Sandringham has been rated the favourite to claim the 2016 Peter Jackson VFL premiership.
Player representatives – many leaders at their respective clubs – were asked to give their predictions on the 2016 season at the recent VFL Launch, selecting the premier, J. J. Liston Trophy winner and their own club’s best and fairest, leading goalkicker and players to watch.
Sandringham proved the popular choice from the players for their first flag since 2006, followed by Footscray, Williamstown, the Box Hill Hawks and Werribee.
Veteran Williamstown captain Ben Jolley is the warm favourite for the J. J. Liston Trophy, while 2015 winner Nick Rippon was nominated to go back-to-back.
See below the player predictions:
Tom Gordon - Box Hill Hawks
Premiers: Collingwood
Club B&F: David Mirra
Leading goalkicker: Ayden Kennedy or Tim O'Brien
J. J. Liston: Ben Jolley - Williamstown
Players to watch: Max Warren, Lachie Williams
Jack Hutchins - Casey Scorpions
Premiers: Sandringham
Club B&F: Tim Smith
Leading goalkicker: Tom Baker
Players to watch: Declan Keilty, Jordan Moncrieff, James Munro
Ahmed Saad - Coburg
Premiers: Sandringham
Club B&F: Ozgur Uysal
Leading goalkicker: Like to think myself or Danny Younan
J. J. Liston: Ozgur Uysal - Coburg
Players to watch: Ozgur Uysal, Nick Robertella, Dan Younan, Matt Stillman, Lachie Johns
Ash Close - Collingwood
Premiers: Footscray
Club B&F: Ben Moloney
Leading goalkicker: Mason Cox or Jesse White
J. J. Liston: Ben Jolley - Williamstown
Players to watch: Marty Hore
Dan Coghlan - Essendon
Premiers: Werribee
Club B&F: James Ferry
Leading goalkicker: Jacob Thompson
J. J. Liston: Ben Jolley - Williamstown
Players to watch: Matt Dornauf, Nash Holmes
Jordan Russell - Footscray
Premiers: Port Melbourne
Club B&F: Lin Jong if playing VFL
Leading goalkicker: I don't want him to be with us, but Jack Redpath
Players to watch: Nick Ryan
Jason Pongracic - Frankston
Premiers: Sandringham or Williamstown
Club B&F: Ben Cavarra or Brandon Wood
Leading goalkicker: Nathan Gardiner or Josh Bennett
J. J. Liston: Nick Rippon - North Ballarat
Players to watch: Josh Bennett, Michael Sikora
Ben Raidme - Geelong
Premiers: Williamstown, Port Melbourne or Essendon
Club B&F: George Horlin Smith - but hopefully he is more in the AFL team
Leading goalkicker: Nathan Vardy or Dan Menzel
Players to watch: All - so I don't miss anyone
Orren Stephenson - North Ballarat
Premiers: Sandringham
Club B&F: Luke Kiel
Leading goalkicker: Andrew Hooper
J. J. Liston: Nick Rippon - North Ballarat
Players to watch: Rowan Marshall, Tom Schnerring
Brent Bransgrove - Northern Blues
Premiers: Footscray
Club B&F: Glenn Strachan and Tom Wilson
Leading goalkicker: Liam Jones
J. J. Liston: Ben Jolley - Williamstown
Players to watch: Glenn Strachan, Tom Wilson
Toby Pinwill - Port Melbourne
Premiers: Werribee
Club B&F: Sam Dwyer
Leading goalkicker: Jordan Lisle
J. J. Liston: Sam Dwyer – Port Melbourne
Players to watch: Brody Mihocek, Shannon Lange
Sam Darley - Richmond
Premiers: Footscray
Club B&F: Tom Couch
Leading goalkicker: Liam McBean
J. J. Liston: Jordan Russell - Footscray
Players to watch: Tom Langford, Tom Couch
Trent Dennis Lane - Sandringham
Premiers: Box Hill Hawks or Williamstown
Club B&F: Myke Cook
Leading goalkicker: Hopefully me, or McCartin and Membrey
J. J. Liston: Sam Dunell - Williamstown
Players to watch: Matt Kreymborg
Michael Sodomaco - Werribee
Premiers: Sandringham
Club B&F: Jake Wilson
Leading goalkicker: Josh Porter
J. J. Liston: Matt Hanson - Werribee
Players to watch: Dane MacFarlane, Josh Porter
Ben Jolley - Williamstown
Premiers: Werribee
Club B&F: Sam Dunell
Leading goalkicker: Ayce Cordy
J. J. Liston: Sam Dunell - Williamstown
Players to watch: Michael Gibbons, Ayce Cordy
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