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Western Bulldogs
9.6.60
St Kilda
11.9.75
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Western Bulldogs
St Kilda
Q1
4.2.26
3.3.21

    Western Bulldogs Events

  • 6 mins - Goal, C.Smith
  • 8 mins - Goal, J.Redpath
  • 12 mins - Goal, T.Dickson
  • 18 mins - Goal, M.Suckling
  • 21 mins - Behind, C.Smith
  • 31 mins - Behind, L.Picken

    Western Bulldogs and St Kilda Events

  • 2 mins - Goal, T.Membrey
  • 4 mins - Behind, S.Savage
  • 4 mins - Behind, J.Bruce
  • 14 mins - Goal, M.Weller
  • 27 mins - Behind, D.Roberton
  • 29 mins - Goal, D.Armitage
Q2
6.4.40
7.4.46

    Western Bulldogs Events

  • 3 mins - Behind, T.Boyd
  • 7 mins - Goal, M.Bontempelli
  • 10 mins - Goal, M.Bontempelli
  • 30 mins - Behind, M.Bontempelli

    Western Bulldogs and St Kilda Events

  • 5 mins - Goal, N.Riewoldt
  • 12 mins - Behind, N.Wright
  • 14 mins - Goal, N.Riewoldt
  • 18 mins - Goal, J.Steven
  • 26 mins - Goal, N.Riewoldt
Q3
9.6.60
10.5.65

    Western Bulldogs Events

  • 11 mins - Goal, T.Dickson
  • 13 mins - Goal, L.Jong
  • 14 mins - Goal, M.Bontempelli
  • 18 mins - Behind, M.Bontempelli
  • 29 mins - Behind, M.Bontempelli

    Western Bulldogs and St Kilda Events

  • 1 mins - Goal, T.Membrey
  • 7 mins - Goal, N.Riewoldt
  • 11 mins - Behind, T.Membrey
  • 21 mins - Goal, J.Gresham
Q4
9.6.60
11.9.75

    Western Bulldogs Events

    Western Bulldogs and St Kilda Events

  • 8 mins - Goal, N.Wright
  • 9 mins - Behind, J.Billings
  • 22 mins - Behind, J.Bruce
  • 24 mins - Behind, M.Weller
  • 26 mins - Behind, T.Hickey

Scorers

Western Bulldogs
St Kilda
Goal Scorers Western Bulldogs St Kilda
Goals and Behinds Bontempelli (3.3), Dickson (2.0), Smith (1.1), Jong (1.0), Redpath (1.0), Suckling (1.0), Boyd (0.1), Picken (0.1) Riewoldt (4.0), Membrey (2.1), Weller (1.1), Wright (1.1), Armitage (1.0), Gresham (1.0), Steven (1.0), Bruce (0.2), Billings (0.1), Hickey (0.1), Roberton (0.1), Savage (0.1)

Team Statistics

Western Bulldogs
St Kilda

Statistics

Western Bulldogs St Kilda
Goals 9 11
Behinds 6 9
Scoring shots 20 20
Goals/scoring shots 45 55
Disposals 372 391
Western BulldogsGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
S.Biggs 19 11 2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0
M.Bontempelli 25 12 7 13 8 3 0 1 0 3
M.Boyd 24 15 7 9 7 3 1 2 0 0
T.Boyd 8 4 1 4 6 1 2 1 13 0
C.Daniel 18 10 0 8 10 3 3 0 0 2
T.Dickson 13 6 3 7 5 2 1 1 0 2
J.Dunkley 20 8 5 12 9 6 1 0 0 3
L.Hunter 28 18 3 10 8 4 2 0 0 2
J.Johannisen 23 12 3 11 5 3 0 0 0 1
L.Jong 19 8 3 11 8 8 1 3 0 2
T.Liberatore 14 3 1 11 8 3 0 1 0 1
J.Macrae 27 12 8 15 9 2 1 1 0 3
D.Morris 5 3 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
L.Picken 20 10 5 10 8 1 1 0 0 2
J.Redpath 4 1 0 3 2 2 1 2 2 0
F.Roberts 11 4 3 7 4 1 0 1 0 0
J.Roughead 16 12 7 4 10 5 5 2 15 4
C.Smith 15 8 4 7 9 7 2 3 0 3
K.Stevens 16 6 1 10 8 5 1 2 0 3
M.Suckling 21 14 4 7 6 3 2 0 0 2
M.Wallis 10 4 3 6 4 5 1 2 0 1
E.Wood 16 10 8 6 5 0 0 2 0 0
St KildaGoal Scorers
Players D K M H CP T FF FA HO CL
B.Acres 12 6 5 6 3 1 0 2 3 0
D.Armitage 18 10 3 8 8 6 2 1 0 4
J.Billings 17 9 2 8 8 3 3 1 1 3
J.Bruce 8 2 2 6 4 1 1 2 1 0
S.Dempster 23 12 10 11 12 2 1 0 0 1
L.Dunstan 17 11 3 6 9 6 1 2 0 6
J.Geary 20 11 6 9 6 2 2 0 0 1
S.Gilbert 12 7 2 5 5 4 1 1 1 0
J.Gresham 19 12 4 7 8 2 1 1 0 3
T.Hickey 18 6 6 12 10 3 2 3 34 4
D.McKenzie 12 5 3 7 4 1 0 1 0 1
T.Membrey 14 9 6 5 9 1 0 1 0 0
L.Montagna 23 14 7 9 1 2 0 1 0 0
J.Newnes 26 15 5 11 9 5 3 1 0 0
N.Riewoldt 19 14 10 5 5 0 0 1 4 0
D.Roberton 23 13 9 10 3 1 1 1 0 0
S.Ross 15 10 4 5 4 4 0 0 1 2
S.Savage 22 15 5 7 5 3 2 0 0 1
J.Sinclair 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
J.Steven 39 17 6 22 14 7 1 1 0 6
M.Weller 22 13 8 9 13 3 1 2 0 0
N.Wright 9 5 2 4 5 4 2 1 0 1

