AFL crystal ball 2023: Experts give their predictions for the upcoming season

Jon Ralph couldn’t be more sure of his premiership prediction in 2023, but six of our 11 experts don’t agree with him. Look into the AFL crystal ball here.

Who will have the biggest AFL season?

The Cats won three flags in the space of five seasons between 2007 and 2011.

Despite their golden era of success with a team boasting some of the legends of the game, they couldn’t go back-to-back.

Now, in 2023, our experts are predicting the men in blue and white hoops to do exactly that.

Geelong has been tipped by five pundits to win the premiership again this year, followed by Melbourne and Brisbane who were picked three times each.

Could we be seeing these scenes again come September? Picture: Getty Images

Interestingly, not one of our 11 experts think Sydney will make the grand final after their 81-point defeat in the decider last season.

Other popular picks were Marcus Bontempelli and Tom Lynch to claim their first Brownlow and Coleman Medals respectively, as well as the Hawks to claim the wooden spoon for the first time since 1965.

Carlton fans might not be happy with five tipsters leaving them out of the finals for the 10th straight season, while every expert was in agreement that Geelong, Melbourne, Brisbane and Richmond would make the top eight.

Plus Mark Robinson has gone out on a limb, predicting that Lance Franklin won’t make it to the end of the year before calling time on his glittering career.