Viney’s decisive moment

HE didn’t get a statistic for it, but when the 2021 grand final is forensically analysed in years to come, the Melbourne faithful will talk about the Jack Viney moment.

With his team under siege from an inspired Western Bulldogs outfit midway through the third quarter, the former Demons captain decided to change the narrative.

Instead of going into his shell like most of his teammates had seemed to have done, Viney went on the attack at a stoppage on the wing.

He charged through with serious physical intent, bouncing off a couple of Dogs, forcing the ball Melbourne’s way and into the hands of his teammate James Harmes.

Harmes then delivered the perfect pass to Bailey Fritsch, who nailed his third goal of the night to halt a run of five consecutive goals by the Dogs.