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Two pictures that explain why Melbourne missed out on making the finals and why the Western Bulldogs made it. Melbourne v Fremantle Round 16 at Cazaly’s Stadium MFC Disposal Efficiency 53% Fremantle v Western Bulldogs Round 18 at Cazaly’s Stadium WBFC Disposal Efficiency 80% Thoughts?

This may or may not be the final result ~ 175. Christian Petracca 137. Steven May 133. Clayton Oliver 111. Jack Viney 124. Max Gawn 87. Ed Langdon 55. Jake Lever 36. Michael Hibberd 33. Christian Salem 31. Angus Brayshaw 23. Trent Rivers 15. Jay Lockhart 13. Oscar McDonald Adam Tomlinson 10. Jake Melksham Sam Weideman 9. Bayley Fritsch 8. Kysaiah Pickett 7. James Harmes Jayden Hunt Luke Jackson 6. Mitch Hannan Charlie Spargo 5. Mitch Brown 4. Tom McDonald 2. Oskar Baker Aaron vandenBerg 1. Neville Jetta Braydon Preuss

The point has been made - and it’s a good one - that at least the equation now revolves around two simple matters:- • Melbourne winning and • Western Bulldogs losing. There’s no pressure on winning by 5 goals or 10 goals and the players have their focus on only one thing. Winning.

Thanks to bush demon for the colour footage of the grand final.

Grand Final, 1964 Melbourne vs Collingwood Saturday 19 September Venue: MCG Attendance: 102,471 B Neil Crompton Bernie Massey Tassie Johnson HB Tony Anderson Brian Roet Frank Davis C Brian Dixon Don Williams Frank Adams HF Barrie Vagg Graeme Jacobs Bryan Kenneally F John Lord Barry Bourke John Townsend Foll Graham Wise Ron Barassi (c) Rov Hassa Mann 19/20 Ken Emselle Peter McLean Coach Norm Smith Melbourne went into the Grand Final as red hot favourite against a wounded Collingwood but the game turned out to be nothing like the demolition job of two weeks earlier when it won by a massive 89 points. The Pies came out with a determined attitude and they kicked the first goal against a slight breeze before John Lord responded for the Demons. From there, it was an arm wrestle for the rest of the term with Melbourne forging ahead by a solitary point at the end of the opening quarter. Fortunes fluctuated in second quarter with the Demons on top early in the term but the Magpies steadied to kick three goals to take a narrow two point lead into the second half. Melbourne took control after the main break and dominated the third term booting two goals three behinds to a couple of points and, when the siren sounded for three quarter time, it held a lead of 11 points. The Dees remained in control in the early stages of the final quarter but wasted several scoring opportunities with three behinds in a row to extend their lead to 14 points. The persistency of the Magpies paid off with a goal to Tuddenham which was followed by two more behinds to Melbourne who were struggling to grasp the opportunities presented to seal the game. It was at this point that Collingwood’s giant ruckman Ray Gabelich struck a purple patch with two sensational goals to turn the game on its head. His first came at the 17 minute mark with a kick from a boundary throw in and moments later, the second put his team in front came after he took the ball and had four bounces as he carried his bulky frame towards the goals. Gabelich kicked truly after almost losing the ball during his run and suddenly the Magpies held a three point lead. Melbourne’s inaccuracy continued when the usually reliable Hassa Mann marked and missed from almost directly in front leaving his team two points in arrears. With the game in the balance, veteran winger Brian Dixon gathered the ball at half forward and booted it goalwards where it was thumped from the pack and spilled to the ground. Incredibly, it found itself in the hands of Demon back pocket Neil Crompton who made no mistake as he threw the ball on his boot to kick his only goal of the season. He had only gone forward because he followed his opponent upfield, a move that would normally not necessarily have pleased coach Norm Smith. Melbourne now led by four points as the game ticked into time on and, in the frenetic final moments, full forward Barry Bourke took a telling mark in defence to repel one of Collingwood’s final attacks. The siren sounded and players of both sides were strewn to the ground with exhaustion. The Demons had won the premiership. Best players for the Demons were veteran Brian Dixon , Hassa Mann and Brian Roet. Norm Smith was elated at the performance of his charges and described the final term as "the most agonising I have ever experienced in football". And spare a thought for 20th man Peter McLean who spent the entire match sitting on the bench. It was Melbourne’s sixth premiership in ten seasons but it was also the last game played by two champions in Ron Barassi and Frank “Bluey” Adams. It also marked the end of a long reign as the competition’s dominant team. Although the Demons did win their first eight matches of the following season they faltered in the last half of the year amid the controversy of Smith’s sacking and division within. They failed to make the finals for another two decades and the glory days of 1954 to 1964 have never returned. Melbourne 2.6.18 5.7.37 7.10.52 8.16.64 Collingwood 2.5.17 5.9.39 5.11.41 8.12.60 Goals Townsend 3 Lord 2 Bourke Crompton H Mann Best Dixon H Mann Roet Adams Tas Johnson Anderson 1964 Under 19s Grand Final Melbourne vs Collingwood Saturday 19 September Venue: MCG B Bird Millard Stewart HB Griffiths Brodie Adams C Reinholdt T Leahy Pritchard HF Minton-Connell Feldman Stone F Little McNab Jones Foll Russell McNamee Schultz 19/20 Rowarth Darcy Emerg: Coutts Lockwood J Osborne White The Demons began the day winning a premiership in the Under 19s, also against Collingwood using their superior pace and teamwork to beat the Magpies by 14 points after trailing by that margin at half time. Melbourne 2.3.15 5.9.39 9.13.67 12.16.88 Collingwood 3.4.22 8.5.53 9.6.60 11.8.74 Goals McNab 5 Schultz 3 Feldman Little Russell Stone

