THE LAST TIME THEY MET

The Demons had very little left to play for in Round 22, 2024 but came close to upsetting Port Adelaide at the MCG in a dour, defensive performance. As has been the case in many of its recent close games, the Demons threw away numerous opportunities to win by falling to convert in their attacking forays.

MELBOURNE 2.3.15 4.5.29 6.5.41 7.9.51

PORT ADELAIDE 2.4.16 3.8.26 5.8.38 7.11.53

GOALS 

MELBOURNE Pickett 4 Fritsch
Langdon Neal-Bullen

PORT ADELAIDE Dixon Horne-Francis 2 Butters Byrne-Jones Narkle

BEST

MELBOURNE Pickett Gawn Viney Neal-Bullen Salem
Petty

PORT ADELAIDE Horne-Francis Butters Rozee Houston Boak Burgoyne

THE TEAMS  

MELBOURNE

B A. Tomlinson, J. Lever, J. McVee
HB M. Hore, T. McDonald, C. Salem C E. Langdon, C. Oliver, A. Neal-Bullen
HF K. Pickett, H. Petty, K. Chandler
F K. Tholstrup, B. Fritsch, J. Van Rooyen
FOLL M. Gawn, J. Viney, T. Sparrow
I/C J. Billings, B. Howes, T. Rivers, D. Turner SUB J. Melksham 
EMG K. Brown, M. Jefferson 

IN J. Billings, M. Hore, C. Salem, A. Tomlinson

OUT J. Bowey (illness), S. May (ribs), A. Moniz-Wakefield (omitted), T. Woewodin (illness)

PORT ADELAIDE  

B L. Jones, B. Zerk-Thatcher, M. Bergman
HB L. Evans, A. Aliir, D. Houston
C J. Burgoyne, O. Wines, W. Drew
HF D. Byrne-Jones, T. Marshall, W. Rioli
F E. Ratugolea, C. Dixon, C. Rozee
FOLL J. Sweet, J. Horne-Francis, Z. Butters
I/C T. Boak, F. Evans, K. Farrell, J. Mead, Q. Narkle
EMG R. Burton, W. Lorenz, D. Visentini

IN T. Marshall 

OUT M. Georgiades (quad strain)