The first of the AFL Round 1 matches on Easter Sunday is between Melbourne Demons and Port Adelaide Power. The opening bounce is at 1:10pm local time with the match being played at the MCG in Melbourne. Home team the Demons are the current favourites in the market. View our preview and teams for the match.
Round: Round 1 1:10 PM March 31, 2013
Stadium: MCG
Weather: 18° Mostly Sunny
Odds:
Melbourne Demons $1.80 vs Port Adelaide Power $2.00 at Sportsbet Australia
Melbourne Demons $1.70 vs Port Adelaide Power $2.15 at Luxbet Australia
Preview:
The Demons and the Power will be desperate to start their 2013 campaigns on a positive note when they clash at the MCG on Sunday afternoon. Melbourne can ill-afford to start this season, as they began the last, when they fell to the Brisbane Lions by 41 points. The Power won a close first-up encounter against St Kilda before losing the next six games on the trot. With an abundance of new players on each teams’ list, supporters will go to the game with high hopes and an open mind as to what lies ahead.
MELBOURNE 
- 2 Nathan Jones
- 4 Jack Watts
- 5 Jimmy Toumpas
- 7 Jack Viney
- 8 James Frawley
- 10 Shannon Byrnes
- 11 Mitch Clark
- 12 Colin Sylvia
- 13 Jordie McKenzie
- 14 Lynden Dunn
- 15 David Rodan
- 17 Sam Blease
- 20 Colin Garland
- 21 Cameron Pederson
- 26 Daniel Nicholson
- 27 Tom Gillies
- 30 James Sellar
- 31 Jack Grimes
- 35 Luke Tapscott
- 36 Aaron Davey
- 38 Jeremy Howe
- 40 Mark Jamar
- 42 Jake Spencer
- 45 Matt Jones
- 46 Dean Terlich
PORT ADELAIDE 
- 1 Travis Boak
- 3 Campbell Heath
- 5 Matthew Broadbent
- 6 Angus Monfries
- 7 Brad Ebert
- 8 Hamish Hartlett
- 12 Jackson Trengove
- 13 Cameron O’Shea
- 14 Paul Stewart
- 15 Lewis Stevenson
- 16 Oliver Wines
- 18 Kane Cornes
- 20 Chad Wingard
- 23 Matthew Lobbe
- 26 Andrew Moore
- 28 Jay Schulz
- 29 Jasper Pittard
- 32 Jake Neade
- 34 Jarrad Redden
- 36 Jack Hombsch
- 37 Kane Mitchell
- 39 Justin Westhoff
- 40 Aaron Young
- 42 Thomas Jonas
- 43 Daniel Stewart