Bring-Back-Powell

Brilliant goal by Oliver. 60 mtr goal with the wind.

Could play round 1 based on today. Somewhere we’ve hit the front with a Fritta set shot.

Gawn starring today. Ripper mark and set shot for his second. Has taken plenty of goal saving marks too.

I think we’ve seen the best of Harmes as a player. Just a player these days with no point of difference.

41-34 down at half time

Max just took a grab in the goal square for a set shot. Will confirm later if he coverts.

Chandler set shot goal from 40 courtesy of a Salem pass.

Amen. Jetta any issues on his hit on Tom Lynch? Lynch sooked it up big time. And Jetta played well that quarter.

Richmond have gone with a strong line up today.

Jetta, Spargo and eventually Fritsch with a nice team goal. 20-15 up.

Jordon lovely goal on the run. Down 15-14 - 22 mins 1st qtr

Any idea why Riewoldt’s taken 2 marks on Jetta? T Macs taken 3 contested marks. Jones still knows how to kick a snag for our first.

Very nervous how our forward line will function in the early weeks and specifically the lack of firepower. Today will get our first glimpse of it.

Anyone watching behind the fence with the snakes and the Richmond supporters?

Not at all. Pre season games haven’t been televised on FTA for a number of years.

I got an email from the AFL membership department a couple of weeks ago: Monday 1 March online sales - 12pm for members. 3pm for the public. I assume more details will come to light when Andrews winds back the restrictions tomorrow.

Agreed. They’ve traded for the now with regards to their last 2 off seasons and so far so good for them. They’ve got a clear strategy of trading for players that will have an immediate impact on them and it paid dividends for them last year.

Tiny sample space but the scores appear up. None of this rubbish 60-42 games that blighted 2020. Hoping the 98-83 Hawks v Dogs score from yeaterday is the norm for 2021. Losing teams should be managing at least 75 points a game IMO.

It’s either Petracca, or Jimmy Toumpas popped in for training and donned the number 5 he made famous...

Could probably do worse than PJ as our next president, if he’s suited to that position.

Valid point, and fair enough with it hard to police a non ticketed event. So, why not then make these practice matches a ticketed event? Bring something back to the fans who have been robbed a season of footy.

Had a peek at the HFC bigfooty forum and they're all celebrating their last quarter heroics and thinking it could be a much better year than people think. Doggies supporters meanwhile are saying "it's only pre season, we weren't even trying, Bevo was experimenting in the last qtr" On topic of no fans, why is this? They're letting people go to the AFLW and the AAMI series, but not this weekend's games? I was under the impression this week's games were for the purpose of no interstate travelling for clubs, which is fine but why lock out the fans who are hungry for footy after being forced to watch the entire season in their lounge room. I though we were supposed to be learning how to live in a COVID safe era and therefore a couple of thousand odd supporters can easily socially distance at Casey, Whitten Oval, Princes Park etc...Another example of fan disengagement where it doesn't have to be this way.

Don't know about last year but they most certainly put the Collingwood V Melbourne 2019 practice match for viewing after the game.

I think that sums up Hunt's career to date.

You're correct, the viewing is very difficult, particularly from the opposite wing and players taking shots from 30 mtrs out (although you can probably guess the result of a Maxy Gawn regulation set shot from 25 mtrs out) Might leave it for the game at Marvel against the Dogs on 8 March if they're selling a few thousand tickets for that one.