The Demons' second "home" game in Darwin was something of a disaster. The team was strangled by the Dockers defensive power and struggled to score all night.

TEAMS

MELBOURNE

B: Colin Garland, James Frawley, Lynden Dunn

HB: Jack Grimes, Tom McDonald, Jeremy Howe

C: Jordie McKenzie, Bernie Vince, Jack Viney

HF: Jack Watts, Cameron Pedersen, Matt Jones

F: Rohan Bail, Chris Dawes, Max Gawn

FOLL: Mark Jamar, Nathan Jones, Dom Tyson

I/C: Dom Barry, Dean Kent, Christian Salem, Dean Terlich

EMG: Alex Georgiou, Daniel Nicholson, Luke Tapscott

IN: Tom McDonald, Jordie McKenzie

OUT Neville Jetta (suspension), Daniel Nicholson (omitted)

FREMANTLE

B: Lee Spurr, Zac Dawson, Paul Duffield

HB: Tendai Mzungu, Luke McPharlin, Garrick Ibbotson

C: David Mundy, Ryan Crowley, Danyle Pearce

HF: Cameron Sutcliffe, Chris Mayne, Colin Sylvia

F: Hayden Ballantyne, Matthew Pavlich, Stephen Hill

FOLL: Aaron Sandilands, Nat Fyfe, Nick Suban

I/C: Michael Barlow, Zac Clarke, Anthony Morabito, Lachie Neale

EMG: Hayden Crozier, Clancee Pearce, Tommy Sheridan

IN: Luke McPharlin, Anthony Morabito

OUT: Matt Taberner (hamstring), Clancee Pearce (omitted)

thought we gave them a good run in the NAB cup, although the losses of Kent, Viney, Tyson (possibly), Jetta and to less of an extent Frost to injury who are all best 22 makes it tough for us. I completely expect to lose, but want as to have a 4 quarter crack.

thought we gave them a good run in the NAB cup, although the losses of Kent, Viney, Tyson (possibly), Jetta and to less of an extent Frost to injury who are all best 22 makes it tough for us. I completely expect to lose, but want as to have a 4 quarter crack.

forget the nab challenge tsfka, it means absolutely zilch

Incredibly eight players in that 22 no longer in "our best team."

Whatever the Demons did in the first 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter of the NAB game against Freo,I want to see 4 quarters of that.

Team looks a lot different huh.....

forget the nab challenge tsfka, it means absolutely zilch

When Freo are pretty much full strength, then yeah, the NAB challenge does mean something if we were able to only lose by a minor margin.

Incredibly eight players in that 22 no longer in "our best team."

I make it nine.