You can’t depend on others but at least do what has to be done that’s under your control.

Apparently there was a scratch match and the Melbourne team (with a couple of ring ins from other clubs) won. I didn’t catch much detail other than I understand Toby Bedford played well.

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Order to end of Round 17 — Adelaide 1 9 20 30 45 50 60 Brisbane Lions 18 19 41 64 Carlton 7 26 44 Collingwood 14 35 39 67 Essendon 6 42 61 69 70 Fremantle 8 29 Geelong 11 15 16 34 Gold Coast Suns 5 24 36 72 GWS Giants 28 46 68 Hawthorn 3 21 40 43 58 66 Melbourne 22 47 62 63 North Melbourne 2 10 25 57 65 Port Adelaide 27 32 37 49 55 Richmond 17 31 53 71 St Kilda 13 59 73 Sydney 4 23 54 56 West Coast Eagles 33 51 52 Western Bulldogs 12 38 48

1 PORT ADELAIDE Played 16, 52 pts, 136.4% NEXT ROUND: Collingwood 2 BRISBANE LIONS Played 16, 52 pts, 124.7% NEXT ROUND: Carlton 3 RICHMOND Played 16, 46pts, 125.8% NEXT ROUND: Adelaide 4 GEELONG Played 16, 44 pts, 138.9% NEXT ROUND: Sydney 5 WEST COAST Played 16, 44 pts, 116.0% NEXT ROUND: North Melbourne 6 COLLINGWOOD Played 16, 38 pts, 112.2% NEXT ROUND: Port Adelaide 7 ST KILDA Played 16, 36 pts, 111.4% NEXT ROUND: GWS Giants 8 W. BULLDOGS Played 16, 36 pts, 103.9% NEXT ROUND: Fremantle 9 MELBOURNE Played 16, 32 points, 106.2% NEXT ROUND: Essendon 10 GWS GIANTS Played 16, 32 points, 100.6% NEXT ROUND: St Kilda 11 FREMANTLE Played 16, 28 points, 96.7% NEXT ROUND: Western Bulldogs 12 CARLTON Played 16, 28 points, 95.6% NEXT ROUND: Brisbane Lions 13 ESSENDON Played 16, 26 points, 79.6% NEXT ROUND: Melbourne 14 GOLD COAST Played 16, 22 points, 94.8% NEXT ROUND: Hawthorn 15 SYDNEY Played 16, 20 points, 82.0% NEXT ROUND: Geelong 16 HAWTHORN Played 16, 16 points, 78.8% NEXT ROUND: Gold Coast 17 NORTH MELBOURNE Played 16, 12 points, 71.3% NEXT ROUND: West Coast 18 ADELAIDE Played 16, 12 points, 65.8% NEXT ROUND: Richmond

How interesting would it be if tonight’s game was a draw?

