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Tracc is tracking Clarrie but what a combination!!! 115. Clayton Oliver 99. Christian Petracca 48. Jack Viney 44. Max Gawn 33. Brodie Grundy 30. Jake Lever 24. Angus Brayshaw 22. Trent Rivers 18. Lachie Hunter Ed Langdon 15. Kysaiah Pickett 13. Jake Bowey 11. Kade Chandler 9. Ben Brown Bayley Fritsch 8. Judd McVee 7. Charlie Spargo 6. Tom Sparrow 5. Tom McDonald Alex Neal-Bullen 3. Michael Hibberd James Jordon Steven May 2. Jacob van Rooyen 1. Harry Petty

The Hawks recognised our emergency workers and volunteers at half time on Saturday night against the Demons and it was just as well because they were in the midst of a major emergency of their own at the time. The MCG scoreboard had Melbourne 8.6.54 to Hawthorn 1.3.9, a lead that should have been far greater than 45 points bar for a different anomaly that occurred in each of the first two quarters. The first anomaly was errant goal kicking. The pressure metre for the Demons was on high early in the game but their usually exemplary kicking for goal by this year’s standards, was way off the mark as they banged on five behinds in the opening ten minutes. Indeed, they had nine inside 50s before Charlie Spargo marked his return to the team with their opening goal for the match. Thereafter, they straightened up and the goals flowed with four more added as the team greeted the first break with just a solitary point against. They added a further goal early in the second term before conceding the only goal of the half at which time the second anomaly started creeping into their game. In the words of 200-gamer Steven May who was leading their rock solid defence, they played “Hollywood football” — a form of the game whereby players try to be far too cute, such as when May himself ran to take a hand pass from Christian Petracca but his kick for goal went out on the full (yes, it was a milestone game but …). So, the Dees came off the ground with a 45-point lead at half time leaving the Hawks in the hands of the good folk in emergency services while one can surmise that coach Simon Goodwin was giving his charges a little bake for their shenanigans. One player who could have been spared that was Harry Petty who was best on ground to that time with six strong marks and two goals. But he had a problem in the form of a bruised foot and was subbed off during the break. Officially, the injury is not considered a problem which means he’s in doubt for Friday night’s blockbuster in Adelaide. Whatever it was that was administered to them by the emergency folk, the Hawks came out in the third term, full of energy. It was their turn to exert the pressure. They won all the clearances, forced errors and kicked three goals in three minutes that restarted proceedings. The Demons had become sloppy with their play and momentarily lost momentum but they took a deep breath and accepted the challenge with goals to Clayton Oliver and Ed Langdon. Hawthorn kept coming but Melbourne had the answers and by the end of the term was still in full control with a 35-point lead which it stretched to percentage boosting 54 points victory at the finish. The Demons are developing a very special attacking division that relies not on any one individual but rather, on spreading the load among many. This week, twelve players shared the goalkicking spoils for their fourth win in a row. Every time, they have had at least ten different goalkickers for the match. As has often been the case in the past, it was their champion midfielders Clayton Oliver (34 disposals), Jack Viney (31) and Christian Petracca (30) who were instrumental in the win. The Demons more than doubled the Hawks’ score, won the inside 50 count by 66 to 41, out marked them 105 to 71, won the hit outs 38 to 23, and the contested possessions 147 to 135. Of some possible concern, considering it was a spanking, was the fact that they finished with only six more disposals and one more clearance than the Hawks. The question is: does this indicate that the Demons failed to make the most of their opportunities, is it the result of the fact that Goodwin is still experimenting with personnel and structure or are we simply asking too much of a team that, after all is said and done, currently sits on top of the table? Whatever the case, as the quality of opposition rises in the coming few weeks heading into the bye, the Demons will have to lift their intensity and work rate even further. When they transform into Narrm and take on Yartapuulti on Friday night for the first game of the two weeks of Sir Doug Nicholls Round, things promise to become really interesting. MELBOURNE 5.5.35 8.6.54 11.10.76 15.13.103 HAWTHORN 0.1.1 1.3.9 6.5.41 7.7.49 GOALS MELBOURNE Fritsch Petty Spargo 2 Gawn Grundy Langdon Oliver Pickett Rivers Sparrow van Rooyen Viney HAWTHORN Breust Butler Lewis Mackenzie Meek Newcombe Weddle BEST MELBOURNE Viney Petracca Rivers Oliver Neal-Bullen Brayshaw HAWTHORN Sicily Day Newcombe Hardwick Nash Mitchell LATE CHANGES MELBOURNE Nil HAWTHORN N Reeves replaced in selected side by J Koschitzke INJURIES MELBOURNE C Petracca (foot) H Petty (bruised foot) HAWTHORN J Blanck (corked thigh) C Jiath (leg) REPORTS MELBOURNE Nil HAWTHORN Nil SUBSTITUTIONS MELBOURNE J Jordon (replaced H Petty at half-time) HAWTHORN L Bramble (replaced J Blanck in the second quarter) UMPIRES Hayden Gavine Alex Whetton Eleni Tee Nicholas McGinness CROWD 39,818 at The MCG

