Melbourne spearhead Ben Brown is not sure to earn an computerized recall for Saturday’s AFL match in opposition to Essendon in Adelaide as competitors for spots within the ahead line heats up.
Brown missed Sunday’s 63-point mauling of West Coast on account of a minor again damage.
Tom McDonald earned a recall in Brown’s place and made the a lot of the alternative with 4 objectives, three contested marks and three rating assists.
Young gun Jacob van Rooyen confirmed glimpses of his potential on the best way to 2 objectives – per week after kicking three on debut.
Defender Harrison Petty was once more used up ahead, going goalless from his 10 disposals however offering precious back-up within the ruck.
Brown kicked 9 objectives throughout the opening three rounds earlier than happening with damage, and Goodwin now faces a juggling act to suit him again within the aspect.
“We’ll have to assess him through the week to see how he’s pulled up,” Demons coach Simon Goodwin mentioned of Brown.
“But it’s competitive. We sort of take a bit of a squad mentality with some of this stuff as well.
“We’ve bought actually aggressive spots in our staff and a kind of is our key ahead place.
“So we’ll have to have a good think about how that looks for next week.”
Defender Michael Hibberd is unsure after being subbed out with an achilles tendon situation, however fellow backman Jake Lever (ankle) is predicted to be match.
Goodwin heaped reward on ruckman Brodie Grundy, who tallied 22 disposals, 33 hit outs, seven clearances and 6 tackles in arguably his greatest recreation since crossing from Collingwood.
“I thought he was pretty special for us,” Goodwin mentioned.
“He’s added a lot. He’s not just a great person on the field, he’s a great teammate off the field as well.
“He loves the sport, he thinks about it in a different way, and since Max (Gawn) has been out of the staff, he is simply grown in his means to personal that lead ruck and actually begin to play the sport just a little bit in a different way for us.
“We’re proud of how he’s developing.”
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