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CibbuanoSaints march into preliminary final
September 13th 2008 13:47
ST KILDA is one step closer to appearing in its first grand final since 1997 after downing Collingwood by 34 points in the first semi-final at the MCG on Saturday night.
The Saints’ 17.4 (106) to 9.18 (72) victory means they will now face Hawthorn in a preliminary final at the MCG next Saturday night.
St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt starred with 20 possessions, 15 marks and five goals while Stephen Milne and Justin Joschitzke chimed in wiith three goals apiece.
Nick Dal Santo was influential in the middle with a game-high 32 possessions while Jason Blake did a superb blanketing job on Travis Cloke, restricting the Collingwood forward to just one goal and six possessions.
The win was soured somewhat for the Saints with Koschitzke reported for slinging Magpie veteran Shane Wakelin to the ground in the second term.
Both teams were hit by late withdrawals - Scott Burns and Simon Prestigiacomo for the Pies and Luke Ball for St Kilda
Riewoldt stamped his authority on the contest in the opening term, collecting seven possessions, four marks and booting three of his side’s four goals to help the Saints to a three-point lead at the first change.
The Magpies started the second term brightly with Tyson Goldsack smothering Brendon Goddard's casual handball from half-back and banging it through from 30m out to put the Pies back in front.
But their joy was short-lived as the Saints piled on the next four goals of the match to take a 14-point lead into the main break.
Collingwood had their chances to be in front at half-time but they were wasteful in front of goal - they finished the first half with seven straight behinds.
The Saints broke the game open in the third term, slamming on six goals to one to take a match-winning 40-point advantage into the final change.
Collingwood booted four goals to win the final term but the damage had already been done.
ST KILDA: 4.1, 8.1, 14.2, 17.4 (106)
COLLINGWOOD: 3.4, 4.11, 5.16, 9.18 (72)
GOALS: St Kilda: Riewoldt 5, Milne 3, Koschitzke 3, Gram 2, Gwilt, Schneider, McQualter, Dal Santo
Collingwood: Anthony, Swan, Lockyer, Goldsack, Cloke, Medhurst, Clarke, Brown, McCarthy
BEST: St Kilda: Riewoldt, Fisher, Dal Santo, Gram, R.Clarke, Blake
Collingwood: Swan, Shaw, Pendlebury, Davis
INJURIES: St Kilda: Allen (hip)
Collingwood: Nil
REPORTS: Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda) reported by umpire McLaren for rough play on Shane Wakelin (Collingwood) in the second quarter
CHANGES: Scott Burns (calf) and Simon Prestigiacomo (shoulder) replaced in Collingwood's selected side by Rhyce Shaw and Shane Wakelin; Luke Ball (hamstring) replaced in St Kilda's selected side by Jarryd Allen
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Rosebury, McLaren
CROWD: 76,707 at the MCG
The Saints’ 17.4 (106) to 9.18 (72) victory means they will now face Hawthorn in a preliminary final at the MCG next Saturday night.
St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt starred with 20 possessions, 15 marks and five goals while Stephen Milne and Justin Joschitzke chimed in wiith three goals apiece.
Nick Dal Santo was influential in the middle with a game-high 32 possessions while Jason Blake did a superb blanketing job on Travis Cloke, restricting the Collingwood forward to just one goal and six possessions.
The win was soured somewhat for the Saints with Koschitzke reported for slinging Magpie veteran Shane Wakelin to the ground in the second term.
Both teams were hit by late withdrawals - Scott Burns and Simon Prestigiacomo for the Pies and Luke Ball for St Kilda
Riewoldt stamped his authority on the contest in the opening term, collecting seven possessions, four marks and booting three of his side’s four goals to help the Saints to a three-point lead at the first change.
The Magpies started the second term brightly with Tyson Goldsack smothering Brendon Goddard's casual handball from half-back and banging it through from 30m out to put the Pies back in front.
But their joy was short-lived as the Saints piled on the next four goals of the match to take a 14-point lead into the main break.
Collingwood had their chances to be in front at half-time but they were wasteful in front of goal - they finished the first half with seven straight behinds.
The Saints broke the game open in the third term, slamming on six goals to one to take a match-winning 40-point advantage into the final change.
Collingwood booted four goals to win the final term but the damage had already been done.
ST KILDA: 4.1, 8.1, 14.2, 17.4 (106)
COLLINGWOOD: 3.4, 4.11, 5.16, 9.18 (72)
GOALS: St Kilda: Riewoldt 5, Milne 3, Koschitzke 3, Gram 2, Gwilt, Schneider, McQualter, Dal Santo
Collingwood: Anthony, Swan, Lockyer, Goldsack, Cloke, Medhurst, Clarke, Brown, McCarthy
BEST: St Kilda: Riewoldt, Fisher, Dal Santo, Gram, R.Clarke, Blake
Collingwood: Swan, Shaw, Pendlebury, Davis
INJURIES: St Kilda: Allen (hip)
Collingwood: Nil
REPORTS: Justin Koschitzke (St Kilda) reported by umpire McLaren for rough play on Shane Wakelin (Collingwood) in the second quarter
CHANGES: Scott Burns (calf) and Simon Prestigiacomo (shoulder) replaced in Collingwood's selected side by Rhyce Shaw and Shane Wakelin; Luke Ball (hamstring) replaced in St Kilda's selected side by Jarryd Allen
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Rosebury, McLaren
CROWD: 76,707 at the MCG
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