Match

St Kilda vs Geelong Cats

Commentary / 23 Apr 2017

Pre Game

59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the St Kilda v Geelong Cats Round 5 clash.
59:33
Outs for Saints: D.Armitage, T.Hickey, J.Lonie
59:34
Ins for Saints: D.Minchington, B.Longer, J.Steven
59:35
Outs for Cats: J.Parsons, S.Menegola, T.Ruggles
59:36
Ins for Cats: D.Lang, A.Black, G.Horlin-Smith
59:40
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00:00
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00:10
In the first four rounds, St Kilda has averaged 26 minutes and 22 seconds in the forward 50, which is the highest of any side. However, they rank just 9th and 5th for time in forward 50 in the 3rd and 4th quarters.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
03:38
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Darcy Lang)
04:39
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)
07:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
08:20
Geelong has had the ball in their forward half 60 per cent of the time. However, St Kilda has created eight intercept chains across the ground and converted these chains into 2.0.12.
09:53
St Kilda has had 7 of the last 9 inside 50's. This is as a result of their disposal efficiency in the forward half, which is 23 per cent greater than Geelong.
12:59
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Aaron Black)
14:45
SCORE GOAL - Cats (George Horlin-Smith)
15:30
Geelong are ranked third in the competition for generating scores from their centre clearances. They have already won 3 centre bounce clearances and launched 1.1.7 from this source.
16:58
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Jordan Murdoch)
18:02
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Harry Taylor)
18:36
The Cats are ranked number one in the competition for creating a goal per inside 50 this season. From their first eight inside 50's, they have launched five goals; two of which were launched from centre clearances.
20:38
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ben Long)
22:15
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Darren Minchington)
25:23
The Saints have won 6 of the last 8 clearances, led by Jack Steven with three. They have also created six inside 50's form this stoppages, but have launched just one goal from this source.
27:07
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Riewoldt)
27:56
Seb Ross and Maverick Weller have been pivotal in this opening quarter for St Kilda. Weller has had 168 metres gained and four inside 50's, whilst Ross has a game-high 12 disposals and 4 score involvements.
30:02
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
30:09
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
30:19
Joel Selwood has been pivotal in these entries with 200 metres gained, 3 clearances and 3 score involvements. Whilst, Zach Tuohy has aided the Cats defensive transition with 3 intercepts and disposals at 100 per cent kicking efficiency.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
02:01
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Darren Minchington)
03:25
Geelong has applied more pressure to start the game with 25 tackles to 17 (with 6 to Jack Steele).
05:52
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Lachie Henderson)
06:52
St Kilda is relying on intercepts in their midfield to generate scores. They have created 13 intercepts in this zone, generating 3.2.20. Whilst, Geelong has been more clinical from their defensive 50 creating 2 goals from 12 defensive 50 intercepts.
07:51
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)
09:07
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
10:03
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Blake Acres)
10:15
Jack Steven has been extremely influential, amassing a game-high 18 disposals, 9 contested possessions, 4 clearances and 3 score involvements.
12:18
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Darcy Lang)
14:00
St Kilda has been a far more cohesive defensive unit in this quarter. They have intercepted five of Geelong's nine inside 50's so far, restricting the Cats to just one goal.
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)
19:02
St Kilda is winning the contested possession count 31 to 20 and their kicking efficiency is 15 per cent greater than Geelong. As a result, they have created 2 goals to 1 from turnover chains.
19:13
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
23:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
24:28
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Andrew Mackie)
25:18
Geelong are ranked number one in the competition for creating goals from their defensive 50. Today, they have already launched three goals from this zone.
28:43
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)
29:08
In this quarter, the Saints have created a mark inside 50 from 5 of their 14 forward 50 targets. This is largely due to their high disposal efficiency of 79 per cent in the attacking midfield.
31:06
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
31:16
St Kilda has launched a score from 50 per cent of their attacking midfield intercepts so far. Seb Ross has 19 disposals and a game-high 7 score involvements, whilst Nick Riewoldt had 6 score involvements and a game-high 324 metres gained.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:33
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
03:50
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
05:00
Since the beginning of the 2nd quarter, St Kilda has won the disposal count by 52, contested possession count by 16 and have created a goal from 31 per cent of inside 50's.
05:58
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
07:17
St Kilda have been clinical from midfield chains, launching seven goals from this source. On the other hand, the Cats have created just two goals from 28 midfield chains.
09:10
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Joel Selwood)
10:51
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
12:05
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Brandan Parfitt)
12:16
The Cats are winning the centre clearances by 3 so far and have created a score from 38 per cent of these clearances. This is well above their average of 15.2 per cent in the first four games.
13:49
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
16:02
Saints Interchange - Jarryn Geary off due to the blood rule.
16:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
18:31
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mark Blicavs)
20:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
21:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Darren Minchington)
21:26
St Kilda has dominated around the ground from stoppages and have been clinical. They have won 4 more clearances from this source and converted these opportunities into 3 more goals.
23:34
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Harry Taylor)
26:21
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Darcy Lang)
26:22
Their has been a clear difference between the two sides ball use in this quarter. St Kilda's disposal efficiency is 33 per cent higher in their forward half and as a result they have created 4 goals to 3.
27:16
Joel Selwood has six score involvements for the quarter.
30:33
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Aaron Black)
30:50
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
31:00
The Cats won the contested possession count by 16, inside 50's by 6 and created 3 more intercepts in that quarter. However, they failed to generate a goal from 14 defensive half chains due to their poor goal kicking efficiency of 40 per cent.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:39
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Daniel Menzel)
02:31
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
03:15
The Cats have started the quarter as they finished the third, launching an inside 50 from both their first two intercepts and creating 1.1.7 from this source.
06:02
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)
08:03
The Cats have erased 30 point deficits in the last two weeks and have continued their second half form today. They have won the disposal count by 58 and inside 50's by 9 since half time, converting these 45 per cent of these entries into a score.
08:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
09:11
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
09:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
10:31
Saints Interchange - Nick Riewoldt off due to an injury.
14:13
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
14:22
St Kilda has improved in the two areas that let them down in the first half. They have applied 9 more tackles than Geelong and their kicking in the forward half is 76 per cent.
15:30
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
16:35
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Aaron Black)
16:54
Geelong have been extremely efficient going inside 50 this quarter. They have created 8 inside 50's and have launched a goal from 50 per cent of these entries. Patrick Dangerfield has been the beneficiary with two goals.
19:32
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Nakia Cockatoo)
20:27
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
21:39
George Horlin Smith has four score involvements for the quarter, whilst Mitch Duncan has game-highs in inside 50's (6) and metres gained (520).
21:55
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
23:21
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:17
Since the 1st quarter, St Kilda has created one goal from 38 defensive 50 chains. Whilst, the Cats have launched 2.2.14 from 30 defensive 50 chains.
28:56
Joel Selwood has amassed 41 disposals, the most he has collected since round 8 2011. Aaron Black and Darcy Lang have been hugely influential with 8 score involvements each.
31:30
SCORE BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
31:49
SCORE GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
32:20
Geelong have been too efficient for St Kilda over the four quarters. They won the disposal count by 79, inside 50's by 13 and have converted 46 per cent of their inside 50's into scores.
32:51
The siren has sounded to end Q4.