Match

St Kilda vs Brisbane Lions

Commentary / 22 Jun 2019

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda has been slow starters this season, winning only three opening quarters and leading games only 29 percent of time this season (ranked last).

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:51
The opening score of the game to the Lions was sourced from an intercept in the forward 50. Brisbane average 11 points per game from this source (ranked No.1).
02:06
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
02:32
The second score to the Lions came from a forward half stoppage. Brisbane average 17 points per game from these opportunities (ranked fourth).
03:08
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
03:59
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
04:04
Brisbane has completely dominated the opening exchanges with 98 per cent time in forward half, with the Saints again away to a slow start.
04:59
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel Rich)
05:23
Finally the Lions were able to capitalise on their early dominance with the long goal from Daniel Rich. The first four behinds all came from forward half chains, before the goal came from a chain started in the defensive half.
07:11
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
07:23
Brisbane has won the time in forward half differential by four minutes and six seconds per game this season (ranked fourth). The Lions have the first seven inside 50 entries today in a dominant start to the game.
09:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
10:26
Jake Carlisle has started forward for the Saints in his first game of the season today. Carlisle was used as a defender is his only VFL game this season and has only spent four percent of game time as a forward in his career with St Kilda.
14:07
An excellent set shot at goal from Nick Hind capped a good passage of play from St Kilda. The goal was sourced from an intercept in the defensive 50 and the Saints average eight points from these opportunities.
17:02
A terrific running goal from Nick Hind which again was launched from the defensive 50. St Kilda is ranked third-last for goals per inside 50 this season, but has an efficient two goals from four inside 50 entries to start today.
20:21
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
20:49
Brisbane leads 14-3 in midfield intercepts and also leads 19-0 in points scored from these opportunities.
21:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
22:04
The goal to Josh Bruce was the first of the game to come from a centre bounce clearance. St Kilda averages 11 points per game from this source, while Brisbane averages 15 points (ranked second).
24:21
Brisbane has applied good forward pressure early in the game and leads 7-0 in forward 50 tackles. The Lions have applied a pressure factor of 1.79 in its forward half this season (ranked second).
25:22
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
26:02
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jake Carlisle)
27:56
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
28:14
Charlie Cameron has three early goals with all coming from ground ball wins in the forward 50. Brisbane averages 18 forward 50 ground ball wins per game this season and already has 11 in the opening quarter.
29:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
30:12
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Daniel McStay)
32:07
Dan Hannebery was prolific in his first quarter for the Saints with equal game-highs for disposals (11) and contested possessions (five).

