Pre Game
00:00
Dayne Zorko finished with a season-high 33 disposals and 16 marks in his only match at Marvel Stadium this season in Round 2.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:01
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
03:48
Brisbane has the early dominance winning the ball, it leads the contested possessions nine to one.
06:55
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
07:12
Jack Higgins breaks through for the first goal of the evening with a shot from inside the centre square. Of the 27 goals Higgins had kicked prior to tonight, just three were kicked from more than 50 metres from goal.
10:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
11:22
Dayne Zorko has taken territory whenever he can through the early stages of this match, he has 151 metres gained thus far. His average metres gained this season is 409 per match, this is ranks second at the Lions to Daniel Rich's 570 metres gained per match.
13:11
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
14:16
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Hugh McCluggage)
14:37
The Lions kick their first two goals in quick succession with the second through a centre bounce clearance despite the Saints recent success in defending this part of the game. In the last four rounds, the Saints have conceded a score from 16.9% of their opponents’ clearances – ranked No.1 defensively.
17:54
St Kilda has struggled to take ground at this stage with just 17% of the play in its forward half and just one inside 50 to Brisbane's 12. Max King, Ben Long, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Tim Membrey, and Mason Wood are all yet to have a disposal largely due to the lack of opportunity afforded to them.
19:25
Saints Interchange - Jimmy Webster off due to an injury.
20:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
21:44
Of his 21 ruck contests, Rowan Marshall has taken possession of the ball out of the ruck four times - a key reason why he leads all players in the match with three clearances.
22:46
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
29:51
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GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
30:28
St Kilda takes a lead once again through Mason Wood's goal which started at a stoppage on the wing. Both St Kilda and Brisbane have scored 13 points from clearances to this point. St Kilda has won 91% of games where it has outscored its opponents from clearances this season, compared to just 13% of games when it has been outscored via that source.
32:04
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
32:06
Eric Hipwood kicks a goal after the siren to give the Lions a one-point lead at quarter-time. The Saints defensive presence was overwhelming in the opening term leading the tackle count 28 to 14, they average 57 tackles per game this season.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
02:49
Brad Hill began the game as a forward and managed just one disposal in the first quarter with the attention of Brandon Starcevich as his matchup for 20 minutes of the 32-minute quarter. Hill has been moved to half-back for this term and found the ball early as a result.
04:27
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
07:01
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Lincoln McCarthy)
08:26
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BEHIND - Lions (Lachie Neale)
10:30
St Kilda led the pressure 207 to 193 in the first term, but Brisbane has come out even hotter in this quarter leading the pressure 230 to 196. Both sides are a chance of setting a season high for tackles in a game.
11:11
Lions Interchange - Daniel McStay off due to the blood rule.
13:51
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Jarryd Lyons)
16:02
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
16:44
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Eric Hipwood)
18:40
Saints Interchange - Cooper Sharman off due to an injury.
19:36
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Daniel McStay)
19:46
Dan McStay kicks Brisbane's fifth goal in a row after an Eric Hipwood shot at goal falls short. Brisbane has 17 shots at goal in this match to St Kilda's four. However, seven of Brisbane's shots have failed to generate a score showing how they continue to offer St Kilda an avenue to remain in the match.
24:04
Mason Wood offers the breakthrough St Kilda needs with their first goal since the 30th minute of the first quarter when Wood kicked his first goal of the night. Since Round 10, St Kilda has generated a score from 40% of its inside 50s – ranked last. It scored from 33.3% of inside 50s last round – ranked last. Tonight it has scored six times from 17 inside 50s.
26:24
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
28:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Charlie Cameron)
29:33
Rowan Marshall is continuing his recent statistical dominance with 10 disposals, nine contested possessions, four clearances, and 23 hitouts in the first half. In the last three rounds, Marshall is averaging 22 disposals, 40.3 hitouts and 5.7 clearances. Despite his efforts at the coalface, St Kilda has a -20 scoring differential from clearances in this match.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
08:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
10:05
Since the first quarter, St Kilda has remained close to Brisbane in the stoppage metrics with 41 contested possessions to 46 and 12 clearances to 14. However, it has been unable to maintain ground with 66% of play in this time in Brisbane's forward half.
