2009 NAB Cup Game Notes – Geelong Cats vs Port Adelaide Power

A rematch of the 2007 grand final was heightened by the fact that Port Adelaide were coming in with the aim to measure its improvement against the leagues yard stick in Geelong. And for a good thee quarters and a bit they were neck and neck with the Cats, but in the end Geelong just had too much class winning by three goals (72-54).

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes – Essendon Bombers vs Brisbane Lions

There are a few teams whose games I just have no interest in. Brisbane is one. Sydney another. Not really a contender. Not really on the rise. Boring style of play. No real rivalries (sure West Coast, but that day is dead). JB killed me in Dream Team [...]

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes - Collingwood Magpies vs Richmond Tigers

The drama was high for this Thursday night specialty, not because it was yet another “blockbuster” NAB clash from the 12 year long preseason. But because it would be Ben Cousins first run since returned clean and hairless from his year long suspension.
Pre-bounce almost all the talk was of Cousins return, leading to the [...]

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes - Hawthorn Hawks v Melbourne Demons

On paper - it couldn’t be any more of a mismatch - last year’s premiers at their second home in Launceston, ready to give last year’s cellar dwellars another pantsing.
But this isn’t real football. It’s NAB Cup. So no one was any more than a little surprised when the Dees skipped 5 goals [...]

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes - Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide Power

The first thing the NAB Cup series does is remind us of one thing - Sydney Swans and preseason football do not mix. First up for this year’s bye was Port Adelaide, although they did have to travel to Manuka Oval for the experience. The Swans had a lot of new blood on [...]

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes - Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows

In their first clash since their shock loss in last year’s Grand Final to the Hawks, Geelong hosted the Crows at Telstra Dome in round 1 of the NAB Cup. The Cats were in no danger throughout the match and were much too strong for a battling Adelaide outfit, eventually winning 119-84. Gary [...]

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes - Fremantle Dockers v Richmond Tigers

Fremantle kicked off their NAB Cup campaign at home as they hosted Richmond at Subiaco oval. While the fans would have to wait another week for Ben Cousins to make his debut, they were treated to a masterful display by another great veteran of the game - the evergreen Matthew Richardson. Playing on [...]

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes - Carlton Blues v North Melbourne Kangaroos

For full match overviews, check out the reports from Herald Sun and Real Footy.
For match stats refer to AFL.com.
The Blues came into this game playing all their stars (Judd, Murphy, Gibbs and Fev) as well as giving their prize rookies a run (Chris Yarren and Mitch Robinson). And they weren’t messing about either; they [...]

2009 NAB Cup Game Notes - Brisbane Lions v St Kilda Saints

The sunny (?) Gold Coast saw some NAB Cup action as they do every year, however rather than the Bombers who had been making the trip up lately, it was the Saints who took on the Lions in Round 1 action. The Lions flew out of the box, establishing a big break with their [...]

Squads for the first round of the NAB Cup

AFL NAB Cup Round 1 2009 squads named.

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