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Pre Game
00:00
The Dockers won seven games interstate last season, which was the equal-most of any team. This included a 41-point win against the Saints in Round 17 at this venue when the teams last met.
Quarter 1
00:00
Q1 is now underway.
01:11
An early goal for the Dockers from their first inside 50 entry. The goal was sourced from a forward half stoppage. In 2022, Fremantle scored from only 31.1 percent of its forward half clearances (ranked 17th).
04:01
The first score for the Saints followed a forward half intercept. St Kilda scored 28.6 points per game from this source last season (ranked fifth).
04:06
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
06:27
St Kilda has generated the first three forward half intercepts of the game with the Saints making it difficult for the Dockers to move the ball. The first 16 marks for the Dockers have all been taken in their defensive half.
09:05
The Dockers have an early 14-8 edge in contested possessions with this driven by a 10-5 lead in loose ball gets. Both teams ranked mid-table in contested possessions last season.
10:03
The first goal for the Saints was launched with a defensive 50 intercept. St Kilda averaged only 6.1 points per game from this source in 2022 (ranked 17th).
13:01
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
13:09
A second goal for the Saints launched from the defensive 50 following an intercept mark. St Kilda has an early 5-2 lead in such marks. Only once last season did the Saints kick more than two goals in a game from defensive 50 intercepts.
14:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Hunter Clark)
16:02
After Fremantle won the first three clearances of the game, St Kilda has won the next five with this helping the Saints to record time in forward half of 60 percent.
18:04
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
18:42
The last score to the Dockers was launched from a kick-in. St Kilda conceded an inside 50 from 31.9 percent of opposition kick-ins last season (ranked last).
21:58
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Lachie Schultz)
22:05
Fremantle has an early 7-2 lead in free kicks, with the last of these resulting in the goal to Lachie Schultz. Both of the goals to the Dockers have come from forward half stoppages and both goals for the Saints from defensive half intercepts.
23:27
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
23:55
An opportunistic goal from Mitch Owens gives the Saints the first goal of the game from a centre bounce clearance. St Kilda averaged only 9.2 points per game from this source in 2022 (ranked 16th).
28:26
A strong first quarter from the Saints who lead 6-2 in forward half intercepts and 7-4 in intercept marks with the latter contributing to St Kilda leading 14-0 in points scored from turnovers.
28:33
The siren has sounded to end Q1.
Quarter 2
00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:19
While Fremantle leads the overall disposal count (121-95). St Kilda leads 41-32 in forward half disposals, with the Dockers often kept in their defensive half of the ground.
03:13
Brennan Cox has made a prominent start for Fremantle with 11 kicks at 100 percent efficiency among his game-high 13 disposals and 211 metres gained.
05:35
The Saints took a competition-high 103 marks per game last season, while their mark and play on percentage of 30.5 percent was the fourth-highest in the league. St Kilda has played on from 35 percent of its marks today, but trails 34-60 in total marks.
06:33
The goal to Matt Taberner was the first score of the game for the Dockers to come from a turnover. Fremantle scored 45 points per game from this source in 2022.
08:23
Consecutive goals to the Dockers following 50-metre penalties. These penalties have aided Fremantle in having all of their shots at goal from within 40 metres.
10:23
Fremantle leads the inside 50 count 5-1 this term and the tackle count 8-4, with this pressure contributing to St Kilda recording a kicking efficiency of only 22 percent.
10:54
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (James Aish)
12:08
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
14:12
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
15:07
Fremantle has an early 6-0 lead in forward 50 tackles with Lachie Schultz contributing two of these. Schultz applied 36 tackles in the forward 50 last season, which was ranked equal-third in the competition.
15:53
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Jordan Clark)
19:16
Fremantle has a 27-12 lead in marks this quarter which includes 7-1 in the forward half of the ground. The Dockers also lead the inside 50 count 11-5 this period after the Saints led this measure in the first quarter.
21:52
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jack Bytel)
22:03
St Kilda has an 10-7 lead in forward half intercepts, but the goal to Jack Bytel was its first of the game to come from this source. It was the first mark in the forward 50 for the Saints this quarter following some errant entries.
23:48
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
24:18
The Saints now lead 13-0 in points scored from centre bounce clearances following the goal to Mattaes Phillipou who has contributed six disposals at 100 percent efficiency and been involved in three scores on debut.
28:19
St Kilda has won the last six clearances of the game after Fremantle had won the previous five. This matched the trend of the opening period with the Saints able to win territory later in the quarters due to clearance ascendancy.
30:22
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
30:29
St Kilda had the better of clearances in the first half (17-9), but Fremantle was able to maintain possession with better kicking efficiency (74 percent to 63 percent). Both teams have had issues entering the forward 50, with the Dockers only retaining possession from 44 percent of their entries.
