THE PRESSURE was on for Melbourne to respond on Wednesday night, and while it took a while to shake the Crows, it ran out 51-point winners.

In a physical contest at Adelaide Oval, the Demons got their season back on track, thanks to a fast finish and some outstanding individual efforts.

Here are some of the figures which helped shape the contest in Round 10.

Around the ground

Clearances:

Melbourne: 35 | Adelaide: 28

Inside 50s from stoppages:

Melbourne: 18 | Adelaide: 13

Rebound 50 to score:

Melbourne: 13% | Adelaide: 4%

Uncontested marks:

Melbourne: 51 | Adelaide: 27

As the game wore on, Melbourne was able to win the ball at the contest, get control on the outside and create some better opportunities in attack. 

Going forward

Inside 50s

Melbourne: 45 | Adelaide: 33

Forward half possession gains:

Melbourne: 27 | Adelaide: 17

Forward 50 tackles:

Melbourne: 19

Set shot accuracy:

Melbourne: 7.3

It's an area that has haunted the Demons this season, but they were able to get some good looks on goal against Adelaide and convert efficiently inside 50.

Final quarter blitz

Scores:

Melbourne: 7.3 | Adelaide: 1.0

Inside 50s:

Melbourne: 14 | Adelaide: 4

Contested possessions:

Melbourne: 37 | Adelaide: 24

Hit-outs:

Melbourne: 17 | Adelaide: 7

With just two goals in it at three quarter-time, the Dees had to come out firing in the last term, and they did just that.

Individual efforts

Clayton Oliver:

Disposals: 34 (game-high)

Clearances: 11 (game-high)

Contested possessions: 22 (game-high)

Metres gained: 521 (game-high)

Jack Viney:

Inside 50s: 6 (equal game-high)

Clearances: 8

Christian Petracca:

Tackles inside forward 50: 4 (equal game-high)

Score involvements: 8 (game-high)

James Harmes:

Intercept possessions: 8 (team-high)

Sam Weideman:

Goals: 3 (game-high)