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Greater Western Sydney ended a year-long winning drought and heaped further misery on Melbourne with a 37-point AFL victory over the Demons at Skoda Stadium on Saturday.
The Giants kicked seven goals to three in the final quarter to record a 19.10 (124) to 12.15 (87) victory and snap a 21-match losing streak.
Ahead at every change, GWS kicked their highest ever score and notched their largest winning margin.
It was their first win since beating Port Adelaide in the corresponding round last year.
The Giants achieved their first win over a Victorian club following their only previous victories against Gold Coast and Port Adelaide.
The last-placed Giants closed within four points of second-from bottom Melbourne, who suffered a fifth straight loss.
GWS led by as much as 31 after kicking the first two goals of the third quarter, but the Demons closed to within 13 at the last change.
Jeremy Cameron and Devon Smith kicked the first two goals of the final quarter to settle the Giants’ nerves.
Cameron kicked four goals, boosting his tally for the season to 54, while Callan Ward also booted four majors and notched a game-high 31 touches.
Smith bagged all three of his majors in the final term.
Jack Watts and Dean Kent each kicked two goals for Melbourne and Nathan Jones accumulated 29 possessions.
The Giants set up their win with six straight goals either side of the first quarter after Melbourne held an early 13-point lead.
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