Round 1: General Discussion

[hearts on fire]

THURSDAY 25th MARCH:
Richmond vs Carlton @ Melbourne Cricket Ground - 7:10pm

FRIDAY 26th MARCH:
Geelong vs Essendon @ Melbourne Cricket Ground - 7:40pm

SATURDAY 27th MARCH:

Melbourne vs Hawthorn @ Melbourne Cricket Ground 2:10pm

Brisbane vs West Coast @ The Gabba - 7:10pm

Sydney vs St.Kilda @ ANZ Stadium - 7:10pm

SUNDAY 28th MARCH:

Port Adelaide vs North Melbourne @ AAMI Stadium - 12:40pm

Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood @ Etihad Stadium - 2:10pm

Fremantle vs Adelaide @ Subiaco Oval - 5:10pm

[jackpot jim]

Very uninspiring 1st round of matches with the only match of any real interest for NEUTRAL supporters would be the Bulldogs - Collingwood game.

[CoverKing]

Very uninspiring 1st round of matches with the only match of any real interest for NEUTRAL supporters would be the Bulldogs - Collingwood game.

I think with the recent history between Sydney and St Kilda, that game will be a cracker. Should be a close one!

Also Brisbane v West Coast looks like its going to be a cracker, alone with the hard to pick games in Freo v Adelaide, Ports v NM, IMO Rich v Carl and as you said WB v Pies.

I like the look of the first round!

[Rik E Boy]

Very uninspiring 1st round of matches with the only match of any real interest for NEUTRAL supporters would be the Bulldogs - Collingwood game.

Pfft. Stick to trashing the Australian Cricket team. Neutral supporters? That's an oxymoron my friend, especially if you want to be inspired by the game. I can't wait to watch my Catters take on our bitches the Bombers. I reckon Brisbane and the improving West Coast should be a good game and the opener between Richmond and Carlton just reeks of desperation already for those two clubs. Heaven help the Blues if they don't salute!

The Crows might have a tough time of it in the West and I'll be keen to see what's left of Hawthorn and how they go against what's left of Melbourne. After sitting through the worst off season in my four decades of being a football fan I must say that your post boggles the mind!

regards,

REB

[Drop Bear]

I'm keen as mustard to see Fev in action. After an active trade week last year, I haven't been this excited for the start of footy for a few years. Also, I'm ready to resume my 6 month love affair with Jonathan Brown....much to the annoyance of the missus.

[JK]

If Im able to, I would gladly watch every minute of every game this weekend ... Thank God footy's back!!!!

[Thiele]

Here are the teams for tomorrow night.

RICHMOND

B: Shane Edwards Kel Moore Chris Newman
HB: Mitch Farmer Luke McGuane Will Thursfield
C: Dustin Martin Brett Deledio Ben Nason
HF: Tom Hislop Jack Riewoldt Richard Tambling
F: Relton Roberts Mitch Morton Robin Nahas
Foll: Troy Simmonds Daniel Jackson Trent Cotchin
Int: Ty Vickery Ben Cousins Daniel Connors, Adam Thomson
Emg: Dean Polo Graham Polak Matthew White

CARLTON


B: Bret Thornton, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Paul Bower, Jarrad Waite, Jordan Russell
C: Ryan Houlihan, Marc Murphy, Heath Scotland
HF: Andrew Carrazzo, Lachie Henderson, Kade Simpson
F: Setanta O’hAilpin, Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts
Foll: Robert Warnock, Bryce Gibbs, Brock McLean
Int: Joe Anderson, Mitch Robinson, Andrew Walker, Chris Yarran
Emg: Shaun Grigg, Sam Jacobs, Kane Lucas

[Thiele]

The rest of the teams for round 1

GEELONG CATS v ESSENDON
Geelong Cats
B: Josh Hunt, Matthew Scarlett, Harry Taylor
HB: Corey Enright, Tom Lonergan, Andrew Mackie
C: James Kelly, Jimmy Bartel, Joel Corey
HF: Steve Johnson, Tom Hawkins, Paul Chapman
F: Gary Ablett, Cameron Mooney, Shannon Byrnes
Foll: Brad Ottens, Cameron Ling, Joel Selwood
I/C: Mark Blake, Mitch Duncan, Darren Milburn, David Wojcinski
Emg: James Podsiadly, Steve Motlop, Nathan Djerrkura

