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[ad_1] Old Victorian rivals Carlton and Richmond collide in the annual Thursday night MCG blockbuster to open Round 1 as the Tigers welcome back a host of stars. The Blues (1-0, 101.2%) will hope to continue their scintillating form from the second half of last week’s crazy comeback win over Brisbane at the Gabba, though … Read more
[ad_1] Brisbane Lions coaches and on-field leaders have been called out for ‘disappearing’ and ‘choking’ in a nightmare third quarter during Carlton’s stirring 46-point comeback win in Opening Round. The Lions looked on track for a 15th-straight win at the Gabba when they came out of the blocks in red-hot fashion, leading 44 to 12 … Read more
[ad_1] Carlton star Sam Docherty has suffered a his third ACL injury as well as a meniscus tear in a heartbreaking blow. Docherty suffered the injury in a tackle in the first quarter of Carlton’s one-point win over Brisbane on Friday night, initially trying to play through the setback before being subbed out at half-time. … Read more
[ad_1] Jubilant Carlton coach Michael Voss has rated his side’s thrilling one-point win over Brisbane as the best regular season victory during his tenure at the Blues as AFL greats declared the win could set the tone for the club this season. Trailing by 46 points in the second quarter on Friday night at the … Read more
[ad_1] Brisbane coach Chris Fagan says the club fears Keidean Coleman has suffered an ACL tear to further sour his side’s one-point loss to Carlton in a potential hammer blow. Coleman hyperextended his knee in a tackle just before half-time of the Lions’ one-point loss to Carlton at the Gabba on Thursday night. The gun … Read more
[ad_1] A series of injury scares have marred Brisbane and Carlton’s Opening Round clash at The Gabba. Key among the blows were knee concerns for both Keidean Coleman and Sam Docherty, with the pair subbed out of the match at halftime. Docherty clutched at his right knee after a tackle in the opening quarter and … Read more
[ad_1] Carlton faces arguably the toughest road trip in footy when it returns to the Gabba to face the Lions in a blockbuster Friday night preliminary final rematch to open their seasons. Brisbane goes into 2024 full of confidence after a strong pre-season and is perhaps as well placed as ever under Chris Fagan for … Read more
[ad_1] Need a hand with your AFL tips for the upcoming weekend? The Fox Footy experts are here to help with their winners for every game in Opening Round. Check out all our expert tips and the final verdict below! The only place to watch every game of AFL’s Opening Round is Fox Footy, available … Read more
[ad_1] The AFL’s 18 captains have had their say on how they think this season will unfold, answering seven pertinent questions about the upcoming 2024 campaign. Unsurprisingly, the majority of the league’s skippers predicted reigning premier Collingwood would qualify for the finals, while the runner-up Brisbane Lions were next in line in the minds of … Read more
[ad_1] Welcome to predicted ladder season, where everyone is always wrong, including us. And congratulations to the team listed ninth below, because that’s where we had Collingwood going into the 2023 season – whoops. But that’s part of the fun of this time of year. Plenty will make boring predictions, maybe even keeping the same … Read more