Saturday’s AFL 2018 Round 11 match is between Western Bulldogs and Melbourne Demons. The opening kick is set to commence at 13:45 local time with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium. The away team Melbourne Demons are the favourites for the match. View our preview and teams for the game between Western Bulldogs and Melbourne Demons.
When: 13:45 | Saturday 02/06/2018
Where: Etihad Stadium
Preview:
Daunting task ahead for the Bulldogs against the red-hot Demons and the Dogs will need a miracle.
Coming off back-to-back 90-point victories, the Demons are the most even side in the competition and probably have the most dynamic midfield.
Demons are dominating the centre led by big ruckman Max Gawn and considering the Bulldogs don’t have a recognised ruckman, Gawn will have an absolute field day again.
KEY BATTLE: Jackson Trengove v Jesse Hogan
Hogan is in great form coming off 5 goals against Adelaide but Trengove has also been solid down back.
Should be a physical match-up.
The Verdict
Melbourne are a class above.
Jake Melksham has been the first goal-scorer in two of Melbourne’s last four matches in Victoria.
Unibet Odds:
Western Bulldogs at $4.80
Melbourne at $1.19
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Tip: Melbourne Demons at $1.19
Value Bet: First Goal Scorer: Jesse Hogan at $7.50
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Teams:
Western Bulldogs: 
B Matthew Suckling, Jackson Trengove, Ed Richards
HB Bailey Williams, Dale Morris, Easton Wood
C Jason Johannisen, Lachie Hunter, Patrick Lipinski
HF Caleb Daniel, Josh Schache, Tory Dickson
F Luke Dahlhaus, Marcus Bontempelli, Billy Gowers
FOL Tom Boyd, Toby McLean, Jack Macrae
I/C Hayden Crozier, Mitch Honeychurch, Jordan Roughead, Roarke Smith
EMG Lewis Young, Tom Campbell, Lukas Webb, Lin Jong
IN Dale Morris, Mitch Honeychurch
OUT Zaine Cordy (Injured), Bailey Dale (Injured)
Melbourne Demons: 
B Michael Hibberd, Oscar McDonald, Neville Jetta
HB Angus Brayshaw, Jake Lever, Jordan Lewis
C Bernie Vince, Jack Viney, Nathan Jones
HF James Harmes, Jesse Hogan, Jake Melksham
F Timothy Smith, Tom McDonald, Christian Petracca
FOL Max Gawn, Christian Salem, Clayton Oliver
I/C Charlie Spargo, Mitch Hannan, Alex Neal-Bullen, Bayley Fritsch
EMG Billy Stretch, Cameron Pedersen, Tomas Bugg, Joel Smith
No Change
AFL News:
It’s taken 13 years for Melbourne co-captain Nathan Jones to have the best five weeks of his AFL career.
Against the Western Bulldogs on Saturday, Jones will become the ninth player in Melbourne’s history to play 250 VFL/AFL games.
The 30-year-old had his first taste of finals in his debut season in 2006 and since then it’s been mostly a hard slog at the under-performing Demons.
But currently sitting third on the AFL ladder and coming off a 91-point thrashing of last year’s grand finalists Adelaide, there’s finally some deserved success on the horizon again.
Jones said the last time the Demons won five games in a row was two weeks before he debuted.
“It’s been a pretty long journey but the last five weeks for me have been the most enjoyable so far,” Jones said on Wednesday.
“I haven’t had this much fun playing footy since I was a kid.”
The nuggety midfielder said he never really considered going elsewhere while the Demons were mired at the bottom of the ladder, despite offers from AFL clubs.
“From a young age my old man said, ‘Don’t take the easy option’ and that drove me to stick around and see it out … and be a part of creating some change,” he said.
“I was embarrassed where the footy club was at not too long ago but I was also really motivated about the challenge ahead.
“I’m excited to have been a part of something from the beginning and I’m proud of what we’ve built it into.
“It’s the joy and connections and foundations with the playing group we’ve put in place over the last four or five years of how the footy club wants to be seen and how we want to perform as a team and to see some reward for that is very fulfilling.”
With the Demons emerging as premiership contenders, Jones isn’t thinking of retirement and is hopeful of playing for another five years.
He said talent-wise it was the best group of players he’d been involved with but the results weren’t on the board just yet.
“I feel like I’ve got a heap of footy left and we’re really only scratching the surface of what we’re capable of. There’s a lot of potential here.”
