Melbourne – 17.10 (112)
West Coast– 13.14 (92)
The Demons showed all the heart that was expected of them and it has produced a win for the wooden spoon favorites against an unimpressive West Coast team in round 14. Melbourne really worked hard for this result and Jim Stynes will be thrilled with how they went about obtaining the four points.
Big Moment
A five goal to two second quarter that included a great one from Colin Sylvia from 60 meters out really set up the match for the Demons.
Key Players for Melbourne
Jack Grimes– Really stood up for the Demons whilst obtaining 29 possessions, 16 marks and laying 5 tackles.
Mark Jamar– Whilst the big ruckman only has 7 disposals, he bullied Naitanui and managed to get 29 hit outs (5 more than the entire West Coast line up)- he also snuck a goal in.
Brock McLean– 5 tackles and 28 disposals with an impressive 11 of them being contested- really worked hard all game.
Key Players for West Coast
Quinten Lynch– Really helped out Naitanui in the ruck and collected 26 touches in the process.
Shannon Hurn– Not only did he get more of the ball than any of his team mates (28 disposals) but he also used it more effectively than them as well (89% disposal efficiency).
Musings from the match
• The Demons produced a great team game
• Naitanui isn’t great in the ruck yet.
• Melbourne’s second quarter really set them up.
• Brett Jones had some hamstring problems.
• Ricky Petterd and Aaron Davey were both reported- so keep an eye on that one.
Supercoach news
This wasn’t a great SuperCoach game on the whole.
Jack Grimes will be thrilling those who have him with an amazing 142 SuperCoach Points this week, whilst Liam Jurrah looks a solid cash cow scoring 74 SuperCoach Points.
For the Eagles only Hurn broke the ton with a score of 119 whilst Naitanui struggled posting 48 points.
Tags: Brock McLean, Jack Grimes, Mark Jamar, Quinten Lynch, Shannon Hurn
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