New: Mitch Duncan (East Perth)

Essendon
B: Henry Slattery, Cale Hooker, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Heath Hocking, Tayte Pears, Courtenay Dempsey
C: Ricky Dyson, Jobe Watson, Brent Stanton
HF: Brent Prismall, Scott Gumbleton, Angus Monfries
F: Mark Williams, Patrick Ryder, Alwyn Davey
Foll: David Hille, Jason Winderlich, Andrew Welsh
I/C: Kyle Reimers, Jay Neagle, David Zaharakis, Ben Howlett
Emg: Jason Laycock, Bachar Houli, Kyle Hardingham

New: Ben Howlett (Peel Thunder), Mark Williams (Hawthorn)

MELBOURNE v HAWTHORN
Melbourne
B: Jamie Bennell, Matthew Warnock, Jared Rivers
HB: Jack Grimes, James Frawley, Joel Macdonald
C: Aaron Davey, Cameron Bruce, Nathan Jones
HF: James McDonald, Matthew Bate, Ricky Petterd
F: Brad Green, Brad Miller, Jack Trengove
Foll: Mark Jamar, Lynden Dunn, Brent Moloney
I/C: James Strauss, Jake Spencer, Jordie McKenzie, Tom Scully
Emg: Addam Maric, Rohan Bail, Clint Bartram

New: Joel Macdonald (Brisbane Lions), Tom Scully (Dandenong), James Strauss (Oakleigh), Jack Trengove (Sturt)

Hawthorn
B: Grant Birchall, Josh Gibson, Tom Murphy
HB: Brent Guerra, Stephen Gilham, Rick Ladson
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Xavier Ellis
HF: Michael Osborne, Ryan Schoenmakers, Rhan Hooper
F: Jarryd Morton, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Brent Renouf, Luke Hodge, Garry Moss
I/C: Jarrod Kayler-Thomson, Carl Peterson, Liam Shiels, Matt Suckling
Emg: Taylor Duryea, Ben Stratton, Jordan Williams

New: Josh Gibson (North Melbourne), Rhan Hooper (Brisbane Lions), Carl Peterson (St Mary's), Jarrod Kayler-Thomson (Perth)

SYDNEY SWANS v ST KILDA
Sydney Swans
B: Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Rhyce Shaw
HB: Tadhg Kennelly, Heath Grundy, Nick Malceski
C: Jarrad McVeigh, Brett Kirk, Lewis Jetta
HF: Ryan O'Keefe, Adam Goodes, Ben McGlynn
F: Jesse White, Daniel Bradshaw, Jarred Moore
Foll: Mark Seaby, Josh Kennedy, Jude Bolton
I/C: Kieren Jack, Martin Mattner, Shane Mumford, Ted Richards
Emg: Paul Bevan, Gary Rohan, Nick Smith

New: Daniel Bradshaw (Brisbane Lions), Lewis Jetta (Swan Districts), Josh Kennedy (Hawthorn), Ben McGlynn (Hawthorn), Shane Mumford (Geelong Cats), Mark Seaby (West Coast)

St Kilda
B: Jason Gram, Zac Dawson, Sam Gilbert
HB: Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Brendon Goddard
C: Leigh Montagna, Clint Jones, Nick Dal Santo
HF: Andrew McQualter, Nick Riewoldt, Adam Schneider
F: James Gwilt, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Ben McEvoy, David Armitage, Farren Ray
I/C: Steven King, Brett Peake, Lenny Hayes, Jarryn Geary
Emg: Alistair Smith, Robert Eddy, Adam Pattison

New: Brett Peake (Fremantle)

BRISBANE LIONS v WEST COAST
Brisbane Lions
B: Joel Patfull, Daniel Merrett, Ashley McGrath
HB: Josh Drummond, Matt Maguire, Jed Adcock
C: Justin Sherman, Daniel Rich, Michael Rischitelli
HF: Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, Jack Redden
F: Amon Buchanan, Brendan Fevola, Todd Banfield
Foll: Mitchell Clark, Jared Brennan, Simon Black
I/C: Travis Johnstone, Andrew Raines, Matthew Leuenberger, Brent Staker
Emg: Cheynee Stiller,Tom Rockliff, James Hawksley

