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Title: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: WilliamPowell on September 21, 2011, 09:43:24 AM
A lot of babbling on about the Saints -v- Freo in round one but half way through the article I found this:
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McLachlan also indicated the Carlton-Richmond Thursday night season-opener was likely to remain in 2012, despite pushes from other clubs and elsewhere within the AFL to promote a more competitive match-up to start the new season.

''It's a good franchise and I don't see any reason to get rid of it just for the sake of it. It hasn't been the greatest contest in the past but that will come with time,'' he said.

Full article:
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/saints-dockers-opener-20110920-1kjlh.html
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: Phil Mrakov on September 21, 2011, 09:44:58 AM
I hope we can knock them off this time! Doubtful though, they did beat us by 103 points.
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: 10 FLAGS on September 21, 2011, 10:02:48 AM
The AFL are waiting for us to come good- when that happens the fixture gets locked in long term. So its up to us now. Theyve given us every opportunity and its time for RFC to start firing up and start playing good winning footy.
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: Dubstep Dookie on September 21, 2011, 11:05:30 AM
This game has been a membership killer for a long time.

Imagine if the first 5 games we played St.kilda, Melbourne, Essendon, North and then Carlton?

Build the momentum!
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: mat073 on September 21, 2011, 12:14:54 PM
I request GWS or Gold Coast for rd 1. MCG of course.
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: Sabretooth on September 21, 2011, 12:22:06 PM
If it's a R1 home game against Gold Coast it will be played up North........
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: JVT on September 21, 2011, 01:25:34 PM
It wont be either, GWS want to play Sydney in Round 1 and as Sabretooth said, we play GC up north.
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: Owl on September 21, 2011, 03:06:05 PM
If the AFL would stop them bastards cheating the salary cap, and stop them tanking and stealing our priority picks then perhaps the match would not be so lopsided..
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: Smokey on September 21, 2011, 05:41:10 PM
Quote from: Mrakov on September 21, 2011, 09:44:58 AM
I hope we can knock them off this time! Doubtful though, they did beat us by 103 points.

Could have sworn we led them well into the last quarter and only went down by 20 points in Round 1 this year.  Nothing wrong with that contest from a league perspective, especially when the 2 sides are old enemies and both young and on the improve.
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on September 30, 2011, 01:37:50 PM
Quote from: smokey_58au on September 21, 2011, 05:41:10 PM
Quote from: Mrakov on September 21, 2011, 09:44:58 AM
I hope we can knock them off this time! Doubtful though, they did beat us by 103 points.

Could have sworn we led them well into the last quarter and only went down by 20 points in Round 1 this year.  Nothing wrong with that contest from a league perspective, especially when the 2 sides are old enemies and both young and on the improve.

Yep we were still in front with 6 minutes to go yet people will conveniently remember our flogging later in the year to conveniently present their argument in presenting their lesser case.
Next year lamentably we will probably go down to the Cheats but 2013 will be our first realistic chance to knock them off in the season opener provided the fixture remains beyond next year.
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: gerkin greg on September 30, 2011, 01:42:19 PM
we'll flog them this time
bookmark it slappers
Title: Re: Tigers Likely to Keep Round 1 -v- Blues = Caro
Post by: Eat_em_Alive on September 30, 2011, 03:53:32 PM
Agree with Tucker, everyone will remember the FTF round loss rather than our competitive effort in Rd 1