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

[one-eyed]

Good news:

Ch 10 has just confirmed the game will be shown LIVE on both TEN and OneHD.

Bad news:

Jon Ralph reckons will get thrashed again.

[mat073]

My fellow Perth Oerites will be able to relate to this.

We have to live in the "Cone of Silence" for 3 hours as the game does not come on tv here until 8.30 pm (11.30 AEST)
That 3 hours of avoiding any text messages or phone calls from W@nker mates.Even the facial expressions and body language of family members can give away the result.

I am even too scared to watch the cricket on Thursday night just in case they give away the result.

[Loui Tufga]

We have an Omen with the Tassie TIGERS just winning the Sheffield shield, they even have the sam club song.........

[Penelope]

happy to see NSW lose 

[Francois Jackson]

Heath Scotlands 200th Thursday night.

Again we cop these bullsh-it milestones.

Annoys the helll out of that we make duds like this look good and i hate to say it but Thursday is going to be yet another example.

I give us zero chance against these idiots

[Hellenic Tiger]

Heath Scotlands 200th Thursday night.

Again we cop these bullsh-it milestones.

Annoys the helll out of that we make duds like this look good and i hate to say it but Thursday is going to be yet another example.

I give us zero chance against these idiots

Carlton milestones are bull$hit to us. We beat them on Silvagni's 300th and he bled navy blue.

That will make the win on Thursday night if we get it just that little bit sweeter.

[one-eyed]

AFL site is tipping the Blues by 32 pts....

Preview: Carlton v Richmond
By Nat Edwards
Tue 22 Mar, 2011

TV: Network Ten - (Melbourne 8pm, Adelaide 8:30pm, Perth 8:30pm, Sydney/NSW 11pm, Brisbane/QLD 11pm) .......... [Ed: Isn't the game meant to be shown LIVE?  ??? ]

RADIO: Melbourne: 3AW, 1116 SEN, ABC774, Triple M Adelaide: Triple M, ABC891, Fiveaa Perth: 6PR, ABC720 Hobart: ABC936 Darwin: ABC105.7 Regional: CROC

BETFAIR ODDS: Carlton $1.37, Richmond $3.65
 
SUMMARY
The Tigers haven't beaten the Blues since the opening round of 2008 and will be keen to kick off their season with a win.

Carlton will be missing several key players with full-back Michael Jamison and tagger David Ellard suspended while forward Ryan Houlihan is sidelined with a calf injury.

Richmond has worked hard all summer to find another option up forward and it looks as though Jack Riewoldt and Tyrone Vickery will lead a two-pronged attack.

The Blues will need to counter this and without Jamison they might look to Bret Thornton or first-round draft pick Matthew Watson to inject some height into an otherwise undersized backline.
 
QUESTION MARKS
Both times these sides met last year ended with the Blues winning by more than 50 points. Will this be a more competitive Tiger outfit this year?

For so long Carlton utility Jarrad Waite has filled in wherever needed. With the loss of Jamison, will Waite be called upon to fill a hole in defence or will he make his mark up front?

After only playing four games last year due to injury, Richmond midfielder Nathan Foley is back. Can he make an immediate impact?
 
PREDICTION
Carlton by 32 points.
 
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/109758/default.aspx

[Tigeritis™©®]

I'm sick of Waite smashing us. It's really frustrating to see him running all the way from half back to kick easy goals.  I'm sick of Eddie Betts running rings around our hapless backs. And most of all I can't stand Mitch Robinson flexing his puny little arms and dictating play.

 

[one-eyed]

There's questions marks over whether Bower will play tomorrow night for Carlton  so there's a chance Jack's opponent could be Matthew Watson from last year's draft.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/young-carlton-defender-matthew-watson-could-line-up-against-jack-riewoldt/story-e6frf9jf-1226026386345

[Dubstep Dookie]

Teams? 

[taztiger4]

Teams? 

5pm normally

[one-eyed]

Sounds like the Blues will be Jack focussed tomorrow night. Up to our other forwards to offer other leading and marking options and our mids to use them.

Operation Stop Riewoldt

"Jack's a great player, he's a Coleman medallist, and his impact on the game will be critical to us. If we can limit that then we'll go a long way toward winning the game," Ratten said.

[Infamy]

Hopefully we aren't that predictable
I'd prefer we go in with the instructions to not kick it to Jack
Time for the others to step up around him

[gerkin greg]

I'd prefer we go in with the instructions to kick it to the 1-on-1 or the man in space - whoever that is. Hopefully a few bob up AND Jack kicks his bag.

[gerkin greg]

Teams? 

5pm normally

Nice bowl Dookie