Setanta O hAilpin marked his return to AFL action by scoring five goals against Melbourne on Sunday but his efforts proved to be in vain as Greater Western Sydney were defeated on a scoreline of 144 to 103 at the MCG.

The Cork man has been out injured for a year after knee reconstruction surgery but his hard work in training earned him a call-up at full-forward in GWS' 25-man squad for the round 4 clash against the Demons.

Setanta rewarded coach Kevin Sheedy's faith in him with five goals but his comeback was spoiled by Melbourne who overturned a 19-point deficit at three-quarter time to win by 41 points. Tweet

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