Match Details

Western Bulldogs
St Kilda
START TIME
7:25PM
WEATHER
Shower or two
VENUE
Etihad Stadium
Umpires
Jacob Mollison, David Harris, Ray Chamberlain

Western Bulldogs v St Kilda: Saints keep finals hopes alive on horror night for Dogs

WESTERN BULLDOGS: 4.2 6.4 9.6 9.6 (60)
ST KILDA:
3.3 7.4 10.5 11.9 (75)
Goals:
Western Bulldogs: M Bontempelli 3 T Dickson 2 C Smith J Redpath L Jong M Suckling. St Kilda: N Riewoldt 4 T Membrey 2 D Armitage J Gresham J Steven M Weller N Wright.
Best: Western Bulldogs: M. Bontempelli, J. Macrae, L. Hunter, J. Dunkley, M. Boyd, L. Jong. St Kilda: J. Steven, N. Riewoldt, M. Weller, T. Hickey, S. Dempster, S. Savage, J. Newnes
Umpires: Jacob Mollison, Ray Chamberlain, David Harris.
Official Crowd: 26,583 at Etihad Stadium.

Brent Harvey's record-breaking 427th AFL game could play a crucial role in shaping the composition of the top eight after St Kilda upset the Western Bulldogs on a horror Saturday night for the losers at Etihad Stadium.

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Saints edge wounded Dogs

Serious injuries further marred the Western Bulldogs' 60-75 loss to St.Kilda on Saturday night.

The Saints will enter the clash against North Melbourne at the same venue next Saturday night two games adrift of the Roos, with Alan Richardson's side's unlikely finals tilt still alive.

The 15-point loss for the Dogs came at a heavy cost. They have lost their place in the top four, but that's not the worst of it. Mitch Wallis was carted off in the final term having broken both his tibia and fibula, Jack Redpath tore his ACL, and Dale Morris is in doubt to face Geelong next week after hurting his hamstring. 

Mitch Wallis was in "unbelievable" pain.
Mitch Wallis was in "unbelievable" pain. Photo: AFL Media/Getty Images

Saints dasher Nathan Wright kicked the lone goal of the final term, as the Dogs – down to just one on the bench – went scoreless.

St Kilda captain Nick Riewoldt showed he might still be a pretty decent forward option, kicking four goals to again prove the bane of the Dogs' existence.

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But it was Jack Steven who set the game up for the Saints. The midfield star had 39 disposals, 26 of which came before half-time. His pace and tenacity were instrumental in the result. Marcus Bontempelli was sublime for the Dogs – kicking 3.3 to go with 25 disposals. But this was a bad night for Luke Beveridge's men.

St Kilda made the early running, dominating possession in the opening minutes. The Dogs hadn't brought the ball inside 50 before Clay Smith marked and sent it through from the arc – a poignant moment given his last outing against the Saints ended in a third knee reconstruction. From there though the Dogs had the better of the term.

Saints' Tim Membrey marks the ball.
Saints' Tim Membrey marks the ball. Photo: Getty Images

The Saints were ill-disciplined, conceding 10 free kicks to six before quarter-time. The most egregious lapse came from veteran Leigh Montagna who didn't give the ball back quickly enough to Matt Suckling. The former Hawk might have made the distance from 60 metres anyway, but the ensuing 50-metre penalty effectively guaranteed a goal.

Despite trailing 14-9 for inside 50s, the Saints were still just five points down at the first break, with Mav Weller kicking one of their three goals for the quarter only moments after returning to the field after having his chin cleaned up after nasty accidental collision with Jack Macrae.

Riewoldt crumbed and snapped like a man 15 centimetres shorter to grab the first goal of the second term. But the Dogs had answers – or least an answer: Bontempelli.

With Redpath and Tom Boyd largely ineffective as tall targets, Bontempelli stood up, kicking two goals in quick succession, the latter of which came after Weller gave away a pair of free kicks.

But it was around then the Saints started to gain control again. Weller and Steven upped their already impressive output, with the latter taking advantage of a Suckling shank to goal.

Meanwhile, Riewoldt was leading the Dogs' back line on a merry dance, kicking two more for the quarter. St Kilda headed to the long break six points ahead, and had tellingly won contested possessions for the quarter 42-26.

The third quarter started just like the first: with tim Membrey marking and goaling. Riewoldt added his fourth not long after, making it five in a row for St Kilda. The Dogs were on the back foot, with Morris' night ended, and Redpath temporarily sidelined. Membrey had a set shot moments later. Had he converted the margin would have been 24 points. He didn't. Suckling banged it straight down the middle, and Tory Dickson goaled.

Within three minutes the margin had been trimmed to one point after Bontempelli – who was running amok – struck the ball beautifully on the run. Jade Gresham floated one through from the pocket, and the game tensed up.

The Saints led by five points at the final change, and their contested ball lead had been trimmed from 14 to one. But the more important number was the number of players on each bench. It would soon be four to one.

WESTERN BULLDOGS v ST KILDA

Votes
J. Steven (StK) 9
N. Riewoldt (StK) 8
M. Bontempelli (WB) 8
M. Weller (StK) 7
T. Hickey (StK) 7

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