Round 21, 2025
Melbourne vs West Coast
Saturday 2 August
Venue: Docklands
Attendance: 16,394
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.5 | 6.7 | 16.9 | 21.13.139 |
| West Coast | 1.2 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 8.8.56 |
Melbourne win by 83 points
Goalkickers: Bayley Fritsch 4, Harvey Langford 3, Harrison Petty 3, Jai Culley 2, Jacob van Rooyen 2, Kade Chandler 1, Max Gawn 1, Ed Langdon 1, Jake Melksham 1, Christian Petracca 1, Trent Rivers 1, Jack Viney 1
Milestones:
First MFC game
Jai Culley
Last game as coach
Simon Goodwin
Brownlow votes
TBD
Coaches votes
9 - Max Gawn
9 - Jack Viney
4 - Bayley Fritsch
3 - Christian Salem
2 - Clayton Oliver
2 - Kysaiah Pickett
1 - Christian Petracca
Statistical categories led:
Biggest win against West Coast
Returning to Docklands six days after their record capitulation against St Kilda, Melbourne played their first home game at the venue since 2016. Opponents West Coast were late in a wooden spoon season, with only one win and a team ravaged by injury. The Demons were the better side, but struggled to put the Eagles away early. They were 21 points up at half time after the Eagles kicked two goals later in the second quarter, before Melbourne blew the game away with a 10 goal third term. They went on to the club's biggest ever win against the Eagles.
Best were Gawn, Viney, and Pickett. Harry Sharp replaced Jake Melksham in the third quarter. Christian Salem was fined $1000 for tripping.
Two days later, coach Goodwin was sacked after a disappointing season. No Melbourne coach had ever won by more in his last game.
Lists
Tribunal
Links
Demonblog match review
Media
afl.com.au - 02/08/2025