Nearly 50,000 are in attendance at Docklands as Carlton went into this match firm favourites following a solid win over Brisbane, and after the Saints had been belted the previous week in Adelaide by 88 points. The Blues needed to win as they sat only 4 points outside the 8 with 6 wins, 2 more than the Saints had for the season so far.
Welcome back to Etihad Stadium nice to see the roof open for an early Sunday afternoon game there’s the boys come in for the toss and good luck to Ed kerno playing his 100th game and he starts off well by winning the toss and kicking to the left of screen
Or to the locket end here at Eddie head Stadium big day for the young man from Torquay it’s taken him a long time at kerno to get there but finally he has hit the century mark and it’s a big day too for Lewis Pierce as Jason the team said in our opener the
Young man getting an opportunity for the Saints he’s a local boy from Mount Eliza been on the list for several years now and we wish him well nice Auto welcome once again to our telecast he’s been running around the country all season and he must be amassing an enormous
Amount of Frequent Flyer points but uh great to see you Dwayne Dwayne Russell great to be here as well Sandy alongside you and there he is Lewis Pierce Saints foot exactly sure if they wanted him back in 2012. pick 74 was called out Saints had picked 75. took them four minutes
They’re finally called Lewis Pierce’s name out he was getting a little nervous and they did look at some other options he was the man in the end we’re underway he already had Stadium Cruiser in the rack knocks it down early free and Jack Stephen an early free for high
And as you’d expect no one from the blues getting the ball for him no rewock to go to no mccartan to go to so it’s a lot different synchilda team than we’re used to seeing this year Armitage inside 50 just overheads didn’t really strike it that well something caught a little high
It’s the free kick in defense good crowding as well which is good to see plenty of saints fans around Saints of brought their home crowd in and the blues just spring fans back left right and center with every passing week they’ve been a delight to watch Simpson half back
Weedering one of those that’s a delight to watch gets on the end of this arguably the best young player in the club heads wide to 100 gamer [Applause] but his first 50 off the rookie list really had to earn his position in this team he goes to Sumner to the wing and
Every blue trying to get a touch before this game really gets underway Sumner called to go Gilbert on the Mark just he just goes short that’s okay finding carriage Walker lost it something may get another opportunity Gilbert has other ideas Tui flicks it out wide towards Plowman
He’s under real pressure they swamp him and a stoppage once again on the wing [Applause] Jack Stevens is going to be running with Gibbs which will be interesting news high and wide a little too wide I think from St kilda’s perspective you’ll find Ed perner is going to follow Jack Steve and
Try and create that match up one thing about Ed Cano too he runs hard on the outside doesn’t he so great match up here already weed are in Limerick Sam Rowan Josh Bruce for some cool Lots switches on there to Roe who goes backwards further killed the Simpson off to Tui
Carlton out of half back but gee he had to work really hard to it eventually it’s Daugherty goes up towards the wing well done and finally kerno again they make heavy work of it going up towards half Ford it’s going to be chopped off once more aggression brings
It back in towards the middle now Stephen jacks away into all to goal row is there gets a hand to it and the first score of the day is one behind going to the Saints a really good play there from aggression Bruce was trying to protect the ball through could have used his
Body a little bit more there we just got a hand on that run quickly to Carriage about the way ball into the hole game so far being played in the Saints half even though the blues have had plenty of the positions knocked down off the ball yeah and that
Was a change going on between Jack Stephen and Ed kernel and Matt Weller came in to try and give Jack Stephen a cop out they just went a little bit too far it’s wide does Ed kerno Cruiser cruises in that’s a good grab in front by
From last week as well he’s gone for the year with that Achilles water ball Keno in the middle of it Plowman got half a fist on it down to Tui flicks It Wide it’ll flick back in that didn’t work Gresham opens it up to the middle Plowman right spot he’s been
Dominating the position count early so Duggan is away towards the half forward line towards lamb he’s got to work really hard his claim has one arm pinned it was a beautiful tackle science not out of the woods yet Lee drags it down and Everett will pick himself up straight up [Applause]
We’re thrown up for the first time Carlton in their attacking Zone the question is for how long will be a free kick going the way of Thomas from White right so Daisy now to the congested forward line Casbah the big man but the Saints able to Rally coming wide towards acres in
The back pocket Tui on the mark I just thought about going back still thinking about it eventually down the line the high ball difficult one to grab row head front spot he needs support gets it in the form of carriage who goes off towards curnow claimed by Bruce and mitchington taken over the
Line did pretty well just a look at Joe Grisham this kick here look the idea was great really good centering kick but more North to 30. you can see how he’s kicked it about 40 meters out should have just got that pool to the top of
The square but he tried he made a mistake playing team football Thomas got his arms three curnow nice release handle to wear for it and they’re open docketing it’s long lands his Target got there made the ground that cash pot in the Square [Applause] Crips lurking about 20 meters out
Play on hold to go took his time according to the Umpire hits the top of the square and Crips almost got to him just knocked down by Gilbert Ross Gilbert gets it back again now had to kick two further ahead Matata for Montana now Gilbert’s problem we’ll do
This now in there it’s a happy Runner by hand because there is no kick tight it’s Ross dumps kerno he gets it out lamb Plowman all the way back to Simpson and Carlton have options on the open side weirding if he wants to go can go Armfield works really hard for him but
It’s still at Half Back so both sides making hard work a bit early armfield’s kick as a poor One Acres will get there first thought about the hand pass to Robert him but now runs a full circle and steers in towards the middle finding Weller he plays on
Quickly to Ross Ross goes up towards the half forward line poor kick once again Cardinal will have the number Simpson just tried to swipe it clear now it’s going to be locked up by Bruce and Co and we’ve got to stoppage 30 meters out yeah you’re right Sandy that was a poor
Kick it needed to carry the two players that were running back this and Kilda forward and actually got goal side that had to go over the top and the kick fell short hickey up against Orange Simpson claimed and another stoppage it is 10th versus 13th both teams in rebuild mode Saints have
Been in rebuild mode longer but the blues seem to have done a better job of it this year in a hurry Carlton’s won the last four between these two teams including a smashing of the Saints last year that was in New Zealand though strange conditions created them over
There Dougherty bangs it out but it’s coming back Savage short pass just missed Stephen put the hand out good heart attack curno who was bumped and met her he looks a little hurt Nunes finds it back Ross Short Pump missed hickey completely and found Daugherty who gives to Thomas
And the blues continue to be quite happy to live in their back half right goes wide Caswell comes up from Full forward to take the Mark at half back he has a look down field go long towards Everett or short in towards a little bit once again the disposal went straight to
Armorage gave it an untagged and now it’s belted over the boundary line in an untidy start well it is no tidy start there’s both teams just turning the ball over continue let’s hit here with kerno and madwella oh hard at the ball kerno sucking the big one still after that hit
From Weller hickey once again three up hurried Montagna stabbing towards the pocket region again goes over the line just have a look at their entry so far boys have had eight inside 50 since Kilda and yet to Mark the ball in there that final kick is really cool
David King with special comments from the boundary hickey again against Orange the hand pass okay the ball was touched by one another heavy hit sees it hit back towards the middle of the ground Savage can take it now from Geary and he goes long back in towards inside 50 once
Again a big pack of players waiting down an opportunity for Simpson but the kick was partly smothered armfield’s got to beat a couple here he’s ripped to the ground and loses the footy dunstan’s on all fours ball spills three to Gilbert but he’s not free once again it’s noons
Close to the boundary line he gets it wide keeps it in that was Montagna off to Dunston Dunston’s outside 50 and he’s caught gonna be pinged for a throw and the blues once again will get out of trouble for the moment plenty of heat on Luke Dunson just needed to throw that on
The boot get it going forward just look to do too much in traffic the game’s going up a gear in the last couple of minutes Thomas our boy to see if the blues finally get it Forward rather than mixing possessions in defense Carriage runs and now he carries it to the wing looks
Up wants a handball Target Goring who’s there for the one two faked it nicely and now pumps it in casbahl’s Direction won’t get to him and Delaney takes the pick off Mark Delaney one of those back into the lineup for the Saints this week they have made a few changes most of
Them forced Webster hunted wide and just through the outstrips hands of Newtons and we’ll get a ball in for the Carlton Rock combination at least have a half forward stoppage to work on rather than a half back stoppage Cruiser and up against him Pierce in his first game
A tough task and they get the clearance at least I Willa dump towards Griff’s gone out do he was hit hard Crips hit hard burn he had a piece of it and had a piece of him weirding and again Carlton content to go back rather than forward to docketing
And he goes even further back to rise so they swing it out wide to the other side and Plowman Wellman can go short and he does to Carriage he’s on Center wing just trying to pick his way through the might feel up towards Gibbs needs assistance now he’s got a problem
Loses it to Dunston Dunston’s hand pass is okay Gilbert’s on the right side for a left foot but he goes backwards and affects the hand Parts he may still get a kick eventually it’s shot out wide from Webster towards Center wing and Josh Bruce is a
Long way from home but he turns around he goes bang towards acres and Co acre’s got a hand foot why to waitering tucked close to the boundary line but again they sure get out of trouble oh he can’t pick it up and he’s taken it over the line and all
Clear one behind that was kernel in his hundred well the Saints are tackling well it was non-existent last week 13 tackles to fire some Killers fire with their ball used for tomorrow going 55 by foot besides the weathering from defense handball docketing is it out wide right
Again using it in defense before they think about going forward Gibbs comes down to lend a hand it’s toward the wing white out there just tipped by Robert knocked out of play so halfway through this opening quarter still goalless both teams since the only team to score
Well they’ve been in 10 times Dwight St Kilda for two behinds and Carlton have only been in three times so some Kilda missing a great opportunity to get some scoreboard pressure at the moment Lewis Pierce soon it’s up against Cruiser drafted when he was 18 but he’s been on the list that
Long now he’s actually playing his first game ineligible for the now Rising Star he’s too old flicks it down mitchington burst through traffic sidestep delightful not quite as good and it’s cut off by waitering at half back but he does that so well I’m going to be saying that a
Lot of times in the next 10 years comes wide to Plowman lucky Plowman in the back pocket looks towards Everett with him his Nunes who had front spot and pushes over the line just having a look at the method Jace as we see that little shimmy there through the pack quite uh impressive
That little step light the method from Carlton just maintaining position chipping the ball around for us we see 25 marks to eight denying the Saints their pressure game well I think it’s the pressure game that’s actually forcing him into doing that though because we’re seeing a lot of short
Lateral and backward kicks because they’re always under pressure when they do get the ball the Blues is Walker with a left foot tumbling it up towards the half forward line going just got to do it on his own and he can’t once again the Saints are able to bring it back in
Towards uh mitchington he goes into Dunston Dunston off to noons Little Drop Punt Pass he’s gonna be okay now it’s that Stephen’s running past but Gretchen ignores him now he goes short but to whom well perhaps never know the road came out and applied a tackle Pierce is there as well
The big man because he killed her a dominating the inside 50s but again fresh the decision to go there was great but just the execution at the moment going forward the secure has really heard the 12 inside 50s now throwing two behind yeah you’ve got to get a return
On the scoreboard spot that’s just yeah that’s dominating Everett going out wide towards White he keeps it in play an opportunity now to go even further after the hand pass from carriage but for right Finland out of the woods and eventually flick towards Michigan and that’s continued to be an untidy first quarter
