Round 8, 2021
Melbourne vs Sydney
Saturday 8 May
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 35,567
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.1 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 10.7.67 |
| Sydney | 3.3 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 8.10.58 |
Melbourne win by 9 points
Goalkickers: Tom McDonald 4, Ben Brown 3, Jake Melksham 1, Christian Petracca 1, Charlie Spargo 1
Milestones:
100 games (also with Adelaide)
Jake Lever
Rising Star nomination
James Jordon
Brownlow votes:
3 - Clayton Oliver
2 - Tom McDonald
The unbeaten Demons were made to work for victory, fighting back from conceding the first two goals to take a 22 point lead during the third quarter. Sydney then hit back to cut the margin to less than six points midway through the last term. After an arm-wrestle quarter where only four goals were kicked, a fourth goal by Tom McDonald sealed victory.
Best were Tom McDonald, Steven May and Clayton Oliver. Kade Chandler was unused medical substitute. Steven May was fined $2000 for striking Lance Franklin in the first quarter.
Lists
Rising Star
Tribunal
Links
Demonblog match review