http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/104572/default.aspx

ROUND ONE POOLS AND THEIR LOCATIONS
- Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Melbourne at AAMI Stadium, February 11 (Friday night)
- Collingwood, Carlton and Richmond at Etihad Stadium, February 12 (Saturday night)
- West Coast, Fremantle and Hawthorn at Patersons Stadium (Subiaco Oval), February 13 (Sunday afternoon)
- Essendon*, the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, February 18 (Friday night)
- Greater Western Sydney, Sydney Swans and Gold Coast at Blacktown Olympic Park, February 19 (Saturday night)
- Geelong, North Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs at Skilled Stadium, February 20 (Sunday afternoon)

Let me get this straight....

Carlton will play two games back to back, each with two 20 min halves, one against Richmond and the other against Collingwood on Saturday 12 February.

Am I reading the new format of the NAB Cup right???

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Holy crap.

Will that many ferals have ever been herded into the one stadium at the same time??

This 3-way stuff is a great way to put some interest into an interest-free competition.

GWS, Swans and Gold Coast at Blacktown... that's gonna go off.

Each team plays 2 4o minute games, consisting of two 20 minute halves. One club will have the advantage of playing the first and third game with a long break in between. I wonder which club that will be, let me think......................Collingwood i am guessing.
A good crowd will turn out. Some players will play in both games or only one or bits of both.
Something different, the top teams goes into the next round and the best performed 2nd place teams also advance, not sure how they will determine that.

Thankyou kezza... Maybe it was just me but that article made it confusing to understand just how it was going to work.

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Just confirming the format of the comp.

Blockbuster start to NAB Cup

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SMASH GRIGG

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Carlton have the break between games...

http://www.afl.com.au/nabcup/fixture/ta ... fault.aspx

The novelty factor is strong in this one.

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Bloody Collingwood get the better run again.
They get a full blown game out of it.
Hopefully we address the break between teams well.

From the AFL website: * teams travelling the furthest distance to compete in consecutive matches

Yes, Collingwood do get the apparent advantage.

And yes, we have to sit through tigers vs. magpies until 9.25pm for our second game. It better not be light beer only.....

Can't wait, going to be feral city with those three teams involved. Hope Etihad have extra security staff on that niht.

Richmond will be doubly smashed

I hope Mick has some ways to counter blockbuster fatigue.

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Don't know what worse, playing back to back and over doing it and pulling hammies or
having the break, cooling down, and pulling the hammie.

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Was just wondering the same thing.

I think I'd prefer to play our games and be back on the Monash before Collingwood and Richmond play

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Just give us the cup now............!


kindest regards tommi










here's something for Blueman...............last time something like this
happened was 95 at arctic park.............and we killed them...........!



just give us the cup now...........!

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Think I am booked in for a manicure on that night.

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L.M 35-06

Having Carlton supporters, Richmond supporters and Collingwood supporters in the same ground at the same time- recipe for trouble.

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"GIBBS."

I think it's a unique social experiment. I predict a Machiavellian Carlton victory after a tentative truce with Richmond.

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ewwwww.........!

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