AAMI Stadium.

7:40pm QLD time.

8:40pm VIC and NSW time (seems late).

Rest of Australia - borrowed time.



A win here, and Malthouse vs Buckley early edition is on the cards (as also noted by SB in another thread).

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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.

Sort of hope we avoid a GF against the Filth. Despite the guaranteed win, I'd rather the build up continue to round 2.

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If we don't make the GF could we get one of those Friday praccy matches at Visy instead?

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So would the AFL.

They don't believe in tanking - but I would be watching this space nonetheless.

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@#$%&! the AFL, Round 2 can be built up as Buckley looking to get one back on his master.

Send across an inexperienced side, give them some game time and have an honorable loss.

Play Mitchell, Watson, McCarthy, Buckley, Dale, Curnow, AJ, Graham.

Rest Jamison, Gibbs, Murphy, Robbo, Betts, Yarran, Casboult etc.

Don't care about NAB Cup.

I want to thrash Richmond Round One and then take on Collingwood with a full side in Round Two.

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This!

It's almost worth not winning this week just to avoid the spotlight.

But wait, that's match fixing... or tanking... Brock will need to just keep his mouth shut

we should be out to win everything. I dont care about buildups.

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Unfortunately we need to play 90% of our first pick players for them to gel with the game plan that MM wants them to play. So in order to us to trash Richmond we need to keep playing a fairly strong squad.

Very important as MM wants the team to use this time to understand the game plan. Nobody wants injuries. If there are none, then a head of confidence and selfless attitude to win will be a bonus.

Let's just hope Brisbane bop Collingwood on Sunday should we win, and leave the rivalry until Round 2.

That'd be right, then they'd make us the scapegoat instead of Melbourne and we'd get gutted for tanking in the NAB Cup.

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To give the side the best run of Mick's new game plan I say we want to win against Adelaide. If that means we play Collingwood in a NAB Grand Final so be it. We shouldn't shirk any possibility of playing the pies or any other opponent for that manner. Continuing in the NAB cup I believe is our best way of looking forward to Round 1 & 2 and more of the season proper.

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if we lose to adelaide we still play a game the following week so there is still plenty of preparation time

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Yeah but whatabout your whataboutism.

Understand the focus on Rnd 1 but last game we locals got in Adelaide was the Port massacre in Rnd 11 last year, so hoping we get something that helps slightly erase that memory....

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2nd interstate trip and two 6 day breaks and it's only the nab cup - crap draw....
Time to play the kids who haven't had a game yet.
It's all about rd 1

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Surely CFC could do with an extra $200 000 in the bank?

Plus the increased membership which may result with a finals appearance/win.

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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.

Beating Adelaide and getting a crack at Collingwood in the NAB Cup would be great. Especially if we win the NAB Cup we get some confidence in beating teams 1, 3,4 and 5 from the season proper last season. Albeit the Sydney game was only 20/20 nonsense.

The last 5 teams that have won the NAB Cup have gone on and made the top 4. I'd rather stay in it and prepare that way for Round 1 playing a couple of matches that may mean something.

Especially getting to apply MM plans under pressure as well. If it is Carlton v Collingwood final both sides will be looking to win it without a shadow of doubt. Execute under the pump would be good practice for Rounds 1-4 make no bones about it our start is very difficult this season.

How about replacing one memory with another, equally bad vision?

I'd like to see how strong over the ball we are compared to the Round 8 pantsing we copped last time we played these "enhanced" Incredible Hulks last year at Etihad.

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