NAB Challenge

[Red-4-Life]

Starts now! 18 games in 18 days (followed by a weekend of trial games)

(All times AEDT, all matches live on Fox Footy)
Wednesday, February 12
Geelong v Collingwood, Simonds Stadium, 7.10pm

Thursday, February 13
Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm

Friday, February 14
Richmond v Melbourne, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm

Saturday, February 15
North Melbourne v Carlton, North Ballarat, 4.40pm

Sunday, February 16
Adelaide v Port Adelaide, Richmond Oval, 4.40pm

Monday, February 17
Gold Coast v Essendon, Metricon Stadium, 7.10pm

Tuesday, February 18
Fremantle v West Coast, Joondalup, 7.10pm

Wednesday, February 19
Western Bulldogs v St Kilda, Simonds Stadium, 7.10pm

Thursday, February 20
GWS v Sydney, Canberra, 7.10pm

Friday, February 21
Hawthorn v North Melbourne, Aurora Stadium, 7.10pm

Saturday, February 22
Collingwood v Richmond, Wangaratta, 4.40pm

Sunday, February 23
Brisbane Lions v Gold Coast, Townsville, 4.40pm

Monday, February 24
Carlton v Adelaide, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm

Tuesday, February 25
Essendon v Port Adelaide, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm

Wednesday, February 26
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle, Etihad Stadium, 7.10pm

Thursday, February 27
Sydney v West Coast, Blacktown, 7.10pm

Friday, February 28
Melbourne v Geelong, Alice Springs, 7.10pm

Saturday, March 1
GWS v St Kilda, Wagga Wagga, 4.40pm


2014 Practice Matches

Sunday, March 2
Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood, Metricon Stadium 12:00pm

Thursday, March 6
West Coast Eagles v Fremantle, Patersons Stadium 4:40pm

Friday, March 7
Richmond v Essendon, Punt Road Oval 1:00pm

GWS Giants v Adelaide Crows, Blacktown 2:00pm

Carlton v Western Bulldogs, Visy Park 4:00pm

Geelong Cats v North Melbourne, Simonds Stadium 7:00pm
Saturday, March 8

Port Adelaide v St Kilda, Alberton Oval 12:30pm

Melbourne v Hawthorn, Casey Fields 1:00pm

Brisbane Lions v Sydney Swans, Burpengary 2:30pm

[Con M]

Bloody hell. 18 days straight. Wall-to-wall NAB Cup or 'Challenge' or whatever that bank wants to call it these days.

This should keep Five AAFL's Rowey excited and keep any other sports off the radar on it's Five AAFL ALL-Sports show.

[ozzie owl]

18 NAB challenge games in 18 days...............zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Red-4-Life]

18 NAB challenge games in 18 days...............zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

The only good thing about it is that they are full length games and with very minimal rule changes/trials. So teams can at least have a decent hit out. But Brisbane on the other hand.... :? not good preparation for their youngsters and probably equally as poor preparation for hawthorn

[Bomber]

Joke comp. AFL should just sanction 3 or 4 trial games and pit teams that only play each other once in the main season. Oh, I forgot, they might lose a few $$$.................

[Red-4-Life]

Joke comp. AFL should just sanction 3 or 4 trial games and pit teams that only play each other once in the main season. Oh, I forgot, they might lose a few $$$.................

Agree 100% but like you said, it's all about commercialism. Teams only organise one trial match now (eg port vs st kilda at alberton) whereas they should be organising a handful of practice games in the preseason. The more the better as they can give their young ones some game time and ease their senior and injured players into it. 3 games is barely enough to prepare for an entire season.

[MegaBonus]

Just curious....are Port Power arrogant or chicken for naming an under strength team today?

[totsreds08]

Just curious....are Port Power arrogant or chicken for naming an under strength team today?

We just wanted to see the majority of crows fans get their hopes up over defeating a very under strength power team.
But seriously, I am pleased to see players rested. You can only have 2 subs and the last thing anyone would want is their players getting injured/being sore come round 1. It was a rivalry game and it was full length too and it may have gotten a little heated if both teams were going at it.

[London Hearts]

I wonder which team the inconsiderate cünt who parked across my driveway was rooting for,

[Red-4-Life]

Just curious....are Port Power arrogant or chicken for naming an under strength team today?

