Practice match, 2023
Melbourne vs Richmond
Friday 3 March
Venue: Casey Fields
Attendance: Unknown
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 5.3 | 9.8 | 12.11 | 18.13.121 |
| Richmond | 0.3 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 10.11.71 |
Melbourne win by 50 points
Goalkickers: Max Gawn 3, Brodie Grundy 3, Tom McDonald 3, Charlie Spargo 2, Ben Brown 1, Kade Chandler 1, Lachie Hunter 1, Alex Neal-Bullen 1, Christian Petracca 1, Kysaiah Pickett 1, Tom Sparrow 1
Melbourne wrapped up their brief pre-season campaign with an impressive win over a near full-strength Tigers. Strong defense and quick ball-movement helped open up a match-winning five goal lead at quarter time, and new ruck due Brodie Grundy and Max Gawn contributed six goals between them. Richmond staged a brief fightback in the third term before the Demons ran out winners with six last quarter goals.
Best were Petracca, Gawn and Hunter.
Selected team
B: May, Petty, Rivers
HB: Spargo, Lever, McVee
C: Hunter, Oliver, Langdon
HF: Chandler, Brown, Pickett
F: Neal-Bullen, McDonald, Harmes
Fol: Gawn, Petracca, Brayshaw
IC: van Rooyen (did not play), Grundy, Hibberd (did not play), Laurie, Bowey, Howes (did not play), Sparrow, Woewodin (played last quarter only)
Links
Demonblog match review