Round 18: Game Previews/Reviews + General Discussion

[hearts on fire]

FRIDAY AUGUST 1:

Collingwood vs Hawthorn @ Melbourne Cricket Ground - 7:40pm

SATURDAY AUGUST 2:

Essendon vs Melbourne @ Melbourne Cricket Ground - 2:10pm

Adelaide vs Carlton @ AAMI Stadium - 2:40pm

Geelong vs Richmond @ Telstra Dome - 7:10pm

North Melbourne vs Brisbane @ Gold Coast Stadium - 7:10pm

SUNDAY AUGUST 3:

Western Bulldogs vs Sydney @ Manuka Oval - 1:10pm

St.Kilda vs Port Adelaide @ Telstra Dome - 2:10pm

Fremantle vs West Coast @ Subiaco Oval - 2:40pm

[devilsadvocate]

Pies v Hawks and Dogs v Swans are both cruicial games for sorting out the top 4 and who will have the best route to a prelim NOT against the Cats

[Pidge]

Tips for this week

Hawthorn
Essendon
Carlton
Geelong (not by alot. Richmond are a good side)
Brisbane
Sydney
St Kilda
Toss of a coin on this one. I say Fremantle

[Dog_ger]

A must win for the Crows

Collingwood to upset.

[hearts on fire]

COLLINGWOOD v HAWTHORN
Collingwood
B: Heath Shaw, Nathan Brown, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Martin Clarke, Nick Maxwell, Harry O’Brien
C: Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Burns, Alan Toovey
HF: Scott Pendlebury, Travis Cloke, Leon Davis
F: Alan Didak, Paul Medhurst, Shane O’Bree
Foll: Josh Fraser, Dane Swan, Dale Thomas
I/C: Ryan Lonie, Sharrod Wellingham, Chris Bryan, John Anthony

EMG: Danny Stanley, John McCarthy, Sam Iles
In: Fraser, Goldsack, Lonie, Toovey
Out: Ben Johnson, Cameron Wood, Rhyce Shaw (back), Shane Wakelin (rested)

Hawthorn
B: Campbell Brown, Stephen Gilham, Brent Guerra
HB:Thomas Murphy, Trent Croad, Grant Birchall
C: Jordan Lewis, Sam Mitchell, Rick Ladson
HF: Shane Crawford, Lance Franklin, Chance Bateman
F: Mark Williams, Jarryd Roughead, Cyril Rioli
Foll: Robert Campbell, Luke Hodge, Brad Sewell
I/C: Stuart Dew, Xavier Ellis, Harry Taylor, Cameron Stokes

EMG: Brent Renouf, Travis Tuck, Clinton Young
In: Crawford, Dew
Out: Michael Osborne (corked buttock), Travis Tuck



ESSENDON v MELBOURNE
Essendon
B: Jay Nash, Mal Michael, Dustin Fletcher
HB: Adam McPhee, Patrick Ryder, Jarrod Atkinson
C: Ricky Dyson, Jobe Watson, Henry Slattery
HF: Angus Monfries, Matthew Lloyd, Sam Lonergan
F: Jason Laycock, Nathan Lovett-Murray, Leroy Jetta
Foll: David Hille, Andrew Welsh, Brent Stanton
I/C: Kyle Reimers, Andrew Lovett, Damien Peverill, Adam Ramanauskas

EMG: Heath Hocking, Cale Hooker, Rhys Magin
In: Lovett
Out: Scott Lucas (back)

Melbourne
B: Matthew Whelan, Colin Garland, Matthew Warnock
HB: Chris Johnson, Daniel Bell, Paul Wheatley
C: Cale Morton, Cameron Bruce, Simon Buckley
HF: Brad Green, Matthew Bate, Aaron Davey
F: Paul Johnson, Colin Sylvia, Addam Maric
Foll: Mark Jamar, Clint Bartram, James McDonald
I/C: Lynden Dunn, Austin Wonaeamirri, Shane Valenti, Stefan Martin

EMG: Nathan Carroll, Nathan Jones, Jeff White
In: Green, Wheatley, Wonaeamirri
Out: Brad Miller (hamstring), Nathan Jones, Michael Newton



ADELAIDE v CARLTON
Adelaide
B: Kris Massie, Ben Rutten, Nathan Bassett
HB: Nathan van Berlo, Nathan Bock, Michael Doughty
C: Brad Symes, Simon Goodwin, Chris Knights
HF: Andrew McLeod, Scott Stevens, Richard Douglas
F: Jason Porplyzia, Nick Gill, Bernie Vince
Foll: Ivan Maric, Scott Thompson, Tyson Edwards
I/C: Brad Moran, Robert Shirley, David Mackay, Bryce Campbell

