Match

St Kilda vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 09 Apr 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Round 3 clash.
59:33
Outs for Saints: J.Steven
59:34
Ins for Saints: N.Riewoldt
59:35
Outs for Lions: R.Harwood, M.Close, R.Bastinac
59:36
Ins for Lions: J.Schache, H.McCluggage, J.Berry
59:40
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00:00
Although St Kilda (-13) and Brisbane (-30) have conceded more forward 50 entries than they have created, the Saints have been the league's most efficient team, scoring on 64.8 per cent of entries. The Lions have done likewise on 48.5 per cent of attempts

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
03:35
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel Rich)
05:57
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
06:33
In a slow start for the match, St Kilda has controlled most of the battle for territory with the ball in its forward half for 69 per cent of the quarter's duration. The Saints have recorded five forward 50 entries compared to two by the Lions.
11:22
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
11:40
The game so far is yet to reach any great heights. St Kilda has turned the ball over ten times from 46 disposals (22 per cent) and Brisbane has done so on 11 occasions from 32 disposals (34 per cent), well above the league average of 18 per cent.
12:28
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
13:25
Gresham breaks the drought following Newnes' clearance inside forward 50. The Saints have already started five possession chains from inside the forward 50 zone, with three ending in scores.
15:47
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Beams)
15:49
Dayne Beams has kicked the first for the Lions, from outside 50. He has kicked 14 goals for Brisbane after 118 with Collingwood.
19:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
21:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Blake Acres)
21:34
Two in two minutes for St Kilda after Acres converts successfully after a contested mark. The Saints have already taken six contested marks, a significant result after they have only averaged seven per game across the first two matches.
24:27
St Kilda's last goal was the first in the match launched from defensive 50. The Saints have transitioned end-to-end twice from eight attempts from their back line (25 per cent), while the Lions are yet to do so from 11 attempts.
27:41
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
28:53
In the past ten minutes, Brisbane has won five more clearances than St Kilda however it has also recorded six extra turnovers. The Saints have capitalised, taking three of the resulting possession chains inside forward 50 and all returning goals.
29:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
30:32
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Beams)
30:36
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:46
After a sloppy start, St Kilda takes a 20-point lead to the first change. The Lions were ordinary when in possession, turning it over 28 times from just 98 disposals, and the Saints were able to launch seven scores from those resulting possession chains.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:44
Nick Riewoldt has shown few effects of his knee injury in his return game, with nine disposals, two marks inside 50 and a goal in the first term. For the Lions, Tom Rockliff won seven clearances in the quarter - equalling his career-best in a term.
03:38
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
06:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
07:00
Brisbane's ball use out of the back line has become an issue, with St Kilda already winning 13 intercepts in its forward half of the ground. This season the league average forward half intercepts per team is 24 per game.
08:01
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
08:22
Lions Interchange - Darcy Gardiner and is possibly out for the game.
09:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)
10:08
Brisbane has had limited opportunities to score but are hanging in there, thanks two goals both on the run from outside 50 metres to Beams and now Rich. These goals were both launched from forward half intercepts.
12:09
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
13:33
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
15:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
16:40
St Kilda has the game on its own terms, with the ball inside its forward half for 64 per cent of its duration and 33 disposals inside 50 compared to just seven by Brisbane. The Saints have let themselves down with just two goals from seven set shots.
18:30
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
19:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Shane Savage)
20:48
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
21:50
The Saints were the highest ranked team at converting forward 50 entries to scores (64.8 per cent) going into this match and are doing so again today, with 16 shots from 29 entries (55.1 per cent).
23:29
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
26:12
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel Rich)
28:18
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Schache)
28:38
Brisbane just has not been able to create dangerous shots, with all eight of its scores kicked from further than 40 metres. In contrast, the Saints have kicked 7.3 (45) from within 30 metres of goals.
29:26
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
30:14
Another one from outside 50 metres to the Lions to Zorko - that makes 4.2 (26) from this distance. With three goals in a row the Lions are now leading the quarter, with all four majors for the term launched from the midfield.
32:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
32:15
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
32:25
Daniel Rich had a big second term for the Lions, amassing game-highs in disposals (13), metres gained (355) and forward 50 entries (four).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:13
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
00:51
Tom Rockliff won 10 clearances to half time, the most by any player since... Dustin Martin won 11 against West Coast yesterday. Rockliff is just the ninth player to win double-digit clearances to half time on record.
03:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
03:33
St Kilda has had no problem finding marking options, with 14 already inside forward 50. Unfortunately for the Saints, shots from marks have returned just 2.7 (19). Brisbane has taken only three marks inside 50 for the match.
05:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Bell)
06:32
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Rohan Bewick)
06:51
Brisbane has started the second half the way it finished the first. The Lions have lifted their kicking efficiency to 85 per cent and have only committed one turnover, compared to four turnovers by the Saints and 67 per cent kicking effectiveness.
08:17
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
11:18
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
11:26
Five in a row to Brisbane as Jarrod Berry kicks the first of his career! Since time-on in the second quarter the Lions have amassed 47 kicks at 83 per cent effectiveness, compared to their 67 kicks at 55 per cent efficiency prior to this time.
12:51
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
13:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
14:01
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
14:36
And with another the Lions are in front after they trailed by 36 points late in the second quarter. Brisbane has won five forward half intercepts in the third term, directly launching all three of its goals from the resulting possession chains.
15:02
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
17:51
In his 17th season and 321st AFL game, Nick Riewoldt is doing much of St Kilda's heavy lifting. The veteran has amassed a team-high 21 disposals and three goals.
20:35
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Bell)
21:01
Brisbane is now finding the ability to transition end-to-end. Until time-on in the second term, the Lions only converted 14 per cent of its defensive half possession chains inside forward 50. Since then they have done so on 54 per cent of attempts.
22:53
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
24:39
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
25:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
25:46
Both St Kilda's goals this quarter have come from within the goal square. Across the match the Saints have kicked four from the goal square and nine from within 30 metres. Brisbane has kicked just two goals from 30 metres.
27:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
29:44
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
30:01
Josh Bruce has now taken four marks inside forward 50 however from relatively difficult locations he has returned just four behinds. St Kilda has now taken 18 marks inside 50 compared to just four by Brisbane.
30:37
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
30:47
A counter-attack by Brisbane sees the match tightly poised at the final change. That quarter the Lions kicked four goals launched from forward half intercepts, while the Saints were again able to find two goals from the goal square.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:34
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
01:37
Both teams have kicked three goals from marks, however the Saints have also returned 10 behinds from marks and the Lions just one minor score.
02:42
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
05:40
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
07:27
Luke Dunstan has won a team-high six clearances for the Saints, with his last launching the possession chain that ended in the goal to Membrey. Since the start of 2016 he averages 3.6 clearances per game, ranked fifth at St Kilda.
08:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
11:35
Saints Interchange - Dylan Roberton off due to an injury.
12:00
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lewis Taylor)
12:26
Taylor has kept the game alive with Brisbane's first goal from defensive 50 to forward 50 transition for the match, from 47 possession chain launches in the defensive 50. Likewise, the Saints have also converted just one from 34 attempts.
13:19
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
14:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Leigh Montagna)
14:12
Leigh Montagna has produced a vintage performance in his 273rd AFL game. He has had team-highs in disposals (28), metres gained (744) and a game-high nine intercept possessions to go with his first goal.
19:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sam Gilbert)
19:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
21:26
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Jake Barrett)
23:27
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
25:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
25:58
St Kilda is running away with it in the final term, with 12 more ground ball gets and seven more forward half intercepts than Brisbane in this quarter. The Saints have managed nine shots from 16 forward entries this term.
27:49
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Schache)
28:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
29:00
For the fourth time in St Kilda's last 14 matches, the team has kicked 19 behinds or more.
29:41
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
31:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
31:35
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
31:45
Fittingly, the game finishes with Weller kicking St Kilda's 23rd behind for the game - the most for the Saints in a game since 1996. The Saints took 22 marks inside 50 but were wasteful from set shots, kicking 6.12 (48).