11:02
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
12:17
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
13:00
Jack Higgins capitalises on a 50-metre penalty to kick the first goal of the quarter. However, as has been the trend for the night it was a quick response from Brisbane with its third goal of the night from centre bounce finished off by Cam Rayner.
13:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
17:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
18:22
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
18:39
Mason Wood steps up with his third goal of the night. Tonight is the first match this season in which Wood has kicked multiple goals. His three goals are the most he has kicked since Round 11 in 2021 when he kicked three against North Melbourne.
20:00
Saints Interchange - Cooper Sharman off due to an injury.
21:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Rushed)
22:41
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
24:44
Across the last 15 minutes, 63% of play has been in the Saints forward half. They have scored 21 points to seven in this time and have been able to find teammates on the outside of the contest with 30 uncontested possessions to 15 in this time.
26:51
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Tim Membrey)
27:10
With all the focus on Max King tonight and his matchup with Harris Andrews, it has been Tim Membrey and Mason Wood who have stepped up to combine for six goals despite only being the direct targets of a combined two kicks inside 50 in this match.
29:22
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mason Wood)
30:16
Mason Wood equals his career-high for goals in a match with four. He previously achieved the feat in Round 1 of 2018 and Round 11 of 2019.
31:36
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
32:07
Brisbane has seen a significant drop off from its major ball winners with Lachie Neale amassing just two disposals in this quarter, along with one disposal for Jarrod Berry and three for Jarryd Lyons. This trio combined for 30 disposals in the first half.
32:48
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
33:22
After a quiet first 11 minutes of the third term without any goals scored, St Kilda proceeded to pile on five goals to Brisbane's one to enter the final quarter with a five-point lead. St Kilda produced 26 points from intercept possessions in the term and was able to force the Brisbane turnovers with its pressure dominance (191 to 167).
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:08
The last 11 inside 50s of the match have gone St Kilda's way.
05:01
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
05:24
Against the grain, Cam Rayner kicks his second goal of the night and for just the second time since Round 8 has multiple goals in a match.
06:12
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
06:54
The former first overall draft pick Cam Rayner has shown an ability to be on the finishing end of quick goals in this match, for the second time he converts a goal from a play that started at the centre bounce.
10:31
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
11:11
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Joe Daniher)
11:45
Brisbane produces its second goal from a kick-in for the night following Max King's fifth behind. King has totalled five or more behinds on two other occasions this season with a score of 1.7 in a win against Greater Western Sydney and 2.5 in a win against Hawthorn. His inaccuracy tonight may prove costly against a difficult opposition in Brisbane.
14:25
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Brad Crouch)
18:18
Two of the competition's dominant midfielders have struggled to find the ball tonight. Averaging 30 disposals over the last three rounds, Jack Steele has tallied just 12 thus far with close attention from Rhys Mathieson and Jarryd Lyons. Meanwhile, Lachie Neale, who averaged 32 disposals in the last three rounds, has 15 disposals with close attention from Marcus Windhager who held Tim Kelly of West Coast to two disposals when opposed to him in Round 19.
18:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Marcus Windhager)
20:10
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
22:01
Saints Interchange - Dan Butler off due to an injury.
24:04
SCORE
GOAL - Lions (Cam Rayner)
24:35
Cam Rayner has stepped up for Brisbane in this final quarter with three goals to help turn its three-quarter-time five-point deficit into a 15-point lead. His four goals for the night are a new career-high.
25:58
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
27:22
St Kilda has been uncharacteristically cleaner by foot in this match with fewer direct turnovers - just 16 clanger kicks tonight. St Kilda is averaging 26.6 clanger kicks this season, the most of any side in the AFL.
28:22
SCORE
BEHIND - Lions (Joe Daniher)
29:26
Despite the Lions leaving the door ajar tonight with 10 shots at goal which did not register a score - the equal second most missed shots of any side this year. They generated too many scoring chances in areas they have dominated all year, with four goals from centre bounce tonight (they have produced the second most centre bounce points this season) and two goals from kick-ins (they have produced the second most score launches from kick-ins this season.