Just watched 12 minutes of Brendon Bolton on the official Carlton website, seems genuinely excited. Hope for everyone that we're competitive against the Tiges .

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Yeahhh, but lynch has destroyed us so many times there ought to be a Lynch award


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"I said I'd tell you the truth. Didn't say you'd like it." - Finch

B Alex Rance, David Astbury, Dylan Grimes
HB Nick Vlastuin, Bachar Houli, Jayden Short
C Dion Prestia, Shane Edwards, Trent Cotchin
HF Daniel Rioli, Daniel Butler, Maverick Weller
F Jack Riewoldt, Dustin Martin, Tom Lynch
Foll Toby Nankervis, Kane Lambert, Kamdyn McIntosh
I/C Nathan Broad, Jack Graham, Noah Balta, Jack Higgins
Emg Brandon Ellis, Oleg Markov, Connor Menadue, Ivan Soldo

New: Maverick Weller (St Kilda), Tom Lynch (Gold Coast), Noah Balta (Calder U18)

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"I said I'd tell you the truth. Didn't say you'd like it." - Finch

Picked it like a nose.

They have gone with both Lynch and Balta on top of Riewoldt.

That is a significant departure from the zippy forward setup that won them a premiership. It also doesn't target our biggest weaknesses which are imo our small defenders.

Reckon the margin just swung back majorly in our favour.

Richmond by 34 points.

This game could be closer than many expect. We've got rid of most of the B Grade footballers and this particular 20 odd players have had a few games together now so will slowly be building some chemistry. Only inexperience will hurt us.

Great point you make peabody

Major swing our favour.

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

Too many debutants for us, will need time to gel

A win doesn't seem likely, but this will set the tone for the year - we need to go down fighting, right until the final siren. No let off

Cmon blues

This team can win.

We may have a lot of debutants but Richmond have 3 talls included when they have been playing with 1 in their successful period (albeit only 2 years).

They will continue their Kamikase push forward, shot gun style, but that's a thing of the past...which worked.

I am not afraid as I expect our kids are not.
Its the young Blues time to shine in front of a nation and 90000 paid up fans at the G.

Come on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

i wonder if they will persevere with Ed as a pressure forward....

Don't like Ed as a pressure forward, don't rate Garlett off the backline, apart from that not bad.

In fact swap them

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Doubt Lynch will play. Kinda hope he does though.

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#DonTheStash

I do not think Jack Silvagni is in our best 22 right now. But I'm surprised he's not named in Emergencies. Is he injured?

injured, calf

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*(grow - fun - gah)

Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

If getting the selections right for Round 1 is a sign we're getting more things right these days, then we're getting more things right. The 22 selected is spot on.

Time for Dow to have a(nother) ripper.

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THEY LIKE TO SEND UP!!!!!!!!

Until each team plays each other the same number of times, the AFL, as a fair dinkum competition, cannot be taken seriously.

He (Mr Swann) said the honour and pride associated with the club's traditional navy blue jumper was priceless.

9 changes from round 1 2018

in:
6 debutants
Phillips
Cunners
McKay

out:
Marchbank
Kreuzer
Wright
Mullet
Silvagni
Kennedy
Byrne
Lamb
Levi

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Ed won't line up there. He will run around with Cotchin all night. Don't like Garlett as a defender, but hope he proves me wrong.

Thirteen from round twenty three