Last Minute Predictions From The West
Hindered by a two hour time delay, Tristan Kelly makes his final set of predictions before the premiere of Australian Survivor Season 2!
It’s been a tremendous preseason leading up to Season 2 of Australian Survivor, with all signs pointing towards a hugely competitive game. These are my last minute comments on each player, in order from least likely to most likely to be booted out first! For everyone in the Eastern States, you’ll already know if I’m on the right track – can’t wait for the competition to begin!
Tristan
Sarah 1
An Aussie Parvati in the making. My preseason pick for the win and also the most likely to uncover Henry’s yoga instructor secret.
Dr. Tessa 2
Beware the doctor! Seems unlikely that she’ll be considered a threat until it’s way too late, and has almost overtaken Sarah as my new fave.
Mark W. 3
Mark’s going to be an absolute beast in challenges which will keep him safe for at least the first few votes. Hopefully he’ll surprise me from a strategic point of view.
Anneliese 4
A student of the game who knows that morality is best left at home. Looks like #mateship is already on her ‘dead to me’ list.
Sam 5
The endurance aspect of the game is going to be a walk in the park for Sam, and other players are going to be perceived as bigger strategic threats. Set up perfectly for a late season charge.
Mark H. 6
He relates to being a lime tree and wants to win it for the grandkids. This guy is a legend.
Locky 7
He wants to be the camp life hero and play the game in a ‘good’ way. I don’t rate him in the slightest – but like Mark W, his body will keep him safe for at least the first few votes.
Ziggy 8
Has a bit of an Amber look about her and should cruise through to the merge pretty easily.
Jarrad 9
The wolf in sheep’s clothing wants to show the world that the little guy can take on the big boys, but in the end it will be the strong women that take him down.
AK 10
The friendly manipulator is slowly starting to sneak up my list. Looking forward to him trying to talk gym with the “bros” and fake kid stuff with the mums.
Henry 11
Henry was looking solid in my top five but now he’s getting way too carried away with this faux yoga instructor persona. What is the point!? He’s his own worst enemy.
Jericho 12
Wants to build an empire within the ‘Wall of Jericho’ that his army of soldiers are so diligently going to construct. Odds on favourite to enter the crazy domain.
Aimee 13
“Geez it’s bloody hot in here.” Aimee wants to be known as a “real top chic” but will probably end up being on the outside of most alliances. Time will tell.
Luke 14
Going to buy his wife a nice dress and put the rest of his winnings on red. Brings back fond memories of the Perth poker room clientele at the height of the boom. Looks like he got lost on the way to the Big Brother house, but may surprise us and harness a bit of Tony’s style.
Michelle 15
Tan, nails, facial, and less coffee. Great Survivor prep. She’s aware of how people will perceive her and is going to sneakily build up a crew of minions. Very small chance if she can withstand the conditions.
Adam 16
The social component of Survivor makes it a much harder game than poker, and will likely be Adam’s weakness. Not a fan of his visor either.
Jacqui 17
She might be fabulous and fifty, but needs to leave her open and honest character traits at home if she’s to have any chance of sneaking into contention.
Ben 18
Will be back home to Mummy and flipping burgers in no time. Consider others.
Peter 19
His walrus laugh might have scored him a spot on Australian Survivor but surely it’s going to drive the other contestants crazy. Early boot for sure.
Joan 20
Self proclaimed puzzle masters normally lose the first few challenges for their tribe. Joan is going to shoot herself in the foot. Not for me.
Tara 21
I don’t see the cowgirl fitting in too well with this crowd. Seems way too aggressive about pushing her ‘sparkle’, ‘personality’ and ‘hotness’.
Odette 22
This cast is going to have no time for someone who wants to play an “honest and moral game.” Safest to get rid of the wildcards early.
Kate 23
Seems pushy and condescending. Not interested.
Kent 24
The middle age white collar man who thinks he can lead the kids like lost kittens to milk. Kent is the archetype of a first boot.
Enjoy the premiere and check back later for my first episode recap! Next week the competition heats up at TTHS as we’re joined by a special guest for our inaugural #SurvivorAU Power Rankings Championship.
Catch up on all the preseason banter from TTHS here.
Tristan Kelly is a 28 year old ex-doctor turned writer, based in Perth, Western Australia. During his final year of medical school he famously watched and analysed every available episode of Survivor (all 368 of them at the time), probably making him more qualified as a Survivor commentator than he ever was a doctor. In between writing and editing short films, he now spends most of his time organising various schemes, and fantasising about one day winning the game.