Despite the effort against one of the leading teams in the competition, we just fell short

THE TEAMS

MELBOURNE

FB Michael Hibberd Steven May Jay Lockhart

HB Christian Salem Jake Lever Oscar McDonald

C Ed Langdon Clayton Oliver Bayley Fritsch

HF Jake Melksham Sam Weideman James Harmes

FF Kysaiah Pickett Mitch Hannan Harley Bennell

FOL Max Gawn Christian Petracca Jack Viney

I/C Angus Brayshaw Luke Jackson Neville Jetta Nathan Jones

EM Tom McDonald Alex Neal-Bullen Joel Smith Adam Tomlinson    

IN Nathan Jones 

OUT Aaron vandenBerg (fractured cheek bone)

BRISBANE LIONS

FB Ryan Lester Harris Andrews Darcy Gardiner

HB Daniel Rich Grant Birchall Brandon Starcevich

C Mitch Robinson Dayne Zorko Hugh McCluggage

HF Jarrod Berry Eric Hipwood Cam Rayner

FF Zac Bailey Daniel McStay Charlie Cameron

FOL Oscar McInerney Jarryd Lyons Lachie Neale

I/C Callum Ah Chee Thomas Berry Lincoln McCarthy Archie Smith

EM Connor Ballenden Keidean Coleman Rhys Mathieson Alex Witherden

IN Archie Smith   

OUT Stefan Martin (back)

That was the game where the Brownlow Medallist killed us at the stoppages and roved every Max Gawn hit out.

Will Lachie Neal be back to torment us again?

51 minutes ago, SidVicious said:

That was the game where the Brownlow Medallist killed us at the stoppages and roved every Max Gawn hit out.

Will Lachie Neal be back to torment us again?

The mail is that Neale is close to a return although he might not be particularly effective if he goes straight into the side after a long break.