DEES INJURY DOUBTS EASING
GRAND Final injury clouds over Melbourne duo Steven May and Charlie Spargo cleared as the pair trained in the sunlight in Perth on Wednesday.
Melbourne conducted its main session before Saturday’s showdown with the Bulldogs at Optus Stadium and both May (hamstring) and Spargo (ankle) took part.
It leaves Simon Goodwin and his coaching staff with only one real dilemma – whether to stick with the 23 men who flayed Geelong in the preliminary final, or recall speedy defender Jayden Hunt and fellow backman Joel Smith.
All-australian star Christian Petracca said either way the star-studded Demons midfield was set to go “head-to-head” with their equally talented and deep
Bulldogs opponents on Saturday in a battle set to determine the outcome.
The gun on-baller said there was no way Melbourne would try to throw anything different at the opposition in such a big game, knowing where the contest would be most fierce.
“I don’t think we’ll change what’s been working,” he said. “The reason we have got here is because our system is strong.”