THE LAST TIME THEY MET

melbourne v sydney

Posted July 1, 201312 yr

The last time Melbourne played Sydney was up in the Harbour City and the Dees were flogged royally. These were the teams:-

MELBOURNE

Backs James Frawley Jared Rivers Clint Bartram

Half backs Jack Grimes Colin Garland, Tom McDonald

Centreline Cale Morton Brent Moloney Nathan Jones

Half forwards Jack Trengove Jack Watts Liam Jurrah

Forwards Jeremy Howe Mitch Clark Aaron Davey

Followers Mark Jamar Jordie McKenzie Colin Sylvia

Interchange Jamie Bennell Sam Blease Brad Green James Magner

Emergencies Rohan Bail Lynden Dunn James Sellar

In Sam Blease Brad Green Liam Jurrah Jack Watts

Out Rohan Bail Matthew Bate Jack Fitzpatrick Ricky Petterd

SYDNEY SWANS

Backs Martin Mattner Ted Richards Rhyce Shaw

Half backs Nicholas Smith Heath Grundy Jarrad McVeigh

Centreline Lewis Jetta Josh P Kennedy Nick Malceski

Half forwards Ryan O'Keefe Tommy Walsh Daniel Hannebery

Forwards Ben McGlynn Sam Reid Trent Dennis-Lane

Followers Mike Pyke Kieren Jack Jude Bolton

Interchange Craig Bird Alex Johnson Luke Parker Lewis Roberts-Thomson

Emergencies Andrejs Everitt Jesse White

In Mike Pyke Lewis Roberts-Thomson Tommy Walsh

Out Andrejs Everitt Mark Seaby Jesse White

New Tommy Walsh (St Kilda)

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July 1, 201312 yr

Liam Jurrahs last game for the club

Jeremy Howes mark of the decade

Jack Watts 34 possessions

The game where it became obvious Mark Neeld could not coach

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July 1, 201312 yr

... and the meeting between the clubs before that was at the G in round 1, 2011 when the two teams drew and before that when Melbourne won by 12 goals.

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July 1, 201312 yr

... and the meeting between the clubs before that was at the G in round 1, 2011 when the two teams drew and before that when Melbourne won by 12 goals.

Seems like ancient history now WJ

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July 1, 201312 yr

I remember reading our team on paper before the match and not knowing one reason why they couldn't not match it with the Swans. Especially considering a similar group dismantled them not long earlier.

Mark Neeld was trying incredibly unsuccessfully to employ a gameplan that sucked anyway. A gameplan, that even if done well, would see us wasting the set of individual traits on our list and still losing anyway.

From that game on I was waiting for the next Melbourne coach.

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July 2, 201312 yr

Not only will we have a different coach, but half the team will be different. Seven players named on that day are no longer with the club and another five are questionable because of known injuries (Grimes, Blease, Jamar, McKenzie, Clark). In addition Magner can't be picked if Grimes is.

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July 2, 201312 yr

Not only will we have a different coach, but half the team will be different. Seven players named on that day are no longer with the club and another five are questionable because of known injuries (Grimes, Blease, Jamar, McKenzie, Clark). In addition Magner can't be picked if Grimes is.

are you getting confident?

should we prepare 4 points?

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July 2, 201312 yr

This will be Melbourne's best test since Neeld's departure.

If we can remain competitive with the Swans for 4 quarters, we are most definitely on the rise.

I'm excited for this game. I know the boys can do it.

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July 2, 201312 yr

are you getting confident?

should we prepare 4 points?

No and no

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July 2, 201312 yr

I was at the game in Sydney last year - got royally rolled.

Can't help but feel that we will get rolled again this year; particularly with Tippett in.

Happy to be proved wrong

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July 2, 201312 yr

It grieves me to say the following because i go on and on about winning is the only thing and anything less is only a loss.

However after our performances over the last 18 months I will be happy with a low level loss.

i.e. anything below 6 goals will prove to me that craig is improving the side and I will be happy.

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July 2, 201312 yr

It grieves me to say the following because i go on and on about winning is the only thing and anything less is only a loss.

However after our performances over the last 18 months I will be happy with a low level loss.

i.e. anything below 6 goals will prove to me that craig is improving the side and I will be happy.

who are you ??? :unsure:

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July 2, 201312 yr

I was at the game in Sydney last year - got royally rolled.

Can't help but feel that we will get rolled again this year; particularly with Tippett in.

Happy to be proved wrong

Might just be Colin finds the "off" switch re Tippett

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July 2, 201312 yr

who are you ???

MN!

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