Barring rookies, we now know what our list will be for he coming season. So what, in as realistic terms as possible, can we expect from our guys. Where will the required improvement come from? Who is going to break out?

Who is going to slide? Below is our current list of players and what I am forecasting they'll be doing for us next year. We both know how useless my forecasts are, but you've made it this far, you may as well keep reading.

3. Byron Schammer - Schammer burned it up pre-season this year, then went cold. He came home strong after Belly retired and that is the standard he has to see as his minimum from here on. There are no more excuses and I expect Tequila to respond very well to a leadership role. Top 5 B&F, a breakout year and he'll be presented with his own appendix bronzed and gaffa taped to a Sherrin.

4. Paul Haselby - He'll start slowly and cop flak for it. By round 7, he'll have quietly turned a corner. By mid year we'll be seeing the old Haze and that will continue the rest of the year. Expect to see him up forward a bit, particulrly early on. I think he'll also get caught up in some controversy with lemon and an escape goat.

6. Dean Solomon - Miso will have a very quiet round 1. Then we will get another year of the footy that has won us all over at freo. I think he'll become a super-sub at different times this year (and next) so that the pace of games doesn't leave him spent in the last. I'd also expect him to do some more panel beating on Cam Ling in lieu of the extra 4 weeks off Ranga was meant to have.

7. Brett Peake - *Bandy alert*, *Bandy alert* - Peakey is training down the house at the moment. Killing it in the runs and has put on some pounds with it. This will come to nothing without game time application and some serious decision making improvements. I'm hopeful that Baz Mitchell will have a positive impact on SOB to prevent the young lad from being thrown back on the plumbers circuit.

10. Rhys Palmer - Shows up in the preseason with the AFL's first drug and knobhead free mullet. He then proceeds to build on last years efforts. He has somewhat of a slow start possession wise as he learns to deal with hard tags and The Worst runs a "Whats Wrong With Rhys?" 5 part front page expose. He ends up with 17 Brownlow votes and finishes 6th.

11. Des Headland - Doesn't break in to the team until round 4 due to fitness related form issues. Once in the team he becomes a leader in the middle and storms home very strong.

12. Brock O'Brien - Plays only 1 game for the year against Port Adelaide and gets supended for 6 weeks for striking both Cornes' idiots and Josh Carr.

14. Antoni Grover - The emergence of our new forward scheme has immediate effect on Ant as he gets the help down back from Lukey that he sorely needs. Finishes in the top 10 of the B&F and dacks Fraser Gehrig on Collins St on a trip to Melbourne, just for old times sake.

15. Ryan Crowley - Builds on the respect he is fast gaining around the league. Breaks the shackles against Geelong and makes Giblett cry by kicking 3 1st half goals in the first meeting. Giblett gets no Brownlow votes against Freo and loses the Brownlow by 1 vote. Giblett cries again.

16. David Mundy - Shows up in the NAB cup heavier, yet somehow quicker and showing more urgency in his game. Plays the whole year in a midfield role and finishes top 6 in clearances. Gets a Silicon Chimp tattoo on his ankle that becomes the hottest selling merchandise item in the league once put on to a t-shirt by Dockerland.

18. Luke McPharlin - Spends all year down back where he wins AA selection and becomes the only footballer in history to write a jazz fusion lounge album onfield, during a game. He then marries Yael Naim the week before the AFL Draft.

19. Clayton Hinkley - Plays 14 games for the year, including the last 7 in a row. Wins goal of the year when he runs the length of the MCG bouncing the ball before stopping in the goal square, ripping off his jumper, giving the Hulk Hogan ear motion whilst back heeling the ball through.

20. Chris Tarrant - Releases a highly succesful self help book titled "Malthouse You ****". Finishes the year with 33 goals and provides the hard working target that those in the know already like so much.

22. Scott Thornton - Recovers from the summers harsh effects on him and is ready to play by round 5. Plays 9 games throughout the year as a backup to injury.

23. Chris Mayne - Makes those involved wthe the Rising Star nominations this year look like complete tools as he continues his impressive early form. Cements a place in the side if he hasn't done so already. Plays a pressure role throughout the year as he follows the play and applies tackling pressure and speed around the ball.

24. Adam Campbell - Starts the year as the 3rd tall but struggles after opposition teams are able to lay off him due to his lack of speed. Plays 9 games throughout the year with mixed results.

25. Steven Dodd - Perhaps the man most helped by Lukey Mac's permanent move down back. Dodd returns to the run-with role on the opposition's mid-sized roving forwards. Also plays up forward on some of the leagues damaging backmen such as Luke Hodge. Finds his role, enjoys his role, excels at his role.

