Match

Carlton vs St Kilda

Commentary / 01 Jul 2022

Pre Game

00:00
Carlton laid 17 tackles inside their 50 last week against Fremantle, their equal most this season. Across 2022 the Blues average 11.1 in this statistic to be ranked fourth.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
00:59
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
01:26
St Kilda has turned up the pressure early, laying the game's first five tackles (all in their forward half). Seb Ross leads the way for the Saints with two.
03:01
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
05:57
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
06:07
St Kilda has had the ball in their forward half for 96 per cent of game time in the first six minutes of the match, earning all four inside 50 entries.
08:59
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
11:27
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
12:33
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jack Silvagni)
14:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
15:26
Max King has been a target inside 50 on just one out of nine entries during the first quarter for the Saints. Last week against Sydney, King was a target inside 50 on six occasions, the equal-most of any player in that match.
15:36
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
18:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
18:48
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
20:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
21:53
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
23:39
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
24:03
Carlton's pressure factor in their forward half is down on last week with a negative differential of 0.58. Against Fremantle last round, the Blues had a positive differential of 0.19.
25:45
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
27:21
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
28:34
In the last ten minutes of game time, the Blues have turned around the time in forward half statistic. During this period, Carlton leads the Saints 64-36 per cent and have outscored them by two goals to one from the same amount of inside 50 entries (four).
28:52
Sam Walsh has disposed of the ball more than any other Blue with nine but has -17 in metres gained during the opening quarter.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:57
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
02:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)
03:59
The Blues have kicked the last four goals of the match, coming from six inside 50 entries, with the Saints having five of their own during this period. This streak has come after St Kilda scored the opening three goals in the game.
06:45
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Josh Honey)
09:35
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Zac Fisher)
10:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:02
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
12:20
Dan Butler scores the Saints' second goal in succession within a minute, breaking the Blues' streak of five. One was sourced from a turnover inside 50 and the other from a centre clearance.
15:48
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
16:10
Max King has taken St Kilda's sixth mark inside 50 in the opening half. Last week against Sydney they only took five for the entire match. The Saints average 10.9 marks inside 50 per game across 2022 (ranked 11th).
20:15
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Paddy Ryder)
22:39
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
24:26
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Matthew Cottrell)
25:21
Carlton has earned more intercept possessions than the Saints (33-30), but trails when it comes to the forward 50 zone, where St Kilda leads the Blues 6-1.
29:05
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Corey Durdin)
30:20
Carlton has found more of the ball in their forward half in the second quarter, disposing of it 46 times to the Saints' 43. St Kilda had 63 per cent of forward half disposals in the opening quarter.
30:36
Corey Durdin turned up the pressure in the second quarter for the Blues, earning a team-high 23 pressure points. Durdin has a game-high 31 forward-half pressure points in the opening half.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:24
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
01:37
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Zac Fisher)
02:56
Saints Interchange - Dougal Howard and is possibly out for the game.
03:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
04:09
Rowan Marshall has taken a match-high nine marks for the Saints, three more than any other player. Four of Marshall's marks have been contested, with St Kilda leading the Blues 13-8 in this statistic.
05:51
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
09:13
28 of St Kilda's 35 tackles have been in their forward half. The Saints lead the Blues for tackles in the forward half zone by 13, their equal second-best differential of the season. St Kilda have won four of the five matches in 2022 when they have beaten their opponents in this statistic.
10:41
Blues Interchange - Adam Saad off due to an injury.
11:01
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
14:04
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
16:39
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
19:00
Carlton is starting to even up the clearances, having won five of the last six in the match, with Matthew Kennedy and Zac Fisher both winning two each.
19:39
Carlton has had seven of the last 10 inside 50 entries but has only outscored the Saints by one point during this period (7-6).
20:34
Blues Interchange - Matthew Kennedy off due to an injury.
21:59
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (George Hewett)
24:37
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Tom De Koning)
26:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
27:21
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Steele)
28:49
In the last ten minutes of game time Carlton have had more forward half disposals (12-8), one more inside 50 entry (3-2) and 77 per cent of game time in their forward half, but have been outscored by Saints (12-2).
29:31
Patrick Cripps has earned an equal game-high 13 contested possessions for the Blues, to go with 23 disposals (a kick-to-handball ratio of 0.4).

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
00:22
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
02:47
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Matthew Kennedy)
06:21
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
08:36
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
10:05
Dan Butler's second goal of the night for the Saints was their fourth from a chain starting in their attacking midfield zone (the most they have sourced from any individual zone).
11:31
Saints Interchange - Rowan Marshall off due to an injury.
12:00
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
17:41
Harry McKay's fourth mark inside 50, was Carlton's 10th in the second half (none for St Kilda), with the Blues leading the Saints 14-6 overall after trailing 4-6 at halftime.
18:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
23:17
Saints Interchange - Dan Butler off due to the blood rule.
24:36
St Kilda has the edge in disposals in the last quarter, leading the Blues 51-49, whilst Carlton is dominating forward 50 disposals 26-9 over the Saints.
25:18
Saints Interchange - Hunter Clark and is possibly out for the game.
26:27
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Harry McKay)
27:31
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steele)
28:29
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
30:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
30:41
Tim Membrey's game-high fourth goal was the Saints' seventh from a snap (three more than any other shot type).
32:19
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
34:24
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
35:11
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
35:31
In the last ten minutes of game time, the Saints have controlled the tempo of the match taking 15 marks to six, whilst also outscoring the Blues by two goals during this period.
36:42
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jesse Motlop)
37:51
Patrick Cripps led the way for the Blues with game-highs in contested possessions (19), first possessions (11), score involvements (nine) and clearances (eight).