WHAT’S GAMBLING REALLY COSTING YOU? Set a deposit limit. For Free and confidential support call 1800 858 858 or visit gamblinghelponline.org.au.<\/p>\n Sparked by the early dominance of Harrison Petty (three goals), Narrm withstood multiple Hawk rallies late in the second and third terms to run away with the win.<\/p>\n The victory lifts Narrm to 7-3 under new coach Steven King in his debut year, sitting on the cusp of the top four.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one would have thought they\u2019d be seven and three after Round 10,\u201d Fox Footy\u2019s Garry Lyon said.<\/p>\n \u201c(King) has had a dream start to his coaching career.\u201d<\/p>\n Narrm remain undefeated at the MCG this season, racking up six wins.<\/p>\n \u201cMultiple people had us at 0-6; 7-3 is not bad. It\u2019s just a start though,\u201d skipper Max Gawn said post-match.<\/p>\n While it\u2019s joy for the Dees, questions are now being asked of Hawthorn\u2019s \u201cridiculously tall\u201d attack and the dependence on veterans Tom Barrass and Jack Gunston who missed the defeat through injury.<\/p>\n Missed targets and low efficiency cruelled the Hawks throughout the MCG blockbuster, with the side now winless since their Anzac Day victory.<\/p>\n The 3-2-1 … (what we learned) …<\/p>\n 3. DEES CLAIM ANOTHER SCALP IN RISE \u2018NO ONE SAW COMING\u2019 AS TRADE MOVES PAY HUGE DIVIDENDS<\/p>\n Demons fans might have to cancel those ski trips in September this year!<\/p>\n Narrm took another big scalp on Saturday to improve to 7-3 and continue its undefeated run at the MCG this season. <\/p>\n All of a sudden, Dees fans will be daring to dream about what 2026 could be in a rise under new coach Steven King no one saw coming. <\/p>\n They\u2019ve now defeated Hawthorn, Brisbane and Gold Coast, three of the chief flag contenders. <\/p>\n And they didn\u2019t just beat Hawthorn. A game that was a bit of a coin flip going in was a percentage booster for the red and blue in the end as they owned the Hawks in contested possessions (+11) and clearances (+6).<\/p>\n It just shows the power of what a new coach can do. As well as a bold list overhaul as the departure of premiership stars Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver has opened up opportunities for the likes of Tom Sparrow to go to another level.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think anyone in footy saw this coming … a 7-3 start to the year,\u201d Demons great Garry Lyon said. <\/p>\n \u201cBut there\u2019s players that have lifted to the point that Tom Sparrow now has to be taken seriously as one of the elite midfielders in the competition. <\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t get that if the opportunity doesn\u2019t present itself with players moving on.<\/p>\n \u201cIt has been remarkable and a credit to both coach and player.\u201d<\/p>\n The Demons are 7-3 under Steven King (Photo by Quinn Rooney\/Getty Images)Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n But the Demons\u2019 list management also deserves a ton of recognition.<\/p>\n The additions of Jack Steele, Max Heath, Changkuoth Jiath and Harry Sharp have also plugged holes and paid key dividends to the club\u2019s rise.<\/p>\n \u201c(Sharp) has been a great pickup too. He\u2019s an emergency for the Brisbane Lions in a grand final side, that\u2019s what people forget, he wasn\u2019t just number 36 on their list, he was close enough,\u201d Lyon added.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s the best runner in the football club and now he\u2019s got his role. That hard running, high half forward that gets up and back.<\/p>\n \u201cCredit to the list management team. <\/p>\n \u201cJack Steele gets introduced to the team, Max Heath comes in and gives them some strength. <\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve identified the talent and gone after it really well. <\/p>\n \u201cBig names went out, some fair soldiers have come in.\u201d<\/p>\n 2. MASTSTROKE MOVE THAT SET THE STAGE<\/p>\n One end of the MCG was named the \u2018Pickett Pocket\u2019. <\/p>\n But it was Harrison Petty\u2019s three-goal cameo up forward that stole the show.<\/p>\n Petty was on fire early as his move forward proved a masterstroke by Steven King and set the stage for a big win.<\/p>\n \u201cNo one expected I don\u2019t think Harrison Petty to play forward of the ball given Lewis, Dear, Ramsden, Meek and Reeves but he has,\u201d Garry Lyon said.