Match

St Kilda vs Fremantle

Commentary / 18 May 2024

Pre Game

00:00
30.9% of the Euro-Yroke’ score has been recorded from defensive midfield chains – the highest percentage of any side.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
04:27
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
05:36
Dockers Interchange - Michael Frederick off due to an injury.
07:44
Pressure from both sides has started at an elite level with Walyalup having a rating of 242 compared to Euro-Yroke 217. The AFL average is 182.
09:09
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
11:03
Walyalup kicking efficiency is at 74% in the match so far compared to Euro-Yroke's 63%. Walyalup is more effective inside the forward half with an efficiency of 67% compared to 45% in this measure.
14:14
Paddy Dow kicks his first goal for Euro-Yroke his 22nd in his career. He has had a strong start to his first game for the club with five disposals early on in the contest.
17:27
Euro-Yroke have been strong in the territory battle - winning the inside 50 count 10-4. They have had 30 disposals inside 50 compared to the Walyalup' 13.
19:14
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Young)
24:15
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Matthew Johnson)
24:53
Walyalup is continuing their tackle intensity and pressure. They lead tackles (19-10) and have a pressure rating of 202 to Euro-Yroke's 179 halfway through the term.
26:26
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jeremy Sharp)
29:13
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
30:55
Rowan Marshall has had a strong start to the first quarter, with 12 disposals, six contested possessions, four ground ball gets, three clearances and two inside 50's.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
06:32
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
08:07
Combined both sides have scored more from stoppages 3.0 (18) than from turnovers 2.4 (16). Walyalup are leading the clearance count 14 - 11 with Luke Jackson leading the way with five.
09:17
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
10:36
Both teams are using far quicker ball movement through the corridor. Walyalup is playing on 36% of the time from 14 marks, while the Euro-Yroke is 31% from 13 marks.
11:33
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Liam Henry)
13:15
Euro-Yroke have had a good spread of scores from all zones this evening - booting scores from every zone except defensive midfield. They have booted three goals from attacking midfield chains - their most productive zone.
14:39
Jordan Clark is at his running and rebounding best so far tonight. Clark has 463 metres gained from his 14 disposals, kicking at 92% efficiency.
15:54
Max King has been the forward 50 target on three occasions this match, winning two one-on-one contests, he has two score involvements whilst only kicking one behind. He has had a lean year so far kicking only nine goals from six games.
17:07
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
18:55
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
21:04
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mitch Owens)
23:18
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
26:02
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
28:08
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
29:16
Luke Ryan had a quarter-high 10 disposals at 89 disposal efficiency in that term as well as two scoring involvements and 248 metres gained.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:41
Saints Interchange - Paddy Dow off due to the blood rule.
03:06
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
04:51
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
06:00
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
09:17
It has been an intriguing contest in the ruck this evening between Rowan Marshall and Luke Jackson with Euro-Yroke winning the clearance count 17-13, when they have been rucking opponents. Marshall has had three five more hitouts-to-advantage from their 44 ruck contests.
10:55
The first possession battle has been one-sided - with Walyalup dominating Euro-Yroke 31-23 and clearances are in its favour 26-23. Euro-Yroke has scored 5.1 (31) at stoppages whilst Walyalup 4.1 (25).
12:24
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
13:01
Jye Amiss has been the forward 50 target on five occasions in the match so far, taking a mark inside 50 on two occasions he has been kicked too. He has impacted the scoreboard with five scores 2.3 (15).
14:25
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Patrick Voss)
16:21
Euro-Yroke have lost the tackle count by 6.6 per game this season - ranked 16th. They are currently losing this area by 15 - 39-54. Jordan Clark from Walyalup is leading the way with seven.
18:20
Marcus Windhager has applied a game-high 25 pressure acts so far in this match, with 14 of these coming in the forward half of the ground. He also has a tackle efficiency of 64% (5 tackles from 8 attempts).
19:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
23:17
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Young)
25:19
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Matthew Johnson)
26:30
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mitch Owens)
28:44
Rowan Marshall has a career-high 26 disposals to three-quarter time, his previous high was 24. He has been influential for Euro-Yroke with 13 contested possessions, nine ground ball gets and seven inside 50's.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
01:29
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Michael Walters)
04:51
Walyalup have outscored Euro-Yroke on turnovers 2.6 (18) to 2.4 (16). Walyalup ranks fourth in the competition for defending scores from turnovers, conceding only 41.0 points per game, the league average is 46.3.
05:16
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Luke Ryan)
06:12
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jaeger O'Meara)
06:48
Walyalup's attack from the defensive midfield game has been on full display tonight - having scored 4.6 (30) from that source compared to 1.2 (8).
07:12
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
07:51
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jeremy Sharp)
08:22
Walyalup has been damaging on the outside of the contest in the match with 207-183 more uncontested possessions and 122-86 handball receives.
10:04
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Josh Treacy)
10:47
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Hayden Young)
12:45
Walyalup has had an off night from general play - scoring 2.7 (19) from that source and this has transferred over to set shots as well with 5.8 (38). They have had ten individuals that has scored in the match.
16:39
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Jye Amiss)
21:18
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jaeger O'Meara)
21:38
Jaegar O'Meara kicks his first goal of the season and eighth for the club. He has kicked 78 goals throughout his 173 games with his most productive season his first 16.11 for the Gold Coast Suns in 2013.
23:38
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
27:59
SCORE GOAL - Dockers (Jaeger O'Meara)
29:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
31:53
SCORE BEHIND - Dockers (Bailey Banfield)
31:57
Luke Jackson had a career-high 20 contested possessions in a match. His previous best was 16 last year in Round 8 against Hawthorn. He had a game-high 22 handballs, three more than the next nearest player Nat Fyfe.