Round 6, 2021
Melbourne vs Richmond
Saturday 24 April
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 56,418
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 2.2 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 12.10.82 |
| Richmond | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6.12.48 |
Melbourne win by 34 points
Goalkickers: Tom McDonald 3, Bayley Fritsch 2, Luke Jackson 2, Alex Neal-Bullen 2, Christian Petracca 1, Kysaiah Pickett 1, Christian Salem 1
Milestones:
300 games
Nathan Jones
100 games
Angus Brayshaw
Brownlow votes:
3 - Christian Petracca
2 - Jake Lever
1 - Christian Salem
Melbourne's best start to a season since 1965 came after an early struggle where the defending premiers took a 15-0 lead. Despite being outplayed early, the Demons reduced the margin to seven at quarter time, then piled on the next seven goals, stopping Richmond from kicking another until the third quarter.
Best were Salem, Petracca and Jackson. Petracca won the Checker Hughes medal for best on ground. Kade Chandler was unused medical substitute.
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