Underrated genius gives grand final perfect edge

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AFL large Shane Crawford says the Western Bulldogs person the borderline implicit the Melbourne Demons successful the expansive final and the crushed is their coach, Luke Beveridge.

The Demons are favourites to triumph the emblem connected Saturday for their archetypal expansive last triumph since 1964, but Crawford said there's a bully accidental the Bulldogs rainfall connected their parade due to the fact that of the coaching brilliance of Beveridge.

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Speaking connected 2GB's Wide World of Sports Radio, Crawford said they aren't to beryllium underestimated aft seeing what Beveridge was capable to bash successful nullifying Swans limb Lance Franklin successful the 2016 AFL expansive final.

"I've conscionable got a feeling the Dogs person been playing underdogs, backs against the partition and I conscionable deliberation they're going to person a spot of wound and get up successful a adjacent one," Crawford said.

"I deliberation we've got the 2 champion sides successful it and that's wherefore it's going to beryllium a beauty.

"But I'm tipping the Dogs.

"Melbourne person been the champion squad and person a bully defence, but Luke Beveridge, his coaching helped them triumph against the Swans successful 2016, helium coached Buddy Franklin astatine Hawthorn for a fewer years, and helium unopen each the abstraction successful and astir him and didn't let him to predominate a crippled similar we cognize helium can.

"I conscionable person a feeling he's going to bash different occupation successful blocking abstraction and not allowing [Christian] Petracca and Max Gawn and Clayton Oliver, these prima midfielders for Melbourne to [stop them] moving straight towards goal."

Pavlich previews AFL expansive final

The Bulldogs person made 2 changes up of the AFL expansive final, with Alex Keath and Cody Weightman recalled, portion Ryan Gardner and Laitham Vandermeer were dropped.

Fremantle fable Matthew Pavlich said the Bulldogs wanted Keath backmost successful the broadside to definite up their defence.

"He's 1 of the champion one-on-one defenders successful the AFL. You'd expect he'll get the occupation connected idiosyncratic similar Ben Brown," Pavlich said connected Nine News Melbourne.

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