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Match report • View fantasy scoresMontagna kicks to Schneider at the hotspot 40m in front to start this game. Schneider slots the first goal.
Hayes runs through an open centre circle and finds Koschitzke on the lead in front of Silvagni.
Kosi kicks truly, that's a good start to the Saints.
Milne roves a Koschitzke contest at the hotspot and runs into the open goal.
Crowley marks at 40m and handballs outside 50 to Duffield for a supergoal attempt... out on the full.
Schammer gets a free for another OOF by a Saints player but he can only manage a behind.
Freo put pressure on the kick in and Jones kicks a point for the Dockers!
The Saints got the jump but the Dockers have settled in general play.
Schneider gets a handball from Dal Santo at 75m and kicks to a completely open forward line, the ball bounces and bounces... into the post!
Gram collects a bouncing ball at the hotspot and finishes off an excellent Saints rebound from defence with a snap goal.
Ibbotson finds Pavlich on a lead 40m out on an angle.
Pav, who got 5m in front of Dawson on that lead, misses teh shot.
Duffield marks the kick in by Miles just inside the 50m paint. He misses the shot too.
Sorry about the lack of stats so far, it's out of my control. Score is 0.4.1.25 to 0.0.5.5.
Hinkley kicks to Murphy on the lead at 40m. Murphy finally kicks straight.
At quarter time it's 0.4.1.25 to 0.1.5.11. St Kilda started like a train but the game quickly devolved as the Saints coaches decided to flood back when Freo were attacking.
Gram kicks from 55m but it swings wide... Milne lets it bounce and strolls into an open goal to start Q2.
Lots of activity bu tnot much scoring at this stage, the Saints pressing.
The Saints lack structure without Riewoldt, that much is clear.
Geary marks in the centre square and Walters gives away a 50m penalty, Freo players complain and the ump gives another 50m, putting Geary on the goal line for a ninepointer.
Lynch gathers a loose Peake pass on the boundary line at 50m and performs a lovely baulk to free himself of his marker, passes to Stanley at 25m in the pocket. Stanley misses the shot.
The score is St Kilda 1.6.2.41 to Fremantle 0.1.5.11.
Correction, Saints are 1.5.2.41.
Walters intercepts a handpass in the centre square and is held, the resultant free kick goes wide to Duffield in front of Ray 35m out on an angle. Duffield misses.
The Saints have bossed this game in Q2, though it's not showing on the scoreboard as much as it should.
Ibbotson tries to tap a ball in the goalsquare over the goal line but Stanley gets his boot in for the goal!
The score is St Kilda 1.6.2.47 to Fremantle 0.1.6.12.
The quality of this game is fairly poor with both teams's structures almost completely shot to pieces without key talls.
At half time, the score is St Kilda 1.6.3.48 to Fremantle 0.1.6.12.
The Telstra connections at Etihad were damaged in the storm, apparently, which is why there are no stats.
Morabito runs from the centre clearance to start Q3 and bombs a supergoal!
Wow, that was out of character for this match.
Hayden is front a centre to a pack 25m out but his flying shot is wide.
Bradley kicks to Pavlich at the 50m paint just inside the boundary.
Pav takes the very difficult shot... didn't even look like it.
Hayden intercepts a pass at half back and goes to Pavlich at 60m who marks... he loads up for bear and roost a huge supergoal!
The score is St Kilda 1.6.2.47 to Fremantle 2.1.7.31, those two supergoals have enlivened the contest.
Duffield lobs a pass across half back and Gram spoils, he butters up his own work after Milne can't gather to goal.
Gram bangs the ball on the boot from the restart clearance, Milne roves a Kosi contest and runs into the goal for another!
An ugly passage of play in the Dockers forward line ends with the ball squirting out wide to the pocket to Barlow, who coolly snaps on his right for a lovely goal.
A handpass to Geary in the forward line is errant, but he kicks the ball out of mid air from 20m... fine goal!
Armitage roves the centre ruck tap and Lynch roves the Kosi pack, gives by hand to Stanley for the Milne-like trot into an open goal.
Gram kicks wide to Lynch's lead in front of Pearce at 45m.
Lynch kicks long and strong for another one.
Montagna finds Armitage at the hotspot on his own. Armitage pops through yet another Saint goal.
This is really one way traffic since the Saint midfielders lifted their ratings earlier in the quarter.
The Saints are now playing tempo footy. Maybe they'll call this one off at 3QT. We can only hope.
At the last change the scores hardly matter, the Saints have long since stowed this one away.
Jones, who has had a ton of it tonight, gives to Schneider for a junk time goal.
Dal Santo catches Duffield HTB on 50m but no score results.
Armitage catches Ibbotson HTB at 35m on a slight angle. Armitage misses the shot.
Armitage kicks short form a pack 55m out to Milne at 35m. Milne takes the set shot and squeezes it in for his fourth major.
Hayden snaps a lovely garbage goal from the boundary line after a handball from Pavlich at 30m.
King kicks hurriedly from a pack in the square and McQualter marks in front of Bradley. McQualter handballs to Gram for the supergoal and Gram delivers!
Milne roves a long Peake bomb in the square and gives off to McQualter for a champagne footy goal. Or, as Matthew Campbell said on Fox last week, an "Australian sparking football" goal.
Morabito misses a nine-point attempt after a 50m penalty.
Blessed siren. Final scores were St Kilda 2.15.7.115 to Fremantle 2.3.9.45.
To reiterate: the Telstra connections at Etihad were damaged in the storm, which is why there are no stats.


