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The gap in time between their last meeting and the 2021 Grand Final will be 2 months and a day. The Demons have to make up 20 points (plus 1) to win the flag. MELBOURNE B: C. Salem 3 S. May 1 H. Petty 35 HB: M. Hibberd 14 J. Lever 8 T. Rivers 24 C: J. Jordon 23 C. Petracca 5 E. Langdon 15 HF: B. Fritsch 31 T. McDonald 25 A. Neal-Bullen 30 F: C. Spargo 9 B. Brown 50 K. Pickett 36 Foll: M. Gawn 11 C. Oliver 13 J. Viney 7 I/C: A. Brayshaw 10 J. Harmes 4 J. Hunt 29 L. Jackson 6 Sub: T. Sparrow 32 Emerg: T. Bedford 12 J. Smith 44 S. Weideman 26 In: J. Harmes Out: A. vandenBerg WESTERN BULLDOGS B: E. Richards 20 A. Keath 42 B. Williams 34 HB: T. Duryea 15 Z. Cordy 12 B. Dale 31 C: J. Macrae 11 B. Smith 6 C. Daniel 35 HF: R. Garcia 38 A. Naughton 33 C. Weightman 19 F: J. Ugle-Hagan J. Bruce 17 L. Hunter 7 Foll: T. English 44 T. Liberatore 21. M. Bontempelli 4 I/C: M. Hannan 29 J. Johannisen 39 J. Schache 13 R. Smith 37 Sub: A. Scott 28 Emerg: H. Crozier 9 L. McNeil 30 L. Young 2 In: M.Hannan T.Liberatore J.Schache Out: H.Crozier (omitted) J. Dunkley (isolating) L.McNeil (omitted)

There’s a SANFL double header tomorrow afternoon at Adelaide Oval. Norwood have a tough job taking on the Eagles in the 3.45pm game. No doubt Demon fans in Adelaide will be there to reciprocate the support given by Redlegs fans when we took on the Lions. It’s a little more complex in Perth where the Perth Demons wear red and black. They didn’t make the WAFL finals. However, the West Perth Falcons are in the finals and their colours are red and blue. They’re playing Swan Districts tomorrow afternoon. It’s great to see lots of red and blue support in both SA and WA!

1964 - Olympics in Tokyo 2021 - Olympics in Tokyo 1964 - Melbourne are minor premiers 2021 - Melbourne are minor premiers 1964 - Melbourne make it to the grand final with a win against Collingwood kicking 19 goals to 6 in the second semi final. Score Melbourne 19.20.134 to Collingwood 6.9.45. 2021 Melbourne make it to the grand final with a win against Geelong kicking 19 goals to 6 in the preliminary final. Score Melbourne 19.11.125 to Geelong 6.6.42. 1964 - Melbourne wins the premiership 2021 - what do yer reckon?

Bummer. The Poms have beaten India in the Fifth Test with greater ease than this.

I’ll blow a fuse if they show the Wiggles ad again.

Swans midfielder Jordan Dawson has requested a trade to his home state of South Australia.

Every heart beats … ❤️💙

• REPORT: Richmond pair Mabior Chol and Callum Coleman-Jones are being targeted by the Gold Coast Suns as the Suns look to bolster their forward stocks.

Adelaide’s Jake Kelly is on the radar of North Melbourne as the free agent considers a return to Victoria.

There’s a two page spread in today’s Herald Sun entitled “Who your club will target with its top pick at this year’s AFL national draft — FIRST QUENCHER” (unfortunately, I can’t provide a link that’s not behind their firewall but it’s on p66-67 for those who get the paper or have a subscription). This is what they say about us — “MELBOURNE INDICATIVE DRAFT PICKS: 33, 42, 52, 91 WHAT DID THEY DO IN THE FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS OF THE DRAFT LAST YEAR? The Demons ended up with a pair of first-round picks last year in classy 176cm defender Jake Bowey (pick 21) and 181cm midfielder-forward Bailey Laurie (pick 22). They also snapped up 194cm midfielder-forward Fraser Rosman in the second round with pick 34. WHO’S IN THE MIX? CHANGES to Next Generation Academy rules this year have worked against the Demons, who are unlikely to be able to get their hands on an exciting player who they have put some work into in 200cm ruckman-forward Mac Andrew. The Dandenong Stingrays prospect has been part of Melbourne’s NGA program since 2018 but is expected to be selected in the top 20 picks. Under new rules this year, clubs are unable to match bids on their NGA talent within the first 20 selections. There are no major list holes, but another key forward could be on the shopping list if there are any suitable prospects left on the table in the 30s or 40s or if the Demons package up picks and trade up the order”. That’s all there is.

He’s a journalist. That’s his job.

Michael Hibberd set to be re-called for Melbourne’s prelim after defender’s bitter injury blow

Some highlights to savour from the last final played between Melbourne and Geelong three years ago to this day …

How on earth did spellcheck change only one of them?