Those Queenslanders are appropriating everything - Qld public holiday for AFL grand final to be floated with Premier

Does anyone else think that this year’s Grand Final Eve Public Holiday is ridiculous? There’s no room for the usual grand final parade or festivities with the game being played in the Republic of Queensland. And besides that, Melbourne in the midst of its Covid-19 lockdown won’t be a place for celebration, especially if the 5k limit is still in place.

Long, long time ago ... MELBOURNE B Jay Lockhart Oscar McDonald Neville Jetta HB Josh Wagner Sam Frost Christian Salem C Jayden Hunt Clayton Oliver Nathan Jones HF James Harmes Sam Weideman Kade Kolodjashnij F Angus Brayshaw Tom McDonald Jake Melksham FOLL Max Gawn Christian Petracca Jack Viney I/C Bayley Fritsch Michael Hibberd Alex Neal-Bullen Corey Wagner EMG Harrison Petty Braydon Preuss Tom Sparrow Billy Stretch IN Corey Wagner Josh Wagner OUT Steven May (injured) Tom Sparrow (omitted) ESSENDON B Aaron Francis Patrick Ambrose Conor McKenna HB Kobe Mutch Michael Hurley Adam Saad C Orazio Fantasia Zach Merrett Andrew McGrath HF Jake Stringer Zac Clarke Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti F Devon Smith Shaun McKernan Mark Baguley FOL Tom Bellchambers David Zaharakis Dylan Shiel I/C Matt Guelfi Dyson Heppell David Myers Darcy Parish EMG Mitch Brown Sam Draper Kyle Langford Jordan Ridley IN Zac Clarke Kobe Mutch OUT Mitch Brown (omitted) Kyle Langford (omitted)

Tomorrow, I will be 100% behind Clarko and the Hawks to pull off the upset of the year.

The Cats led Magpies through the first half of the 1964 Preliminary Final and, but for their inaccuracy in front of goal, would have set up a grand final encounter with Demons. In the end, the scoreboard told the story and the season was over for the 1963 premiers - Collingwood 7.6.48 defeated Geelong 5.14.44. Earlier in the day, it was the Demons’ greater accuracy for goal that saw them into the Under 19s grand final with an 18 point win over the Tigers. 1964 Under 19s Preliminary Final Melbourne vs Richmond Saturday, 12 September Venue: MCG Attendance: 87,091 Melbourne 1.4.10 6.5.41 10.6.66 14.7.91 Richmond 4.4.28 7.7.49 8.11.59 10.13.73 B Bird Millard Stewart HB Adams Brodie Griffith C Rineholdt Feldman Pritchard HF Minton-Connell T Leahy Stone F Jones McNab, Little Foll Russell McNamee Schultz 19/20 Rowarth D'Arcy Emg J Osborne Coutts Lockwood Wight Goals Little 4 McNab Schultz 3 Russell 2, Feldman Jones Best Adams Little Feldman

Is it the end of the line or one more lurch forward to an unlikely redemption?

