The Melbourne footy club will be without ley defender Neville Jetta (pictured) for this weekends clash with the Lions after he accepted a one match ban for striking the Bulldogs Marcus Bontempelli.

Jetta is in the form of  his career for the Demons with his speed and elusiveness bringing some much needed spark to the Melbourne backline.

Jetta has put in an incredible amount of work to force his way back into the Demons side after being on the outer in 2014 and coach Paul Roos  says while Jetta has been a crucial performer in 2016, the off contract 26 year old is still a work in progress.