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Foxtel Cup Round 2 Preview: Northern Bullants v Claremont Tigers
Date: Saturday 11th June 2011
Time: 4:05pm local time (AEST)
Venue: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Curtain-raiser to Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne
Broadcast: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Match Centre: here
Weather: A few showers. min 4, max 16
Foxtel Cup Round 1 Results
Claremont 14.18 (102) def. Clarence 4.7 (31)
Northern Bullants 19.9 (123) def. GWS Giants 5.4 (34)
Local WAFL/VFL Results
Claremont - 9-2 (11 played) WAFl 1st
Bullants - 6-2 (8 played) VFL 3rd
Most Recent Match
Claremont (1st) d Subiaco (7th) by 46 points
Bullants (3rd) d Collingwood (9th) by 46 points
Brief Analysis
This may well be the match of the series so far, at least on paper. Both teams performing well, coming off near identical wins, and playing at a neutral stadium, both teams having to fly to Queensland for this match in another one of the Cups quirky fixtures.
Just as last week, this will be a major test of the VFL/AFL aligned clubs versus the standalone state league club, which last week saw the Western bulldogs aligned Williamstown take the honours over a gallant West Adelaide by 3 goals. Claremont will have to overcome what is essentially the Carlton reserves side on the Gold Coast.
Both teams have enjoyed near indentical wins, Claremont flogging Clarence in Tasmania, and the Bullants smashing through the fledgling GWS side at the MCG. Both teams had good wins in the state leagues last week with 46 point wins over Subiaco and Collingwood. Both teams will be full of confidence going into this match, sadly there can only be one winner.
As a Carlton supporter, I have to confess to bias here when I say that I expect the Blues to win. For the good of the competition, Id like to believe Claremont need to win, but I do expect the Bullants to lineup with more than a few players with AFL credentials who could arguably be in the senior Blues team this week, and this will be somewhat problematic for Claremont to overcome. 15 AFL listed players to 4 may be more than they can handle.
I predict the Bullants by 14 points in what shapes up to be a wet match at Metricon.
This match also throws up an odd guerney issue, many bullants players may be slightly disorientated by their opponents wearing a very similar jumper design to the Carlton Senior side. The Bullants jumper is a lot different.
From left to right: Carlton, Claremont, and Bullants Jumpers.
Teams (AFL listed players in bold, experienced players underlined)
Claremont Tigers
FB: Jesse Laurie, Brandon Franz, Lewis Stevenson
HB: Blake Anderson, Eric Mackenzie, Clay McLemon
C: Ian Richardson, Luke Blackwell, Ian Rowe
HF: Andrew Browne, Trinity Handley, Jake Murphy
FF: Alry Gilligan, Matt Orzel
Fol:Tom Lee, Kane Mitchell, Ryan Brabazon
Int: Byron Schammer, Beau Wilkes, Lewis Broome, Bradley Nesbitt
Em: Gerrick Weedon
AFL Listed players (4)
WCE AFL Listed Players: Weedon, Mackenzie, Broome
Fre AFL Listed Players: Schammer
Jumper:
Northern Bullants
FB: Pat Mcarthy, Matthew Watson, Marcus Davies
HB: Adam Iacobucci, Andrew McInnes, Aaron Joseph
C: Rhys O'keefe, Jarrod McCorkell, Kane Lucas
HF: Waydbe Twomey, Mark Austin, Rohan Kerr
FF: Ahmed Saad, Ashley Arrowsmith, Ryan Houlihan
Fol: Robert Warnock, Jaryd Cachia, Brock Mclean
Int: Joseph Dare, Andre Gianfagna, Adam Marcon, Nick Meese
Em: Tyson Thomas
AFL Listed Players (15): MCarthy, Watson, Davies, McInnes, Joseph, Lucas, Twomey, Austin, Kerr, Houlihan, Warnock, Mclean, Cachia, O'keefe, Dare,
Jumper:
Date: Saturday 11th June 2011
Time: 4:05pm local time (AEST)
Venue: Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
Curtain-raiser to Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne
Broadcast: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Match Centre: here
Weather: A few showers. min 4, max 16
Foxtel Cup Round 1 Results
Claremont 14.18 (102) def. Clarence 4.7 (31)
Northern Bullants 19.9 (123) def. GWS Giants 5.4 (34)
Local WAFL/VFL Results
Claremont - 9-2 (11 played) WAFl 1st
Bullants - 6-2 (8 played) VFL 3rd
Most Recent Match
Claremont (1st) d Subiaco (7th) by 46 points
Bullants (3rd) d Collingwood (9th) by 46 points
Brief Analysis
This may well be the match of the series so far, at least on paper. Both teams performing well, coming off near identical wins, and playing at a neutral stadium, both teams having to fly to Queensland for this match in another one of the Cups quirky fixtures.
Just as last week, this will be a major test of the VFL/AFL aligned clubs versus the standalone state league club, which last week saw the Western bulldogs aligned Williamstown take the honours over a gallant West Adelaide by 3 goals. Claremont will have to overcome what is essentially the Carlton reserves side on the Gold Coast.
Both teams have enjoyed near indentical wins, Claremont flogging Clarence in Tasmania, and the Bullants smashing through the fledgling GWS side at the MCG. Both teams had good wins in the state leagues last week with 46 point wins over Subiaco and Collingwood. Both teams will be full of confidence going into this match, sadly there can only be one winner.
As a Carlton supporter, I have to confess to bias here when I say that I expect the Blues to win. For the good of the competition, Id like to believe Claremont need to win, but I do expect the Bullants to lineup with more than a few players with AFL credentials who could arguably be in the senior Blues team this week, and this will be somewhat problematic for Claremont to overcome. 15 AFL listed players to 4 may be more than they can handle.
I predict the Bullants by 14 points in what shapes up to be a wet match at Metricon.
This match also throws up an odd guerney issue, many bullants players may be slightly disorientated by their opponents wearing a very similar jumper design to the Carlton Senior side. The Bullants jumper is a lot different.
From left to right: Carlton, Claremont, and Bullants Jumpers.
Teams (AFL listed players in bold, experienced players underlined)
Claremont Tigers
FB: Jesse Laurie, Brandon Franz, Lewis Stevenson
HB: Blake Anderson, Eric Mackenzie, Clay McLemon
C: Ian Richardson, Luke Blackwell, Ian Rowe
HF: Andrew Browne, Trinity Handley, Jake Murphy
FF: Alry Gilligan, Matt Orzel
Fol:Tom Lee, Kane Mitchell, Ryan Brabazon
Int: Byron Schammer, Beau Wilkes, Lewis Broome, Bradley Nesbitt
Em: Gerrick Weedon
AFL Listed players (4)
WCE AFL Listed Players: Weedon, Mackenzie, Broome
Fre AFL Listed Players: Schammer
Jumper:
Northern Bullants
FB: Pat Mcarthy, Matthew Watson, Marcus Davies
HB: Adam Iacobucci, Andrew McInnes, Aaron Joseph
C: Rhys O'keefe, Jarrod McCorkell, Kane Lucas
HF: Waydbe Twomey, Mark Austin, Rohan Kerr
FF: Ahmed Saad, Ashley Arrowsmith, Ryan Houlihan
Fol: Robert Warnock, Jaryd Cachia, Brock Mclean
Int: Joseph Dare, Andre Gianfagna, Adam Marcon, Nick Meese
Em: Tyson Thomas
AFL Listed Players (15): MCarthy, Watson, Davies, McInnes, Joseph, Lucas, Twomey, Austin, Kerr, Houlihan, Warnock, Mclean, Cachia, O'keefe, Dare,
Jumper: