The second game on Saturday for AFL Round 18 is between Melbourne Demons and North Melbourne Kangaroos. The match is to be played at Etihad Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 2:10PM local time with away team North Melbourne Kangaroos currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Melbourne Demons and North Melbourne Kangaroos.
WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, 2:10 PM July 27, 2013
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Opening odds comparison:
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| Melbourne Demons | 12.00 | 15.00 | 14.00 | 15.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
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North Melbourne Kangaroos
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1.03 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.04 |
Preview:
Melbourne take on North Melbourne on Saturday, 2.10pm at Etihad Stadium. I think it’s fair to say this match doesn’t have quite the same shine as the previous two, with the Kangaroos expected to win here easily. The Demons continue to struggle in 2013, and North Melbourne should be able to take advantage of their low confidence and lack of quality play. With neither side having any real hope of making the finals this year, the best fans can hope for is that the Demons will somehow raise themselves up for this local derby.
Teams:
Melbourne Demons:
2 Nathan Jones
4 Jack Watts
5Jimmy Toumpas (INT)
6 Chris Dawes
7 Jack Viney
8 James Frawley
9 Jack Trengove
10 Shannon Byrnes
12 Colin Sylvia
14 Lynden Dunn
17 Sam Blease (INT)
21 Cameron Pedersen
25 Tom McDonald
26 Daniel Nicholson (EMG)
31 Jack Grimes
34 Dean Kent (INT)
35 Luke Tapscott (EMG)
36 Aaron Davey
37 Max Gawn
38 Jeremy Howe
42 Jake Spencer (EMG)
45 Matt Jones (INT)
46 Dean Terlich
48 Jack Fitzpatrick
50 Mitchell Clisby
In: Cameron Pedersen,
Out: Colin Garland (Ankle)
North Melbourne Kangaroos:
2 Brad McKenzie (INT)
3 Ryan Bastinac (INT)
5 Ben Jacobs (EMG)
6 Lachlan Hansen
7 Jack Ziebell
8 Daniel Wells
9 Andrew Swallow
10 Ben Cunnington
12 Lindsay Thomas
13Leigh Adams (INT)
15 Luke Delaney (EMG)
16 Scott D. Thompson
17 Nathan Grima
18 Shaun Atley
19 Sam Wright (EMG)
20 Drew Petrie
22 Todd Goldstein
25 Robbie Tarrant
26 Taylor Hine
29 Brent Harvey
31 Cameron Delaney
34 Jamie Macmillan (INT)
35 Aaron Black
41 Aaron Mullett
43 Sam Gibson
In: Cameron Delaney
Out: Scott McMahon (Omitted)
Kangaroos still hopeful on AFL finals
North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says he won’t look a gift horse in the mouth if the AFL’s investigation into Essendon’s supplements scandal results in the Bombers being stripped of premiership points and dropping out of the finals.
Scott’s side have lost five matches by less than a goal in 2013 and sit in 13th spot with a 6-10 win-loss record with six rounds remaining.
However, despite a tough run home, the Kangaroos are capable of lifting themselves higher up the table to ninth spot, starting with Saturday’s clash with the 17th-placed Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.
Scott says he’s not wasting time thinking about what might happen to the second-placed Bombers, whose fate is expected to be known in August following the completion of the joint investigation by the AFL and ASADA.
“It is a strange situation,” Scott told reporters on Wednesday.
“It’s a bit like when you’re on the cusp of playing finals and you start hoping other sides will lose. You take your eye off what’s important.”
But Scott added he would gladly accept a finals berth if Essendon were penalised.
“Absolutely – you never look a gift horse in the mouth,” he said.
“Our situation is we’ve got some pretty tough games on the way home (including facing top-eight sides Geelong, Essendon, Hawthorn and Collingwood).
“If things conspire to give us an opportunity, we finish ninth and we end up playing finals, our job is to make sure we’re playing really good footy.”
Scott said it was ridiculous to describe North’s season as a waste.
“I don’t care really what anyone else thinks. It’s a ridiculous notion,” he said.
“We’ve got our eye on our ultimate aim and nothing will derail us from that.
“This is a great opportunity for us to continue to develop our game.
“We rank 15th in competition for age and experience.”
Scott defended the heavy workload of ruckman Todd Goldstein.
“It’s short-sighted to say that ‘Goldy’ was beaten once (by Carlton’s Matthew Kreuzer last week) or some people looked at some stats and finally realised in round 17 that Goldy doesn’t get interchanged much and realised it’s an issue,” Scott said.
“His form has been pretty good.”
