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I'm tempted to start a company called "Bang ... Bang, Bang, Bang" and get the naming rights to Optus Stadium.

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SCANS have confirmed that Melbourne captain Max Gawn has avoided any structural damage to his knee. The skipper suffered a knock to his knee during Sunday’s match against St Kilda but was cleared on Tuesday and has been given the go-ahead to train this week. In other positive news for the Dees, defender Christian Salem, who has been sidelined since Round 1, will return to training this week and will look to be available for selection in the next fortnight. Joel Smith and Blake Howes have both successfully undergone surgery, while Michael Hibberd is continuing to progress in his rehabilitation of a calf injury. Unfortunately, Andy Moniz-Wakefield sustained a concussion during the VFL on Sunday and will enter the appropriate protocol period. Hear more from Dr Laura Lallenec below, as she provides a full injury update.

The scans are in. SCANS have confirmed that Melbourne captain Max Gawn has avoided any structural damage to his knee. The skipper suffered a knock to his knee during Sunday’s match against St Kilda but was cleared on Tuesday and has been given the go-ahead to train this week.

Garry says to rest Gawn.

14 photos from training today put up on the website just now and Max is not in any of them. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/albums/1123215/training-gallery-may-10

The club's injury report usually goes up on their website and YouTube on Tuesday afternoons so expect something soon.

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For those that didn't watch On The Couch they talked about the comparison with the Dees of 2013 at the top of the show.

From about 30 mins in.

Climbing up the Ladder

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Didn’t deserve anything but having said that probably could have murdered someone and got away with it.

Without getting off topic if Max received the same protection as the St. Kilda forwards yesterday he would have had about 5 extra free kicks.

Votes Player (Club) 9 Clayton Oliver (MELB) 8 Angus Brayshaw (MELB) 5 Christian Petracca (MELB) 5 Ed Langdon (MELB) 3 Steven May (MELB) Leaderboard Votes Player Club 53 Patrick Cripps CARL 47 Andrew Brayshaw FRE 47 Clayton Oliver MELB 39 Lachie Neale BL 35 Christian Petracca MELB 31 Jack Crisp COLL 31 Hugh McCluggage BL 31 Callum Mills SYD 31 Darcy Parish ESS 29 Touk Miller GCFC 28 Charlie Curnow CARL 28 Max Gawn MELB 27 Shai Bolton RICH 27 Jeremy Cameron GEEL 27 Jack Higgins STK 27 James Sicily HAW 26 Jack Steele STK 25 Jayden Short RICH 24 Bailey Smith WB

It was an unforgettable night that ended in thunder, in lightning and in rain. WEST COAST EAGLES B: T. Cole 28 H. Edwards 42 S. Hurn 25 HB: L. Edwards 35 J. McGovern 20 B. Sheppard 5 C: A. Gaff 3 T. Kelly 11 J. Redden 8 HF: C. West 36 J. Darling 27 J. Cripps 15 F: J. Petruccelle 21 J. Kennedy 17 O. Allen 12 Foll: N. Naitanui 9 E. Yeo 6 D. Sheed 4 I/C: M. Hutchings 34 J. Nelson 30 N. Vardy 19 A. Witherden 23 Emerg: L. Edwards 35 Z. Langdon 16 J. Rotham 35 J. Waterman 2 IN: L. Edwards J. Nelson N. Vardy A. Witherden OUT: L. Duggan (knee) X. O'Neill (omitted) J. Rotham (omitted) J. Waterman (omitted) MELBOURNE B: J. Bowey 17 S. May 1 H. Petty 35 HB: J. Hunt 29 J. Lever 8 C. Salem 3 C: A. Brayshaw 10 C. Petracca 5 E. Langdon 15 HF: K. Pickett 36 J. Melksham 18 C. Spargo 9 F: Neal-Bullen 30 B. Brown 50 B. Fritsch 31 Foll: M. Gawn 11 C. Oliver 13 J. Harmes 4 I/C: L. Jackson 6 J. Jordon 23 T. Rivers 24 T. Sparrow 32 Sub: A. vandenBerg 22 Emerg: M. Hibberd 14 S. Weideman 26 IN: J. Melksham A. vandenBerg Out: T. McDonald (back) J. Viney (suspended)

Max Gawn admits he is battling a knee injury after a centre-square collision with St Kilda ruckman Paddy Ryder on Sunday. Gawn went in for scans on Monday after a clash of knees against Ryder that also saw him stumble and fall as the pair exited the stoppage. The Melbourne star ruckman lined up for a long shot for goal only a minute later but instead passed the ball off. He spent much of the game forward after the contest in the dying minutes of the first half, but was able to play the game out. Ruckmen including Brodie Grundy and Marc Pittonet have suffered recent PCL sprains but Gawn will be hopeful he has not suffered the same collision-based injury. The fact he was able to play the game out would indicate even if he has suffered damage to his PCL he might be able to play through the injury.

Clarrie still in control at the top. 91. Clayton Oliver 70. Christian Petracca 60. Max Gawn 52. Steven May 46. Ed Langdon 45. Angus Brayshaw 22. Jake Bowey 19. Luke Jackson 18. James Harmes 13. Ben Brown Jack Viney 11. James Jordon 9. Alex Neal-Bullen 6. Sam Weideman 5. Jayden Hunt Harry Petty Charlie Spargo Tom Sparrow 4. Kysaiah Pickett 3. Joel Smith 2. Bayley Fritsch

Robbo's solution to stopping the Demons. Is it time to tag Petracca, Oliver and Langdon? It’s radical because clubs generally don’t like running with a single tag or stoppage “cooler”, but it might take something radical to disrupt the all-conquering Demons. Because on Sunday Christian Petracca, Clayton Oliver and Ed Langdon had 39, 38 and 36 disposals. The week before it was 33, 31 and nine (when Langdon was tagged). The week before that it was 41, 25 and 30. St Kilda pitted its system against Melbourne’s system and failed. They will need to adjust. Does every team need to adjust and try something different because you seriously can’t expect to win when Oliver Petracca and Landon each have 35-plus disposals. How could a three-way cooling process work? The obvious answer from coaches is it won’t because their “system” won’t allow it, but as we speak, there’s not a system without taggers threatening the Demons. So, why not be radical? It’s time to explore and maybe the Saints will do that next time they meet. On Sunday, Oliver and Petracca didn’t have a direct opponent and Langdon played mainly on Daniel McKenzie. That surely has to change.