Round 17, 2023
St Kilda vs Melbourne
Saturday 8 July
Venue: Docklands
Attendance: 30,749
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
| St Kilda | 3.5 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 8.10.58 |
| Melbourne | 5.0 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 12.7.79 |
Melbourne win by 21 points
Goalkickers: Christian Petracca 4, Jake Melksham 2, Tom Sparrow 2, Ben Brown 1, Lachie Hunter 1, Ed Langdon 1, Alex Neal-Bullen 1
Brownlow votes:
3 - Steven May
1 - Christian Petracca
Coaches votes:
10 - Steven May
7 - Christian Petracca
1 - Angus Brayshaw
Milestones:
First game
Taj Woewodin
150 games
Christian Salem
After inaccuracy cost the Demons a week earlier, they set the tone with five straight goals in the opening quarter. Meanwhile, St Kilda lost three players to injury by quarter time but battled gamely until midway through the last quarter. A 15 point lead at the last change against a side with two less players on the bench should have made sure of victory, but it took 15 minutes to finally put the wounded Saints away and strengthen their grip on a top four spot.
Best were Petracca, Langdon and Neal-Bullen. Joel Smith replaced Harrison Petty (ribs) in the final quarter.
Media
https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/4926#match-report - 08/07/2023
Links
http://mfcdemonblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/under-roof-under-rug.html|Demonblog match review]