Both in disposal and talent display here’s clowman under the left boot he goes ever a little bit of time so he Spears it towards Center wing and garage unsure what to do so he just flicks it to Tui who goes longer that’s better they’re inside 50. what can they do it’s
Hammered down who’s waiting down Gilbert’s there mitchington’s there it’s the ladder again well he shouldn’t have because it could cost him the first goal good spot today the Doctor Walker that’s taken them a while but finally they’re on the ball it was a long time coming Sandy and
Mixman’s had a lot of the ball but he under pressure went backwards to the first game in Lewis Pierce and he was surprised he’ll get the the handle out the back you see Lewis Pierce here Mitchell gets the ball well he did call for it if you call for it you’ve got to
Do something with him but soon as he got it he was under enormous pressure the ball spilled over and that really does hurt to kill them because they’ve been in 13 times they haven’t taken a mark inside therefore at 57 Fielder Carl have been in four times and then hit the
Major so that is really deflating for the for the hard works and kilda’s done but you’d have to say they’re falling on their own sword at the moment because their inability to hit a Target inside their forward 50. to Hallelujah we’ve got a girl Andrew
Walker game 198 for him as his 200th in a few weeks against Collingwood oh that’d be a contest Crips Cruiser world work thumps and in the Walker Direction got the lead got a hand on it that was all chip kick okay he wanted it back he didn’t get it back from newns Robinson
Wide Savage just inside the boundary plenty of inside 50s plenty of the Sharon yet still goal as the Saints over the head of Pierce could be gone from that’s a good pluck by hickey and he plays on quickly top of the square fished away we’re talking not illegal Gresham Steven
They’re going each other’s way Simpson barrels it out tasbourne half back three flags it is untidy mitchington to mop it all up got a lot of the ball hits the top of the square ball hits the deck crash him yes [Applause] Inside 50 but having an aggression here he’s the player that Josie is a youngster but he makes really good decisions with the ball and he’s a he’s a really good finisher mention has had a lot of the a lot of the ball he’s turned it over but have an aggression spot for
A front and square absolutely perfect and then had the Poise to finish it off 17 and a half minutes it has taken young J Grisham to get the Saints first goal we just saw that previous inside 50 Dunston definitely had the arms chopped on that occasion the umpires had play on
And Levi casbot was just having a look at what was around him before he actually took possession of the ball need to focus on the pill first pierce beaten by Cruiser just tries to smack it as far he as he can but it’s Armitage and Montagna who combined for the Saints
Pierce has got a run now this looks great now the big man does well gives a little ground gets the hand pass away now they look up towards the half forward line disposal’s got to be good and it is okay up towards the 50. and the back is
Weller he’s climbed balls builds free Dougherty and Kiri racing towards the line it’s Geary who keeps it in play just trying to firm it round and he asks the question all in our Vale Walker over there docket he’s had 12 disposals already I think you’ve uh just about earmarked he was an all-australian
Hardback Frank it was picked now oh he’s a certainly I think at the mid stage of the year but he’s had a fantastic start again today 12 disposers to say 225 meters gain so he’s off to a fast start I think his highest for the year is just
A tick over 450 so it’s a big start for him good start by Lewis Pierce knocked that out no contest with Cruiser in the throw in bro there third man up didn’t take it in the end hickey in trouble had it and then lost it armorage gives a little ground
In towards acres and Co ricochets away over the head of Pierce had a chance but now Carlton had the numbers they should come away through Carriage carriage’s hand pass is okay comes back again from Crips now Crips looks up towards Walker and takes a diving mark
And hold it long enough it spills free over the line we’ve got to throw in on Cinder wing karate from dottedy and Weller really good physical contest appears from behind on Cruiser going to the front Crips the handball out just in time right kerno good use Tui sidestep delightful some they’re in space
Ugly kick for Casbah could hunt down Delaney’s rock with him Webster’s right with him Gilbert’s there with them gathers gives Webster Saints fans for all but the kick horrendous it might work memory Savage flick back again inside to Geary they’ve got the same man looks at depression missed him Carriage right Daugherty white
Whips to Corral him back to Simpson inside the lamb and he missed that Target Geary cuts it up and says hang on boys let’s not turn it over again let’s set it up with a bit of pause we’ve seen a few turnovers in this first quarter already haven’t we
That was let’s turn it over just put it out of bounds King Sam Gilbert looks like someone that you’re talking about pre-game that’s been able to intercept Carlton’s forward entries that’s the one component missing for the Saints in their their rebuild phase we’ve seen it come straight away at
Carlton uh Gilbert looks like being that player Just Between the arcs and the mid Zone Danny which give you the pure intercepts don’t know the scoring chains yeah here’s Montagna up towards the half Ford Line Road left his man Pierce and came charging out and took them off it
Appears it’s got to be better than that it’s a tall Ford you have to present and you have to be in front can’t afford to take second position even though you’re a rackman row back towards Cruiser who had front spot hickey is there playing with one arm and managed to get a kick
And put it straight out of bounds on the fall only traveled about four or five meters well again that’s the thing that Alan Richardson will have to try and get some composure with their boys 55 by foot simple is it yeah going to kick straight over the top of
Them and he did up towards the 50-foot Carlton the other way of Matthew Wright so he’ll put the blues deep into attack whites down there kasbold is down there he pops it up to the top of the square and taking a good strong Mark for the saints’s lead well that’s one of his
Strengths Tommy Lee to get a strong starting point but come up his man for an intercept Mark and you know he can use the ball while Tom wait one of a number of changes that the saints were forced to make this week strange kick wrap him up he’s gonna be 50. [Applause]
Bruce was late yeah there wasn’t much either but it was just silly and that’s something that Al Winston doesn’t need to see a possession in the in the middle of the ground all of a sudden being turned into a gimme shot for God it was the kick from later wasn’t it we
We talked about you’ve got a good disposure we’re just a bad decision to go in there to a two-on-one foreign haven’t exactly been easy to come by in this quarter so this 50 is indeed a prize Simpson directly in front will be kicking from 25 meters
It’s the one goal so far this season now you can make that two [Applause] yes he’s burnt food been a very good player Simpson played he’s 250th game a few weeks ago he’s already had 10 disposals he’s one player that’s in Kilda can’t afford to get off the chain this was
Just undisciplined from Bruce there was nothing in it if you’re going to make a contest maggamerna just a flailing of the Yards he should have used his body there Bruce he would have got away with it because the arms came out it was going to be 50. fantastic crowded yeah there’s two
Melbourne based teams yeah but what 40 000 yeah absolutely the top deck almost full is the Delight to see two lower teams on the ladder although Carlton could be just percentage outside the top eight tonight they could not possibly win this by the Monstrous margin required to get
Themselves in there Sumner bangs at four casbot stalks and gets it and now it’s all about the Foot Skills same carried straight over there saying settle down that’s a senior range that’s the beauty of Center clearance isn’t it you’ll always get a one-on-one inside your Ford 50. see what the routine is here
A couple of deep breaths a look up alignment you walk steps gain some momentum [Applause] Sends on its way crowd love it like that a spoon tell you that just was a a bomb from outside 50 straight as an arrow there’s the long kick coming in and he found a hole of space where Caswell basically took an uncontested chest Mark good movement and importantly for his confidence
That’s what you want to see Levi Caswell do if your account supporter you just want to see that first shot for gold come off the boot well his ninth goal for the season he was a 50-50 chance with that kick having murdered eight goals eight from set shots
All of a sudden a couple of quick ones to the blues and they skip away to a 10 Point Break hickey flicks It Wide to Armitage Saints now go into all detect that’s better clearance you get an opportunity for your force to be one-on-one and memory needs a big game today no rewald
Obviously Patty mccarth now with concussion and again we see that the benefit of Center clearance from both teams Carlton win the previous one has both shot a goal and now memory he’s been pretty good don’t study he’s kicked 15 goals for the season he’s been really consistent Sandy after having a pretty
Lengthy spell in the very fell making use of a relatively long run up kicking from 46 meters and he answers in the best possible fashion memory gets his first and the Saints have their second I agreed to see any that’s all you want from a medium-sized Ford he’s not too power
Forward he’s not sure how Ford flanco he’s in between and have a look at this Center clearance here it’s a beautiful attack from hickey to Armitage and on the preferred left and nothing leader he could do with that kick just far too good and that’s what you want from your
Heart forwards just to be consistent his tackling’s been good he’s a really tough matchup because he he can get on his bike and it’s that’s one way to impact weirding his intercept marks is to hit his director partner in memory hickey gets another chance here against Gorge he was a beautiful attack guy
Wasn’t the previous one he’s the one dominating the TAPS at the moment 14-5 TAPS in favor of some Kilda and he’s got eight of them himself higgy so the crews are not rocking he’s wins it again easily Thompson inside 50 and this is working the perfection so they’re gonna have to get Cruiser
Back into the rut pretty quick you know they’re into hickey here at the moment but they need to garage needs to impact where it matters most and that’s at the center bounce and he read it like a book Jace that was just copy booked to Jack Stephen
And there’s nothing any defender in the competition could do that when you’ve got shoulders out with Stephen have a look at the kick Ike is just playing out the back just a beautiful kick nothing Kieran burn can do for the lead back drills it the good thing is we might have seen a
Lot of turnovers and some Scrappy football early on in the game we’re seeing good conversion in front of goals it’s shots very effective three strike for Carl now the last couple of set shots very very good from the saints that tap out into the path of Jack Stephen was outstanding from hickey you
Couldn’t have asked for anything more as a midfielder well the last two hit outs hit adds to Advantage they are so important he just said he’s had the nine head out to put the four hit outs to advance especially the last two have ended in goals for St Kilda let’s see
What he can do this time you see Acres get on the board nice and early neb Rising start about six weeks ago for some cooler and up against Orange actually got a hand to that and flicked it to Crips he goes short to Casbah who marks 75 out yeah that was a boring
Factor Sandy he nullified the get out from hickey on that occasion gives it to Gibbs Bryce Gibbs flicks it up into Wards it before and I get a suit chopped off by Savage speaking of the Saints we’ll be chatting with their injured Skipper Nick riewoldt at quarter time there’s Montagne
Now Delaney gets the hand pass away they can run Jack Stephen and he does the pocket once again and suddenly memory finds himself with another shot at goal from coast to coast there is really good play for some people look Delaney normally played full back he was the one
That got out of the chain in the zone and rightly so give it the running Stephen who’s just having a bit of a purple patch at the end of this first quarter Kearney did a really good job on Jack sterling for the first 20 minutes
But he’s just got off the chain a little bit big kick here for Tim memory Sirens has sounded Saints lead by two points at the moment he can stretch this to eight Looks very good off the boot and the result is excellent and the Saints it was a double Cobra there for Memphis ending it was have opened up an eight-point lead said Kilda four goals two 26 Carlton ah three straight an interesting first turn it’s the Saints
By eight points here at any head can you stay with us for a few minutes yeah absolutely okay into the second quarter we go Saints buy eight points and hickey who did well in the first quarter Steven could have got a free kick not to be goes down towards casbolt couldn’t pick
It up initially now there’s a problem as it goes wide from Armfield and the Mark is taken there by Thomas Daisy Thomas from 70 meters towards half more that’s a good strong clunk um he’s a tough man to beat in that sort of situation and he’ll go back casbahl
