The teams for the first game of the 2009 AFL home & away season include five fantasy rookies.
Richmond
B: Chris Newman, Kelvin Moore, Andrew Raines
HB: Joel Bowden, Luke McGuane, Jordan McMahon
C: Shane Edwards, Shane Tuck, Matthew White
HF: Nathan G. Brown, Matthew Richardson, Jack Riewoldt
F: Ben Cousins, Jay Schulz, Richard Tambling
Foll: Troy Simmonds, Brett Deledio, Nathan Foley
Int: Will Thursfield, Andrew L. Browne, Mitch Morton, Daniel Jackson
Emg: Andrew Collins, Dean Polo, Alex Rance
Carlton
B: Paul Bower, Michael Jamison, Aaron Joseph
HB: Jordan Russell, Bret Thornton, Heath Scotland
C: Kade Simpson, Marc Murphy, Chris Johnson
HF: Ryan Houlihan, Jarrad Waite, Jefferey Garlett
F: Cameron Cloke, Brendan Fevola, Eddie Betts
Foll: Matthew Kreuzer, Bryce Gibbs, Chris Judd
Int: Richard Hadley, Sam Jacobs, Mitch Robinson, Simon Wiggins
Emg: Dennis Armfield, Shaun Hampson, Andrew Walker
The five debutantes – Browne, Garlett, Joseph, Robinson and Jacobs – have all been foreshadowed in the press, but Walker’s omission is the big news here.
JB
March 25, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I am guessing Yarran is still sore. Is he likely to be in round 2?
Chad
March 25, 2009 at 5:25 pm
why is Walker the big news?
Chad
March 25, 2009 at 5:25 pm
going to be interesting when carazzo and nick stevens come back.
james
March 25, 2009 at 5:30 pm
How long do you think the browne experiment will last??? Hes very skinny young ruckmen.. Doubt he’ll will play heaps this year.
Yakuza
March 25, 2009 at 5:31 pm
JB, Yarran is apparently not fit enough yet.
read that in some article on afl.com i think.
Chad
March 25, 2009 at 5:32 pm
said yarren will play first few rounds in VFL.
DC
March 25, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Browne only really has to do better than Graham at the moment with Pattison injured.
Josh
March 25, 2009 at 5:33 pm
no angus graham?
marcus
March 25, 2009 at 5:34 pm
what do people think would be a better choice for bench forwards: Garlett or Hogan?
M4cka
March 25, 2009 at 5:35 pm
mmm thought hampson would play over jacobs, ah well saves me 10 grand.
reconfig
March 25, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Hey monty… how long do you think garlett can stay in the blues 22 for?? There isnt much point putting him in if he get replaced a couple of weeks in to the season. Am i correct in saying that yarren will be fighting for garlett’s spot over the next few weeks?
fishtaylor
March 25, 2009 at 5:37 pm
what is wrong with cotchin? any tips for a middie around $300,000 to start in my 22 week 1?
garreth
March 25, 2009 at 5:37 pm
so do the rest of the lineups come out at 5pm tomorrow?
poos
March 25, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Hey, Aaron Joseph will get the run with role. Do you see that happening all year?
DC
March 25, 2009 at 5:39 pm
That’s right Garreth, and so begins the 160 minutes of malestrom….
Pete
March 25, 2009 at 5:39 pm
so fev is named: who should i pick as no 3 forward between the fev and s.johnson???
my thinking is johnson can get his own touches in a game giving consistancy and fev relys on the midfield but can score big ones when carlton are firing…
Boothy
March 25, 2009 at 5:40 pm
No Rance is disappointing too. Is anyone looking at making a change to ensure a benched point scorer for rd1?
Pete
March 25, 2009 at 5:41 pm
fishtaylor: brent rielly in SC. i have him!
reconfig
March 25, 2009 at 5:41 pm
err… waite is half forward… not half back… interesting. Does anyone know if waite played up forward anytime last season, and if he did, was his performance good?
gerry01
March 25, 2009 at 5:44 pm
how close were you monty?
m0nty
March 25, 2009 at 5:47 pm
gerry01: pretty close! The Browne/Graham decision was changed in the last week or two due to training form, otherwise I had Richmond down pat. Carlton was a bit harder to pick and I didn’t think they’d go with so many youngsters, plus I hadn’t heard Walker wouldn’t come up.
gerry01
March 25, 2009 at 5:49 pm
good job. i was using those drafts heaps and you getting that close makes me stress less for the rest of my decisions
L.MAC
March 25, 2009 at 5:52 pm
looks dicey gents 🙁 I think Dan Browne is writing a best seller cracking this code, Robinson and perhaps Jacobs for me. the rest are so unpredictable
Nate
March 25, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Re: fishtaylor – Cotchin has achilles tendonitis and won’t make the seniors until Round 5 or 6 at the earliest.
noolde
March 25, 2009 at 6:05 pm
no walker? what’s wrong with him.