Well, we’ll, well … ‘Massive call’: Hunt available as Demons face selection logjam

There used to be a time when it was de rigeur to say that at the pointy end of the draft you went for the best player available. I’m sensing that in the first instance, that might not be the case with some pundits who are thinking in terms of the prototypical best player at some stage in the future. That’s where some people are at before the best fit consideration kicks in. Perhaps this discussion should continue in The Mac Andrew Thread which we’ve designated for the purpose of looking into your question? The thread should have links to the full vision of the games that turned a young unassuming Sudanese kid into the overnight sensation that commands potential top ten status. You can decide all on your own as to whether or not the hype is justified.

Chris Doerre has put out his September Power rankings on ESPN (and on bigfooty where he’s known as Knightmare). AFL Draft - September's Power Rankings: Two father-sons in the likely first three picks Like most of the draft pundits, he has two father-son players in the likely first three picks and what follows reflects a diversity of thinking about the top prospects resulting in part from the interruption to a large portion of the season through the lockdowns.

That would be 60k more than attended their last game just a few weeks ago.

It was Melbourne’s first final in 23 years and the Demons came across the Kangaroos in the 1987 Elimination Final.

The AFL Draft Central Power Rankings for September, 2021 are out. The list goes down to #30. The player named in that position is an excellent young key position player Jacob van Rooyen who was close to BOG in the recent Under 19 national championship match for WA v SA. There are some handy players outside the 30 described as being “in the mix” so Jason Taylor should have plenty to work on come draft night even if a club snatched Mac Andrew out of our clutches. Draft Central Power Rankings: September 2021

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INDICATIVE DRAFT ORDER (before Week 3 AFL 2021 Finals) ROUND ONE 1. North Melbourne 2. GWS Giants 3. Gold Coast 4. Adelaide 5. Hawthorn 6. Carlton 7. Richmond 8. Fremantle 9. St Kilda 10. West Coast 11. Essendon 12. Sydney 13. GWS Giants 14. Brisbane Lions 15. Western Bulldogs 16. Richmond 17. Port Adelaide 18. Brisbane Lions ROUND TWO 19. Gold Coast 20. North Melbourne 21. Hawthorn 22. Gold Coast 23. Adelaide 24. Hawthorn 25. Carlton 26. Richmond 27. Fremantle 28. Richmond 29. West Coast 30. Geelong 31. Sydney 32. Geelong 33. Melbourne 34. Collingwood 35. Geelong 36. West Coast 37. Adelaide ROUND THREE 38. North Melbourne 39. Collingwood 40. Richmond 41. Collingwood 42. Melbourne 43. Gold Coast 44. Richmond 45. Collingwood 46. St Kilda 47. Brisbane Lions 48. Essendon 49. West Coast 50. GWS Giants 51. Brisbane Lions 52. Melbourne 53. Geelong 54. Essendon 55. Gold Coast ROUND FOUR 56. Hawthorn 57. Brisbane Lions 58. Gold Coast 59. Adelaide 60. Port Adelaide 61. Carlton 62. Hawthorn 63. Adelaide 64. St Kilda 65. West Coast 66. Gold Coast 67. Sydney 68. GWS Giants 69. North Melbourne 70. Western Bulldogs 71. Port Adelaide 72. Port Adelaide 73. Brisbane Lions ROUND FIVE 74. North Melbourne 75. Collingwood 76. Gold Coast 77. Adelaide 78. Hawthorn 79. Carlton 80. Richmond 81. Fremantle 82. St Kilda 83. West Coast 84. Essendon 85. Sydney 86. GWS Giants 87. Brisbane Lions 88. Western Bulldogs 89. Geelong 90. Port Adelaide 91. Melbourne

What a fitting article at this time and more so because it’s Father’s Day. Ron acknowledges the impact on him of the loss of his father (former Demon premiership player Ron Barassi Senior) when he was just five years of age. The story of how Norm Smith and family took him in and helped raise him is a legendary part of the club’s history. He was a legacy boy and the league introduced the father/son rule with him in mind. More than eighty years on, the legacy of his father’s death as a war hero still lives on at the Melbourne Football Club. When the club put on a function to celebrate Ron’s 80th birthday, opera singer David Hobson sang “You Raise Me Up” which I believe was requested as one of Ron’s favourites. I’m not sure if this was because it can be interpreted as being about the influence of fathers on young children but this is my contribution to Ron on this special day.

This has been reported elsewhere but the cancellation of NAB League finals and national under-19 championship games involving the Vic Metro and Vic Country teams represents a big blow, especially for Victorian talent as far as draft selection and development of the cohort of players in this state from mid to late teens is concerned. There’s a definite advantage to prospects from WA and SA who might still get another challenge match up if case numbers don’t affect their states. They might even get an Allies squad (minus NSW) if they’re lucky. And the race for individual state combines might run to the wire in the metro area in Melbourne which is going to make things tough for some of the hopefuls. Victorian draft hopefuls miss on-field chance to impress AFL recruiters

Norwood moves into 3rd place with a 7 goal win over Adelaide’s SANFL side.