First quarter: Melbourne 6.2 (38) to Collingwood 1.2 (8)
 
Melbourne produced an outstanding first term, booting six goals to one.
 
Jack Watts kicked the first goal at the two-minute mark and Magpie Ben Sinclair replied a couple of minutes later.
 
But when Jesse Hogan kicked truly 11 minutes in, it was the start of five unanswered goals by the red and blue.
 
Goals to Dom Tyson, Cam Pedersen, Ben Kennedy and Sam Frost followed and at the first change Melbourne led by 30 points.
 
Tyson and Dean Kent had 10 disposals each.

Second quarter: Melbourne 11.2 (68) to Collingwood 6.5 (41)

Like the first term, Watts got the ball rolling, when he registered his second less than a minute in.

Although Travis Cloke answered with Collingwood’s second for the day, when Melbourne landed another two in quick succession – courtesy of Hogan and Angus Brayshaw – it was out to a 42-point advantage.

Just as it looked like how far Melbourne, the Magpies hit back with four of the next six goals to reel in the deficit to 27 points at half-time.

Watts had an excellent second quarter, booting three for the term to have four by the main break.

Skipper Nathan Jones had 19 touches by half-time and fellow Melbourne leader Jack Viney had 16 disposals.

Third quarter: Melbourne 14.4 (88) to Collingwood 8.10 (58)

Collingwood kicked the first of the second half via Darcy Moore, reducing the gap to 21 points.

But when Dean Kent intercepted a mark from an errant Collingwood kick in defence and went bang, it was the start of three in a row to Melbourne.

Pedersen booted his second and Jack Viney got on the board, giving Melbourne a 39-point lead at the 18-minute mark.  

Magpie Steele Sidebottom added his second at the 25-minute mark, pegging the margin back to 30 points at three quarter-time.

But it proved to be a wasteful term for the Magpies, as they booted 2.5 to Melbourne’s 3.2.

Final quarter: Melbourne 16.6 (102) d Collingwood 9.13 (67)

Goals were hard to come by in the final term, with just three recorded – two by Melbourne and one by Collingwood.

This meant that Tyson’s second goals for the match – at the three-minute mark – all but confirmed victory for Melbourne.

Collingwood’s only goal in the final term came through Alex Fasolo at the six-minute mark.

It wasn’t until the 25-minute mark when Max Gawn landed Melbourne’s 16th goal and a 35-point win.

In front of a crowd of 47,558, Melbourne notched up its second win of the season.