And have a shot 25 out directly in front that’s why he’s one of the best contested marks in the competition Gilbert was the third man in just spotted him out easily and just a spoil from delaying he wasn’t aggressive enough on that occasion but really good grab from Caswell just a great contested
Mark good early use of the body wasn’t it just to get his opponent off and he’s had to work hard on this route the goal kicking it gets to the best of the forwards doesn’t it didn’t get to you too much mate and he comes casbalt and has no problems
With that one that’s his second [Applause] as both someone that everyone seems to chat about a lot because we know he’s had problems at the time on a weekly basis would you spend kicking for golf yeah the bulk of your work really happens I think in the
Preseason now it’s become so much about recovery during the week that you need to find other avenues so as an example we have a basketball court down at the football club and the players get in there with soft footies When You Can’t Always Get out on the track and practice
It in in real circumstances so you need to find different ways to be able to work on your craft throughout the weekend and clearly Levi’s gone about doing that and clearly had a few issues at the start of the year but performing much better now back to a two-point ball game
Hickey and Cruiser he is isn’t he can they get it out of the middle you’ll have another stoppage it looks like Kate seems just left a screen there walking out but he’s the extra for Carl at the moment so something to kill the need to be aware of because if he’s allowed to
Play that quarterback position he used the ball extremely well Saints going forward once again here’s an opportunity for Michigan to get it away he might have to go again he’s lost up to kerno kerno flicks It Wide to accommodate Simpson who went even wider it plucks a
Fortune it bounces back with him up towards to the middle of the ground now they’re away Thomas through the center hand pass is okay to Armfield but he juggled it and he dropped the juggle and now he’s got a problem and with that in mind Nick riewoldt wincons and kill the
Fans look forward to seeing you back we’ve got the buy next week so potentially the well hopefully the week after that so that’ll be a 21 day break and I’ll be I’ll be right to go look forward to seeing you back Nick thanks for joining us and all the very best for
The remainder of the Season thank you guys Nick rewind and they’re watching his side at the moment lead by two points pushed wide to the outer side Gary flicks it with the right boot up along the wing that’s going to be okay I mean the Saints just slowly surging forward
In that case they do a 360 back to gearing it came from Acres now they come laterally wide that’s okay to Robert it good Brown here from Hickory yeah he’s worked hard hasn’t he they need to honor him with a kick here Robin pops it over
The top and they’re going to yeah that’s it’s okay to run hard but you need reward as you talked about Chase hickey gives it to Savage who gives it to Bruce it’s like they call this is just on side at the moment the sides memory is the
Target and he finds him inside 50. Tim membrane 45 degree angle and that’s a shot for goal that’s come as a result of that hard running from hickey we know the Saints got trapped down back they didn’t Panic Jack Stephen just said all right let’s change direction try the
Other side and hickey spread it about 80 meters he dragged Cruiser who couldn’t go with him at that particular point in time got used and now they’ve got an opportunity to kick the goal memory for his second and to once again push the Saints lead out to eight points
Kicking from right on 50. good looking kick starting at left coming back and he’s got the get three T has got three yeah well that’s Sandy that’s what you want from a a forward we see a lot of going forwards can dominate but he’s taken the three marks inside
Ford 50-10 memory and for three goals and as you talk about Joe so we’ll do the run here from hickey Cruiser can’t keep up and Blake Acres rightly hit him up and you see Bruce hold his lead he comes up so really good connection and team memory just thought along the
Screen here coming out and a really good kick there but more importantly he just finished the deal so three straight is a great return for any half forward he could take a bag I think he kicked five or six from memory and he’s first going back just caught Jacob wearing in
No man’s land didn’t know whether to go on assist on the Bruce lead up and then that allowed memory to duck back into the attacking 50. Cruz a big Palm on it Crips half-held kerno settled up Ross little fumble second fumble throw it out Ross and now the Run Webster
Docket he gets back in the hole went there to take the mark well it was just enough at the end from Webster just had to have a bit more poise they’re rich a couple of options inside didn’t like them the way the saints were zoning around those options must try to suck
Him in to try and take one so he thumps it down the line this work Sumner lamb inside 50 or just knocked away from White good enough to pounce it up Savage with a Savage tackle wraps him up well that’s been the big improvements you talked about Josh the science tackling pressure
Fight for the game last week against Adelaide lucky enough to give away a free kick Savage very lucky there hickey kicks it away in a dangerous area Simpson quite an eternity for him down which wouldn’t be a great feeling I reckon when he’s standing under a high
Ball like that then you know they’re coming it was worth when the saints had lockers it was good to carries though to really give it from Simpson but it’s about to send them back inside 50 but every Saints player ahead of him heads long yes four deep foreign
Early that Kate Simpson looks like he’s the extra for the blues and he’s had an impact on both forward entries for St Kilda or Mario demand him up or just try and have a half forward go to him I think got a man he might be too
Dangerous isn’t he he’s had almost an Australian type half-back season as well so he’s a worry for the Saints coaches box I think here’s Gibbs taking it from Dougherty it’s a good kick and it’s a good Mark oh it’s just a magnificent kick it’s just a loud walk in the hole
He knew he had Montana for body strength it was just a well-waited kick to magnificent kick bit Walker has won and nearing a major Milestone this is game number 198. for Andrew Walker you can join the early 200 Club in a couple of weeks all being well [Applause] Bright Sunshine here in Melbourne and the roof open a beautiful Winter Stars an unusual sight on the Sunday afternoon having that roof open we’ll just see the player kicking out Robin and I think and to Shield his eyes from the Sun yeah goes to the outer side big pack of
Players Powerman was up and now he’s got possession he shrugs The Tackle he gets rid of the hand pass and they should be able to get out of trouble towards right gets the hand pass even further afield towards Tui he’s set upon goes to ground well has got him
Pressure just drove them back about 30 meters through incessant pressure forcing one average hand pass after another didn’t quite hit the target hickey again with orange won by the former and look at the pace of Stephen Jackie’s away beside 50 and it’s going to be down
Look at these these ones just kill you we saw Josh brewski went away in the first term that resulted in the McCain Simpson goal and now we get an opportunity here where the ball’s being kicked from basically the wing and you turn it into a certain scoring opportunity and this bloke he’s kicked
Three straight the first one was the easiest one which was a 45 degree angle but his last two the one on the quarter time siren and the one that we saw in the second term was Sensational set shots yeah it was just down from Carriage wasn’t it it was just no need
For Jack Stephen had already disposed of the ball so memory for four certainly helping to fill the void left by the absence of key players McCartney and riwalt that drop punt was pretty good off the boot just fading away and going through for one behind now coming
Off the boot very nicely if it’s in memory even though he’s missed that that’s a very respectable shot Here he is again well he’s on that he’s on fire that matched the car looking for bouldering now it’s too far out this time so he’ll put it back towards from wins it came well it will be a fly he had front spot could have almost been
Interfered with now he goes again and it’s taken to the line we’ve got to throw in right forward pocket he doesn’t let Jack Stephen run a really good fly there from Weller no doubt Carl have targeted Jack Stone we saw it a couple of weeks ago Carlton targeted for
Geelong doesn’t know how Brennan Bolton looks at the opposition best on Ballers or impact players and make sure it’s a team defense and the opposition better player hammered out by land but it’ll probably be coming back it will be it’s on the full Gilbert’s ball started really well Sam Gilbert
Fill in the void of Sam Fisher and Dempster or out with injury and who got out as you’re talking about so Bruce and memory forward it’s long Pierce is there as well got up the big man in his first game but going towards the boundary and it’s almost zip memory
Is enjoying it without revolt and mccartan there he’s the man here scoring again it’s the carpet fire hand back Armitage Webster got it from Dunstan floats at top of the square Bruce there memory there flies vintage Joey uh beautiful Dwayne it was a great character four though he was
Memory for the forward memory and Bruce but Joe Montana just in the right spot at the right time so anyone watching at home just have a look at the front and square and the work that he does early but more particularly late he gets stationary at the contest see that he’s
Watching their hands off the ball straight into his lap and a snap that is copybook front and square play from Joe Montana we’ve got a really good test for Jacob weiring today this is a young man we’ve spoken so much about the impact he’s had how good he’s going to be
Whether he’s going to win the NAB Rising start but he’s playing on team membrane who keeps losing it and it was memory who flew back with the Flight of the ball then that created The Spill to Montana so it’ll be great to see how he fights back against someone like memory
Joe’s it’s a very good point it’s okay to be a good intercept mark But when you direct opponents dominating you then have to defend it Cruiser gets it out of The Middle gives a tiger but it’s Ross he gets it out of trouble initially for the Saints
Now it’s Gresham who bounces his way up towards half Ford kick as a poor one however he undoes some really good work and the Mark is taken for Carlton by Plowman yeah he just rushed himself with that extra that bounce over the floor when you bounce the ball you’ve really got to
Hit attack as it means you’ve got time and space and your shoulders are out so you’ll learn from that so back towards Cruiser and Co he head front spot at the pack Pierce was there with him it’s flicked out a chance now for the Saints once again as it comes
Towards half Ford mitchington picks it up and gives it away quickly that’s another poor kick that lands on the test of some now another player back in this week for Calvin he goes to Carriage Carriage looks towards send a wing use of the body by what Gilbert will see
It over the line Simpson on his hammer and another throw in a couple of ordinary kicks from Blake acres two in a row one on the left one on the right but they are playing Wilson kildren they are on top in this match if we had a shot of Brandon Bolton are
You’d be pretty worried right about now from the throw-in groups yeah well he’s taking the ball yeah and threw it and it’s a killer aware of that one thing Crips does really well is third man up and you can see Dunstan there was all over that so looked like he got a hand
Pass away yeah I think he did but young guys saying was incorrect disposal science at the moment with the biggest lead in this game so far Dunstan to take it and away he goes to Stephen kicks up towards the half forward line big pack of players docking he got up a
Mile without touching the footy and again it’s taken over the line a little bit of uh Collision there between curnow and Montana of course they’ve got form as well it was kerno he’s still got strapping on that shot he interdigates the Saints and Montana that bumped that
Shoulder as I was trying to get off the ground a few years ago that’s dropping the ball AFL didn’t enjoy it play on Dunstan sure pop hickey maybe a good afternoon at the office so they’re dominating clearance is the moments and kill that and they’ve already got two
Goals from clearance to the start of this second quarter that’s a real concern as you said Jace for Beyond Ballers of Gibbs obviously Murphy out but they’re dominating the clearances what’s his goal King like experts he’s normally pretty good Joe so want to be good for me against normally it’s a
Slider from left to right one this year [Applause] but that is an extremely hard pocket with a left to right and he just had the perfect Arc I’d have to be with his left to right kid with his left foot of it he’s been the dominant player on the
Ground for mine but he’s hits to Advantage and now forward kicking a goal and some kilda’s work around the clearances three goals from clearances in this second quarter now so real concern for Brendan Bolton in their Midfield and more importantly some killed her since the 20-minute Mark of the first quarter
It really making the most of their inside 50s round 12 turning out to be quite a contrasting one well let’s see what happens in the middle this time it’s won by Cruiser he gives it to Gibbs and hasn’t had a major influence on this game today Walker could have been interfered with but