I have an idea. Why not pick a team as close as possible to the one that represented Melbourne the last time we played at the Gabba? It was against Collingwood and we beat them by 56 points. This was the team:- MELBOURNE FB Michael Hibberd Steven May Jay Lockhart HB Christian Salem Jake Lever Nathan Jones C Ed Langdon Clayton Oliver Adam Tomlinson HF Jake Melksham Tom McDonald Bayley Fritsch FF Christian Petracca Sam Weideman Kysaiah Pickett FOL Braydon Preuss Angus Brayshaw Jack Viney I/C James Harmes Charlie Spargo Tom Sparrow Aaron vandenBerg EMG Mitch Brown Mitch Hannan Jayden Hunt Joel Smith Only three players - Jones, Brayshaw and Harmes are unavailable through injury and I would have Max Gawn in the side instead of Braydon Preuss. The three to add would be Brown, Hannan and Rivers. That makes my changes for this week:- IN Brown Hannan Lockhart T McDonald Spargo Sparrow OUT Baker Bedford Hunt Neal-Bullen Preuss Smith It looks better to me on paper than the team we sent out against the Dockers. Let’s see how it goes on grass.

1 PORT ADELAIDE Played 15, 48 pts, 131.4% TO COME: Essendon Collingwood 2 BRISBANE LIONS Played 15, 48 pts, TO COME Sydney Carlton 122.1% 3 GEELONG Played 15, 44 pts, 145.1% TO COME Richmond Sydney 4 RICHMOND Played 15, 42 pts, 123.6% TO COME Geelong Adelaide 5 WEST COAST Played 15, 40 pts, 115.1% TO COME St Kilda North Melbourne 6 COLLINGWOOD Played 15, 34 pts, 110.1% TO COME Gold Coast Port Adelaide 7 ST KILDA Played 15, 36 pts, 113.9% TO COME West Coast GWS Giants 8 GWS GIANTS Played 15, 32 points, 101.2 TO COME Melbourne St Kilda 9 W. BULLDOGS Played 15, 32 points, 100.3% TO COME Hawthorn Fremantle 10 MELBOURNE Played 15, 28 points, 106.1 TO COME GWS Giants Essendon 11 CARLTON Played 15, 28 points, 97.0% TO COME Adelaide Brisbane Lions 12 ESSENDON Played 15, 26 points, 82.9% TO COME Port Adelaide Melbourne 13 FREMANTLE Played 15, 24 points, 88.7% TO COME North Melbourne Western Bulldogs 14 GOLD COAST Played 15, 22 points, 96.7% TO COME Collingwood Hawthorn 15 SYDNEY Played 15, 20 points, 84.1% TO COME Brisbane Lions Geelong 16 HAWTHORN Played 15, 16 points, 80.7% TO COME Western Bulldogs Gold Coast 17 NORTH MELBOURNE Played 15, 12 points, 74.6% TO COME Fremantle West Coast 18 ADELAIDE Played 15, 8 points, 62.7% TO COME Carlton Richmond

If anyone’s expecting Gold Coast to come to our aid to beat Collingwood in the event that we beat GWS - forget it.

