Sinclair lines up just within his range 50m out but passes short to Windhager 30m out on a slight angle for the first goal of the evening. (Q1 3:07)
Wanganeen-Milera weaves at half forward and kicks to the top of the square, misses his target but it falls in the lap of Owens who marks and goals. (Q1 4:52)
Jhye Clark pokes a short ball from half forward to the hotspot for Stengle to mark… but shanks it wide left. (Q1 9:17)
Jhye Clark kicks inside 50 again for O’Connor 45m out on a slight angle, who misses to the right. (Q1 10:48)
Saints go slow and short on rebound, Guthrie intercepts to start a quick counter, Bowes to Stengle in the pocket 25m out who screws in the goal. (Q1 11:49)
Dempsey snaps across the face from mid-range. (Q1 14:22)
Jhye Clark runs away from a ball up on outer wing and reaches 50m on a slight angle but blazes wide right. (Q1 15:50)
St Kilda keeps on attacking the corridor on rebound, this time it comes off with Owens halving a contest with Stewart for Higgins to break away from Jack Henry to goal. (Q1 16:57)
Wood hits the woodwork with a set shot from 40m on the flank. (Q1 18:42)
Owens gets smashed by Mullin going back with the flight in the pocket, Higgins plays on to advantage for Collard who avoids Holmes to snap the goal from the square. (Q1 24:18)
Saints get repeat inside 50s, Wilson and Wood work the ball around the pocket then a give inside to Sinclair who goals off the left from 20m! (Q1 25:47)
Jones has had an electric start to this game after being quiet last week, he hits Wood leading to 45m on the corridor, who converts. Saints have wood! (Q1 29:08)
Macrae has carried on from where he left off last week, he passes to Higgins 30m out on a slight angle who misses near side right. (Q2 1:07)
Neale rises in the midst of three Saints to clunk the mark from a long O’Connor ball to the pocket 35m out. His set shot is perfect for his first goal. (Q2 2:39)
Jones roves on the HFF and goes inboard for Windhager to mark over Miers 35m out in the corridor, who hits the left post. (Q2 4:54)
Another inside 50 kick by Macrae, Guthrie is pinged for a rather obvious hold on Higgins 30m out on the flank, Higgins plays on inside and screws through the goal off the left. (Q2 7:09)
Clark scrubs a kick from the HFF towards the hotspot, Marshall taps down to Higgins who sends Collard into the open goal with a lovely handball over traffic! (Q2 10:27)
Blicavs gets a push free 30m out on a slight angle and converts. (Q2 11:55)
Atkins gets past Hill on the mark after a free at the next bounce, he hits Oliver Henry leading to 40m on a slight angle who misses near side right. (Q2 11:55)
Wood snaps another goal from the pocket after Steele smothers Knevitt, butters up and gives inside. Saints aren’t done building this lead yet! (Q2 11:55)
Cameron coughs up a handball at CHB, Wanganeen-Milera baulks and shoots off a step from 45m on a slight angle… almost goal of the year but it’s wide to the right. (Q2 20:25)
Miers shoots across the face on the run from 40m on the flank under not much pressure. (Q2 21:12)
St Kilda rebound with ease around members wing with superior run, Windhager has Higgins to gather and goal from 30m, it’s a procession! (Q2 21:44)
Stocker tackles Oliver Henry to save a goal on a fast break at half break. St Kilda looks a different team at home. (Q2 27:17)
Close stops the rot with a snap goal from a pack at the hotspot. (Q2 28:21)
Dangerfield gets a holding free on Steele at the next bounce, long ball for Holmes to mark in front of his tagger Windhager 35m out on a slight angle, he kicks straight. (Q2 30:10)
Marshall marks 50m out on the flank just before the HT siren, he misses near side left. (Q2 32:57)
Goals to Sinclair and Keeler have restored the lead the Saints enjoyed before those two late ones to the Cats just before HT. (Q3 8:54)
Hill and Cameron sit under a long Neale ball to the fat side pocket, the ump sees a jumper tug, free Jezza and goal from 15m. (Q3 10:13)
Windhager wobbles through his second goal from a stoppage at half forward. (Q3 12:01)
Clohesy rolls through his first senior goal after roving 35m out in front. (Q3 12:55)
Knevitt sails through another goal from 30m on a slight angle after the next centre clearance. Bit of a shoot out developing. (Q3 14:46)
Holmes sends a centring ball from the pocket over a pack at the top of the square to the advantage of Stengle who marks and goals. (Q3 23:02)
Humphries falls over on a switch in the centre, Collard runs clear and passes to Owens 45m out on a slight angle, whose set shot is wide and short for no score. (Q3 26:42)
Sinclair passes to Owens 30m out on a slight angle on the other side, his set shot flirts with the right goalpost but falls in. (Q3 27:37)
Clohesy marks a long De Koning speculator from outer wing in front of two Saints 40m out on a slight angle. 3QT siren sounds, Clohesy hooks left. (Q3 31:14)
O’Sullivan centres from the HFF to the top of the square, pack forms and it’s Dempsey who leaps in front to mark and goal. (Q4 3:38)
Marshall kicks up the chimney from the HFF to the hotspot, Owens roves his own contest and flips to Higgins who does the rest off the right! (Q4 6:03)
Hall marks 50m out on a slight angle after the Saints boss the next centre bounce. His kick is long but near side right. (Q4 7:23)
Marshall is in the hole for an Oliver Henry speculator to the hotspot but the ball hits the turf, Blicavs feeds Clohesy for a goal from the square. (Q4 9:33)
Marshall to Macrae for the next centre clearance, Owens dives in front of O’Sullivan to mark 45m out on a slight angle but shoots across the face to the left. (Q4 10:39)
Byrnes and Dempsey scrap for a crumb that flips over the back to Geelong goalsquare, Dempsey holds but isn’t pinged then volleys a goal, much to Byrnes’ disgust. (Q4 14:04)
Neale gets a holding free off the play 50m out on the flank, his set shot is a booming kick straight over the goal umpire’s cap! (Q4 15:45)
Cats getting repeat inside 50s, Dangerfield juggles a mark in front of Wanganeen-Milera 40m out on a slight angle but he hooks it way left and short, rushed behind. (Q4 19:17)
Jhye Clark snaps off the left from a stoppage at the hotspot… wide right. (Q4 21:06)
Wanganeen-Milera chases a crumb from Marshall’s spoil to the square, Close gets a boot to it first but NWM claims it was him instead, review… (Q4 24:04)
Review confirms Wanganeen=Milera’s version of events, ball ruled to have come off his ankle, only a point. Huge play! (Q4 24:49)
O’Connell and then Caminiti take big relieving marks deep in defence, Cats are pumping with great force! (Q4 27:22)
Clock ticks down to 2:22 (Richie) with the margin still two kicks. (Q4 27:51)
Dangerfield has a chance from the pocket but his snap falls on the line to be rushed. (Q4 28:05)
Clock at 2:00 as the Saints rebound slowly. (Q4 28:05)
Diagonal kick to one on three turns over, O’Connell runs to the HFF and has a rush of blood, blazes OOTF! (Q4 28:39)
Sinclair roves at half back and gives to Webster whose shank lands luckily with Macrae, Saints play tempo, less than a minute to go… (Q4 29:16)
Wood marks a long dump kick to members wing, that almost ices it… (Q4 29:35)
Keeler also marks on a long down the line kick, that will ice it now, Saints are home! (Q4 30:00)
