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CibbuanoSaints down Blues
June 12th 2009 13:15
ST KILDA has maintained its dominance over Carlton with a hard-fought nine-point win at Etihad Stadium on Friday night.
The Saints got the early jump and answered every challenge thrown at them by the brave Blues, eventually prevailing 16.8 (104) to 14.11 (95) in a high-quality contest.
The victory was St Kilda’s 12th straight over Carlton and ensures they go into the mid-season break on the top of the AFL ladder.
Leigh Montagna starred in the middle with a game-high 36 possessions, 11 marks and one goal while Nick Dal Santo was equally as damaging with 34 touches and one goal.
Lenny Hayes continued his brilliant form with 30 disposals while Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt was influential with 17 touches, 10 marks and five goals.
Max Hudghton kept Blues spearhead Brendan Fevola to just two majors while Brendon Goddard was a busy contributor with 25 possessions.
For the Blues, Shaun Grigg showed he is a player of the future with a team-high 28 disposals and one goal while Bryce Gibbs and Kade Simpson were also prolific.
Paul Bower was busy in defence with 26 touches while Aaron Joseph kept the dangerous Stephen Milne to just seven possessions and one goal.
Carlton skipper Chris Judd battled hard all night and showed plenty of courage to return from a broken nose which required running repairs during the last term.
St Kilda jumped out of the blocks in the opening stanza, moving the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on five unanswered goals in a stunning nine-minute burst.
Carlton had to wait until the 20-minute mark for their first major with Eddie Betts snapping truly but the Saints hit back with two of the last four goals of the term to go into the first change with a handy 24-point buffer.
The margin blew out to 32 points at the early in the second term thanks to goals from Jason Gram and Justin Koschitzke.
The Saints looked set to run away with the contest but the Blues lifted their rating and started to win more of the football at the stoppages as they slammed on the last five goals of the first half to close to within three points at the main break.
As they did in the first term, St Kilda came out firing in the third quarter, booting four unanswered goals - three of which were from outside 50 - to skip out to a 24-point lead.
Carlton responded with two late goals but the last of them was fortuitous.
Luke Ball failed to go through the interchange gate correctly, gifting a free kick, 50m penalty and goal to Fevola on the three quarter-time siren to reduce the deficit to just 13 points.
St Kilda got the crucial first goal of the final stanza through Dal Santo but the Blues refused to give in and responded with majors from Betts and Fevola.
A brilliant running goal from Montagna gave the Saints some breathing space before Setanta o’hAilpin weaved through a pair of defenders and kicked truly.
Ryan Houlihan had a chance to put Carlton in front but his set shot sprayed wide.
It proved to be a costly miss with Zac Dawson kicking just the second goal of his career to seal the win for the Saints.
ST KILDA 7.2, 9.5, 13.7, 16.8 (104 )
CARLTON 3.2, 9.2, 11.6, 14.11 (95)
GOALS: St Kilda: Riewoldt 5, Schneider 2, Gram 2, McQualter, Milne, Goddard, Dal Santo, Montagna, Dawson
Carlton: Murphy 2, Bannister 2, Betts 2, Fevola 2, Garlett, Simpson, Carrazzo, Hampson, Grigg,O’hAilpin
BEST: St Kilda: Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Montagna, Hudghton, Hayes, Goddard
Carlton: Grigg, Gibbs, Simpson, O’hAilpin, Jamison, Carrazzo, Judd, Browne Joseph
INJURIES: St Kilda:
Carlton: Judd (nose),
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Carlton: Bret Thornton (hamstring) replaced by Mark Austin
UMPIRES: Vozzo McBurney Pannell
CROWD: 50,820 at Etihad Stadium
The Saints got the early jump and answered every challenge thrown at them by the brave Blues, eventually prevailing 16.8 (104) to 14.11 (95) in a high-quality contest.
The victory was St Kilda’s 12th straight over Carlton and ensures they go into the mid-season break on the top of the AFL ladder.
Leigh Montagna starred in the middle with a game-high 36 possessions, 11 marks and one goal while Nick Dal Santo was equally as damaging with 34 touches and one goal.
Lenny Hayes continued his brilliant form with 30 disposals while Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt was influential with 17 touches, 10 marks and five goals.
Max Hudghton kept Blues spearhead Brendan Fevola to just two majors while Brendon Goddard was a busy contributor with 25 possessions.
For the Blues, Shaun Grigg showed he is a player of the future with a team-high 28 disposals and one goal while Bryce Gibbs and Kade Simpson were also prolific.
Paul Bower was busy in defence with 26 touches while Aaron Joseph kept the dangerous Stephen Milne to just seven possessions and one goal.
Carlton skipper Chris Judd battled hard all night and showed plenty of courage to return from a broken nose which required running repairs during the last term.
St Kilda jumped out of the blocks in the opening stanza, moving the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on five unanswered goals in a stunning nine-minute burst.
Carlton had to wait until the 20-minute mark for their first major with Eddie Betts snapping truly but the Saints hit back with two of the last four goals of the term to go into the first change with a handy 24-point buffer.
The margin blew out to 32 points at the early in the second term thanks to goals from Jason Gram and Justin Koschitzke.
The Saints looked set to run away with the contest but the Blues lifted their rating and started to win more of the football at the stoppages as they slammed on the last five goals of the first half to close to within three points at the main break.
As they did in the first term, St Kilda came out firing in the third quarter, booting four unanswered goals - three of which were from outside 50 - to skip out to a 24-point lead.
Carlton responded with two late goals but the last of them was fortuitous.
Luke Ball failed to go through the interchange gate correctly, gifting a free kick, 50m penalty and goal to Fevola on the three quarter-time siren to reduce the deficit to just 13 points.
St Kilda got the crucial first goal of the final stanza through Dal Santo but the Blues refused to give in and responded with majors from Betts and Fevola.
A brilliant running goal from Montagna gave the Saints some breathing space before Setanta o’hAilpin weaved through a pair of defenders and kicked truly.
Ryan Houlihan had a chance to put Carlton in front but his set shot sprayed wide.
It proved to be a costly miss with Zac Dawson kicking just the second goal of his career to seal the win for the Saints.
ST KILDA 7.2, 9.5, 13.7, 16.8 (104 )
CARLTON 3.2, 9.2, 11.6, 14.11 (95)
GOALS: St Kilda: Riewoldt 5, Schneider 2, Gram 2, McQualter, Milne, Goddard, Dal Santo, Montagna, Dawson
Carlton: Murphy 2, Bannister 2, Betts 2, Fevola 2, Garlett, Simpson, Carrazzo, Hampson, Grigg,O’hAilpin
BEST: St Kilda: Riewoldt, Dal Santo, Montagna, Hudghton, Hayes, Goddard
Carlton: Grigg, Gibbs, Simpson, O’hAilpin, Jamison, Carrazzo, Judd, Browne Joseph
INJURIES: St Kilda:
Carlton: Judd (nose),
REPORTS: Nil
CHANGES: Carlton: Bret Thornton (hamstring) replaced by Mark Austin
UMPIRES: Vozzo McBurney Pannell
CROWD: 50,820 at Etihad Stadium
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