SEASON PREDICTIONS
ALEX OATES Chief cricket writer GCA1 Premier: East Belmont Runner-up: Lara Top-four: East Belmont, Lara, Grovedale, Newtown & Chilwell Smoky: North Geelong Jack Sing Medal: Gareth Yelland (Grovedale) Headline I’d like to see: Eight teams in the race for the finals heading into the final round GCA2 Premier: Geelong City Runner-up: Bell Park Top-four: Geelong City, Bell Park, Marshall, Highton Smoky: Torquay Barry McMahon Medal: Richie Oliver (Geelong City) Headline I’d like to see: Oliver smashes 1500th run in incredible season GCA3 Premier: Bannockburn Runner-up: Alexander Thomson Top-four: Bannockburn, Alexander Thomson, St Albans Breakwater, Thomson Smoky: Newcomb & District Jan Nowicki Medal: Jack Clapham (Alexander Thomson) Headline I’d like to see: Bannockburn celebrates a rare three-peat, with the town’s GCA3 cricketers joining the senior footballers and netballers as premiership players BPCA A1 Premier: Anglesea Runner-up: Ocean Grove Top-four: Ocean Grove, Anglesea, Barwon Heads, Jan Juc Smoky: Queenscliff Ray Menzies Medal: Dale Kerr (Anglesea) Headline I’d like to see: Clean sweep of league medals for Dale Kerr as Anglesea avenges 2018-19 grand final defeat BPCA A2 Premier: Inverleigh Runner-up: Winchelsea Top-four: Winchelsea, Inverleigh, Newcomb, Little River Smoky: Armstrong Creek Ian Caldwell Medal: David Peel (Inverleigh) Headline I’d like to see: Kookaburras avenge premiership heartache with grand final triumph JOSH BARNES Addy sports reporter GCA1 Premier: East Belmont Runner-up: North Geelong Top-four: East Belmont, North Geelong, Grovedale, Newtown & Chilwell Smoky: South Barwon Jack Sing Medal: Daniel Weigl (Lara) Headline I’d like to see: Magpies fly back up the ladder in resurgence GCA2 Premier: Geelong City Runner-up: Marshall Top-four: Geelong City, Bell Park, Marshall, Torquay Smoky: Modewarre Barry McMahon Medal: Pat Richards (Geelong City) Headline I’d like to see: Manifold Heights get on the board early GCA3 Premier: Alexander Thomson Runner-up: Bannockburn Top-four: Bannockburn, Alexander Thomson, St Albans Breakwater, Geelong West Smoky: Thomson Jan Nowicki Medal: Sam Loftus (Geelong West) Headline I’d like to see: Hickleton brothers notch 250-run partnership BPCA A1 Premier: Anglesea Runner-up: Jan Juc Top-four: Ocean Grove, Anglesea, Barwon Heads, Jan Juc Smoky: Barrabool Ray Menzies Medal: Sam Schaller (Barwon Heads) Headline I’d like to see: Schaller and Grinter duel it out with more than 800 runs BPCA A2 Premier: Winchelsea Runner-up: Inverleigh Top-four: Winchelsea, Inverleigh, Armstrong Creek, Little River Smoky: Little River Ian Caldwell Medal: Riley Berg (Winchelsea) Headline I’d like to see: Armstrong Creek leads way at Christmas in first season WES CUSWORTH GCA Media GCA1 Premier: Newtown & Chilwell Runner-up: East Belmont Top-four: Newtown & Chilwell, East Belmont, Lara, North Geelong Smoky: South Barwon Jack Sing Medal: Joel Davies (South Barwon) Headline I’d like to see: Miracle recovery as Sean O’Neill makes earlier than expected return! MARK BRUNGER GCA Media GCA2 Premier: Bell Park Runner-up: Geelong City Top-four: Bell Park, Geelong City, Marshall, Torquay Smoky: Modewarre Barry McMahon Medal: David Toft (Bell Park) Headline I’d like to see: Cricket does the talking in 2019-20 season JOSH CONWAY Addy cricket writer GCA3 Premier: Alexander Thomson Runner-up: Bannockburn Top-four: Alexander Thomson, St Albans Breakwater, Bannockburn, Geelong West Smoky: Newcomb & District Jan Nowicki Medal: Jack Clapham (Alexander Thomson) Headline I’d like to see: Sam Loftus to bat on in 2020-21 IAN CALDWELL BPCA president BPCA A1 Premier: Anglesea Runner-up: Jan Juc Top-four: Anglesea, Jan Juc, Barwon Heads, Collendina Smoky: Portarlington Ray Menzies Medal: Ben Grinter (Jan Juc) Headline I’d like to see: Feast of runs, Grinter leads the way BPCA A2 Premier: Inverleigh Runner-up: Drysdale Top-four: Inverleigh, Drysdale, Wallington, Winchelsea Smoky: St Leonards Ian Caldwell Medal: Richard McCarthy (St Leonards) Headline I’d like to see: Inverleigh soars to premiership