Hawthorn Hawks and Melbourne Demons have met 23 times — Hawthorn Hawks won 11, Melbourne Demons won 10, with 2 draws. Hawthorn Hawks leads the head-to-head with 11 victories from 23 meetings. A combined 3715 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 161.52 per match (1972 for the home side, 1743 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 22 matches (96%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 22 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. Hawthorn Hawks are currently unbeaten in the last 5 meetings. The highest-scoring encounter finished 78–132 in .