MELBOURNE again will be without Jack Watts (hamstring) and Dom Tyson (knee) for the critical clash with Adelaide in Darwin on Saturday night.

The Demons are still without their other co-captain Nathan Jones, who will miss up a month more with a quad injury.

Forgotten midfielder Jack Trengove will also miss selection again despite continued strong VFL form, but forward Jesse Hogan pulled up well from his first match since surgery for testicular cancer.

Meanwhile, Demons agitator Bernie Vince will reprise his tagging role on Adelaide's star midfielder Rory Sloane when the clubs face off in the Top End.

Vince had 14 disposals and kept Sloane to just 11 as the Demons rallied from a 28-point, second-quarter deficit to beat the Crows by 41 in round eight at Adelaide Oval.

The Demons won three of their first seven matches this year, but the Adelaide victory kick-started a run of six victories in their next eight outings to have them on the cusp of the top four.

"It was certainly a really important game for us," Goodwin told reporters on Thursday.

"I think that was a game where the club actually got a lot of belief in playing that way, but clearly we know Adelaide are a very good side. They're at the top of the ladder for a reason.

"They play some really good footy and execute the fundamentals extremely well, so we're under no illusions what we're up against this week and the way we're going to have to play in Darwin."