Pre Game
00:00
The Eagles rank 17th for both inside 50 differential and time in forward half differential this season.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:36
Saints Interchange - Jack Billings off due to an injury.
04:12
Both teams are struggling with execution to start the game. Each team has committed six turnovers while the Eagles have recorded a disposal efficiency of 56% compared to 69% for the Saints.
06:59
The Saints lead the inside 50 count 6-3 early but have only managed to record one disposal inside 50.
07:58
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
10:03
St Kilda has won eight more contested possessions to start the game. The Eagles have lost the contested possession count by 17.8 per game this season - ranked last.
10:44
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
12:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
13:28
The ball has been locked in St Kilda's forward half for 79% of the quarter with the Eagles yet to record a disposal in their attacking 50.
15:03
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
15:48
West Coast's first goal of the game comes via a stoppage clearance. 45% of West Coast's score this season has come from stoppage clearances - ranked first in the league.
19:50
Both of West Coast's goals have come from chains starting in their defensive half, while the Saints have scored one goal from defensive 50 chains.
22:05
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh Rotham)
22:18
Josh Rotham kicks his first goal in his AFL career after scoring just one behind in his first 43 games. Rotham has split time forward and in the ruck so far after spending the entire season playing in the backline.
24:40
Jack Billings has been medically-subbed out of the game and replaced by Ben Long.
26:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Marcus Windhager)
28:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jack Darling)
29:11
Tom Barrass has started well down back for the Eagles, winning both one-on-one contests he has defended and recording two intercept possessions. The Eagles have scored 1.0 (6) from his intercepts.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:43
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
03:02
The Saints have scored 2.1 (13) from chains starting in their forward half.
03:59
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
05:04
St Kilda has has success transitioning the ball with four of eight chains starting in their defensive 50 resulting in an inside 50. The Saints have scored 2.0 (12) from these chains.
05:44
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh J. Kennedy)
06:32
The Eagles have scored the first goal of the game from a centre bounce clearance. Both teams have recorded four centre bounce clearances.
09:30
Jai Culley has recorded a game-high five tackles so far. Culley recorded 11 tackles in his AFL debut last round.
11:36
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Josh Rotham)
11:43
West Coast has been accurate from set shots scoring 5.1 (31).
12:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
13:41
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
15:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
17:16
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Liam Ryan)
17:33
The Eagles have scored 3.1 (19) from six chains starting in their forward half, compared to 2.1 (13) from 18 chains for the Saints.
21:22
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
21:43
The Saints have scored 2.3 (15) from set shots.
23:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
25:10
Shannon Hurn has had a productive quarter for the Eagles with a team-high six disposals and two intercept possessions. Hurn has also taken a game-high three intercept marks.
26:35
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Ben Long)
27:08
The Saints have laid nine tackles inside 50 compared to three for the Eagles.
29:51
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Bailey J. Williams)
30:24
West Coast has taken five contested marks for the game compared to three for St Kilda.
31:13
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Brad Crouch)
33:20
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
33:26
West Coast has struggled to transition the ball with just 9% of defensive 50 chains resulting in an inside 50. The AFL average is 21%.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:50
Saints Interchange - Jimmy Webster off due to an injury.
01:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Eagles (Jake Waterman)
02:13
Jake Waterman has been the target inside 50 twice for the Eagles for a return of 1.1 (7).
06:33
The ball has been locked in West Coast's forward half for 82% of game time this quarter. In the first half, the ball was in West Coast's forward half for just 34% of the time.
11:22
The pressure has risen from both teams this quarter with the Saints recording a pressure factor of 199 compared to 191 for the Eagles. The teams recorded a pressure factor of 162 and 181 in the first half, respectively.
13:36
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jack Darling)
13:49
The Saints have been unable to clear the ball from their defensive 50 this quarter, with 10 chains starting in the zone being intercepted by the Eagles for a return of 1.0 (6).
16:45
The Eagles have recorded the last nine inside 50s of the game and lead the count 15-1 this quarter.
19:11
After losing ground ball gets by 20 in the first half, the Eagles have won five more than the Saints this quarter.
20:32
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
21:05
The Saints have recorded the last six inside 50s of the game - all coming within two minutes and 30 seconds of each other.
28:18
After generating just seven forward half chains in the first half, the Eagles recorded 15 that quarter scoring 2.1 (13).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
02:37
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
04:49
West Coast has held the advantage in rock contests between Bailey Williams and Rowan Marshall in the second half. The Eagles have won the first possession at the stoppage three more times and have won six more clearances.
05:15
Saints Interchange - Jade Gresham and is possibly out for the game.
08:39
Tom Barrass has started the last quarter strongly with a team-high five disposals and four marks. He has also taken a game-high three contested marks overall.
10:59
After laying 10 forward half tackles in the first half, the Eagles have laid 16 in the second half, including seven in their forward 50.
11:55
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Max King)
12:13
Max King has been the inside 50 target on nine occasions for the Saints - five more than the next St Kilda player. King has been involved in a game-high seven scores including scoring 2.1 (13) himself.
15:17
The pressure from both teams has been high this quarter with West Coast recording a pressure factor of 208 compared to 215 for St Kilda. The AFL average is 180.
19:23
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
19:44
The Saints have scored 3.0 (18) from chains starting in their defensive 50.
22:14
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
22:34
St Kilda has generated 19 forward half turnovers for the game, scoring 3.1 (19).
25:38
SCORE
GOAL - Eagles (Jai Culley)
25:54
Jai Culley kicks his first goal for this career in his second game. Culley has recorded an equal team-high five score involvements.
29:15
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Dan Butler)
29:29
That is a career-high five goals for Dan Butler. His previous best was four goals scored against Gold Coast in Round 10, 2020.
30:35
Tom Barrass continued his strong form for the Eagles with a team-high 26 disposals, 13 contested possessions, and 10 intercept possessions.