Savage plays on and the Saints should get out of trouble back towards the half back line the race is on here the bout was a bad one for St kilda’s Nathan Wright goes towards Geary it’s Bird right again right recovers really well kicks up towards hickey gets a kind bounce goes
On to the left boot fix it Pierce if he can pick it up he can kick a goal sign is around five Pierce gets his first welcome to the big time it is Rockland the rapper I don’t know that you would see that happen too often and
Neither of them were marked he had to pick up the bouncing ball Tom hickey he swung onto the left there wasn’t much on he kicked to the top of the square and it was Louis Pierce who was just coming in that then had to read the bounce of
The ball and you’re just hoping it would sit up for him he finally gets the bounce but that is very good at throwing the ball on the boot very quickly his first game Spud a big moment for him well that’s all clouds the jumper presentation there to see his parents
And side of the room you saw the look on Al Richardson after he took the goal he said That’s my boy they’re in the first game and that’s that’s a great thing for a coach to give someone their first game but have an impact also as the most
Important thing could have given him one earlier it’s his fourth year on the list he’s had to wait a long time for his first game at his first goal but he’s looking the goods Blues Under Pressure Simpson inside 50 here he knocks it to ground gets his own crumb curnow there
To wait for the crown to come out holds it in so the moment everything’s going right for some Kilda and then you get hickey kicking one from the boundary and he hit the other up on the first game and kicking a terrific goal for them it’s going to take an effort now for
Carlton to turn things around Thomas flicks it out Simpson to try and generate something almost a throw it is a throw they’ve won six of their past seven games the blues they’ve come into this with hob form Sydney the only other team that’s won six of their past seven
That’s how hot their form is well they’re under enormous pressure news pumps it inside getting back watering that was a solid recovery after his bands kicked three on him settle things down a little the clearance is caught up tenths to kill the floor for Carlton that’s where it’s
Starting the Guardians the world Cruiser was taken out a big yeah just the timing of it was it it was just far too early yeah with the middle of the back just to push him under the hoodie so Cruiser the recipient what about coming into the middle
Now just it’s a real Up and Under up towards the 50 Gilbert affects the spoil and pushes to the line the sights with a very handy 26 point lead 18 and a half minutes gone in this second term hickey and Cruiser again Armitage hasn’t had a major influence on this game today
Opportunity now for Carriage they send it forward in towards the pocket Savage again penetrating hand passes okay now they’re out of trouble up towards this middle of the ground Michigan was there with a good strong Mark taken by Sam Rowe oh we just had the extra their
Car the the Davis Ford I think was memory on that occasion had to try and get in front of rope row goes long again towards Walker and Co nipping in front he’s going yeah James Savage was on going on that occasion I’m just not quite sure whether
Well obviously it wasn’t the matchup but still if you’re halfback flanking you’ve got a mismatch you need to play in front you can just see Savage trailing in behind Orange to the bottom of the screen he’s not even in the screen at that stage but he was actually on garage with that impact
Playing just his fourth game for the year and with four goals to his name garage from 48 meters there’s a way to the right at the moment the Blues opportunities yeah the Saints have kicked seven of the last eight goals of this game you’ve just joined us the
Blues led by two kicks early in all the saints since then and they’ve got this to Perfection to Webster from the kick in couldn’t play on though does go wide to Robert and back to Webster so it does work for the play on the loose man Ross Hampton High missed Bruce is the
Target he had to go back and cause a spoil did well on Burn wettering held his ground Armitage pumps it along hoping for Walker in a one on two Savage almost marked it in his attempt to spoil Gilbert had Geary fight for him in the Thomas Direction Thomas swoops no
One’s in the Square until he could kick a lawnmower he knows it Blues fans know it and he bursts the cover of it puts it out of bounds on the full yeah it’s a little off for some of the worst kick you’ll see for the year he dropped that
Sideways can he he got it to spin because I’ve never seen a ball spin before dropped it sideways out of the hands and then chased it with the foot and kicked it backwards I thought we saw a couple though on Friday night at my channel is that true so
The blues have got a problem on their hands here finding it very difficult to score I’ve got an opportunity oh now two of them Clash and Crips picks himself up gives good attack from Jimmy Webster and I thought I thought Crips did a great job yeah protection protection and laughs it was
Steaming it lamb was the other one you’re right Jace the Crips protection was outstanding there’s three blokes Landing flat on the back at once so Lamb with the free kick but it’s a tough it’s in this guy isn’t it distance will be around the 50 meter mark 45 degree angle
They desperately need their fifth goal before half time A long kick on its way and it’s a good looking kick totally that’s exactly what they needed great recovery from jet lab after that come on Carl it’s all Brennan Bolton and Neil Craig talking in the box so they had repeat entries here it’s a strong contest from Webster
Cribs and land but they had three or four repeat entries card they missed two really easy shots at goal they desperately needed that one for their confidence and their momentum because the last four or five minutes they have dominated the inside 50s it was I need to start winning some clearances 11-5
Down this course and killed it well on top four of those five clearances have been Center clearances so Cruiser has been able to get them going out of the middle here can he do it on this occasion yeah he’s back in the Rock now King Pierce was in there for for a while
Stop the runoff force and kill the guards in a row Cruiser did win it down Crips Gibbs Crips Carriage with a Sit tick and going that’s another horrendous dick well that’s really nice you’re right Brian that should have been going longer the square has bowled off carriage’s boot
There pretty sure got to be better than that there’s not a lot of pressure in that situation he is better than that we know he’s better than that he knows he’s better than that five minutes left but it has been a taxing kind of game Gibbs outside of the boot bounces it
On Geary still holds it in but [Applause] then that one just in front so we’re starting to get to work the Carlton midfielders expected to be a hard tough encounter both these teams have the buy next week so you doubt they’ll leave anything in the tank after this one Steven attacks it
Kerno stripped Ross quick fire handbook Dunston back Savage pumps It Wide mitchington in a race with Simpson doesn’t even get to him in the end Webster got their first hands almost Stripped by lamb just roll out a little Sensational his first effort was superb his second was awesome oh that was just
Magnus that look at the tackle for a start Webster is away then he’s still in the game Mitchell has tried to kick the ball or a great smother phenomenal executive Cruiser down towards the half forward line looking for white who’s desperate for a goal until the for the long break
Webster gives it away and Under Pressure here the Saints in the danger zone there’s been a whistle and it’s holding the ball it’s going against Carlton they’ve certainly lifted their intensity around the football here Carlton in the last couple of minutes aren’t they they sense the urgency for some scoreboard reward here
Uh just ticking in towards the 25 minute Mark as Webster goes up towards send a wing big pack of players there were some pushing and shoving going on there seemed to be a couple that were doing it but Carlton are going to be the winners of the footing so they come in towards
The middle to Carriage he plays on straight away two is a long kick but he goes short on this occasion Mark not taken Savage couldn’t take it cleanly Armfield gets the hand pass away someone runs into a brick wall they’re not out of it yet Savage may go again
White goes again Gibbs is there he’s got it he’s lost it can’t pick it up Ryan wants more and finally it’s going to be the Saints who do clear the girl that hand pass was okay on this occasion the Saints are away Bruce is screaming also running down is mention him got a
70 out and goes long towards membrane couldn’t complete the mark two grams was almost his Dunston’s lurking not going to get a crack at it and we’ve got a stoppage oh this is Guy Martin this is a great contest there and then we can be taken the contested Mark really strong
Tackle on mean mentioned it saved a certain goal you see he was frustrated with himself Tim memory got his hands though it should have taken that one or knocked down right flicks it back here he looks up says what the options are surprise it being an outstanding last five minutes this contest Blues
With what some momentum back their way Saints still with a 19 Point advantage in the shadows of half time in front of a big crowd here at Etihad Stadium Cruiser Gilbert Third Man up will knock to the front good hug at the boundary by lamb and the ball taken out by Levi
Casbot they can reset with two 41 left in the half but everybody takes a big breath including the two coaches Alan Richardson and Brendan Bolton from the throw-in cruiser uses the body Third Man up just pokes It Wide Saints have got the numbers Nunes was one of
Them gives it off to acres he gives it away to Ross Ross a little flick down the line just foreign [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] I don’t know let’s have a look here on the road pipe here’s his feet I’m tired to tell from that angle he did say that he thought he completed the mark over the line oh yeah and then the Umpire said he thought it was a one
Grab so and there actually was a tiny little juggle in amongst it but then he said it was out in the foot now Lee’s kick however goes wide Tilley will lead in the race Robinson is there as well Tony is quick needs a coin bounce doesn’t get it Saints again with the
Numbers Montagna comes away goes in towards the middle the door might open again for Ross he goes wide to the outer side Sam Rowe will affect the spawn but can he recover the memories away gets a hurry kick at warmelton dribbles up towards the line the 50-meter defensive
Line for Carlton now here comes Simpson charging through first one way and then he decides I’ll do a U-turn and go backwards to run and that’s what he does there were three Saints waiting back for his long kick so you had to go back play on Jack Stevens still not happy
With that call he was running into an open goal at that stage Cruiser casbot or fly hits the deck big minute and a half coming up here right dumped kerno quick flick handball Thomas with some magic tucked up against the boundary not so good well it got there dropped the
Mark harmful gets there shrugs a tackle has just got a tow on it chips the kick land couldn’t get there in time but it’s cut off a few minutes out here and he is Stephen could get and go though it’s a longer kick he can Gallop open Paddock
Puts it out in front hoping Bruce could feed back lamin holds him up huge late opportunity here for the Saints players look at the scoreboard 30 minutes gone well I know there’s not long left Steven goes down behind play Armitage and the seconds keep rolling the debating to Stephen all day all
Carlton midfielders because inside of the man who started at noons little fake seconds keep running tracks and thinks about handing off Lee around him 20 seconds left he fancies himself he’ll take his time and give this a roost doesn’t kill the girl all year I
Saw this will kill the runner go out and say take your time so yeah 11 goals in 92 games none this year siren might put him off here right on the drop of the ball that siren sounded and it stays in the field of play but it
Started a little untidy but it’s going some beautiful momentum in this game and the Saints up against the more favored Blues with a number of their big guns out putting on a massive show for their home fans David King downstairs down here with Sam Gilbertson a fantastic battle here
Seeing it out there uh yeah it’s pretty good the contest is strong huh can’t come out really strong but I think uh We’ve fought back well we enjoyed that kitty Hills across half back mate didn’t come off too good thanks man I was actually I’ve got which team wasn’t reckon for a while
Well that was downright nasty of David Keen to go to Sam Gilbert yeah other options out there the Saints know they’ve got to be happy with this a 19 point lead at half time Eddie had stayed in with the roof open a cool Winter’s day but plenty of sunshine
And I’d imagine killed it and the AFL will be delighted to see the crowd that has turned out here on this Sunday afternoon it’s a home game for the Saints they’d be licking their chops Danny Frawley I thought we would see any apparently all admission seats have been
Sold over 47 000 people here today so really big opportunity and great for supporters a lot of Carlton supporters is here as well I think both sides and supporters would be really rampant what they’re going to see now and in the future because it’s a really good
Contest Josh yeah it’s been an exciting one it’s been an interesting one though none of the midfielders are necessarily dominating it’s a lot of rebounding from half back and then it becomes a matter of who’s going to take the opportunities but the Saints have played well enough
