Here is a January 1 ladder prediction:
| WINS | |||
| 1. |  | RICHMOND | 14.8 |
| 2. |  | MELBOURNE | 14.8 |
| 3. |  | GWS | 14.3 |
| 4. |  | WEST COAST | 14.1 |
| 5. |  | GEELONG | 13.6 |
| 6. |  | COLLINGWOOD | 13.2 |
| 7. |  | ESSENDON | 13.0 |
| 8. |  | ADELAIDE | 12.8 |
| 9. |  | Hawthorn | 11.9 |
| 10. |  | Port Adelaide | 11.6 |
| 11. |  | North Melbourne | 10.6 |
| 12. |  | Brisbane | 9.5 |
| 13. |  | St Kilda | 9.5 |
| 14. |  | Western Bulldogs | 8.7 |
| 15. |  | Sydney | 8.3 |
| 16. |  | Fremantle | 7.3 |
| 17. |  | Carlton | 4.8 |
| 18. |  | Gold Coast | 3.6 |
Some notes:
- Teams are ranked by average wins from 100,000 simulated seasons.
- Unlike a regular ladder, it doesn’t round off wins to whole numbers and tie-break on percentage. That’s why it’s different to the quick-and-dirty Live Squiggle Ladder Predictor you may see on the right. This way is better.
- That said! Historically, season-long predictions aren’t much more accurate than tipping everyone to win the same number as games as they did last year. So, you know.
- This takes into account off-season list changes.
- Predictions will continue to evolve as Squiggle is able to factor in pre-season results, major off-season injuries, and Round 1 team selections.
- Sydney are that low because they tailed off badly in 2018 despite being able to put out something close to a full-strength team most weeks, and did not significantly bolster their team in the trading period.