Round 16, 2023
Melbourne vs Greater Western Sydney
Sunday 2 July
Venue: Traeger Park
Attendance: 3413
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.12 | 5.15.45 |
| Greater Western Sydney | 1.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 7.5.47 |
Greater Western Sydney win by 2 points
Goalkickers: Jake Bowey 1, Brodie Grundy 1, Ed Langdon 1, Jake Melksham 1, Kysaiah Pickett 1
Brownlow votes:
3 - Jack Viney
2 - Christian Petracca
Coaches votes:
9 - Jack Viney
2 - Lachie Hunter
2 - Christian Petracca
1 - Jake Bowey
Statistical categories led:
Lowest score at Traeger Park
Milestones:
150 games
James Harmes
Jake Lever (also with Adelaide)
Melbourne's annual game in Alice Springs was greeted with unseasonable heavy rain, reducing the game to a slog. The inaccurate Demons were not helped by the loss of Bayley Fritsch to a foot injury in the first quarter, and could only turn 73 inside 50s into five goals. They were holding on late in the game until a long Giants kicked beat the back and rolled through for the winning goal.\
It was the lowest full length score Melbourne had lost to since Round 15, 1922.
Best were Viney, Hunter and Petracca. Jake Melksham replaced Bayley Fritsch (foot) in the first quarter.
Media
afl.com.au - 22/06/2023
Links
Demonblog match review