Round 1: Richmond Vs Carlton

[TigerTimeII]

THERE IS no way u have to reserve a seat, we will not get 90k plus, they are just after revenue. even if we get what they expect 73k or even lets say 80k, thats no reason to reserve seating. only games that need reserve seating at the g are anzac day and finals

[one-eyed]

Blues wary of in-your-face Tigers charge
SAM LIENERT
March 21, 2010
 

CARLTON coach Brett Ratten has warned his team to brace for an ultra-aggressive Richmond when the two clubs clash in Thursday night's AFL season-opener at the MCG.

Ratten said new Tigers coach Damien Hardwick's combativeness had been his hallmark as a player and that would be mirrored in his team. ''They'll be coming out swinging. I know Damien very well through playing days … they'll be hell-bent on every possession and making us fight for everything,'' the Blues boss said.

Carlton burst Richmond's bubble in the opening round of last season, inflicting an 83-point belting to spark a chain of losses that led to the eventual dismissal of then-coach Terry Wallace and ultimately Hardwick's appointment.

Ratten forecast this year's Tigers would be out to prove from the outset they were up for the fight.

''They'll be in our face, I'd say, straight from the first bounce,'' he said. ''Every play will be a contest and nothing will change from probably the way [Hardwick] played to the team that he coaches.''

Ratten will also be urging his own charges to quickly stamp themselves on the game physically.

''If you sit out and think you can just run round the edges and hopefully get a possession, I think when you get in it and roll your sleeves up and cop a bump or a tackle you feel a part of the game,'' he said.

Jarrad Waite and Marc Murphy will both play, after finalising their build-ups by playing half of a practice match with VFL affiliate the Northern Bullants on Friday.

http://www.smh.com.au/afl/afl-news/blues-wary-of-inyourface-tigers-charge-20100320-qnbo.html

[Mr Magic]

Give those certain of missing for the Blues are a few, hopefully Waite and Murphy are being rushed in and are a little under done.

[tiger till i die]

CARLTON coach Brett Ratten has warned his team to brace for an ultra-aggressive Richmond when the two clubs clash in Thursday night's AFL season-opener at the MCG.

they better 

[torch]

Round 1 2009

Richmond   3.4 22 (7)       6.7 43 (6)     8.10 58 (5)      9.13 67 (4)
Carlton      8.4 52 (12)    13.5 83 (6)   18.9 117 (9)    23.12 150 ( 8 )

Richmond Team:

Bowden, Browne, Brown, Cousins, Deledio, Edwards, Foley, Jackson, McGuane, McMahon, Moore, Morton, Newman, Raines, Richardson, Riewoldt, Schulz, Simmonds, Tambling, Thursfield, Tuck, White.

Out's: 7

In's: ?

Carlton Team:

Betts, Bower, Cloke, Fevola, Garlett, Gibbs, Hadley, Houlihan, Jacobs, Jamison, Johnson, Joseph, Judd, Kreuzer, Murphy, Robinson, Russell, Scotland, Simpson, Thornton, Waite, Wiggins.

Out's: 3

In's: ?

Round 15 2009

Carlton       3.3 21 (6)     9.8 62 (11)     13.9 87 (5)       16.13 109 (7)
Richmond    3.4 22 (7)     6.6 42 (5)        7.14 56 (9)      12.17 89 ( 8 )

Carlton Team:

Anderson, Armfield, Bentley, Betts, Carrazzo, Fevola, Fisher, Garlett, Gibbs, Grigg, Hampson, Hartlett, Houlihan, Jamison, Johnson, Joseph, Judd, Kreuzer, Murphy, Russell, Simpson, Thornton.

Out's: 3

In's: ?

Richmond Team:

Cotchin, Cousins, Deledio, Edwards, Graham, Hislop, Jackson, King, McGuane, Moore, Morton, Nahas, Newman, Polo, Post, Rance, Riewoldt, Tambling, Thursfield, Tuck, Vickery, White.

