Losers who lived: Matthew Guy is among the rare breed of opposition leaders given a second chance

Thrashed in 2018, the Liberal leader is hoping to find redemption in this weekend's Victorian election - but the polls are not on his side

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There's an old football adage that you have to lose a grand final in order to learn how to win one.

Victoria's opposition leader, Matthew Guy, will be hoping that applies to politics, as he faces his second successive election against the state's premier, Daniel Andrews, on Saturday.

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