Round 5, 2021
Hawthorn vs Melbourne
Sunday 18 April
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 36,337
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Hawthorn | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 8.6.54 |
| Melbourne | 2.5 | 4.7 | 7.10 | 15.14.104 |
Melbourne win by 50 points
Goalkickers: Ed Langdon 3, Jake Melksham 3, Mitch Brown 2, Tom McDonald 2, Christian Petracca 2, Kysaiah Pickett 2, Max Gawn 1
Milestones:
Nil
Brownlow votes:
3 - Max Gawn
2 - Clayton Oliver
Statistical categories led:
Equal most contested marks in a game: 8 - Max Gawn
The Demons struggled to shake off the 17th placed Hawthorn, conceding a half-time lead and only narrowly edging ahead at three quarter time. A goal to the Hawks in the opening seconds of the final quarter cut the margin to less than a goal, and they missed a gilt edged chance to take the lead by dropping a mark in the square. This prompted a deluge of goals by Melbourne, kicking eight for the rest of the quarter to register a comfortable victory and remain unbeaten.
Best were Gawn, McDonald and Lever. Tom Sparrow was unused medical substitute.
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