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The Last Time They Met - Round 9

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The 2018 Preliminary Final with its back to back goalless opening quarters was more or less a prelude to how Melbourne has been going this year.
 
THE TEAMS  
 
WEST COAST EAGLES 
 
B: Shannon Hurn, Tom Barrass, Will Schofield 
HB: Thomas Cole, Jeremy McGovern, Lewis Jetta 
? Dom Sheed, Luke Shuey, Chris Masten 
HF: Mark LeCras, Jack Darling, Mark Hutchings 
F: Willie Rioli, Josh J. Kennedy, Jamie Cripps 
Foll: Scott Lycett, Elliot Yeo, Jack Redden 
I/C: Liam Duggan, Liam Ryan, Nathan Vardy, Daniel Venables  
Emg: Brayden Ainsworth, Brendon Ah Chee, Oscar Allen, Jackson Nelson  
 
In: Will Schofield
 
Out: Brad Sheppard (hamstring)
 
MELBOURNE 
 
B: Neville Jetta, Oscar McDonald, Jordan Lewis
HB: Christian Salem, Sam Frost, Michael Hibberd
? Mitch Hannan, Nathan Jones, Angus Brayshaw
HF: Jake Melksham, Tom McDonald, James Harmes
F: Aaron vandenBerg, Sam Weideman, Alex Neal-Bullen
Foll: Max Gawn, Clayton Oliver, Jack Viney
I/C: Christian Petracca, Joel Smith, Charlie Spargo, Dom Tyson
Emg: Bayley Fritsch, Jay Kennedy Harris, Jayden Hunt, Tim Smith
 
In: Joel Smith 
 
Out: Bayley Fritsch (omitted)
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    11 changes from that side to what will likely be named this weekend.

    That’s a huge change in the span of 9 games for a team that should be successful and stable. No wonder we’re performing poorly this year with that sort of change and instability. 

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    11 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    11 changes from that side to what will likely be named this weekend.

    That’s a huge change in the span of 9 games for a team that should be successful and stable. No wonder we’re performing poorly this year with that sort of change and instability. 

    True although only Jetta, Hannan and AVB would probably walk into last week's side. Maybe Weideman. MAAAAAAYBE Tyson and JKH.

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    do we have to have this thread??

    DELETE DELETE!

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    6 players injured from that side that got pantsed last year.  oh dear

    although we won 4 games earlier over there.  funny old game football

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    If we must have this thread (and I guess we have to), we should agree to two rules:

    1. This weekend's game is not to be called "the Preliminary Final replay". Someone in the media will call it that. I'll accept "re-match", but only just, given the changes to playing personnel. But it's definitely not a "replay".
    2. A win will not be "revenge" for the result from the last time these two teams met. The stakes are very different.
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