St Kilda Pull Off Greatest Comeback In Afl/vfl History Against Melbourne

St Kilda pulled disconnected nan top three-quarter-time comeback successful VFL/AFL history, storming location from 46 points down to stun Melbourne successful a crazy decorativeness astatine Marvel Stadium.

Off-contract prima Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera was nan hero, slotting 2 goals successful a frantic climax to pinch a occurrence six-point victory. The Saints slotted 9 unanswered goals successful nan last word to triumph 15.6 (96) to Melbourne’s 13.12 (90).

It pips nan erstwhile nan champion past 4th revival, erstwhile nan Brisbane Bears came from 45 points down astatine nan last break to hit Hawthorn successful 1995.

Wanganeen-Milera calmly slotted his 3rd extremity aft flying for a soaring people pinch little than 20 seconds remaining. That levelled nan scores, earlier a 6-6-6 punishment successful nan mediate was paid against nan Demons, to nan disorder of each players.

Saints ruck Rowan Marshall was capable to perfectly prime retired Wanganeen-Milera moving wrong 50 to return a people conscionable earlier nan siren sounded. Any people would person fixed nan Saints victory, but Wanganeen-Milera went backmost and kicked his fourth, to a raucous guidance from nan crowd.

St Kilda are hopeless to support Wanganeen-Milera arsenic he entertains ample offers from some South Australian clubs. This performance, 1 of nan champion individual efforts of nan season, will only assistance his worth moreover further.

Melbourne guardant Bayley Fritsch collapsed nan crippled unfastened pinch 3 first-quarter goals, giving his broadside a 25-point buffer.

The Demons, inspired by tackling instrumentality Jack Viney (16 tackles) extended their lead during each 4th to cruise into three-quarter-time seemingly connected their measurement to a seventh-straight win.

Instead, their capitulation ended a six-game losing tally for nan Saints, pinch their past triumph besides against Melbourne successful June erstwhile they pipped nan inaccurate Demons successful Alice Springs.

Melbourne prima Kysaiah Pickett received dense attraction from St Kilda tagger Marcus Windhager. Pickett didn’t predominate arsenic he often has this season, but still had large moments, including a dense tackle connected Windhager that near nan Saint sore and sorry.

St Kilda received a boost erstwhile they swung high-flying young weapon Alix Tauru from defence to nan guardant statement precocious successful nan 2nd term. The move instantly worked arsenic Tauru took a contested mark, earlier going backmost to slot nan first extremity of what shapes arsenic a promising career.

St Kilda youngster Lance Collard wounded his ft successful nan first quarter, tried to play on, but was past subbed retired successful nan 2nd word for Hugh Boxshall and ended nan lucifer connected crutches.

Melbourne defender Jake Bowey could beryllium successful immoderate problem pinch nan lucifer reappraisal serviceman aft a imaginable vulnerable tackle connected St Kilda guardant Jack Higgins conscionable earlier halftime.