Melbourne and Hawthorn have finalised their lineups for the match at MCG.

Josh Schache (Demons) and Jai Serong (Hawks) are the tactical subs for this afternoon's clash.

 2023-08-20T05:20:00Z 
Melbourne WON BY 27 POINTS
MCG
MELB   
87
FT
60
   HAW
    #AFLDeesHawks
MATCH CENTRE ▶︎   
IN Adam Tomlinson, Bailey Laurie, Josh Schache
OUTBrodie Grundy (Omitted), James Jordon (Omitted), Michael Hibberd (Sub)
IN Henry Hustwaite, Jai Serong, Max Ramsden, Ned Long
OUTBailey MacDonald (Sub), Chad Wingard (Injured), Jai Newcombe (Injured), Mitchell Lewis (Injured)
FB 3 Christian Salem 1 Steven May 24 Trent Rivers
FF 8 Dylan Moore 20 Jacob Koschitzke 24 D. Grainger-Barras
HB 17 Judd McVee 20 Adam Tomlinson 8 Jake Lever
HF 12 Will Day 22 Luke Breust 25 Josh Ward
C 12 Lachie Hunter 7 Jack Viney 15 Ed Langdon
C 44 Ned Long 29 James Worpel 9 Connor MacDonald
HF 16 Bailey Laurie 18 Jake Melksham 28 Alex Neal-Bullen
HB 6 James Sicily 14 Jack Scrimshaw 10 Karl Amon
FF 36 Kysaiah Pickett 2 Jacob van Rooyen 10 Angus Brayshaw
FB 15 Blake Hardwick 36 James Blanck 23 Josh Weddle
FOLLOWERS
11 Max Gawn
10 Clayton Oliver
3 Christian Petracca
INTERCHANGE
17 Jake Bowey
29 Joel Smith
32 Tom Sparrow
37 Kade Chandler
19 Josh Schache
FOLLOWERS
7 Ned Reeves
11 Conor Nash
20 Finn Maginness
INTERCHANGE
1 Harry Morrison
4 Jarman Impey
38 Max Ramsden
44 Henry Hustwaite
13 Jai Serong

Melbourne
INA. Tomlinson, B. Laurie, J. Schache
OUTB. Grundy, J. Jordon, M. Hibberd
B C. Salem, S. May, T. Rivers
HB J. McVee, A. Tomlinson, J. Lever
C L. Hunter, J. Viney, E. Langdon
HF B. Laurie, J. Melksham, A. Neal-Bullen
F K. Pickett, J. van Rooyen, A. Brayshaw
FOL M. Gawn, C. Oliver, C. Petracca
I/C J. Bowey, J. Smith, T. Sparrow, K. Chandler, J. Schache

Hawthorn
INH. Hustwaite, J. Serong, M. Ramsden, N. Long
OUTB. MacDonald, C. Wingard, J. Newcombe, M. Lewis
B B. Hardwick, J. Blanck, J. Weddle
HB J. Sicily, J. Scrimshaw, K. Amon
C N. Long, J. Worpel, C. MacDonald
HF W. Day, L. Breust, J. Ward
F D. Moore, J. Koschitzke, D. Grainger-Barras
FOL N. Reeves, C. Nash, F. Maginness
I/C H. Morrison, J. Impey, M. Ramsden, H. Hustwaite, J. Serong

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