Match

St Kilda vs Richmond

Commentary / 13 Aug 2023

Pre Game

00:00
St Kilda has generated 52 inside 50s per game this season, scoring from 39.3% of these entries - the lowest percentage of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
02:47
Toby Nankervis has already grabbed two marks from opposition kicks. It is the third game this season he has taken multiple intercept marks.
05:59
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
07:43
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
09:03
Jade Gresham boots back-to-back goals for the Saints, both launched from forward half intercepts. St Kilda averages 27.1 points per game from this source.
12:43
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
12:53
Liam Baker kicks the Tigers' first major, sourced from a forward 50 intercept won by Dustin Martin.
15:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
15:16
Jade Gresham has been involved in all three of his team's goals. No other Saint has recorded multiple score involvements.
17:10
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
17:20
Consecutive goals to Max King, both launched from defensive 50 intercepts. The Saints average 12.4 points per game from defensive 50 chains.
19:29
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
19:39
The Saints continue to move the ball with ease. Their last three goals have been launched from the defensive half.
22:36
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
24:28
St Kilda leads the tackle count 19-7 across the whole ground, but the Tigers have applied three tackles in their forward 50 - two more than the Saints.
27:52
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
28:02
Richmond has been first to the ball, winning the contested possession count by nine (38-27). The Tigers have won nine or more contested possessions than their opposition in just six quarters this season.
29:25
The Tigers applied a pressure factor of 144 in the first quarter - their worst result defensively in a quarter this season.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:40
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Bauer)
01:50
Jacob Bauer boots the Tigers' second goal in a row, both launched from defensive 50 intercepts. Richmond has scored 13.8 points per game from this zone this season.
04:07
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
04:17
Rowan Marshall has recorded game-highs for marks (six), intercept marks (three), hitouts-to-advantage (four) and tackles (four), as well as booting one goal.
05:47
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
05:57
Max King has now booted nine goals from his last three games against the Tigers. He kicked just three goals in his first four games against them.
10:51
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max King)
15:12
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
15:22
St Kilda leads the second-quarter clearance count by two (6-4), with the Saints kicking two goals to no score from these.
18:16
Tigers Interchange - Daniel Rioli off due to an injury.
20:58
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Higgins)
22:06
The Tigers have applied 17 tackles approaching half-time. They laid just 17 first-half tackles against the Crows in Round 2 - their worst result defensively this season.
22:43
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Dustin Martin)
24:06
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
24:16
Max King's fourth goal was launched from a kick-in. Since Round 18, the Saints have scored from 15.4% of their kick-ins - ranked No.1 and almost twice the AFL average.
26:39
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Liam Baker)
26:49
Another goal from a defensive 50 intercept for the Tigers. Three of their four goals are from this source.
27:46
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Ross)
29:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jade Gresham)
29:15
Jade Gresham has booted 20 goals in 10 games against the Tigers, including a career-high six in Round 10, 2018. He has not kicked more than 12 goals against any other team.
31:08
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
32:41
62 is the Saints' second-highest half-time score this season - they scored 69 in the first half against Hawthorn in Round 20, while 29 is their equal-biggest half-time lead - they also led the Hawks by 29 in Round 20.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
01:13
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
01:23
Max King has booted a season-high five goals, with his fifth created by Jade Gresham. Gresham has assisted two goals, as well as kicking three.
06:30
Zaine Cordy has grabbed a game-high two contested marks. He had taken just one this season in 10 games before this round.
09:18
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Marcus Windhager)
09:28
St Kilda has generated 12 inside 50s from 28 defensive 50 chains (42.9%), scoring 4.2 from these entries - an equal season-high for the club.
11:33
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Liam Stocker)
13:03
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Jacob Bauer)
13:13
Richmond holds a slight advantage at stoppages this quarter, leading the clearance count by one (4-3), with that goal to Jacob Bauer coming from this source.
14:44
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Thomson Dow)
16:46
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max King)
16:56
Max King has booted six goals for the third time in his career.
19:41
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
19:51
The Saints lead the third-quarter contested possession count by eight (27-19) after winning nine fewer than the Tigers in the first half.
23:58
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
25:45
Jack Riewoldt has grabbed 32 contested marks this season - the second-most at the club and his most since 2018.
26:52
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Jack Riewoldt)
28:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Steele)
28:34
84 is St Kilda's third-highest three-quarter time score this season, while 43 is its second-biggest lead at this stage of a game. The Saints have scored 100 or more points in just two games.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:05
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
01:15
The Saints have won 25 clearances, launching five goals from these. St Kilda has scored 79.4 points per 100 clearances this season.
02:46
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Tim Membrey)
04:34
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Tim Taranto)
04:44
Richmond has scored 4.1 from defensive 50 chains - 53.2% of its score. The competition average is 16.5%.
09:39
St Kilda has generated 15 inside 50s from 23 defensive midfield chains (65.2%). The AFL average is 41.1%.
11:13
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Shai Bolton)
13:13
SCORE GOAL - Tigers (Nathan Broad)
13:23
Nathan Broad has booted two goals in a season for the first time.
15:07
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Liam Baker)
15:43
The Tigers have applied a pressure factor of 159. Their worst result in any complete game this season is 166.
17:16
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jade Gresham)
17:41
Jayden Short has had nine disposals this quarter - four more than any other player.
21:30
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Noah Balta)
23:18
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
25:04
Rowan Marshall is up to 25 disposals for the game - the sixth time this season he has recorded 24 or more disposals. He had reached this mark in just three games prior to this season.
27:05
SCORE BEHIND - Tigers (Toby Nankervis)
28:19
Led by a combined nine goals from Max King (six) and Jade Gresham (three), the Saints make it three wins from their last four games and extend the Tigers' winless streak at Marvel Stadium to eight matches.