Melbourne continue to break new Super Rugby ground, collecting their maiden win over the Lions with an impressive 37-17 victory at AAMI Park on Saturday night.

Coming off the back of their maiden win in Dunedin last round, the Rebels took the spoils against the Johannesburg-based Lions at their sixth attempt.

They did it with only 14 men for 20 minutes, after Test winger Marika Koroibete yellow-carded for a high-tackle before centre Tom English missed the first nine minutes of the second half for a professional foul just before the hooter.

The win was sweet revenge after last year’s meeting in South Africa when the Rebels blew a 28-point lead to go down 36-33, with a remarkable 20-1 penalty count proving costly.

Winger Andrew Kellaway continued his Super Rugby resurgence with a double to notch seven tries for the season after only scoring three tries in 22 games with the Waratahs.

Kellaway opened with a 50-metre effort and then a break by the 24-year-old set up Melbourne’s second try, with flanker Richard Hardwick crossing between the uprights.

The Lions kept in touch when with halfback Andre Warner finding winger Jamba Ulengo off the back of a five-metre line-out.

A 40th minute penalty by Elton Jantjies, after English knocked Andre Warner off the ball at the back of the ruck, closed the gap to 15-10 at the break.

Despite being down a man the Rebels started the second half with a bang, with forwards in Matt Philip and Angus Cottrell combining to put Wallabies backrower Isi Naisarani over the line.

Skipper Dane Haylett-Petty then scored in the 53rd minute after halfback Ryan Louwrens wrong-footed the defence.

Reserve prop Sti Sithole crossed late after a Lions maul before Kellaway dived across in the corner for his second of the night to secure an important bonus point.