Let’s Get Back To Talking Some Football - AFL Round 1
Well another week goes by with no football and what do we have in the media, more off field contraversy. Tony Liberatore accusing Carlton of “tanking” then not accusing them of “tanking”, Fev urinating outside a Hotel, and of course Wayne Carey and his girlfriend selling their story to a magazine. Compelling Reading……..
Maybe with the Start of Round 1 on Thursday all of that stuff can be swept aside and we can start talking about what is the best game in the world - AFL Football.
Bring on the Footy I say and it will all kick of on Thursday with Richmond and Carlton. The Tigers will be out to put an average pre season behind them and start the season on a positive note but the Blues and Chris Judd will have other ideas. Kane Johnson looks set to take
Chris Judd and if that is the case then pencil the Blues in for the win. I can’t wait to see Judd play and see how he goes about his business in a Carlton jumper and also the flow on effect from teams paying more attention to him than the other mid fielders in Murphy, Stevens and Gibbs. Richmond will need to rely heavily on the skills of Brown and Deludio as last time I watched them they were the only two that could hit a target. And depending on which game Richo pulls out will determine whether the Tigers will kick enough goals.
The other Thursday game is Port Adelaide and Geelong, in the Grand Final replay and shapes to be a great game at AAMI Stadium. The Cats may be missing a few with Ottens (ankle) Rooke (hamstring) Wojcinski (finger) and of course King and Nathan Ablett. Port will field a strong side with only Michael Wilson unavailable.
It is a tough ask for the Cats first up and all the motivation for the Power is there. I am going to back the Power in this one as I reckon they are a bit better prepared than the Cats at the moment, and with Tredders firing up for a big year as captain I think they may cause a bit of an upset. Short previews for the other games will be published in the coming days.
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Port over rated and will wimper this year…
Carlton will struggle to kick goals but should win but I will not be surprised if Richmond have their share of wins, maybe even finish the year at 9, their favourite position on the ladder…
Symmonds is the only chance the Tigers have - if he can exploit the Blues’ lack of ruckman, we’re a shot to take home a rare win, but it seems unlikely.
Could be a long year.
You might be right there Wounded Tiger. And I just can’t see how Johnson would be able to take Judd?
If Symmonds can’t win that contest then there is something wrong.