Kyn
March 25, 2009 at 6:12 pm
No Brad Fisher named either…
Pete
March 25, 2009 at 6:30 pm
does cash not spent before rd 1 carry over into the main season??? this is for SC…
Jonny Hart
March 25, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Walker as an emergency? I don’t need this crap from Ratten. He’s fit or he isn’t.
Cicjose
March 25, 2009 at 6:43 pm
Cousins in forward pocket????
thats really awkward if i have him in midfield and doesnt get much on ball time 🙁
wal
March 25, 2009 at 6:45 pm
aaron joseph brought in to play on cuz – good luck son 🙂
The Fone
March 25, 2009 at 6:50 pm
why play Graham through all pre season and now slot in Browne after they both had similar games last week???
I thought Graham was a 3-4 week lock in
TwoBeaus
March 25, 2009 at 6:52 pm
walker is very very suspicious
jasondevo
March 25, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Fev was always gonna play
I’m a carlton supporter and he never misses a big game
pnut
March 25, 2009 at 7:16 pm
monty, who do u see going out of the carlton team once walker, stevens, carrazzo an probably grigg are back in the team?
ANTMANS
March 25, 2009 at 7:25 pm
how many people are swapping yarran for garlett ?????
m0nty
March 25, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Good question pnut. Joseph would be out for Grigg, if not sooner. Russell would be out for Carrazzo. Wiggins out for Walker. As for Stevens, he would replace Hadley or Robinson I think, depending on form.
bomber t
March 25, 2009 at 7:38 pm
i need some more SC and DT leagues to join
Sam
March 25, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Hmm.. i’m starting a rookie.
Walker and Brown are locked in and the third spot i’m not sure about. Garlett or Hogan are favourites now.
Monty, who do you see as playing more games?
Disco (UK)
March 25, 2009 at 7:48 pm
monty – based on your last comment, Jacobs seems to be the only rookie worth having.
Heater
March 25, 2009 at 7:52 pm
I have to say that I’m sick and tired of looking at my squad; re-jigging it and the re-jigging it again! I just had a final look and barring any major changes it stays as it is…..
Gone with Ballantyne on my bench as I reckon he’ll come straight in when he is ready if he is not right for this week or next. Also gone with Broughton & L.Anthony on my bench and have taken a risk with L.Henderson.
Jimbo
March 25, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Re: Sam
Im in the exact same position as you with the rookies, either Garlett or Hogan…
Would love to go Hogan coz the kid will do well but can he break into the cats side, i have my doubts…
Monty, any ideas?
Brad
March 25, 2009 at 7:58 pm
@ Pete.
Yes it does mate.
You can keep savings in the bank for use when trading later if you wish.
No more than $50,000 tho.m0nty note: that is wrong, you keep all your cash.Sam
March 25, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Hogan is in my team at the moment. I want to sort it out tonight because i am at uni all day tomo and don’t want to risk a trade during the maelstrom!
Monty, PLEASE HELP!!
John
March 25, 2009 at 8:01 pm
“james Says:
How long do you think the browne experiment will last??? Hes very skinny young ruckmen.. Doubt he’ll will play heaps this year.”
Skinny? Your kidding right!!
He’s 105kg and the heaviest player on Richmond’s list so I don’t know where you got your information from mate.
T-Lads
March 25, 2009 at 8:04 pm
when is coughland expected to come in to the team?
Clint
March 25, 2009 at 8:14 pm
it’s gonna be a hard one to tip, i rekon the tigers might have the edge at the moment
james
March 25, 2009 at 8:23 pm
John.. i didnt know that.. I have just seen two pictures of him and was comparing him to graham.. Just found it strange why chose graham over him.. being younger and both delivering similar performances in the NAB matches.. guess it came down to Training form.
T-Lads
March 25, 2009 at 8:27 pm
monty, when is cougland and rance expected to play, if at all??
Benii
March 25, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Since when are you capped at having only $50,000 left in the bank? I can’t see that in any of the rules.
PlayEr
March 25, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Sam Jacobs or Andrew Browne?