Round 1 Richmond vs Carlton ......... Ratten 2011 = Wallace 2009?

[Hellenic Tiger]

Boys I have no expectation this year as I didn't last year.
Lets play the kids and hopefully we can win 6-8 games thiis year and improve on last year.
I'm with most posters on here I am not expecting nor entertaining any thoughts for a win, in fact I fear we might cop a flogging of ten goals plus but if I am pleasantly surprised I like most on here will not be disappointed and will have a smile on my face for weeks.

[one-eyed]

Goalposts at the 'G going in

http://plixi.com/p/84300653

[tiga]

Goalposts at the 'G going in

http://plixi.com/p/84300653

It's Business Time!! 

[Tigeritis™©®]

I hate carlton. If we win I'll be happy all year regardless of what else happens.

[cub]

Should we pack the ky

[JVT]

I hate carlton. If we win I'll be happy all year regardless of what else happens.

[one-eyed]

Only a week to go! This time next week hopefully it's us with the jump on the Blues   

[Hellenic Tiger]

Only a week to go! This time next week hopefully it's us with the jump on the Blues   

Yep quarter time

Richmond 5 3 33
Cheatton   1 1  7

Jack 3, Conca, Foley

Martin 9 touches, Lids, Cotchin 8 Foley 7

Will be sweet.

[Penelope]

Only a week to go! This time next week hopefully it's us with the jump on the Blues   

BRING IT ON!

[cub]

Why live on telly, soft cox cant get to the game stuff em.
07:40 start now Anyway 

[one-eyed]

Tigers could give punters the blues

    * Nick Quinn
    * From: Herald Sun
    * March 18, 2011

PUNTERS are either going to be off to a flying start or chasing their tails after unloading on Carlton to make a winning start to the season against Richmond at the MCG on Thursday night.

"To put in perspective exactly how one-sided the betting has been, we have taken $34,800 on Carlton and just $247 on Richmond," TAB Sportsbet's Gary Davies said.

It has been all one-way traffic for Carlton. As soon as we put up the $1.35, punters have snapped it up and they appear in over 90 per cent of football multis at the moment. We will definitely be cheering for the Tigers.

Richmond is unwanted at $3.05.

TAB Sportsbet has already taken two bets of $10,000 on Carlton at $1.35 and bets of $8000 and $5000 at that price.

"The way the money is going we expect Carlton to start shorter than their current price, so punters wanting to take the $1.35 better act quickly," Davies said.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/tigers-could-give-punters-the-blues/story-e6frf9jf-1226023497536

[wayne]

We did smash the Blues in the first half of the NAB cup game with a bunch of kids.

Throw in Deledio, Martin, Grigg, Riewoldt, Cotchin, Newman, Foley and that's a big improvement.

Carlton don't play a zone either, so there is another positive  

[one-eyed]

Tigers out to remedy horror AFL starts
Sam Lienert
AAP
March 18, 2011, 1:26 pm WST


Richmond captain Chris Newman says the Tigers must avoid another nightmare AFL season start against Carlton.

Thrashed by the Blues in front of huge MCG crowds in the past two AFL season-openers, Newman said they could not afford a repeat.

"Absolutely, we know that we've been very disappointing on the last two occasions," he said.

"They've both been really big build-ups and hopefully this year we can go in with some confidence.

"It's really important, I think, for every AFL club.

"To start off 1-0 gives you a little bit of a breather and really can set you up for the season."

The signs are not promising for the Tigers ahead of Thursday night's clash.

They were belted by 68 points by Adelaide in their final practice match, conceding seven last-quarter goals, which coach Damien Hardwick labelled "soul-destroying".

"We've sat back and tried to right a few wrongs and hopefully we can get it right for round one," Newman said.

He acknowledged the Tigers had struggled in the final weeks of the pre-season to work their way out of defence through opponents' zones.

But he said with two of their most experienced backmen - himself and Brett Deledio - having had limited pre-seasons, that should improve as they gained match fitness.

Newman was also confident the Tigers could produce better support acts for Coleman Medallist Jack Riewoldt, after he kicked a third of their goals last season.

Young big man Tyrone Vickery has shown pre-season promise in attack, although another youngster earmarked for a key forward post, Ben Griffiths, is still working his way back from shoulder surgery.

Ex-Melbourne mature-aged rookie Brad Miller, initially recruited as a back-up option, is likely to play against the Blues, after being elevated to the primary list.

"He's definitely in the mix and he's really impressed us over the summer so I don't see why not," Newman said.

"It's just a credit to himself.

"He's come into the club under really tough circumstances for an older guy to come across and try to reestablish himself in the AFL.

"It was a huge task for him and he's done that."

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/afl/9037086/tigers-out-to-remedy-horror-afl-starts/

[RollsRoyce]

as I was walking by Federation Square today, I passed a bloke in a Carlton
T-shirt. Couldn't help myself. As I passed him I said,"Go the Tigggerrrs", in a low rumble.
 

[Hellenic Tiger]

as I was walking by Federation Square today, I passed a bloke in a Carlton
T-shirt. Couldn't help myself. As I passed him I said,"Go the Tigggerrrs", in a low rumble.
 

Yep every time I'm behind a car with a sticker on it no passengers or can toy smell what the cheats are cooking I can't help but want to get in front of it and keep it behind me where it belongs. I hate that footy club would like to see nothing more than to grind that footy club into the dirt.