Match

St Kilda vs Melbourne

Commentary / 17 Jul 2016

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the St Kilda v Melbourne Round 17 clash.
59:33
Outs for Saints: L.Delaney, S.Savage
59:34
Ins for Saints: J.Billings, J.Sinclair
59:35
Outs for Demons: S.Frost, B.Stretch
59:36
Ins for Demons: J.Wagner, A.Brayshaw
59:40
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00:00
St Kilda plays on from 40 per cent of marks (ranked fourth) while Melbourne does likewise on 45 per cent of occasions (ranked first). Similarly the Saints have a season kick-handball ratio of 1.14 (ranked 16th) and the Demons' ratio is 1.04 (ranked 18th)

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:33
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
02:41
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
03:05
Melbourne has kicked the first goal of the game after successfully transitioning from defensive 50 intercept. The Demons score from 11.4 per cent of intercepts in defensive 50 this season (ranked third of all teams in the league).
03:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nathan Wright)
05:30
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
06:10
Make that consecutive goals to Melbourne launched from defensive 50 intercepts, both won by Jayden Hunt. The first-year defender averages 4.2 intercepts per game this season.
08:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
10:06
Although St Kilda has settled with a goal, Melbourne have enjoyed a better start to this match. The Saints have been the worst team in the first ten minutes of games this season, a net 74 points behind their opposition in that time period.
11:24
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Watts)
12:09
St Kilda is being opened up by Melbourne on the counter-attack. The Demons have now won four intercepts in their defensive 50 metre zone and have directly converted the resulting possession chain into goals on three occasions.
12:46
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Aaron vandenBerg)
13:46
Melbourne's use of the attacking handball is creating run-and-carry as it moves the ball forward. The Demons have recorded 37 handballs but just 23 kicks (a kick-handball ratio of 0.62).
15:03
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
16:24
Tim Membrey has kicked his first goal for the match, following a bag of five last week against Essendon. The St Kilda forward averages 2.8 goals per game before this match, ranked seventh of all players in the league.
19:31
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
20:28
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Dom Tyson)
21:20
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
24:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
26:10
St Kilda is looking neutralise Gawn's ruck dominance by hitting back from its own clearances. The Saints have won six clearances (compared to the Demons' eight) however they have directly scored from four of them, resulting in 2.2 (14).
28:23
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
30:48
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:58
Melbourne enjoys a 17-point lead at quarter time, its biggest lead at the first change against St Kilda since Round 10 1994. The Demons owned the ball in the term with 57 more disposals than the Saints, with 41 of those handballs.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
04:27
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Bernie Vince)
06:11
Melbourne has already won 42 more uncontested possessions (112-70), with much more ball use in clean space than St Kilda. Since Round 12 the Demons average 59 more uncontested possessions per game than its opposition (ranked first in the league).
06:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
08:43
Demons Interchange - Jesse Hogan off due to an injury.
12:47
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
14:07
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
14:39
Membrey has broken the deadlock in the second quarter after the play had tightened up since quarter time. St Kilda has won six more uncontested possessions than Melbourne this term, after winning 13 fewer in the first quarter.
15:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Leigh Montagna)
16:47
Two goals in two minutes to St Kilda, both sourced from intercepts won through tackles. The Saints have applied 34 effective tackles across the match compared to 22 laid by the Demons.
18:50
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
19:35
In the last ten minutes the ball has been inside the St Kilda forward half for 84 per cent of that period. They had had two extra clearances, 11 more contested possessions, three more tackles and have kicked 3.1 (19) to no score by Melbourne.
20:52
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Dean Kent)
25:04
Both teams have now taken eight marks apiece inside forward 50 before half time. The league average this season is 12 marks inside 50 per team per game.
25:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
25:58
St Kilda's fourth consecutive goal has come directly from the kick-in following the Kent behind. This season the Saints have scored from 12 per cent of kick-ins, the third highest rate of any team in the league.
28:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
29:15
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
29:25
In the latter half of the term, St Kilda turned the ball over on just three occasions but won seven intercepts of its own. From these the Saints directly returned three of the five goals they kicked from just six forward 50 entries in that time.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
01:38
St Kilda has now returned six goals from its past seven forward 50 entries, after just three goals from its first 17 inside 50s. In this period the Saints have recorded a forward half disposal efficiency of 80 per cent compared to the Demons' 53 per cent
02:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
04:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
04:58
St Kilda has started the third term the way it finished the second. The Saints have won both clearances, and from two intercepts they have taken the ball directly to result in goals. Tim Membrey now has 32 goals from 11 games this season.
06:27
Demons Interchange - Josh Wagner off due to an injury.
07:07
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
07:43
Early this term and St Kilda has been far cleaner with the ball, disposing of it at 90 per cent efficiency compared to just 58 per cent efficiency of Melbourne. The Saints have already taken four marks inside 50 this term.
09:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
09:33
Demons Interchange - Jack Watts off due to an injury.
09:52
From St Kilda's last 13 forward 50 entries it has scored on ten occasions (77 per cent), returning 7.3 (45). This season the Saints average a score from 44 per cent of inside 50s, ranked 16th in the competition.
11:01
Saints Interchange - Sean Dempster off due to an injury.
14:22
Demons Interchange - Jesse Hogan off due to an injury.
15:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Daniel McKenzie)
15:41
St Kilda has taken seven marks inside 50 from 12 entries this quarter. From these the Saints have taken six set shots, however have only returned 2.4 (16). Melbourne has only recorded four forward 50 entries this term for no marks or score.s
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
18:20
Melbourne has kicked its first goal since the 29-minute mark of the first term. The Demons won 137 disposals in the first quarter but have just recorded 149 disposals in almost two quarters since then.
19:56
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
21:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nathan Wright)
24:06
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
24:25
Melbourne has steadied by winning the ball at the stoppages. The Demons have won the last four clearances, taking three of these inside 50 for 2.1 (13).
26:33
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Jack Viney)
28:42
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
28:46
Make that seven straight clearances to Melbourne for a return of 3.2 (19). Jack Viney has won two of those, as well as kicking a major of his own following a courageous mark inside 50.
30:09
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
30:16
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:18
Membrey has hit the post from a set shot after the siren following the Hogan shot that was touched on the line from outside 50 metres. St Kilda has hit the post on four occasions while Melbourne has hit the woodwork once.
30:26
St Kilda had eight scoring shots during the third term, all coming from set shots. However the Saints let some opportunities slip, only returning 2.6 (18).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE BEHIND - Demons (Jeff Garlett)
01:43
Melbourne has the better final quarter record this year with a nine win-six loss record. St Kilda has just won five of its 15 final terms this season.
04:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
06:31
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
06:49
Melbourne's ability in the air inside 50 has been a threat, with six contested marks inside 50. Petracca and Gawn have taken two apiece, with both to Gawn either side of three-quarter time both resulting in goals.
08:34
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
09:41
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
09:54
St Kilda has kicked two goals in a minute, both snaps from the goal square, breaking its streak of six consecutive behinds. The Saints have kicked 5.4 (34) from general play, compared to just 2.1 (13) from play by the Demons.
12:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
13:10
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
14:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
15:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dylan Roberton)
15:29
St Kilda has been in complete control since Gawn cut the margin to five points. In that time the Saints have turned the ball over just once but won six intercepts. They have taken the ball inside 50 seven times and scored 3.3 (21) in return.
16:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steven)
17:15
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Blake Acres)
19:07
St Kilda's rebounding ability has been a feature, with 14 more intercepts than Melbourne. Sean Dempster (eight intercepts including three marks) and Dylan Roberton (seven intercepts also with three marks) have led the way.
21:05
SCORE GOAL - Demons (Ben Kennedy)
22:46
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
23:40
St Kilda has hit back immediately, with Minchington finding Bruce from the centre clearance. The Saints have won nine centre clearances and have returned 2.3 (15) while the Demons have won 13 centre clearances resulting in just two behinds.
24:40
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Blake Acres)
25:15
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
26:25
St Kilda has taken 20 marks inside 50, well above its season average of 13 per game. Tim Membrey has taken a game-high and personal best six marks in this zone. However the Saints have been wasteful, kicking 8.11 (59) from marks.
28:17
Leigh Montagna has recorded a team-high 26 disposals for St Kilda. The veteran midfielder has won seven intercepts, taken five marks, recorded five inside 50s, kicked a goal and recorded a game-high 524 metres gained.
28:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
30:14
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
30:24
St Kilda has won its 14th consecutive game against Melbourne, weathering a six-goal opening term and late fightback by the Demons. After the margin was cut to five points in the final term the Saints recorded 12 of the last 13 scores of the match.