Hilarious tweet takes aim at 2018 AFL ladder predictions

TRYING to predict the 2018 ladder? Check out this hilarious tweet first — and don’t miss the sting in the tail.

TRYING to predict the AFL ladder is always a dangerous business.

Who could have foreseen Richmond rising from 13th to first last year, or the Bulldogs dropping out of the top eight?

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That hasn’t stopped some experts and fans from trying to forecast the final finishing order for 2018 already — and one supporter has had enough.

1. People
2. Really
3. Need
4. To
5. Stop
6. Predicting
7. The
8. AFL
9. Ladder
10. For
11. Next
12. Season
13. It’s
14. Still
15. December
16. Please
17. Don’t
18. North Melbourne

— Mitchell Keating (@MitchKeat) December 29, 2017

La Trobe University sports journalism student Mitchell Keating’s timely and hilarious plea has gone viral, with almost 800 retweets and 3000 likes since it was posted on December 29 — impressive numbers considering he has 118 followers on the social media platform.

The flood of replies are a mix of praise — one labelled it a (very) late candidate for tweet of the year — and outrage from North Melbourne fans.

Braydon Preuss feels the pain after a North Melbourne pre-season time-trial. Picture: Michael Klein

The Roos hammered Brisbane in the final round of 2017 to avoid the wooden spoon but are in full rebuild mode following the departure of more experienced players including Andrew Swallow, Lindsay Thomas, Sam Gibson and Aaron Mullett.

TAB has North Melbourne at $6 to make the eight next season — ahead of Carlton ($9), Brisbane ($9) and Gold Coast ($13). The Roos are fourth-favourite to record the most losses, priced at $7 behind the Blues, Suns (both $3.50) and Lions ($5.50).