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Melbourne beats St Kilda by 18 points as Gold Coast, Port Adelaide and Sydney post AFL wins
Melbourne has won its opening two matches of an AFL season for the first time in four years after grinding out an 18-point victory over St Kilda.
Meanwhile, Gold Coast thrashed North Melbourne by 59 points in Carrara, and Sydney and Port Adelaide enjoyed convincing victories.
Five consecutive goals to the Demons during the second and third quarters put a wedge between the sides in an error-riddled contest under the roof at Docklands on Saturday night.
New co-captain Jack Steele helped drag the Saints back into the contest briefly but the Demons steadied, with livewire Kysaiah Pickett kicking two goals in the 12.19 (91) to 11.7 (73) win.
Compounding St Kilda’s woes was a jaw injury to Jimmy Webster from an errant tackle that saw him…
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