Little did we know!

MELBOURNE

Backs Joel Macdonald James Frawley Clint Bartram

Half backs Rohan Bail Jared Rivers Colin Garland

Centreline Jack Watts Jack Grimes Nathan Jones

Half forwards Jack Trengove Brad Green Jeremy Howe

Forwards Aaron Davey Mitch Clark Stef Martin

Followers Mark Jamar Brent Moloney James Magner

Interchange Matthew Bate Sam Blease Jordie McKenzie Josh Tynan

Emergencies Tom Couch Lynden Dunn James Sellar

New Mitch Clark (Brisbane) James Magner (Sandringham) Josh Tynan (Gippsland Power)

BRISBANE

Backs Niall McKeever Daniel Merrett Ashley McGrath

Half backs Mitch Golby Matt Maguire Daniel Rich

Centreline Tom Rockliff Jed Adcock Pearce Hanley

Half forwards Jared Polec Joel Patfull Todd Banfield

Forwards James Polkinghorne Matthew Leuenberger Ryan Lester

Followers Ben Hudson Simon Black Jack Redden

Interchange Claye Beams Rohan Bewick Sam Sheldon Cheynee Stiller

Emergencies Ryan Harwood Billy Longer Jesse O’Brien

New Ben Hudson (Western Bulldogs)

Clearly the Brisbane loss would have been averted had we picked up Ben Hudson instead of Mitch Clark.

Edited June 27, 201213 yr by Chook

i'd prefer not to remember 'the last time they met'....

It was a rude awakening....changing a coach wasnt going to change our on field fortunes in the short term

I think both teams have improved since Round 1, but I don't think we've improved enough to close the gap. Nevertheless, I expect a better contest this week with Melbourne showing it's capable of playing adult standard football. Round 1 (and for many weeks after) we played under-12's standard. You know the type, where the kids all hover around the ball leaving no-one outside to receive the kick or handball.