Melbourne v Richmond – Practice Match Review

The Dees looked classy, slick, and ready for Round One as they opened the Tigers up early to establish their lead and never relented at Casey Fields.

Led by the ruck duo of Max Gawn and Brodie Grundy, Melbourne looked dominant in the air ad backed up the aerial work with the usual suspects (Oliver and Petracca) doing what they do best at ground level.

It took Richmond until after halftime to find the fire they required to match the Demons, but by then, it was too late, Melbourne running out convincing 50-point winners.

What, if anything, does it mean for these teams heading into Round One, and who were the other players that caught my eye? Let’s jump into this practice match review to look at the standouts.

Uh oh… paywall. I’m working my way through all the practice games for our members. All preseason game coverage will be restricted and will not open up like our Home and Away reviews. Of course, these reviews are only a couple of thousand words. H&A season… I’ll get the game face on. Want to join us?

JOIN NOW

Choose Subscription

• Mongrel Members
  $6.00
  Access to all of HB's reviews. Access to all standalone members articles as well as weekly Wingman of the Year rankings. Access to expanded season preview/review articles. Either one ebook of your choice from the store, or a bumper sticker.
• Mongrel Inner Circle
  $12.00
  Access to all content as per Mongrel Members, plus weekly Defensive Player of the Year rankings and columns pertaining to DPOY.. Either one ebook of your choice, or a bumper sticker/stubby holder
• Mongrel Coaching Box
  $25.00
  All content as per previous two levels, plus ability to have input into specific content creation – voting/suggestions. You also have the ear of The Mongrel, but really, this tier is for people that love what we're doing and want to support the site. A copy of all ebooks available in the store, or a bumper sticker/stubby holder combination
• Mongrel Free
  $0.00
  Access to our public content only.

Select Your Payment Cycle

• Monthly
• Annual

Select Your Payment Cycle

• Monthly
• Annual

Select Your Payment Cycle

• Monthly
• Annual

BECOME A MONGREL

* Username

* First Name

* Last Name

* Email Address

* Password

Strength: Very Weak

Profile Picture

Done

(Use Cropper to set image and
use mouse scroller for zoom image.)

Done

(Use Cropper to set image and use mouse scroller for zoom image.)

Drop file here or click to select.

Select Your Payment Gateway

• Paypal
• Credit Card

Card Holder Name

Card Holder Name

Credit Card Number

Credit Card Number

Expiration Month

Expiration Month

Expiration Year

Expiration Year

CVV Code

CVV Code

How you want to pay?

Auto Debit Payment

Manual Payment

Enter Coupon Code

Enter Coupon Code

Apply

Payment Summary

Your currently selected plan : , Plan Amount :

Coupon Discount Amount : , Final Payable Amount:

Submit