Melbourne
80
Match Complete
Gold Coast Suns
63
| Fourth Quarter | ||||
| H. Bennell |  | 25:49 | ||
| C. Petracca | | 21:48 | ||
| 18:26 |  | I. Rankine | ||
| S. Weideman | | 15:33 | ||
| 12:00 | | I. Rankine | ||
| 7:03 | | I. Rankine | ||
| 6:13 | | T. Miller | ||
| M. Hannan | | 3:51 | ||
| 0:35 | | B. Ainsworth | ||
| 8.8 (56) | Third Quarter [+] | 8.5 (53) | ||
| Rushed | | 25:59 | ||
| B. Fritsch | | 24:07 | ||
| 20:10 | | B. Ellis | ||
| B. Fritsch | | 16:08 | ||
| 14:52 | | I. Rankine | ||
| 14:11 | | B. King | ||
| 9:57 | | B. Ainsworth | ||
| H. Bennell | | 6:11 | ||
| J. Melksham | | 1:51 | ||
| 6.5 (41) | Second Quarter [+] | 5.4 (34) | ||
| A. Brayshaw | | 25:37 | ||
| Rushed | | 24:53 | ||
| 20:16 | | B. Fiorini | ||
| 19:17 | | I. Rankine | ||
| 16:24 | | B. King | ||
| S. Weideman | | 14:46 | ||
| 12:57 | | J. Witts | ||
| A. vandenBerg | | 11:59 | ||
| Rushed | | 8:18 | ||
| M. Hibberd | | 6:20 | ||
| C. Salem | | 3:38 | ||
| J. Harmes | | 1:17 | ||
| 2.1 (13) | First Quarter [+] | 3.2 (20) | ||
| 23:23 | | B. King | ||
| 20:08 | | L. Weller | ||
| B. Fritsch | | 18:08 | ||
| E. Langdon | | 15:51 | ||
| 12:22 | | I. Rankine | ||
| C. Petracca | | 9:20 | ||
| 6:04 | | B. Ellis | ||
| 0:35 | | H. Greenwood | ||
The struggling Melbourne Demons will hope to have caught the Gold Coast Suns at a bad time as they clash at Giants Stadium. Join The Roar for live scores from 6:05pm (AEST).
The highs of 2018 look to be a distant memory for Demons fans now, with yet another loss last weekend moving them to second last at 1-3. They’ve gone 6-20 since the start of 2019 – and five of those wins have been by ten points or fewer. Something is seriously wrong with this football club and they need to start digging themselves out quickly.
After a bright start to 2020, Gold Coast got brought down to earth last week with a hefty loss to Geelong that saw them lose Rising Star favourite Matt Rowell to a shoulder injury. The Suns have been 3-2 in all three of Stuart Dew’s seasons in charge, but finished 2018 4-18 and last year 3-19. They’ll be desperately hoping to avoid another repeat this season.
Melbourne have a dominant record over the Suns, winning the last seven meetings including last year’s one-point thriller. The previous six had come by an average of 50 points. Neither side has ever won at Giants Stadium, however, with Gold Coast 0-4 and Melbourne 0-2 – although the Dees haven’t played there since 2014.
Game information
Opening bounce: 6:05pm (AEST)
Venue: Giants Stadium, Sydnery
TV: Fox Sports, Seven (QLD only)
Live stream: Kayo Sports, Foxtel, AFL Live Pass
Teams
Melbourne
B: J.Lockhart, S.May, O.McDonald
HB: C.Salem, J.Lever, M.Hibberd
C: E.Langdon, C.Oliver, A.vandenBerg
HF: M.Hannan, S.Weideman, A.Brayshaw
F: J.Melksham, T.McDonald, H.Bennell
Foll: M.Gawn, C.Petracca, J.Viney
Bench: J.Harmes, B.Fritsch, K.Pickett, N.Jetta
Emergencies: N.Jones, L.Jackson, A.Tomlinson, J.Smith
God Coast
B: C.Budarick, S.Collins, J.Lukosius
HB: P.Hanley, C.Ballard, J.Harbrow
C: L.Weller, H.Greenwood, B.Ellis
HF: N.Anderson, S.Day, A.Sexton
F: I.Rankine, B.King, B.Ainsworth
Foll: J.Witts, D.Swallow, T.Miller
Bench: J.Bowes, B.Fiorini, N.Holman, D.MacPherson
Emergencies: W.Powell, P.Wright, Z.Smith, J.Sharp
Kane
Roar Rookie
I rate Viney as a hard as a cat’s head footballer but what I’ve seen of him he turns it over a lot. Might be what we need tho, someone to take the load off Cripps and give our young midfielders a bit more time to develop and someone to learn off. I could probably be talked around to getting him though, wouldn’t be the worst pick up. Wines would be a good pick up for a young midfield but I reckon he needs to slim down like Petracca has.
Gary
Roar Rookie
3 (in a row) / 5 so far this round... was looking pretty grim this morning.
Cracka
Roar Rookie
Well done Dees, great win
Kane
Roar Rookie
Football ability wise, hopefully not personality wise especially after the way Akers last 5 years or so have gone for him.
Cracka
Roar Rookie
Viney isn’t happy and Carlton want a in and under, we are talking cash as well, so if your Carlton and not happy to pay cash for him maybe a lot of other Blues aren’t as well….personally I think its a perfect fit for the Blues him or Wines a player to hand off to your running players.
Nico
Roar Rookie
RIP to my tips ...
Kane
Roar Rookie
I hope not, we have enough players that turn it over without adding Viney as well.
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Gary
Roar Rookie
What, have they mic'd him up? Oh... you mean in a good way
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Kane
Roar Rookie
Obviously very early but Rankine looks like he has a bit of Akermanis about him.
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6x6 perkele
Roar Rookie
Clayton Oliver is a Wally, dreads seriously won't improve that head.
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Gary
Roar Rookie
Melbourne looking very .... well.... Melbourne
Cracka
Roar Rookie
yeah 3 goals in his first game and all good goals.....hmmmmm maybe $750 a year for 5 years is so funny.............................................
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