Rich V Carl - Team Selection

[AstuteTiger]

Round 1, Richmond v Carlton, Thursday, March 16, 7.20pm AEDT, MCG

Backs	Noah Balta	21	Nick Vlastuin	1	Dylan Grimes	2
Half-Backs	Nathan Broad	35	Liam Baker	7	Daniel Rioli	17
Centreline	Kamdyn McIntosh	33	Dion Prestia	3	Jayden Short	15
Half-Forwards	Maurice Rioli	10	Jack Graham	34	Shai Bolton	29
Forwards	Jack Riewoldt	8	Dustin Martin	4	Tom Lynch	19
Followers	Toby Nankervis	25	Tim Taranto	14	Jacob Hopper	22
Interchange:	Ben Miller	46	Marlion Pickett	50	Trent Cotchin	9
	Rhyan Mansell	31
Emergencies:	Jack Ross	5	Samson Ryan	32	Judson Clarke	42
	Thomson Dow	27

 

[BrisTiger24]

Back line looks small but no doubt Miller slots in there (he will also need to back up ruck) with no Samson

Surprised Graham plays off the back of his injury and also I didn't think he would be best 22 coming into the start of the year.

Mansell the new whipping boy.

Hope Juddy is the sub but expect it will be Ross or Dow.

 

[BluesBloke]

Blues are horsing around playing two debutants. I'll spew up if afterwards we get "they were overawed and that's OK" if we get done. The time for excuses is over.

No Pittonet also hurts. A beanpole (De Koning) in the ruck coupled with a slow, one-paced midfield - who gives a rats if we have McKay/Curnow up forward? Get torched in the midfield and she's all over, which is a very real prospect.

Tigers by 22.

 

[Redford]

Yeah didn't make sense picking Young. Doubles up on Broad.

Geepers, lot of guys who are coming off recent injuries. Hope that doesn't bite us on the arse in the intensity of a round 1 clash in warm weather.

Seriously hope we pick Clarkie as the sub.

 

[Feeling Tigerish]

clearly the match committee concerned about sides sling shotting out of our backline like they have for 18 months. job opportunity for mansell, hope he grabs it.

 

[CarnTheTiges]

Agree with others. Juddy should fit in nicely as the sub.

 

[Aurizontiger]

I'm really troubled by this game. The media has written about Cartoon for weeks on how good they are.Apparently this is the best Blues team to grace a football field ever.

 

[Baloo]

we're fielding a Dionesque spine

 

[Go The Tiges!]

Did mansell even play in our preferred team in the practice matches?

 

[Redford]

Did mansell even play in our preferred team in the practice matches?

Played in at least the first half of the seniors game v North. Did not play seniors v Melbourne.

 

[Merveille]

Back line looks small but no doubt Miller slots in there (he will also need to back up ruck) with no Samson

Surprised Graham plays off the back of his injury and also I didn't think he would be best 22 coming into the start of the year.

Mansell the new whipping boy.

Hope Juddy is the sub but expect it will be Ross or Dow.

Nothing to do with being a whipping boy

 

[BiddiscombeSkills]

Mansell in, Cumberland out?? Me no likey.

 

[Puntrd64]

Blues are horsing around playing two debutants. I'll spew up if afterwards we get "they were overawed and that's OK" if we get done. The time for excuses is over.

No Pittonet also hurts. A beanpole (De Koning) in the ruck coupled with a slow, one-paced midfield - who gives a rats if we have McKay/Curnow up forward? Get torched in the midfield and she's all over, which is a very real prospect.

Tigers by 22.

Come on BB you are sounding like a pre 2017 Tiger supporter lol.

 

[Merveille]

Back line looks small but no doubt Miller slots in there (he will also need to back up ruck) with no Samson

Surprised Graham plays off the back of his injury and also I didn't think he would be best 22 coming into the start of the year.

Mansell the new whipping boy.

Hope Juddy is the sub but expect it will be Ross or Dow.

Mansell not the new whipping boy. But may be the new Aarts

 

[Doogle]

Mansell in...

I think Dimma has punched one too many cones.

 

[Go The Tiges!]

Cumberland not even emg is really odd - definitely think something has happened behind the scenes.

 

[spook]

With that team it looks like Grimes to play on Curnow with help from Broad. Balta on McKay. Miller second ruck and able to go back if required.

 

[fastin bulbous]

Unluckiest bloke in the world- j Clarke

 

[TigerForce]

I reckon Jacky G late out for one of the EMGs. Barely played pre-season games.

 

[AstuteTiger]

CARLTON

B: Le.Young 33 J.Weitering 23 A.Saad 42
HB: S.Docherty 15 M.McGovern 11 L.Cowan 26
C: B.Acres 13 P.Cripps - C 9 O.Hollands 14
HF: J.Martin 21 H.McKay 10 J.Silvagni 1
F: M.Owies 44 C.Curnow 30 Z.Fisher 25
Foll: T.De Koning 12 M.Kennedy 7 G.Hewett 29
I/C: N.Newman 24 A.Cerra 5 E.Curnow 35 J.Motlop 3

Emerg: J.Honey 36 L.O'Brien 4 L.Plowman 20 M.Pittonet 27

New faces: Lachie Cowan, Ollie Hollands, Blake Acres
Notable absentees: Sam Walsh, Zac Williams