To open up a three goal break they just need to back it up now in the second half yeah I think what king was talking about did some people to waste those opportunities early in the first quarter because they had 20 inside 50s for two
Goals three goals so it wasn’t a lot of return on the scoreboard for a peak dominance around the Midfield I think green and Bolton on the other hand he’d be looking at his midfielder saying so Kilda scored five goals from clearances so we really need to stem the flow in
That position more importantly Tom hickey he’s been the the main source of the scoring for St Kilda so Maddie Cruz has had a pretty good year but Tom hickey’s definitely got the favorite at the moment he’s been dominant just saw a little bit of gauze up the nose of
Dennis Armfield obviously trying to control a blood nose but they need to lift the blues I mean they are the form team having won six out of the last seven but they are not playing well enough to win at the moment pull back in the middle 19 points the margin
In front of this monster crowd on a Sunday afternoon at any head Stadium hickey and Cruiser go back at it Cruiser gets his own clearance Savage little tap in the Stevens and armored its direction kerno Picks It Off thumps it inside 50 Rob and cuts it off that’s what’s the
Killer done really well today just having someone out the back inside Carl’s defensive 50 to get those intercept marks gently to Montana double clutcher now to Geary good King homie Watts Ross out wide Stevens screaming for it puts it in front oh there inside again to Ross
Had to come all the way up he did play on didn’t want to play on in the in the Umpire starting to keep going Geary tries to typewrite the boundary and runs it out last time these two teams met it was in Wellington only about 10 000 in New Zealand for their
Contest last year this is 45 000 plus here for this Saints home game against the blues this year they’ve got to be Mighty happy with their decision to play this one here oh word Crips does The Ruck work flicked out the back Carriage now kerno
The 100 gamer off to Gibbs they need the first one badly here’s Thomas going wide to the outer side gonna be okay lamb takes the mark wants to go in the middle to the running Thomas who can keep running gives it back again from whence it came
Along Bob Savage is at the back and controlled it well it’s the last two entries for Carlton Marxist and Kill The Intercept Marks One to Robin and wonder Savage now Wella experience low keeping it low it’s gonna be all right aggression gives it to Ross that’s out wide Saints at one stage led
By 26 points the margin at the moment is 19. just look a bit more composed a little bit more in control at the moment of the Saints remember his kick was short as you said Jason they are controlling it at the moment they’ll go inside 50 in
Towards the big guns up towards hickey and Co he was in the pack but that was all Mitchie can tried to get boot to ball unsuccessful now you’re right Jace the St Kilda have had 12 kicks and had 12 marks so every kick they’ve had is hit a Target drawn up
Hickey again up against Cruiser Croots could have been taken high but he managed to shrug The Tackle Plowman right and again over the boundary line this thing we spoke about the battle between weedering and memory in the first half and it looks like Carlton have made a change so Jacob wiedering is
Now playing on Josh Bruce and it’s Sam wrote who’s going on to team memory a bit of experience perhaps on memory after his big start of this contest three goals in the opening half died from Casbah got to right Crips calling for the only ball Lam still Crips there
But again not a lot to go too long so he has to hold him up and wait for the Cavalry Gibbs a little wobble inside Gresham riddle for Perfection Stephen cooked by the ear play on Advantage paid Ross back to Stephen straight down the spine hoping for Bruce
And as you said Jason waitering on Bruce now and after conceding three to memory might be about to concede one to Bruce uh one thing they’re doing really well some kill that they’re taking weedering dick and you talked about a Jace with memory on waitering early and now he’s
On Bruce you can see Bruce playing in the corridor hole in the corridor forcing weiring to defend there’s not much you can do when you see Steve and run down the middle of the ground without a lot of pressure hasn’t kicked one yet that’s what he has ahead of him [Applause]
Here enough for the only behind chance to put some serious pressure on the blues right now got to put scoreboard Chris run open up a break because they are controlling the game the Saints Dougherty to himself and then away that’s a kicking hope towards Cruiser Walker there as well push down
In front Carriage towards the boundary line and it’s over about it Steven off the ball again Gibbs just got Jack Stephen there there’s no doubt he needs some help Jack Stephen they’re targeting him the Carlton plays which is fair enough Cruiser wins it to Gibbs again good pressure
This has been happening all day not his direct opponent just other players around the periphery we saw it against Geelong two weeks ago when Carlton played montlock was the player that was targeted so I know how Bolton has had Jack Stevens name numbered before the game well it hasn’t stopped him here
From 48 [Applause] as you said you can worry about the hits off the ball but the ball another girl from clearance there’s just a magnificent play and you’re right Josh they’ve dominated the start of this last quarter again hickey’s had a great impact Sterling sized it up not another option and he’s
Gone long for goal so I go to hit off the ball when there’s no nothing around but when the ball’s up that’s when Jack Steven does his best work great handsome hickey for for Upward 200 centimeters a grand level I love the fact that he had
A good look to see what the best option was and because there wasn’t one he then steadied and decided to take the shot on executed it beautifully tough day for Ed cuno in game hundred side by side with Stephen again for this clear and ticky dominating at the moment
Everett hasn’t seen a lot of it stripped didn’t really have it all to the back Stephen again flicks it out and wide and the mark taken just inside the 50 by Dunstan looks up at his options it’s been a couple screaming for the long bomb
There’s some air gave it a ride but only the behind to the near side so they’ve had chances to be further in front than this but this is their biggest margin of the game that’s what we’ll learn from that he was always going to get the
Distance he wasn’t sure what to do just go back and assess and kick the goal because he made the distance easily so once again the margin out to 27 points knocked down by Savage Simpson running towards the middle gives it off to Walker so the way just in time before Gilbert
Arrives but it was good pressure and now the door opens once again this is Webster to half forward armaged in trouble swung into 360. so they’ve still got position of the ball short little one my Montagna up towards full fourth waiting down is jaggy Nunes he’s got it
Two Mighty goals in two minutes for the Saints and it’s now a case of Catch Me If You Can Jimmy Webster is one player we haven’t talked to about today David King but 7-0 dispose we talk about those intercepts in the middle of the ground having the Webster here can you talk us
Through it oh he’s had four so far today and that’s where you’d like to see these young Defenders be really aggressive and take a proactive position and try and create something on the rebound for the Saints we haven’t seen it a lot this year but today we’ve seen a time and
Time again and it’s been Gilbert it’s been Webster it’s been Montana they’ve been fantastic behind the ball today sami’s has done his job probably lived the way down there but a great snap in the end but set up off turnover there’s some of the front squares today are burned outstanding from circular that
Was great for newins again just still over the ball getting to the coal face Garage in the right but again hickey wins it out and again Stephen Delivery Man sets it up long sits it on the man up pick him up right hands well you talked about it Ryan and
Sandy about no Nick riewoldt all of a sudden remember he thinks I’m a chance to Mark the ball McCartney out with concussion he’s the go-to player and what a game we’ve played but again hickey to Steve and we’ve seen that a lot in the middle today and of course
Memory sealing the deal for them Carlton’s won the last four contests between these two this is the biggest task Brendan Bolton has had in his short coaching career losing to a team below them at the moment and getting spanked by 39 points well they’re threatening to blow it wide
Open those memory kicks his fourth 12 sessions seven marks now we’re just watching a little bit of the one-on-one between Colonel and Stephen and the dominance just continues at the stoppage it’s driving the ball forward and now that he’s got his confidence up he just judges it better than uh Sam
Wrote it and you can see the St Kilda teammates of memory into the face of Sam Rowe supporting their man trying to dominate the Carlton defense nine marks to floor inside the Ford 50 for some killed already three marks in this third quarter so they’re starting to use the
Ball extremely well besides threatening to be a blowout let’s see what happens with Lewis Pierce now going onto the wall here we go once again once he gets Dunstan this time and he’s going long and low he got Runners at the back they won’t get there in time and
It’s over the line for one behind well running on top of the ground the Saints they’re running in numbers outnumbering the blues at every opportunity yeah eight inside fifties for six scoring shots for the Saints in this third quarter what can the blues do that’s the question Sam Gilbert’s the flyer from
The side on Center wing it was white who got the hand pass away well they’ve got a problem Dunstan gives it back to Gilbert playing with confidence now Ross gives it off to Dylan robertton Robertson sees a player downfield and he’s got it has taken the mark he’ll have a shot 25
Out and this is amazing that’s the second time this quarter though there’s been three forwards and two Defenders they had a spare so they separated they created a bit of space and made it very very easy for Robin who was coming down to pick the right option well navwella
Has averaged a goal a game this season 11 games 11 goals Saints fans will be hoping he can continue that average right now what he does to some coolers Ford off he puts a lot of forward line pressure on it might be tackled but perceived pressure because he’s got a great set of
Wheels eight goals three he’s kicked from set shots this year he has missed it apparently just sneaking in from behind eight goals four from set shots yeah nine inside 50s at the moment the security for seven scoring shots Carl have only been in twice in the third quarter 41 Point margin dockety okay
In Cruiser and Casper and Crips Direction three cruises ball against Lewis Pierce you learn from that this is where there’s no run and spread though St kilda’s working harder they’re running they’ve got more numbers behind the ball more numbers ahead of the ball it’s just work right the orange Lee with the Fist
From behind and he’s hobbling on the leg that’s got the knee strapped back into the lineup this week too good time we lie on that occasion the totally is okay in an up and down career [Applause] someone needs to start the drive get the momentum going their Direction
Maybe a big Mark forward he drives it Casbah Everett have stolen from Everett by his own teammate and crutch another big tackle yeah David Thomas there looked like it was Everett’s ball excuse me he didn’t running on the phone and the captain coaches boxer aren’t going to be messages running everywhere
And towards White into double clutch Thomas tucked up against the boundary outside the boot centering kick and Robert and good saving Mark and the Saints meeting every challenge so far 41 points up come out of it from Robinson to montagnar down towards Ross Saints running and still running away he goes Webster
In the wall it’s full forward hickey’s at the back and it’s pushed over the lines you know Fisher out of it some Kilda back now Jimmy Webster’s one player that in particularly stepped up he said the owner and disposals with his running carry Louis hobbling has come off with that knee
That’s bad luck for Lee coming back into the side this week Byrne sweeps it wide and they’ve got a chance wienering long and low it wobbles up towards Center wing the Saints repelling every Advantage at the moment Doc and he comes in from the side and he smashes it down waiting
There was Carriage gets the hand pass away they’re doing everything under pressure for the moment burn again up towards the half backlight and a good strong Mark taken by kesbo yeah it’s a good strong man but the issue for Carlton he’s taken on the half back off
Because who does he kick it to now so they’ve got Goring who’s playing as another tall four but he hasn’t been able to really compete in the air at this stage [Applause] carried short just hugging the boundary line at the moment so Cruz is pushing forward as
Well now a girl will man him up grips leader burn you’d expect Jason they’ll go tall now with Lee off the ground it’s whether they’re getting a ball down their key that’s the issue for them to Doherty who comes to Simpson Simpson two-weedering who’s on Center wing Ed
Pulled to go and he does putting them inside 50 towards Caswell he could have got a sharp it mattered not for his big Louis came over the top and took a good Mark Pierce goes short finds Ross [Applause] thank you Ross towards Montagna got a hand to it
