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 Hibberd17. Sam Frost8. Jake Lever
HB:2. Nathan Jones34. Marty Hore3. Christian Salem
C:48. Kyle Dunkley7. Jack Viney15. Billy Stretch
HF:40. Corey Wagner31. Bayley Fritsch4. James Harmes
F:6. Jordan Lewis18. Jake Melksham5. Christian Petracca
Foll:11. Max Gawn10. Angus Brayshaw13. Clayton Oliver
Int:9. Charlie Spargo24. Jay Kennedy Harris30. Alex Neal-Bullen
 37. Kade Chandler  
Emg:21. Braydon Preuss29. Jayden Hunt41. 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 Mills24. Dane Rampe36. Aliir Aliir
HB:44. Jake Lloyd30. Tom McCartin34. Jordan Dawson
C:5. Isaac Heeney29. George Hewett13. Oliver Florent
HF:25. Ben Ronke22. Nick Blakey11. Tom Papley
F:15. Kieren Jack20. Sam Reid2. Daniel Menzel
Foll:41. Hayden McLean12. Josh P. Kennedy26. Luke Parker
Int:4. Ryan Clarke42. Robbie Fox32. James Bell
 8. James Rowbottom  
Emg:46. Joel Amartey43. Lewis Melican33. 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)