SuperFooty podcast: Richmond and Melbourne’s Anzac Day eve clash might surpass Collingwood v Essendon
MOVE over Collingwood-Essendon ... there’s a newer, bigger blockbuster in town. At least that’s what our SuperFooty Podcast team believe as they review the big issues of Round 3 and cast an eye ahead. LISTEN TO THE SUPERFOOTY PODCAST NOW
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BOTH are 2-1 and while it’s still a week away, it’s already being eyed off by fans not only of the two clubs — but across the AFL competition.
Richmond and Melbourne are both expected to be right there when the whips are cracking in September, and their new rivalry — forged by an Anzac eve clash — promises to be a cracker.
But could it be the new marquee game of the round?
Our panellists — Mick Warner, Jay Clark and Sam Landsberger — believe the game could draw a crowd in excess of 90,000.
“That’s got the potential to be bigger than Anzac Day (Collingwood v Essendon),” Herald Sun reporter Sam Landsberger said.
Colleague and fellow podcast member Jay Clark agreed.
“So Melbourne-Richmond could be the biggest regular-season game of the AFL fixture.”
All the big talking points from Round 3 are discussed, including Gary Ablett’s hamstring injury.
“It was a big risk, wasn’t it?” Clark said.
“We know with Gary Ablett’s soft-tissue issues last year ... it was always going to be the big question mark.
“It’s not a great sign that three rounds in he has gone down with this hamstring.”
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