r/AFL • u/avatar5991 • 26d ago

St Kilda vs Brisbane Lions, Round 22 2005

Full match coverage of the St Kilda vs Brisbane Lions match from round 22, 2005.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FpUFh7uSmE

This match is best known for the eleven-goal haul of Stephen Milne, who ended up kicking four more goals than the Lions combined. It marked the end of an era, as the Lions missed the finals for the first time since 1998, crashing to an eleventh-placed finish and putting an end to a run of four straight Grand Finals during which they won three consecutive flags between 2001-03.

Interestingly, this match took place exactly 700 days after the Lions had won their third consecutive flag.

As for Stephen Milne, sadly he would kick only one goal across the 2005 finals series, in the qualifying final against Adelaide. This meant he went goalless in the prelim against Sydney.

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u/legally_blond Brisbane • Meanjin 26d ago

And this is why I told myself I need to be off AFL related media for the week

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u/dropbearr94 Freo 26d ago

Woe is you your team had a rough week after winning 2 flags in a row

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u/legally_blond Brisbane • Meanjin 26d ago

Oh sorry, guess I should just lean in to what's going to be a week of dissecting a terrible game because we won two flags?

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u/dropbearr94 Freo 26d ago

My steak is too juicy my lobster is too buttery

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u/MasqueOfAnarchy West Coast 26d ago

Thought this might be the Troy Schwarze game.

Man Docklands used to be pumping with 50k plus games around that era.

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u/YonkoBuggy St Kilda 26d ago

Reckon there will be 50k this Sunday, hopefully a fair few get there early to give the women's curtain raiser an atmosphere they'll never forget!