Out's: 2

In's: ?

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crossing out the definate "Out's", closer to Wednesday's night release of the teams, i will analyse the "In's" and "Out's".

just to see the difference between Wallace, Rawlings and Hardwick's thinking.

the (brackets) are scoring shots in each quarter, which is interesting, in the 2nd match against Carlton, we "Out-Shot" Carlton, 3-1.

our inability to not kick straight during important moments, probably was the difference, and add Fevola's 9 goals too.

 

[one-eyed]

LOL


Carlton Blues better placed than '09 - Andrew Carrazzo

Carrazzo, who celebrates his 100th game against Richmond at the MCG, said the inclusion of mature draftees Brock McLean, Lachie Henderson and Robbie Warnock will offset the loss of Brendan Fevola.

"If anything we're in a stronger position than Round 1 last year. Fev came in carrying an injury and didn't really play well. So we're in a better position physically than this time last year," Carrazzo said today.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/carlton-blues-better-placed-than-09-andrew-carrazzo/story-e6frf9jf-1225843903005

[one-eyed]

It's going to be 29 degrees on Thursday.

So a warm one for the players and will test their fitness and what stage of preparation they are at being round 1.

[one-eyed]

Tigers must fire up
23/03/2010 12:12 PM
Paul Gough
Sportal

Richmond owes its long-suffering fans plenty when it kicks off the 2010 AFL home-and-away season against Carlton on Thursday night.

Full article at:
http://sportal.com.au/afl-opinion-display/tigers-must-fire-up-88132

[one-eyed]

Caro on 3aw tonight didn't think we'll get belted on Thursday night unlike most. Healy thought people are swaying towards Richmond. Rarely you'll get Carlton so undermanned. Caro stated the obvious that Fev is a massive loss.

[one-eyed]

General Admission areas according to the Carlton website.....

Southern Stand
Q1 – Q15 and Q28

Ponsford Stand
Q29 – Q36

Olympic Stand
Q49 – Q57 rows P to the back

[WA Tiger]

Caro on 3aw tonight didn't think we'll get belted on Thursday night unlike most. Healy thought people are swaying towards Richmond. Rarely you'll get Carlton so undermanned. Caro stated the obvious that Fev is a massive loss.

What a load of..... Really Carro, so undermanned are they the Blues, rubbish, they will have a full strenghth side bar Judd. Please stop bringing up Fev, do we keep going on about the 14 players we turned over... poo.

[one-eyed]

This isn't on the web....

Tigers' actions speak louder than words
By Daryl Timms and Jackie Epstein
Wed 24 March 2010, Page 77

WILL they get to sing the song?

Richmond will wear black armbands in tomorrow night's clash against Carlton to honour Jack Malcomson, who penned the Tigers' rousing theme song, regarded as the best in the AFL.

Malcomson was 86 when he died in September. Although he penned the song nearly 50 years ago, the Tigers did not know Malcomson had written the song until his daughter contacted the club in the late 1980s.

A club investigation confirmed that the retired entertainer and tap dancer, who lived with his wife, Aileen, at Chadstone, wrote the song in the 1960s.

A regular entertainer at Punt Rd "smoke nights, pleasant Sunday mornings'' and other club functions, Malcomson was asked in the 1960s to write a catchy song.

He started work on the song during a trip to Tasmania, and settled on a tune called Row, Row Row.

[julzqld]

Does anyone know if there's going to be a live telecast to Queensland?  So far, all I'm getting is a delayed telecast starting around 11pm

[wayne]

Preview: Richmond v Carlton

Where and when: MCG, Thursday, March 25, 7.10pm
Head to head: Richmond 84 wins, Carlton 117 wins, two draws
Last time: Carlton 16.13 (109) d Richmond12.17 (89), round 15, 2009 at the MCG

MISSING IN ACTION
Richmond
Nathan Foley (ankle) - indefinite
Ben Griffiths (shoulder) - 4 weeks
Jake King (suspended) - 1 week

Carlton
Mark Austin (hip) - test
Brad Fisher (knee) - TBA
Chris Judd (suspended) - 3 weeks
Simon Wiggins (knee) - test

SUMMARY
Ah, the joys of the first game of the season. Supporters' hearts have hope springing anew, the trauma of the previous year is dead and buried and the new one is unsullied by loss.