ADELAIDE  In: Sam Berry (Gippsland Power) James Borlase (Adelaide NGA) Brayden Cook (South Adelaide) Ben Davis (prelisted rookie) Bryce Gibbs (®) Jackson Hately (GWS Giants) Mitch Hinge (Brisbane) David Mackay (prelisted rookie) Tariek Newchurch (Adelaide NGA) Luke Pedlar (Glenelg) Riley Thilthorpe (West Adelaide) Out: Rory Atkins (Gold Coast Suns) Ben Crocker (not retained) Brad Crouch (St Kilda) Ben Davis (delisted/moving to rookie list) Jordan Gallucci (delisted) Bryce Gibbs (retired) Kyle Hartigan (Hawthorn) Riley Knight (delisted) David Mackay (delisted/moving to rookie list) Myles Poholke (delisted) Ayce Taylor (delisted) Patrick Wilson (not retained) BRISBANE LIONS In: Connor Ballendon (prelisted rookie) Grant Birchall (®) Nakia Cockatoo (Geelong) Blake Coleman (Morningside) Joe Daniher (Essendon) Tom Fullarton (promoted rookie) Rhys Mathieson (prelisted rookie) Carter Michael (Brisbane Lions Academy) Harry Sharp (GWV Rebels) Henry Smith (Woodville-West Torrens) Deividas Uosis (international) Out: Jacob Allison (not retained) Connor Ballenden (delisted/moving to rookie list) Grant Birchall (delisted/moving to rookie list) Allen Christensen (retired) Cedric Cox (delisted) Matt Eagles (not retained) Mitch Hinge (Adelaide) Corey Lyons (not retained) Stefan Martin (Western Bulldogs) Rhys Mathieson (delisted/moving to rookie list) Sam Skinner (not retained) Alex Witherden (West Coast Eagles) Toby Wooller (delisted) CARLTON In: Eddie Betts (prelisted rookie) Jack Carroll (East Fremantle) Corey Durdin (Central District) Lachlan Fogarty (Geelong) Michael Gibbons (promoted rookie) Luke Parks (Glenelg ®) Adam Saad (Essendon) Zac Williams (GWS Giants) Out: Eddie Betts (delisted/moving to rookie list) Hugh Goddard (not retained) Matt Kennedy (delisted/moving to rookie list) Matthew Kreuzer (retired) Darcy Lang (delisted) Harrison Macreadie (delisted) Callum Moore (not retained) Finbar O’Dwyer (delisted) Matthew Owies (delisted) Fraser Phillips (not retained) Cam Polson (delisted) Ben Silvagni (delisted) Kade Simpson (retired) COLLINGWOOD In: Isaac Chugg (Launceston ®) Jack Ginnivan (Bendigo Pioneers ®) Oliver Henry (Geelong Falcons) Finlay Macrae (Oakleigh Chargers) Beau McCreery (South Adelaide) Reef McInnes (Oakleigh Chargers) Liam McMahon (Northern Knights) Jack Madgen (promoted rookie) Brody Mihocek (promoted rookie) Caleb Poulter (Woodville-West Torrens) Out: Flynn Appleby (not retained) Dayne Beams (retired) Atu Bosenavulagi (North Melbourne) Tim Broomhead (not retained) Lynden Dunn (retired) Tom Langdon (retired) Tom Phillips (Hawthorn) Ben Reid (retired) Matthew Scharenberg (delisted) Jaidyn Stephenson (North Melbourne) Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs) Travis Varcoe (retired) Rupert Wills (delisted) ESSENDON In: Cody Brand (Calder Cannons) Jye Caldwell (GWS Giants) Dylan Clarke (®) Nikolas Cox (Northern Knights) Josh Eyre (Calder Cannons) Martin Gleeson (®) Nick Hind (St Kilda) Archie Perkins (Sandringham Dragons) Zach Reid (Gippsland Power) Peter Wright (Gold Coast Suns) Out: Josh Begley (delisted) Tom Bellchambers (retired) Dylan Clarke (delisted/moving to rookie list) Henry Crauford (not retained) Joe Daniher (Brisbane) Orazio Fantasia (Port Adelaide) Marty Gleeson (delisted/moving to rookie list) Noah Gown (delisted) Mitch Hibberd (not retained) Conor McKenna (retired) Shaun McKernan (St Kilda) Kobe Mutch (delisted) Adam Saad (Carlton) Jacob Townsend (Gold Coast Suns) FREMANTLE In: Bailey Banfield (®) Brett Bewley (prelisted rookie) Heath Chapman (West Perth) Nathan O’Driscoll (Perth) Lachie Schultz (prelisted rookie) Josh Treacy (Bendigo Pioneers ®) Brandon Walker (East Fremantle) Joel Western (Claremont) Out: Bailey Banfield (delisted/moving to rookie list) Brett Bewley (delisted/moving to rookie list) Isaiah Butters (not retained) Jason