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CibbuanoSaints smash Eagles
April 11th 2009 07:24
ST KILDA remains unbeaten in 2009 after thumping West Coast to the tune of 97 points at Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Saints set up the win with a dominant second term before eventually prevailing 25.11 (161) to 9.10 (64).
St Kilda’s pressure was relentless as they continually forced the Eagles into turnovers and punished them on the rebound.
They had 15 individual goal kickers for the match - Brendon Goddard, Justin Koschitzke and Stephen Milne the most effective with four each.
Leigh Montagna generated plenty of run through the middle with a game-high 31 possessions. Nick Dal Santo overcame a sluggish start to finish with 31 touches while Clinton Jones (25 touches, 14 tackles and one goal) did a good job on West Coast star Daniel Kerr.
For the Eagles, Kerr (27 disposals) tried hard all day but lacked his usual effectiveness. Dean Cox was a busy contributor with 24 touches, nine marks and 27 hit-outs while Matt Priddis won plenty of the football but failed to hurt the Saints with his disposals.
Goddard caused all sorts of headaches for the Eagles in the first term, booting his side’s first four goals inside the first 23 minutes of the match to help give the Saints a 16-point lead at quarter-time.
West Coast got the first goal of the second term through Mark LeCras but from that moment on it was all St Kilda.
The Saints locked down their opponents and moved the football through the middle as they slammed on 10 goals for the term to take a match-winning 63-point lead into half-time.
Ross Lyon’s men shared the load in the second quarter with eight different Saints kicking goals.
With the result well and truly beyond doubt, the Saints took their foot off the pedal in the third term before steamrolling the Eagles with five unanswered goals in the final stanza.
ST KILDA: 5.2, 15.2, 20.7, 25.11 (161)
WEST COAST: 2.4, 4.5, 9.7, 9.10 (64)
GOALS: St Kilda: Goddard 4, Koschitzke 4, Milne 4, Gardiner 2, Geary, McQualter, Dal Santo, King, Montagna, Gram, Jones, Schneider, Hayes, Riewoldt, Dawson
West Coast: LeCras 3, Hunter 2, McKinley 2, Lynch 2
BEST: St Kilda: Goddard, Montagna, Jones, Dal Santo, Koschitzke, Hayes, Blake
West Coast: Selwood, Priddis, Cox, Kerr, Mackenzie
INJURIES: St Kilda: Nil
West Coast: Nil
REPORTS: Steven King (St Kilda) reported by umpire field Grun for striking Ashley Hansen (West Coast) for striking in the fourth quarter
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: James, Sully, Grun
CROWD: 29,066 at Etihad Stadium
The Saints set up the win with a dominant second term before eventually prevailing 25.11 (161) to 9.10 (64).
St Kilda’s pressure was relentless as they continually forced the Eagles into turnovers and punished them on the rebound.
They had 15 individual goal kickers for the match - Brendon Goddard, Justin Koschitzke and Stephen Milne the most effective with four each.
Leigh Montagna generated plenty of run through the middle with a game-high 31 possessions. Nick Dal Santo overcame a sluggish start to finish with 31 touches while Clinton Jones (25 touches, 14 tackles and one goal) did a good job on West Coast star Daniel Kerr.
For the Eagles, Kerr (27 disposals) tried hard all day but lacked his usual effectiveness. Dean Cox was a busy contributor with 24 touches, nine marks and 27 hit-outs while Matt Priddis won plenty of the football but failed to hurt the Saints with his disposals.
Goddard caused all sorts of headaches for the Eagles in the first term, booting his side’s first four goals inside the first 23 minutes of the match to help give the Saints a 16-point lead at quarter-time.
West Coast got the first goal of the second term through Mark LeCras but from that moment on it was all St Kilda.
The Saints locked down their opponents and moved the football through the middle as they slammed on 10 goals for the term to take a match-winning 63-point lead into half-time.
Ross Lyon’s men shared the load in the second quarter with eight different Saints kicking goals.
With the result well and truly beyond doubt, the Saints took their foot off the pedal in the third term before steamrolling the Eagles with five unanswered goals in the final stanza.
ST KILDA: 5.2, 15.2, 20.7, 25.11 (161)
WEST COAST: 2.4, 4.5, 9.7, 9.10 (64)
GOALS: St Kilda: Goddard 4, Koschitzke 4, Milne 4, Gardiner 2, Geary, McQualter, Dal Santo, King, Montagna, Gram, Jones, Schneider, Hayes, Riewoldt, Dawson
West Coast: LeCras 3, Hunter 2, McKinley 2, Lynch 2
BEST: St Kilda: Goddard, Montagna, Jones, Dal Santo, Koschitzke, Hayes, Blake
West Coast: Selwood, Priddis, Cox, Kerr, Mackenzie
INJURIES: St Kilda: Nil
West Coast: Nil
REPORTS: Steven King (St Kilda) reported by umpire field Grun for striking Ashley Hansen (West Coast) for striking in the fourth quarter
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: James, Sully, Grun
CROWD: 29,066 at Etihad Stadium
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