TERRITORIAN MAY SHINES AS DEMONS ROAST GIANTS

WARNING: Melbourne has clicked into gear.

After starting the season in cruise control following the club’s drought-breaking premiership, the Demons blew out the cobwebs against a wasteful Greater Western Sydney side, flexing their muscles as the clear flag fancy in a dominant 19.6 (120) to 7.11 (53) triumph.

The Demons piled on 10 goals – all to separate goalkickers – in a third-quarter demolition job after taking a slender 14-point lead into the main break.

While the efficient Demons hit targets with ease at the MCG, the Giants torched the footy going forward as Territorian defensive pillar Steven May licked his lips, with the visitors’ errors regularly resulting in goals at the other end. Staggeringly, the Giants’ first goal came from their 21st inside 50, while the Demons piled on five goals from their first 11 attacking entries.

May stood tall when the match was there to be won, picking off the Giants’ entries at will in a commanding performance down back.

Kysaiah Pickett put the Giants under a spell with three goals and highlights galore, highlighted by a stunning display of speed with his third goal, where he ran from the wing to collect his own kick after a marking contest.