Pre Game
00:00
Over the last five rounds, St Kilda have launched 24.6 per cent of their scores from the defensive midfield zone, the second largest share of total score launches of any side from this zone.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:23
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
02:06
Max King gets the first goal of the game after taking his 23rd contested mark inside 50 for the season. Only Tom Hawkins and Tom Lynch have taken more contested marks inside attacking 50 than King this season.
02:47
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
03:50
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
05:05
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
06:26
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
06:59
A hot start to tonight's match with three goals in quick succession. That goal to Butler was the first goal of a game launched from a clearance, and the first from a centre clearance, of which St Kilda have won the first two clearances of tonight's match out of the middle.
08:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
10:41
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:14
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
12:25
Both of Fremantle's goals in the early part of this term have come from forward half intercept possession chains. Over the last five rounds they have averaged just three goals per game from this source, ranked third-lowest in the AFL.
15:48
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
16:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
18:19
Fremantle have scored from all but one of their six inside 50 entries to start this match in an efficient performance. Conversely, they have been able to hold St Kilda to five scoring shots from almost double their inside 50 entries (11).
19:07
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
20:54
St Kilda have won all four of their defensive one-on-one contests early in tonight's match. They average 3.7 defensive one-on-one wins per game in 2022, the equal third-lowest average of any side in this metric. Tom Highmore has won two of these contests and launched goals from both of them for the Saints.
23:11
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
25:50
St Kilda is the number one kick-mark team in the AFL in 2022, averaging just under 100 marks per game to lead the league in this category. It is surprising then that they lead the handball-receive count 58-37 so far in tonight's match, while trailing in the marks count 26-29.
27:08
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
28:43
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
29:24
Fremantle's kicking efficiency was able to keep them in touch with the Saints in the first term, particularly in the forward half. Their 71 per cent kicking efficiency forward of centre was well ahead of their opponents 55 per cent efficiency by foot in their forward half.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
00:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
06:45
Jack Sinclair has been the main man responsible for curtailing the impact of Nat Fyfe as a forward in tonight's match, and he's been exceptional in this regard so far. Of Sinclair's 10 disposals so far, eight of them have been recorded while matched up against Fyfe, who has only recorded two disposals of his own and no scores while checked by Sinclair.
07:41
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Jordan Clark)
09:31
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
09:55
Jack Sinclair gets the first goal of the second term for the Saints, and their fourth goal of the game from a shot at goal in general play. Over the last five rounds, St Kilda have been outscored by 10.4 points per game from shots at goal in general play, ranked 16th in the AFL in this span.
17:42
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera)
17:51
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera kicks the first goal of his career to get the Saints to a game-high 14 point lead in tonight's match. His goal was the first goal of the game kicked from beyond 40 metres out from the goal line in tonight's match. They average 3.5 goals per game from this distance, ranked equal-12th in the AFL in 2022.
21:06
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
22:47
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
25:06
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
25:16
Since Wanganeen-Milera's goal, the Dockers have lifted significantly to get themselves back on track. They have recorded five of the last six clearances and inside 50's on the back of a pressure factor of 2.47, which is well inside the elite range.
27:39
Both teams have recorded 11 targets inside 50 in the second term. However, St Kilda have been much more successful in turning those targets into marks, leading the marks inside 50 count 7-1 for the term, lead by three to Tim Membrey.
28:18
St Kilda have doubled the Dockers in forward half intercept possession chains in the first half 18-9. Yet despite this dominance, the Dockers have actually outscored the Saints from this source 4.1.25 to 3.3.21.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:45
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
02:53
Fremantle get the first goal of the second half to get back to within a goal of the lead. The gap in kicking efficiency between the Dockers (86 per cent) and Saints (20 per cent) to start the third term is quite vast.
04:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rory Lobb)
05:55
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
06:30
The Dockers seize the lead off the back of four of the first five intercept possessions and four of the first five inside 50's of the term. Rory Lobb and Lachlan Schultz have been the instruments of the Dockers success, with Lobb scoring from Schultz's assist before the roles reversed for the Dockers second goal.
08:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
12:22
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sean Darcy)
13:27
Each of the last two goals for the Dockers have been their first goals scored from their defensive midfield zone in tonight's match. The Dockers have launched 21 scores from this zone since the start of Round 12, the third-most of any side in this time.
14:13
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
15:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
16:34
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Will Brodie)
16:55
Fremantle lead the post-clearance groundball-get count 16-9 in the third term, after losing this count 28-33 in the first half. They average 62 groundball-gets following a clearance per game in 2022, ranked 11th in the AFL.
20:49
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
22:35
After winning just one of their six offensive one-on-one contests in the first half, Fremantle have been much improved in the third term in this regard, winning three out of five attacking one-on-one's this quarter, including two contested marks.
23:55
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Andrew Brayshaw)
25:15
Nat Fyfe is starting to find his feet as a forward target for the Dockers. He has six marks to lead all Dockers forwards, an equal team-high seven score involvements and after scoring his first goal of the match a few minutes ago, provides the assist for Andrew Brayshaw's first goal.
25:40
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
27:35
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
28:05
A vital pair of goals for the Saints to keep the margin within reach approaching three quarter time. Both goals have been launched from each of the last two centre clearances, to make it 4.2.26 from 15 centre clearances to 0.1.1 from five centre clearances for Fremantle in tonight's match.
30:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
30:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
32:43
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
32:45
A controversial goal after the siren to the Dockers after the first 50 metre penalty of the match sets this up well for the Dockers leading into the final term. Their 46 points in the third term was their second best scoreboard result of any quarter in 2022, behind their 50-point third term against Melbourne in Round 11.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
06:19
Andrew Brayshaw is already up to eight disposals in the final term alone. His six uncontested possessions along the way is twice the number of any other player's total disposal count to this point of the final term.
09:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Bradley Hill)
10:02
A quiet start to the final term on the scoreboard. In 2022, St Kilda have outscored their opponents by an average of two points per game in the first 10 minutes of the final term, ranked fourth. By comparison, Fremantle have been outscored by 2.4 points per game in the same period, ranked 17th this year.
12:26
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
13:51
St Kilda are letting themselves down with their kicking efficiency in their forward half in the final term, completing an effective kick from just one out of every three kicks on average. By comparison, the Dockers are kicking effectively from three out of four attempts in attack on average this quarter.
14:11
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
15:27
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Will Brodie)
17:15
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
17:36
Three quick goals for the Dockers looks to have slammed the door shut on the Saints in tonight's match. Fremantle have won just one in three matches at Marvel Stadium on average in the club's history, and their 2-10 record against the Saints at this venue is a big reason why.
19:22
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
20:06
After kicking the first goal of the match, Max King pops up with a late consolation goal. Despite Fremantle losing Alex Pearce in the warm-up of tonight's match, Brennan Cox has done a great job filling in at fullback, holding King to two goals and recording 18 disposals of his own and a team-high nine marks.
24:50
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Michael Frederick)
28:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
29:19
Despite being beaten at their own game by the Saints who outscored the Dockers 26-7 from centre clearances, it was the forward half game that propelled the Dockers to a dominant win tonight. 12 goals to three from attacking half possession chains, eight of which came from intercept possessions, proved too much for the Saints tonight.