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Pre Game
59:30
Welcome to Etihad Stadium for the St Kilda v Melbourne Round 7 clash.
59:33
Outs for Saints: B.White, J.Sinclair, B.Acres
59:34
Ins for Saints: H.Clark, D.Armitage, R.Marshall
59:35
Outs for Demons: C.Salem
59:36
Ins for Demons: C.Petracca
59:40
Don't forget to enter your tips for this match, you have until the bounce to make your selection.
00:00
St Kilda has lost the contested possession count by an average of five per game in 2018, to be ranked last. In 2017, the Saints were placed ninth in this category, averaging 1.8 per game more than their opposition
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
05:15
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
07:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Paddy McCartin)
07:36
Two of St Kilda's four inside forward 50 entries have been intercepted by Melbourne marks. St Kilda lead intercept possessions overall 3-2
07:45
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
09:20
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Charlie Spargo)
11:08
St Kilda has laid two tackles inside their forward 50 zone, whilst Melbourne are yet to register one in their area. Overall, the Saints have out tackled the Demons 6-1
11:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
12:14
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Max Gawn)
13:25
Demons Interchange - James Harmes off due to an injury.
13:36
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
14:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
19:26
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Christian Petracca)
21:01
Christian Petracca's first goal was also Melbourne's first sourced from a turnover in a chain starting in their defensive 50 zone
21:02
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
23:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
24:11
Melbourne has had 10 of the last 14 inside forward 50 entries, outscoring the Saints 3.0 (18) to 1.2 (8) during this period
26:44
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall off due to the blood rule.
29:41
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
29:59
Jesse Hogan's second goal was also Melbourne's second goal sourced from a turnover. St Kilda has also scored two goals via this source
30:59
St Kilda has had three of the last four inside forward 50 entries in the first quarter, but did not score from any of these incursions, whilst Melbourne scored a goal from their solitary entry during this period
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
04:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Nathan Jones)
05:00
In the first five minutes of the second quarter, St Kilda has laid seven tackles inside their forward half zone, whilst Melbourne are yet to lay one in their respective area. Overall for the match, the Saints lead the Demons 16-10 in this zone
05:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)
06:29
Saints Interchange - Sam Gilbert off due to an injury.
06:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
07:00
St Kilda has had four of the first seven inside forward 50 entries in the second quarter, but have only outscored the Demons three points to one
07:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jake Melksham)
10:22
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
11:00
St Kilda has laid seven tackles in their forward half, compared with Melbourne's one in their zone, so far in the second quarter. During the entire game, the Saints lead the Demons 17-13 in this category
11:07
Tom McDonald's first goal, was sourced from a stoppage, meaning that the Demons have scored three of their six goals via this method
13:30
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Nathan Jones)
16:52
Saints Interchange - Paddy McCartin off due to an injury.
17:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
19:06
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
21:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
23:00
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Dom Tyson)
24:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Rushed)
27:05
Melbourne has had more disposals in their forward half, leading St Kilda 108-69 in this category (contested possessions 43-23) and 216-182 overall (77-57 contested possessions))
27:26
In the first half, Melbourne has taken 32 marks inside their forward half area, compared to St Kilda's seven in this zone. Tom McDonald for the Demons has taken five marks in this zone to lead the individual tally
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:22
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
04:39
Ben Long' s first goal for the game, was St Kilda's fourth sourced from a turnover, meaning that all of the Saints goals have been via this method
05:41
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
07:30
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
09:05
Melbourne has had 10 of the last 13 clearances in the game and lead the Saints 25-16 across the entire match in this category. Clayton Oliver for the Demons has had the most individually for the game with eight
09:39
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Hunter Clark)
10:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Mitch Hannan)
11:30
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (James Harmes)
12:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
13:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Jesse Hogan)
17:21
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Tom McDonald)
17:30
Tom McDonald's second goal was Melbourne's first sourced from a mark taken inside their forward 50 zone. Overall, the Demons lead the Saints 14-5 for marks taken inside their respective forward 50 areas
19:45
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Angus Brayshaw)
21:27
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
24:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Demons (Christian Petracca)
24:42
Saints Interchange - Paddy McCartin and is possibly out for the game.
25:05
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
25:20
In the last 10 minutes of game time, Melbourne has taken four marks inside their forward 50 area, whilst in there defensive 50 zone they have had four intercept possessions
27:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
28:27
Max Gawn for Melbourne and Tom Hickey for the Saints have been involved in 36 ruck contests against each other, with Gawn leading Hickey in hit outs 17-15 (6-4 in hit outs to advantage)
30:58
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tom Hickey)
31:02
Angus Brayshaw for Melbourne has gained the most metres individually on the ground with 492 and a retention rate of 55 per cent
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:07
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Sam Weideman)
04:18
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Clayton Oliver)
06:21
In the final quarter, Melbourne has had eleven disposals inside their forward 50 area from seven entries, whilst St Kilda has had two from their only entry into their zone. Scoring wise, the Demons have kicked two goals, whilst the Saints are scoreless
08:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
14:53
Oscar McDonald from Melbourne has had a game high nine one per centers, four more than the next highest individual player. Overall though, the Saints lead the Demons 51-44 in this category
15:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
15:37
Saints Interchange - Shane Savage off due to an injury.
16:26
Saints Interchange - Sam Gilbert and is possibly out for the game.
19:00
Clayton Oliver for the Demons leads the individual categories in both first possessions with 12 and clearances with nine. However, St Kilda has had more first possessions overall, leading Melbourne 35-31 in this category
20:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
22:40
SCORE
GOAL - Demons (Alex Neal-Bullen)
23:39
Alex Neal-Bullen's first goal was Melbourne's ninth sourced from a turnover (57 points in total), slightly about their 2018 average of 52.5 points per game in this category
24:26
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
27:56
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (David Armitage)
28:52
St Kilda has had 76 disposals in their forward half in the final quarter, compared with Melbourne's 42 in their area and lead inside forward 50 disposals 14-11, but have been outscored by the Demons 2.3 (15) to 3.0 (18)
29:12
Clayton Oliver for the Demons had individual game high disposals with 36 at 83 percent efficiency, contested possessions with 20 and 12 first possessions