EMG: Kurt Tippett, Andy Otten, Jared Petrenko
In: Massie
Out: Kurt Tippett


Carlton
B: Andrew Walker, Mark Austin, Michael Jamison
HB: Heath Scotland, Bret Thornton, Andrew Carrazzo
C: Simon Wiggins, Eddie Betts, Dennis Armfield
HF: Brad Fisher, Jarrad Waite, Bryce Gibbs
F: Marc Murphy, Brendan Fevola, Cameron Cloke
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Chris Judd, Nick Stevens
I/C: Steven Browne, Shaun Grigg, Jordan Russell, Kade Simpson

EMG: Shaun Hampson, Darren Pfeiffer, Jason Saddington
In: Armfield
Out: Adam Hartlett



GEELONG v RICHMOND
Geelong
B: Tom Harley, Matthew Scarlett, Andrew Mackie
HB: Harry Taylor, Darren Milburn, Corey Enright
C: James Kelly, Max Rooke, Jimmy Bartel
HF: Steve Johnson, Cameron Mooney, Ryan Gamble
F: Joel Selwood, Tom Lonergan, Mathew Stokes
Foll: Brad Ottens, Cameron Ling, Joel Corey
I/C: Josh Hunt, Mark Blake, Brent Prismall, Travis Varcoe

EMG: David Johnson, Shannon Byrnes, Simon Hogan
In: Ling, Milburn
Out: Paul Chapman (hamstring), David Johnson

Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Will Thursfield, Luke McGuane
HB: Kelvin Moore, Joel Bowden, Jordan McMahon
C: Matthew Richardson, Shane Tuck, Matt White
HF: Trent Cotchin, Jay Schulz, Richard Tambling
F: Nathan Brown, Jack Riewoldt, Brett Deledio
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Kane Johnson, Nathan Foley
I/C: Adam Pattison, Shane Edwards, Mitch Morton, Daniel Jackson

EMG: Daniel Connors, Jake King, Danny Meyer
No change



NORTH MELBOURNE v BRISBANE
North Melbourne
B: Gavin Urquhart, Josh Gibson, Michael Firrito
HB: Shannon Watt, Drew Petrie, Sam Power
C: Daniel Pratt, Adam Simpson, Brady Rawlings
HF: Corey Jones, Lachlan Hansen, Brent Harvey
F: Matt Campbell, Leigh Brown, Daniel Wells
Foll: David Hale, Lindsay Thomas, Daniel Harris
I/C: Shannon Grant, Blake Grima, Leigh Harding, Scott McMahon

EMG: Jess Sinclair, Todd Goldstein, Eddie Sansbury
In: Brown
Out: Todd Goldstein


Brisbane
B: Josh Drummond, Daniel Merrett, Joel Patfull
HB: Justin Sherman, Jason Roe, Ashley McGrath
C: Anthony Corrie, Simon Black, Jed Adcock
HF: Michael Rischitelli, Jonathan Brown, Jared Brennan
F: Rhan Hooper, Daniel Bradshaw, Mitch Clark
Foll: Jamie Charman, Luke Power, Travis Johnstone
I/C: Colm Begley, Bradd Dalziell, Scott Clouston, Albert Proud

EMG: Scott Harding, James Hawksley, Tim Notting
In: Begley, Hooper, Clouston, Proud
Out: Tom Collier, Cheynee Stiller, Tim Notting, Robert Copeland
New: Scott Clouston (Morningside)



WESTERN BULLDOGS v SYDNEY
Western Bulldogs
B: Stephen Tiller, Dale Morris, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Andrejs Everitt, Brian Lake, Lindsay Gilbee
C: Nathan Eagleton, Daniel Cross, Matthew Boyd
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Jason Akermanis, Will Minson, Scott Welsh
Foll: Ben Hudson, Ryan Griffen, Adam Cooney

I/C (from): Daniel Giansiracusa, Jarrod Harbrow, Josh Hill, Farren Ray, Peter Street, Cameron Wight, Callan Ward
In: Tiller, Street, Ward, Wight
Out: Dylan Addison (knee)

Sydney
B: Paul Bevan, Leo Barry, Martin Mattner
HB: Craig Bolton , Ted Richards, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Kieren Jack, Jarrad McVeigh, Craig Bird
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Heath Grundy, Luke Ablett
F: Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Barry Hall, Jarrad Moore
Foll: Darren Jolly, Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton

I/C (from): Ryan Brabazon, Luke Brennan, Jared Crouch, Peter Everitt, Nick Malceski, Ben Mathews, Patrick Veszpremi
In: Barry, Brabazon, Brennan, Crouch, Malceski, Veszpremi
Out: Adam Goodes (groin), Matthew O’Dwyer, Henry Playfair (hamstring)
New: Ryan Brabazon (Claremont), Patrick Veszpremi (Bundoora)



ST KILDA v PORT ADELAIDE
St Kilda
B: Sean Dempster, Sam Fisher, Jason Gram
HB: Brendon Goddard, Sam Gilbert, Jason Blake
C: Andrew McQualter, Nick Dal Santo, Lenny Hayes
HF: Robert Harvey, Nick Riewoldt, Robert Eddy
F: Clint Jones, Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne
Foll: Steven King, Luke Ball, Leigh Montagna

