St Kilda v Footscray AFL Round 22, 1985.... The "boggy rhymes with doggies" final quarter comeback.

Watch on YouTube: St Kilda v Footscray. Round 22 1985. Final Quarter.

Sat 31-Aug-1985, 2:10 PM, Att: 14,236, Venue: Moorabbin Oval
Three Quarter Time Scoreboard: 

St Kilda FC:  5. 7. 37
Footscray:  7. 16. 58

St Kilda FC had never gone through a season without being credited with a win at Moorabbin.
 
In the Final Round in 1985, the Saints hadn't been credited with one yet, and trailed by 21 points against Footscray at 3 Quarter Time. Footscray were in the Top 2.

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