The only Monday AFL Round 11 match is between Melbourne Demons and Collingwood Magpies. The game is set to commence at 3:20pm local time with the game to be played at the MCG. Away team Collingwood Magpies go into the match as the favourites in the market. View our preview and teams for the game between Melbourne Demons and Collingwood Magpies.

WHERE AND WHEN: MCG, Monday June 10, 3:20pm

Opening odds comparison:

Melbourne Demons	16.00	19.00	26.00	19.00	16.00	16.50
Collingwood Magpies	1.002	1.01	1.01	1.01	1.002	1.02

Preview:

The last game of the round is between Melbourne and Collingwood, with six teams having byes this weekend. This game kicks off on Monday, 3.20pm at the MCG. This match is rivaling the GWS vs Geelong game as the most uneven game of the round, in what is normally a highly anticipated Queen’s Birthday encounter. The Demons are simply shocking at the moment, with an injury to James Frawley only likely to make things even worse. While the nature of the occasion could lift Melbourne, it’s fair to say even the biggest Demons fans wont be optimistic for a win.

Teams:

Melbourne Demons:
B: Lynden Dunn, Cameron Pedersen, Dean Terlich
HB: Colin Garland, Tom McDonald, Joel Macdonald
C: Jack Trengove, Colin Sylvia, Michael Evans
HF: Jeremy Howe, Jack Fitzpatrick, Jack Watts
F: David Rodan, Chris Dawes, Aaron Davey
Foll: Mark Jamar, Matt Jones, Nathan Jones
Int (from): James Sellar, Dean Kent, Rohan Bail, Max Gawn, Luke Tapscott, Sam Blease, Jordie McKenzie

In: C.Sylvia, J.Sellar, S.Blease, M.Gawn, T.McDonald
Out: J.Frawley (hamstring), J.Strauss

Collingwood Magpies:
B: Nathan Brown, Ben Reid, Heritier O’Brien
HB: Heath Shaw, Nick Maxwell, Marley Williams
C: Steele Sidebottom, Brent Macaffer, Luke Ball
HF: Jamie Elliott, Quinten Lynch, Dane Swan
F: Ben Kennedy, Travis Cloke, Alan Didak
Foll: Darren Jolly, Scott Pendlebury, Jarryd Blair
Int (from): Martin Clarke, Jackson Paine, Kyle Martin, Ben Sinclair, Paul Seedsman, Josh Thomas, Adam Oxley

In: T.Cloke, B.Sinclair, J.Paine, A.Oxley
Out: A.Krakouer

Demons will be okay in AFL: Brad Scott

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says he’s staggered by calls for struggling Melbourne to receive salary-cap concessions from the AFL.

Melbourne have a 1-9 record after 10 rounds and their coach Mark Neeld narrowly escaped the sack at a board meeting on Monday.

While Neeld’s position remains in the spotlight following Hawthorn’s 95-point win over Melbourne last weekend, Hawks’ president Andrew Newbold says the Demons require an expanded salary cap.

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire last week suggested clubs like Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs should be handed an expanded salary cap of 110 per cent to allow them to chase some high-priced free agents.

Scott says it’s a knee-jerk measure and fails to take into account Melbourne’s player list.

“I’m staggered really,” Scott told reporters on Wednesday.

“The short-termism in this game is unbelievable.

“I understand we’re in a weekly cycle of winning and losing.

“We played St Kilda last week and people were asking me about St Kilda’s young list and they’re developing.

“In round two 2010, St Kilda beat us by 104 points and were one of the most-experienced sides in the competition.

“And now, three years later, we’re talking about them being really inexperienced.

“Things change rapidly.”

Scott says the Demons have plenty of young talent including Jack Viney and Jimmy Toumpas.

“Jesse Hogan’s the closest thing I’ve seen to (Brisbane’s) Jonathan Brown in a 17-year-old,” former Brisbane defender Scott added.

“The short-term reaction to some short-term pain is … talking about salary cap relief is just over-reacting.

“They’re going to be okay. They’ll keep fighting.

“They’ll get themselves out of this.

“Lots of sides have been down before and they come back and I’m sure Melbourne will.”