Carter (not retained) Hugh Dixon (not retained) Jesse Hogan (GWS Giants) Cam McCarthy (delisted) Brandon Matera (delisted) Tom North (delisted) Dillon O'Reilly (delisted/not retained) Jarvis Pina (not retained) Lachie Schultz (delisted/moving to rookie list) GEELONG Jeremy Cameron (GWS Giants) Shaun Higgins (North Melbourne) Max Holmes (Sandringham Dragons) Shannon Neale (South Fremantle) Isaac Smith (Hawthorn) Nicholas Stevens (GWV Rebels) Paul Tsapatolis (3 year non registered) Out: Gary Ablett (retired) Nakia Cockatoo (Brisbane) Lachlan Fogarty (Carlton) Jacob Kennerley (delisted) James Parsons (delisted) Blake Schlensog (not retained) Jack Steven (retired) Jake Tarca (delisted) Harry Taylor (retired) GOLD COAST SUNS In: Rory Atkins (Adelaide) Conor Budarik (promoted rookie) Alex Davies (GCS Academy ®) Aiden Fyfe (GCS Academy ®) Jarrod Harbrow (prelisted rookie) Elijah Hollands (Murray Bushrangers) Nick Holman (promoted rookie) Jack Hombsch (®) Joel Jeffrey (GCS Academy ®) Oleg Markov (Richmond) Jordan Murdoch (Gold Coast Academy ®) Hawego Pul Oea (international scholarship) Rhys Nicholls (GCS Academy ®) Malcolm Rosas Jnr (promoted rookie) Zac Smith (prelisted rookie) Jacob Townsend (Essendon ®) Out: Jacob Dawson (not retained) Corey Ellis (delisted) Sam Fletcher (not retained) Pearce Hanley (retired) Jarrod Harbrow (delisted/moving to rookie list) Jacob Heron (not retained) Jack Hombsch (delisted/moving to rookie list) George Horlin-Smith (retired) Jesse Joyce (delisted) Rhys Mathieson (delisted) Anthony Miles (retired) Jordan Murdoch (delisted/moving to rookie list) Mitch Riordan (not retained) Josh Schoenfeld (not retained) Zac Smith (delisted/moving to rookie list) Peter Wright (Essendon) GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY In: Ryan Angwin (Gippsland Power) Tanner Bruhn (Geelong Falcons) Jack Buckley (promoted rookie) Matt Buntine (prelisted rookie) Cameron Fleeton (Geelong Falcons) Jesse Hogan (Fremantle) Daniel Lloyd (prelisted rookie) Braydon Preuss (Melbourne) Sam Reid (®) Will Shaw (GWS Academy) Zach Sproule (®) Connor Stone (Oakleigh Chargers) Jacob Wehr (Woodville-West Torrens) Out: Matt Buntine (delisted/moving to rookie list) Jye Caldwell (Essendon) Jeremy Cameron (Geelong) Aidan Corr (North Melbourne) Jackson Hately (Adelaide) Sam Jacobs (retired) Zac Langdon (West Coast) Daniel Lloyd (delisted/moving to rookie list) Shane Mumford (delisted) Sam Reid (delisted/moving to rookie list) Heath Shaw (delisted) Tom Sheridan (retired) Zach Sproule (not retained) Zac Williams (Carlton) HAWTHORN In: Tyler Brockman (Subiaco) Connor Downie (Eastern Ranges) Denver Grainger-Barras (Swan Districts) Kyle Hartigan (Adelaide) Changkuoth Jiath (promoted rookie) Seamus Mitchell (Bendigo Pioneers) Dylan Moore (prelisted rookie) Tom Phillips (Collingwood) Out: James Frawley (St Kilda) Conor Glass (retired) Will Golds (not retained) Ricky Henderson (retired) Harry Jones (not retained) Darren Minchington (not retained) Dylan Moore (delisted/moving to rookie list) Paul Puopolo (retired) Jackson Ross (delisted) Jack Saunders (Norwood ®) Isaac Smith (Geelong) Ben Stratton (retired) Mathew Walker (delisted) MELBOURNE In: Jake Bowey (Sandringham Dragons) Ben Brown (North Melbourne) James Jordan (prelisted rookie) Bailey Laurie (Oakleigh Chargers) Aaron Nietsche (prelisted rookie) Fraser Rosman (Sandringham Dragons) Out: Harley Bennell (not retained) Kyle Dunkley (not retained) Mitch Hannan (Western Bulldogs) James Jordan (delisted/moving to rookie list) Kade Kolodjashnij (retired) Aaron Nietschke (delisted/moving to rookie list) Braydon Preuss (GWS Giants) Oscar McDonald (delisted) Corey Wagner (not retained) Josh Wagner (delisted) NORTH MELBOURNE In: Aidan Corr (GWS Giants) Atu Bosenavulagi (Collingwood) Eddie Ford (Western Jets) Charlie Lazzaro (Geelong