Melbourne
B: Matthew Whelan, Matthew Warnock, Jared Rivers
HB: James Frawley, Stefan Martin, Aaron Davey
C: Jack Grimes, Colin Sylvia, Brock McLean
HF: Cale Morton, Brad Miller, Russell Robertson
F: Brad Green, Matthew Bate, Cameron Bruce
Foll: Paul Johnson, Brent Moloney, James McDonald
I/C (from): Ricky Petterd, Addam Maric, Nathan Jones, Jamie Bennell, Mark Jamar, Kyle Cheney, Clint Bartram
In: Rivers, Frawley, Green, Bennell, Jamar
Out: Lynden Dunn, Shane Valenti
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Green boost for Demons - AFL - Sportal AustraliaVeteran Brad Green is set to return to a Demons line-up that, according to coach Dean Bailey, is fed up with honourable defeats and determined to make its own luck against Hawthorn on Sunday. |
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Preview: Hawthorn v Melbourne - AFL - Sportal AustraliaVENUE & TIME: MCG, Sunday May 24, 4.40pm (AEST) |
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Hawks outgun Demons - AFL - Sportal AustraliaAfter a slow start to the season reigning premier Hawthorn continued its rise back up the ladder on Sunday night when it defeated Melbourne by 22 points at the MCG. |
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Melbourne coach Dean Bailey laments sluggish start against Hawthorn | Herald SunMELBOURNE coach Dean Bailey wants more first-quarter spark from the Demons, after lamenting his team's sluggish start that set up Hawthorn's 22-point win. |
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Runaway Hawks surprised - RFMatchReport - realfooty.com.auhttp://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfmatchreport/runaway-hawks-surprised/2009/05/24/1243103433184.html
AS CAN happen when the battler meets the very good, this match was shaped early, a confluence of acts defining its form as a potter's hands would a lump of wet clay. Melbourne can take heart that its persistence at least altered the execution, even if it could not change the outcome. |
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Cruising on auto pilot enough for Hawks - RFNews - realfooty.com.auhttp://www.realfooty.com.au/news/rfnews/cruising-on-auto-pilot-enough-for-hawks/2009/05/24/1243103433721.html
AS CAN happen when the battler meets the very good, this match was shaped early, a confluence of acts defining its form as a potter's hands would a lump of wet clay. Melbourne can take heart that their persistence at least altered the execution, even if it could not change the outcome. |
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Hawks hold the fort until reinforcements arrive | The AustralianWHEN Hawthorn looked at its circumstances late in the pre-season, it became apparent that a scramble to the half-way point of the season lay ahead. Consolidation, instead of the domination expected of a reigning premier, became the early aim. |