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Saturday, 28 June 2003 |
Thomas laments 'worst defeat'
St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has labelled his side’s 42-point loss to lowly Melbourne as its worst this season. “The game was there to be won today, and if we were serious about our goals and our beliefs and our moving forward as a club, it was set up for us today and we failed,” Thomas said. [FULL STORY]
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Demons back to winning ways
The Age Melbourne ended a five-game losing streak with a six-goal burst in seven minutes late in the third term, to defeat St Kilda 21.10 (136) to 14.10 (94) at the MCG. more
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Demons halt slump
Melbourne 21.10 (136) St Kilda 14.10 (94) MELBOURNE DEMONS ended a five-game losing streak with a six-goal burst in seven minutes late in the third term against ST Kilda at the MCG. ![]()
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Match Results
MELBOURNE 4.3 8.6 17.7 21.10 (136) ST KILDA 4.3 8.6 10.8 14.10 (94) Goals: Melbourne: D Neitz 7 BGreen 3 S Armstrong 2 T Johnstone 2 C Heffernan 2 CBruce D Ward J White M Whelan P Walsh. St Kilda: NRiewoldt 4 J Koschitzke 3 S Powell 2 X Clarke R Harvey HBlack F Gehrig A Jones. Best: Melbourne: DJolly B Miller D Neitz T Johnstone C Bruce C Heffernan AYze. St Kilda: N Reiwoldt L Hayes H Black B Voss JKoschitzke. Umpires: J Baldwin, B Allen, SRyan. Crowd: 29,339 at MCG.
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Melbourne wins by 42 points
MELBOURNE beat St Kilda by 42 points here today in the AFL match at the MCG. The Demons ended a five-game losing streak with a six-goal burst in seven minutes late in the third term, winning 21.10 (136) to 14.10 (94).
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Neitz fires Demons resurrection
A devastating six minute burst by a Melbourne side fighting to regain its respect following five straight losses may well have put paid to St Kilda’s finals hopes for yet another year. The Saints had no answer to the dominance of Melbourne skipper David Neitz, who produced the type of character-filled performance that showed just why he is the leader of his club.
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Dees power past Saints
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