Saturday second AFL Round 18 match is between Melbourne Demons and North Melbourne Kangaroos with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 2:10PM local time with away team North Melbourne Kangaroos currently holding favouritism. 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:

Melbourne Demons	12.00	15.00	14.00	15.00	12.00	12.00
North Melbourne Kangaroos	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)

Clark won’t return for Demons this season

Melbourne key forward Mitch Clark will miss the rest of the AFL season as he struggles to recover from his foot injury.

Clark played the first four rounds of the season, but has been out of action since then.

The former Brisbane player posted on Twitter he was “shattered”, but hopeful he would be ready for the start of next season.

Melbourne football operations manager Josh Mahoney said Clark had run out of time with six rounds left.

“The club has reassessed Mitch’s foot injury on a weekly basis and projected timelines for when he would be available to play AFL football,” Mahoney told the AFL website.

“It is now clear that there is insufficient time left in the season for him to fully recover and achieve appropriate match fitness preventing him from making a successful return to AFL football.

“The focus will now switch to his preparation for preseason training and a successful return to football in 2014.”

Clark first hurt his foot last year and has only played 15 games since joining the Demons from Brisbane at the end of 2011.