Match

St Kilda vs Richmond

Commentary / 27 Jun 2020

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda has lost five of its past six games against Richmond at Marvel Stadium, with its only win during this period coming in Round 16, 2017 by 67 points.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:15
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shane Edwards)
00:37
The perfect start for the Tigers, with Shane Edwards kicking a goal inside the first 15 seconds of the game. Edwards kicked just seven goals in the 2019 season, his lowest tally since 2011.
02:51
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
04:52
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
05:58
Despite the Tigers early goal, the Saints have had the majority of the play thus far, enjoying an 82 percent time in forward half differential leading in turn to a 5-2 inside 50 advantage.
07:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
10:15
The Saints kick their third consecutive goal, with Josh Battle the beneficiary this time after a Tigers turnover. Richmond are struggling to hit targets by foot so far today, with a kicking efficiency of just 42 percent compared to the Saints at 64 percent.
13:23
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
14:18
St Kilda have scored three of their four goals today from a Richmond turnover, with the other goal coming from a stoppage. The Saints rank 12th in the 2020 season for scores from turnovers, scoring an average of 38 points per game from this source.
17:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
18:57
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
19:08
Tom Lynch kicks the Tigers second consecutive goal. Lynch has recorded 24 scoreboard impact points per game at Marvel Stadium since 2017, ranked No.1 at the club.
21:23
Jack Higgins has made a strong start for the Tigers, with a team-high six disposals to this point, including a team-high four contested possessions. He has also added two clearances and two inside 50s for the Tigers.
23:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
24:48
The Saints have had the upper hand around the stoppages so far, with a 11-6 advantage to this point, with Rowan Marshall recording a game-high four hitouts to advantage. The Saints have also scored two goals from stoppages so far.
25:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
27:04
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
27:52
Zak Jones is impressing for his new side, with a game-high seven disposals (four contested possessions), and 51 metres gained for the Saints.
29:09
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
29:18
An entertaining and high scoring first quarter, with the Saints holding a narrow seven-point lead. St Kilda had the better of the contested possessions with a plus-two differential, while their advantage in clearances (plus-six) led to a plus-four inside 50 lead as well.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:05
Two minutes into the second quarter and the Saints are dominating possession, recording an 18-2 advantage to this point. Despite this, the ball has spent the majority of time in the Tigers forward half, at 75 percent.
03:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
03:55
Jack Riewoldt kicks the first goal of the second quarter from the boundary line. Before this match, Riewoldt has recorded a career-low shot-at-goal accuracy of 30 percent this season.
05:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
05:38
Tigers Interchange - David Astbury off due to an injury.
06:16
Jack Lonie gets the Saints on the board in the second quarter. St Kilda are dominating the contested possessions thus far in this quarter, recording an 8-1 advantage, while clearances are 5-1 their way in addition.
08:18
Jack Steele is the dominant player on the ground in this second quarter, with a game-high five disposals and three clearances so far - the only player with more than one clearance in the quarter.
10:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Bradley Hill)
12:46
St Kilda are dominating possession of the ball in all categories in this second quarter. The Saints lead disposals 53-26, contested possessions 18-13, uncontested possessions 34-22 and have recorded a 74 percent disposal efficiency rate.
15:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
15:26
Dan Butler kicks the Saints third goal of the quarter from just their fifth inside 50 entry. Butler has recorded 11 tackles inside 50 this season, ranked No.1 in the AFL and three more than anyone else.
15:39
Saints Interchange - Dougal Howard off due to the blood rule.
17:04
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
17:38
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
21:32
While the Tigers trail on the scoreboard, their endeavour in their forward half has been a standout, recording an 11-3 advantage for tackles in the forward half. Trent Cotchin and Shai Bolton have both recorded three forward half tackles, three times any other player on the ground.
22:38
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
23:03
Saints Interchange - Bradley Hill off due to an injury.
26:05
