NAB Cup 2009: Freo at Subi

[one-eyed]

Sunday, Feb 15 at 6.40pm WST (8.40 EST)

Fremantle vs Richmond @ Subiaco Oval

On Fox

[one-eyed]

Here's the full fixture

ROUND 1 – February 7-22

Wk 1                                                                                                               Local    EST    TV
1 Collingwood v West Coast Eagles     Cape Town               7 February Saturday   12.00 21:00   7
2 Western Bulldogs v Essendon          TIO Stadium           13 February Friday       18:40 20:10 FOX
3 Brisbane Lions Vs St Kilda               Gold Coast Stadium 14 February Saturday  19:40 20:40   10
Wk 2
4 Fremantle Vs Richmond                   Subiaco                  15 February Sunday     18:40 20:40 FOX
5 Carlton v North Melbourne               Telstra Dome           20 February Friday       19:40 19.40   7
6 Hawthorn Vs Melbourne                   Aurora Stadium       21 February Saturday   16:10 16:10 FOX
7 Geelong Cats Vs Adelaide                Telstra Dome           21 February Saturday   19:10 19:10  10
Wk 3
8 Sydney Swans Vs Port Adelaide        Manuka Oval           22 February Sunday      15:40 15:40 FOX

ROUND 2 – February 27-1 March

9 Winners of matches 2 and 3             Telstra Dome           27 February Friday        19:40 19:40   7
10 Winners of matches 7 and 8           AAMI Stadium          28 February Saturday   16:40 15:40  FOX
                                                        Skilled Stadium                                           17:10 15:40
11 Winners of matches 1 and 4           Telstra Dome            28 February Saturday    19:10 17:10  10
                                                        Subiaco Oval                                                19:10 19:10
12 Winners of matches 5 and 6           Telstra Dome              1 March Sunday           16:40 16:40 FOX

ROUND 3 – March 6 – March 8

13 Winners of Matches 9 and 11          Telstra Dome              6 March Friday            19:40 18:40   10
                                                         Subiaco Oval                                               19:40 20:40
14 Winners of Matches 10 and 12         Telstra Dome              7 March Saturday       19:10 18:40  FOX/7
                                                         AAMI Stadium                                             19:10 19:10


GRAND FINAL – March 14

15 Winners of Matches 13 and 14          At venue to be         14 March Saturday        19:10 19:10    7
                                                        determined by AFL

[Infamy]

Brilliant, we may go into the 2nd round of the NAB Cup for the first time since Wallace arrived at Tigerland
Closest we ever got was choking against Collingwood the first year he was in charge

[Smokey]

Oh well, at least I get to watch the first game on TV.

[Hes My Hero]

So, theoretically.
We could play The Pies in the 2nd round at Telstra ??

A bit squishy.

[Infamy]

In theory we could also end up back at Subiaco to play the Eagles for the 2nd week in a row

[mightytiges]

A pretty good draw actually if as you say Infamy the Eagles knock off the Pies. No Hawks, Cats, Crows or Swans before the GF either if we make it that far. Mind you playing in the Perth heat in mid Feb especially if it's back to back could knock the players around a bit. Hopefully playing at twilight/night takes the edge of the heat.

The only thing I'm ticked off about is it isn't on free to air tv with it interstate.

[WilliamPowell]

What absolute crap! 

3 trips to WA in one season..... give me a break

What happened to the Dawks in Tassie... ???

[tigersalive]

What absolute crap! 

3 trips to WA in one season..... give me a break

What happened to the Dawks in Tassie... ???

Could be 4 if the Eagles knock off the pies., 

[WilliamPowell]

What absolute crap! 

3 trips to WA in one season..... give me a break

What happened to the Dawks in Tassie... ???

Could be 4 if the Eagles knock off the pies., 

I know and then I will have no choice but to try and avoid the swear filter in my disgust and frustration 

[Infamy]

With our form there lately, Subiaco is like a 2nd home ground
Bring it on I say, a team needs to get used to travelling anyway, plenty of interstate sides do it every 2nd week and lately have won most of the flags in the last decade

[Chuck17]

With our form there lately, Subiaco is like a 2nd home ground
Bring it on I say, a team needs to get used to travelling anyway, plenty of interstate sides do it every 2nd week and lately have won most of the flags in the last decade

Yeah me too the WA teams are our percentage boosting bunnies

[one-eyed]

If we lose to Freo in the first round of the NAB Cup we'll be off to Canberra.

The indicative NAB Challenge fixture is as follows:

WEEK 1 – February 27-28, 2009
Friday        4.30pm    Visy Park                    Bris/StK v WB/Ess
Friday        7.00pm    Alice Springs               Geel/Adel v Coll/WCE
Saturday    1.00pm    Manuka Oval               Carl/Nth v Frem/Rich
Saturday    TBC        AAMI/Visy Park          Haw/Melb v Syd/Port
 
WEEK 2 – March 6-7, 2009
Friday - Matches to be played in Cairns, Shepparton
Saturday - Match to be played in Berri
Dates to be confirmed - Matches at three other locations
 
WEEK 3 – March 13-14, 2009
Saturday - Matches to be played at Gold Coast, Bunbury, Morwell, Casey Fields
Dates to be confirmed - Matches at three other venues

http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=70758

[one-eyed]

Last year Freo were 'dangerous' and now Mark Harvey says they're "matadors" lol.

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=12&ContentID=116266

Harvey's also invited Cousins to play so Freo get a full house at Subi.

http://www.watoday.com.au/sport/nab-cup-opening-might-see-cousins-return-20090106-7awf.html

[tiga]

Well for purely selfish reasons, I'm hoping we get beaten by one point in round one so I can drive down to Manuka again to see the boys play. 

I don't really care much for the preseason cup as far as making the finals goes. As long as our boys get game time under their belts through either comp before round one I'm happy.