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Blog log from R8 of 2026: Carlton vs St Kilda

Blog log for Carlton vs St Kilda, R8 of 2026

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Sharman marks in the pocket and screws in the first goal of the night from 20m. (Q1 1:26)
Owens misses to the right from a set shot from 50m on a slight angle. (Q1 2:55)
Sinclair’s kick across the back line drifts OOTF 20m out, Kemp curls in the goal off the left boot. (Q1 6:03)
Pittonet claims a mark from McKay’s long set shot on the behind line but it’s quickly ruled a point. (Q1 8:05)
Evans roves Hayward’s smothered snap but his kick goes to the right from 15m under pressure. (Q1 10:19)
Walsh volleys a crumb deep in defence but, predictably, it lands with a Saint inside 50, this time it’s Henry 45m out on a slight angle who misses right. (Q1 11:15)
Carroll plays on to advantage from a contact free against Wilkie on Hayward, nice low pass to Kemp in the pocket 25m out who doesn’t score with a shank. (Q1 12:33)
Smith marks 40m out on the flank and misses. (Q1 14:02)
Kemp receives from Evans for a snap off a step from 40m on the flank, that one is narrow to the right. (Q1 15:03)
Haynes rushes a Garcia roller from the pocket for a behind. (Q1 16:02)
Sharman passes from members wing to Henry 40m out, who gives off to Wanganeen-Milera who baulks and shoots to the left. (Q1 17:05)
Marshall juggles a pack mark at the hotspot in front of Reidy, whose J-curve is straight through. (Q1 19:04)
Hollands feeds Evans for a snap after a stoppage 40m out on the flank, that one falls in. (Q1 20:52)
De Koning marks a long, high speculator to the top of the square, Carlton fans hoot their ex-hero but he shuts them up with the goal. (Q1 25:06)
Sharman marks over Haynes just inside 50m on a slight angle, but misses narrow to the right. (Q2 0:48)
Caminiti’s set shot from the HFF looks great to start with then fades late to the left. (Q2 3:50)
Kemp marks in a pack 25m out in the pocket, Marshall has a brain explosion with a very late tackle, easy 50m decision and goal. (Q2 4:50)
Cripps marks a short Smith kick inside 50 behind Macrae 30m out on the flank, he steers through the goal inside the left post. (Q2 7:45)
Carroll leaps over a pack like Kiwi in 1983 to mark a Carroll speculator to the top of the square for his first goal! (Q2 9:30)
McGovern turns the ball over by foot on members wing to Henry, who goes quick and long to CHF for Sharman, he passes to Owens 25m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q2 11:50)
Kemp marks near the hotspot but misses to the right. (Q2 13:35)
McGovern makes up for his earlier mistake with a snap goal from half forward. (Q2 15:05)
Hollands hits the lead of Ainsworth 45m out on a slight angle from outer wing. The ex-Sun delivers a lovely drop punt. (Q2 22:35)
Marshall’s J-curve from fully 40m out on the flank is high, long and in. (Q2 24:32)
Macrae hits the lead of Sharman 45m out on the flank, who goes with the traditional drop punt which is wide and rushed. (Q2 26:20)
Sharman misses a snap from a pack 30m out on the flank. (Q2 28:23)
Walsh passes to McGovern within range on the HFF but he plays on for the inside pass to Williams 40m out on a slight angle. Williams leaves his drop punt to the right. (Q2 29:36)
McGovern marks on the boundary 40m out and shoots across the face to the left. (Q3 1:36)
Hill steers through a goal from a set shot 15m out. (Q3 7:22)
Sharman flies in front of Saad to mark 45m out on the flank, his set shot starts left and draws inside the post to bring the margin back to a kick. (Q3 10:07)
Owens marks a long Sharman ball from the HFF to the fat side pocket 20m out, but he shanks a behind off the left. (Q3 11:17)
Hill passes to the lead of Phillipou 40m out in the corridor who also misses. (Q3 13:05)
Saad passes from the centre to Hayward just inside 50m out on the flank, who misses near side left. (Q3 14:25)
Williams keeps up with Wanganeen-Milera on a scoot around members wing but three bounces later Nasiah sets up Sharman to pass to Owens at the hotspot, that one goes through. (Q3 15:07)
St Kilda have the lead back after earning it early then giving it up in Q2. (Q3 15:32)
Garcia’s Joe the Goose special to Henry misses the target but Henry is good enough to volley it home for the goal. (Q3 19:40)
Dean clatters Henry into the fence after the goal and the umpire, after the melee, awards a free kick to Henry on the goal line for consecutive goals without a centre contest. (Q3 20:17)
Hall catches Cripps HTB on the wing, Garcia plays on for a centring ball for Wood who slots the seventh goal on the bounce for the Saints from 20m! (Q3 23:17)
Saints from the centre through Garcia, Marshall beats Haynes to mark on his chest 40m out on the flank, he booms through another one, three for him! (Q3 24:27)
Wood marks 35m out in the pocket, his J-curve off the left is a shank but lands in the arms of De Koning 25m out, eight for the quarter for them with that one. (Q3 26:56)
Reidy tumbles a punt from the HFF towards the hotspot, ugly but it lands with Ainsworth who goals to stop the rot. (Q3 30:01)
Cripps kicks inside 50 after the next centre contest but it bounces out quickly, Hill passes to Sharman 40m out on a slight angle just before the 3QT siren, he misses. (Q3 32:03)
Kemp marks a Newman pass behind Silvagni in the pocket 20m out but misses to the right. (Q4 0:54)
Walsh kicks rather hopefully to a pack 40m out near the boundary where McKay gets a holding free on Wilkie. McKay kicks narrow to the right. (Q4 2:57)
Henry and Hill are over the back for a long Owens kick from the HFF, Henry marks and goals. Blues just about done now. (Q4 9:27)
Wanganeen-Milera marks a Hill pass from the pocket to the top of the square in front of Newman for a cherry on top of another BOG performance. (Q4 13:10)
Owens converts a set shot from CHF for some garbage. (Q4 23:54)
Kemp also gets some up the other end, and looks exhausted. (Q4 25:22)

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