Richmond Tigers vs Carlton Blues Tips, Odds and Teams – AFL Round 1 2025

MCG will play host to Thursday's Round 1 AFL game between Richmond Tigers and Carlton Blues. The game kicks off at 7:30 pm with Carlton Blues heading into the game as favourites with the bookmakers. Continue reading for our in-depth preview of the Richmond Tigers vs. Carlton Blues game and give you our free tips and bets.

When: Thursday March 13, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Where: MCG

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Do we thank the AFL Lord this isn’t the first game of the season?

While that may sound blasphemous to Aussie Rules traditionalists, never has there been a greater disparity between the expectations of Richmond and Carlton going into their first game of the season.

The Blues are still picking themselves up after falling off the face of the earth with five losses from their last six games in 2024, including an elimination loss to Brisbane.

At $1.04 with Ladbrokes, the Blues are expected to bounce back and account for the Tigers with ease.

Charlie Curnow (knee), Nic Newman (knee), and Jagga Smith (knee) are significant outs, but will matter little as they welcome Nick Haynes (GWS) and favourite son Lucas Camporeale into the mix.

Whatever losses the Blues are dealing with pale in comparison to the Tigers, who followed up their disastrous two-win 2024 campaign by losing Daniel Rioli, Liam Baker, Shai Bolton, and Jack Graham.

The fact is Adem Yze may coach a winless team this season while blooding a host of young guns such as Sam Lalor, and the pain will start on Thursday night.

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