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Round eight teams - RFNews - theage.com.auMelbourne In: Whelan, Cheney, Valenti |
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Rd 8 Team: Whelan is back - Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football ClubThe Demons have welcomed back gritty defender Matthew Whelan for Saturday afternoon's clash with the Western Bulldogs at the MCG. |
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Demons must curtail Dogs' speed machine - AFL - Sportal AustraliaSpeed kills and only midfield pressure can act as a roadblock to the Western Bulldogs' band of fleet-footed assassins this Saturday at the MCG, Melbourne coach Dean Bailey warned on Friday. |
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Dees' inside man | Herald SunMELBOURNE coach Dean Bailey says he used football's equivalent of insider trading to plan for the Western Bulldogs at the MCG today. |
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Demons get insight from ex-Bulldogs star - Real Footy - Breaking Newshttp://news.realfooty.com.au/breaking-news-sport/demons-get-insight-from-exbulldogs-star-20090515-b5zf.html
Melbourne coach Dean Bailey hopes a decent insight into how the Western Bulldogs use the ball will help his side in Saturday's AFL game at the MCG. |
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Dees aim to keep Bulldogs on leash - RFNews - realfooty.com.auhttp://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/dees-aim-to-keep-bulldogs-on-leash/2009/05/15/1242335882936.html
MATTHEW Whelan's first game of the season will help galvanise Melbourne's back line, while coach Dean Bailey said keeping pressure on the Bulldogs' fleet of midfielders was crucial to success. |
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Dees must slow Dogs down: Bailey - Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football ClubMELBOURNE’S ability to apply the brakes to the slick Bulldogs will be the key to Saturday's clash between the two sides according to coach Dean Bailey. |
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Dogs shade Demons by seven points | Herald SunTHE body language of the Western Bulldogs players immediately after the final siren told the story of their seven-point win over Melbourne. |
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Dees big on pluck but short on luck - RFMatchReport - realfooty.com.auhttp://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfmatchreport/dees-big-on-pluck-not-luck/2009/05/16/1242335935850.html
WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.3 9.6 12.10 15.14 (104) MELBOURNE 5.2 10.3 11.4 15.7 (97) GOALS Western Bulldogs: Akermanis 4, Welsh 3, Gilbee 2, Cooney, Johnson, Addison, Boyd, Hahn, Murphy. Melbourne: Bate 4, Robertson 3, Maric 2, Davey, McLean, Sylvia, Jones, Petterd, Valenti. BEST Western Bulldogs: Akermanis, Boyd, Giansiracusa, Williams, Gilbee, Cooney. Melbourne: Davey, Morton, Moloney, McLean, Bate, Grimes. INJURIES Western Bulldogs: Murphy (hamstring), Hargrave (thigh) replaced in selected side by Addison. UMPIRES Hay, M Nicholls, McInerney. CROWD 28,279 at MCG. |
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Bailey happy with effort, wants a win - AFL - Sportal AustraliaThere was a sense of deja-vu in Dean Bailey's voice after he watched Melbourne put up another valiant performance but fall short against the Western Bulldogs at the MCG on Saturday afternoon. |
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A vintage performance form Jason Akermanis denies Melbourne | The AustralianVETERAN Jason Akermanis showed he is still capable of being a match-winner, turning back the clock to steer the Western Bulldogs past a stubborn Melbourne side by seven points in their AFL clash at the MCG. |