Demon sparks fiery brawl with brutal late hit

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Melbourne young weapon Kysaiah Pickett faces a tense hold aft a reckless precocious bump connected Bulldogs prima Bailey Smith successful the Demons' thumping win.

Pickett's sanction was taken successful the 2nd 4th of Melbourne's 17. 13. (115) to 9. 11. (65) win astatine the MCG aft flooring Smith down the play.

The 21-year-old guardant was 1 of the champion players connected the ground, kicking an equal-game precocious 4 goals, but sparked a brawl with a late, head-high bump connected Smith.

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Geelong premiership prima Cameron Mooney was captious of the bump, saying Pickett was fortunate Smith was capable to play retired the remainder of the contest.

"Are we going to spell connected 'what would've been?' I don't deliberation we tin play the crippled connected 'what could've been'. We've got to play the crippled out," Mooney told Fox Footy.

"He was fortunate Kozzy (Pickett) because, successful my opinion, it looked similar enarthrosis connected shoulder. It was erstwhile helium rolled it was the backmost that deed Bailey successful the chin. That's wherefore it was astir apt debased interaction and Bailey got consecutive backmost up.

"If it was enarthrosis onto the chin, he's knocked out."

In a clash of the 2021 expansive finalists, Melbourne ran riot successful the 2nd half, kicking 8 goals to 4 successful a rampant display.

Ben Brown besides booted 4 goals for Melbourne, portion skipper Max Gawn and Charlie Spargo kicked 2 each.

It was a palmy debut for Melbourne's famed caller ruck tandem of Gawn and off-season enlistee Brodie Grundy, who finished with 17 disposals, 12 hitouts and a goal, portion Gawn added 21 disposals and 21 hitouts.

The Bulldogs' efforts were led by the tireless Jack Macrae, who finished with an equal-game precocious 33 disposals alongside Melbourne's Clayton Oliver.

Melbourne volition question to Brisbane successful circular 2 to instrumentality connected the Lions, portion the Bulldogs volition big St Kilda astatine Marvel Stadium.

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