Riccardi marks a Greene pass near CHF and gives off to Himmelberg who celebrates his 200th game milestone nice and early with the first goal! (Q1 2:35)
Greene contests against two in the pocket to a Brown pass, keeps his feet to rove and snap a fabulous finish off the right from 20m, Giants are on! (Q1 3:45)
Sinclair slings Thomas around the neck to concede a free kick just inside CHF for the Giants, the set shot is a peach, GWS skipping away on the back of a string of clearances! (Q1 5:47)
Greene snaps under some pressure from a pack 25m out in the pocket, that ones goes narrow to the right. (Q1 7:12)
The Saints’ first foray forward ends with Wilson releasing Wanganeen-Milera to jet away for a snap near CHF, that one sails wide right. (Q1 8:00)
Hall shanks a kick inside 50 from members wing, Jones is Johnny on the spot to mark it 40m out on a slight angle, his shot is across the face to the right. (Q1 12:53)
Green drops a mark on centre wing but rides a Jones tackle to keep a rebound going, Rowston kicks over Tauru to Gruzewski in the pocket 25m out who threads the goal. (Q1 18:36)
Windhager receives from Travaglia on members wing and hits the lead of Wilson 30m out on the flank, who kicks the first major for the Sainters. (Q1 20:16)
Keeler roves the next centre clearance in the pocket and tries a grubber past his man Taylor, Collard gets a toe to it in the square to pinch the goal! (Q1 21:56)
Gruzewski beats Tauru again to mark an Ash pass to the pocket 30m out, another tough set shot and this one hits the near right post. (Q1 24:44)
Bedford’s handball in the centre goes to grass, Wood marks over Himmelberg on the counter 30m out on the boundary but misses. (Q1 26:33)
Idun is penalised under the stand rule to bring Wood from the HFF 60m out to 20m on a slight angle (short 50 that one!), Wood shanks it to the right. (Q1 28:46)
Slingshot from a ruck free at a stoppage on outer wing for GWS, Greene then Bedford then Riccardi 40m out on the flank who misses near side right. (Q1 31:51)
Wilkie delivers a lovely pass from members wing to the lead of Hall near the boundary 45m out, Whitfield on his ginger but the kick was too good. Hall’s kick doesn’t score. (Q1 33:35)
Sharman marks in front of Aleer just inside 50m in the corridor, his kick starts left and skews right to be off hands for a behind. (Q2 0:54)
Classic Giants tsunami play through the corridor ends with Gruzewski marking behind Tauru 20m out, but he also misses to the right. (Q2 3:12)
Gruzewski takes a contested grab on the back of Wilkie from a Callaghan repeat inside 50 kick near the hotspot, he gets this kick on target. (Q2 5:09)
Wilson gets a 50m penalty for Coniglio’s encroachment to put him at the top of the square for his second goal. (Q2 6:54)
After a stoppage on members wing, O’Halloran passes very short from the HFF inside to Rowston 35m out, dubious as to whether it was long enough but mark paid and goal scored. (Q2 10:20)
Phillipou spins and snaps his first goal from 45m after roving a tap forward by Hill from the centre. (Q2 14:54)
Sharman floats across a pack near the hotspot to mark and goal, margin back to a kick. (Q2 17:09)
Higgins roves a Steele bomb to the top of the square and gives outside to Wilson whose snap falls short… Collard marks next to the behind post, go-ahead goal Saints! (Q2 20:04)
Briggs misses a set shot from 40m on a slight angle to the right. (Q2 24:28)
Wanganeen-Milera flashes through a stoppage 40m out on the flank and draws a holding free on Callaghan, high fives all round with teammates but then he misses to the left. (Q2 26:40)
Briggs handballs to grass under heavy pressure in defence, Higgins roves and handballs to the square but Sharman gets contacted and can only dribble into the post. (Q3 4:04)
Keeler takes a link mark on the HFF and feeds Wanganeen-Milera gliding past for a quick and long kick to the square where Wilson is over the back to mark and goal! (Q3 5:21)
Bedford pushes off Hill to rove the next centre clearance from Green and has a shot from 45m on the flank… that one sails through, fine finish off the right! (Q3 7:06)
Caminiti is late to bump Darcy Jones on the wing, obvious 50m penalty leads to a Thomas mark 40m out on the flank but he tugs his left-foot set shot to the right. (Q3 9:21)
Higgins marks over Callaghan just inside 50m on the flank, beyond his range so he hits the square, Wilson roves but can’t score. (Q3 15:36)
