Round 1 Tips and Crowd Expectations

[Bokonon_]

Home ground in Adelaide helps, not sure how well GWS travel there

By plane I expect, hopefully with plenty of.leg.room for Rory.

 

[proka123]

Injuries not good. We're down an important Cog in the midfield as well. Injuries to either side not good. Hard to read the impact of Cog's absence, been a long time since we played without him. Both of your risks have an obvious impact and hope they both make it.

Pretty certain he didn't play us round 1 last year due to form.

 

[proka123]

Anyway I'll give this a crack..

Carlton v Richmond - 23
Collingwood v Bulldogs - 33
St.Kilda v Melbourne - 16
Sydney v Port Adelaide - 20
Essendon v Hawthorn - 40
Gold Coast v Brisbane - 35
North Melbourne v West Coast - 3
Adelaide v GWS - 5
Fremantle v Geelong - 15.

 

[juss]

Carlton v Richmond - 41
Collingwood v Bulldogs - 26
St.Kilda v Melbourne - 21
Sydney v Port Adelaide - 67
Essendon v Hawthorn - 7
Gold Coast v Brisbane - 46
North Melbourne v West Coast - 45
Adelaide v GWS - 4
Fremantle v Geelong - 2

I'll probably change some when the teams are announced.

 

[JPetro83]

Home ground in Adelaide helps, not sure how well GWS travel there

They won here last year against Port but yet to beat the crows here.

 

[PCORF]

Carlton def Richmond by 22pts at MCG, 74,000
Western Bulldogs def Collingwood by 15pts at MCG, 80,000
St Kilda def Melbourne by 30pts at ES, 25,000
Sydney Swans def Port Adelaide by 18pts at SCG, 26,000
Gold Coast def Brisbane Lions by 29pts at MS, 13,000
Hawthorn def Essendon by 24pts at MCG, 63,000
West Coast def North Melbourne by 4pts at ES, 18,000
GWS Giants def Adelaide by 18pts at AO, 50,000
Geelong def Fremantle by 12pts at DS (Subiaco Oval), 34,000

 

[Roadto2018]

Carlton def Richmond by 22pts at MCG, 74,000
Western Bulldogs def Collingwood by 15pts at MCG, 80,000
St Kilda def Melbourne by 30pts at ES, 25,000
Sydney Swans def Port Adelaide by 18pts at SCG, 26,000
Gold Coast def Brisbane Lions by 29pts at MS, 13,000
Hawthorn def Essendon by 24pts at MCG, 63,000
West Coast def North Melbourne by 4pts at ES, 18,000
GWS Giants def Adelaide by 18pts at AO, 50,000
Geelong def Fremantle by 12pts at DS (Subiaco Oval), 34,000

I'd be very disappointed if this game only drew 25k, should be 40k if both fan bases are fair dinkum

 

[schmuttt]

Carlton vs Richmond 51 pts 72k
Collingwood vs Bulldogs 10pts 73k
Saints vs Melbourne 1pt 42k
Sydney vs Port 29pts 29k
GC vs Brisbane 20pts 14k
Essendon vs Hawthorn 25pts 83k
North vs WCE 33 pts 23k
Adelaide vs GWS 5pts 51k
Fremantle vs Geelong 30pts 43k

 

[GoldenMagpie16]

Redone my round 1 tips

Carlton 4.3 27 / 5.7 37 / 8.11 59 / 13.12 90
Richmond 2.4 16 / 9.6 60 / 10.9 69 / 13.15 93

Collingwood 3.2 20 / 4.7 31 / 9.11 65 / 17.14 116
Western Bulldogs 4.1 25 / 11.4 70 / 14.7 91 / 17.10 112

Sydney 6.6 42 / 10.8 68 / 17.11 113 / 23.15 153
Port Adelaide 0.3 3 / 4.4 28 / 5.6 36 / 8.8 56

St Kilda 6.3 39 / 8.6 54 / 10.13 73 / 13.17 95
Melbourne 2.0 12 / 7.2 44 / 11.5 71 / 16.6 102

Essendon 7.2 44 / 13.6 84 / 15.9 99 / 19.11 125
Hawthorn 3.0 18 / 3.3 21 / 9.6 60 / 12.10 82

Gold Coast 8.4 52 / 12.6 78 / 16.9 105 / 22.13 145
Brisbane 1.0 6 / 5.2 32 / 7.3 45 / 10.6 66

