Tipsters are in for a tough week with Round 1 of the 2023 AFL season hosting so many tight matchups on paper.
With nine games bidding teams against those many expect the finish near each other once the season is complete, former Crow and Cat Josh Jenkins described Round 1 as one of the most competitive weekend’s of football he’s ever seen.
Both Jenkins and Sam Edmund assessed the upcoming round of football on SEN Breakfast and couldn’t pick a lock of the week given the matches scheduled.
Jenkins: “You like to always try and find a way to build up Round 1.
“But look at the games, look at the nine games, can you find me the lock of the weekend?
“It looks on paper to be the most competitive round of games you could ever imagine.”
Edmund: “I think it’s going to be like this most weeks,
“I think it’s going to be incredibly tight at the top this year, I think we’re going to talk about an incredibly even season."
Jenkins: “I think the guts of the competition will be large, I think a couple will separate themselves, but there’ll be a large belly.
“There might be 13 teams (there).”
Edmund: “They could be separated by just a game or two throughout the bulk of the season.”
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Round 1 AFL fixture
Richmond v Carlton, Thursday night, MCG
Geelong v Collingwood, Friday night, MCG
North Melbourne v West Coast, Saturday afternoon, Marvel Stadium
Port Adelaide v Brisbane, Saturday twilight, Adelaide Oval
Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, Saturday night, MCG
Gold Coast v Sydney, Saturday night, Heritage Bank Stadium
GWS v Adelaide, Sunday afternoon, Giants Stadium
Hawthorn v Essendon, Sunday afternoon, MCG
St Kilda v Fremantle, Sunday twilight, Marvel Stadium