New: Todd Banfield (Swan Districts), Amon Buchanan (Sydney Swans), Brendan Fevola (Carlton), Matt Maguire (St Kilda), Andrew Raines (Richmond), Brent Staker (West Coast)

West Coast
B: Eric Mackenzie, Darren Glass, Brett Jones
HB: Beau Waters, Mitch Brown, Shannon Hurn
C: Andrew Embley, Matt Priddis, Adam Selwood
HF: Mark Nicoski, Josh Kennedy, Luke Shuey
F: Nic Naitanui, Quinten Lynch, Mark LeCras
Foll: Dean Cox, Daniel Kerr, Chris Masten
I/C: Sam Butler, Brad Ebert, Pat McGinnity, Tom Swift
Emg: Bradd Dalziell, Will Schofield, Matt Spangher

New: Luke Shuey (Oakleigh)





PORT ADELAIDE v NORTH MELBOURNE
Port Adelaide
B: Jacob Surjan, Alipate Carlile, Andrew Moore
HB: Nathan Krakouer, Chad Cornes, Steven Salopek
C: Danyle Pearce, Domenic Cassisi, Jason Davenport
HF: Robbie Gray, Warren Tredrea, Brett Ebert
F: Cameron Hitchcock, Jay Schulz, Daniel Motlop
Foll: Dean Brogan, Travis Boak, Kane Cornes
I/C (from): Jackson Trengove, Scott Harding, Mitch Banner, Justin Westhoff, Paul Stewart, Matt Thomas, Nick Salter

New: Mitch Banner (Western Jets), Scott Harding (Brisbane Lions), Cameron Hitchcock (Glenelg), Andrew Moore (Eastern Ranges), Jay Schulz (Richmond), Jackson Trengove (Calder)

North Melbourne
B: Gavin Urquhart, Scott Thompson, Brady Rawlings
HB: Michael Firrito, Lachie Hansen, Scott McMahon
C: Ryan Bastinac, Jack Ziebell, Sam Wright
HF: Daniel Wells, Todd Goldstein, Brent Harvey
F: Leigh Harding, David Hale, Ben Warren
Foll: Hamish McIntosh, Liam Anthony, Andrew Swallow
I/C (from): Lindsay Thomas, Leigh Adams, Ben Ross, Nathan Grima, Corey Jones, Robbie Tarrant, Matt Campbell

New: Ryan Bastinac (Dandenong), Robbie Tarrant (Bendigo)

WESTERN BULLDOGS v COLLINGWOOD
Western Bulldogs
B: Jarrod Harbrow, Brian Lake, Dale Morris
HB: Ryan Hargrave, Tom Williams, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Daniel Cross, Matthew Boyd, Josh Hill
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Shaun Higgins
F: Jason Akermanis, Barry Hall, Daniel Giansiracusa
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C (from): Dylan Addison, Andrejis Everitt, Brad Johnson, Brodie Moles, Will Minson, Liam Picken, Callan Ward

New: Brodie Moles (Geelong Cats)

Collingwood
B: Alan Toovey, Simon Prestigiacomo, Tarkyn Lockyer
HB: Harry O’Brien, Nick Maxwell, Heath Shaw
C: Luke Ball, Dane Swan, Ben Johnson
HF: Josh Fraser, John Anthony, Alan Didak
F: Paul Medhurst, Travis Cloke, Leon Davis
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Dale Thomas
I/C (from): Shane O’Bree, Nathan Brown, Sharrod Wellingham, Steele Sidebottom, Leigh Brown, Brent Macaffer, Dayne Beams

New: Luke Ball (St Kilda), Darren Jolly (Sydney Swans)

FREMANTLE v ADELAIDE
Fremantle
B: Alex Silvagni, Chris Tarrant, Garrick Ibbotson
HB: Greg Broughton, Luke McPharlin, Roger Hayden
C: Anthony Morabito, David Mundy, Adam McPhee
HF: Michael Johnson, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill
F: Jay van Berlo, Chris Mayne, Hayden Ballantyne
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Michael Barlow, Paul Duffield
I/C (from): Des Headland, Nick Suban, Steven Dodd, Byron Schammer, Kepler Bradley, Paul Hasleby, Ryan Crowley

