Round 1 - Blues v Tigers (21 March) Pre-Game

[flyboy77]

Congrats to Jack Reiwold on the birth of the new baby...... but couldn’t his missus wait until Thursday night at about 9 o’clock!!

Hopefully he'll get no sleep before game day! 

[bmaurizio]

Highly unlikely? Perhaps, yet in Rd 1 2018 we were ahead at the 11 minute mark of the 4th quarter.

All that with a younger, less experienced team than we'll put out this week AND we lost both Kreuzer and Kennedy in the 2nd quarter.....that's unlikely to happen again.

And looking at the Tigers - no Caddy, Grigg, Castagna, Townsend and likely no Lynch. Also, from the 22 that played us last year, no C. Ellis or Conca.

Agree with you, we’re in with a sniff, I think we’ll knock off the Tigers and start the season positvely.
New rules will help our youngsters early and our reinvented forward line will do much better on the MCG.
Go Blues

[townsendcalling]

Young bodies can faulter under constant congestion and stoppages. The new rules open the game up more often. A plus for us.

[deags]

Congrats to Jack Reiwold on the birth of the new baby...... but couldn’t his missus wait until Thursday night at about 9 o’clock!!

He might no longer be the biggest whinger in his house... Maybe.

[LP]

I didn't realise it was sMurph's 250th.

22°C, clear, Carlton home game, should be a sellout and a win for us by 6 goals.

[jeza]

What games offer the best chance of a win in the first 10 rounds?

21.03. 19:20
Carlton
Richmond Tigers

30.03. 17:10
Port Adelaide Power
Carlton

06.04. 13:45
Carlton
Sydney Swans

14.04. 14:40
Gold Coast Suns
Carlton

21.04. 13:10
Western Bulldogs
Carlton

28.04. 15:20
Hawthorn Hawks
Carlton

05.05. 13:10
Carlton
North Melbourne Kangaroos

11.05. 13:45
Carlton
Collingwood Magpies

19.05. 16:40
Greater Western Sydney
Carlton

26.05. 15:20
St Kilda Saints
Carlton

Assuming minimal injuries I reckon we can get the Saints & GC for sure and then one of Norf, Dogs or Swans. Would everyone be happy if we were 3 and 7 after 10 games?

I'd be comfortable with that but happy with 4 wins. The second half of the year is a bit easier (arguably).

[flyboy77]

Doggies entirely beatable....

[JonHenry]

Doggies entirely beatable....

Correct

[flyboy77]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blue...5151d.html

[Thryleon]

What games offer the best chance of a win in the first 10 rounds?

21.03. 19:20
Carlton
Richmond Tigers

30.03. 17:10
Port Adelaide Power
Carlton

06.04. 13:45
Carlton
Sydney Swans

14.04. 14:40
Gold Coast Suns
Carlton

21.04. 13:10
Western Bulldogs
Carlton

28.04. 15:20
Hawthorn Hawks
Carlton

05.05. 13:10
Carlton
North Melbourne Kangaroos

11.05. 13:45
Carlton
Collingwood Magpies

19.05. 16:40
Greater Western Sydney
Carlton

26.05. 15:20
St Kilda Saints
Carlton

Assuming minimal injuries I reckon we can get the Saints & GC for sure and then one of Norf, Dogs or Swans. Would everyone be happy if we were 3 and 7 after 10 games?

I'd be comfortable with that but happy with 4 wins. The second half of the year is a bit easier (arguably).

Im only worried about Collingwood and GWS out of that lot.

Hawthorn are a mixed bag, and we should beat St. Kilda, GC, and the Bulldogs comfortably.

The rest are beatable but we arent going to be consistent enough to beat them all at the moment.  Chalk us up to 3-6 wins depending on luck.

If we start with that many, Bolton will be safe for another couple of years.