We just wanted to see the majority of crows fans get their hopes up over defeating a very under strength power team.
But seriously, I am pleased to see players rested. You can only have 2 subs and the last thing anyone would want is their players getting injured/being sore come round 1. It was a rivalry game and it was full length too and it may have gotten a little heated if both teams were going at it.

Good to see the young kids get a run. They all have work to do and are all promising stars of the future. They got a taste today and will no doubt work hard to get a spot on match day. Valuable experience and learning lesson today for the inexperienced kids. Can't read a whole lot into today but by not having full strength teams it does help the build up to round 2 rather than take away from it.

Big guns to come in next week vs Essendon & St Kilda

[Bomber]

I wonder which team the inconsiderate cünt who parked across my driveway was rooting for,

What model/make car was it?

[Ashes Whitewash]

It was a ute. Actually it was a tad convienient because I did have some rubbish I needed to dispose of.

[Delete Your Account]

It was a ute. Actually it was a tad convienient because I did have some rubbish I needed to dispose of.

Should've filled up the ute.

[Bomber]

It was a ute. Actually it was a tad convienient because I did have some rubbish I needed to dispose of.

If it was a pre 1995 model, chances are it was a Power supporter. After that, probably a Crow.

[Ashes Whitewash]

It was a ute. Actually it was a tad convienient because I did have some rubbish I needed to dispose of.

Should've filled up the ute.

Hence the convenience. It wasn't full but I did take the liberty to put some stuff in there.

[Con M]

Driving to work yesterday, the Five AAFL brekky show played excerpts of Wildy and Rowe calling Sunday's trial/practice/scratch game. They sounded like demented, screeching, Camry Crow-supporting banshees.

Wonder what NAB shareholders think of their bank's execs sponsoring this cup or "challenge" or whatever it's called these days? Especially seeing the way a lot of coaches, players and supporters scornfully treat this farcical comp.

[Red-4-Life]

Power definitely flag faves now

Polec looked good tonight, as did Clurey. Still a lot of work to do, need to be able to close a game out when we dominate for long periods

[Delete Your Account]

Power definitely flag faves now

Polec looked good tonight, as did Clurey. Still a lot of work to do, need to be able to close a game out when we dominate for long periods

Have to admit, I might've been wrong about Polec.

[PDog]

Power definitely flag faves now

Polec looked good tonight, as did Clurey. Still a lot of work to do, need to be able to close a game out when we dominate for long periods

hearing good things about jarman impey as well.

can't wait for season proper, round 2 especially.

[Delete Your Account]

Power definitely flag faves now

Polec looked good tonight, as did Clurey. Still a lot of work to do, need to be able to close a game out when we dominate for long periods

hearing good things about jarman impey as well.

can't wait for season proper, round 2 especially.

Yeah, his 4 touches last night were sublime.

[Red-4-Life]

Impey will get there. Definitely not the standard of wines or wingard yet but he'll get his time. With the squad we now have, I can't see him getting heaps of games his year. Maybe some as a sub

[PDog]

Power definitely flag faves now

Polec looked good tonight, as did Clurey. Still a lot of work to do, need to be able to close a game out when we dominate for long periods

hearing good things about jarman impey as well.

can't wait for season proper, round 2 especially.

Yeah, his 4 touches last night were sublime.

Just what i've heard.

As a crows fan i could care less.

[Delete Your Account]

Yeah, his 4 touches last night were sublime.

Just what i've heard.

As a crows fan i could care less.

How much less could you care, if you had to estimate?

[PDog]

21.693%

[Red-4-Life]

Well the best thing about this nab challenge is the fact it ends tonight. Has been a very lacklustre event by the AFL. Either re-introduce the knockout format (and eliminated teams play friendlies) or scrap it all together and just let teams organise their own matches. At least the KO format gives teams 4 games to work with. The lack on incentive to win something seemed to take away from it a bit and make it even worse. I remember the days when there were groups and group winners progressed to the semi finals

[Nervous Norvus]

I must admit if there's no winner at the end of it what's the point.

[ruud]

definitely boring, but they are really just friendly games... there isnt really a good way to polish it

[Red-4-Life]

They had someone from the AFL on the radio and they said they will keep "experimenting" with it. Bit ridiculous that they will experiment and possibly ruin all teams pre-seasons for the corporate dollars