New: Michael Barlow (Werribee), Anthony Morabito (Peel Thunder), Alex Silvagni (Casey)

Adelaide
B: Graham Johncock, Ben Rutten, Scott Stevens
HB: Brent Reilly, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Myke Cook, Simon Goodwin, David Mackay
HF: Bernie Vince, Trent Hentschel, Tyson Edwards
F: Richard Douglas, Kurt Tippett, Taylor Walker
Foll: Jonathon Griffin, Nathan van Berlo, Scott Thompson
I/C (from): Tony Armstrong, Patrick Dangerfield, Ivan Maric, Andrew McLeod, Jared Petrenko, Rory Sloane, Will Young

New: Tony Armstrong (Calder), Will Young (North Ballarat)

[McAlmanac]

Very uninspiring 1st round of matches with the only match of any real interest for NEUTRAL supporters would be the Bulldogs - Collingwood game.

Extremely poor call.

[Baron Greenback]

Go Todd Banfield you ginger ninja!!!!

[gadj1976]

The one thing I've noticed so far in Rd 1 is the lack of application of the interpretation changes mooted during the pre season games.

[sapaul]

If Im able to, I would gladly watch every minute of every game this weekend ... Thank God footy's back!!!!

Bulldogs vs Collingwood not on tomorrow, instead Port vs Kangas on 2 stations.

[jackpot jim]

Gold Coast & Western Sydney should only come into the AFL on the condition that both Richmond & Melbourne get the ARSEHOLED out of it. Both clubs are basket cases that are an embarrassment to the the AFL.

[Rik E Boy]

Gold Coast & Western Sydney should only come into the AFL on the condition that both Richmond & Melbourne get the ARSEHOLED out of it. Both clubs are basket cases that are an embarrassment to the the AFL.

Over 100,000 fans attended matches featuring these two clubs during round one. Down periods don't last forever but once a club is kicked out you'll never get those fans back and Richmond in particular have plenty of them.

regards,

REB

[brod]

Couldnt believe when I heard on the radio call of the Melbourne game today that it was stated that the Demons

"needed two Mark Jamar's" (one forward, one on ball)

I can think of a hell of a lot of things that they need, this was not one of them

[cripple]

Gold Coast & Western Sydney should only come into the AFL on the condition that both Richmond & Melbourne get the ARSEHOLED out of it. Both clubs are basket cases that are an embarrassment to the the AFL.

Over 100,000 fans attended matches featuring these two clubs during round one. Down periods don't last forever but once a club is kicked out you'll never get those fans back and Richmond in particular have plenty of them.

regards,

REB

a great point lost on far too many people who claim to be footy fans

[Voice]

If Im able to, I would gladly watch every minute of every game this weekend ... Thank God footy's back!!!!

Bulldogs vs Collingwood not on tomorrow, instead Port vs Kangas on 2 stations.

This is a constant that gives me the shites here in SA. What's the point.

[Farmy]

Gold Coast & Western Sydney should only come into the AFL on the condition that both Richmond & Melbourne get the ARSEHOLED out of it. Both clubs are basket cases that are an embarrassment to the the AFL.

Over 100,000 fans attended matches featuring these two clubs during round one. Down periods don't last forever but once a club is kicked out you'll never get those fans back and Richmond in particular have plenty of them.

regards,

REB

Exactly, that is why they should get rid of St.Kilda instead.

[locky801]

What a joke the draw is this round, we sit back now and wait for 3 hours till the next game FFS, by the time the game starts most in nursing homes will be asleep, and what about the younger kids, am hell bent that my kids aren't sitting up till 10.30pm watching a game of footy with school tomorrow

[Thiele]

What a joke the draw is this round, we sit back now and wait for 3 hours till the next game FFS, by the time the game starts most in nursing homes will be asleep, and what about the younger kids, am hell bent that my kids aren't sitting up till 10.30pm watching a game of footy with school tomorrow

Iam not staying up have get up early