Quarter 3
00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:21
Since quarter time, Fremantle leads 9-3 in intercept marks with this being an important counter to St Kilda winning clearances during this period.
01:34
SCORE
GOAL - Dockers (Sam Switkowski)
02:04
Dockers Interchange - Michael Frederick off due to an injury.
02:48
The Dockers have now scored 4.0.24 from six forward half clearances, while the Saints have not scored from the five forward half clearances they have won.
05:58
Luke Ryan currently leads all players for intercepts (7), metres gained (357) and disposals (21) providing valuable rebound for the Dockers.
07:11
The goal to Lachie Schultz gives the Dockers their biggest lead of the game (12 points) and Sean Darcy was again involved in the scoring chain. Darcy now has a game-high five score involvements including two assists.
11:13
Nat Fyfe has been used 100 percent in the forward line today but has been the target of only one kick into the forward 50 by the Dockers. Josh Treacy has been the main forward 50 target for Fremantle (five times).
11:30
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Dan Butler)
12:14
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
13:47
In the third quarter, Fremantle leads intercepts marks (5-0) and forward half intercepts (7-0), with St Kilda often getting trapped in its back half.
16:45
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
17:13
Mitch Owens has been the primary forward 50 target today for the Saints and has had more forward 50 disposals (5) than any other player on the ground, but three of his shots at goal have failed to score.
19:31
St Kilda averaged 26.1 clanger kicks per game last season which was more than any other team. Today the Saints have already recorded 27 such kicks today (the Dockers have 14).
21:28
Saints Interchange - Callum Wilkie off due to the blood rule.
22:55
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Nat Fyfe)
23:35
St Kilda has recorded a kicking efficiency of only 51 percent this quarter, compared to Fremantle 81 percent. As a result the Dockers lead 28-12 in marks this term.
25:12
Saints Interchange - Jimmy Webster off due to an injury.
25:44
Fremantle ranked last in 2022 at converting a kick into the forward 50 into a mark. Today the Dockers have taken just five marks in the forward 50 from 42 entries and are again having connection issues.
27:16
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Mason Wood)
29:49
Brennan Cox has now taken a career-high seven intercept marks today among his game-high 11 intercept possessions. Cox has also contributed a team-high five spoils regularly disrupting the ball movement of the Saints.
31:00
Fremantle edged St Kilda for inside 50 entries (19-16) in the third quarter and had a significant lead in forward half intercepts (10-4) and intercept marks (9-2), but only managed to win the quarter by one goal.
Quarter 4
00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:01
Fremantle only used four different players to support their ruck at centre bounces in the first three quarters, but had Luke Jackson at the first centre bounce to start the final quarter in a midfield role.
03:01
Saints Interchange - Jimmy Webster off due to an injury.
03:46
The first goal of the final quarter goes the way of the Saints following a forward half intercept. St Kilda now leads 34-22 in points scored from turnovers and Mason Wood has an equal game-high five score involvements including that goal.
06:21
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
07:05
SCORE
GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
07:17
Some fluent ball movement from a kick-in led to the last goal for the Saints who now lead 18-7 in points scored from defensive 50 chains. The Dockers conceded only 11 points per game from such chains last season.
09:22
Four goals in a row to the Saints and three from just the six entries this quarter. St Kilda now leads 16-9 in forward 50 groundballs including 3-0 this quarter with these groundballs providing scoring opportunities.
10:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Will Brodie)
11:49
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Rushed)
13:12
Saints Interchange - Mason Wood off due to an injury.
13:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Jackson)
13:56
The last five scores for the Dockers have all been behinds with inaccuracy proving costly. Fremantle recorded a shot at goal accuracy of only 45.7 percent last season (ranked 17th).
15:33
Fremantle lead 11-2 in forward 50 tackles, but it was the second of those tackles for St Kilda that resulted in the last goal to Zaine Cordy. The Saints have now scored 4.0.24 from shots 40-50 metres from goal, while the Dockers have scored 0.2.2 from equivalent shots at goal.
18:06
Fremantle now leads 25-13 in intercept marks which equals the most such marks that the Dockers have ever recorded in a game.
20:02
Ryan Byrnes has recorded a career-high 26 disposals today for the Saints and also has contributed a team-high 586 metres gained from these disposals.
24:34
SCORE
BEHIND - Saints (Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera)
24:47
St Kilda has not conceded a goal to the Dockers since the 7-minute mark of the third quarter despite Fremantle generating 35 inside 50 entries since that last goal.
28:21
A dogged win by the Saints who defended superbly allowing only seven goals from 65 inside 50 entries by the Dockers. St Kilda edged Fremantle for clearances (35-29) and points scored from turnovers (41-24).