St Kilda’s Ross Lyon and Essendon’s Brad Scott have led their teams to perfect starts in their coaching returns, but there can only be one winner in Saturday night’s clash.
The Saints (2-0, 171%), playing in their 150th anniversary match, go into their first game of 2023 as favourites after overcoming a horror injury toll, with skipper Jack Steele joining the list of casualties with a broken collarbone in a huge blow.
Scott’s Bombers (2-0, 160%) have also impressed despite playing without several stars, while they’ll welcome back Jake Stringer and Sam Weideman this week in a key boost.
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This match gets underway at (7.25pm) AEDT from the MCG.
Watch it live on Fox Footy (channel 504) from 7.15pm AEDT.
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