Round 12, 1995
St. Kilda vs Melbourne
Sunday 25 June
Venue: Waverley
Attendance: 18,390
1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final
| |
| St. Kilda | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 11.7.73 |
| Melbourne | 2.0 | 6.7 | 9.10 | 13.12.90 |
Melbourne win by 17 points
Goalkickers: Shaun Smith 4, Garry Lyon 3, Andy Lovell 2, Darren Kowal 1, Brett Lovett 1, David Neitz 1, Stephen Tingay 1
Brownlow Votes:
3 - Shaun Smith
2 - Kevin Dyson
1 - Jim Stynes
Milestones:
First Game
Clay Sampson
After four wins in a row had got their season back on track, Melbourne lost to Carlton the previous week and desperately needed to beat the Saints to keep their finals hopes alive.
They led at every change and withstood a strong comeback by the Saints in the last quarter to hold on to victory.
Best were Smith, Seecamp and Stynes
Reserves
Melbourne 8.11.59 d. St Kilda 4.11.35
Goals - Grinter 4, Heppell 2, Carroll 1, Polley 1
Best - Rohde, Prentice, Doyle
Media
Football Record R13 1995