Pre Game
00:00
The Saints have won their last six matches against Gold Coast. The last five matches played between these two sides have all been decided by less than 10 points.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
03:15
The first two clearances won by Gold Coast were both from Noah Anderson. Anderson won 10 clearances last week as well as recording an equal career-high 35 disposals against Carlton.
05:31
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BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
05:50
Neither side has been strong in first quarters this season, with both sides winning just 25% of their opening terms in 2022.
08:08
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GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
09:11
Ben Ainsworth has kicked the opening goal of the match following an intercept in the attacking midfield zone by the Suns. Ainsworth is averaging four inside 50s a match and 1.8 score assists this season - both career-highs.
10:38
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GOAL - Suns (Izak Rankine)
12:20
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GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:43
St Kilda's opening goal was sourced from a stoppage, an area that they have started well in today. The Saints lead clearances eight to three so far with an even spread amongst its players, with Brad Crouch the only Saint to win multiple clearances.
14:26
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GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
16:23
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BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
19:10
The Suns have taken 17 of the last 20 marks in this match, as they aim to maintain possession through careful ball use. This is a dramatic shift in their style, having entered the game ranked last for marks, averaging 72 per match - nine fewer than the next lowest side.
20:34
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GOAL - Suns (Levi Casboult)
22:19
It has been a very high-pressured start to begin this match, with both sides recording a pressure factor above 210. St Kilda averaged a pressure factor of 182 whilst the Suns average 178 - ranked seventh and tenth respectively.
23:01
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GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
25:04
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BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
25:44
The Saints have now won the last seven clearances of the match, with it now over 13 minutes since the last clearance won by the Suns.
26:32
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BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
30:31
A tight contest on the scoreboard in the first quarter, as replicated by the inside 50s (12-13) and tackles (17 apiece). Jack Higgins has been a welcomed return for the Saints this week, scoring two goals from his three scoring shots.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:03
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GOAL - Saints (Max King)
01:24
Max King has kicked the fourth goal for the Saints, with all four of these goals sourced from stoppages. The Suns did not concede a goal from stoppages to the Blues last round.
02:51
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BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
03:44
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GOAL - Suns (Brandon Ellis)
04:24
Gold Coast has gone coast-to-coast, scoring their first goal of the match from a kick-in. Gold Coast scored two goals from kick-ins last round, after only scoring one goal from this source through the first three rounds of the season.
07:41
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GOAL - Suns (Nick Holman)
08:32
Dan McKenzie played an important role for the Saints on the wing in the opening term, winning 11 disposals and seven marks. These are both personal bests for McKenzie in a single quarter since debuting in 2015.
10:34
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GOAL - Suns (Mabior Chol)
10:45
The Suns are looking very strong when the ball hits the ground in their forward line. The Suns lead forward-half groundballs 10 to zero this quarter, having only won eight in the first quarter.
12:18
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BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
13:45
Gold Coast has made the most of their opportunities, scoring an accurate 4.0 (24) from their set shots. Conversely, the Saints have kicked a wasteful 1.4 (10) from their respective set shots.
16:20
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GOAL - Saints (Max King)
18:20
The Saints have scored from 56% of their entries today, compared to 28% for the Suns. St Kilda's efficiency once inside 50 has been unmatched this season, scoring from 54.2% of its inside 50s in 2022 – ranked No.1.
20:45
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BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
21:07
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BEHIND - Saints (Bradley Hill)
21:15
Gold Coast's territory advantage this quarter has seen them go inside 50 on six more occasions than the Saints. The Suns generated 64 inside 50s last round against the Blues – ranked second for the round and their equal sixth-most since 2017.
23:54
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GOAL - Saints (Jack Hayes)
24:20
Jack Hayes has put the Saints in front late in the second quarter, kicking a long-range goal following a classy goal assist from Brad Hill. Hill booted a career-high four goals last week against Hawthorn. It was also only the 14th time he has recorded multiple goals in 194 career games.
28:38
The difference between the two sides at halftime is their ability to score once inside 50. The Saints have generated 13 scores from their 26 inside 50s, whereas the Suns have only scored seven times despite having 29 inside 50s.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
04:11
St Kilda lead contested possessions by 13 and uncontested possessions by 30. St Kilda has won the contested possession differential by 13.8 per game – ranked third. It ranked 10th in that measure last season.
07:00
St Kilda is yet to score a goal from their seven forward half intercepts, whereas the Suns have scored two goals from their 11 forward half intercepts. The Saints have recorded an average of 41 points per game from forward half intercept possessions – ranked No.1.
