It was close on 12 months ago when the teams faced off at the MCG. It was a close game although the Suns took the lead in the second quarter and held on to it for the remainder of the game. A costly but questionable free given away to Gary Ablett Junior for interference in the last quarter gave the visitors the breathing room necessary to take away the points.

MELBOURNE

B: Alex Georgiou, Tom McDonald, Lynden Dunn

HB: Dean Terlich, James Frawley, Jack Grimes

C: Jack Viney, Dom Tyson, Bernie Vince

HF: Jack Watts, Cam Pedersen, Jordie McKenzie

F: Jeremy Howe, Chris Dawes, Rohan Bail

FOLL: Jake Spencer, Nathan Jones, Daniel Cross

I/C: Jay Kennedy-Harris, Matt Jones, Neville Jetta, Michael Evans

EMG: Shannon Byrnes, Jack Fitzpatrick, Jimmy Toumpas

IN: Neville Jetta

OUT: Dean Kent (calf)

GOLD COAST SUNS

B: Matthew Warnock, Steven May, Greg Broughton

HB: Sean Lemmens, Rory Thompson, Trent McKenzie

C: Matt Shaw, Gary Ablett, Jarrod Harbrow

HF: Aaron Hall, Tom Lynch, Danny Stanley

F: Luke Russell, Sam Day, Brandon Matera

Fol: Tom Nicholls, Jaeger O'Meara, David Swallow

I/C: Jack Hutchins, Kade Kolodjashnij, Michael Rischitelli, Dion Prestia

EMG: Tom Murphy, Timmy Sumner, Jeremy Taylor

IN: Brandon Matera

Out: Clay Cameron (shoulder)

Massive changes in tomorrow's team.

The outs:-

MELBOURNE

B: Alex Georgiou ... ...

HB: Dean Terlich, James Frawley, Jack Grimes

C: ... ... Bernie Vince

HF: ... Cam Pedersen, Jordie McKenzie

F: ... Chris Dawes, Rohan Bail

FOLL: Jake Spencer ...

I/C: ... Matt Jones ... Michael Evans

In are the 7 new players plus Garland, Jamar, Kent, Salem and Toumpas.

Apart from Dawes and Vince being out, the changes are all improvements IMO.

Massive changes in tomorrow's team.

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In are the 7 new players plus Garland, Jamar, Kent, Salem and Toumpas

Apart from Dawes and Vince being out, the changes are all improvements IMO.

You could mount an argument for Frawley but he probably didn't have his heart in it for the liking of many.

In any event, he's now a Hawk and Mitch will probably kick a bag on him whenever they play this weekend.

Wow they are big changes. And a big statement with Grimes as well.

Very happy with the changes. I hope Grimes can turn his game around.

Gold Coast outs from Last year

B: Matthew Warnock, . , ...

HB: Sean Lemmens,

C: ,,

HF: Aaron Hall, Tom Lynch, Danny Stanley

F: Luke Russell, ..., Brandon Matera

Fol: Tom Nicholls, Jaeger O'Meara,

I/C: Jack Hutchins,...,,

The difference between last years side to now is light and day. Look at some of the names not playing:

Terlich, Bail, McKenzie, M. Jones, Georgiou, Evans, Grimes, Spencer... that's 8 guys who have questionable disposal and decision making skills.

The side, on paper at least, looks so much better than previous years.