ANALYSIS: AFL Round-Up: Melbourne's demons return, and Freo are poised to pounce
We're into the second half of the 2022 season, and things are starting to get seriously interesting. As Melbourne slip up again, the Freo hype is now impossible to ignore.Melbourne's demons cause for concern?
In fact, we said the coming month would offer "a final verdict on just how far ahead of the pack Melbourne are". The big difference might be the steps up taken by teams like Fremantle and Sydney, who have both now recorded defining victories over Melbourne at the MCG. It was hard to split the teams with a glance down the stats, but what did stick out was Sydney's big win in the tackle count, which finished 75-53.There was a commitment to match Melbourne in the contest — no easy feat, especially with Max Gawn playing the most dominant game of his season so far.
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