Pre Game
00:00
St Kilda has lost its last nine games at GMHBA Stadium, with its last win coming in Round 10, 1999.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:52
Jack Sinclair has won two intercept possessions early in this game. He has won 6 per game this season - ranked No.1 at the club.
02:03
Cats Interchange - Jake Kolodjashnij off due to an injury.
02:43
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
02:53
Max King has grabbed 52 marks inside 50 this season - the sixth-most in the league.
07:05
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
07:15
The Saints have won four defensive half intercepts, with both their goals coming from this source.
11:23
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
11:33
St Kilda has already grabbed four marks inside 50 and kicked all three of its goals from this shot source. The Cats have conceded just 8.8 marks inside 50 per game this season - ranked second defensively.
14:20
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
14:30
Max King has been involved in all four scores for his team, kicking two and assisting the other two for a scoreboard impact of 19 points. He has averaged a scoreboard impact of 16.7 points this season - ranked No.1 at the club.
20:02
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Zak Jones)
20:12
The Saints have booted four goals from eight inside 50s (50%). Geelong has conceded a goal from just 19.9% of opposition entries this season - ranked third.
22:56
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
23:06
Another goal from a turnover to St Kilda. All five of its goals are from this source.
23:26
Saints Interchange - Max King off due to an injury.
26:19
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Rhys Stanley)
27:59
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
28:09
The Cats have dominated out of the middle with 5-2 centre clearances. That goal to Jeremy Cameron was from this source.
30:06
St Kilda committed just 12 turnovers in the first term, with the Cats scoring one goal from this source. The Saints have averaged 68.8 turnovers per game this season.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
04:25
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Sam Menegola)
04:35
The Cats lead the clearance count by two (11-9), and they have scored the only two goals from this source.
07:19
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
08:00
Cats Interchange - Luke Dahlhaus off due to an injury.
08:50
Geelong has applied seven tackles from as many attempts this quarter (100%). It applied just 11 tackles from 22 attempts in the first quarter (50%).
10:22
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Brad Close)
10:32
The Cats have already grabbed 10 marks this quarter, including two inside 50. They took just 16 in the first term.
12:35
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:45
Jack Steele has won three clearances this quarter - two more than any other player, with his last launching that goal to Jack Higgins.
14:07
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
14:17
Tim Membrey finished goalless in his only other game at GMHBA Stadium in Round 17, 2019.
16:48
Dougal Howard has grabbed two marks this quarter, with both coming from opposition kicks. He has taken 44 intercept marks this season - ranked No.1 at the club.
23:02
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
23:12
Sam Menegola is up to nine disposals this quarter, with two coming in scoring chains. He has kicked one goal as well as assisting that goal to Jeremy Cameron.
24:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
25:07
Geelong has been able to find more targets inside 50 this quarter, grabbing five forward 50 marks to the Saints' two. St Kilda led this metric by four at quarter-time (6-2).
26:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Sam Simpson)
29:15
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
29:25
Jeremy Cameron has grabbed a game-high seven marks, including three contested marks - his most as a Cat.
31:00
Geelong finished the term with 31 uncontested marks - 16 more than the first quarter.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:01
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
01:11
The Cats have now conceded seven goals from their turnovers. They have conceded just 4.9 goals per game from this source in 2021 - ranked No.1 defensively.
03:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Isaac Smith)
07:19
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
07:29
Sam Menegola is up to a game-high six score involvements, including three goal assists. It is just the second time in his 105-game career he has recorded three goal assists.
08:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
10:35
Cats Interchange - Esava Ratugolea off due to an injury.
12:03
Geelong is beating the Saints to the ball in the third term with 15-6 contested possessions.
14:11
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Sam Simpson)
14:21
The Cats are dominating at stoppages this quarter with 8-1 clearances. Both of their third-quarter goals are from this source.
16:31
Jack Steele has had just one disposal this quarter after recording 21 to half-time.
18:13
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
18:23
The Saints cannot get their hands on the ball. They have had just 29 disposals this quarter - 45 fewer than Geelong.
19:47
Cats Interchange - Esava Ratugolea off due to an injury.
19:56
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
20:06
St Kilda has generated just two inside 50s this quarter, scoring a goal from both.
21:53
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
22:03
The Saints have won the last three clearances, kicking two goals from these.
24:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
24:26
The Saints' 63 points are their highest score against Geelong since Round 5, 2017. They averaged just 48.5 points in the previous four games between these sides.
27:04
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
27:14
Luke Dahlhaus has applied a team-high six tackles, including a game-high three forward 50 tackles, with his last creating that goal to Tom Hawkins.
28:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
30:11
Geelong dominated the third term with 13-5 inside 50s but kicked just one more goal than the Saints (4-3).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Sam Menegola)
02:11
Sam Menegola leads the game for disposals (28), score involvements (eight), intercept possessions (seven), score assists (four), and intercept marks (three).
04:34
Patrick Dangerfield just won his 19th contested possession for the game - seven more than any other player and a season-high for him.
08:14
The Saints continue to struggle to get their hands on the ball. They have had just 17 disposals this quarter - 26 fewer than the Cats.
08:47
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
08:57
Tom Hawkins has recorded 12 disposals, with nine of these coming in scoring chains - a game-high.
11:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
14:02
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
14:12
St Kilda has kicked two goals from 34 defensive 50 chains. It has scored 11.1 points per game from this zone this season - ranked last.
14:15
Saints Interchange - Darragh Joyce off due to an injury.
15:51
Cats Interchange - Esava Ratugolea off due to an injury.
16:40
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dean Kent)
19:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
21:41
Sam Menegola just had his 35th disposal for the game - a career-high.
23:39
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Patrick Dangerfield)
23:49
Patrick Dangerfield is the game leader for contested possessions (22), clearances (nine), and contested marks (three).
26:00
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
26:10
Jeremy Cameron has booted 2.9 goals per game this season - ranked second in the AFL.
29:09
The Saints kicked five goals from their first 10 inside 50s but just six from its next 22 entries.