Good News Everyone - Carlton vs Richmond to be the season opener again in 2023

[Sky]

You'd reckon Geelong and Melbourne would be natural rivals being the oldest clubs and all. Maybe they could have a blockbuster each year with the rotating venue at their respective grammar schools
The toffee cup anyone?

Time for a Geelong and Richmond marquee game. You big clubs should help us middle membership sized teams

I reckon give Hawks the flick for Easter Monday. Been s**t for years now whilst Richmond have been great all that time.

 

[Billy ray]

Gold coast v adelaide

 

[Elmer_Judd]

Carlton v Richmond to open next season

AFL sources confirmed that the league intended to revert to beginning the men’s season with the Carlton-Richmond game, which consistently draws a hefty crowd, rather than pitting Geelong and the Sydney Swans, the 2022 grand finalists.

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[Macca180]

As long as they don't bring the same umpires that completely destroyed the same round 1 game this year.

 

[Smithdogmaddog]

the anti climax cup back again

its like an extra preseason game each year

the real footy starts on Friday night

 

[Whiskers]

Time for a Geelong and Richmond marquee game. You big clubs should help us middle membership sized teams

I reckon give Hawks the flick for Easter Monday. Been s**t for years now whilst Richmond have been great all that time.

I love the Easter Monday game, and the rivalry with the hawks and they did beat us last year I know, however I agree.
Time to ditch the hawks and play Richmond on this day. Hawk fans are bandwagoners, crowd needs to be bigger.
Hawks can just come play in Geelong instead.

 

[Sky]

I love the Easter Monday game, and the rivalry with the hawks and they did beat us last year I know, however I agree.
Time to ditch the hawks and play Richmond on this day. Hawk fans are bandwagoners.
Hawks can just come play in Geelong instead.

thoughts tigs2010

 

[tigs2010]

thoughts tigs2010

I think I have a gif for this

 

[Falcon3518]

Tips? Richmond by 20 imo.

Looks like the GF replay experiment failed. I didn’t mind it tbh. AFL knows Cats v Swans won’t get as many people as Tigers v Blues.


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[StillAtLarge]

This game has fizzer written all over it -Carlton will flog them by ten goals

 

[Cubs2Lions]

This game has fizzer written all over it -Carlton will flog them by ten goals

 

[Sky]

I think I have a gif for this

i have a fair point. Easter Monday should be us and the big screen at the G should play that gif on loop all game long to match the fact in 2017 your fanbase intimidated ours

 

[Sky]

Tips? Richmond by 20 imo.

Looks like the GF replay experiment failed. I didn’t mind it tbh. AFL knows Cats v Swans won’t get as many people as Tigers v Blues.


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Honeetly, there is nothing better than watching the two best fanbases in the AFL in the first match of the year. What’s the alternative replace Tiges or Blues with little 2 flags in 60 years Collingwood?

At that point you may as well just go all in and chuck the Saints in there because they have one flag in the same timeframe.

 

[Billy ray]

Ergh. Jumper clash

 

[Red Bull]

It’s what’s best for business …

 

[PrinceCharles]

Richmond will be feeling uneasy about delaying their rebuild after this one.

 

[Goggin Our Best]

Surely - one of the supporters of the famous Navy Blues - could put up or attach to this thread - the youtube /video or whatever of the 1972 GF

Im only a neutral - but it is beautiful viewing - and i never get sick of watching it - that is watching Richmond fall to bits

 

[FlowersByIrene]

the anti climax cup back again

its like an extra preseason game each year

the real footy starts on Friday night

This coming from the bloke whose team looks worse than most WAFL sides right now.

 

[Falcon3518]

Honeetly, there is nothing better than watching the two best fanbases in the AFL in the first match of the year. What’s the alternative replace Tiges or Blues with little 2 flags in 60 years Collingwood?

At that point you may as well just go all in and chuck the Saints in there because they have one flag in the same timeframe.

Tigers/Blues v Flagmantle would probably get a bigger crowd


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[Falcon3518]

Richmond will be feeling uneasy about delaying their rebuild after this one.

It’s a rebuild on the run, we aren’t topping up with oldies.

Regardless you gotta go for 4 whilst you still have your legacy players. I might be in the minority but Hawks topping up wasn’t a failure, it’s the correct decision to take a punt imo. Always time to rebuild and win another flag. 4 or 5 flag dynasties happen a handful of times a century.


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[Fadge]

the anti climax cup back again

its like an extra preseason game each year

the real footy starts on Friday night

No, no, no...

You've got it all wrong. Apparently it's a Grand Final Preview.

Just ask all the Carlton and Richmond posters on this forum.

 

[PrinceCharles]

It’s a rebuild on the run, we aren’t topping up with oldies.

Regardless you gotta go for 4 whilst you still have your legacy players. I might be in the minority but Hawks topping up wasn’t a failure, it’s the correct decision to take a punt imo. Always time to rebuild and win another flag. 4 or 5 flag dynasties happen a handful of times a century.


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Ok

 

[beema limapep]

No, no, no...

You've got it all wrong. Apparently it's a Grand Final Preview.

Just ask all the Carlton and Richmond posters on this forum.

Not with Carlton. Christ, they'll be lucky to finish 12th

 

[Falcon3518]

Ok

Ok


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[Ginnieboy]

I don’t mind it, 2 likely finals bound teams and a huge crowd, what’s not to like?