Hawthorn vs St.Kilda

2022 - 4 - 10

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Two 'clever' moves that sparkes Saints 'procession'; $5.4m star ... (Fox Sports)

Two 'clever' moves that sparkes Saints 'procession'; $5.4m star thrives in new role: 3-2-1.

When Ryder and Marshall are in the same side, the Saints win 68 per cent of the time. It’s a case of ‘don’t let him get that side of me and block his run’ … because the damage that CJ does is when he’s holding the ball and tucks it under his arm and he takes ground. “It’s the blueprint of Bradley Hill at his best, what we’ve seen so far,” Ling told Channel 7. If both of them are out, they only win 25 per cent of the time. “He knows the leading patterns, he knows how to lose his opponent and he knows how to jump and take a mark.” But the Saints generated ample momentum late in the quarter. Triple All-Australian Eddie Betts added: “When Hawthorn attack the ball, they’re looking good. They’re not doing anything like that. “But as soon as the ball gets to him, either Saints player gets to him and make sure he has to dish off. And when Tim Membrey marked and goaled from just inside 50, the Saints had a 16-point lead at quarter-time. The use of Hill as a forward was particularly crucial for the Saints against a Hawthorn side that has several half-backs that like to play with dare and dash. But the Hawks couldn’t capitalise on their momentum and territory at the start of the term while the Saints quickly hit back, with Gresham, Membrey, Hill and Ryder all respectively kicking their second goals of the game to extend their team’s lead to 33 points.

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How to watch Hawthorn vs St Kilda AFL live and match preview (finder.com.au)

Hawthorn are looking to bounce back from a 1-point defeat against Carlton last week when they return to the MCG on Sunday.

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Fine finishing: Rampant Saints thump Hawks (The Age)

Max King, Brad Hill, Tim Membrey and Jade Gresham slotted four goals each and the Saints romped to victory over the Hawks, but the Saints will be sweating ...

Sign up for the Real Footy newsletter. Steele (St Kilda) - 8 King St Kilda) - 8 Gresham (St Kilda) - 8 Sinclair (St Kilda) - 8 Hill (St Kilda) - 8

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Saints thump Hawks but star could be in MRO trouble (AFL)

A powerful victory may come at a cost with Paddy Ryder bump likely to come under scrutiny.

Then just over a minute later he snapped from distance to make it two goals in the opening two minutes. Box Hill got the job done at the MCG earlier in the day over Sandringham in an old-fashioned curtain raiser that we rarely see anymore. The next generation academy graduate looked comfortable at the level and might play plenty of senior football in his first season. He kicked the first goal of the game within 32 seconds after slotting a set shot at the city end. But after producing impressive wins over Fremantle in Perth and Richmond at Marvel Stadium, St Kilda went to another level against Hawthorn, getting on top early and never taking the foot off the pedal to stroll to a 22.10 (142) to 10.13 (73) win. IT ENTERED the season as one of the great unknowns, but a month into 2022 St Kilda has stamped itself as a team determined to return to September after moving to 3-1 on the back of three consecutive wins.

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St Kilda v Hawthorn - The Four Points - The Mongrel Punt (The Mongrel Punt)

The Saints flexed some muscle at the MCG and humbled the Hawks by 69-points. Tim Hunt has the review for The Mongrel, with his four points.

For the Hawks, it was a bit of a return to Earth after the highs of the first three weeks. Watching the Saints, you get the impression that Steele is the type of guy that wouldn’t ask you to do something he wouldn’t do himself. They rarely, if ever, get in each other’s way and stretched the Hawks defence to the point where Hawthorn were forced to station one of their wingmen on the defensive point of the centre square, with this player quickly rushing inside defensive 50 the moment the ball was bounced. Instead of playing him from behind, the Saints prioritised trying to play Jiath from in front, meaning that anytime he got the ball he was met with a Saints forward taking up all of the space for him to run into. The result was somewhat akin to Sonny’s death in The Godfather – a long, drawn-out scene of shocking violence that leaves the audience gasping. Hill compiled 23 disposals, nine marks, seven score involvements, five inside-50’s and a career-high four goals into today’s game, and left me wondering if he’s had a better game than that for the Saints. He had some good games last year (including in their previous encounter with the Hawks) but I don’t reckon he’s had more impact on a game for the Saints than he did today. Well, dear reader, this was the part of the game I was most excited to watch. In the around-the-ground contests, they need to constantly bump and wrestle their opponent as they try to win the ball to their team’s advantage. Marshall is a more traditional ruckman who is happy to engage in a wrestle with his opponent, try to push forward and hit the scoreboard where he can, and play as the extra number in defence when required. Ryder, on the other hand, is at his best when he can jump, get first hand to the ball, and drop it down the throat of one of his midfielders. Heading into the game today, the ruck battle appeared to be one of the key areas where the match would be won and lost. Together, Marshall and Ryder form the best one-two ruck duo in the comp, and it’s their differences in approach that make them so hard for teams to try and defeat.

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