Just last month and really ridiculously close to the last time they met. Aside from the injury to Jake Lever and despite the 8 goal win, this was the game where some cracks began appearing and things started getting a lot tougher for the Demon campaign.

WESTERN BULLDOGS 
 
B: Matthew Suckling, Jackson Trengove, Ed Richards
HB: Bailey Williams, Dale Morris, Easton Wood
C : Jason Joha nnisen, Lachie Hunter, Patrick Lipinski
HF: Caleb Daniel, Josh Schache, Tory Dickson
F: Luke Dahlhaus, Marcus Bontempelli, Billy Gowers
Foll: Tom Boyd, Toby McLean, Jack Macrae
I/C: Hayden Crozie r, Mitch Honeychurch, Jordan Roughead, Roarke S mith
Emg: Tom Campbell, Lin Jong, Lukas Webb, Lewis Young

In: Mitch Honeychurch, Dale Morris

Out: Zaine Cordy (concussion), Bailey Dale (foot)
 
MELBOURNE  

B: Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta
HB: Angus Brayshaw, Jake Lever, Jordan Lewis
C : Bernie Vince, Jack Viney, Nathan Jones
HF: James Harmes, Jesse Hogan, Jake Melksham
F: Tim Smith, Tom McDonald, Christian Petracca
Foll: Max Gawn, Christian Salem, Clayton Oliver
I/C: Bayley Fritsch, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, Charlie Spargo
Emg: Tom Bugg, Cameron Pedersen, Joel Smith, Billy Stretch

NO CHANGE

Yep the definitely prepared for us last time. I was worried after they jumped to a 3 goal lead.

After the game Goodwin and a lot of the players mentioned the Doggies did some things  they we were not ready for. 

Anyone know what that was?

This will be a good test to see our new found "focus on defense" At the open space of the MCG.

This game is exactly the test we failed against st Kilda , it will say a lot about where we are at and if we have really learned from the stkilda game   

3 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

After the game Goodwin and a lot of the players mentioned the Doggies did some things  they we were not ready for. 

Anyone know what that was? 

I think it was something to do with countering our midfield dominance?

I remember watching in the media lead up to the game one of the doggies players saying they were doing a lot of work into Max Gawn and had developed some tricks up their sleeve, this may be what Goodwin alluded to? Which it obviously worked for them as they dominated clearances. Will be interesting to see how we go about working on that area which let us down in that game last time.