Returning stars lift Melbourne Demons to crucial win

By Daniel Cherny
Updated July 23 2017 - 8:36am, first published 8:29am
Holding up: Max Gawn gets to the tap ahead of Port's Paddy Ryder. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Media
Holding up: Max Gawn gets to the tap ahead of Port's Paddy Ryder. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Media

At various stages this looked like either a percentage-booster for the top-four smokies Melbourne, or an incredible comeback from a Port Adelaide team unwilling to throw in the towel. Ultimately it was neither. With the Power having whittled down a 44-point second-quarter deficit to trail by just 16 early in the final term, a Dees side featuring a glut of players with precious little senior football experience in recent months looked vulnerable against the side with the shortest injury list in the competition.

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