With their finals hopes over, the Dees host the Power at what is likely to be a near empty MCG on Saturday night.
Best Bet
The backside has fallen out of Melbourne’s season and they are ripe to be beaten by the in-form Power at the MCG on Saturday night.
It’s been a slow and steady decline for the Dees in the second half of the season, which never really got back on track once Christian Petracca went down on the King’s Birthday.
Simon Goodwin is paying plenty of kids and it is showing in the inconsistency of the performance, as they were flat out destroyed by the Dogs early last week, only poor kicking from their opponents stopping a blowout.
The loss of Steven May further hurts the Dees side whose defence was the one thing keeping them in games.
Port are one of the in-form sides of the competition having won five of their last six, with their scalps including Carlton, the Dogs, and most recently, a thumping win over Sydney.
The Power should give the Dees an absolute hiding in the middle of the ground and win this easily.
INSIGHTS
Port Adelaide Recent Performance: In the last 6 games, Port Adelaide has won 5 times, with 3 wins by 40+ points.
Melbourne vs Port Adelaide: The last 9 games between Melbourne and Port Adelaide have seen 8 totals go under.
Port Adelaide Off Win: Port Adelaide has won 3 of their last 4 games off a win, with 2 wins by 40+ points.
Same Game Multi
Expecting the Power to dominate the Inside 50 count so happy to play the Dees defenders, especially Judd McVee and Jake Bowey who should see some extra kick in activity as well.
The Power mids should feast here, there are plenty of options but Ollie Wines and Connor Rozee look nice value.
Value Bet
The Dees have lost two of their last three by 50 plus and another hiding could well and truly be on the cards, especially without their defensive star Steven May.
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