Ryleigh Wotherspoon has produced a career-best night to fire Melbourne to a thumping 62-point win over Richmond at IKON Park.

The forward booted four goals and gathered 25 disposals as the Demons bounced back from their Round 9 loss with a commanding 14.10 (94) to 5.2 (32) victory on Friday night.

Wotherspoon was the standout in a ruthless Melbourne performance, with her final-term burst helping put the result beyond doubt in perfect conditions.

The win moves the Demons back into second place on the ladder and secures their place in finals alongside Geelong and North Melbourne, while nine individual goalkickers underlined their attacking depth.

Richmond key forward Caitlin Greiser got the Tigers going, snapping a goal from close range from the tightest of angles in the first quarter, before Melbourne added a further three majors before the break to lead by 21 points at quarter-time.

Richmond came out with a renewed intensity in the second quarter, with midfielders Issy Bacon, Mon Conti and Ellie McKenzie equalising at stoppage reducing the impact of Hanks and Purcell.

Two of Richmond's young stars combined when Sierra Grieves took on her opponent, dancing around Maeve Chaplin at the top of 50 before finding Olivia Wolmarans ahead of the ball, the young star slotting the set-shot from a tight angle.

It was all Melbourne in the third, the Demons' deep entries inside-50 putting Richmond's defence under the pump, Melbourne capitalising with a number of goals coming from shots within 10 metres from the goal line.

Wotherspoon started to get on a roll in front of goal, adding two in the final term to put the win beyond doubt.

Richmond now heads north to play one of the hottest teams in the competition right now, when it faces Gold Coast next Saturday evening at People First Stadium.

MELBOURNE   4.4   5.5   11.9   14.10 (94)
RICHMOND   1.1   2.2   3.2   5.2 (32)

GOALS
Melbourne: Wotherspoon 4, Gall 2, Bannan 2, Hanks, Livingstone, Mahoney, Fitzsimon, Harris, Horisk
Richmond: Wolmarans 2, Greiser, Grieves, Ford

BEST
Melbourne: Wotherspoon, Hanks, Purcell, Bannan, Harris
Richmond: McKenzie, Grieves, Wolmarans, Kelly, Conti

INJURIES
Melbourne: Nil
Richmond: Nil

Reports: Nil