26. Kepler Bradley - Takes over the 6PR drive timeslot after his autobiography "Hips - Why They're Superfluous" becomes Ber Newton's Book of the Week. Plays 20 games missing 2 when he accidentally boards the wrong plane and ends up in Kebabistan.

27. Daniel Gilmore - Spends all but 4 games in the WAFL. Recovers completly from his concussion/trauma problems but never regains a permanent spot in the Freo best 22.

28. Ryan Murphy - Starts the year on the bench and gets 7 games in a row from round 6 onwards as the clubs 3rd tall option up forward. Kicks 1 bag of 4 but ends the season with only 9 goals.

29. Matthew Pavlich - Ends the season with 77 goals and finishes 3rd in the Coleman, 4th in the Brownlow and 2nd in the Freo B&F. Sends a letter to Megan Fox breaking up with her before they've even met, Fox never acts again.

30. Marcus Drum - Plays 19 of the 22 after missing the first game of the year. Struggles a bit early on in defence but Harvey's patience is rewarded come the end of the year when Drummy evolves in to his 2nd best backman.

31. Aaron Sandilands - Takes the AA ruck spot from Cox. Takes out Seaby during the play. Takes the league by storm. Takes out the B&F. Takes whatever he wants.

35. Garrick Ibbotson - His career explodes after finding, and then utilising the smoking jacket previously worn by Dion Woods. Spends the whole season in purple silk pyjamas and this jacket whenever he isn't involved in footy activities. Top 7 B&F finish is overshadowed by the fact that Paris Hilton storms the function demanding another night out with The Ib.

36. Andrew Browne - The Dealer's first year without an injury coincides with the first year Freo just can't use him when fully fit. Wins the Sandover & Best Clubman awards. Finds a $100,000 winning lottery ticket in the street and then gets hit by a bus, surviving and prospering as a naturapath in Claremont.

37. Michael Johnson - Has a year like few others on the list. Is released in to a rebounding defender/midfield role and can't believe how easy it is to make other players look foolish. Caps the year by playing the final 3 games with Brad Hardie strapped to his inner thigh, and dominates.

40. Andrew Foster - Develps strongly in te WAFL and sets up a promising future with a strong year for the Sharks. Plays 2 games towards the end of the year when Rhys is rested for the finals.

41. Paul Duffield - After changing his name to "just Duff" in an effort to have the Mark version stop calling him he shows some improvement for the year without ever being an integral part of the side. Just Duff is delisted at the end of the year.

42. Josh Head - Plays his first game in round 7, plays his last game in round 8.

43. Roger Hayden - Gets bored early on in the year so plays 3 straight weeks marking everything one handed. Caps the year with an overdue AA spot and a 3rd place in the B&F.

#? Stephen Hill - Has a promising NAB cup but doesn't debut in the A's until round 11. Shows a lot of promise capped by a RS nomination in round 14. Gets a soft tissue injury the next week and, after recovering, spends the rest of the year in the WAFL.

#? Hayden Ballantyne - Steps straight in to the side and, without ever dominating, has a very solid year finishing with 28 goals. Gets an RS nom after kicking 4 against Melbourne. His form is good enough for pollyanna to bring out an "I Forgive You Harves" banner in round 7.

#? Nick Suban - Shows plenty in the NAB and eventually plays 9 games for the 1's. Wins an RS nom in round 7 and finishes 4th in the award behind winner Jack Ziebell. Makes national news when it is revealed that he has been stalked all year by Daniel Kerr's sister. Roger tries to do something about it but can't find anyone to help him beat up the kid.

#? Zach Clarke - Despite being drafted by WAFL club Peel, he has a standout year in the WAFL highlighted by a game against West Perth where he jumps clean over Seaby, takes the ball out of the air, kicks downfield and marks it himself.

#? Mike Walters - Legally changes his name to Son-Son mid year. Starts reasonably well before hitting a flat patch for Swans. A permanent move to the midfield sees him blossom and he finishes the year with FFC's top side. Is 5mins late for training early in the season after helping 4 elderly people out of a burning bus. Subsequently, The West runs a "Walters - Worth the Trouble?" spot in the Sat edition.

#? Ben Bucovaz - Is the luckiest new kid on the list after being drafted to the Home of Football at Moss St. Is immediately indoctrinated with the proper way to play Freo footy and is adopted by Brian Peake late in the year. Plays 6 games and is supended for 4 after breaking Beau Waters' jaw in the 2nd Derby. Would've been more but his defence of "have you seen that face?" is accepted as reasonable cause.

#? Tim Ruffles - Spends the year honing his craft, putting on weight and leaving scorch marks all over WAFL gounds. Dies his hair platinum blonde on the end of season trip.

#? Chris Hall - Is drafted by the Swans and replaces Yarran in their setup. Caps off a great first year for them by kicking 3 in a losing prelim final.