Match

St Kilda vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 11 May 2019

Pre Game

00:00
Since 2016, the Saints have scored from 48 percent of their inside 50 entries against the Eagles. This is the fourth-highest percentage recorded by any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:17
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
02:54
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
05:51
West Coast''s selected 22 has played an average of 117 matches compared to the Saints average of 67 matches. This is the biggest differential of all matches this round.
06:04
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Shannon Hurn)
07:49
West Coast has dominated the territory battle in the early stages of the quarter. 67 percent of the play has been in their forward half of the ground, and they have recorded five of the first six inside 50s.
09:50
Saints Interchange - Blake Acres off due to an injury.
10:25
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
11:06
Jack Petruccelle has kicked the first goal of the match to take his season tally to 11 goals. Only Jack Darling (14) and Josh Kennedy (12) have kicked more goals for the Eagles this year.
13:50
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
19:01
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
19:17
The first goal for the Saints to Josh Bruce was launched from their defensive 50. St Kilda are the third-lowest scoring side from this zone in 2019, averaging 10 points per game.
20:43
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
22:17
Jack Redden has won six contested possessions in the opening term, the most of any player. Redden is averaging 23 disposals per match this season, after averaging a career-high 25 disposals last season.
25:01
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Daniel Venables)
25:37
Luke Dunstan has been the biggest accumulator for the Saints this term, winning nine disposals and two clearances. Dunstan returned to the Saints line-up after recording an impressive 33 disposals, nine inside 50s and seven clearances in the VFL last weekend.
28:16
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
28:20
A goal after the siren to Jade Gresham reduces the Eagles lead to eight points at quarter time. Both of the Saints two goals have been launched from their defensive half, whilst the Eagles are goalless from this zone.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:42
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
02:39
Following the first goal of the quarter to Dom Sheed, the Eagles have now scored 2.2(14) from scoring chains originating in their forward 50. 14 points is their season average from this zone.
03:41
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
06:21
In his 150th match, Jamie Cripps has been one of the Eagles most influential players tonight. He has applied 22 pressure points in the forward half so far tonight, nine more than any other player. He averages 28 forward half pressure points per game this season, the most of any Eagle.
06:51
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
08:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
09:51
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
10:27
Nathan Brown has been matched up on Eagles spearhead Josh Kennedy from the opening bounce. Kennedy, the two-time Coleman Medalist, has not won a disposal in the opening 35 minutes of this match despite being targeted inside 50 four times.
10:52
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
14:00
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
15:25
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
18:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Ben Long)
21:09
Eagles Interchange - Jeremy McGovern off due to the blood rule.
21:12
The Saints have controlled the tempo this quarter and have not allowed the Eagles to maintain possession from their kicks consistently. The Saints have taken nine more marks than the Eagles.
23:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
23:17
St Kilda has taken 10 marks inside 50 compared to just three for the Eagles. The Eagles have taken the fewest marks inside 50 this season, averaging nine per match.
25:37
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
26:10
St Kilda''s forward half pressure has improved in the second quarter, winning three more intercepts than the Eagles in this zone and leading forward half tackles six to one.
26:13
Eagles Interchange - Liam Ryan off due to an injury.
29:12
Dom Sheed enjoyed a massive second quarter winning 14 disposals, a feat he has only achieved once in his 86th career match. He won six contested possessions, three clearances and booted a goal.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:53
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
02:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
03:08
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
03:23
The Eagles have booted the first two goals of the third quarter to extend their lead to 18 points. The Eagles have been outscored by a total of 45 points in third quarters this season, ranked 16th.
05:31
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Shane Savage)
07:21
St Kilda is winning the ball at the contest, leading contested possessions this quarter by three and winning six more groundballs. However, they have been let down by a poor 47 percent kicking efficiency for the term.
08:43
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
10:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
12:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
12:48
The Eagles have been pressuring well, leading the tackle count by five tonight. They won the tackle count by 31 against the Suns last round which is their best differential recorded since Round 6, 2002.
13:58
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
17:53
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
18:04
The Saints have had double the amount of inside 50s than the Eagles this quarter, however have only managed to outscore their opponents by one point despite this dominance. The Saints have scored from 42 percent of their inside 50s tonight, compared to 55 percent for the Eagles.
18:53
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
21:55
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jamie Cripps)
24:45
Josh Battle''s impressive season at centre half back continues, taking the most marks for the Saints as well as the most intercepts. He is kicking at 100 percent efficiency, the only Saint with more than five kicks to do so tonight.
26:40
Saints Interchange - Jack Steele off due to the blood rule.
27:42
Although the clearances are even at 23 apiece, the Eagles have dominated scoring from this source. They have had eight scoring shots from their clearances, whilst the Saints have not kicked a goal from their clearances tonight.
28:37
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
30:16
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
31:51
After a quiet opening half, Josh Kennedy fired up with with two late goals in the quarter to extend the Eagles lead to a match-high 30 points. The Eagles scored four goals from their defensive 50 that term, after only managing one goal in the opening half from this zone.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:19
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
02:32
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
04:39
The Eagles have recorded the first six inside 50s of the final quarter. West Coast have averaged 16 fewer inside 50s than their opponents in the last 4 weeks, the second-worst differential of any side.
06:42
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Elliot Yeo)
07:49
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Duggan)
09:36
The Saints have scored a goal from their first entry inside 50 for the fourth quarter. The Eagles scored four behinds after recording the first nine inside 50s for the quarter.
11:20
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
11:42
It''s now back to back goals for the Saints, with their second of the term being sourced from a centre clearance. The Saints have not kicked three goals in a row at any stage tonight.
13:53
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
14:15
Sebastian Ross has now surpassed the 30 disposal mark for just the second time this season. Ross won 30 or more disposals on 13 occasions last season in a career-best season.
14:53
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Matthew Parker)
15:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Newnes)
16:46
Josh Bruce has dominated the air tonight, grabbing a career-high seven contested marks. His previous most in a match was six, coming in Round 2, 2015 v Gold Coast.
17:41
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
18:12
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
19:34
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Dom Sheed)
21:22
Andrew Gaff has won a team-high 28 disposals for the Eagles tonight. Gaff has averaged 28 disposals per game across his career against St Kilda which is his second-highest average against any side.
24:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
25:00
West Coast has scored eight behinds this quarter, their most behinds in a quarter since Round 9, 2015 v Geelong.
25:52
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
27:59
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
29:00
West Coast win the match by 18 points on the back of some dominant stoppage work. They scored 13 times from their clearances compared to six scoring shots for the Saints from their respective clearances.