Match

Essendon vs St Kilda

Commentary / 05 Jul 2015

Pre Game

00:00
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Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
06:28
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
08:00
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
12:58
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
20:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
21:51
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)
23:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
25:29
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
27:14
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
28:16
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
04:51
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Adam Cooney)
06:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
07:44
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
08:34
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
09:55
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
16:19
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Leigh Montagna)
18:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
20:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Leigh Montagna)
22:49
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
24:38
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
26:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
29:08
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Dyson Heppell)
30:18
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
31:17
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:23
SCORE BEHIND - Bombers (Elliott Kavanagh)
03:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jimmy Webster)
07:51
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
09:23
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
13:24
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Shane Savage)
15:31
SCORE GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
18:30
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
20:49
GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
23:17
BEHIND - Bombers (Joe Daniher)
24:31
St Kilda has 5 goals from intercept possessions this quarter, in which 2 have been launched from Leigh Montagna, who continues to dominate with 10 forward half possessions.
24:36
GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
26:56
Since 2012, the Saints have the highest percentage of any side for generating scores from inside 50 against the Bombers.Today, they have a disposal efficiency of 85 per and as result have scored from 53 per cent of inside 50 entries.
27:00
GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
28:54
GOAL - Bombers (Michael Hibberd)
30:19
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:33
BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
00:47
Brendon Goddard has averaged 27 disposals, 18 uncontested possessions and six score involvements per game ??? ranked No.1 at the club. Today, he has been well held with just 7 disposals and 1 score involvement.
02:48
GOAL - Saints (Adam Schneider)
04:39
Essendon Interchange - Ben Howlett off due to an injury.
04:54
In the second half, the Saints have been extremely efficient in the forward half. They have launched an inside 50 from 100 per cent of forward half chains at a disposal efficiency of 75 per cent, resulting in 6 goals.
05:52
GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
07:21
BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
08:40
GOAL - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
10:04
BEHIND - Bombers (Jake Melksham)
10:44
GOAL - Bombers (Cale Hooker)
12:20
GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
13:17
GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
14:05
St Kilda has won a centre clearance from just 37 per cent of centre bounces this season ??? the lowest percentage of any side. However, today they have won 50 per cent of centre clearances and scored 2.2.14 from this source.
14:39
BEHIND - Saints (Adam Schneider)
15:29
GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
17:29
St Kilda have amassed 11.3.63 from intercept chains in the forward half, this is largely due to Essendon's disposal efficiency of 71 per cent in this zone resulting in 10 turnovers to 2.
18:31
GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
22:34
Essendon finished with 124 effective kicks against Hawthorn last week ??? it???s second fewest recorded in any game this season. Today, the Bombers have had only 82 effective kicks their lowest recorded for any game this season.
25:14
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
27:14
St Kilda's score of 24.12.162 is their highest score recorded against Essendon and their highest score since 2006.
29:24
The siren has sounded to end Q4.