I/C: Adam Schneider, James Gwilt, Aaron Fiora, Michael Rix, Charlie Gardiner, Jarryn Geary, Shane Birss
In: Koschitzke, C Gardiner, Birss, Rix, Geary, Gwilt
Out: Michael Gardiner, David Armitage, Max Hudghton (calf)

Port Adelaide
B: Michael Pettigrew, Alipate Carlile, Nick Lower
HB: Jacob Surjan, Toby Thurstans, Nathan Lonie
C: Domenic Cassisi, Kane Cornes, Travis Boak
HF: Greg Bentley, Tom Logan, Danyle Pearce
F: Justin Westhoff, Daniel Motlop, Brett Ebert
Foll: Dean Brogan, Shaun Burgoyne, David Rodan

I/C (from): Fabian Deluca, Mitch Farmer, Nick Salter, Paul Stewart, Adam Thomson, Damon White, Ryan Williams
In: Farmer, Salter, Stewart, Thomson, White, Williams
Out: Warren Tredrea (shoulder), Steven Salopek (achilles), Troy Chaplin (ankle)



FREMANTLE v WEST COAST
Fremantle
B: Scott Thornton, Antoni Grover, Michael Johnson
HB: David Mundy, Luke McPharlin, Josh Head
C: Garrick Ibbotson, Ryan Crowley, Brett Peake
HF: Jeff Farmer, Chris Tarrant, Chris Mayne
F: Shaun McManus, Matthew Pavlich, Mark Johnson
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Byron Schammer, Josh Carr

I/C (from): Ryan Murphy, Paul Duffield, Rhys Palmer, Steven Dodd, Andrew Browne, Roger Hayden, Kepler Bradley
In: Pavlich, Browne, Hayden, Bradley
Out: Robert Warnock (shoulder)

West Coast
B: Mark Nicoski, Darren Glass, Eric Mackenzie
HB: Adam Selwood, Beau Wilkes, Andrew Embley
C: Michael Braun, Brad Ebert, Tyson Stenglein
HF: David Wirrpanda, Ashley Hansen, Steven Armstrong
F: Mark LeCras, Quinten Lynch, Brent Staker
Foll: Dean Cox, Chad Fletcher, Jamie McNamara

I/C (from): Ryan Davis, Tim Houlihan, Ben McKinley, Matt Priddis, Mark Seaby, Scott Selwood, Matt Spangher
In: Glass, Houlihan, Davis
Out: Nil

[hearts on fire]

My Tips:

Hawthorn
Essendon
Adelaide
Geelong
North Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
St.Kilda
Fremantle

[Dutchy]

My Advice for the week....DO NOT tip Carlton...

[Hondo]

My Advice for the week....DO NOT tip Carlton...

6 day break + 2 weeks at the DOOM?

I hope you are OTM!

[Dutchy]

My Advice for the week....DO NOT tip Carlton...

6 day break + 2 weeks at the DOOM?

I hope you are OTM!

You know me too well Hondo!

Go Crows!

Hasnt been a DOOM System bet for weeks...

[devilsadvocate]

The Blues do go well at West Lakes though. And the Cows are due for a loss after their uncharacteristic win last week.

[MatteeG]

Tips for this week

Hawthorn
Essendon
Carlton
Geelong (not by alot. Richmond are a good side)
Brisbane
Sydney
St Kilda
Toss of a coin on this one. I say Fremantle

My tip- Geelong (By a lot. Richmond aren't a good side)

[brod]

Tips for this week

Hawthorn
Essendon
Carlton
Geelong (not by alot. Richmond are a good side)
Brisbane
Sydney
St Kilda
Toss of a coin on this one. I say Fremantle

My tip- Geelong (By a lot. Richmond aren't a good side)

Agree with that G

[Thiele]

for me

Hawks
Essendon
Crows
Cats
Lions
Bulldogs
Saints
Fraudmantle

[brod]

Hawks
Dons
Blues
Cats
Lions
Bulldogs
Saints
Dockers

Hoping to improve on last week...but just as Norwood did earlier in the year...only have to beat 1

[Thiele]

with Lloyd kicking 8 today he probly played his best game of the year today

[Dutchy]

My Advice for the week....DO NOT tip Carlton...

Hope people followed, best bet for the year $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[Dutchy]

Cats keep rollin' and the Roos have another upset win (thanks Travis Johnstone - Hungry Hippo!)

Roos now beaten all Top 8 teams except Adelaide and the Cats and sit equal 4th

[hearts on fire]

5/5 so far for me, a much better weekend than the last!

[hearts on fire]

5/5 so far for me, a much better weekend than the last!

finished with 8/8 very happy

[LBT]

5/5 so far for me, a much better weekend than the last!

finished with 8/8 very happy

Same here ....woohoo $20 pub voucher on its way!