North Melbourne 5.1 31 / 9.3 57 / 10.4 64 / 12.8 80
West Coast 0.5 5 / 3.10 28 / 11.16 82 / 18.18 126

Adelaide 2.3 15 / 6.5 41 / 7.8 50 / 11.10 76
GWS 1.6 12 / 5.7 37 / 11.11 77 / 14.12 96

Fremantle 1.1 7 / 4.2 26 / 5.5 35 / 11.5 71
Geelong 4.8 32 / 5.11 41 / 7.15 57 / 8.19 67

 

[eth-dog]

Redone my round 1 tips

Essendon 7.2 44 / 13.6 84 / 15.9 99 / 19.11 125
Hawthorn 3.0 18 / 3.3 21 / 9.6 60 / 12.10 82

I like this one.

 

[tim_saints]

Going by this thread the majority of people are thinking the same. Going by the amount of people tipping Carlton most think 50/50 game.

Though I personally think we should go in as favourites with a small possibility of an upset.

That's pretty much my thinking, my best mate is a Richmond fan and he said himself it would be so Richmond to have a decent pre-season then come out round 1 and choke against Carlton. You should be favorites, you should win the game but I can't not give Carlton a slight chance. Just one of those games

 

[puntking]

Richmond by 34pts
Western Bulldogs by 26pts
St Kilda by 35pts
Sydney Swans by 19pts
Gold Coast by 11pts
Hawthorn by 28pts
West Coast by 12pts
Adelaide by 6pts
Fremantle by 10pts

 

[I Lost My Keays]

Richmond by 29
Collingwood by 4
St Kilda by 9
Sydney by 22
Gold Coast by 33
Hawthorn by 1
West Coast by 28
Giants by 3
Fremantle by 11

 

[tim_saints]

Carlton def Richmond by 22pts at MCG, 74,000
Western Bulldogs def Collingwood by 15pts at MCG, 80,000
St Kilda def Melbourne by 30pts at ES, 25,000
Sydney Swans def Port Adelaide by 18pts at SCG, 26,000
Gold Coast def Brisbane Lions by 29pts at MS, 13,000
Hawthorn def Essendon by 24pts at MCG, 63,000
West Coast def North Melbourne by 4pts at ES, 18,000
GWS Giants def Adelaide by 18pts at AO, 50,000
Geelong def Fremantle by 12pts at DS (Subiaco Oval), 34,000

I think we can almost double the figure for St Kilda vs Melbourne, I'd be shocked if that game doesn't draw at least 40,000.

 

[Rabman]

I think we can almost double the figure for St Kilda vs Melbourne, I'd be shocked if that game doesn't draw at least 40,000.

I guess is resorts to this agenda Melbourne fans have against the stadium, i heard that unless its at the MCG they don't travel, what that all about?

 

[kaiserchief13]

I guess is resorts to this agenda Melbourne fans have against the stadium, i heard that unless its at the MCG they don't travel, what that all about?

Etihad has a strict no ski gear policy

 

[tim_saints]

I guess is resorts to this agenda Melbourne fans have against the stadium, i heard that unless its at the MCG they don't travel, what that all about?

If Melbourne fans can't travel 5km's down the road to Etihad for what is meant to be a huge year for them and arguably game of the round then I don't know what will get them there.

 

[adammania9]

Collingwood 3.2 20 / 4.7 31 / 9.11 65 / 17.14 116
Western Bulldogs 4.1 25 / 11.4 70 / 14.7 91 / 17.10 112

Fremantle 1.1 7 / 4.2 26 / 5.5 35 / 11.5 71
Geelong 4.8 32 / 5.11 41 / 7.15 57 / 8.19 67

What's a quarter-by-quarter prediction without those crazy comebacks?