A dominant quarter from the Saints in terms of possession, sees them extend their lead to 11 points at half time. The Saints recorded a plus-22 differential in disposals that quarter, plus-15 uncontested possessions and were intent on playing quickly, playing on from a mark 35 percent of the time, compared with the Tigers at 17 percent.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:28
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jason Castagna)
03:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
03:47
Jack Lonie kicks the first goal of the third quarter, from a set shot after gaining a free kick. The Saints have kicked 3.1 (19) from set shots today, continuing their accuracy so far this season - the Saints rank 3rd for set shot accuracy at 70 percent.
08:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
08:43
Tim Membrey takes a strong contested mark and converts the set shot for his second goal today. Membrey has kicked multiple goals in five of six career games against Richmond - averaging 2.3 goals - his third-best return against any side.
10:23
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jonathon Marsh)
10:43
The Saints kick further ahead, kicking their third goal for the quarter from as many inside 50 entries. The Tigers actually lead inside 50s for the quarter 4-3, but Richmond have generated a goal from just 19 percent of their inside 50s this season - their lowest percentage since 2000.
12:54
Saints Interchange - Zak Jones and is possibly out for the game.
13:39
The Saints contested marking has been a feature in today's game, leading this statistic 9-4. Three of those contested marks have been taken inside their forward 50, while the Tigers have taken just one contested mark inside 50 today.
17:06
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Higgins)
17:13
Toby Nankervis has had the better of the ruck battle today, particularly in this third quarter. In this quarter, Nankervis has recorded six hitouts (two to advantage), helping the Tigers to a 7-3 advantage in clearances for the quarter and 3-0 in the past five minutes.
20:43
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
20:58
Dan Butler kicks a brilliant goal from the boundary line for the Saints - his third goal for the day. Butler has been instrumental today with 11 disposals (five contested possessions), a team-high 305 metres gained and a team-high six score involvements.
22:38
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
25:00
Saints Interchange - Jade Gresham off due to an injury.
26:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
27:21
A good fightback from Richmond during that third quarter, fighting back from a 28-point deficit. The Tigers got on top in contested possession in that third quarter (plus-two), won clearances 8-6 and as a result, entered their forward 50 on five more occasions than St Kilda.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
01:02
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
03:23
The Tigers have started with intent in this last quarter, leading contested possessions 8-4, uncontested possessions 18-4 and leading clearances 5-2. Dion Prestia has five disposals at this early stage, three more than any St Kilda player.
04:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
05:11
Dean Kent snaps the first goal of the last quarter for St Kilda, extending their lead. Since 2018, the Saints have recorded a scoring accuracy of 46 percent from general play – ranked 18th in the league. Today, the Saints have scored at an accuracy rate of 75 percent from general play.
09:07
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
09:41
Despite the scoreline, the Tigers pre-clearance tackling today has been a positive, recording a plus-ten differential. This is despite the Saints having recorded 81 pre-clearances tackles before today's game - ranked No.1 in the AFL and 13 more than any other side.
12:28
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
13:11
The Saints will be pleased with their ability to score from clearances today, recording 6.2 (38) from this source. St Kilda scored just two points from clearances last round against Collingwood – its fewest recorded in any match on record via that source.
16:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
17:58
Jack Billings has been a standout performer for the Saints today. To this point in the game, he has a team-high 23 disposals including eight contested possessions, four clearances, three inside 50 entries and has used the ball at a very efficient 74 percent. Billings averages 21.4 disposals per game against the Tigers over his career.
20:21
The Saints ability to score from intercepts has been instrumental today, scoring 9.1 (55) from this source, compared to the Tigers 6.2 (38). Five of those nine goals for the Saints have come from defensive half intercepts.
21:19
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Tom J. Lynch)
23:37
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
23:39
A big win for the Saints over the Tigers, recording a plus-44 differential in kicks and a plus-14 differential in uncontested marks, finding open space. St Kilda also kicked for goal very well, recording an extraordinary 82 percent accuracy.