The Demons won the disposal count + contested ball + clearances and had massive games from Petracca and Oliver.

Max Gawn dominated Mason Cox and Darcy Cameron in the ruck.

The Demons absolutely obliterated Collingwood in the Inside 50 count 69 to 37, including 56 to 22 after Quarter Time..

And, in the most Demons result possible, Collingwood won 9.6-60 to 7.11-53, despite going goalless in the final quarter, as Melbourne also missed 5 shots out on the full, marking the first time Collingwood has defeated Melbourne in a final in 65 years.

We should remember, this year Melbourne’s key forward options have been so dire, that they had a game where their midfield was so good that they had 73 Inside 50s for a grand total of 5 goals…

They lost that game to GWS by 1 point in Alice Springs.

There was also a game against Geelong back in 2019 in which Melbourne were ahead 72-48 in the Inside 50s….

Geelong won by 80 points.

Thankfully, Melbourne had one year of decent key forward play in the last decade, and look what happened – They won a flag.