Round 18, 2011
Melbourne vs Hawthorn
Sunday, July 24
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 39,782
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 12.6.78 |
| Hawthorn | 6.1 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 20.12.132 |
Hawthorn win by 54 points
Goalkickers: Brad Green 4, Jeremy Howe 3, Lynden Dunn 2, Matthew Bate 1, Ricky Petterd 1, Colin Sylvia 1
Brownlow Votes
Nil
Milestones:
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Hawthorn jumped out of the blocks to kick the first five goals of the game before Melbourne responded. The Demons got three in a row to reduce the margin but they were never truly in the match.
With another three difficult matches to play the loss left Melbourne's finals hopes hanging by a thread.
Jamie Bennell was a late replacement for Liam Jurrah and started as substitute before replacing Addam Maric at three-quarter time.
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