Falcons) Connor Menadue (Werribee ®) Will Phillips (Oakleigh Chargers) Tom Powell (Sturt) Phoenix Spicer (South Adelaide) Jaidyn Stephenson (Collingwood) Lachie Young (Western Bulldogs) Patrick Walker (North Hobart ®) Will Walker (prelisted rookie) Out: Paul Ahern (delisted) Ben Brown (Melbourne) Joel Crocker (delisted) Majak Daw (delisted) Sam Durdin (delisted) Lachie Hosie (delisted) Ben Jacobs (delisted) Jamie Macmillan (delisted) Tom Murphy (not retained) Jasper Pittard (delisted) Ed Vickers-Willis (delisted) Marley Williams (delisted) Will Walker (delisted/moving to rookie list) Mason Wood (delisted) PORT ADELAIDE In: Aliir Aliir (Sydney) Orazio Fantasia (Essendon) Tyson Goldsack (Port Adelaide ®) Lachlan Jones (Woodville West-Torrens) Ollie Lord (Sandringham Dragons) Taj Schofield (Woodville West Torrens ®) Out: Joe Atley (delisted) Brad Ebert (retired) Wylie Buzza (delisted) Tobin Cox (not retained) Riley Grundy (not retained) Jake Patmore (delisted) Cam Sutcliffe (not retained) Jack Watts (delisted) Justin Westhoff (retired) RICHMOND In: Liam Baker (promoted rookie) Mate Colina (3 year non registered) Ben Miller (prelisted rookie) Maurice Rioli Junior (Oakleigh Chargers) Samson Ryan (Western Magpies) Out: Derek Eggmolesse-Smith (not retained) Luke English (delisted) Jack Higgins (St Kilda) Oleg Markov (Gold Coast Suns) Ben Miller (delisted/moving to rookie list) Fraser Turner (delisted) Alex Rance (retired) ST KILDA In: Oscar Clavarino (prelisted rookie) Brad Crouch (Richmond) James Frawley (Hawthorn) Jack Higgins (Richmond) Tom Highmore (South Adelaide) Darragh Joyce (prelisted rookie) Shaun McKernan (Essendon) Matthew McLeod-Allison (Calder Cannons) Out: Ryan Abbott (delisted) Logan Austin (delisted) Jack Bell (not retained) Nathan Brown (delisted) Oscar Clavarino (delisted/moving to rookie list) Nick Hind (Essendon) Darragh Joyce (delisted/moving to rookie list) Daulton Langlands (not retained) Jonathon Marsh (not retained) Jack Mayo (not retained) Matthew Parker (delisted) Ed Phillips (delisted) Shane Savage (delisted) SYDNEY SWANS In: Joel Armatey (promoted rookie) Braeden Campbell (Sydney Swans Academy) Malachy Carruthers (Sturt ®) Robbie Fox (prelisted rookie) Sam Gray (prelisted rookie) Errol Gulden (Sydney Swans Academy) Tom Hickey (West Coast Eagles) Logan McDonald (Perth) Marc Sheather (Sydney Swans Academy) Out: Aliir Aliir (Sydney) Zac Foot (delisted) Robbie Fox (delisted) Sam Gray (delisted/moving to rookie list ) Michael Knoll (not retained) Jack Maibaum (not retained) Harry Reynolds (not retained) Brady Rowles (not retained) Ryley Stoddart (delisted) Elijah Taylor (delisted) Jackson Thurlow (delisted) WEST COAST EAGLES In: Harry Edwards (promoted rookie) Luke Edwards (Glenelg) Mark Hutchings (prelisted rookie) Zac Langdon (GWS Giants) Isiah Winder (Peel Thunder) Alex Witherden (Brisbane) Out: Hamish Brayshaw (not retained) Tom Hickey (Sydney) Lewis Jetta (delisted) Mark Hutchings (delisted/moving to rookie list) Mitch O’Neill (not retained) Nic Reid (not retained) Will Schofield (retired) Anthony Treacy (not retained) Zane Trew (Swan Districts ®) Daniel Venables (®) Francis Watson (delisted) WESTERN BULLDOGS In: Dominic Bedendo (Murray Bushrangers) Ben Cavarra (prelisted rookie) Mitch Hannan (Melbourne) Will Hayes (prelisted rookie) Stefan Martin (Brisbane) Roarke Smith (®) Adam Treloar (Collingwood) Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Oakleigh Chargers) Out: Ben Cavarra (delisted/moving to rookie list) Tory Dickson (retired) Billy Gowers (delisted) Fergus Greene (delisted) Will Hayes (delisted) Sam Lloyd (retired) Brad Lynch (delisted) Lachlan McNeil (Woodville West Torrens ®) Callum Porter (delisted) Roarke Smith (delisted/moving to rookie list) Matt Suckling (delisted) Jackson Trengove (delisted) Lachie Young (North Melbourne)

