I was sure that we already had a thread for this game but I can't find it.
One change for us; Nick Haynes comes in for Wade Derksen who has been demoted to emergency.
Wade is stiff to miss out but Melbourne relies on its small and medium forwards - as well as Gawn drifting forward.
Yep, understandable. Keeping Lewis Y in the side is also a good move.
No Jake Lever and no Christian Salem, and Jack Viney playing his first game of the year.
No Hayward?
Derksen was a bit rough, did everything asked of him so far.
Yep, team first selection means good players will be stiff to miss. Retaining Lewis Young is a great example off picking the best team for the opposition.
Our line-up:
B: 2 Lachlan Cowan 23 Jacob Weitering 4 Oliver Hollands
HB: 15 Billy Wilson 35 Harry Dean 26 Nick Haynes
C: 13 Blake Acres 9 Patrick Cripps 5 Adam Cerra
HF: 12 Ben Ainsworth 11 Mitch McGovern 44 Francis Evans
F: 36 Cooper Lord 10 Harry McKay 39 Talor Byrne
R: 27 Marc Pittonet 18 Sam Walsh 7 Jagga Smith
Int: 14 Oliver Florent 29 George Hewett 33 Lewis Young 17 Brodie Kemp 46 Matthew Cottrell
Em: 47 Wade Derksen 30 Jack Ison 25 Liam Reidy
[1] Derksen a bit stiff, but, if we win, he'll probably get another chance. He's done everything he could.
[2] Interesting to see Reidy as an Emergency. Especially as Melbourne have named Heath as an emergency. What are they trying to tell us?
[3] Have we matched up? Melbourne are structurally different to us. Hopefully, our forwards can do the job.