Round 8, 2006
Hawthorn vs Melbourne
Friday 19 May
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 42,985
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Hawthorn | 5.2 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 9.7.61 |
| Melbourne | 6.4 | 10.10 | 13.13 | 20.16.136 |
Melbourne win by 75 points
Goalkickers: David Neitz 6, Cameron Bruce 2, Aaron Davey 2, Lynden Dunn 2, Mark Jamar 2, Jeff White 2, Simon Godfrey 1, Brad Green 1, Travis Johnstone 1, Russell Robertson 1
Brownlow votes:
3 - Brock McLean
2 - David Neitz
1 - Travis Johnstone
Coaches votes:
9 - Travis Johnstone
9 - David Neitz
6 - James McDonald
2 - Nathan Carroll
1 - Brock McLean
Milestones:
50 games
Aaron Davey
Brent Moloney (also with Geelong)
Three minutes before half-time David Neitz kicked his 547th career goal, breaking the club record held by Norm Smith since the 1948 Grand Final Replay.
The match was the last that the Demons fielded an unchanged lineup for more than four years, and the last time they held a team scoreless in any quarter until Round 13, 2012.
Video
Links
Demonblog match review