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#Carlton

Still 3 weeks to go, but my current guess is -

B: Simmo Jones Plowman
HB: Byrne Marchbank Cunningham
C: E Curnow Cripps SPS
HF: Fisher Weitering C Curnow
F: Wright Casboult Thomas

R: Kreuzer Kennedy Murphy

Inter: Dow Lamb Pickett SOJ

It’d be nice to fit Harry in, but I think we need to be careful not to go in too tall against Richmond.

Mullett didn’t impress me last night, and I think LOB might need time. Personally, I’d have Macreadie & Williamson (if fit?) ahead of those guys as the next cabs off the rank if Cunningham or Byrne fail at HB.

Garlett might still be a chance if he plays well in the last practice match. Especially if Pickett, Lamb or SOJ do not.

Blues, Tigers renew gate-share agreement

CARLTON Football Club is pleased to advise it will renew its gate-share agreement with the Richmond Football Club for the next 10 years.

As a commitment to continuing to foster the traditional season opener match as a major AFL event, the agreement was formalised between the two clubs this week.

Since 2007, the Blues and Tigers have faced off 10 times in the AFL season-opener blockbuster, with the average crowd for the match just under 75,000.

Carlton CEO Cain Liddle welcomed the new decade-long agreement between both clubs.

“It’s a great privilege for Carlton and Richmond to be given the opportunity to open the AFL season each year and we are excited to formalise our shared commitment to growing what is one of the AFL’s greatest rivalries,” Liddle said.

“Our members and supporters will be thrilled that Carlton will now benefit financially, irrespective of whether Round 1 is a home or away game and we look forward to working with Richmond to break the all-time attendance record for this game in 2018.”

Richmond CEO Brendon Gale said it was an investment for the future.

“Both Richmond and Carlton have invested heavily in building this game into a major event, and this announcement further underlines that joint commitment and investment for the future,” Gale said.

“Both clubs love playing in the marquee match, and we know our members and fans love it too.

"This traditional season-opener has been an enormous success, and we’re looking forward to working closely with Carlton to continue to grow it further.”

I don’t think Lamb will be in, unless he plays well next week.

Could play a role on Houli though.

Still 3 weeks to go, but my current guess is -

B: Simmo Jones Plowman
HB: Byrne Marchbank Cunningham
C: E Curnow Cripps SPS
HF: Fisher Weitering C Curnow
F: Wright Casboult Thomas

R: Kreuzer Kennedy Murphy

Inter: Dow Lamb Pickett SOJ

It’d be nice to fit Harry in, but I think we need to be careful not to go in too tall against Richmond.

Mullett didn’t impress me last night, and I think LOB might need time. Personally, I’d have Macreadie & Williamson (if fit?) ahead of those guys as the next cabs off the rank if Cunningham or Byrne fail at HB.

Garlett might still be a chance if he plays well in the last practice match. Especially if Pickett, Lamb or SOJ do not.

I like Lamb’s combativeness in the forward line. I think Bolts does too. He just needs to make sure he nails his chances when they come.

Harry is fit and needs to play. To hold him back for Levi would be criminal.

I think Harry is still developing and will play a combination of AFL & VFL this year. The pressure of being our main (sole?) focal point isn’t what he needs right now IMO. Let him build some continuity in the VFL and play him alongside Levi in AFL games where that structure suits us. A dozen VFL games and 8-10 AFL games is realistic for him in 2018.

Disagree, if fit he plays 15+ games. I like him

Round 1 2015.

B Kristian Jaksch, Michael Jamison, Sam Rowe
HB Sam Docherty, Zach Tuohy, Simon White
C Tom Bell, Chris Judd, Dale Thomas
HF Marc Murphy, Liam Jones, Andrejs Everitt
F Chris Yarran, Lachie Henderson, Troy Menzel
FOL Cameron Wood, Andrew Carrazzo, Ed Curnow
I/C Bryce Gibbs, Kade Simpson, Patrick Cripps
SUB Clem Smith