Greene marks 45m out on the flank in front of Hill, looks inside but has to go back for the set shot, is this a captain’s goal to wrest the lead back… it is! (Q3 16:36)
Boxshall feeds Steele after the next bounce to pass to Sharman who takes a contested mark in front of Aleer 35m out on the flank and converts, Saints regain the lead. (Q3 18:37)
After Callaghan taps out to Green for the next centre clearance, Cadman gathers a ground ball at half forward and gives inside to Darcy Jones who snaps the goal from 30m. (Q3 20:17)
Brown draws a blocking free on Stocker just outside 50m on the flank, he goes back for the set shot as history says he has the leg for it, but it does drop for no score. (Q3 22:06)
Gruzewski marks at the top of the square for his third goal in red time, this is a hardfought contest but the Giants have more to play for. (Q3 26:32)
Sharman drops a long ball to the top of the square but the pack all falls over behind him, Keeler of all people is at the foot of it to rove and goal! (Q3 29:33)
It was Keeler’s man Taylor who spreadeagled the pack to put Sharman off his mark, but he didn’t kill the ball. (Q3 30:37)
Throw-in from the Saints forward pocket, Marshall taps over his back for Wilson to complete the set play with the rove and goal off his right, Saints back in front in red time! (Q3 31:33)
Callaghan beats two Saints to intercept in the back pocket, GWS gets the tsunami going through the centre, Greene lopes to 45m and slots the goal just before Garcia arrives. (Q4 3:11)
Cadman hits the right post from a set shot from 50m on a slight angle. (Q4 4:22)
Green snaps from the HFF, ball lands in the square where Tauru spoils Riccardi for a rushed behind. (Q4 5:35)
St Kilda get their own tsunami going from the kick in, coast to coast with Wanganeen-Milera setting up a running snap from Wilson that sails through from the HFF! (Q4 5:50)
Wilson sets Hall away for a running snap through CHF, that one sails through to change the lead yet again! (Q4 8:31)
Himmelberg turns the ball over across half back with Garcia mopping up his shank to grass at CHB, Wilson is over the back for the downhill goal! (Q4 11:31)
Greene provides the quick replying goal after the next bounce, with Darcy Jones roving Zak Jones’ cough up handball and O’Halloran getting the score assist give. (Q4 12:46)
Stocker maybe should have been adjudged HTB after roving deep in defence and getting caught, but Wehr taps the crumb to Brown who does the rest from 15m. (Q4 14:26)
Brown roves Greene’s kick to a huge pack at the top of the square and gives back to Riccardi who blazes wide left. (Q4 15:51)
Rowston kicks from the HFF to the square but Cadman can’t prevent Caminiti rushing with the fist of justice. (Q4 20:02)
Green releases Bedford for a running snap from the pocket 20m out after a stoppage, but that one flies across the face to the left. (Q4 21:07)
Green wins a HTB free on Zak Jones 35m out on a slight angle with a chicken wing tackle, this kick might deliver the win… pokes it through! (Q4 22:17)
Hall gets the margin back to a kick once again for St Kilda with an ice-cold set shot from 35m near the boundary after marking a short Macrae pass in front of Whitfield. (Q4 25:27)
Zak Jones marks 40m out in the corridor, this one for the change of lead yet again, but he leaves it to the right. (Q4 27:27)
Whitfield marks 50m out on the flank, his set shot falls on the boundary 15m out where Greene takes a specky on the back of Stocker, now all he needs is a score… hits the post! (Q4 32:05)
Five points in it, 1:06 to play at the kick in. (Q4 32:16)
Greene takes another enormous contested mark in the centre from the kick in and goes back to the pocket, throw in, 46 seconds. (Q4 32:35)
Darcy Jones roves the throw-in but his handball skids out for a repeat stoppage, 39 seconds. (Q4 33:00)
Ball up on the HFF for GWS, 33 seconds. (Q4 33:16)
Briggs monsters Marshall, catches the ball and handballs forward, and it’s Darcy Jones who can rove and run downhill into the open goal for the sealer! (Q4 33:57)
That wrestling move on Marshall by Briggs at the ball up probably should have been a free kick, but it would be a brave umpire to pay it. (Q4 34:13)
O’Halloran runs to CHF after the next bounce but the siren goes, GWS holds on for the crucial win! (Q4 35:15)
