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What the AFL captains think

All 16 AFL club captains were in Melbourne on Thursday as part of the 2008 season launch with the annual prediction poll carried out.

From the poll it was a clear statement that Geelong would most likely feature in another Grand Final, while Gary Ablett Jnr was favoured to become the second Cat in two years following Jimmy Bartel to win the Brownlow Medal.

Here are all the survey results.

Which seven other clubs do you think can make this year’s top eight? (16 times seven selections)

Geelong (15), Hawthorn (14), St Kilda (14), West Coast (12), Port Adelaide (12), Adelaide (11), Sydney (11), Fremantle (nine), Collingwood (six), Western Bulldogs (three), Brisbane Lions (two), Essendon (two), North Melbourne (one), Carlton (nil), Melbourne (nil), Richmond (nil).

Which other club is most likely to reach the Grand Final?

Geelong (14), St Kilda (two).

Who do you think will win the 2008 Brownlow Medal?

Gary Ablett, Geelong (six), Chris Judd, Carlton (three), Adam Goodes, Sydney (two), Jonathon Brown, Brisbane Lions (one), Daniel Kerr, West Coast (one), Joel Corey, Geelong (one), Nick Dal Santo, St Kilda (one), Brad Johnson, Western Bulldogs (one).

Who do you think will win the 2008 Coleman Medal?

Jonathon Brown, Brisbane Lions(six), Brendan Fevola, Carlton (five), Matthew Pavlich, Fremantle (two), Lance Franklin, Hawthorn (two), Matthew Lloyd, Essendon (one).

Who do you think will win the 2008 NAB AFL Rising Star?

Matthew Kreuzer, Carlton (five), Cyril Rioli, Hawthorn (three), Matthew Leuenberger, Brisbane Lions (two), Craig Bird, Sydney (one), Tom Hawkins, Geelong (one), Brad Ebert, West Coast (one), Jarryn Geary, St Kilda (one), Andrejis Everitt, Western Bulldogs (one), James Sellar, Adelaide (one).