Round 17, 2021
Port Adelaide vs Melbourne
Thursday 8 July
Venue: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 30,908
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Port Adelaide | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.7.55 |
| Melbourne | 3.2 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 12.14.86 |
Melbourne win by 31 points
Goalkickers: Tom McDonald 3, Christian Petracca 3, Kysaiah Pickett 3, Bayley Fritsch 1, Luke Jackson 1, Charlie Spargo 1
Milestones:
150 games
Max Gawn
100 games
Ed Langdon (also with Fremantle)
50 games
Charlie Spargo
Brownlow votes:
3 - Christian Petracca
2 - Tom McDonald
1 - Clayton Oliver
In a clash vital to shaping the top four, the Demons recovered from another surprise defeat five days earlier to easily account for the home side.
Best were Petracca, McDonald and Oliver. Tom Sparrow was unused medical substitute.
Links
Demonblog match review