Match

St Kilda vs Carlton

Commentary / 13 Jul 2018

Pre Game

00:00

Carlton has won just 20 forward half intercepts per game this season, ranked 18th, and it has scored 20 points per game from these, the second-fewest in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00

Q1 is now underway.

00:45

The Blues win the first centre clearance for the game but fail to generate an inside 50 from it. Carlton has gone inside 50 from 64 per cent of centre clearance wins in 2018, the fourth-lowest percentage in the competition.

03:33

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)

05:20

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)

05:30

The Saints have won the only three forward half intercepts for the game, launching two scores from these including that goal to Rowan Marshall. St Kilda has won 23 forward half intercepts per game this season, ranked 12th.

06:20

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)

08:56

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)

09:02

Blues Interchange - Matthew Kreuzer and is possibly out for the game.

09:06

Rowan Marshall has recorded four disposals with three of these being involved in a score for his team.

10:55

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

11:14

Saints Interchange - Luke Dunstan off due to an injury.

13:06

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Patrick Cripps)

13:16

Kade Simpson has won a game-high two intercept possessions with his second launching his team's first goal. Carlton has scored 70 points from Simpson's intercepts in 2018, ranked No.1 at the club.

15:36

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)

15:46

Jack Newnes grabs an intercept mark in forward 50 and boots the Saints' third goal from intercepts. St Kilda has scored just nine points per game from forward 50 chains in 2018, ranked 18th.

17:22

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Dale Thomas)

19:17

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)

19:27

The Blues have won three intercepts in attacking midfield with all launching goals.

20:32

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)

22:16

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)

24:02

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)

24:12

Sam Gilbert has won a game-high three intercepts with two of these launching goals for his team.

25:23

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)

28:39

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)

29:40

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jarrod Garlett)

29:43

St Kilda won 19 intercepts in the opening quarter, five more than Carlton, with both teams combining to kick all seven goals from this source.

Quarter 2

00:00

Q2 is now underway.

03:15

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)

04:32

The Blues have gone inside 50 just once from 12 (8 per cent) defensive 50 chains. Carlton has generated an inside 50 from 17 per cent of its defensive 50 chains this season, the second-lowest percentage of any side.

05:31

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)

06:51

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)

07:01

Both St Kilda goals this quarter have been sourced from intercepts. The Saints have now scored 39 points from this source, just six points short of their season average per game.

10:10

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tom Hickey)

10:34

The Saints have recorded the only eight forward 50 entries in the second term. The Blues have lost the inside 50 count by 10 per game in 2018, the second-worst differential in the AFL.

11:10

Saints Interchange - Jack Newnes off due to an injury.

11:51

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)

13:12

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)

16:03

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)

16:13

St Kilda has won four clearances this quarter with three of these launching scores, including that goal to Jack Billings.

17:44

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)

17:54

Carlton is dominating out of the middle, leading the centre clearance count 8-3. The Blues have won this count by 1.1 per game this season, ranked third.

19:24

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)

21:05

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)

21:15

The Saints have scored two goals from forward 50 clearances this quarter. They had scored just eight goals from this source for the season prior to this game, the second-fewest in the competition.

23:44

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Bailey Rice)

24:51

The Blues continue to struggle with their ball movement. They have now generated just one forward 50 entry from 21 defensive 50 chains.

27:09

Blues Interchange - Zac Fisher off due to an injury.

27:18

Charlie Curnow has been involved in both of his team's goals this quarter, booting that one and assisting the other. Curnow has recorded a scoreboard impact of 194 points this season, ranked No.1 at the club.

31:20

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Liam Jones)

32:01

St Kilda continued to win the territory battle in the second quarter. It won the time in forward half by eight minutes and 12 seconds, recording 46 disposals to 17 in this zone, and the inside 50 count by 12 (17-5).

Quarter 3

00:00

Q3 is now underway.

00:38

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

02:13

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)

04:08

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)

04:18

Another goal from a forward 50 clearance to the Saints. Their last four goals are from this source.

05:27

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

07:54

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jarrod Pickett)

08:04

Carlton has won three clearances this quarter with all three resulting in a score, including that goal to Jarrod Pickett.

10:24

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)

11:47

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)

11:57

The Saints have now scored 35 points from clearances, their third most in any game this season.

13:40

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Maverick Weller)

15:14

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)

15:24

St Kilda has recorded 24 scores from 39 inside 50s (62 per cent). It has recorded a score from 41 per cent of its forward 50 entries in 2018, the fourth-lowest percentage in the competition.

19:20

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steven)

19:30

Jack Steven is up to an equal quarter-high six disposals as well as kicking two goals.

22:52

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)

23:02

Rowan Marshall has grabbed four contested marks for the game, one more than in his first seven games. His two goals is also a career-high.

25:30

Saints Interchange - Jimmy Webster and is possibly out for the game.

26:16

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)

27:17

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)

29:56

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Marc Murphy)

31:43

Patrick Cripps won seven contested possessions in the third quarter and is up to 19 for the game, 10 more than any other player.

Quarter 4

00:00

Q4 is now underway.

02:02

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Maverick Weller)

02:12

The Saints have scored 44 points from forward 50 chains, 24 points more than any other game this season and their most in a game since Round 15, 2017.

02:18

Saints Interchange - Jake Carlisle off due to an injury.

04:54

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)

06:20

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)

06:59

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (David Armitage)

08:04

SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Sam Petrevski-Seton)

09:12

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)

13:35

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Hunter Clark)

14:00

The Blues have now generated just four forward 50 entries from 48 defensive 50 chains. The Saints have gone inside 50 eight times from 26 defensive 50 chains.

15:41

Jack Billings just recorded his ninth inside 50 for the game, a career-high.

16:17

SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Newnes)

18:35

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)

20:59

SCORE GOAL - Blues (Kade Simpson)

21:09

Carlton has scored 32 points from forward half intercepts, its second-most in any game this season.

23:58

Saints Interchange - Maverick Weller and is possibly out for the game.

25:53

Blues Interchange - Dale Thomas and is possibly out for the game.

25:54

SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)

26:36

The Saints finished with 38 shots-at-goal, their most in any game since Round 23, 2016.