- Demons had lost the first five games of the season
- The pressure rose on coach Goodwin
- Big Move has borne fruit because the demons have retained rapid finishing dockers
Melbourne relieved the pressure on coach Simon Goodwin by clinging to an exciting 10 -point victory against Fremantle who ended a scary wait for his first victory in 2025.
Goodwin’s decision to push Harrison Petty to the front line despite the critical injuries at the rear was a bet which poured dividends while the demons finally set up for the 2025 season.
Upon entering the match on Saturday at the MCG with a lamentable record of 0-5, the Demons radically turned their fortune with a style of play rarely seen in the last 12 months.
Melbourne had launched 12.2 at halftime – equaling their highest score of the year, which returned to the first round in a narrow defeat against GWS.
But the wave of attacks of the demons slowed down after the main break, while a 29 -point lead was dressed in seven minutes to play.
Harrison Petty celebrates a goal after going to the back to the front line for the essential confrontation
The bet of the Simon Goodwin subtit trainer paid while the demons have retained the dockers in a thriller
Melbourne’s youngster, Harvey Langford, calmly calmed an installation goal, a minute after Fremantle star Shai Bolton had a long -term shot that would have leveled the scores.
Captain Max Gawn had huge moments late to make sure that Melbourne was hung to win 16.11 (107) at 14.13 (97) in front of 25,202 fans.
After the two consecutive victories of Carlton, Melbourne inherited the team’s mantle under the most pressure after four consecutive bad performances.
But the demons started the match as if it were the 2021 winning team, and not the team that had been surrounded by North Melbourne, Gold Coast and Geelong.
The stars of the Prime Minister of Melbourne have all increased their production, but it was Kysaiah Pickett who set the tone with an electrifying display against a club that he could possibly play for next season.
From the midfielder, Pickett advanced with a devastating impact to start four goals in the first half and finished with five.
During streaming to place its fifth goal, the Pacy Pickett turned and showed the ball to an unfortunate defender of Fremantle Josh Draper.
Even with the colleagues key defenders Steven May and Jake Lift injured, Harrison Petty played forward and scored three goals before the main break and finished with four.
Bolton, who had only one possession in the first quarter, showed his class with three goals, including one goal of the year, to be Fremantle’s most damaging player.
The midfielder of the Dockers experienced Jaeger O’Meara did not participate in the last quarter after having taken badly at the end of the third quarter.
Melbourne faces Richmond and West Coast – the two lower AFL teams – in the next two weeks, giving them the opportunity to rely on the momentum of this victory.
Fremantle returned home to the optus stadium for an Anzac day battle with Adelaide on Friday.
