Every year we hear about the great improvement teams outside the eight are going to make. But for every one that gets into the eight one of last year's finalists will have to miss out. I'm going to really stick my neck out here. I think Brisbane won't make the finals this year. The cracks were appearing last year. They've had retirements. They're getting older and more prone to injury. Like Michael Voss - how many games will he play this year. They're also going to be fielding a very inexperienced team early in the year. They have also missed out on high draft picks in recent years. That must take its toll. You'll probably look back and laugh at this post at the end of the year when they're in another grand final. But at this stage its Brisbane to miss the finals for me.