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Blog log from R18 of 2026: St Kilda vs Port Adelaide

Blog log for St Kilda vs Port Adelaide, R18 of 2026

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Durdin snaps the first goal of the day inside the first twenty seconds from the hotspot roving Butters’ centre clearance! (Q1 0:05)
Caminiti beats Evans to mark at the hotspot from Wangane3en-Milera’s centre clearance for the quickest replying goal! (Q1 2:04)
Whitlock’s J-curve set shot from the boundary floats across the face to the right from Windhager’s OOTF free. (Q1 3:43)
Hall’s pass inside 50 towards Marshall clears him but lands in the arms of Sharman who converts from 40m. (Q1 5:36)
Port’s defensive structure looks poor early as Sharman is on his own over the back to mark Higgins’ long ball and turn into the open goal. (Q1 7:04)
St Kilda’s pressure is forcing a lot of Port fumbles, after a few failed Power attacks Wanganeen-Milera marks 45m out in front and shanks left and OOTF. (Q1 10:17)
Ryan reefs out a handball to Garcia for a left-foot snap across the body from the hotspot that rolls right. (Q1 12:16)
Byrnes tumbles a quick repeat inside 50 from the kick in back to the hotspot where Sharman bullocks Lai off the fall to mark on his chest and kick his third goal! (Q1 13:15)
Caminiti roves a long Higgins kick to the square and tries a snap over the shoulder but it dribbles to the right. (Q1 20:04)
Sweet roves Whitlock’s contest in a pack at the hotspot but hooks his snap to the left. (Q1 22:33)
Sweet gets a ruck free on Marshall 40m out on a slight angle and just shoots narrow left. (Q2 1:33)
Higgins marks on the boundary 30m out after the Saints go coast to coast from the kick in, but his set shot is short and rushed by Sweet. (Q2 2:38)
Burgoyne catches a dithering Henry HTB outside CHF, he gives off to Farrell whose long bomb falls into the right post from 55m. (Q2 3:56)
Wanganeen-Milera passes exquisitely off the outside of the boot from outer wing to the lead of Ryan 30m out on a slight angle to mark in front of Jones and convert. (Q2 5:08)
Ryan is on the end of a forward handball chain from half forward to run into the open goal for back to back jacks! (Q2 6:57)
Centre clearance Power through Sweet, Durdin again takes advantage of it to snap his second goal from 30m on the turn! (Q2 8:28)
Aliir rushes a Marshall snap from a forward 50 stoppage. (Q2 11:41)
After Marshall and Georgiades contest very heavily, Berry roves and hits the post from the pocket 20m out. (Q2 12:29)
Richards and then Durdin both fumble a crumb trying to run into an open goal, ball dribbles for a behind. (Q2 14:29)
Higgins roves a Caminiti contest and dribbles through the goal from point blank range. (Q2 15:38)
Owens roves his fly in the pocket over a pack and gives behind to Ryan who snaps wide from 10m. (Q2 17:49)
Drew has Bamert over the back on a slingshot play from stoppage on outer side to mark at the top of the square for a rare Power major. (Q2 19:29)
Sharman dribbles into the left post from a stoppage deep in attack. (Q2 21:30)
Wanganeen-Milera disrupts Aliir’s marking attempt in the centre to start a counter, Hill has had a field day today and he zooms to 45m on a slight angle to snap a pretty goal. (Q2 24:24)
Wanganeen-Milera performs a party trick checkside pass from the centre to Marshall 40m out, he goes short to Higgins 35m out whose J-curve curves to the left. (Q2 27:38)
Phillipou marks just outside 50m out on a slight angle, doesn’t even look inside for a pass, goes back for the set shot and loads up for bear, Saints in full control! (Q2 30:14)
Sweet kicks quickly from outer wing to a pack 20m out on a slight angle for Whitlock to mark over Caminiti just before the HT siren… but his set shot is poor for a point. (Q2 32:55)
Hall coughs up a handball in the centre with three Power players swarming him, Butters has Horne-Francis in the pocket 25m out on the quick counter, the Hornet misses right. (Q3 2:39)
Higgins is penalised for encroachment to bring Burgoyne from members wing to 20m out on a slight angle for the first goal of Q3. (Q3 4:34)
Horne-Francis marks a Wines pass near the boundary 40m out and threads a lovely drop punt. (Q3 7:24)
Aliir is legged by Henry on the boundary 40m out, a rare set shot for the defender from a very tight angle… no direct score results. (Q3 11:09)
Horne-Francis gives behind a pack to Evans who snaps straight from 45m on a slight angle but the kicked himself admits it was touched off the boot despite the goal being paid. (Q3 11:50)
ARC confirms the goal, against the advice of the kicker! (Q3 12:55)
Richards snaps across the face from the pocket 20m out. (Q3 17:29)
Horne-Francis marks on the other side 35m out on the boundary and delivers another sensational finish with a drop punt for his second of the quarter, margin back to single figures! (Q3 19:05)
Visentini marks on the lead 45m out on a slight angle after another centre clearance to Port from Bamert, his drop punt is another peach! (Q3 20:15)
Higgins runs into the open goal for a settler for the Saints, who are in danger of getting run over. (Q3 22:09)
Aliir intercepts in a pack on members wing and gets a 50m penalty under the stand rule on Higgins. Mark brought near the hotspot, Aliir sends it through! (Q3 31:01)
That was a huge bonus of a red time goal to bring the margin back to a kick leading into 3QT. (Q3 31:36)
Marshall marks a Hall kick on the boundary 15m out and curls in a nice finish. (Q3 34:21)
Berry gets a 50m penalty for three Saints not obeying the stand rule on members wing, mark brought to 40m on a slight angle for a kick after the 3QT siren… flies left. (Q3 36:21)
Berry brings the Power back within a kick. (Q4 6:03)
Lai tries to run from a stoppage deep in defence but can’t get clear of Phillipou and fumbles the footy to Owens who goals from 30m. (Q4 7:03)
Visentini roves in the pocket and gives to Sweet who tries a checkside off a step from 25m… hits the far left post. (Q4 9:07)
Garcia’s snap after a stoppage from 30m on a slight angle skews right and OOTF. (Q4 12:35)
Wood marks a high ball from a stoppage on the HFF by Garcia over Burgoyne at the hotspot. He tries a J-curve that flies straight through. (Q4 15:33)
Marshall marks easily over Evans in the pocket 20m out. This would be the official sealer… narrow. But the Power are out of tickets as it is. (Q4 21:59)
Berry rushes a set shot from 45m on a slight angle with a minute to go, and misses narrow left. (Q4 25:34)

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