The first game of the Round 2 will be played tonight due to Good Friday tomorrow, the match is between Brisbane Lions and Carlton Blues. The game will be played at The Gabba with the opening bounce at 7:40pm.
Both teams are coming off good wins with the Lions beating Melbourne Demons by 41 points at the MCG whilst Carlton thumped Ricmond by 44 points with an undermanned squad.
WHERE AND WHEN: The Gabba, Thursday April 5, 7.40pm
LAST TIME: Carlton 19.10 (124) d Brisbane Lions 9.9 (63), round 12, 2011 at Etihad Stadium
TV BROADCAST: Channel 7 & Fox Footy
BRISBANE LIONS
- B: Niall McKeever, Matt Maguire, Ashley McGrath
- HB: Mitchell Golby, Joel Patfull, Pearce Hanley
- C: Jed Adcock, Tom Rockliff, Daniel Rich
- HF: Jared Polec, Daniel Merrett, Todd Banfield
- F: Jack Redden, Matthew Leuenberger, Ryan Lester
- Foll: Ben Hudson, Simon Black, Claye Beams
- I/C: Cheynee Stiller, James Polkinghorne, Jesse O’Brien, Rohan Bewick
- Emg: Sam Sheldon, Ryan Harwood, Billy Longer
- In: Jesse O’Brien
- Out: Sam Sheldon
CARLTON BLUES
- B: Bret Thornton, Lachlan Henderson, Jeremy Laidler
- HB: Heath Scotland, Paul Bower, Christopher Yarran
- C: Kade Simpson, Chris Judd, Andrew Carrazzo
- HF: Jeffrey Garlett, Jarrad Waite, Kane Lucas
- F: Mitch Robinson, Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts
- Foll: Shaun Hampson, Bryce Gibbs, Marc Murphy
- I/C: Jordan Russell, Dennis Armfield, Zach Tuohy, Edward Curnow
- Emg: Brock McLean, Andrew Collins, Sam Rowe