Rucking Hell!
Headline you won’t see: AFL follow UL directors lead and hold off making critical last minute rule changes after consulting key stakeholders.
Jabukanji Stingers – Ken
Premier: Jordan's Jets
Runner up: Goodie's Guns
Wooden spoon: The Darkness
Moving up: Neptune Knights
Set to fall: Dagobah Immortals
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: Max Gawn
SCSUL Rising Star: Matt Rowell (if eligible) otherwise Tom Green
Breakout player of the year: Liam Duggan
Headline you’ll see: Ruck roulette reaches ridiculous
Headline you won’t see: Rookies run riot late: I'm glad they've bump up their averages say coaches
YRA – Jack
Premier: YRA
Runner up: Goodies Giants
Wooden spoon: Neptune Knights
Moving up: YRA
Set to fall: Jordans Jets
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: Max Gawn
SCSUL Rising Star: Matt Rowell
Breakout player of the year: Will Powell
Headline you’ll see: Will Phillips? Tom Powell? Will Powell the true top 5 pick!
Headline you won’t see: Dangerfield justifies $1.5m for 2022 season
Jordan’s Jets - Jordan
Premier: Roppongian Rangers
Runner up: Crème de la Creme
Wooden spoon: Jabukanji Stingers
Moving up: Roppongian Rangers
Set to fall: Goodie’s Giants
SCSUL Lockhart Medal: Brodie Grundy
SCSUL Rising Star: Matt Rowell
Breakout player of the year: Luke Davies-Uniacke
Headline you’ll see: Giles the Giant forced to take the field in Goodie’s depleted forward line
Headline you won’t see: Jed Anderson wins back to back Norm Smith’s with another 170-point masterclass
Neptune Knights - Ash
Unavailable for comment
TOTALS:
Premier:
Jordan’s Jets, Goodie’s Giants (3)
Roppongian Rangers, YRA, Crème de la Crème (1)
Runner up:
Jordan’s Jets (3)
Roppongian Rangers, Crème de la Crème, Goodie’s Giants (2)
Wooden spoon:
Jabukanji Stangers (5)
Neptune Knights (3)
The Darkness (1)
Moving up:
The Darkness, Roppongian Rangers, Dagobah Immortals (2)
Jabukanji Stingers, Neptune Knights, YRA (1)
Set to fall:
Goodie’s Giants, Jordan’s Jets, Dagobah Immortals (2)
YRA, Crème de la Crème, Arcadia Timelords (1)
SCSUL Lockhart Medal:
Max Gawn (4)
Jack Macrae (2)
Nathan Fyfe, Brodie Grundy, Patrick Dangerfield (1)
SCSUL Rising Star:
Matt Rowell (5)
Braeden Campbell (2)
Will Phillips, Tom Powell (1)
Breakout player of the year:
Jye Caldwell (3)
Brayden Sier, Sam Draper, Callum Mills, Wil Powell, Liam Duggan, Luke Davies-Uniacke (1)
