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Pre Game
00:00
The Saints have recorded a post-clearance pressure factor of 172, ranked second in the AFL in 2022.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
01:51
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
01:52
Paddy Ryder kicks the game's opening goal, his fourth in five games for the Saints this season.
02:59
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
05:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:19
The Cats have generated four of the first five inside 50s, converting these entries into 1.2.
06:33
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
07:03
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
08:46
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
10:00
After ten minutes of play, time in forward half slightly favours the Cats, 53 percent to 47.
11:13
Cats Interchange - Rhys Stanley off due to an injury.
11:55
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Isaac Smith)
14:49
Geelong's disposal retention of 62 percent is significantly better than the 43 percent of St Kilda.
16:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
19:14
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Gryan Miers)
19:15
Coming into the season, Gryan Miers had kicked 59 goals from 61 appearances for the Cats, averaging almost one goal per game. His first today is also his first for the year, coming in his sixth game of 2022.
25:26
The Saints are kicking the ball with 77 percent efficiency, but this dips to 40 percent in their forward 50 zone.
26:44
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
29:55
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
29:56
The teams split the first term centre clearances three-apiece, but the Cats converted their wins from this source into 1.1, compared to no score for St Kilda.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
01:00
Callum Wilkie and Jeremy Cameron have competed in two one-on-one contests in the Cats' forward 50 zone, with the Saints defender winning the battle on both occasions.
02:09
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
03:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
05:44
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
05:45
As well as kicking the first goal of the second term, St Kilda's Rowan Marshall is also the equal-leading tackler on the ground with four, already exceeding his 2022 season average of 3.9 per game across his first seven matches.
08:17
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
10:31
Of the seven free kicks that the Saints have conceded, the most common indiscretion has been for holding the ball on three occasions.
11:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Joel Selwood)
12:15
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Cameron Guthrie)
12:43
Saints Interchange - Jack Higgins off due to an injury.
14:32
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
14:33
Despite not hitting the scoreboard himself, Geelong's Mitch Duncan has contributed an equal match-high five score involvements.
18:56
Saints Interchange - Jack Steele off due to an injury.
19:45
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
19:46
Three of the Cats' five majors have been kicked from beyond 40 metres from goal. In contrast, all four of St Kilda's goals have been kicked from inside a distance of 40 metres.
22:08
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tyson Stengle)
27:17
Geelong has laid just three tackles inside forward 50, less than one-third of St Kilda's tackle tally of nine in its equivalent zone.
28:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mitchell Knevitt)
30:18
The siren has sounded to end Q2.
30:19
Geelong has won six of its last eight matches at Marvel Stadium, which includes having a 21-point win over St Kilda in Round 9 last season. Despite inaccurate kicking for goal in the second term (2.5), the Cats extended their 13-point quarter-time lead by three to hold a 16-point advantage at the main break,
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:17
In 17 ruck contests between Rowan Marshall and Mark Blicavs, Blicavs holds a slight edge in hitouts, eight to six, but has directed four of these hitouts to the advantage of a teammate (50 percent), compared to just one to advantage for Marshall (16.7 percent).
03:30
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
05:18
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
06:10
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Zach Tuohy)
06:11
Three of St Kilda's goals (60 percent) have been kicked from set shots, compared to just two for the Cats (28.6 percent).
08:09
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
10:39
Despite losing on the scoreboard, the Saints are actually winning the third quarter time in possession, 51 percent to 34.
12:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Mitch Duncan)
14:38
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Zak Jones)
14:39
Both sides have each sourced 50 percent of their goals from stoppages.
15:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
17:43
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
19:38
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
21:14
In the first half, St Kilda's kick-to-handball ratio was 1.64. For the third term, this ratio has dropped to 0.79 suggesting a greater commitment to the handball since the long break.
22:45
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Billings)
24:08
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
25:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
27:47
For the third term the Saints are leading the inside 50 entries 15 to eight, and the clearances 12 to nine.
28:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
29:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
33:45
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
33:48
The siren has sounded to end Q3.
33:49
A seven-goal to two third quarter sees the Saints turn a 16-point halftime deficit into a 16-point lead at the final break. Starring in the third term for St Kilda was Jade Gresham with 12 disposals at 75 percent efficiency, to go with four clearances. St Kilda has now won eight of nine third quarters for the 2022 AFL season.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:15
Geelong key defender Sam De Koning is the only player on the ground to have recorded 100 percent game time.
01:38
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:33
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
02:34
Tom Hawkins has kicked at least three goals in seven of his nine games for the Cats this season, for an overall tally of 26.
04:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Rushed)
05:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
06:27
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Tom Hawkins)
08:00
After eight minutes of play in the final term, the ball has been in Geelong's forward half of the ground for 74 percent of game time.
08:23
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
11:43
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
15:16
Jack Sinclair's 623 metres gained is comfortably the most of any player on the ground, well clear of the next-most, Geelong's Joel Selwood with 512.
15:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Brad Crouch)
15:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Brad Close)
18:07
SCORE
GOAL - Cats (Jeremy Cameron)
20:01
Even though forward 50 kicking efficiency in the final term favours the Cats, 71 percent to 33, they have only been able to reduce the margin by 1.1 during the term.
21:35
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
23:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Billings)
23:55
Jimmy Webster does the little things to help his team. His tally of eight one percenters is the equal-most of any player and includes two spoils gaining possession for St Kilda.
27:56
SCORE
BEHIND - Cats (Isaac Smith)
28:28
The siren has sounded to end Q4.
28:29
The Saints come from 22-points behind midway through the third term to run out ten-point winners. Leading the way for the victors was Brad Crouch with 36 disposals at 75 percent efficiency, 18 contested possessions, seven tackles, and five clearances.