Simpson over the line and another throw in that’s why we talk about Tom Lee’s being taken downstairs for a look at that you can see that left knee I think it is that they’re assessing downstairs might be the yeah that left knee there just keeps away just buckles underneath him
There he’s only played 15 games of AFL footy so the chicken start to his career with the unfortunate part of that key all the weight went on his right yeah right here’s the moment for the blues they get them back in it foreign Taking the game on just had the time and space give it out to right and he finished truly so one of the few times to come out as he killed his forward half without a lot of pressure so they just need more of it now Carl I need to get
Their Runners involved in the game too he Gibbs grips and Thomas and Simpson 16 minutes gone in this third turn 73 plays 38. the Saints still in the box seat to record their fifth win of the season hickey slaps it to Guess Who Jack saves but he didn’t get the greatest of
Bounces initially now he’s away but Carriage catches him now inside 50 herb a kernel goes to ground tries to get the hand pass out and does to burn bird across the road they’re under real pressure but they’re going to get out of it through Thomas Thomas a little flick
To Crips who march on the hardback line pops it over the top to accommodate Doherty he’s in trouble did get it away now Gilbert’s going to lock it up and the Saints continuing to apply the pressure some of the Blues feeling the pinch sorry Sandy just carry Dave he’s okay now
So throwing on Cinder wing hickey again with Cruiser the latter wins it but the Saints looking to take it away and they do Ross a little chip not the greatest kick Sam Rowe picks it up he gives it wide to Kerner who just keeps it in play pops it
Over the top they’re going to need two or three goals rapidly to finish this quarter to make it a big final turn and have a chance of continuing their winning run they’ve got it just inside 50. hickey again with Cruiser push down in front Montagna to hickey now Armitage Armitage almost going
Laterally I could have been looking for Jack Stephen who’s there and he’s got it now and away he goes oh aggression was off he had it spent a little early but he recovers gives it back to Stephen who sizes up the situation then just pushes it to accommodate Ross he goes in
Towards goal over the top of mention 10 and he gets the goal there’s the quick answer by the Saints and said Ross I’m really glad he kicked the goal because he had team memory all on his own with a square up ball he’s got 25 touches the most on the ground
Now said Ross just have a look at the space that opens up he’s got a paddock in front of him but he just does it nicely now he had a lateral kick to the right which would have found Tim Embry in the corridor on his own but he’s
Running straight to goal the title to take the shot if he feels comfortable with it and executed beautifully he’s going to crack it for his 50th game next game not next week because they’ve got the bias have the blues but that’s against Geelong the week after and
There’s his day so far today sebross a margin back out to 41. Cruiser Kerner it’s one back on Stephen outside of the boot white floats in Robert and good spoil Webster wobbly clearance bounced on a team Thomas fight Gibbs here’s his moment Stand start dropped punt don’t give up yet
But the game’s opening up [Applause] Need to make the most of their opportunities but they need scoreboard pressure continually that was great pressure in the in the back half there forced Webster to turn the ball either really good hands out that gives but they need back-to-back goals Carl yeah they just can’t allow some Kilda
Now to get one out of the center and get some charity or score they need a run off goals it had been it had been a while since they got such a good contest in there that was Simon white the kick was actually to his Advantage last few
Long high balls haven’t been to the advantage of the forwards haven’t really allowed them to have an aerial presence now he didn’t take the mark wipe it he brought it down in front and the Saints Defenders were immediately Under Pressure back to a 35 Point ball game
Hickey and Cruiser once again the ladder gives it across to Crips who gives it to Gibbs they looking dangerous now they’re up towards the right and over the top was Geary couldn’t complete the mark and the ball sails over the boundary line he left his opponent well he uh he left
Armfield they’re making all sorts of changes Brendan Bolton has now got Jacob wiedering playing forward which is interesting brought him to the bench probably had a chat to him and said well things aren’t working down in defense they go forward and see if we can kick a goal
Cruiser hickey hickey trying to get it out Walker dribbles one into wards weitering ball is held to him by Dylan robertton and we spoke about the challenge for Jacob waiting because he was getting beaten early memory got a hold of him kick three on him Josh Bruce then took a
Mark a leading on him and kicked a goal so now he gets an opportunity perhaps just to attack the footy and not worry about his opponent but see if he can hit the scoreboard Crips almost threw it out the back to accommodate kerno KIRO may get another crack at it Weller
Is there for the Saints working hard kerno flicks it in towards goal Is really starting to have some impact too for Carlton starting to get some quality ball in the clinches a crucial six and a half minutes in this game for both sides Robert and bringing it back the Saints determined to hold their lead the blues hoping to cut it enough to challenge in
The final turn Simpson who’s in front but couldn’t Mark Everett has been quiet now mentionton handwell was okay to Dunstan off two acres he’s out of the danger zone for the moment and it’s okay finds his man in Webster the rachman and Kieran Byrne and Lewis is there he got a
Hand to it couldn’t complete the mark well as waiting down does the roving work but he puts pulls it a little too much on the way to the right and one behind a really good strong contest there from Pierce again the front and square works and killed up well why is
That someone at the drop of the ball and it’s what you want Lewis Pierce to do just to give a strong contest bring it to Grant to make a few of the car Defenders nervous those that have to play a little bit taller too getting a few touches back on Stephen
Who’s been on most the afternoon it’s wide with this one and red star takes the mark turn on Stephen know each other quite well Geelong Falcons boys about 26 years of age I won’t mind going head to head for the rest of the afternoon Robert looks up at his options dangerous Geary
Casbahn knocks it down opens up for Sumner the shake back to the cast and how big is this kick that was clever by Liam son of a bit under the ball oh he’s missed the target just kicked the go all the way back he didn’t trust himself and Wright might
Get the chance to make it all right in the space of a couple of kicks so Gilda went from half forward to the opposite half back flank and turned it over that’s amazing oh the murmurs ring around this fall Etihad Stadium five minutes left crowd
Of course don’t know how long left AC 24 gone in the quarter and I could just sense a little bit of a momentum shift if this one is slotted he’s already kicked one this quarter Matthew Wright [Applause] they’re a massive Roar looks okay looks beautiful not sure what he was sneaky he just
Gotta keep the goal but then the Robert and kick caused the the turnover I’ll just kick the ball to nothing and Joey gives the ball Joy Montana gives the ball to Savage he turns the ball over short to 50 50 and just a comedy of errors and Carl in the end capitalized
But Levi casbo you’re a forward your marker ball 40 out just go back and kick the goal because he’s kicked too straight as well he’s actually striking the ball well Levi so his confidence should be up back to a 29-point ball game four and a half minutes left in this term
Now the blue is coming let’s see what happens this time in the move hickey pops it over the top Saints will come away through jack Stephen long in towards full forward gee that’s well done penetrating kick from the middle by Stephen who is dangerous memories this movement is troubling the
Carlton defense his lateral movement’s superb he goes on long leads he’s got good leg speed he’s pretty good at the craft when it comes to keeping goals I think your keyword there Jace was lateral movement and led will evil Sammy hannel we’ve done a lot of work with
With memory and they’re similar types if you have a little memory and Hamill here’s the kick from memory for number five and he makes no mistake what a day he’s having two in the first quarter one in the second and now two in the third and the Saints at the moment able to
Answer every challenge what was important goal and again a clearance from Tom hickey to Stephen and we’ve seen this about three or four times today hickey to Steven to memory no very well no Paddy mccartan and they need to step up collectively but memories are one that kick five Sandy
You mentioned Aaron Hamill it looks a little different to me lately yeah he’s lost a bit a bit of the hair follicle Sandy old sand but uh now he’s done a really good job with Team memory there’s no doubting Adam again opportunity he spent a number of years
Up in Sydney remember you without an opportunity and now he’s making the most of his rewards he’s gonna be happy with that little drive-bye right oh he’s commonly known as feathers down Crips out of the middle heads toward Gibbs stolen Back Again by Dunstan look at that Stephen
Momentum back and parasites can’t hit a lot of here brilliant goal by Weller well that’s the one thing they have been able to do is just as soon as the blues look like they might be putting some sort of resistance up they’ll just go bang bang with the quick one from memory
Who’s a beautiful beautiful kick with the banana and now again it’s the ball coming out of the middle they didn’t win first possession but they won it back through tackling and then they were able to control the run through the middle of the ground and MAV well up with a head
Of steam up round one and then bombs away from 55. all of a sudden back to a 41-point lead Cruiser and hickey rejects Steven there’s a eight scoring assist at the moment all out of the Midfield what a game he’s only had the 20 disposals but he’s been the quality
Of his balls so effective Crips out of the center five for the blues to answer if they’re good enough Armfield beaten by Savage trying to get it to Montagna couldn’t do so now an opportunity for Sunday A hurried high ball by kerno and a good Mark defensively by Dylan Robertson he’s
Taking a couple of really good intercept Mark still in Robinson as short very short in fact so short he can take it back again with a hand pass almost running out of room he gets past casbalt gets a kick up towards the half back line Gresham leaves it now Ross one bounce
And he’s away two bounces he’s on the wing three bounces he’s heading towards hard forward gets a kicker who’s almost pushed down towards the 50-meter line once again the opportunity is there for memory but he’s got to beat a couple this time he can’t do that but he’s
Having a field day up in the forward line for the Saints he’s picked five and with two and a half minutes remaining time for more good run from said Ross but you’ve got to admire the Chase from Maddie Cruiser he ran a hundred yard trip and at the end was starting to reel
Him in that was what desire wasn’t here he doesn’t have the speed Off the Mark Cruiser but he just picks it up and generates it as he gets going have a look at him just starting a real inset for us otherwise Ross could have had another couple of bounces and kept
Going yeah maybe deliberate place out to a teammate forward Just put enough pressure on but they’ve still got to hear the Saints I think that’s around Richardson will be wrapped today the tackling pressure from the Saints again and it’s out on the full so if you join us late
The blues have got this back to 29 Points about 10 minutes ago Saints have steady with the last two goals of the contest with two minutes left for three-quarter time Tui burn Carriage lamb a tightrope to boundary in fact they’re out of bounds on the fall now Webster
That is not going to get to take it yes he is Tanya some Poise here from the sites no need to do anything crazy this is the equal biggest lead of the game 41 points Tanya sits it up Bruce is lurking off hands Gresham beautiful crumb that’s
Such a great kick it’s on the full they’ve never been around to stay in play uh well called one it’s been one of the highlights from Kilda today Jay it’s the amount of some cool suppliers have hit the pack and got front and square positions Everett goes to the outer side
Geary chooses the body but used it illegally and Sumner will take the free kick Sumner’s on half back it’s about coming across the ground as I look and then decides no we’ll head down the line that’s what he does towards Center Wing It bounces back towards Dunstan and he
Didn’t get a look at it but yeah too high but it’s Thomas the recipient short still virtually on the wing with Kernow back to Thomas Now he does go backwards Plowman so the switch is on the Tui that’s it over the top and Everett Spears a pass towards Simpson 30 seconds left the dearly love another goal and they’re going to get the opportunity for a shot Carriage is going to take it
He’s going to be kicking from 54 meters he just pops it up top of the square he wants Cruiser didn’t get him initially waiterings in the back gives a little ground gets the hand pass away Thomas is a high ball back towards casbahl in front was hickey does
He does to move the ball and he belts it clear to the outer side of the ground white is there for Carlton pick it up pick it up and he does eventually but he runs out of time and the Saints hold their lead and their nerve and they will go into the final
