Round one has been completed. What did you learn?

The sub rule is stupid.

Its a good overview of round one but. you yourself should know that it is a long March to September. pardon me for steeling that quote from the Magpie army member recruiting office.

So far i see 3 coaches jobs on the line. if their teams don't improve. Brisbane are shot with 2 of their best players Jonathan Brown & Brent Staker sitting on the sidelines now for a while. bottom 4 now looks a certainty.

Michael Jamison would have done a better job on Riewaldt. but he has been suspended. Carlton's playing list depth still gives me the creeps. Thornton is as weak as p*ss. i cant believe that he wasn't delisted. & im more disgusted that he actually gets a game. that's a puzzle that i will never figure out with Carlton. there is one thing that you can be guaranteed of here. if Essendon finnish the season above the Blues. the Ratts will get the sack! nothing surer than that.

The Western Bulldogs were,without doubt the biggest disappointment of the round. Rodney Eade has certainly got his work cut out now. if that team is even going to get a sniff of some September action. but you know the old saying in footy. your opposition only play as well as you let them. the doggies work rate was nothing shorter than being pathetic in this game. shame shame shame!

There is still a ? hanging over the Dee's. a draw against the Swans is better than a loss. but i think it was more of the Swans fading in the last Quarter. than Melbourne doing better than them.

As for Geelong & St Kilda. these 2 teams have aging playing lists. they are #1 & 2 in the comp. if these 2 teams get some serious injury's over the coming weeks. i don't think that they have the depth to cover the players sitting on the sidelines. this will the biggest concerns for both of their coaches.

The upside of the round was the sparkling games played by the new debutant's. that got games this weekend. too many to name. but you know the players that i speak of. some real talent unearthed i tell ya.

Cant wait till next Saturday for the Carlton V Gold Coast game. my seat is already reserved.

BTW i noticed that this is the 1st question you have asked. its great to participate. i look forward to seeing some more.

cheers.

First up my hunch that with so many youngsters in travelling teams for R1 that home teams would dominate so not surprised that the only exception was Bris. - a/c injury.

Port surprised me by putting a scare into the Pies for 3/4 & I've elevated them.

BL - got sick of looking for their first possible win.

Rich. - same old same old.

Carl. - If they could only get 20 points over Rich. look sus. all year

Crows - Impressed but it was the Anniv. Game etc

Ess. - I got slaughtered on here last year for suggesting a top 8 & borderline 4 finish but I'll stick to my guns - they are what the game should all be about in my books.

WB - BIG problems predicted & possibly the big THUD as the land on top of the Lions.

The rest I still have ??? over for a raft of reasons and YES I didn't see a GF performance in C'wood

so they are still ???.

R2 is a teaser !!

The concussion rule can have an impact on the sub rule.

Umpires haven't improved from last season.

The sub rule is needs to be improved. We saw on the weekend sides lost more than one player to injury and had other players not allowed to return to the field because of concussion.

Preseason form can be misleading.

Player availability can impact on a teams performance.

Hawthorn's defense is their Achilles heel.

Richmond have improved but probably won't make the 8.

Collingwood have improved by adding a few players while others gained confidence from last seasons premiership.

Carlton:

Shaun Hampson needs goalkicking lessons

Shaun Hampson needs marking lessons

Shaun Hampson need lessons on "How to be a forward"

I learnt that West Coast is actually capable of winning a game. Yes!!!

i agree with your comment about the blues

i cant see them making the 8 :-(

i learnt that Sydney look good in white shorts and finally FREO and PORT have a decent jumper LOL

i learnt that joel selwood is a remarkable man.. he apologised to his teammates after the match for letting them down after that horror crash with farren raye.. what a great footballer and role model. he is a great advocate for football in a time where footballing role models arent seeming to make the grade (st kilda schoolgirl fiasco, fev, ben cousins)

i agree with you Nick, Selwood is an awesome guy, great role model.

Do you guys think Essendon or Geelong has a chance of winning the flag?

i dont want essendon to but i want the mighty cats to. :)

Nick Riewoldt is still the biggest homosexual going around.

Hawks for the premiership