A NEW SEASON of the NAB AFLW competition means a new lot of season predictions, some of which will probably end up wide of the mark.

THE TOP 30 Sarah Black looks at the best of the best in the AFLW

Have a look below to see how Sarah Black believes the season will pan out.

Premier: North Melbourne

Runner-up: Adelaide

Last in respective conferences: Gold Coast (A), West Coast (B)

Moving up: Western Bulldogs

Set to fall: Brisbane

AFLW best and fairest: Anne Hatchard (Adelaide)

Crows gun Anne Hatchard celebrates a goal. Picture: AFL Photos



Leading goalkicker: Gemma Houghton (Fremantle)

Recruit of the year: If naming Daisy Pearce is cheating, I'll go with Monique Conti (Richmond)

Headline you'll see: From the Crows to Dees, Sarah Perkins makes shock AFLW comeback as injuries mount

Headline you won't see: Reigning premiers Adelaide crash out and miss finals

Big call: The return of Lauren Pearce from a knee injury will lead to a late, but ultimately futile, charge for finals by Melbourne

Game-changer: The gap between the experienced clubs and the expansion teams will widen in 2020.