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Round 1 2013

Round 1, 2013
Melbourne vs Port Adelaide
Sunday 31 March
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 22,924

1st2nd3rdFinal
Melbourne3.17.27.38.6.54
Port Adelaide5.311.716.319.19.133
Match Statistics


Port Adelaide win by 79 points

Goalkickers: Jeremy Howe 2, Mitch Clark 2, Shannon Byrnes 1, Cameron Pedersen 1, Jordie McKenzie 1, Jack Viney 1

Brownlow Votes
Nil

Milestones
First Game
Matt Jones
Jimmy Toumpas
Jack Viney (and first goal)

First MFC Game
Shannon Byrnes
Tom Gillies
Cameron Pedersen
David Rodan

100 Games
Lynden Dunn

The Demons started slight favourites as they unveiled their equal most amount of club debutants since Round 1, 1966, but were humiliated by a Port Adelaide side who were faster and better drilled all day.

Port had two goals on the board before Melbourne had even registered a field kick, and despite two goals from the returning Mitch Clark which put the Demons back in range late in the quarter they couldn't get near Port again.

Melbourne fell apart in the third quarter, kicking just one behind, and they only managed a single goal in the entire second half as Port ran away to their second biggest ever win against the Demons.

Best were Viney, Grimes and Matt Jones. Mitch Clark injured his ankle and was replaced by Sam Blease. Colin Sylvia was reprimanded for striking Justin Westhoff during the fourth quarter.

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