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CibbuanoSaints smash pitiful Power
April 24th 2009 13:37
ST KILDA has maintained its unbeaten start to the season with an emphatic 66-point win over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium on Friday night.
The Saints were never challenged in a one-sided contest, eventually prevailing 15.12 (102) to 5.6 (36).
The victory is St Kilda’s second at AAMI Stadium in three weeks and their first over the Power at the venue since 1997.
Ross Lyon’s men will remain at the top of the ladder at the end of round five thanks to their percentage which is well over 200.
The win was soured somewhat for the Saints with ruckman Steven King suffering a groin injury in the second quarter.
The koss was made worse for Port with defender Troy Chaplin reported for striking St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt and ruckman Dean Brogan for forceful front-on contact with Farren Ray.
The Badcoe Medal, which is awarded to the player that best exemplifies the Anzac spirit, was won by midfielder Lenny Hayes for his 32 possession game while Riewoldt led from the front with 23 disposals, 10 marks and four goals.
Stephen Milne chimed in with three majors while Sam Fisher generated plenty of run with 28 touches.
For Port, captain Domenic Cassisi, Steven Salopek and Travis Boak won plenty of the football while Kane Cornes kept in-form St Kilda midfielder Nick Dal Santo quiet but failed to hurt him the other way.
The Power won their fair share of the football in the opening stanza but they were unable to find an avenue to goal due to St Kilda’s relentless pressure.
The Saints punished Port on the rebound, moving the football quickly from defence as they slammed on six straight goals for the term.
Milne and Riewoldt were particularly damaging - the pair booting two goals apiece for the quarter to help their side to a commanding 27-point lead at the first change.
Riewoldt kicked his third early in the second term after Troy Chaplin and Josh Carr brought each other to ground in a marking contest before further goals from Robert Eddy, Adam Schneider and Milne blew the margin out to 56 points at half-time.
The halftime scoreline of 1.3 (9) was the lowest in Port's history, beating 1.8 (14) against Fremantle in 2000.
Any hopes of a second half fight-back from Port was quickly quashed by the Saints who kicked two goals in the opening two minutes of the third term through Hayes and Luke Ball.
Port managed to stem the flow of goals for the remainder of the term but the damage had already been done with St Kilda going into the final change with a match-winning 65-point lead.
PORT ADELAIDE: 1.3, 1.3, 3,4, 5.6 (36)
ST KILDA: 6.0,10.5,13.9, 15.12 (102)
GOALS: PORT: Tredrea 2, Lade, Motlop, C.Cornes
ST KILDA: Riewoldt 4, Milne 3, Schneider 2, McQualter, Geary, Eddy, Hayes, Ball, Gwilt
BEST: PORT: K.Cornes, Krakouer, Boak, Salopek, Chaplin, Cassisi
ST KILDA: Hayes, Riewoldt, Milne, Goddard, Fisher, Gram, Ray, Geary, Gardiner
INJURIES: PORT: TBC
ST KILDA: TBC
REPORTS: Troy Chaplin reported in the second quarter by umpire Chris Donlon for high contact on Nick Riewoldt. Dean Brogan reported in the second quarter by umpire Michael Avon for forceful front-on conduct with Farren Ray by umpire Michael Avon.
CHANGES: Nil
The Saints were never challenged in a one-sided contest, eventually prevailing 15.12 (102) to 5.6 (36).
The victory is St Kilda’s second at AAMI Stadium in three weeks and their first over the Power at the venue since 1997.
Ross Lyon’s men will remain at the top of the ladder at the end of round five thanks to their percentage which is well over 200.
The win was soured somewhat for the Saints with ruckman Steven King suffering a groin injury in the second quarter.
The koss was made worse for Port with defender Troy Chaplin reported for striking St Kilda skipper Nick Riewoldt and ruckman Dean Brogan for forceful front-on contact with Farren Ray.
The Badcoe Medal, which is awarded to the player that best exemplifies the Anzac spirit, was won by midfielder Lenny Hayes for his 32 possession game while Riewoldt led from the front with 23 disposals, 10 marks and four goals.
Stephen Milne chimed in with three majors while Sam Fisher generated plenty of run with 28 touches.
For Port, captain Domenic Cassisi, Steven Salopek and Travis Boak won plenty of the football while Kane Cornes kept in-form St Kilda midfielder Nick Dal Santo quiet but failed to hurt him the other way.
The Power won their fair share of the football in the opening stanza but they were unable to find an avenue to goal due to St Kilda’s relentless pressure.
The Saints punished Port on the rebound, moving the football quickly from defence as they slammed on six straight goals for the term.
Milne and Riewoldt were particularly damaging - the pair booting two goals apiece for the quarter to help their side to a commanding 27-point lead at the first change.
Riewoldt kicked his third early in the second term after Troy Chaplin and Josh Carr brought each other to ground in a marking contest before further goals from Robert Eddy, Adam Schneider and Milne blew the margin out to 56 points at half-time.
The halftime scoreline of 1.3 (9) was the lowest in Port's history, beating 1.8 (14) against Fremantle in 2000.
Any hopes of a second half fight-back from Port was quickly quashed by the Saints who kicked two goals in the opening two minutes of the third term through Hayes and Luke Ball.
Port managed to stem the flow of goals for the remainder of the term but the damage had already been done with St Kilda going into the final change with a match-winning 65-point lead.
PORT ADELAIDE: 1.3, 1.3, 3,4, 5.6 (36)
ST KILDA: 6.0,10.5,13.9, 15.12 (102)
GOALS: PORT: Tredrea 2, Lade, Motlop, C.Cornes
ST KILDA: Riewoldt 4, Milne 3, Schneider 2, McQualter, Geary, Eddy, Hayes, Ball, Gwilt
BEST: PORT: K.Cornes, Krakouer, Boak, Salopek, Chaplin, Cassisi
ST KILDA: Hayes, Riewoldt, Milne, Goddard, Fisher, Gram, Ray, Geary, Gardiner
INJURIES: PORT: TBC
ST KILDA: TBC
REPORTS: Troy Chaplin reported in the second quarter by umpire Chris Donlon for high contact on Nick Riewoldt. Dean Brogan reported in the second quarter by umpire Michael Avon for forceful front-on conduct with Farren Ray by umpire Michael Avon.
CHANGES: Nil
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