We play Port Adelaide first up next year at MCG - good news!!!

We said the same last year about the Lions, I don't care who we play we just need to improve ourselves and the results will come

Good news... hopefully a win rd 1 in 2013

I'd be pretty disappointed if we lost this game - PA have never beaten us at the MCG - lets keep that tradition!!

Go DEES

Only 6 months to go!!!

We're going to absolutely demolish them.

Norm Smith is back.

The G is ours.

Every other club can G&GF.

So does this mean the darwin games are now off? It isnt a bad thing. Id rather play port on the G.

I cant wait. I rate brisbane a bit higher than Port so im happy to play port even thought I thought round 1 would be a win this year. I do expect to win. Can you imagine the crap and the media if we do lose. I can imagine it now.

But I reckon we will get a good turnout even though it is easter sunday, to see Jack make his debut and our new foward line. Bring it on.

Must win game.

Thats all.

Kill.

Relax! We've got this.

lol

Sounded like good news.

Until I found it it's on Easter Sunday. In the early time slot. Right when many people are sitting down to lunch.

Gutted. I love going to Round 1. It's typically one of the few games of the year where we're not behind in the win-loss ratio, we have new players/recruits/list/strategies, and there's genuine optimism. I'd have loved for us to open 2013 with Viney, Dawes, Byrnes et al to a sizeable group of our fans.

Hope Mitch plays, we'll stretch thier backline without chaplin big time youd think.

Cant wait

Sounded like good news.

Until I found it it's on Easter Sunday. In the early time slot. Right when many people are sitting down to lunch.

Gutted. I love going to Round 1. It's typically one of the few games of the year where we're not behind in the win-loss ratio, we have new players/recruits/list/strategies, and there's genuine optimism. I'd have loved for us to open 2013 with Viney, Dawes, Byrnes et al to a sizeable group of our fans.

oh crap just realized this 2, i just went from being pumped to deflated i will be lucky if i can even get there i have 5 months of sucking up to the family to do

Imagine if Liam Jurrah lines up for port

Playing port round 1 is not good. If we win which we should I will drink too much and start running my mouth stating we are a top 8 certainty. If we lose I will drink too much and claim the year is over already.

Just glad it's at the G!

Hate interstate games first up.

oh crap just realized this 2, i just went from being pumped to deflated i will be lucky if i can even get there i have 5 months of sucking up to the family to do

Thats bs mate.

Your family only has 6 months to give you a reason good enough not to go.

You are gunna miss seeing the first person ever to be charged with Grievous bodily harm on a football field.

Oh well, you can read about it the next day, if your family is ok with you reading a newspaper.

Wow! a Blockbuster first up I'm impressed with the AFL's thinking; funny thing is I said to Mrs Robbie last night that you can bet the AFL will give us a [censored] game, probably against Port first up and wallah, there it is.

I would rather we have a test against a reasonably good team than face the other basket case team in the competition; I want to know where we are as soon as possible and a win, if we do, against Port will tell us nothing.

When's the match preview going up?

Wow! a Blockbuster first up I'm impressed with the AFL's thinking; funny thing is I said to Mrs Robbie last night that you can bet the AFL will give us a [censored] game, probably against Port first up and wallah, there it is.

I would rather we have a test against a reasonably good team than face the other basket case team in the competition; I want to know where we are as soon as possible and a win, if we do, against Port will tell us nothing.

Surely you can't blame the AFL for this. Should get a decent turn out for round 1 regardless of who we play, so that doesn't really matter. And there is hardly a more winnable game they could have given us than Port at the MCG to get spirits up and some momentum going. To me, it is pretty much the best possible round 1 result. Just have to go out and do the business and win.

I've already wagered a carton of beer and my leftie on this with a mate who's a Port supporter..

I will never learn.

Sounded like good news.

Until I found it it's on Easter Sunday. In the early time slot. Right when many people are sitting down to lunch.

Gutted. I love going to Round 1. It's typically one of the few games of the year where we're not behind in the win-loss ratio, we have new players/recruits/list/strategies, and there's genuine optimism. I'd have loved for us to open 2013 with Viney, Dawes, Byrnes et al to a sizeable group of our fans.

Seriouly we have made our own bed on "fixturing" but fark the AFL they love to play us against Port in the early/late rounds and at rubbish times.

Hopefully in the top 8 for the first time in a while!

Surely you can't blame the AFL for this. Should get a decent turn out for round 1 regardless of who we play, so that doesn't really matter. And there is hardly a more winnable game they could have given us than Port at the MCG to get spirits up and some momentum going. To me, it is pretty much the best possible round 1 result. Just have to go out and do the business and win.

We only get what we deserve so that's about it. I'd prefer to open the season against Richmond, North or St Kilda it would attract a pretty good crowd and would give us an indication of where we were and how our season would be.

I hate wasting games at the G and prefer to play a good side in front of a big crowd.

hopefully a win ... but crowd size on easter sunday of 15,634 and a financial loss of $70,000 to start the year !!!!!!!!

Hopefully in the top 8 for the first time in a while!

One club will win and still be outside the top 8!