Carlton Blues vs Richmond Tigers preview – AFL 2013 Round 1

Thursday night’s AFL Round 1 match is between the Carlton Blues and Richmond Tigers. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7:45pm local time with the game to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Home team Carlton are the current favourites for the match in what looks to be a very competitive game. View our preview and teams for the match between Carlton Blues vs Richmond Tigers.

Round: Round 1 7:45 PM March 28, 2013
Stadium: MCG
Weather: 22° Rain at times, easing later.

Odds:

Carlton Blues $1.81 vs Richmond Tigers $2.04 at Sportsbet Australia

Carlton Blues $1.87 vs Richmond Tigers $1.95 at Luxbet Australia

Preview:

LAST FIVE MEETINGS
R18, 2012, Carlton 14.11 (95) d Richmond 13.13 (91) at the MCG
R1, 2012, Carlton 18.17 (125) d Richmond 12.9 (81) at the MCG
R15, 2011, Carlton 28.16 (184) d Richmond 12.9 (81) at the MCG
R1, 2011, Carlton 14.20 (104) d Richmond 13.6 (84) at the MCG
R20, 2010, Carlton 23.18 (156) d Richmond 10.7 (67) at the MCG

THE SIX POINTS
1. This will be the seventh consecutive season the clubs have clashed in round one. Their previous six season-openers have resulted in five Carlton wins and just one to Richmond.

2. The Blues have dominated the Tigers in recent times, winning their past nine contests overall, including three wins by more than 80 points.

3. Since 2007, when the Blues and Tigers have opened the season on a Thursday or Friday night, the average attendance has been 74,108. The best was 87,043 in 2009.

4. If Carlton wins again, it will be the first time since 1917 that it will have won 10 games in a row against Richmond.

5. Despite a poor 2012, Carlton remained a top clearance team, ranking fourth in the AFL. Richmond was ninth.

6. The result might come down to the one-percenters. Last year Carlton ranked second in the AFL in this category, while Richmond was 11th.

 

Teams:

 

CARLTON BLUES:

• 1 Andrew Walker
• 3 Marc Murphy
• 4 Bryce Gibbs
• 5 Chris Judd
• 6 Kade Simpson
• 8 Matthew Kreuzer
• 9 Kane Lucas
• 12 Mitch Robinson
• 13 Chris Yarran
• 14 Brock McLean
• 15 Jeremy Laidler
• 17 Sam Rowe
• 19 Eddie Betts
• 21 Josh Bootsma
• 22 Shaun Hampson
• 23 Lachie Henderson
• 27 Dennis Armfield
• 28 Tom Bell
• 34 Nick Duigan
• 38 Jeff Garlett
• 40 Michael Jamison
• 41 Levi Casboult
• 42 Zach Tuohy
• 44 Andrew Carrazzo
• 45 Aaron Joseph