October 30 to November 6 AFL Free Agency Period November 4 – 12 AFL Trade Period November 25 List Lodgment #1 Nomination of Draft Eligible Father/Son Players Lodged Nomination of Draft Eligible Northern & NGA Academy Players Lodged November 26 AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Commences November 29 AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (1) Closes November 30 List Lodgment #2 Out of Contract Listed AFL Primary List Players Draft Nomination Form and Player Request for Removal from List Form Lodged with AFL Final date for Primary List delistings December 1 AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Commences December 2 AFL Delisted Player Free Agency Period (2) Closes December 3 AFL Trade Period Closes – Selections Only Delisted Primary List Draft Nomination Form Lodgement Non–Retained Rookie Players Draft Nomination Form Lodgement Final Draft Nomination Form Lodgement AFL Father-Son Bidding Nominations lodged with AFL December 9 at 7pm AEDT AFL National Draft December 10 at 12 noon AEDT AFL Pre-Season & Rookie Draft Mid-December Final List Lodgment & Total Player Payment estimates

The Dees were well beaten but at least put up a final quarter fight back to look respectable. MELBOURNE B Jay Lockhart Sam Frost Josh Wagner HB Matt Hore Oscar McDonald Jayden Hunt C Angus Brayshaw Jack Viney Oskar Baker HF Nathan Jones Tom McDonald Harry Petty F Jeff Garlett Tim Smith Christian Petracca FOLL Max Gawn Christian Salem Clayton Oliver I/C Bayley Fritsch James Harmes Billy Stretch Corey Wagner EMG Jordan Lewis Braydon Preuss Charlie Spargo Sam Weideman IN Corey Wagner OUT Alex Neal-Bullen (concussion) GWS GIANTS B Adam Kennedy Phil Davis Nick Haynes HB Heath Shaw Sam Taylor Brett Delidio C Brent Daniels Harry Perryman Lachie Whitfield HF Matt de Boer Harry Himmelberg Toby Greene F Jeremy Finlayson Jeremy Cameron Sam J Reid FOLL Shane Mumford Tim Taranto Josh Kelly I/C Stephen Coniglio Isaac Cumming Jacob Hopper Adam Tomlinson EMG Jackson Hately Lachlan Keeffe Daniel Lloyd Dawson Simpson IN Stephen Coniglio Isaac Cumming OUT Daniel Lloyd (omitted) Zac Williams (hamstring)

It's been put to me that tonight's game is all about whether Melbourne’s players can positively put into effect the learnings that have been pumped into them since they bowed out of season 2018.