How to watch & talking points: Melbourne v Adelaide

Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers
Saturday, September 19, 7.30pm AEST
John Cain Arena

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Rosters

Melbourne

Expected depth chart:
PG: Anthony (IP) / Ili (injured) / D'Angelo (DP) / Macdonald (NRP)
SG: Goulding / Wilson / Hynes (DP) / Shelley (NRP)
SF: Travers / Ingles / Machar / Fa'ale (DP)
PF: Waardenburg / Bowen / Bradtke (DP)
C: Oduro (IP) / Krslovic

Adelaide

Expected depth chart:
PG: Cotton / I.White / Rasmussen / H.White (DP)
SG: Cameron / Jenkins III (IP) (injured) / Williams (DP)
SF: Kuol (injured) / Kenyon / Rigoni (NRP)
PF: Cheatham (IP) / Rakocevic (IP)
C: Humphries (injured) / Griscti

Missing in action

Melbourne
Shea Ili - Hamstring - TBC
Sean Macdonald - ACL - Season

Adelaide
Isaac Humphries - Knee - TBC
John Jenkins - Back - TBC
Bul Kuol - ACL - TBC

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Talking points

Bryce vs Cole
It’s been penned as one of the matchups to watch all season and fans don’t have to wait long to see Bryce Cotton and Cole Anthony duel it out.

MVPs aren’t won in Round 1 and neither is a championship, however you can be sure both of these star guards will want early season bragging rights.

Former teammates reunite
Joe Ingles and Zylan Cheatham played one game together in Utah in 2022, however Ingles was ejected early into that game and subsequently missed Cheatham’s debut.

In an interview on NBL.com.au last month, Ingles entertainingly couldn’t remember Cheatham as a teammate and now they step onto the court as opponents.