<\/p>\n Still without Brody Mihocek, Narrm has needed to get creative to retool its front six with a focal point. And Petty was the solution on Saturday. <\/p>\n Harrison Petty kicked three goals (Photo by Morgan Hancock\/Getty Images)Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n Petty kicked all three of his goals in the first half \u2014 including two in the first quarter \u2014 to cause all sorts of headaches in the Hawthorn coaches box. <\/p>\n And took full advantage in stretching an undermanned Hawks defence missing Tom Barrass.<\/p>\n Demons great Garry Lyon said he was \u201cproving a real handful for Josh Weddle\u201d before Josh Battle moved onto him.<\/p>\n Hawks legend Jason Dunstall was full of praise for the move he thinks could be permanent. <\/p>\n \u201cWhat a win they are having with Harrison Petty as a forward,\u201d Dunstall said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe just looks dangerous every time he goes near it.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know why he\u2019d ever want to go back (to play as a defender) when he can play like this forward.\u201d<\/p>\n 1. SUPERSTAR SHOWDOWN FAILS TO REACH \u2018MASSIVE BUILD UP\u2019 AS KOZZY TAG \u2018A COMPLIMENT\u2019<\/p>\n There was plenty of focus on Kysaiah Pickett and Nick Watson going into Saturday\u2019s clash. <\/p>\n Either end of the ground was even named the \u2018Pickett Pockett\u2019 and \u2018Wizard Bay\u2019 to celebrate the two stars and premier mid-forwards in the game.<\/p>\n But neither player had a major say on the result, despite kicking five goals between them. <\/p>\n \u201cThe build up was massive. Hasn\u2019t quite played out that way,\u201d Demons great Garry Lyon noted during the call. <\/p>\n Pickett was clamped for a second-straight week as Finn Maginness was brought in to lock down the Demons superstar.<\/p>\n \u201cFinn Magginess brought in to do the job on him. Has done a good job,\u201d Hawks great Jason Dunstall said.<\/p>\n Nick Watson and Kysaiah Pickett collide (Photo by Michael Willson\/AFL Photos via Getty Images)Source: FOX SPORTS<\/p>\n Magginess held Pickett to a season-low 13 disposals \u2014 so a big tick to Sam Mitchell for that, if nothing else \u2014 to go with his two goals. <\/p>\n It makes Narrm\u2019s win even more impressive.<\/p>\n Dealing with regular attention is the new reality Pickett faces amid his superstar ascension. <\/p>\n Despite his down showing, Pickett said post-match you \u201ctake it as a compliment when you get tagged.\u201d <\/p>\n At the other end of the ground, Watson wasn\u2019t quite at his blistering best either. <\/p>\n Playing as a stay-at-home-forward without Jack Gunston, Watson kicked an equal game-high three goals. But he didn\u2019t have the big energetic moments that so often can lift the Hawks. <\/p>\n There was a fun moment between the two in the fourth quarter, where Pickett caught Watson with a crunching tackle for holding the ball inside Hawthorn\u2019s forward 50.<\/p>\n Lyon called it \u201csymbolism of the afternoon\u201d and a \u201cbig moment\u201d as even the \u2018Wizard\u2019 couldn\u2019t sprinkle his usual magic at the MCG.<\/p>\n Re-live the Dees-Hawks in our live blog below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Narrm has turned the MCG into a fortress once more with a 39-point win over Hawthorn on Saturday.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12506,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7386,23,133,1429,531,8842,1458,368,6850,11946,6534,4638,3945,3948,260,262,120,11959,11969,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-12505","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-melbourne","8":"tag-adam-simpson","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-australia-and-new-zealand","11":"tag-bayley-fritsch","12":"tag-ben-cotton","13":"tag-catherine-healey","14":"tag-coaching-job","15":"tag-getty-images-inc","16":"tag-hawthorn-hawks","17":"tag-jack-gunston","18":"tag-john-longmire","19":"tag-josh-chadwick","20":"tag-live-updates","21":"tag-match-details","22":"tag-melbourne","23":"tag-melbourne-demons","24":"tag-oceania","25":"tag-rumours-linking","26":"tag-tom-barrass","27":"tag-victoria"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12505\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778328248_636_poster-fallback.png\"\/)
<\/a>
<\/a>
<\/a>
<\/a><\/p>\n