Ahead of the season opener on Thursday night, Gary Lyon and Tim Watson have shared their ladder predictions for 2018, and revealed who they think will finish in the bottom six.

Both Lyon and Watson have the same bottom two, while also selecting the same five teams in the bottom six.

Watson has Hawthorn as his sixth team, while Lyon has St Kilda in the mix.

The pair ran through their predictions on SEN Breakfast on Monday morning.

18th

Garry: North Melbourne

Tim: North Melbourne

17th

Garry: Gold Coast Suns

Tim: Gold Coast Suns

16th

Garry: Fremantle

Tim: Carlton 

15th

Garry: Brisbane Lions

Tim: Brisbane Lions

14th

Garry: St Kilda

Tim: Fremantle

13th

Garry: Carlton

Tim: Hawthorn