Assuming that Adelaide's roster gels properly (read Dandenong last season..), I predict that they'll be top three with Bulleen and Dandenong this year. With this years roster and the coaching change, anything less would be a loss IMO.

honestly, they will win it all IMO provided that they stay fit and don't have injury to key members

starting five is the best in the league

What would be their starting 5 (admittedly limited knowledge!)??

C - Batkovic
PF - Bishop
SF - Hill
SG - Screen
PG - Marino

6 - Lewis (G)
7 - Edmonson (F)
8 - Ireland (G)
9 - Herrick (C)
10 - Stabile (F)
11 - Minear (G)
12 - Talbot (F)

Is my guess from what is on the website. Anybody missing?

Talbot going to the AIS in January 2012. Besides Lewis that bench is very thin in talent. I dont beleive that the Lightning will be a Top 4 side because of their very thin bench. Clearly Mahony would have been a better back up PG than Ireland!

All depends on how many injuries Suzy and Bishop come down with. Last few seasons Suzy has been injured and missed quite a few games.

Too thin at the 4 and 5, and I think they'll get smashed on the glass. Suzy can't go for 40 mins anymore.

Will be an improvement on last year - injuries will factor, after the first 6or 7 players we look thin. We may sneak into 4

Yeah the starting 5 look great and then Lewis can also play at that level... but after that.. well lets hope there are no injuries during the year!!

we will be lucky to make 4 - bendigo big improvers. 5th or 6th sounds about right.

starting 5 looks good - but given screen an batkovics injury history - i would be reluctant to say we will get a season out of them.

teh x factor is buckles coaching - on teh upside.

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MARINO - hottest babe in the league, by far!
Next best would be Marsh from WA

As for the Lightning performance I think a few of you are underestimating the bench

Minear, Edminson & Lewis are all good

Bishop and the new coach are pretty good.

(We could've had a little bit of Carla Borrego and some Erin Phillips for real. What's done is done.
4th.)

Highly unlikely Graffy will make any mid season moves. Canberra will be fighting it out for the 4th position. The Caps picked up Dombkins, have a solid squad, a little light at the 3, but are developing for the future.

While they lost Suzy, they have maintained their core of Tolo, Bibby, Wilson and Hunt. Cosier is out with a long-term injury which is being managed.

Tolo as a smokey for the MVP.

Only prediction I'm willing to make is that the AIS and West Coast will be fighting for the spoon.

Phillips asked to play here but we knocked her back.
Seems the last spot was for a backup big -Borrego could've done that. I disremember who we signed instead

Seems Buckle's planting stories in the press that we couldn't afford Phillips, who said.' That's strange seeing I didn't even ask them for a dollar amount.'
Did we ask the T-Birds , or just guess. ?

Surely Herrick and Stabile are there because of Pritchard??? Agree, with the types of these two on the bench, how desperate were we??

i loved that herrick was on for how long and was on four fouls
i thought ireland, minear and talbot did well for the time they were on only really messed up once or twice

playing junk minutes...i think it was a good sign of the times...Bishop and Baktovic were awesome..

really looked like the team had chemistry..only early days tho and only the West Coast too