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I thought we all agreed that no-one had an interrupted preseason. Too soon?

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Round 11 Melbourne v Adelaide Saturday 1 June, 7.10pm ACST TIO Stadium, Darwin Members need to purchase a valid ticket to attend. Tickets to the game can be purchased via NTix. Public transport Public buses operate the number 5 service along Abala Road with a stop at TIO Stadium. For information, including route details and timetables, visit the Northern Territory Department of Transport. Car parking Free public car parking is available at a number of locations around TIO Stadium at both the Ah Mat and Bonson Gates, Marrara Sporting Complex and surrounding streets. View a map of TIO Stadium HERE. TV times All broadcast info in local times. Melbourne: Seven + Fox Footy – 7.30pm Sydney: Fox Footy – 7.30pm Brisbane: Fox Footy – 7.30pm Adelaide: Seven + Fox Footy – 7.00pm Perth: 7mate + Fox Footy – 5.30pm Tasmania: Seven + Fox Footy – 7.30pm Canberra: Fox Footy – 7.30pm Darwin: Seven + Fox Footy – 7.00pm For all other regions and radio info, refer to the AFL Broadcast Guide. Mobile app Live scores, stats and match highlights are available at the tap of a finger in the club's mobile app. Download it for iOS or Android. Social media Match hashtag: #AFLDeesCrows Follow the club on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for live match coverage and a behind-the-scenes insight into match day. VFL Round 9 Werribee v Casey Saturday June 1, 2.00pm Avalon Airport Oval, Werribee Admission prices Melbourne/Casey Demons Members: $5 when you present your card on entry Adult General Admission: $10 Concession/Pensioner General Admission: $5 Children Under 15: Free VFLW Round 4 Casey v Southern Saints Sunday June 2, 12.00pm Casey Fields Admission prices Melbourne/Casey Demons Members: FREE when you present your card on entry Adult General Admission: $10 Concession/Pensioner General Admission: $5 Children Under 15: Free Coverage Social media: Follow the Casey Demons on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for behind-the-scenes + live coverage of the match. POINT OF NO RETURN by The Oracle Conventional wisdom says that a club reaches the point of no return in the AFL competition if it has won less than four matches at the mid point of the season. What this means for Melbourne is that in order for it to remain in the race for a top-eight position, it must start winning games now. Moreover, It's not enough to win the next game but it must also start stringin g wins together to make up for its deficit in both wins and percentage. With so much at stake there will be no excuses for another lacklustre performance of the s ort displayed by the Demons in the first three quarters of their game at the MCG last Sunday against the GWS Giants. Injuries, you say? All clubs suffer injuries throughout a season but the strong can overcome that diversity and fight back against the tide. Collingwood suffered a suitcase lo ad of them in 2018 and still came to within a sniff of taking off a premiership. Melbourne’s immediate opp onents are the Adelaide Crows at TIO Stadium in Darwin where the club has had mixed results in the past. It destroyed the Dockers there last year but succumbed to the Crows at tha t venue two years ago. We are likely to see a restructured lineup for this week’s game but Simon Goodwin needs to get far more out of his midfield than he had been getting over the past month or so. Adelaide itself has displayed some flakey form of its own but will be tough to b eat at close to full strength. I’m reminded however, of that game at Adelai de Oval in 2017 when the Demons came from a fair way back and essentially reinvented themselves to win big against the then flag favourites. This is Goodwin’s old club and it will be his mission this week to overturn the conventional wisdom about his new club being totally cooked for the season and to come up with some magic and another reinvention into to kickstart its 2019 campaign and to avoid it reaching the point of no return. Melbourne by 1 point THE GAME Melbourne v Adelaide at TIO Stadium Darwin Saturday 1 June, 2019 at 7.40pm HEAD TO HEAD Overall - Melbourne 15 wins Adelaide 24 wins At TIO Stadium - Melbourne 0 wins Adelaide 1 win Past five me etings - Melbourne 3 wins Adelaide 2 wins The Coaches - Simon Goodwin 3 wins Don Pyke 1 win MEDIA TV - Channel 7 Fox Sports 3 Live at 7.30pm RADIO - Triple M SEN THE LAST TIME THEY MET Melbourne 13.12.90 defeated Adelaide 10.17.77 Round 19, 2018 at Adelaide Oval Melbourne started slowly in Jordan Lewis' 30 0th game before putting on the afterburners to take a comfortable 32 point lead at the final break . In the last quarter, the Crows were dominant in the wet conditions but they were unable to peg back the lead and failed by a margin of 13 points in the end. Clayton Oliver was the Demons’ best. THE TEAMS Injury/Suspension List: Round 11 Nathan Jones (head) – available Christian Salem (concussion – available Michael Hibberd (collarbone) – test Kade Kolodjashnij (concussion) – test Jake Lever (ankle ) – test Steven May (groin) – test Alex Neal-Bullen (concussion) – test Harry Petty (knee) – test Jordan Lewis (suspension) – 1 week Corey Maynard (concussion) – 1 week Joel Smith (groin) – 4-6 weeks Aaron vandenBerg (foot) – 4-6 weeks Jake Melksham (foot) – 5-6 weeks Neville Jetta (knee) – 6-8 weeks Guy Walker (shoulder) – indefinite Aaron Nietschke (knee) – season

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Chandler has kicked 6 goals this year and Bedford has 2 or 3. Both have had a game where they kicked 2 goals.

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3. Melbourne – Kyle Dunkley (Gippsland Power/Footscray VFL) The 185cm big-bodied midfielder has the ability to push forward, showcased by his three-goal VFL debut against Box Hill three weeks ago. Overlooked last year playing for Oakleigh Chargers, got chance to return as an over-age player for Gippsland in the NAB League this season and completed the pre-season with Footscray. Brother of Western Bulldogs midfielder Josh and son of former Sydney defender Andrew.

Our thoughts are with Brad and his family.

Remember Bernie Vince THE TEAMS ADELAIDE B: Alex Keath, Daniel Talia, Luke Brown HB: Paul Seedsman, Kyle Cheney, Rory Laird ? Wayne Milera, Bryce Gibbs, Rory Atkins HF: Tom Lynch, Josh Jenkins, Lachlan Murphy F: Mitch McGovern, Taylor Walker, Eddie Betts Foll: Sam Jacobs, Matt Crouch, Rory Sloane I/C: Jordan Gallucci, Hugh Gree nwood, Jake Kelly, Riley Knight Emg: Cameron Ellis-Yolmen, Paul Hunter, Andy Otten, Myles Poholke In: Taylor Walker Out: Tom Doedee (concussion) MELBOURNE B: Joel Smith, Sam Frost, Neville Jetta HB: Christian Salem, Oscar McDonald, Jordan Lewis ? Tom McDonald, Clayton Oliv er, Angus Brayshaw HF: Jake Melksham, Jesse Hogan, Bayley Fritsch F: Jay Kennedy Harris, Christian Petracca, Charlie Spargo Foll: Max Gawn, Nathan Jones, Bernie Vince I/C: Jeff Garlett, James Harmes, Alex Neal-Bullen, Dom Tyson Emg: Cam Pedersen, Aaron van denBerg, Josh Wagner, Sam Weideman NO CHANGE

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