AFL Football Round 2 – Saints v Blues and Kangaroos v Tigers
North Melbourne vs Richmond – AFL Round 2
Tiger fans had plenty of reasons to smile last week after their side’s first up win. Matthew Richardson was on fire against the 
young Blue defence kicking 5 goals. It is well documented that skipper Kane Johnson will not play this week and is a big out as he lead the disposals for the Tigers last week with 26. Someone needs to step up and take the place of Johnson.
Shane Tuck and Nathan Foley are going to need to be at their best in the middle and win their fair share of clearances so that Richo can get some good delivery up forward. I think Nathan Brown should spend a bit more time running through the middle and he just adds that bit of class for the Tigers in there and they should give the footy to him at all times.
The North Melbourne team were shown up with a lack of speed I reckon last week and will need to inject some pace somehow. Daniel Wells needs to lift and is the key for the Roos in that area. Nathan Thompson had a great return last week and will again be the focal point down forward. Grant, Harvey, Simpson, Harris were the leading disposal getters last week and again will need to be at that level this week. The Kangaroos rarely play 2 bad ones in a row and you can expect them to be a different side than they were last week.
I like the Kangaroos in this one and I think the Roos midfield can win the battle in there and get some good quality football into their forwards, look for Daniel Wells to play a blinder.. North Melbourne by 24 points.
St Kilda vs Carlton – AFL Round 2
The Saints got away with the win in a slow, stop start game last week, probably attributed to the Swans game plan but the Saints were good enough to get the 4 points. The Saints forward line will cause the Blues all sorts of problems this week and I just don’t think the Blues can cover them. Gehrig looks like he will return and with Riewoldt and Koschitzke up there as well the Blues inexperience in the backline will find it tough and will need to rely on the mid field to stop the supply. Another area the Blues may struggle is in the Ruck department with Cloke and O’hAilpin going head to head with experienced duo Steven King and Michael Gardiner.
Chris Judd will have to lead from the front and dominate if The Blues can get anywhere near the Saints in this one. As promising as the Blue midfield is they will be up against it this week. The Saints should easily account for the Blues in this one. Saints by 43 points.
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