 

[tim_saints]

Redone my round 1 tips

Carlton 4.3 27 / 5.7 37 / 8.11 59 / 13.12 90
Richmond 2.4 16 / 9.6 60 / 10.9 69 / 13.15 93

Collingwood 3.2 20 / 4.7 31 / 9.11 65 / 17.14 116
Western Bulldogs 4.1 25 / 11.4 70 / 14.7 91 / 17.10 112

Sydney 6.6 42 / 10.8 68 / 17.11 113 / 23.15 153
Port Adelaide 0.3 3 / 4.4 28 / 5.6 36 / 8.8 56

St Kilda 6.3 39 / 8.6 54 / 10.13 73 / 13.17 95
Melbourne 2.0 12 / 7.2 44 / 11.5 71 / 16.6 102

Essendon 7.2 44 / 13.6 84 / 15.9 99 / 19.11 125
Hawthorn 3.0 18 / 3.3 21 / 9.6 60 / 12.10 82

Gold Coast 8.4 52 / 12.6 78 / 16.9 105 / 22.13 145
Brisbane 1.0 6 / 5.2 32 / 7.3 45 / 10.6 66

North Melbourne 5.1 31 / 9.3 57 / 10.4 64 / 12.8 80
West Coast 0.5 5 / 3.10 28 / 11.16 82 / 18.18 126

Adelaide 2.3 15 / 6.5 41 / 7.8 50 / 11.10 76
GWS 1.6 12 / 5.7 37 / 11.11 77 / 14.12 96

Fremantle 1.1 7 / 4.2 26 / 5.5 35 / 11.5 71
Geelong 4.8 32 / 5.11 41 / 7.15 57 / 8.19 67

If Gold Coast and Sydney combine for 298 points I'll eat my foot

 

[getgaff]

Richmond def Carlton ~ 20 pts ~ 75 K
Western Bulldogs def Collingwood ~ 18 pts ~ 85 K
Sydney Swans def Port Adelaide ~ 44 pts ~ 28 K
St Kilda def Melbourne ~ 20 pts ~ 35 K
Gold Coast def Brisbane Lions by 40 pts ~ 12.5 K
Hawthorn def Essendon ~ 4 pts ~ 85 K
West Coast def North Melbourne ~ 10 pts ~ 27 K
Adelaide def GWS ~ 8 pts ~ CAPACITY
Geelong def Fremantle ~ 16 pts ~ 37.5 K

 

[PeaTea]

People tipping more to attend WB/Coll than Ess/Haw are dreaming.

 

[Gavin Excell]

surely Carlton wont beat the Tigers

 

[DrZaius]

Carlton Vs Richmond 9 pts 70k+
Expect it to be fairly close but Richmond to snag the lead late in the 3rd and hold on throughout the 4th

Collingwood Vs Western Bulldogs 10 pts 55k+
Think the extra weeks off during pre-season will help the Pies and the Dogs will take a few weeks to blow out the cobwebs

Sydney Vs Port Adelaide 25 pts 40K+
Sydney's class should get the job done without a huge amount of trouble

North Melbourne Vs West Coast 6 pts 22k+
Feel like the result could go either way but will be fairly close regardless, obviously have bias but I think people are vastly overrating the output of some of the delisted players (Boomer being an exception). If i'm wrong Petrie to kick a goal after the siren to give WC a 1 point win.

Gold Coast Vs Brisbane 30pts 18k+
Good signs from Brisbane in the JLT but I think Gold Coast with a good injury run will be very competitive this year and push for the 8, while the lions are obviously rebuilding

Essendon Vs Hawthorn 13 pts 70k+
I'll admit I dislike Essendon but even putting aside bias I can't realistically see how they win this game as the only reference I have to go off at the moment for Essendon are the JLT matches. Definitely not discounting the possibility that they could surprise me though.

Adelaide Vs GWS 20 pts 40k+
Adelaide come out firing and shock everybody with a clinical defeat of the premiership favourites. Bigfooty spends the entire week debating whether the predictions of a GWS dynasty were made too hastily. GWS then go on to be 10-2 on top of the ladder by the time the bye rolls around.

St Kilda Vs Melbourne 7 pts 33k+
Very close game but St Kilda with a late goal to put it just out of reach

Fremantle Vs Geelong 12 pts 38K
Resurgent Freo make amends for last years round 1 humiliation with a convincing win against Dangerfield & co.

 

[00Stinger]

Melbourne v St Kilda will get 45k+

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[pazza]

Carlton v Richmond - 44 points in front of 75000
Collingwood v Western Bulldogs - 24 points in front of 70000
Sydney v Port Adelaide - 35 points in front of 35000
St. Kilda v Melbourne - 6 points in front of 46000
Gold Coast v Brisbane - 11 points in front of 9000
Essendon v Hawthorn - 3 points in front of 90000
North Melbourne v West Coast - 1 point in front of 35000
Adelaide v GWS - 3 points in front of 50000
Fremantle v Geelong - 24 points in front of 37000