The AFL NAB Challenge kicks off on Thursday evening down in Tasmania as the Premiers host the Navy Blues at Aurora
Moneyball have a range of contests covering the game, the early squads for both teams can be seen below.
Hawthorn v Carlton, Aurora Stadium, 7.10pm AEDT
HAWTHORN
3. Jordan Lewis, 4. Billy Hartung, 5. Sam Mitchell, 6. Josh Gibson, 7. Ben McEvoy, 8. Taylor Duryea, 10. Bradley Hill, 11. Brendan Whitecross, 13. Jonathan O’Rourke, 14. Grant Birchall, 15. Luke Hodge, 16. Isaac Smith, 17. Angus Litherland, 20. Dallas Willsmore, 21. James Sicily, 22. Luke Breust, 23. Tim O’Brien, 24. Ben Stratton, 25. Ryan Schoenmakers, 28. Paul Puopolo, 30. Kaiden Brand, 31. Zac Webster, 32. Jack Fitzpatrick, 34. Kurt Heatherley, 41. Daniel Howe, 42. Teia Miles, 43. Marc Pittonet, 46. Lachlan Langford, 47. Shem-Kalvin Tatupu
CARLTON
3. Marc Murphy, 4. Bryce Gibbs, 6. Kade Simpson, 8. Matthew Kreuzer, 10. Harry McKay, 11. Sam Kerridge, 12. Blaine Boekhorst, 13. Jed Lamb, 14. Liam Jones, 15. Sam Docherty, 17. Sam Rowe, 22. Jason Tutt, 23. Jacob Weitering, 24. Mark Whiley, 30. Charlie Curnow, 31. Matthew Dick, 32. Nick Graham, 33. Andrejs Everitt, 34. Andrew Phillips, 35. Ed Curnow, 37. Daniel Gorringe, 38. Ciaran Byrne, 39. Dale Thomas, 40. Michael Jamison, 41. Levi Casboult, 42. Zach Tuohy, 43. Simon White, 45. Andrew Gallucci, 46. Matthew Wright
Aurora Stadium is traditionally a tricky ground for teams to play at and Hawthorn have turned it into a fortress of sorts in recent years (like they have at most grounds).
They have a win/loss record of 37-11 at Aurora despite losing in this corresponding fixture last year against Collingwood 111 to 72. That game aside they stifled their opponents in Tasmania last year:
They held…
Western Bulldogs to 57 points
Gold Coast to 40 points
Fremantle to 43 points
Brisbane to 63 points
So the potential for a low scoring game is certainly there especially considering the fact Carlton only averaged 10 goals per-game in season 2015. Consider that before you play too many of Carlton’s deep forwards!
Moneyball AFL Scoring system
Goal: 6 pts
Behind: 1 pt
Kick: 3 pts
Handball: 2 pts
Mark: 4 pts
Tackle: 4 pts
Clanger Handball: -3 pts
Clanger Kick: -3 pts
Free Kicks For: 3 pts
Free Kicks Against: -3 pts
Hitout: 1 pt
Read more about how Moneyball’s scoring system will affect the scores of your favourite players
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