Melbourne Demons hold off Hawks run to book preliminary finals berth

"Think the last few weeks the forward line has been a bit hit and miss but tonight we got going," Tom McDonald says about the Dees forward line.

"Soon as (the midfielders) break the line you start getting one-on-ones."

Neville Jetta talks about how the Demons were able to withstand the Hawks barrage in the fourth. He was excellent tonight and he said that the Hawks comeback brought back some bad memories of leads let slip through the season.

SPARGOOOOOOOOOO!

DEES ARE IN THE PRELIMS NOW! 

Charlie Spargo kicks his second of the night and they're home and they'll face the Eagles in Perth next week.

Hawks get one back! 

Roughead gets his second and you know these Hawks won't give up but it might be a case of too little, too late here. 

That's got to be the sealer surely! It's back to 32 points and it's that man Melksham again! He has absolutely ripped this game apart since the moment the Hawks looked to get back into the game! 

Demons have kicked three in a row and it's back to the lead the Dees held at three-quarter time! 

MASSIVE RESPONSE FROM THE DEES! They were challenged, they were well challenged in the first 10 minutes of this quarter and the Demons have come of age! 

Melksham's had a ripping five minutes and he outpoints Sicily on the wing to take a good mark and then bombs it inside 50 and T-Mac takes a terrific contested grab! Goes back and drills his fourth. It's back to 25! 

MASSIVE GOAL MELKSHAM! 

What an absolute hit! Dees get a much-needed clearance from the middle and Jake Melksham sharks a contest on the 50 and drills it on the run on his left foot if you don't mind! 

ANOTHER ONE! 

INCREDIBLE INCREDIBLE START HERE FOR HAWTHORN! 

They have locked the ball inside their forward 50 here and the pressure tells with Roughead ridden into the ground 20m out from goal. The veteran goes back and kicks it! It's just a 12-point margin now! Hawks with nine of the last 10 Inside 50s!