Match

St Kilda vs Fremantle

Commentary / 21 Aug 2021

Pre Game

00:00
Fremantle has scored from 30% of its forward half intercept possessions - ranked 17th in the competition.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:55
Nick Coffield has had a productive start to the game with three contested possessions and three intercept possessions.
06:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
06:46
St Kilda kicks the first goal of the game via a defensive 50 chain. For the season, the Saints have scored from 7.7% of defensive 50 chains - ranked No.16 in the competition.
07:47
Saints Interchange - Zak Jones off due to an injury.
09:32
Fremantle leads the inside 50 count early 7-2 but have so far failed to register an effective kick in their attacking 50.
09:41
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
10:41
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
11:06
St Kilda's second goal is scored from a kick-in chain. For the season, the Saints have averaged 3.4 points from kick-in chains - ranked No.10 in the competition.
12:53
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Mitch Crowden)
13:11
Fremantle has looked to move the ball quickly to start the match, playing on from 42% of marks compared to 13% for St Kilda.
14:21
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
15:45
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
16:41
The Saints have scored 2.0 (12) from intercept possessions.
18:20
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Caleb Serong)
18:36
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Mitch Crowden)
24:38
10 of Fremantle's 21 possession chains have started in their forward half but the Dockers have been unable to convert scoring just 0.2 (2).
25:52
Dockers Interchange - Andrew Brayshaw off due to an injury.
26:20
The pressure has been high for both teams so far with St Kilda recording a pressure rating of 192 compared to 185 for Fremantle. The AFL average is 180.
28:55
Fremantle was able to generate six forward half turnovers that quarter but was only able to score 0.1 (1) from the source.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
03:42
St Kilda has locked the ball in their forward half to start the quarter with 92% time-in-forward half. The Saints lead the inside 50s 4-0 this quarter.
04:47
All nine of Fremantle's possession chains this quarter have started from their defensive half. Of the nine, six have been intercepted by St Kilda.
07:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
08:46
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
08:56
Sam Switkowski's first goal of the game is also the first goal scored from a centre bounce clearance. Fremantle has scored 1.1 (7) from the source for the game.
10:50
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
11:12
Dean Kent's goal is St Kilda's first of the match kicked from outside 50. Entering the game, the Saints had recorded 7.16 from outside the 50-metre arc, posting a scoring accuracy of 30.4% - ranked 16th in the competition.
15:16
Jack Steele has had a productive quarter for St Kilda with a team-high seven disposals but just three have been effective.
15:24
Dockers Interchange - Sean Darcy off due to an injury.
17:44
Dockers Interchange - Brandon Walker off due to an injury.
18:42
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Lloyd Meek)
18:52
The Dockers have scored 1.4 (10) from stoppages.
19:47
The Saints have taken six contested marks for the game with Cooper Sharman taking three of them.
21:38
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Bytel)
22:02
Jack Bytel's first game of his career is also the Saints' first goal of the game from a forward half intercept. The Saints have generated eight forward half intercepts compared to nine for the Dockers.
23:32
Fremantle is going at 50% by foot this quarter and has committed 16 turnovers compared to 13 for St Kilda.
23:59
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
26:51
Dockers Interchange - Sean Darcy off due to an injury.
26:55
Fremantle leads the clearances 11-7 this quarter but of those 11, seven have been intercepted by St Kilda.
28:21
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
29:35
The Dockers lead centre bounce clearances six to four with Caleb Serong registering three of them.
30:39
Bradley Hill had a strong first half for St Kilda with an equal game-high 16 disposals at 81% disposal efficiency. Hill has also registered game-highs in uncontested possessions (13) and metres gained (319).

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
00:03
Sam Switkowski has been medically subbed out of the game and replaced by Joel Western.
01:02
St Kilda has scored 5.2 (32) from intercept possessions compared to 2.1 (13) for Fremantle.
02:33
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
04:23
The Dockers have kicked 2.2 (14) from set shots.
05:32
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
05:39
St Kilda has scored 7.2 (44) from defensive half chains. The Saints have converted 16 of 39 defensive half chains to an inside 50 (41%) compared to eight of 33 chains for Fremantle (24%).
07:35
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
07:49
Tim Membrey has scored 1.2 (8) for a goal accuracy of 33%. Entering the game, Membrey has posted a career-low shot at goal accuracy of 45.6%.
09:08
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
09:22
The Saints have scored 5.4 (34) from set shots.
09:55
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Liam Henry)
11:12
Fremantle has won the last six clearances of the game and lead the overall count by 10.
18:21
Dockers Interchange - Sean Darcy off due to an injury.
18:26
St Kilda has taken 10 marks inside 50 for the game led by Tim Membrey and Cooper Sharman with three apiece.
21:04
Saints Interchange - Zak Jones off due to the blood rule.
23:22
Cooper Sharman has a new career-high of three goals after scoring two goals in three of his first four career games.
27:49
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
28:48
Tim Membrey has been the target inside 50 on a team-high seven occasions for Fremantle for a return of four marks inside 50 and 2.2 (14).
30:33
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Travis Colyer)
32:10
If Fremantle is to keep their finals chances alive they'll need to complete their biggest ever comeback from a three-quarter time deficit. Their largest deficit overcome at three-quarter time is 18 points, which they have achieved twice - Round 14, 2003 and Round 21, 2000.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:26
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
02:38
Saints Interchange - Bradley Hill off due to an injury.
02:54
Both teams have committed 51 turnovers for the game but it has been the Saints who have been able to capitalise scoring 9.4 (58) from turnovers compared to 3.2 (20) for Fremantle.
03:48
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dean Kent)
03:59
The Saints have scored 6.5 (41) from shots coming from 40-plus metres from goal.
06:15
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
06:29
Bradley Hill has been medically subbed out of the game and replaced by Ryan Byrnes.
07:19
Sebastian Ross has had a strong last quarter with a game-high six disposals, three contested possessions, and two score involvements.
08:55
Dockers Interchange - Alex Pearce and is possibly out for the game.
09:08
The Saints have scored the last six goals of the game with Fremantle's last goal coming at the 10-minute mark of the third quarter.
12:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
12:14
Jimmy Webster has amassed eight intercept possessions for St Kilda including a game-high five intercept marks. The Saints have scored 3.0 (18) from Webster's eight intercept possessions.
16:02
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
20:46
St Kilda leads the inside 50 tackle count 11-10 and lead the overall count by 15.
22:25
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matt Taberner)
23:09
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
24:22
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
24:34
The Saints have scored 3.0 (18) from clearances this quarter.
25:46
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
27:44
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Liam Henry)
30:36
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
31:00
Josh Treacy has been the target inside 50 on six occasions for Fremantle for a return of one mark inside 50 and 1.0 (6).
32:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Bytel)
33:46
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
33:51
Jack Steele finishes with 35 disposals for St Kilda as well as 16 contested possessions, six clearances, seven tackles, and seven score involvements.