Match

St Kilda vs Carlton

Commentary / 09 May 2025

Pre Game

00:00
Patrick Cripps has won 30 or more disposals in three of his last four games against St Kilda – having 30 disposals and 18 contested possessions in Round 24 last year.

Quarter 1

00:00
Q1 is now underway.
05:15
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
05:16
Jack Higgins kicks the Saints first goal of the match, he has kicked 180 across his career. 41 of those goals have been kicked at the MCG.
07:08
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Max Hall)
08:51
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
09:01
Harry McKay kicks the Blues first goal of the match, he has kicked 257 across his career. 109 of those goals have been kicked at the MCG.
10:58
St.Kilda is applying more forward-50 pressure than Carlton and has a pressure rating of 264 to 192 in that zone
11:27
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
12:41
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Anthony Caminiti)
13:41
The Saints have been dominating on the outside of the contest to start the quarter with almost double the number of uncontested possessions (30-17) and handball receives (12-5).
16:49
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Jaxon Binns)
17:23
Blues Interchange - Mitch McGovern off due to an injury.
18:25
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
19:50
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
21:38
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
22:09
St.Kilda's defensive 50-ball movement has been strong this evening - with 25% of its defensive 50 chains resulting in an inside 50 compared to Carlton, who are yet to register an inside 50 from this source.
25:18
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
27:01
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Jaxon Binns)
33:02
Jaxon Binns is having a damaging attacking game for the Blues in that quarter. He had nine disposals, three score involvements, six uncontested possessions and one goal.

Quarter 2

00:00
Q2 is now underway.
01:07
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
02:29
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Charlie Curnow)
02:57
Saints Interchange - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera off due to an injury.
03:04
Both teams are applying strong pressure so far in the match, with St.Kilda 191 to Carlton's 179. This is above the season average of 181.
04:51
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
05:14
The Blues have won three out of the last four clearances and are leading this area 16 - 9. Adam Cerra is leading all players with four.
05:48
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lewis Young)
11:11
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Rushed)
11:59
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Will White)
13:50
Carlton have had a good spread of scores from all zones this evening - booting at least one goal from every zone apart from defensive 50 and forward 50. They have booted three goals from defensive midfield - their most productive zone.
14:56
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
15:59
St.Kilda has lost the tackle count by 3.6 in the first half of games this season, ranked 14th. However, they have started strong in this area in the first half, leading the count 28-25.
16:20
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
17:30
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Higgins)
18:24
Charlie Curnow has been the forward 50 target on five occasions in the match so far, taking a mark inside 50 on three occasions he has been kicked to. He has impacted the scoreboard with three goals straight.
19:32
Blues Interchange - Blake Acres off due to an injury.
20:29
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Lewis Young)
20:50
Blues Interchange - Lachlan Cowan and is possibly out for the game.
23:05
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
25:50
Blues Interchange - Nick Haynes off due to an injury.
26:30
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
29:16
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Hugo Garcia)
29:48
Carlton have outscored the Saints from turnovers, 6.2 (38) to 4.2 (26). Despite this, they rank 14th in the competition for scoring from turnovers, averaging just 43.6 points per game — the league average of 46.8.

Quarter 3

00:00
Q3 is now underway.
02:49
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Jack Macrae)
03:20
The Saints' forward half game has been on full display today - winning 15 attacking midfield intercepts to the Blues' five. They have been outscored 3.0 (18) to 2.2 (14) from that source.
06:51
Carlton's defensive midfield ball movement has been strong this evening, with 27% of its defensive midfield chains resulting in a score compared to St.Kilda's 10%.
07:16
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Cooper Sharman)
09:52
The first possession battle has been close, with Carlton edging the Saints 31-16 and clearances are in its favour 24-17. The Carlton have scored 2.3 (15) at stoppages whilst Collingwood 2.2 (14).
12:13
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rowan Marshall)
13:50
The Blues' attack from defensive midfield game has been on full display tonight - having scored 3.1 (19) from that source compared to 0.1 (1)
18:44
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Tom De Koning)
24:22
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Patrick Cripps)
26:55
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
29:20
Jaxon Binns has been everywhere in this third term with a team high seven disposals, tallying 20 for the match. He has been involved in four scoring chains and has kicked 1.1 (7).
30:44
Darcy Wilson had a quarter-high nine disposals in that term as well as four uncontested possessions and 171 metres gained.

Quarter 4

00:00
Q4 is now underway.
03:38
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Rushed)
06:10
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Elijah Hollands)
06:34
Carlton has had far quicker ball movement than St Kilda through the corridor. They are playing on 48% of the time from 20 marks, while the Saints are playing on just 24% from 21 marks.
07:44
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Jack Sinclair)
07:53
It has been an intriguing contest in the ruck this evening between Rowan Marshall and Tom de Koning, with Carlton leading the clearance count 27-19, when they have been rucking opponents. De Koning has had one more hitout-to-advantage from their 72 ruck contests.
10:37
The Blues' attack from defensive midfield game has been on full display tonight - having scored 4.3 (27) from that source compared to 0.1 (1).
10:40
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Corey Durdin)
12:52
Saints Interchange - Jimmy Webster off due to an injury.
14:00
St.Kilda's forward 50 pressure has been immense this evening, leading the tackle count 19-16. Mitch Owens is leading the way for the Saints with four. Jack Higgins has a team-high 11 tackles inside 50 heading into the match, ranked No.1 at St.Kilda.
15:07
SCORE GOAL - Saints (Mattaes Phillipou)
17:15
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Cooper Lord)
17:34
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera has worked hard this evening - with an effiency of 79% from his 28 disposals. He has also taken a eight uncontested marks and has a game-high 20 uncontested possessions as well.
21:48
SCORE BEHIND - Saints (Max Hall)
26:43
SCORE BEHIND - Blues (Corey Durdin)
27:43
SCORE GOAL - Blues (Harry McKay)
30:23
The form of Nasiah Wangannen-Milkera has been a real positive to start the season for St Kilda. He helped himself to a game-high 30 disposals at 77 disposal efficiency, 21 uncontested possessions and 679 metres gained.