MELBOURNEfc has made three changes at the selection table for this week's Round 18 clash against the Bombers.
In the Club's first Saturday afternoon match since Round Four, the Demons will be bolstered by the inclusions of Brad Green, Paul Wheatley and Austin Wonaeamirri.
Brad Green returns after missing three weeks with a hamstring injury, while Paul Wheatley comes back in after missing one week with a calf injury. In the Club's first Saturday afternoon match since Round Four, the Demons will be bolstered by the inclusions of Brad Green, Paul Wheatley and Austin Wonaeamirri.
Second on Melbourne's goal kicking table with 21 goals, Austin Wonaeamirri is a welcome addition after not playing last week due to general soreness following the trip back from Perth.
Of the ‘outs’, key forward Brad Miller will miss this week with a injured hamstring. Nathan Jones and Michael Newton have both been omitted.
The emergencies for the match are Nathan Carroll, Nathan Jones and Jeff White.
The last time these two sides met was back in Round 13, 2007. In Neale Daniher’s farewell game, the Demons fell short by two points in a thriller.
Melbourne Team
Backs: M.Whelan, C.Garland, M.Warnock
Half backs: C.Johnson, D.Bell, P.Wheatley
Centreline: C.Morton, C.Bruce, S.Buckley
Half forwards: B.Green, M.Bate, A.Davey
Forwards: P.Johnson, C.Sylvia, A.Maric
Followers: M.Jamar, C.Bartram, J.McDonald
Interchange from: L.Dunn, A.Wonaeamirri, S.Valenti, S.Martin
Emergencies: N.Carroll, N.Jones, J.White
Team Changes
In: B.Green, P.Wheatley, A.Wonaeamirri
Out: B.Miller (Inj – Hamstring), N.Jones, M.Newton