Term with a great opportunity of winning their fifth game of the season it’s in Kilda 49-92 Carlton are 8-3-51 it is the Saints by 41 points Nick Steven had five inside 50s that quarter for five some killer marks that is a great performance in the third quarter the youngster Lewis Pierce
Starting on the bench it’s going to be hickey up against Cruiser first goal absolutely vital kerno had it and then lost it armadage is well claimed it’s big last 30 minutes for the blues I think they’ve gained so much respect over the last six or seven weeks they
Don’t undo a lot of that they want to make sure they give themselves something to go forward with from this last quarter Gibbs it was third man up mitchington’s kick is wide and Crips will be first to it penetrating hand pass back towards gubes but it was a
Little too wide and he couldn’t juggle it so it’s over the line on the outer wing in front of some very contented some Kilda fans at the moment but a quarter to go we know how quickly it can change hickey and Cruiser hickey wins it and once again the Terrors Jack Stephen David
Armitage combining up towards the 50. Well Done by Ross go all the way the kick is on its way he likes it he loves it what a way to start Jackie Steven does it again it’ll be called Sandy he’ll be watching Harmony youngster you want to know how
To get the ball just keep running with running from Steve and have a look at this he gets the ball in the wing he keeps the ball in Dodson impacts Ted Bryce looks out to the right who is it Jack Stephen that is great on ball hard gut running and more
Importantly seals the deal with a goal over the Garland Pines had two goals one for Stephen I think he’s had nine scoring assists now as well to be the number one wrecked player on the ground there’s no doubt with hickey uh Jack Steve and that what a combination those two Lads have been
Today and I believe the meat has gained 713 with disposals that’s outstanding Gibbs flicks it back dock of the under pressure another brilliant hard bruising tackle and we’ll get another pull up this is a phenomenal performance by the Saints Carlton came into this having won six of their last seven the Saints lost
Key Men last week mccartan rewind they lost Goddard again and yet here they are dominating this and this is the biggest margin of the game if you just joined us 47 points as Geary’s wrapped up and he holds it up yeah this would be one of the the
Youngest some Kilda teams Wayne that they’ve put on the park for about eight or nine years I would have thought with us set those names out of the Tomb Fisher Dempster rewalt Turner back to Carriage more pressure right the cruiser right bang ran into Nunes Ross gets it back he’s stripped
Armfield tries to break away couldn’t get away with it again white tries to break through can’t get away with it memory in the middle lending a hand right feeds it out Gilbert decides there just got away flicks a handball and there’s an option out there Savage heads wide to Geary can
Take off if he wants to holds it up Saints of course were belted last week and at the moment it’s a 135 point turnaround from that 88 Point loss last week to the crows we’ve spoken a bit about the Jack Stephen and the Ed kerno uh matchup of
The chiggers but yeah just over the average age there’s some cool at the moment 24.5 compared to Carlton uganda’s going thing in Carlton were more experienced but some Kilda again a year younger Rowe gives it to kerno even wider and they go down towards cinderwin kasbot was there
So too was lab he kicked the goal in the second quarter but once he got ahead of him just Everett and Gilbert and Everett Out of The Shadow into the sunshine takes the mark good kick from lamb going forward because Everett wasn’t sure what he wanted to do he was pointing do you
Want me to lead back up and then he just put his head down and he sets sail towards goal and lamb was good enough to get the penetration on the kick it was a really good gut running from ever too one of the few times Carlton have been
Able to get out the back at St kilda’s defense today been a quiet day though for Andreas Everett probably had his most consistent year Andreas under Bolton this year seven disposals That’s what you do yeah there wasn’t a lot of uh momentum in that kick it was just a waltz in and hope to keep your goal that didn’t seem like there was much purpose in that shot of gold from Everett talking earlier about the Jack Steve and
Ed kerno match up it’s finally been released after three quarters I mean they’ve had similar possessions but Steven starting to do too much damage Sam Carriage has gone on to a mound they’re both off having a spell at the moment Savage brings it back there’s
Going to be a free kick going the way up since the Saints um it’s interesting the Saints biggest winning March and so far this year has been 46 points that was against essendon in round nine well they certainly have the opportunity of eclipsing that but there’s still a long
Way to go just five minutes into this final term as mitchington takes the mark gives it off to Bruce he comes laterally now it’s gonna be okay Delaney back in the side this week gets it off to Montagna uh his memory again spoiled and pushed away to the boundary
Line and unable to get there in time for the Saints was Jade Gresham he’s in time to be upset Gresham and he has a look back at Montagna who gives him an apology he was all on his own and in the end Montagna kicked it straight over his head to a contest
Just on the 50 for the Saints hickey looking to maintain front spot against goringe Crips working hard but lost the footy to Kernow Stephen claimed tried to get it to Armitage Gibbs is in the way however and he’s taken over the line [Applause] crews are having a rest off the ground
At the moment also off having a rest 16 minutes left both teams heading into a buy next week hickey Goring against him and he wins it down decisively Nunes overcooked his handball attempt could have been high on right it is really low there right nothing Gilbert could do sit on dogony still
Said shot and drives it through a really good goal Shane Savage he was the one on that occasion that could impact the the market situation in the middle of the ground they either spoil the ball or body spoiled direct opponent you get some body but you can see here
He laid off dockety so he had the body line him to keep him away from the goals as it was it was just a half a body spoil which allowed docky to play on easy kick to Everett for a goal so just had to body line the body on that
Occasion Shane Savage it’s been one of the Blues best Again Sam Daugherty 24 possessions now 440 meters gained Lewis Pierce back on the ball for the Saints up against Gorge the Saints have been able to reply to almost every Carlton goal let’s see what happens at this time
Out of the middle it’s poked wide Nunes may get a run at it he does goes back inside to Ross tries a little well it’s going to work a little further to go into the door opens for Tui he goes wide and long towards Matthew Wright he’s skipped a couple of goals
Right goes inboard to Gibbs thought about Crips and now goes lately and now you come on yeah because memory gets it away and here they go Acres pushes it out wide the Saints can answer once again Jackie Stephen will go back I reckon he thought about running on
But he’s had such a wonderful day he’s got two goals to his name here the adrenaline was pumping Sandy but he did the right thing in the end because Bruce was trying to call for the ball but it would have been under extreme pressure just go back compose
Yourself and hopefully kick it 23 23 disposals start at 88 percent outstanding day can he finish it off kicking from 48 meters the crowd will tell the story now you tell a story for the fighters Steven gets his third and again they answer the challenge it’s pretty
Ordinary turnover in the middle of the ground from Bryce Gibbs I know he’s trying to make something happen looking to square it up but really didn’t give Crips much of a child burn much of a chance to get on the end of that he was outnumbered and then the quick turnover
They were always going to get punished Jason’s in Australian contentiously Jack Stephen he’s had 24 disposals today he’s averaging 30 across the course of the year but what’s more impactful is 14 of those 24 have resulted in scores that’s a massive impact when you think your
Team’s only scored 24 times and he’s had a hand in 14 of him uh spot on King he’s had 24 disposals but 10 of those are inside 50s so you see a lot of midfielders give you 30 35 but they had four or five inside 50s he’s done
The damage where he’s most four to the center Thanks James word coming up half back but straight to robertton Savage ugly bounce Montagna looking into the sun wave step s up wide let’s cut off by clown back into the middle of Simpson haven’t stopped crying here at least the blue is
Bang roadblock tackle white backed his way out of it Simpson Tui how many times have they been forced into a chain of hand passes or kicks backwards like that and this is how it started yep for the Blues in the opening five minutes spent the whole first five minutes
Inside defensive 50 with possession kerno short Simpson halfback holds it up um orange but again just a half back Everett finally gets out on the wing and some space Gibbs is there for him and now he’s shut down so he’s only really got three backward options [Applause]
Sumps it up in the cruiser Direction couple to be it’s now free kick Crews might be just beyond his range thinks about handballing thinks better of It Everett was lurking looks around at other options nothing there for him time is of the essence anyway hits the top of the square
Hickey’s there sleeps over the back right play for the free first goal perhaps the leadering straight up in the air could mark his own ball jump down some he keeps it alive to his detriment he gave it to the wrong right and now they’re away the Saints swelling
Pumps it out wide and then back in control back inside Acres Savage Acres show some Poise here Grisham normally uses it will Spears it out wide didn’t use it well there white well it Corrals him to he it’s not pretty for blues fans and the scoreline’s certainly not nice side tip
From Tui and Kerry just got it the coach has made his way down to the bench here the blues coach Brendan Bolton he just wants to eyeball his players they’re coming on and off the field full of communication down here direct feedback it’s great to see Carriage to
Arm field advantage will be paid and it is away goes right can he get goal number three swinging back in towards Walker who takes the mark Andrew Walker kicked a goal early in the game that was back in the first quarter an extremely good job on Andrew Walker
Great matchup for Walker because he’s very quick over the ground and Gil was playing out of the matching with speed today he kicks the goal he gets his second in game number 198. yeah Brendan Bolton’s David King alluded too down on the boundary line so
For one of the ones six out of their last seven Carlton and today is just a little bit of a step backwards but it probably just says a little bit about their mindset they’ve had a couple of three or four years in the wilderness they’ve won six out of seven which
Hasn’t happened for four years and probably mentally one tune with the contest today still great for you to come on Fox footy we’ve got to the battle of the bridge and there we go from being serious to being quite silly with bounce coming away on Sunday night always something to
Look forward to right now though going just got to contend with hickey [Applause] I think so Montagna takes it from higgy just goes bang with a bomb up towards Bruce kicks gone against the Saints gonna be taken by Sam Rowe for a push so defends this goes short to burn just no flow in their game today they’ve been static they haven’t had the run
That we’ve seen in recent weeks haven’t been able to link up pressure has been pretty much Supreme Armfield short not 15. so Wright’s got to play on he goes backwards to Tui Tilly chips wide to Simpson he marks just inside the line Simpson on Cinder Wing switches play Erman even wider to Thomas
Daisy’s kick is up towards right half forward and kerno chips in towards the pocket gorins takes the mark a really good switch there from Carlton going from this Wing out through the middle of the ground and out the other side Orange in his fourth game this season has four goals to his nine
I sort of bringing Bolton told him to Kate Simpson and abandoned on [Applause] 45 meters the Orange is missing to the near side there’s still one behind what do you make of that Spud and James what do you make of the coach coming down 50-point march at the time he made his way
Downstairs to talk to his players but what are your thoughts well I’m not sure he’s convinced that what he’s been saying to them they’re actually trying to put into practice and I think being down there and having that presence and showing them that you know it’s not good
Enough if you’re not doing exactly what they want all the time because that’s what’s got them the six wins over the last seven weeks it’s been discipline and structure and they haven’t had that today position 25 for Jack Stephen got it to newtons for about a minute there and there’s no
Doubt Jace that was probably what the instructions were what is actually going out on the ground compared to what we’re talking about and I think that’s good coaching when things aren’t working you just want to know what the reason why we’re not adhering to tomb structures Plowman Thomas Byrne canoe Thomas white orange
Burn all that to go back to White Tui who could take off down the spine to Dougherty floats it up cruises forward walk us forward jumped Away by Delaney had a good game back Robert and wide and memory who started all of this five goals to his name to set it up again
