So this is more of an “open up to the audience piece”.

We played them twice this year. The first meeting was a nightmare for us. We were generally poor all around. Poor skills, poor positioning and poor decision making. Some of this was created by the way melbourne played us. They allowed us space down back and forced us wide to kick to contests where Lever and May could pick the ball off. They wanted us to switch on the narrower Etihad ground. They also pressured the outlet option at contests, rather than attacking the ball carrier which blocked our typical handball game.

Now I missed the second meeting. We got the win, but what did we change to reverse our fortunes? Was it more than simply playing better? (I’m assuming yes). How much did the rain influence the result? What worked for us and what do we need to do to beat them in two weeks?