Sicily outmarks Parker on the last line and starts a rebound around outer wing, McEvoy passes to Scully at the hotspot for the first goal of the afternoon. (Q1 5:15)
Breust beats Battle in a ground battle on the wing and gives to Roughead who has Gunston on his own 20m out on the flank, who misses. (Q1 7:22)
Bruce runs to half forward with Henderson on his hammer and grubbers to the hotspot, ends up working for Marshall who gives to Lonie for the first Sainter goal. (Q1 9:44)
Cousins just evades a chaser to deliver a long kick from the HFF down the line, Nash beats Wilkie to mark and goal from 15m. (Q1 14:39)
Long marks at half forward and kicks over CHF to the fat side for Lonie who misses from 45m on a slight angle. (Q1 17:00)
Saints spoil the kick in to the HBF, Long sails through a snap to level the scores. (Q1 17:29)
Breust is called to play on after intercepting at half back, gets smashed by Parker from behind, Saints everywhere and it’s Acres who strolls into the open goal. (Q1 20:14)
McEvoy gives to Cousins who turns and shoots wide from 45m on the flank, needed a shout to tell him he was free and could have steadied. (Q1 22:11)
Gunston runs up the guts and goes to Roughead who drops a sitter near the hotspot but has enough time to butter up and find Henderson running to the square for the goal. (Q1 24:25)
Nash spoils a short kick to the Hawks half forward line down to Wingard who goes quickly to the square where Roughead marks, plays on and goals. (Q2 3:43)
Long plays on to advantage from a free on the HFF and goals from 20m. (Q2 4:45)
Ross snaps off a step from 50m on a slight angle after a stoppage for the go-ahead goal. (Q2 8:12)
Scully gives to Nash who snaps across the face from 40m on the flank. (Q2 14:03)
Puopolo marks a Cousins kick from the wing 40m out on a slight angle, but misses. (Q2 16:01)
Gunston marks on the HFF and goes down the line to Roughead’s contest 20m out, the crumb falls over the back for Puopolo to volley home. (Q2 23:28)
Long marks a Ross kick in front of Sicily near the boundary 45m out, his set shot falls on the line but is off Billings’s hands for a behind. (Q2 25:27)
Lonie roves a Kent kick to the pocket but snaps wide from 20m. (Q2 27:02)
Lonie roves and misses again from a similar spot in the other pocket. (Q2 28:30)
Brown is pinged for encroachment to bring Henderson from wing to 45m on a slight angle just before HT, Henderson kicks truly as the siren sounds. (Q2 32:02)
Puopolo roves a Roughead drop in the pocket and gives to Wingard who feeds Breust, he goals from the square. (Q3 4:01)
Henderson marks at half forward and sits a kick to 20m out in front, Wingard contests, Breust roves and gives back to Wingard who does the rest off the left boot. (Q3 5:47)
Roughead screws a snap wide from 20m on the flank after a rove and feed by Ceglar. (Q3 8:30)
Roughead flies in front of two Saints to mark at the hotspot and kick his second goal. (Q3 9:50)
Sicily touches through a Parker kick from 55m out in front for a behind. (Q3 11:45)
Bruce catches Scrimshaw HTB at half forward, Saints everywhere and Acres sets up Newnes to stroll into the open goal. (Q3 14:46)
Puopolo taps a loose ball after a Nash contest on the HFF to Scully who runs around the boundary and snaps truly from 20m. (Q3 15:49)
Mirra misses Sicily by foot on the HBF and Membrey pounces, eventually Bruce passes to Lonie 30m out on a slight angle who makes no mistake. (Q3 18:46)
Acres passes to Bruce at the hotspot on the end of a fast break attack for his first goal. (Q3 25:17)
Henderson is pinged for kicking in danger as Lonie falls on a loose footy 40m out on a slight angle from the Saints goals, Lonie misses. (Q3 31:01)
Billings passes to Marshall 45m out on the flank, who misses. (Q4 0:52)
Marshall marks again, this one over Hardwick 35m out on a slight angle, and gets this set shot on target. (Q4 1:47)
McEvoy and Sicily spoil each other on the HBF to cause another repeat inside 50 for the Sainters, Newnes marks 45m out on a slight angle and misses. (Q4 5:17)
Lonie toepokes the crumb to an Acres contest at the top of the square but it spills wide. (Q4 7:19)
Scramble in the Hawks forward 50, eventually Henderson kicks from one pocket to the other for Puopolo to mark 20m out, he misses everything. (Q4 9:47)
Chaos ball to half forward for St Kilda favours the Saints, Steele kicks to the pocket for Kent 35m out, he kicks OOTF. (Q4 16:53)
Gunston shoots on the run from 60m on the flank to an empty square after a feed by Scully, but it skids wide. (Q4 18:01)
Two Saints tackle Mirra at the Saint hotspot and win a HTB free, the Hawks argue the toss with the ump but no dice, Lonie puts his team in the lead, 4:34 left! (Q4 21:03)
Sinclair snaps high from a stoppage in the pocket, lands in the square and bounces through, did any of the three Hawks nearby get a finger on it? Video review… (Q4 23:03)
Review shows it came off the hand of Hardwick, just a point. (Q4 23:33)
3:47 at the kick in, Saints lead by four. (Q4 24:09)
Ross with the inside 50, Sicily mops up but dumps it blind, kick goes back to that pocket where Membrey snaps wide. (Q4 26:04)
Ceglar marks in relief at defensive hotspot and gets a 50m penalty, long ball to a big pack at half forward for the Hawks, ball up, 1:53. (Q4 26:32)
Secondary stoppage on the Hawk HFF, 1:44. (Q4 27:06)
Newnews feeds Ross for the clearance but it comes back to that Hawk HFF, ball up, 1:10. (Q4 27:46)
Newnes clears but Scrimshaw starts an attack, another ball up on the Hawthorn HFF, 46 seconds. (Q4 28:21)
Lonie taps over for a throw in on the wing, 35 seconds. (Q4 28:49)
Another ball in on the wing, 26 seconds. (Q4 29:20)
Bruce marks at half forward and goes long to the hotspot, Smith roves and starts an attack but the siren goes, Saints win! (Q4 30:05)