Indeed he does to Webster you go get may get caught does get his kick away in time now gresham’s alone inside 50. the little man is away now he’s bulking now he’s steadies he shoots and he kicks thing off foreign here by playing on but you can see here
He didn’t Panic he didn’t Panic he had one option just to kick the ball along the ground he did that truly and he’s a player to look out for some Kilda I noticed some cool to play uh supporters we love watching this guy for the next
10 to 12 years because he’s a very smart footballer very rarely does he make a bad decision when he gets the ball at hand thank you any thoughts on the kick toast it went through King in that’s all you’ve got to do I’ve got no problem with any kick
That goes through it was interesting because he was going to step back inside and the problem was there were no other options so he virtually had to take on the shot I like the eight seconds of Silence again before you gave the answer [Applause] no genuine effort as you heard
Bruce jumps he was jumped into Pierce at the back Plowman Simpson Thomas rho over the top 19 minutes gone seven and a half left could be a big Kickstarter to the Saints season this heading into the bite now confidence back Thomas [Applause] again they go back to go forward
Broccoli why did Kennedy send him a task just inside the line science fair The Roaring they’re remember they remember Jack Stephen there and they’re out in force today the Saints fans their home game and there’s plenty of them here Montana floats in Crash free kick Montana’s ball who were told
There’s about six seven thousand here still trying to get in when the sirens sounded to start the game Market it is a surprisingly large crowd but maybe kids in free good conditions and why wouldn’t you come to see a Saints team that plays like this who’s up on the meter one meter
Pierce again with Cruiser Newton’s Third Man up Armitage well smothered by Bryce Gibbs and taken over the one Saints looking forward to the buy then they’ve got uh Geelong then the Suns and third up after the Buy essendon foreign ‘s hard run after the bite six tough games
All sides in the eight his mitchington breaks one tackle and gives it off to noon so he flicks it around the body goes in towards the pocket Bruce is the target taking it over the line good pressure there by Lockheed Plowman yeah good body position lucky Plowman trying to establish himself after coming
Down from gws getting some opportunities with the blues not quite your typical key Defender size but he he’s asked to play in that position a number of times Armfield pushes it out and then takes it back again oh and it ricochets off the chin chin of Dunstan and goes over the
Line but not on the full his best option there Dennis the option wasn’t there or the execution from anfield on that occasion look at Steve we know he’s been dominant with the ball without the ball as well as the leading tackle player on the ground with eight and remember he had the opportunity
Couldn’t quite pick it up Steven locks it up and he also locks up Sam carriage he is again wins it but pushed it down towards Crips who eludes a couple does well then gets the hand pass out to Gibbs he’s beautifully tackled by Montagna [Applause] tackling there he just tackled the hips
Didn’t worry about the ball Gibbs put the ball out in front but mentioned and said I’ll have none of that I’ll just focus on your hips which is the last thing to move when you try and evade and it was just nailing the perfect tackle and got one
Of the arms and what cost price gives was the little fumble when he first got the ball playing in his sixth game for the season he’s kept a couple of goals mentioned him starts that one left Bruce had to contend with a couple and the ball eventually goes over the line and out
That’s the little setup kick where you kick it to about five meters in front of your key Ford who has a Run and Jump even if there’s a defender in the way that’s done five minutes remaining Cruiser obtains front spot hickey pushed him out now Simpson
Attempting to clear he gets it across to Armfield for the blues a little 1-2 back to Simpson again nothing to go to had play with it himself for a while on weight docketey here’s the run thereafter Thomas got it from Armfield he goes backwards though to go forward again White Samson wide
His Target got plenty of it enough of it can’t play on from a Mark so it must have been a free yeah carriage good sits it up casbolt three to beat around him can’t beat them all and Gilbert content to be bumped out of play with it you know Dempster no Fisher
Robert and Gilbert have silver boy beautifully there today uh Robert in there just crappy a little bit taking the 400 set marks Gilbert two and plenty of spoils so we’ve stood up today the young defense 45 points so much Crips takes it out of the run so that’s
A free have to dispose of it legally could still be the Saints biggest win of the year coming off one of their biggest losses four minutes left to a massive role here at etihana not one Saints fan has moved they’re sticking around to enjoy this crunch down to like us
And triple team their Walker Going Nowhere near the margin at the moment 45 points yeah best winning margin as we said was 46 against the bombers as Walker who it’s Carlton inside 50 once again Gilbert gets a high ball takes it towards the line and eventually over 47
945 as the official attendance here today that is outstanding news for uh 10th up against 13th and a long weekend to draw those numbers very very encouraging or some kill the football and for Carlton football ‘s taken out of it Third Man up was the leadering
And into the open goal was kezboll that was a little easy for the big man he gets gets third you pick one in the first one in the second and now that one because the margin once again to 39 points it was a good head forward from Goring
At the stoppage he got the free hit found Crips who continues to battle hard even though it hasn’t really been his day he has had the team clearances gets the hand pass out and casbold his kicked three goals if he hasn’t had much of it just the eight possessions Next four games after the Buy we’ve got two WS Collingwood Adelaide so three pretty tough games regardless of who without the ladder column and Carlton always tough matches it was on the improve on print and Bolton this is great news for with Joe and his boys Saints shown some
Improvement under Alan Richardson showed a lot more today remember he’s been a key Bruce hasn’t had a big day yet tries to get up and still after his day David off mitchington Court stripped all right two he waits Gibbs ugly Simpson made it look okay right
Feeds it back to Thomas thumps it up Geary Walker Walker with a big fist s up to the boundary and we’ll get a ball in here’s the Saints next month again as Sandy mentioned to you Geelong thank you Gold Coast essendon after the Buy 14th in 2015. sixth win season last year
At the Saints Alan Richardson has the curve going the right way and the good Mark taking the middle by Mitchell come back in this week has had a good afternoon he has yep and here goes Montagna again taking it from Savage Joe is kicking the ball tar Ford his
Target was Acres it’s fisted away from him Simpson pushes it in towards the middle they’ve got Runners going through one of them is Tui he takes it now flicks it inside 50 and the mark taken by weedering so he’s still looking for his first goal now an opportunity for Wright just post
It to the top of the square and there’s going to be a free kick it’s going to go Carlton’s way it’s against Gilbert Sandy he didn’t need to do that they had the numbers so walk up will be the recipient has already kicked one in this term got
One in the first as well I could just say the end of the flying arm and turned Walker to as you said Jace no need for it because Gary was in France so they had him wedged foreign Kick again to Walker there against Sam Gilbert well they’ve won the last quarter counting four dollars two but you could just say that these goals are probably coming the juices right out of the game I don’t think Brendan Bolton will get seduced by the fact that they’ve outscored some kill
The last quarter I need to be more wired about the intent in the first three quarters where it wasn’t there when they’ve been on a roll winning six out of the last seven so human nature a young team you get on top and you keep winning you’ve just got to keep providing a
Strong contest and Brennan Bob I know that he’ll uh have a look at this game we’re going to throw the duck out of that tackle sorry Dwayne won’t sweep it under the carpet imagine was 47 points it’s now 33 points as we close in on the final siren the
Saints fans getting something to cheer about Ross feet of whites Savage lost it Gibbs gets it to make this scoreboard look a little more attractive Sumner he’s got Everett out wide pokes it to him he enjoyed the kicker goal on the run more than he said shot earlier
But he kicks a divot in the 50. and heads back with less than a minute left to make the numbers look a little more attractive it’ll be less than a 30-point win maybe 27 points if he puts this through one looks so bad for the Blues Struck it pretty well post
32 points the margin with 23 seconds left six goals five from six shots the blues and kill that I’ll tell they’ve kicked nine goals two from the 11 set shots Saints haven’t beaten the Blues by 30 points or more since 2008 so they’re on the verge of doing that
Armored hitch called to go because it wasn’t the required distance Ross has had a good day Gary from the half back line towards Bruce and memory remember he lets him go does the shepherding work Jackie news is away pokes an ugly looking putt kicking towards the 50. and
Makers won’t get a crack at goal but it matters not because some Kilda have recorded a very impressive win getting home by 32 points in the end here at Etihad in front of over 47 000 fans and they’re all very very happy the great atmosphere here today really
Good contest from both young teams I think both supporters Carlton supporters obviously have had a great two months winning six he had the last sentence and kill the bounce back uh they’re very ordinary defeat last week against the Adelaide Football Club and it started in the Middle with uh Tom hickey down here
With David King yeah he is winning against the big man because it’s been a fantastic performance by you today you must be thrilled with your form yeah really really disappointed last week and and against West Coast we really want to make a make amends where we had a really
Long a long week about meetings about what we understand for and we’ll just wrap all boys could bounce back we’re there today your own your own work in the middle there was fantastic to see that third Court he really broke it free didn’t you yeah it is plenty things are
Sort of finally get some reward for hard work I feel like I’ve been working hard the last few weeks and not quite getting it done so to get a little bit of water at this time it’s your own game you played 50 odd games now you must feel
Like you’re really belonging in the AFL system and you’re starting to see the fruits of your labors they actually got to present in Jersey today to Big Louie so I finally feel like I’m part of the team which is good but no Stokes don’t just sort of be able to get some
Continuity in my games the most I’ve ever played in the year so I hope I can get a few more so we’re kicking that ball across the face of goal there too he might and he got his first goal on his first game yeah trying to help the
Young fella out good on your mind go and enjoy it thanks yeah fantastic game talk Tommy he had 32 hit outs to cruises 18 but more importantly had 13 hit outs to Advantage Tom hankita Cruz is sick so really dominant in the Midfield one but he’s
Say I finally feel part of the team this is fourth season of the sun he’s been up and down Dwayne he’s been really consistent he’s had a lot of injury and this is his biggest sustained run of games this year as we head down to probably the match winner for some Kilda
Jack Steve with David King uh he’s had a fantastic year I feel like I’ve talked to you every week these days but you must be pleased again to put it on the board again today yourself yeah well it was a good team effort was obviously pretty disappointed last week so it was
Good to bounce back but now he’s got to work on a bit of consistency you’re kicking some goals and they’re only getting plenty of ball for the center yeah lucky can go so try and snake pulled everything out again what was the week like it was a pretty tough week the
Pretty ordinary performance last week to bounce back obviously he’s really pleasing but what was the week like yeah early on pretty depressing because we had a few um honest meetings but they’re always good to have have but um from pretty much Tuesday onward we’ve moved forward looked at Carlton and just um
Tried to get a bit positive around the group again and get the boys up and about for today so it was pretty good A few of your leaders out a few of the stars and killed her over the last decade or so out today you have to assume a leadership role yeah definitely
We had a younger team in today but it’s good that all the younger boys stepped up they were really impressive today and once I get a few more games in them they’ll be able to do it every week so it’s pretty exciting I think I’ll keep the campaign going for him after all
Australia well I think there’s not much worry about that he’s playing so well at the moment and he’s just got to continue that form it’s fantastic just repeating Edison Kilda Victorious by 32 points here at any head Stadium still lots to come we’ll head up to spotless Stadium
For the battle of the bridge and that is going to be an absolute belt up and following that of course the boys from bounce will be in the studio for a fun Sunday night but here at Etihad the Saints Victorious by 32 points
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Good old Lewis Pierce