Match

St Kilda vs West Coast Eagles

Commentary / 10 Sep 2020

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda use the boundary when exiting the defensive 50 65% of the time – the highest percentage of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:56
The Eagles use the boundary when exiting defensive 50 63% of the time – the second-highest percentage of any side.
03:58
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
05:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
06:09
St Kilda with the early advantage in this match. The Saints are controlling the ball and territory, leading uncontested possessions 15 to four and time in forward half at 66%.
07:59
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
08:55
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Zak Jones)
09:18
Tim Membrey has averaged 12 disposals, two goals, and six score involvements form six career games against West Coast.
10:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
12:12
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
13:28
The Eagles score their first goal of the match from a centre clearance. The Eagles are ranked 1st in the competition for scores from centre bounces, averaging 11.1 points per game this season.
16:57
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
18:04
West Coast has kicked a goal from 25% of their inside 50s – the second-highest percentage of any side. So far the Eagles have scored two goals from five inside 50 entries, going at 40%.
18:28
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Nick Hind)
20:03
Eagles Interchange - Jeremy McGovern off due to the blood rule.
22:31
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
24:22
Saints Interchange - Josh Battle off due to an injury.
24:42
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Zak Jones)
28:09
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Lonie)
28:28
Zak Jones having a big impact this term. Jones has a game-high five score involvements, one goal assist and eight disposals.
29:50
The Eagles struggled to get the ball moving past halfway, only going inside 50 from 14 defensive 50 chains. The Saints forced a turnover on eight occasions from their attacking midfield zone resulting in seven points.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
05:19
Tim Kelly stepping up for the Eagles depleted midfield, Kelly leads the match with five clearances (three effective), three inside 50's and two score assists.
06:45
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
07:40
The Eagles have recorded 11 contested marks per game this season – the most of any side in the competition. Tonight they are already up to six contested marks.
11:28
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
14:09
Jeremy McGovern has three of West Coast's six intercept marks. McGovern also has a game-high four intercept possessions, with one of them resulting in a goal.
15:31
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Hamish Brayshaw)
16:25
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
16:51
West Coast with the last five inside 50's but are failing to convert their dominance scoring three behinds.
19:51
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
21:00
The Saints have been hurt on the turnover. All scores from West Coast has come from turnovers this quarter.
21:38
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
23:44
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
24:42
Eagles Interchange - Jeremy McGovern and is possibly out for the game.
25:49
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
25:54
It was the complete opposite of the first quarter, the Eagles dominating possession, winning uncontested possessions 36-19, inside 50's 14-5 and marks 19-3 for the term.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
02:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Zak Jones)
02:43
Tim Kelly is up to four score assists already. It's his season high in this statistic.
03:53
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
06:47
The battle of the two main rucks are even. Naitanui winning hit outs 15-10 when against Patrick Ryder, but Ryder is winning clearance 11-9.
08:10
87% of the play has been spent in St Kilda's forward half. Saints with the first seven inside 50's for the term.
11:56
The Saints have played on immediately following a mark 29% of the time this season – the highest-percentage of any side. Tonight, St Kilda are playing on from a mark 34% of the time.
12:52
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Petruccelle)
15:31
Eagles Interchange - Oscar Allen off due to an injury.
16:34
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
19:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
19:37
Andrew Gaff finished with 15 disposals and a season-low one contested possession last round. Tonight, Gaff already has 22 disposals and nine contested possessions.
21:02
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Rushed)
22:48
Tom Barrass takes his 3rd intercept mark for the quarter, stepping up in the absence of Jeremy McGovern. Barrass also has seven spoils for the quarter.
24:14
A goalless term for both sides. Both sides failed to transition the ball from defensive 50 chains into their attacking 50. West Coast kicking slightly better, going at 64% by foot compared to St Kilda going at 57%.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:48
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
01:48
St Kilda score the first goal of the final term, coming from a defensive half intercept. The Saints have scored two goals from this zone.
03:03
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
05:22
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Andrew Gaff)
05:58
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
07:01
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
07:29
It's been all St Kilda in this last term. The saints have scored three goals from six inside 50's this quarter. Two of the goals have come from turnovers.
08:15
SCORE BEHIND - Eagles (Liam Duggan)
10:21
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
11:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
12:34
West Coast has won the clearance count by four per game this season – ranked third in the competition. Tonight, the Eagles are down on clearances 26-34.
13:39
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Bradley Hill)
14:55
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
16:22
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tim Kelly)
16:50
Tim Kelly scores a goal from a centre bounce stoppage. The Eagles lead centre bounce clearances 10-6 and have scored 20 points to St Kilda's one point from this source.
20:08
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Oscar Allen)
20:26
West Coast with the last six inside 50's for the match. In this time the Eagles have kicked three goals straight. Naitanui with three inside 50's and two marks.
21:40
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
23:29
St. Kilda has recorded 10 marks inside 50 per game this season – the fourth-most of any side in the competition. Tonight, the Saints have only recorded five marks inside 50.
28:30
SCORE GOAL - Eagles (Tom Cole)
28:34
It was an even game but West Coast were more polished going at 63% kicking efficiency to St Kilda's 53%. The Eagles scored six goals from turnovers, five of those goals came from forward half turnovers.