GEELONG: 1.5.3 1.11.4 1.15.5 1.17.8 (119)

ADELAIDE: 1.1.2 1.5.3 1.7.6 2.9.12 (84)

Hawthorn 0.4.0 (24) 0.5.1 (31) 0.5.2 (32) 0.11.3 (69)

Melbourne 0.4.5 (29) 0.5.6 (36) 1.8.8 (65) 1.8.9 (66)

PORT: 1.3.2 3.8.6 4.11.8 4.16.11 143

SYDNEY: 1.1.3 1.3.6 1.8.7 1.10.9 78

Thursday, 26 February 7:10pm 9. Richmond v Collingwood

Saturday, 28 February 10. Geelong Cats v Port Adelaide

Friday 27 February 7:40pm 11. Essendon v Brisbane Lions

Sunday, 1 March 4:40pm 12. Carlton v Hawthorn

FULL TIME

Collingwood 1.13.10 (97)

Richmond 2.3.15 (51)

Ben Cousins' full stats: (for those interested).

Kicks - 8

Handballs - 13

Marks - 2 uncontested

Frees - 1 for

Clearances - 1

Inside 50s - 2

Rebound 50s - 1

ESS 67

BL 65

PORT 54

GEEL 72

CARL 112

HAW 88

Friday Night

Collingwood v Essendon

Saturday Night

Geelong Cats v Carlton

Thanks sporty, I'm sure there are a few followers down there who will be interested.

It's a long drive for us Chiang Rai folk though.

Thanks Sportsman. I'll keep it in mind when in Phukkers

Hi! all Aussie Rules fans in Phuket.

Come and watch the games live, 3 screens, and enjoy a real Aussie meat pie washed down with a coldie or 2. Bring yer mates. Game schedule available from http://australianetwork.com/guide/schedule_thailand.htm

Where ? Phuket Sports and Tennis Club. www.phuketsport.com for location map.

c / u there

Thanks for the info..

I really love watching aussie football...

I hope we have more information here in Aussie Rules Thread...

go cats i am sure this year they will kick straight when they get in the final.

cheers.

Hi! all Aussie Rules fans in Phuket.

Come and watch the games live, 3 screens, and enjoy a real Aussie meat pie washed down with a coldie or 2. Bring yer mates. Game schedule available from http://australianetwork.com/guide/schedule_thailand.htm

Where ? Phuket Sports and Tennis Club. www.phuketsport.com for location map.

c / u there

Thanks for the info..

Nice info.

Thanks for opening this Thread

So who is going to kick off the 2009 thread and lets have some early predictions. I like NM, as the improvers over the last 2 seasons may give em a fright this year.

Not long until the season proper starts - I can't really get into the NAB Cup as too many teams don't take it seriously.

I am expecting Carlton & Richmond to make the 8 with the Swans the team most likely to slide the other way.

Great to see Cuz at Richmond - he looked cut in his first game for them last week against the Pies. Gotta love having Australia Network at home - get to see games on small delay each weekend!

Bring it on!

Agreed that the NAB Cup isn't always an indicator of form in the main season.

No Australia Network on my system this year unless I can do some fine tuning so I'll be following the games on the AFL website.

Got myself signed up for the free Sportsbet footy tipping comp again this year on www.sportsbet.com.au with a million bucks in cash and prizes.

Geelong 0.3.3 (21) 1.4.7 (40) 1.7.9 (60) 2.9.12 (84)

Carlton 0.1.2 (8) 0.3.7 (25) 0.7.7 (49) 0.9.13 (67

Next week, Collingwood vs Geelong.

Could the Cats have ordered the champagne already?

Collingwood thumped in NAB grand final.

Collingwood 1.2.2 (23) 1.2.3 (24) 1.4.5 (38) 1.6.6 (51)

Geelong 0.3.5 (23) 0.9.10 (64) 0.13.17 (95) 0.18.19 (127)

Go Dockers I think Harvey doing the right thing with all the young players now

I hope not another disapointing year

FREO WAY TO GO HIT REAL HARD

They've promised so much in the last few years but haven't been able to turn it into finals footy.

I see Port are in financial trouble; it wouldn't hurt the SANFL to help them out after all the money Port supporters have poured into them in the last 100 years.

Nice pic of Pavlich in the H'un today.

Shane Crawford has a new career:

Shane

My God, he must have made huge inroads into the retirement savings if he's reduced to doing that for a crust.

The office Bar Sukhumvit Soi 33 shows every game every weekend.

Go here for full details: http://www.theofficebkk.com/eventguide.php

Cheers

The Season's away!!!

CARLTON has started the 2009 season on a formidable note, thrashing Richmond by 83 points in front of a near-capacity crowd at the MCG on Thursday night.

The build-up to the match, largely centred around the return to elite-level football of Tiger recruit Ben Cousins, reached fever pitch.

And it took a very cruel tumble early in the fourth quarter when the Brownlow Medallist hobbled from the field with what looked to be a serious hamstring tear.

Consider too that it was Cousins' former West Coast captain, now Carlton skipper, Chris Judd who had close to the greatest impact on the 23.12 (150) to 9.13 (67) result.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tab...07/default.aspx

Adelaide just knocked off Collingwood by 4 points.

Unexpected

Half time score

Brisbane 5.3 (33)

West Coast 9.4 (58)

Brisbane by 9 points

Saints by 15.

Collingwood spewing over the free kick count. 18/14.

COLLINGWOOD will ask the AFL umpires department to explain the lopsided free-kick count that has affected its season's start.

The Magpies, who gave away 98 free kicks and received only 52 in the NAB Cup series, yesterday lost their season opener by Adelaide by four points. Free kicks were 18-14 in favour of the visitors but several decisions - right or wrong - counted against the Magpies at a crucial stage, influencing the outcome.

The collective mood of the Collingwood rooms and supporters in the MCG stands was outrage.

President Eddie McGuire, red-flushed, refused to comment on the umpiring. But his demeanour left no doubt he was furious with the impact umpires Mathew Nicholls, Justin Schmitt and Simon Meredith had on the game - and the treatment of his players overall this season.

North, Port and the Bulldogs complete the first round with wins.

Carlton 1 1 0 0 223.9 4

Western Bulldogs 1 1 0 0 167.0 4

Port Adelaide 1 1 0 0 162.1 4

North Melbourne 1 1 0 0 150.8 4

St. Kilda 1 1 0 0 123.1 4

Brisbane 1 1 0 0 110.5 4

Geelong 1 1 0 0 107.8 4

Adelaide 1 1 0 0 104.7 4

Collingwood 1 0 1 0 95.6 0

Hawthorn 1 0 1 0 92.8 0

West Coast 1 0 1 0 90.5 0

Sydney 1 0 1 0 81.2 0

Melbourne 1 0 1 0 66.3 0

Essendon 1 0 1 0 61.7 0

Fremantle 1 0 1 0 59.9 0

Richmond 1 0 1 0 44.7 0

Geelong 15.21 (111) d Hawthorn 16.7 (103), at the MCG

Go Cats.