By James Wong Melbourne continued their unbeaten start to the Dewar Shield competition putting on a clinical performance to defeat Moorabbin 38-18 at Keys Road Reserve. Playing with a stiff breeze behind them Melbourne got off to the perfect start scoring in the first minute. From the kick-off winger Mataiasi Nairava stepped his way through the Moorabbin defence and almost made it all the way. Melbourne got on the board a couple of phases later to take an early 7-0 lead. “We knew Moorabbin were going to be a physical test for us and we were looking to come out and get that early dominance,” said Melbourne head coach Tumai Edwards. Moorabbin hit back quickly with a penalty in a rare foray into the Melbourne 22 but were not able to muster enough attack despite a dominant set-piece in the first half. Moorabbin coach Justin Carroll lamented his team’s slow start. “We were obviously disappointed. We thought we would have got a little bit closer than we ended up. They just jump