Brisbane vs St Kilda

2022 - 6 - 11

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AFL live ScoreCentre: Fremantle vs Hawthorn, Brisbane vs St Kilda ... (ABC News)

Brisbane need a win to hold onto their top-two spot, but nothing will come easy against a St Kilda team with lofty aspirations of their own.

Fremantle turned for home with a handy 14-point edge, but the margin was just six when Luke Breust booted his second goal of the match with six minutes remaining. Fyfe had the chance to produce a memorable highlight late in the second quarter when he collected the ball in the pocket, but his dribble kick was never on track and went through for a behind. The Dockers booted the opening two goals of the match, but Hawthorn worked their way into the contest and made the most of their chances in attack.

'Night of carnage': 'Brutal' injury toll and touchy calls as patchy Lions ... (Fox Sports)

'Night of carnage': 'Brutal' injury toll and touchy calls as patchy Lions find groove - 3-2-1.

Lions veteran Mitch Robinson covered his mouth to stop him from saying something he’d regret as McKenzie kicked the goal to give St Kilda a 12-point lead at the main break There’s a little bit of a breeze, but as far as the conditions at ground level, there’ no slipperiness that you can get. “The challenge when you play St Kilda is they’ve got Ryder and Marshall, who are two big boys. Luckily for the Lions, St Kilda couldn’t make the most of its opportunity — a common theme among both teams during the first half. The 50m penalties, the free kicks, the missed shots at goal, how frustrating, in front of your home crowd,” he said. “He jumped into the game early… But Dan Butler picked up a loose ball and snapped a tough major to keep the margin under a kick. Unfortunately for Zorko, he was then subbed out of the game with a hamstring injury, meaning Fort was activated. Lions veteran Mitch Robinson covered his mouth to stop him from saying something he’d regret as McKenzie kicked the goal to give St Kilda a 12-point lead at the main break. But the Brisbane Lions did what they needed to do at home.” Luckily for the Lions, St Kilda couldn’t make the most of its opportunity — a common theme among both teams during the first half. After Daniher snapped Brisbane’s first goal of the night, a push-and-shove between the two teams followed.

Lions down Saints in battle of walking wounded (The Age)

The Brisbane Lions have eked out their 10th win of the season, downing a brave St Kilda as both sides were hit by injuries.

Still, St Kilda wouldn’t go away, Dan Butler hitting back to keep the Saints within a kick. But, finally, they began to run out of legs, with the ball camped down the home side’s end as the last quarter drew on. McCluggage was also extremely unlucky to have a goal overturned on review when players and umpires alike had returned to the centre. Jack Higgins’ tireless running was rewarded with his first major, and Jade Gresham kept them within three points at the last change. Darcy Gardiner also finished on the bench with a back injury. The home side looked stricken with self-doubt, unable to get any flow in their ball movement.

Lions roar home after slow start to sink wounded Saints (AFL)

A seven-goal to three second-half set up the 10.18 (78) to 8.9 (57) win after a low-scoring, dour first-half where just eight goals were recorded.

Before the ball had returned to the centre bounce, Cameron was given a free and the dynamic small forward converted his set shot from 35m. Joe Daniher opened the Lions goalscoring account with a quick snap from congestion, and then as teammates celebrated, Brad Crouch slung Charlie Cameron to the turf. His towering third quarter mark and goal was important, as was his gimmie from the goal-line to give the Lions breathing space in the fourth. Two of the best key forwards in the competition, the battle of influence between Joe Daniher and Max King was always going to be a tantalising one. At the other end King kicked the game's first two goals, but as St Kilda's forward forays dried up, so did his impact. It started late in the first half when youngster Mitch Owens suffered a sickening head clash with Lion Linc McCarthy, coming off worse for wear and being ruled out through concussion protocols.

Injury-hit Saints run out of legs as inaccurate Lions roar (St Kilda FC)

St Kilda fought hard after being forced down to just two rotations in the final term, but couldn't overcome Brisbane on its home ground.

St Kilda: Owens (concussion), McKenzie (concussion), Jones (hamstring) St Kilda: Jarrod Lienert (replaced Mitch Owens at half time) Brisbane: Zorko (hamstring), Gardiner (back)

Brisbane v St Kilda - HB's Loves and The Hates - The Mongrel Punt (The Mongrel Punt)

There are things we love and hate about every game of AFL Footy. HB has his from the Lions big win over the Saints at the Gabba.

Let’s jump into HB’s Loves and Hates of the Lions and Saints. Well, it is how we survive and keep the page clean of gambling ads. A free-kick to Charlie Cameron after a goal from Joe Daniher gave the Lions their second major of the game, and from that point right up until halftime, this game became a showcase of how you SHOULD NOT umpire Aussie Rules.

AFL Brisbane Lions outlast St Kilda Saints in injury-hit clash (ESPN)

Coach Chris Fagan has hailed Brisbane's resilience as they bounced back from a disappointing loss to Fremantle and a short turnaround to beat a gutsy St ...

"I thought we tried but by the end we just ran out of a bit of puff in that last quarter," St Kilda coach Brett Ratten said. "On the back of coming back on the red eye last week, getting back to Brisbane at five o'clock on Monday morning. Saturday night's clash with the Saints teetered on the brink before Brisbane kicked three of the final four goals to prevail 10.18 (78) to 8.9 (57) at the Gabba.

Lions roar home after slow start to sink wounded Saints (AFL)

ON A NIGHT in which it struggled for attacking fluency, Brisbane got its hands dirty to muscle past an injury-ravaged St Kilda by 21 points at the Gabba on ...

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