Saturday second AFL Round 1 match is between Gold Coast Suns and Richmond Tigers with the game to be played at Metricon Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 6.40pm with away team Richmond Tigers currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Gold Coast Suns and Richmond Tigers.
Round: Round 1, Saturday March 15, 6.40pm
Stadium: Metricon Stadium
Weather: 29° Mostly sunny.
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Odds Comparison:
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| Gold Coast Suns | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.50 |
| Richmond Tigers | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.53 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
Gold Coast play Richmond on Saturday evening, 6.40pm at Metricon Stadium. This could be a tight encounter, with the Tigers slight favourites to take the early points. Saying that, however, the Suns enjoy a good 66 percent record against Richmond, and will benefit from an opening game at home on the Gold Coast.
The Gold Coast Suns will be keen for a good start to the season, after a good 2013 with eight victories, more than any in their short history. There is a more positive outlook for the Suns this year, and a home victory will be a great place to start. The Tigers also had a great year in 2013, however, and will be favourites to win this match. They beat the Suns in their last game midway through the 2013 season, and went on to make their first finals campaign since 2001.
These two clubs are among the most exciting young teams in the 2014 competition, and this season will be a great preview of the next few years ahead. While the Tigers are definitely a few years ahead in terms of team development, the Suns are very capable of kicking off the season in style with a win at home.
Teams:
Gold Coast Suns:
B: Matthew Warnock, Steven May, Greg Broughton
HB: Sean Lemmens, Clay Cameron, Trent McKenzie
C: Matt Shaw, Gary Ablett, Jarrod Harbrow
HF: Aaron Hall, Tom Lynch, Jack Martin
F: Sam Day, Charlie Dixon, Brandon Matera
Fol: Tom Nicholls, Michael Rischitelli, Dion Prestia
I/C: David Swallow, Danny Stanley, Andrew Boston, Jaeger O’Meara
Emg: Alex Sexton, Timmy Sumner, Luke Russell
Richmond Tigers:
B: Troy Chaplin, Alex Rance, David Astbury
HB: Bachar Houli, Chris Newman, Steven Morris
C: Shaun Grigg, Dustin Martin, Brandon Ellis
HF: Ricky Petterd, Reece Conca, Nick Vlastuin
F: Ben Griffiths, Ty Vickery, Jack Riewoldt
Fol: Shaun Hampson, Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio
I/C: Shane Edwards,Nathan Foley, Matt Thomas, Matt McDonough
Emg: Aaron Edwards, Nathan Gordon, Sam Lloyd
News:
Gold Coast key defender Rory Thompson faces a battle to prove his fitness for the Suns’ AFL season opener against Richmond on Saturday.
Thompson underwent hip surgery in the off-season and is in doubt to make the clash with the Tigers at Metricon Stadium.
While the Suns are poised to hand debuts to Jack Martin, Clay Cameron and Sean Lemmens, coach Guy McKenna said it was less clear-cut over Thompson.
“A long shot, but certainly not a line through his name,” McKenna said when asked about Thompson’s availability.
“He had a good week of training and we have to balance up how hard we push him conditioning wise or do we give him another week on the training track to get fitter for the rest of the season.”
Another player unlikely to feature against the Tigers is midfielder Karmichael Hunt.
The rugby league convert has had a disrupted pre-season amid speculation NRL clubs are hovering to try and lure him back to the 13-man code.
McKenna said a fit and firing Hunt was still very much part of his plans despite the rumours his AFL career could be over.
“K’s already shown on a very limited pre-season the value he can add to us in the midfield,” McKenna said.
“He’s a different midfielder to Jaeger O’Meara and Gary Ablett. His hardness, his ability to repeat tackle, his ability to stay strong over the football is an important ingredient of an AFL footballer.
“When he’s fit and in form and warrants selection, he’ll get picked.”