Jobe Watson will be cheering on Carlton tonight as they kick off the 2009 season in a sell-out game against Richmond. Watson tipped the Blues to defeat the Tigers by 15 points in essendonfc.com.au’s Footy Tipping Competition for 2009.

In the other matches for Round 1, Watson has the following predictions:

Brisbane to defeat West Coast

St Kilda to defeat Sydney

North Melbourne to defeat Melbourne

Essendon to defeat Port Adelaide

Western Bulldogs to defeat Fremantle

For your chance to share part of the $10,000 competition prize pool, register now by clicking here.

And don’t forget to enter the Superboot competition for your chance to win a 50 inch Samsung plasma television. Click here.