Kozzie was on 🔥 with six goals MELBOURNE 0.4.4 5.7.37 8.10.58 12.11.83 PORT ADELAIDE 2.1.13 5.3.33 7.6.48 10.9.69 THE TEAMS MELBOURNE B: M.Hibberd 14 S.May 1 A.Tomlinson 20 HB: J.Harmes 4 J.Lever 8 C.Salem 3 C: A.Brayshaw 10 C.Petracca 5 E.Langdon 15 HF: T.Sparrow 32 M.Gawn 11 A.Neal-Bullen 30 F: B.Fritsch 31 B.Brown 50 C.Spargo 9 Foll: L.Jackson 6 J.Viney 7 K.Pickett 36 I/C: T.Bedford 12 J.Jordon 23 J.Melksham 18 T.Rivers 24 Sub: L.Dunstan 27 Emerg: K.Chandler 37 J.Hunt 29 S.Weideman 26 In: L.Dunstan J.Melksham T.Rivers A.Tomlinson Out: J.Bowey (omitted) J.Hunt (omitted) C.Oliver (thumb) H.Petty (H&S Protocols) PORT ADELAIDE B: R.Burton 3 T.Jonas 1 T.Clurey 17 HB: D.Byrne-Jones 33 A.Aliir 21 D.Houston 5 C: K.Amon 15 W.Drew 28 K.Farrell 24 HF: Z.Butters T.Marshall 4 C.Rozee 20 F: R.Gray 9 C.Dixon 22 S.Powell-Pepper 2 Foll: J.Finlayson 11 O.Wines 16 T.Boak 10 I/C: M.Bergman 14 R.Bonner 26 M. Georgiades 19 J.Mead 44 Sub: J.Burgoyne 36 Emerg: X.Duursma 7 S.Motlop 6 T.McKenzie 12 In: R.Bonner Out: J. McEntee (omitted)

North’s season so far

Here is the Petracca injury. Petracca scare as star Dee clutches foot

After four wins on the trot and sitting in the Top 2 with 7 wins and 2 losses the Dees have a massive test this Friday night in a Top 4 clash against the Power in Adelaide on Friday night. We’re back as Narrm as the football world recognises the moments forged by First Nations at this year's Sir Doug Nicholls Round across Rounds 10 and 11 of the 2023 AFL Premiership Season. Port Adelaide becomes the Yartapuulti Football Club. Who comes in and who goes out?

The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 15th May @ 8:30pm. Join Binman and I as we analyse the Dees fourth win in a row for the season against the Hawks. You questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show. If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human. Listen & Chat LIVE: https://demonland.com/podcast Call: 03 9016 3666 Skype: Demonland31

After a fast start the Demons took control and despite a more spirited second half by their opponents they banked another four points winning their fourth game in row as they downed the Hawks by 54 points at the MCG.

Clayton Oliver has a healthy lead in the Demonland Player of the Year over Christian Petracca and Max Gawn with Jack Viney hot on their heals. Who gets your votes? 6,5,4,3,2,1 …

It’s been a big week for the Melbourne Football Club which fought the good fight to uphold the integrity of the game. Today is the day of the players to back that up on the football field against Hawthorn. We need the supporters to come out on force to cheer them on.

Not bad for an injured player

Who are you tipping this week?

I would assume it is to lighten the load on his foot that he hurt in the preseason. I interviewed Aaron vandenBerg a few years ago and he mentioned that he no longer or rarely trained during the week to manage and lighten the load on his injury prone feet. It was also one of the topics of the To Hell and Back doco series the Dees made a few years back.