Match

St Kilda vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 24 Mar 2018

Pre Game

00:00
After sixteen seasons and 305 games for Hawthorn, Luke Hodge makes his first appearance for the Lions today. The four-time premiership player holds career per-game averages of 22.5 disposals, five marks and 3.5 tackles.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charles Cameron)
04:05
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
04:18
After Seb Ross generated the first Inside 50 for St Kilda, the Lions have produced the next four. However, they only have the two behinds to show for this dominance.
06:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
07:47
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
07:48
After averaging 1.2 goals per game in his 73 match stint with Adelaide, Charlie Cameron has his first goal as a Brisbane Lion in game number one for his new club.
10:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
13:56
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
16:10
St Kilda has eight of the last nine Inside 50s, yet the Lions have been able to deny them a goal on each occasion.
17:10
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
18:51
After playing just the two games last season, Saint David Armitage has opened 2018 with seven disposals at 71 per cent efficiency. He has the most disposals of any player on the ground to this point.
19:00
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
20:46
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
22:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Hunter Clark)
22:06
Top 10 draft pick Hunter Clark kicks his first goal in AFL football with kick number three.
24:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
26:20
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
26:21
Four of St Kilda's five goals have been the result of a disposal chain that began with a Brisbane turnover.
28:08
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
29:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
31:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
32:58
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
33:05
The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:01
St Kilda won the disposal count 122 to 87 in the first term, with an efficiency of 77 per cent, compared to Brisbane's 68. The Saints had six players with 8 disposals or more, whereas the leading Lions had just seven, a tally shared by four players.
04:49
Nick Robertson accumulated just nine clearances in 21 games for Brisbane last season. He has four already today in just over a quarter of football.
04:58
Lions Interchange - Daniel Rich and is possibly out for the game.
05:40
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charles Cameron)
08:34
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
10:04
In the corresponding fixture in Round 3 last season, St Kilda barely won the tackle count, 73 to 72. They appear to have a greater focus in that area today, where they are well ahead in tackles laid, 27 to 17.
10:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
12:55
Since the 25-minute mark of the opening term, Brisbane has dominated clearances 11 to three. However, the Lions have not taken advantage - St Kilda has kicked two goals to one during this period.
13:38
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
15:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Blake Acres)
17:52
Brisbane disposed of the ball at a solid 70 per cent in its forward 50 in the first term. This has been far worse in the second term, where the Lions are getting rid of the ball at just 44 per cent inside forward 50 for the quarter.
21:37
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Cam Rayner)
23:52
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
25:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
25:53
Four of St Kilda's seven majors have come from a distance within 15 metres of goal. In contrast, none of Brisbane's five goals have been kicked from this close.
28:00
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Dayne Beams)
28:12
The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
00:58
Second year Lion Jarrod Berry has multiple goals for the first time in his 18-game career.
03:43
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
05:15
Seb Ross' five tackles for St Kilda leads all players on the ground. This tally exceeds his career per-game average of 4.0 over 81 matches.
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
08:08
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
08:55
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
10:19
The first pick in the 2017 National Draft, Cameron Rayner, is the only man on the ground with multiple contested marks. His two top the Lions tally of six. St Kilda has just a solitary contested mark, credited to Blake Acres.
10:40
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Tom Bell)
11:57
Lions Interchange - Charles Cameron off due to an injury.
12:33
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Sam Mayes)
15:04
The majority of the Lions score, 6.3 (39), has come from stoppages. In contrast, the Saints have generated their score differently, where the bulk of their total, 7.4 (46), has been sourced from Brisbane turnovers.
18:40
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
19:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
22:55
After St Kilda won the contested possession count in the first term, the Lions have dominated this measure since. They currently hold a 103 to 86 lead in this area.
23:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
26:31
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Tom Bell)
27:42
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
29:50
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)
31:00
The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:01
In the last ten minutes of the third term, the Saints had more disposals (38 to 25), more marks (seven to three), better disposal efficiency (84 per cent to 68), and kicked three goals to a solitary Brisbane behind.
03:44
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
04:07
In 2016 St Kilda's Jack Steven averaged a career-best 28.0 disposals per game over the course of 22 matches. He has matched this total today with the majority of the final term remaining.
04:25
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
06:42
Brisbane's Stefan Martin has been the clear winner in the ruck contest with Billy Longer today. He has 36 hitouts to Longer's 18, with eleven going to the advantage of a teammate. Only three Longer hitouts have gone to a fellow Saint.
07:05
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarrod Berry)
08:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
09:51
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
11:52
Jack Sinclair and Nathan Brown are doing the little things to keep St Kilda in the contest. They have the most one-percenters in the game, each with seven.
12:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
14:28
Brisbane defender Harris Andrews is the only player in the match to have spent 100 per cent game time on the field.
16:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
19:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
22:01
St Kilda ball winners Seb Ross and Jack Steven have both gained over 500 metres for their team, 557 and 522 respectively. The best Lion has been skipper Dayne Beams with 399.
22:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
25:45
The entire St Kilda fourth quarter score (5.2) has been the result of disposal chains that began with a Brisbane turnover.
27:34
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Josh Walker)
29:02
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Koby Stevens)
30:29
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
30:30
Jack Steven ends the day with 34 disposals at 71 per cent efficiency to go with 13 contested possessions, 10 marks, five clearances, and two goals.