Pre Game
00:00
When moving the ball from the defensive 50, St Kilda has used the boundary 57 per cent of the time, the second-highest percentage in the league.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:51
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
02:38
Rowan Marshall gets the Saints on the board with the opening goal of the match, courtesy of a free against Braydon Preuss. The Giant ruckman has now given away nine free kicks against in nine quarters this season.
05:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
08:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Braydon Preuss)
08:49
St Kilda's pressure has been fantastic to start the match, laying seven of the first eight effective tackles of the match. The Saints average two more tackles per game than their opposition this season, ranked eighth.
10:13
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
11:28
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
11:33
The Saints have scored from four of their six forward 50 entries, a strike rate of 67 per cent. This season, they have averaged a score from 51 per cent of their inside 50 entries, ranked No.1 in the AFL.
12:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
14:24
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Bobby Hill)
17:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
18:57
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
19:31
St Kilda has been very efficient by foot to start the match, kicking at an efficiency of 77 per cent. The Giants are going at 65 per cent by foot.
20:55
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Hayes)
23:44
The Giants have got themselves back in to the contest on the back of their contest work. They lead the contested possession count by nine, with Stephen Coniglio leading from the front. The Giants co-captain has six disposals with five coming via a contested possession.
25:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Lachie Whitfield)
26:45
Saints Interchange - Jack Hayes and is possibly out for the game.
27:27
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Rushed)
28:56
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
29:09
The Saints have kicked two of their four goals from forward 50 chains so far. They average 26 points per game from forward 50 chains, ranked No.1 in the AFL.
30:18
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
32:46
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
32:50
The Giants would be pleased with their work around the contest, leading the contested possession count by 12, their second-best differential in any quarter this season. This is significant because since Round 2, St Kilda has won the contested possession count by an average of 19 per game, ranked No.1 in the competition.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:51
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Matt Flynn)
01:14
Jack Hayes has been substituted out of the game for St Kilda. Jarrod Lienert is his replacement.
03:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
05:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Connor Idun)
07:09
After trailing the tackle count by 13 in the opening quarter, the Giants have responded with nine tackles to St Kilda's two to start the second quarter.
07:54
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Matt Flynn)
08:24
Matthew Flynn has been a strong target up forward this quarter for the Giants with both of the team's goals this quarter. This is the third time in his 16 game career that he has kicked multiple goals, but he has never kicked more than two.
12:09
The Giants have improved their ball use this quarter, going at a disposal efficiency of 80 per cent. Conversely, the Saints have a disposal efficiency of just 52 per cent this term.
14:42
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Toby Greene)
15:55
In his first game of the season after serving a lengthy suspension, Toby Greene has kicked his first goal of the match after two earlier misses. The Giants co-captain leads his side with five score involvements for the match.
20:06
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
20:40
The Saints have kicked 3.0.18 from three forward 50 chains, a strike rate of 100 per cent. This season St Kilda has scored from 76 per cent of chains launched from its forward 50, the highest strike rate of any side.
22:08
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Callan Ward)
22:25
The Giants have outscored St Kilda 4.3.27 to 0.2.2 from chains launched from the attacking midfield zone.
25:47
The Giants lead the contested possession count by six this term and by 20 for the match. The only time St Kilda has lost the contested possession count this season was in Round 1 against Collingwood, the only time it has been defeated this season.
28:00
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
29:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Connor Idun)
30:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
31:36
In addition to providing an advantage at the stoppages, the Giants ruck pair of Preuss and Flynn have also contributed three goals on the scoreboard off their own boot.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
03:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
05:27
Max King has had an 'almost' night for the Saints. The St Kilda spearhead has been targeted 11 times inside 50, more than double any other player on ground and has taken four marks inside 50. He has been wayward in front of goal however, registering five behinds without kicking a major.
06:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
10:03
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
10:14
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall off due to an injury.
10:31
St Kilda has outscored the Giants 3.5.23 to 1.3.9 from defensive half chains.
11:43
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:51
The Saints now launched four chains from its forward 50 for four goals.
16:53
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
17:01
Jack Higgins has turned the game on its head for St Kilda kicking the last three goals of the match. He has had a strong match to date with 12 disposals, five contested possessions, five inside 50s and 4.2.26.
18:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Josh Kelly)
20:33
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
22:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
24:01
All of St Kilda's 4.3.27 this quarter have come from intercepts. The Saints have outscored the Giants 7.10.52 to 3.6.24 from this score source for the match.
24:45
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall off due to an injury.
26:58
The Saints have recorded 10 more inside 50s than the Giants this quarter and have enjoyed 60 per cent time in forward half for the term.
28:59
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
30:07
The Saints ability to generate forward 50 entries paid off in the third quarter, kicking 4.4.28 from 21 inside 50s. The Giants mustered just 10 inside 50s and kicked 0.2.2. Three of St Kilda's four goals in the third term came via forward half intercepts.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
03:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
04:02
The Saints have recorded the first five inside 50s of the last quarter and lead this area by 16 since halftime.
06:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
11:24
SCORE
GOAL - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
12:01
The Giants finally get reward for effort after enjoying 97 per cent time in forward half over the last six minutes with a goal to Harry Himmelberg. After conceding the first six inside 50s of the term, the Giants have the last five forward 50 entries.
15:52
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
17:03
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Callan Ward)
17:47
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall off due to an injury.
17:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Harry Himmelberg)
20:23
Max King's seven behinds tonight is the largest total of behinds since Toby Greene kicked seven behinds in Round 5, 2021 against Sydney.
22:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
28:08
There has been 32 stoppages in the last quarter and 109 for the match, the most in any match this season.
28:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Giants (Stephen Coniglio)
29:56
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
30:36
Saints Interchange - Josh Battle off due to the blood rule.
31:15
St Kilda's ability to generate scores from forward 50 chains was important tonight, kicking 4.3.27 to 1.1.7 from these chains. The Saints outscored the Giants 7.14.56 to 4.8.32 from intercepts tonight in what proved to be the difference between the two sides.