Round 1 2009

 courtesy of FootyStats Diary.

Notes: 

Andrew Browne becomes the 1,078th player to debut for Richmond

Ben Cousins becomes the 1,079th player to debut for Richmond.

2009 — ROUND 1 — GAME 1
Richmond v Carlton
Thursday (n), March 26, 2009 MCG, 7.40pm AEDT, crowd: 86,972 Conditions: Good Weather: Mild, 18C, swirling wind
	1/4 time	1/2 time	3/4 time	Final
RCH	3.4-22	6.7-43	8.10-58	9.13-67
CAR	8.4-52 (30)	13.5-83 (40)	18.9-117 (59)	23.12-150 (83)
Goals: Carlton: Eddie Betts 5.0, Mitch Robinson 3, Jarrad Waite 3, Brendan Fevola 2, Chris Judd 2, Marc Murphy 2, Simon Wiggins 2, Jordan Russell, Jefferey Garlett, Matthew Kreuzer, Richard Hadley. Richmond: Mitch Morton 4, Matthew Richardson, Jack Riewoldt, Jay Schulz, Troy Simmonds, Richard Tambling. Best: Carlton: Jarrad Waite, Chris Judd, Marc Murphy, Simon Wiggins, Mitch Robinson, Matthew Kreuzer, Eddie Betts, Bryce Gibbs, Ryan Houlihan. Richmond: Mitch Morton, Andrew Raines, Nathan Foley, Richard Tambling. Umpires: Chris Donlon, Michael Vozzo, Scott McLaren. Report: Kade Simpson (Car) reported by field umpire Michael Vozzo for making forceful front-on contact on Daniel Jackson (Rch) in Q1. The MRP charged Simpson with a Level One offence and offered a reprimand with an early plea. Simpson accepted guilt, with a reprimand and 70.31 demerit points to his future record.