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CibbuanoSaints too good for brave Bombers
May 17th 2009 10:38
ST KILDA has maintained its unbeaten start to the season with a 19-point win over Essendon at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
The Saints broke the game open in the first term and eventually prevailed 13.12 (90) to 10.11 (71) in a hard-fought contest.
The Bombers more than matched the ladder leaders in the final three terms and threatened to run over the top of St Kilda several times but like all good teams do, the Saints continually responded and held on for their third straight win over the Dons.
Lenny Hayes was influential in close with a team-high 33 possessions and one goal. He was well supported by Leigh Montagna (28 disposals) and Brendon Goddard (27 touches).
Nick Dal Santo also won plenty of the football while Clinton Jones kept Essendon midfielder Brent Stanton to just 13 possessions.
Justin Koschitzke returned to form with four goals while skipper Nick Riewoldt chimed in with three majors.
For the Bombers, Jobe Watson (39 possessions) got his side going with his work at the stoppages while Andrew Lovett generated plenty of run with 25 disposals.
Matthew Lloyd and Jay Neagle were Essendon’s only multiple goal kickers with three apiece.
Essendon kicked the first goal of the match through Neagle after just three minutes of play but the rest of the term belonged to the Saints.
They suffocated the Bombers’ run with relentless pressure and moved the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on seven of the last seven goals of the term to open up a 28-point lead at quarter-time.
The Dons got themselves back into the contest with three of the first four goals of the second term but a late goal from St Kilda youngster Jaryn Geary allowed the Saints to go into half-time with a 25-point buffer.
Trailing by 23 points after an even third term, the Bombers had their chances in the final stanza to pull off a come-from-behind win but their lack of finishing proved to be costly.
St Kilda will now face Brisbane at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon while Essendon will clash with Richmond in the annual Dreamtime match at the MCG on Saturday night.
ST KILDA: 6.5, 8.8, 11.11, 13.12 (90)
ESSENDON: 2.1, 5.1, 8.6, 10.11 (71)
GOALS: St Kilda: Koschitzke 4, Riewoldt 3, Ball, Geary, Gram, Hayes, McQualter, Milne
Essendon: Lloyd 3, Neagle 3, Dempsey, Myers, H. Slattery, Winderlich
BEST: St Kilda: Jones, Hayes, Koschitzke, Goddard, Dal Santo, Fisher
Essendon: Lovett, Watson, Dempsey, Davey, Pears, Dyson
INJURIES: St Kilda: TBC
Essendon: TBC
REPORTS: Davey (Essendon) by umpire McBurney for charging Dal Santo (St Kilda) in the second quarter
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: McBurney, Chamberlain, Pannell
CROWD: 45,594 at Etihad Stadium
The Saints broke the game open in the first term and eventually prevailed 13.12 (90) to 10.11 (71) in a hard-fought contest.
The Bombers more than matched the ladder leaders in the final three terms and threatened to run over the top of St Kilda several times but like all good teams do, the Saints continually responded and held on for their third straight win over the Dons.
Lenny Hayes was influential in close with a team-high 33 possessions and one goal. He was well supported by Leigh Montagna (28 disposals) and Brendon Goddard (27 touches).
Nick Dal Santo also won plenty of the football while Clinton Jones kept Essendon midfielder Brent Stanton to just 13 possessions.
Justin Koschitzke returned to form with four goals while skipper Nick Riewoldt chimed in with three majors.
For the Bombers, Jobe Watson (39 possessions) got his side going with his work at the stoppages while Andrew Lovett generated plenty of run with 25 disposals.
Matthew Lloyd and Jay Neagle were Essendon’s only multiple goal kickers with three apiece.
Essendon kicked the first goal of the match through Neagle after just three minutes of play but the rest of the term belonged to the Saints.
They suffocated the Bombers’ run with relentless pressure and moved the football quickly through the middle of the ground as they slammed on seven of the last seven goals of the term to open up a 28-point lead at quarter-time.
The Dons got themselves back into the contest with three of the first four goals of the second term but a late goal from St Kilda youngster Jaryn Geary allowed the Saints to go into half-time with a 25-point buffer.
Trailing by 23 points after an even third term, the Bombers had their chances in the final stanza to pull off a come-from-behind win but their lack of finishing proved to be costly.
St Kilda will now face Brisbane at Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon while Essendon will clash with Richmond in the annual Dreamtime match at the MCG on Saturday night.
ST KILDA: 6.5, 8.8, 11.11, 13.12 (90)
ESSENDON: 2.1, 5.1, 8.6, 10.11 (71)
GOALS: St Kilda: Koschitzke 4, Riewoldt 3, Ball, Geary, Gram, Hayes, McQualter, Milne
Essendon: Lloyd 3, Neagle 3, Dempsey, Myers, H. Slattery, Winderlich
BEST: St Kilda: Jones, Hayes, Koschitzke, Goddard, Dal Santo, Fisher
Essendon: Lovett, Watson, Dempsey, Davey, Pears, Dyson
INJURIES: St Kilda: TBC
Essendon: TBC
REPORTS: Davey (Essendon) by umpire McBurney for charging Dal Santo (St Kilda) in the second quarter
CHANGES: Nil
UMPIRES: McBurney, Chamberlain, Pannell
CROWD: 45,594 at Etihad Stadium
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