Melbourne Demons (5W15L 17th) v Sydney Swans (6W14L 15th)
Friday 16th August 2019 7:50pm AEST
Melbourne Cricket Ground
I imagine when this fixture was made last year, that this would have been a blockbuster game with two teams well in finals contention.
Melbourne
B: 14. Michael Hibberd 17. Sam Frost 8. Jake Lever HB: 2. Nathan Jones 34. Marty Hore 3. Christian Salem C: 48. Kyle Dunkley 7. Jack Viney 15. Billy Stretch HF: 40. Corey Wagner 31. Bayley Fritsch 4. James Harmes F: 6. Jordan Lewis 18. Jake Melksham 5. Christian Petracca Foll: 11. Max Gawn 10. Angus Brayshaw 13. Clayton Oliver Int: 9. Charlie Spargo 24. Jay Kennedy Harris 30. Alex Neal-Bullen 37. Kade Chandler Emg: 21. Braydon Preuss 29. Jayden Hunt 41. Jay Lockhart 45. Declan Keilty
In: Chandler, Hore, Neal-Bullen, Spargo, Stretch
Out: Oskar Baker (omitted), Jayden Hunt (omitted). Steven May (injured), Oscar McDonald (injured), Harrison Petty (injured),
Sydney
B: 14. Callum Mills 24. Dane Rampe 36. Aliir Aliir HB: 44. Jake Lloyd 30. Tom McCartin 34. Jordan Dawson C: 5. Isaac Heeney 29. George Hewett 13. Oliver Florent HF: 25. Ben Ronke 22. Nick Blakey 11. Tom Papley F: 15. Kieren Jack 20. Sam Reid 2. Daniel Menzel Foll: 41. Hayden McLean 12. Josh P. Kennedy 26. Luke Parker Int: 4. Ryan Clarke 42. Robbie Fox 32. James Bell 8. James Rowbottom Emg: 46. Joel Amartey 43. Lewis Melican 33. Ryley Stoddart 1. James Rose
In: Jack
Out: Zak Jones (injured)
Umpires: Andrew Stephens (12), Robert Findlay (23), Eleni Glouftsis (34) Em: Nathan Toner (38)
Selected stats from the Footy Live app:
- Across the past month, the Demons have lost the inside 50 count by 16 per game - ranked 18th.
- Melbourne has taken a mark and immediately played on 29% of the time this season - the second-highest rate recorded of any side.
- The Demons have scored from 38% of their inside 50 entries this season - ranked 17th.
- Over the past four weeks, Melbourne has scored from 48% of its inside 50 entries - ranked second.
- The Demons have lost 35% of their defensive one-on-one contests this season - ranked 18th.
- Melbourne has scored 105 points directly from Sam Frost's intercept possessions this season - ranked fourth in the AFL.
- Across the past month, Jordan Lewis has recorded 58 scoreboard impact points - ranked second at the club behind Bayley Fritsch (83).
- The Swans have lost the contested possession count by 11 per game this season - ranked 18th.
- Over the past four weeks, Sydney has averaged just 21 points from its clearances - ranked 18th.
- Sydney has won 32% of its offensive one-on-one contests across the season - ranked No. 1
- The Swans have taken a mark from 22% of their kicks inside 50 this season - ranked No. 1
- Over the past four weeks, Sydney has launched an inside 50 from 23% of its kick-in chains - ranked second.
- Oliver Florent recorded career-highs of 640 metres gained and nine clearances against the Power last round.
- Dane Rampe has won 41% of defensive one-on-one contests this season - ranked third of the top-50 players to have defended a contest.
Head-to-head
J.Longmire 2 S.Goodwin 1 (2-0 at MCG)
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