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CibbuanoSaints smash dismal Dockers
April 18th 2009 12:46
ST KILDA has maintained its unbeaten start to the season with an 83-point demolition of a hapless Fremantle side at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night.
The Saints were never challenged in a terribly one-sided contest, eventually prevailing 17.9 (111) to 4.4 (28).
St Kilda’s percentage will see it remain at the top of the AFL ladder at the end of the round while the Dockers have slumped to an 0-4 win-loss record.
Dockers coach Mark Harvey will face a long week of scrutiny after another abysmal performance by his side - Fremantle has lost its four matches by an average of 52 points.
Fremantle failed to kick a goal in the first and third quarters but was saved the embarrasment of becoming the first side since Fitzroy in 1998 to be held goalless for three quarters by Paul Hasleby.
Some of the gloss was taken off the win for the Saints with in-form big man Justin Koschitzke suffering a hamstring strain in the first term.
St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt played his best game of the season, helping himself to 17 possessions, nine marks and five goals.
Nick Dal Santo continued his brilliant start to 2009 with 31 quality disposals and two goals. He received good support from Leigh Montagna, Brendon Goddard and Luke Ball who won plenty of the football while Clinton Jones was a busy contributor with 21 touches and three goals.
St Kilda completely dominated the opening term, winning the contested football and moving it quickly through the middle of the ground.
While the Saints were switched on the Dockers looked disinterested and continually butchered the football.
Fremantle was made to pay for their poor use of the football with St Kilda piling on five unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a commanding 32-point lead.
The Dockers were more competitive in the second quarter but failed to make any inroads on the scoreboard with the Saints taking a 33-point advantage into half-time.
Any hopes of a second half fight-back was quashed by the Saints who slammed on five unanswered goals to blow the margin out to 65 points at three-quarter-time.
The lack of pressure applied by the Dockers was summed up in the third quarter with ruckman Michael Gardiner finding the time to drop-kick a goal from the goal-square.
The Saints have their biggest test of the year when they face Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Friday night while the Dockers will be seeking their first win of the season when they clash with Sydney at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.
ST KILDA: 5.3, 8.5, 13.8, 17.9 (111)
FREMANTLE: 0.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.4 (28)
GOALS: St Kilda: Riewoldt 5, Jones 3, Dal Santo 2, M. Gardiner, Geary, Goddard, Gwilt, McQualter, Milne, Montagna
Fremantle: Hasleby, M. Johnson, Pavlich, Solomon
BEST: St Kilda: Montagna, Riewoldt, Gilbert, Jones, Dal Santo, goddard
Fremantle: Schammer, Johnson, Grover
INJURIES: St Kilda: Koschitzke (hamstring)Fremantle: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Hay, Ryan, Avon
The Saints were never challenged in a terribly one-sided contest, eventually prevailing 17.9 (111) to 4.4 (28).
St Kilda’s percentage will see it remain at the top of the AFL ladder at the end of the round while the Dockers have slumped to an 0-4 win-loss record.
Dockers coach Mark Harvey will face a long week of scrutiny after another abysmal performance by his side - Fremantle has lost its four matches by an average of 52 points.
Fremantle failed to kick a goal in the first and third quarters but was saved the embarrasment of becoming the first side since Fitzroy in 1998 to be held goalless for three quarters by Paul Hasleby.
Some of the gloss was taken off the win for the Saints with in-form big man Justin Koschitzke suffering a hamstring strain in the first term.
St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt played his best game of the season, helping himself to 17 possessions, nine marks and five goals.
Nick Dal Santo continued his brilliant start to 2009 with 31 quality disposals and two goals. He received good support from Leigh Montagna, Brendon Goddard and Luke Ball who won plenty of the football while Clinton Jones was a busy contributor with 21 touches and three goals.
St Kilda completely dominated the opening term, winning the contested football and moving it quickly through the middle of the ground.
While the Saints were switched on the Dockers looked disinterested and continually butchered the football.
Fremantle was made to pay for their poor use of the football with St Kilda piling on five unanswered goals to go into quarter-time with a commanding 32-point lead.
The Dockers were more competitive in the second quarter but failed to make any inroads on the scoreboard with the Saints taking a 33-point advantage into half-time.
Any hopes of a second half fight-back was quashed by the Saints who slammed on five unanswered goals to blow the margin out to 65 points at three-quarter-time.
The lack of pressure applied by the Dockers was summed up in the third quarter with ruckman Michael Gardiner finding the time to drop-kick a goal from the goal-square.
The Saints have their biggest test of the year when they face Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Friday night while the Dockers will be seeking their first win of the season when they clash with Sydney at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night.
ST KILDA: 5.3, 8.5, 13.8, 17.9 (111)
FREMANTLE: 0.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.4 (28)
GOALS: St Kilda: Riewoldt 5, Jones 3, Dal Santo 2, M. Gardiner, Geary, Goddard, Gwilt, McQualter, Milne, Montagna
Fremantle: Hasleby, M. Johnson, Pavlich, Solomon
BEST: St Kilda: Montagna, Riewoldt, Gilbert, Jones, Dal Santo, goddard
Fremantle: Schammer, Johnson, Grover
INJURIES: St Kilda: Koschitzke (hamstring)Fremantle: TBC
REPORTS: TBC
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: Hay, Ryan, Avon
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