Unfortunately, wonderful as all that is, for half of the competition it's unlikely to survive the first game. Form shown in the NAB Cup competition doesn't always translate into the home-and-away season, which makes it tough when that's all you've really got to look at.

Based on last year, Carlton - even with captain Chris Judd suspended - is the favourite here. However, the Tigers provide a cautionary tale when it comes to basing one year's form predictions on the previous season. They had been tipped to have a cracking 2009 after finishing 2008 like a train, but they crashed and burned, sacking the coach and finishing 15th rather than seeing the predicted finals.

Carlton made the finals, but suffered a straight exit with a loss to the Lions and dumped goalkicking machine Brendan Fevola after one indiscretion too many.

Both teams have had variable pre-season success, including the Tigers beating the Cats, but that result should be viewed with extreme scepticism as a form guide.

PLAYER TO WATCH
Is Ben Cousins fit? The Tiger has been hospitalised twice in recent weeks with a mystery gastric complaint, but has trained well in the last few days. He played 15 games last season for a successful return despite being hampered by injury. The Tigers need his midfield experience, especially with Nathan Foley out of the side.

Setanta O'hAilpin copped Brendan Fevola's knee in the kidneys - and a spray as he lay on the ground trying to recover - for entering his teammate's leading path early in 2009, but the Blues are hoping he'll stand up as one of their key targets this season. The Irishman had started last year on the sidelines after a scratch-match punch-up, but was recalled to play 12 games. However, he only kicked 12 goals, and more than one on just one occasion. The 27-year-old needs to take his game to the next level.

QUESTION MARKS
How will Damien Hardwick go in his first game in charge? Hardwick snared the top job at the Tigers after moving from the Hawks, where he was an integral part of the coaching staff for their 2008 premiership.

Can Richmond put up a better show than the corresponding match last year when the Blues embarrassed them by 83 points?

Who will kick Carlton's goals? With Fevola packed off to Brisbane, the Blues are promising a 'share-it-around' approach to scoring, which one suspects is created by necessity rather than desire.

WHO WILL WIN AND WHY
Despite advice to not take too much notice of demonstrated form from the previous year, it's hard to see the Tigers winning this one. The Blues beat them twice in 2009 and made the finals, while the Tigers finished 15th. Hardwick has cleaned out his list, bringing in 14 new players, while the Blues have continued to build and have experience in their corner.

PREDICTION
Carlton by 46 points

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=90923

[wayne]

Four to debut in Round 1

Four Richmond youngsters will make their debut for the Club in the Round 1 clash with Carlton at the MCG tomorrow.

Dustin Martin, Mitch Farmer, Ben Nason and Relton Roberts were selected in the team after impressing in the pre season.

Martin was the Tigers’ first pick in last year’s National Draft and was among the Club’s most prolific ball winners in the NAB Cup and Challenge series.

Farmer already has some AFL experience, having played three games for Port Adelaide, and has proven his credentials as a hard-nosed, running defender over the summer months.

Nason’s speed and strong foot skills were on display in his limited game time in Richmond’s practice matches, despite suffering a leg injury in the NAB Cup loss to Hawthorn.

Roberts, an exciting small forward from the Northern Territory, has been arguably the biggest success story of the summer, slotting into the forward line and thrilling the fans with his goalkicking ability and evasive skills.

The full Richmond team will be announced this afternoon, and will be available at richmondfc.com.au.

http://www.richmondfc.com.au/tabid/6301/default.aspx?newsid=90927