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Hannebery)
03:12
Brisbane is yet to target Eric Hipwood with a kick inside 50 today. Hipwood has been the No.1 target for the Lions this season with 21 percent of entries directed through the young Lion.
04:49
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
04:58
The Saints have recorded a shot at goal accuracy of only 42 percent this season (ranked last). The AFL average is 46 percent. St Kilda has converted all three set shots at goal so far today and 50 percent of its eight total shots at goal.
06:43
The Saints now lead 20-2 in points scored from stoppages and the Lions lead 27-8 in points scored from turnovers.
08:04
While Brisbane has doubled St Kilda for inside 50 entries, the Saints lead 5-2 in forward 50 marks in an indication of better ball movement.
09:38
St Kilda currently leads 6-2 in one-on-one contest wins. The Saints have lost 35 percent of their defensive one-on-one contests this season which is ranked second-last.
11:45
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
13:41
In the ruck contests attended by Rowan Marshall, St Kilda lead hitouts to advantage (6-1) and clearances (11-9). In ruck contests attended by Josh Bruce, the Saints trail in hitouts to advantage (0-4) and clearances (1-5).
14:05
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
16:04
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
16:24
The goal to Allen Christensen was sourced from a forward half stoppage. Brisbane has now scored 1.3.(9) from eight forward half clearances and St Kilda has scored 1.2.(8) from just the three such clearances.
20:45
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Luke Dunstan)
21:02
Nick Hind has been very dangerous today for the Saints with his seven disposals at 100 percent efficiency including an equal game-high five score involvements.
22:13
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
22:29
A second goal in the quarter to the Lions from a forward half stoppage and they have continued their good ground level work in the forward 50 with 15 ground ball wins in this zone.
23:46
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
24:17
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
24:29
A pair of quick goals to Jarryd Lyons gives the Lions a game-high 20 point lead. Brisbane has now scored 3.4.(22) from 17 forward half intercepts while St Kilda has scored just the one behind from seven such intercepts.
28:50
The Lions lead 54-41 in post-clearance contested possessions which includes an equal career-high four contested marks from Oscar McInerney and a 31-22 edge in loose-ball gets.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:12
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Charles Cameron)
02:37
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
03:09
Another forward 50 ground ball win and goal to Charlie Cameron, with the goal launched from a defensive 50 intercept. Brisbane average just the seven points from these intercepts.
04:09
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Charles Cameron)
04:39
Charlie Cameron has now outscored the Saints by himself. The explosive Lion giving the Lion a 28-1 lead in scores from forward half intercepts.
06:23
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
07:04
Brisbane lead 25-4 in disposals this quarter and has kicked the last six goals of the game. The goal to McCarthy was the first to the Lions to come from a centre bounce clearance. Brisbane averages 15 points per game from this source (ranked second).
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Blake Acres)
09:40
Brisbane has lost its last eight games against St Kilda at this venue, with its only win against the Saints here coming in Round 6, 2000.
11:25
Brisbane currently has seven of the top eight players on the ground for contested possessions, and leads this count 22-8 in the third quarter.
12:28
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Mitch Robinson)
13:04
Unfortunately for the Saints the third quarter has been all one-way traffic. Brisbane now has massive advantages in forward half intercepts (20-8) and points scored from this source (34-2).
13:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Nick Hind)
15:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Oscar McInerney)
15:52
Brisbane now leads 10-5 in contested marks and Oscar McInerney has taken more of these marks (six) than St Kilda. Only two players have taken more contested marks in a game this season.
20:43
Jack Newnes has averaged 23.4 disposals per game across his career against Brisbane, which is his highest return against any team. Newnes currently has just the five disposals and no score involvements.
21:44
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Allen Christensen)
22:51
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Allen Christensen)
23:00
An excellent snap at goal from Allen Christensen and the territorial dominance of the Lions is now reflected on the scoreboard. Brisbane now leads 22-8 in points scored from forward half clearances.
25:14
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
25:25
The class from Hugh McCluggage on display with the last goal. McCluggage has attended seven centre bounces today in a more central midfield role and won an equal game-high six loose-ball gets and launched three scores from his seven score involvements.
27:14
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
28:00
Brisbane has now scored 7.3.(45) in the third quarter which is its best ever return in a quarter against the Saints at this venue.
29:30
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Dayne Zorko)
29:50
In the third quarter, the Lions lead 44-21 in contested possessions and have enjoyed 73 percent time in forward half.
30:58
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
32:48
A powerful third quarter from the Lions whose score of 9.3.(57) is their highest ever score in a quarter against the Saints and their highest ever score in a quarter at this venue.
32:56
Dayne Zorko had just the one score involvement in the first half but recorded eight score involvements in the third quarter including three assists and one goal.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:35
SCORE GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
00:47
Brisbane has now kicked 13 of the last 14 goals with St Kilda unable to stop the Lions who have now scored a season-high 46 points from forward half intercepts.
03:33
This is now the highest ever score that the Lions have recorded against the Saints in a game in Victoria.
03:40
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Josh Bruce)
05:14
Brisbane averages 13 tackles in the forward 50 per game this season (ranked third). The Lions currently lead 17-3 in this count with this forward pressure contributing to the high scoring from forward half intercepts.
06:49
While scores from stoppages are relatively even (42-33 in favor of Brisbane), the Lions have a massive 70-10 advantage in scores from turnovers, with the Saints unable to exploit their opportunities.
09:27
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Matthew Parker)
11:47
Dayne Zorko has won a total of 15 clearances inside 50 this season, which is ranked No.1 in the competition. Zorko has added two more such clearances today in another prominent display.
12:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Matthew Parker)
13:12
Lachie Neale has averaged 9.1 disposals per turnover this season, which is the second-best rate of the top-100 ball winners in the competition. Neale has just the one turnover today from his 23 disposals.
13:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
14:03
Three goals in a row to the Saints with the sting out of the game. Jade Gresham has again battled hard for the Saints with an equal team-high ten contested possessions and his 23 disposals include two assists and the last goal.
15:36
SCORE BEHIND - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
16:48
Brisbane has recorded a kicking efficiency of 77 percent in its defensive half this season, which is the highest percentage of any team. Today the Lions have a kicking efficiency of 81 percent in this zone, reducing the number of intercepts and scoring chances for the Saints.
18:00
Brisbane has returned 4.5.(29) from its set shots at goal and a very accurate 9.1.(55) from its snaps at goal.
19:11
The Lions have averaged 47 points from forward half chains this season (ranked third). Today Brisbane has scored 11.8.(74) from such chains with St Kilda often trapped in its defensive half.
20:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Josh Bruce)
22:01
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
26:44
The Lions have 12 different players who have contributed to their 20 forward 50 tackles and nine different players who have taken a mark in the forward 50 in an indication of many contributors in this part of the ground.
29:16
A terrific win by the Lions who recorded their highest ever score (115) and largest ever win (56) against the Saints in Victoria on the back of a third quarter onslaught when they were 27 in contested possessions and kicked nine goals.