Match

St Kilda vs Western Bulldogs

Commentary / 03 Oct 2020

Pre Game

00:00
In the final four rounds of the season, St Kilda scored from 49 percent of their inside 50 entries. This led the league in this measure.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:46
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Bruce)
01:47
The Bulldogs' Josh Bruce opens the scoring with his 14th goal in his 17th game for the season.
04:46
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
05:00
After five minutes of game time, the Saints are yet to record a disposal in their forward 50 zone.
06:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
09:26
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Lonie)
09:36
Like the scoreline, the time in possession is also currently tied, with both sides sitting on 43 percent.
13:25
Despite it being their first final in nine seasons, the Saints are yet to lay a tackle. The Dogs have recorded four.
17:06
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Jason Johannisen)
17:07
Jason Johannisen kicks his first ever finals goal in his 143rd AFL game for the Western Bulldogs. In five prior finals, he had recorded 0.5.
19:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
21:27
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Hayden Crozier)
25:19
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
25:23
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
25:24
Entering today's game, the Saints had led at quarter time 11 times this season, ranked equal-first in the league. The Bulldogs have reversed this trend today, and hold a five point lead at the first break.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:09
The St Kilda tandem of Paddy Ryder and Rowan Marshall is controlling the ruck contests, combining for ten hitouts (four to advantage), compared to just three hitouts (nil to advantage) for their Bulldogs opponents.
05:54
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
06:58
After their entire first term score (2.2) was sourced from Bulldogs turnovers, the Saints first two scores of the second quarter (1.1) have been sourced from boundary throw-ins.
09:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Hayden Crozier)
10:24
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
10:25
All four Western Bulldogs' majors have been kicked from a distance beyond 15 metres from goal. In contrast, the three St Kilda goals have been kicked from inside 15 metres.
14:30
Kicking efficiency for the second quarter favours St Kilda 90 percent to 72.
15:35
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
16:05
Bulldogs Interchange - Zaine Cordy and is possibly out for the game.
17:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
18:56
Playing in his first final, Max King's tally of four contested marks for St Kilda almost matches the entire Bulldogs total of five for this measure.
19:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
22:51
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Mitch Wallis)
22:55
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
22:56
St Kilda takes a seven point lead into half time on the back of strong defensive work from Jake Carlisle, who has recorded eight disposals at 100 percent efficiency, four marks (two constested), and four one percenters.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:47
Entering today's match, the Bulldogs' Marcus Bontempelli had recorded 46 centre clearances this season, ranked second in the AFL. Early in the third term, he is still to add to this tally.
03:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
03:27
Tim Membrey now has multiple goals for St Kilda for the fifth time in 17 games in the 2020 season.
05:22
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
09:09
Mitch Wallis has been targeted a team-high five times inside forward 50. However, he has only been able to take a single mark in this zone for the Bulldogs.
09:56
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Bailey Smith)
10:25
The Bulldogs have recorded five of the last six inside 50s, but have kicked just a single behind from these entries.
10:56
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
12:58
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
15:11
Four contested marks for St Kilda captain Jarryn Geary represent a career-high.
15:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
18:48
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
19:55
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
20:23
For the home-and-away season, St Kilda averaged nine contested marks per game. Today they have already recorded 19 (to six for the Bulldogs), with over a quarter to play.
23:07
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Tim English)
24:08
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
25:31
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
25:32
St Kilda's ability to convert ten third quarter inside 50 entries into 4.2 sees it enter the final term with a four goal lead. The Bulldogs actually had more inside 50s for during the quarter (14) but were only able to add 1.3 to their score.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:15
Early in the final term, the only man to have played 100 percent game time is Western Bulldogs defender Alex Keath.
04:03
Of the 12 free kicks that St Kilda has conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for high contact on four occasions.
06:38
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Marcus Bontempelli)
06:39
The Bulldogs have won four of the first five clearances of the final term, as well as five of the first six inside 50s. However, they have not been able to convert this dominance into scores, kicking just 0.1 to this point.
09:01
Bulldogs Interchange - Marcus Bontempelli off due to an injury.
09:45
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Aaron Naughton)
11:10
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Ed Richards)
12:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jarryn Geary)
12:09
Not known as a goalscorer, St Kilda's Jarryn Geary has kicked two for the game, almost matching his 2020 home-and-away season tally of three across fourteen matches.
14:47
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Lachie Hunter)
16:30
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
17:19
SCORE BEHIND - Bulldogs (Josh Dunkley)
17:42
St Kilda's Dougal Howard does the little things to help his team. His tally of seven one percenters leads the Saints, and includes four spoils.
18:24
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Tom Liberatore)
21:18
In the last five minutes of play, the Bulldogs have controlled the time in possession 62 percent to 22, the inside 50s six to two, the disposals 22 to 10, and kicked 2.2 to 0.1.
22:30
SCORE GOAL - Bulldogs (Caleb Daniel)
24:57
Saints Interchange - Paddy Ryder off due to an injury.
26:19
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
26:20
A spirited final quarter fightback by the Bulldogs sees them fall short by just three points. The star for the day was St Kilda ruckman Paddy Ryder, contributing 21 hitouts (nine to advantage), eight disposals at 89 percent efficiency, three contested marks, seven score involvements, and kicking two goals.