The third game on Sunday for AFL Round 23 is between Western Bulldogs and Melbourne Demons. The match is to be played at Etihad Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 4:40pm local time with home team Melbourne Demons currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Western Bulldogs and Melbourne Demons.
WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, 4:40pm AEST, Sunday 1 September
Opening odds comparison:
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| Western Bulldogs | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.12 |
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Melbourne Demons
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6.50 | 5.45 | 6.50 | 5.45 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
Preview:
The last match of the round is between the Western Bulldogs and Melbourne, with the Bulldogs almost certain to win here. There is little to play for here for both sides,
however, with not even the wooden spoon at stake. Expect Melbourne to lose again, even though the last time these two teams met, the Demons managed to scrape
home with a 4-point win.
Teams:
Western Bulldogs:
Backs: Picken Roughead Morris
Half-backs: Murphy Young Cross
Centres: Cooney Liberatore Boyd
Half-forwards: Giansiracusa Campbell Hrovat
Forwards: Dahlhaus Dickson Grant
Followers: Minson Wallis Griffen
Interchange: From: Wood Tutt Jones Stevens Hunter Talia Austin
In: Michael Talia, Nathan Hrovat, Liam Jones, Adam Cooney
Out: Dylan Addison (omitted)
Melbourne Demons:
Backs: Dunn Frawley Terlich
Half-backs: Grimes McDonald Garland
Centres: Viney Trengove Toumpas
Half-forwards: M Jones Watts Sylvia
Forwards: Kent Dawes Davey
Followers: Spencer McKenzie N Jones
Interchange: From: Sellar Tapscott Gawn Howe Jetta Taggert Bail
In: James Sellar, Rory Taggert, Rohan Bail, Max Gawn, Neville Jetta
Out: Cameron Pedersen (omitted), David Rodan (knee)
New: Rory Taggert, 20, North Ballarat U18
Daniel Cross to leave AFL’s Bulldogs
Midfielder Daniel Cross will play his last match for the Western Bulldogs this weekend, but wants to continue his AFL career elsewhere next year.
Cross, the courageous on-baller who is set to play his 210th and final match for the Dogs against Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, has not been offered a new contract for next season.
But the 30-year-old believes he still has more to give at AFL level, and will look for a new club in 2014.
“I love this club, its supporters and all the players I’ve played with, and totally understand its position with regards to its direction,” Cross said of the Bulldogs’ decision not to table a new deal.
“While I leave with a heavy heart … I will always look back at my 13 years as a Bulldog fondly, and look forward to finishing on a high note with my teammates this Sunday.”
Bulldogs chief executive Simon Garlick admitted not offering Cross a new deal was a difficult call to make.
“Daniel has added an enormous amount to this football club since he arrived in 2000, and leaves a legacy of an ultra-professional, team-oriented player who consistently displayed great courage for his team,” Garlick said.
Cross could be an ideal fit for a club like Greater Western Sydney next season.
He has worked under soon-to-be GWS head coach Leon Cameron, a former Bulldogs assistant, and been part of a strong midfield unit with Giants co-captain Callan Ward when Ward was at the Bulldogs.