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North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons Tips - Demons raise hell at Marvel

Jeremy Darke

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Last updated: Thu 20 Mar 2025 13:44

Jeremy Darke 20 Mar 2025

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North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons expert predictions for Sunday’s Round 2 AFL game
The game will be played at Marvel Stadium, with the bounce at 3:20 PM (AEDT)
Demons' strong forward pressure to exploit Kangaroos' weak backline.
Key players Petracca and Oliver expected to dominate the match.

Sunday's AFL Tips.

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons, Round 2 2025 - Expert Prediction

The Demons will impress with a big win over North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium on Sunday afternoon as the Kangaroos defensive structure once again fails to come up to standard.

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons, Round 2 2025 - Expert Prediction
Head to Head
North Melbourne Kangaroos Form Analysis & Betting Trends
North Melbourne Kangaroos Team News
North Melbourne Kangaroos Team List
Melbourne Demons Form Analysis & Betting Trends
Melbourne Demons Team News
Melbourne Demons Team List

The Kangaroos were the worst defensive team in the AFL last season and there wasn’t much improvement in their opening match of 2025, giving up 113 points to a injury affected Bulldogs.

Melbourne had goalkicking issues in 2024, however found 9 different individual goal scorers when they came within seconds of a huge upset against GWS last week.

The Demons will once again embrace their new-found forward pressure against the poor Kangaroos defence and kick over their team total of 95.5 points. Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver will be in everything and both record 25+ disposals as the Demons dominate possession and territory in the match.

Melbourne have won 5 of the last 6 matches against North Melbourne by 30+ points.
Melbourne have kicked 100+ points in 5 of their last 6 matches against North Melbourne.
Melbourne won the hit-outs 51-26 against GWS last weekend.
Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver recorded 27 & 25 disposals respectively in Round 1.

Head to Head

North Melbourne gave the Demons a scare in 2024, disintegrating their 39-point, third quarter lead all the way down to 3 points after kicking 6 unanswered goals, but Melbourne held on in the dying moments to avoid their first loss to the Kangaroos since 2019.

The Demons have won the last six matches against the Kangaroos with an average margin of 41 points. Besides the slim margin last season, Melbourne have beaten Norths by 30 points or more.

North Melbourne Kangaroos Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
0-1	1-0	1-0

North Melbourne took it to a crippled Western Bulldogs side who were missing 7 of their first-choice starters, but still couldn’t do enough defensively, going down 113-97.

The Kangaroos conceded an average of 110 points last season and giving up over last season’s average in the opening round against the Bulldogs who were missing some key players in their lineup does not build confidence for the season to come.

In attack the Kangaroos looked sharp, finding Nick Larkey inside 50 and the 26-year-old making no mistake, kicking 5 goals against the Bulldogs. North Melbourne won in a lot of key areas, dominating the ruck, 52-31 in hit-outs and 42-36 in clearances, but still couldn’t do anything in turning the Bulldogs away.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-39	40+
1-0	1-0	0-1	0-0

North Melbourne Kangaroos Team News

Griffin Logue will leave a hole in the backline for North Melbourne after the key defender has pulled up with a hamstring issue. Backline partner Charlie Comben will also need to prove his fitness if he's to line up on Sunday after suffering a foot sprain.

North Melbourne Kangaroos Team List

B: C.Comben, A.Corr, L.McDonald

HB: B.Scott, C.Daniel, C.McKercher

C: F.O’Sullivan, L.Davies-Uniacke, J.Simpkin - C

HF: H.Sheezel, N.Larkey, R.Hansen Jr

F: P.Curtis, J.Darling, C.Zurhaar

FOLL: T.Xerri, T.Powell, L.Parker

I/C (FROM): T.Pink, D.Tucker, W.Phillips, J.Konstanty, M.Bergman, F.Maley, B.Teakle

In: T.Pink, M.Bergman, D.Stephens, F.Maley, B.Teakle

Out: G.Logue (Injured), J.Archer (Suspension)

Melbourne Demons Form Analysis & Betting Trends

Recent Form

Last 5 W/L	Last 5 ATS	Last 5 O/U
0-1	1-0	0-1

Melbourne were just seconds away from getting a Round 1 win against GWS in a ferocious battle with the Giants where momentum swang back and forth all match. It wasn’t meant to be though with their three-point lead turning into a three-point deficit by the boot of Lachlan O’keefe in the 29th minute of the final term.

Despite the loss there were plenty of positives for the Demons, who had an underwhelming 2024 season where they struggled to kick goals. Melbourne had nine different goal kickers in the match with Christian Petracca and Matthew Jefferson kicking two each to lead the club.

Veteran Max Gawn dominated the ruck winning the hit-outs 51-26, however his superior came undone at times with GWS winning the clearances 48-36. All in all though it was a very positive start for the Dees.

2025 Betting Trends

ATS	Over/Under	1-39	40+
1-0	0-1	0-1	0-0

Melbourne Demons Team News

Steven May has been ruled out for the Demon’s Round 2 clash after being a late exclusion for their opening match of the season after taking a knock to his larynx.

Caleb Windsor is also likely to miss the clash with an infected foot.

On a positive note, Daniel Turner will be available for selection after missing Round 1 with an illness.

Melbourne Demons Team List

B: J.Lever, T.McDonald, C.Salem

HB: B.Howes, H.Petty, J.Bowey

C: E.Langdon, C.Oliver, X.Lindsay

HF: T.Sparrow, M.Jefferson, J.Henderson

F: B.Fritsch, J.van Rooyen, K.Chandler

FOLL: M.Gawn - C, C.Petracca, J.Viney

I/C (FROM): C.Spargo, D.Turner, B.Laurie, H.Langford, T.Rivers, H.Sharp, T.Woewodin

In: C.Spargo, D.Turner, B.Laurie, J.Adams, T.Woewodin

Out: C.Windsor (Injured), A.Johnson (Suspension)

North Melbourne Kangaroos vs Melbourne Demons AFL 2025 Round 2 FAQ’s

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Verdict

North Melbourne v Melbourne

Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver will dominate the ball with 25+ disposals each as the Demons kick over 95.5 points and cover the 18.5-point line as the favourite.

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