Melbourne cut a swathe past a flat-footed Hawthorn to continue the rebuild from last year's disastrous season.
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The second preseason win after impressing firstly over Adelaide last month has given Demons fans a great deal more confidence they will be returning to the finals action of 2018 after plummeting to 17th place the following year.
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Well before the final siren, Melbourne kicked away with four unanswered goals in the last term to secure a 12.9 (81) to 6.13 (49) result after dominating large parts of the game at UTAS Stadium.
The Hawks took the lead twice during the third term in the most fluctuating period of the Launceston clash to trail by just nine points heading into the last change.
Vice-captain Jay Viney and new recruit Adam Tomlinson dominated with 33 and 32 touches, while James Sicily was the Hawks' best with 28.
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