New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/p>\nA kick from centre wing by Tom Sparrow floated towards the 50m arc where a large pack began to form.<\/p>\n
Melksham timed his run to perfection and then he leapt into the air before getting the perfect sit on the shoulders of Sam Collins.<\/p>\n
He hauled in the mark before landing cleanly on his feet in a moment that left commentators and even his own teammates in disbelief.<\/p>\n
Watch Melksham\u2019s staggering mark in the video player above<\/p>\n
\u201cBig fly Melksham. He got the perfect ride and the perfect look at it,\u201d Channel 7\u2019s Jack Heverin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the mark of the year so far and the best of his career,\u201d Dermott Brereton said on SEN.<\/p>\n
Ben Cameron on ABC Sport said: \u201cMelksham shows them the Milky Way \u2026 it was up amongst the Melky Way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Melksham made no mistake with his set shot on goal as he split the big sticks with his third of the contest.<\/p>\n
He added a fourth in the early stages of the final quarter as the Dees raced away to lead by 27 points against the heavily favoured Suns.<\/p>\n
Despite a spirited late fight from the Suns, they weren\u2019t able to close the gap as Melbourne captured their third win of the season to move to 3-1.<\/p>\n
The 16.13 (109) to 14.5 (89) victory launches the Demons into sixth spot on the ladder in a season where many predicted they would be in the lower trenches.<\/p>\n
After losing multiple stars and bringing in a new coach, the club have reinvented themselves and are proving are handful in the early stages of the season.<\/p>\n
The loss is the first of the year for the Suns who will look to bounce back next Saturday afternoon in a showdown against the Sydney Swans at Norwood Oval in Adelaide.<\/p>\n
Melbourne will look to continue their winning ways when they tackle Essendon at Adelaide Oval.<\/p>\n
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