Round 7, 2025
Melbourne vs Richmond
Saturday 19 April
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 71,635
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.2 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 12.11.83 |
| Richmond | 2.3 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 9.9.63 |
Melbourne win by 20 points
Goalkickers: Kade Chandler 2, Bayley Fritsch 2, Christian Petracca 2, Harrison Petty 2, Ed Langdon 1, Kysaiah Pickett 1, Tom Sparrow 1, Koltyn Tholstrup 1
Milestones:
Rising Star nomination
Xavier Lindsay
The Demons won their second game of the year, improving to 2-5 in the Anzac Day eve game. They held a three goal lead in the first quarter before two late Richmond goals closed the margin, and the gap was still under a goal at half time. Melbourne won the game in the third term, kicking six goals to one. The first goal of the final term opened a 41 point lead before Richmond kicked the last four to make the margin more respectable.
Substitute Harry Sharp replaced Koltyn Tholstrup in the third quarter.
Max Gawn won his third Checker Hughes Medal for Best on Ground in this fixture.
Best were Gawn, Bowey and Sparrow.
Links
Demonblog match review