The thing with mid sized guys like Le Cras is how good they are overhead. You need to play a taller defender on them to counter that. Garland should get first shot, has that extra size on him plus the leg speed to keep up. Grimes is too important setting up our run from defence to be worried about the Frenchman. Another option could be Bruce. Has a history of stopping similar sized players (Johnson, Hird)
MELBOURNE v WEST COAST
Melbourne
B: Jack Grimes, Matthew Warnock, Jared Rivers
HB: Cameron Bruce, James Frawley, Colin Garland
C: James McDonald, Jordie McKenzie, Aaron Davey
HF: Jamie Bennell, Matthew Bate, Jack Watts
F: Nathan Jones, Daniel Hughes, Brad Green
Foll: Mark Jamar, Brent Moloney, Tom Scully
I/C: Paul Johnson, Colin Sylvia, Jack Trengove, Clint Bartram
Emg: Neville Jetta, Jake Spencer, Lynden Dunn