09:19
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GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
09:31
Jack Higgins has kicked his third goal of the match following his third mark inside 50. St Kilda now leads marks inside 50 eight to six. They average 14 marks inside 50 this season - ranked fourth.
11:05
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BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:35
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BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
13:35
Jack Sinclair's prolific season continues, backing up his career-best 35 disposals last week with a game-high 19 disposals today. Sinclair is averaging just over 27 disposals per game in 2022, more than six disposals above his previous best season average in 2021.
14:05
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BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
16:31
Gold Coast has taken six intercept marks in their attacking half of the ground, compared to zero for St Kilda. Gold Coast took nine intercept marks in their forward half last round, an equal club record.
17:47
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GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
19:14
Suns Interchange - Mabior Chol off due to an injury.
19:32
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GOAL - Saints (Max King)
20:01
The Saints have scored three unanswered goals this quarter, despite generating two fewer inside 50s. Their clearance advantage is now up to 10, and they have outtackled the Suns this quarter by five.
22:53
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GOAL - Suns (Josh Corbett)
23:36
Touk Miller has his third goal assist for the match, as Josh Corbett kicks a much-needed goal for the Suns. Miller is the only player in the game with multiple goal assists, whilst he also leads the match in inside 50s (seven), disposals (22), and metres gained (424).
24:48
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BEHIND - Suns (Malcolm Rosas)
27:32
Suns Interchange - Josh Corbett off due to an injury.
27:51
Jade Gresham has been instrumental for the Saints, winning the most disposals and clearances for the quarter with eight and three respectively. Gresham is one of just five players in the competition to average at least 25 disposals and one goal this season.
29:15
The story of the first half was very much the same as the third quarter, with the Saints outscoring the Suns despite generating fewer inside 50s. The Saints scored two more goals than the Suns in the third term, despite recording two fewer entries in their attacking 50.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:42
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GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
02:17
Tim Membrey has kicked an early crumbing goal, the sixth goal of the match for the Saints from a stoppage. Gold Coast, trailing by 16 points at the final break, has only once in their history won a match with a greater three-quarter time margin.
05:48
Suns Interchange - Mabior Chol and is possibly out for the game.
06:01
The Saints have dominated at centre bounces, leading these clearances 12 to 4. They have scored from three of these centre clearances - a conversion of 25%. Gold Coast entered today having conceded a score from 16% of its opponent's centre bounce clearances – ranked second defensively.
06:40
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GOAL - Saints (Sebastian Ross)
08:05
Mabior Chol has been medically-subbed out of the game for Gold Coast and replaced by Rory Atkins.
09:38
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BEHIND - Suns (Izak Rankine)
09:53
Gold Coast has been a strong fourth-quarter team this year, winning three of their four final quarters. They have outscored their opposition by 42 points in these terms. The Saints have also impressed recently in final quarters, outscoring their opposition by 10 goals in fourth quarters in the past two weeks.
13:46
It has been a massive difference in clearance numbers for the Suns this week compared to their previous match against Carlton. The Suns last week won 18 more clearances than the Blues - the first team all season to beat Carlton at stoppages. Today the Saints lead this stat by 15.
13:57
Suns Interchange - David Swallow off due to an injury.
14:13
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GOAL - Suns (Ben Ainsworth)
16:33
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BEHIND - Suns (Levi Casboult)
16:41
Levi Casboult has been the most targeted Sun inside 50 with 12 targets, however, has only managed the two marks inside 50. He has won one of his three offensive one-on-one contests.
17:24
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BEHIND - Suns (Rushed)
17:49
Saints Interchange - Max King and is possibly out for the game.
19:02
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GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
19:16
St Kilda has now kicked 80 points for the match, surpassing Gold Coast's average score conceded for the season of 76.8 points per game – ranked fourth defensively.
21:02
Saints Interchange - Bradley Hill off due to an injury.
22:58
The Saints have won 64 more disposals than the Suns this afternoon. The Suns have won an average of 27 more disposals than their opposition this season - ranked second for top eight teams.
24:52
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GOAL - Suns (Josh Corbett)
26:27
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GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
26:42
Jack Higgins has finally broken through to kick five goals in a match for the first time in his career - having kicked four goals in a match on three occasions prior to today. He has recorded a game-high 10 score involvements.
27:40
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BEHIND - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
29:30
A dominant display from St Kilda at stoppages this afternoon. They won 17 more clearances (their best differential this season) and outscored the Suns by 40 points from this source.