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The top four is up for grabs for St Kilda and Melbourne as they lock horns in a crunch clash under the Marvel Stadium roof. Join The Roar for live scores from 7:25pm (AEST).
Equal on points in fourth and fifth respectively, the equation for the Demons and Saints is simple: win here, and finish the round in the top four.
However, both sides have been struggling for form of late, with the Dees left to rue inaccuracy in a narrow loss to GWS last week, while the Saints just squeaked past the last-placed West Coast.
The Demons have also lost star forward Bayley Fritsch to a foot fracture that could end his season, while the Saints have recalled Jack Billings and Zak Jones for their first games of the season with Bradley Hill, Jack Higgins and Josh Battle all sidelined.
Game information
Venue: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne First bounce: 4:40pm (AEST) TV: Channel 7, Fox Footy Streaming:Kayo Sports Betting: Saints $2.70, Demons $1.47 – odds via PlayUp
Teams
St Kilda
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B: Z. Cordy, D. Howard, C. Wilkie
HB: J. Webster, M. Windhager, N. Wanganeen-Milera
C: M. Wood, J. Steele (c), S. Ross
HF: D. Butler, M. Phillipou, M. Owens
F: A. Caminiti, M. King, J. Gresham
R: R. Marshall, B. Crouch, J. Sinclair
I/C: Z. Jones, L. Stocker, J. Billings, C. Sharman
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EMG: H. Clark, R. Byrnes, T. Campbell, J. Peris
IN: Billings, Cordy, Jones, Sharman (R16 sub).
OUT: Battle, Byrnes, Higgins, Hill.
Melbourne
B: J. Bowey, S. May, H. Petty
HB: C. Salem, J. Lever, A. Brayshaw
C: J. Jordon, J. Viney, E. Langdon
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HF: K. Pickett, J. Melksham, T. Sparrow
F: A. Neal-Bullen, B. Brown, C. Spargo
R: M. Gawn (c), C. Petracca, T. Rivers
I/C: B. Grundy, L. Hunter, T. Woewodin, J. McVee
EMG: J. van Rooyen, J. Harmes, J. Smith, K. Chandler
