Sydney vs St Kilda

2022 - 6 - 25

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Swans take Pride in St Kilda thrashing (Wide World of Sports)

Sydney have moved to within a game of second place on the ladder after thrashing the Saints by 51-points in...

For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here! Despite having field position for a majority of the second term, the Swans were not able to convert, kicking just 1.5 to lead by just 16 points at half time. The Swans have moved to within a game of second place on the ladder after thrashing the Saints by 51 points in the annual Pride match at the SCG.

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Wanna join and support the best damn independent footy site you’ll find? You can access now by joining up, and also get six exclusive members’ columns every week, or wait til he feels like taking the restrictions off this before lunch. Do we put this down to one of those nights for St Kilda? Or were they just completely blanketed by a well-drilled Swans outfit?

Swans too strong for Saints (St Kilda FC)

The Saints, who had lost to Essendon and Brisbane in their past two games, struggled with their method and only managed four goals for the game, going down ...

St Kilda: Darragh Joyce (unused) The defeat means St Kilda is ninth, but Collingwood, Gold Coast and Port Adelaide – who all play on Sunday - will be pushing in the top-eight race. St Kilda: Nil

'Pretty bleak' Saints hit shock record lows as 'brilliant' Swans march ... (Fox Sports)

'Pretty bleak' Saints hit shock record lows as 'brilliant' Swans march to victory: 3-2-1.

Brown lamented the “costly” nature of the call. “He hit one of the hardest men in the competition.” Nathan Buckley said the decision to penalise Gulden was “not great”. “We know the AFL is encouraging that kick on the inside, (but) it’s a very long 10 metres there.” “The Swans were impressive tonight, they just did not give the Saints a sniff,” Nick Riewoldt said. Sydney were up and about from the opening bounce, while St Kilda were “predictable” and lacked “fluency”. “The Saints can’t go meekly here, not after the loss to the Bombers,” McLachlan said. “He’s a really popular character amongst the group,” Bolton said. “The kick was extraordinary,” McLachlan said. The Saints managed just two goals to three quarter time – with one of those goals from a “poor” 50m decision. “As soon as you hit the head, it’s going to be looked at,” commentator Wayne Carey warned. Sydney have put a “disappointing” St Kilda to the sword at the SCG, running out 51-point winners on Saturday night.

Super Swans put Saints to the sword in SCG domination (AFL)

The Saints, who had lost to Essendon and Brisbane in their past two games, struggled with their method and only managed four goals for the game, going down ...

Jones may argue he simply braced for contact as Parker's momentum took him into the Saint under a tackle. It was a good sign of the Swans' midfield depth. Saints captain Jack Steele was impressive on his return for the first time since sustaining an AC injury in round nine with 27 disposals and eight touches. St Kilda's 2.6 at three-quarter time was the club's lowest tally to that point since 2014. Parker, who only had eight disposals in the first half, seemed to spend several minutes on the bench after the incident but eventually played on. The defeat means St Kilda is ninth, but with Collingwood, Gold Coast and Port Adelaide – who all play on Sunday - breathing down its neck in the top-eight race.

Ruthless Swans crush Saints and set sights on finals (The Age)

The Swans have charged back into serious finals contention with a rampant victory over a demoralised St Kilda at the SCG on Saturday night.

Tim Membrey was given a 50m penalty midway through the quarter for St Kilda’s second and last goal before half-time. Medisub for two games earlier this season without making it onto the ground, Clarke snapped the first goal of the game after 10 minutes of solid pressure by both sides. A 51-point win has left the Swans in sixth place and kept the Saints out of the final eight after St Kilda managed just four goals. A few minutes later Franklin did the finishing himself. “We were hunting, we were really strong in the contests. They had more possessions to half-time but little to show for it. “I thought we were a bit better but our ball use really hurt us. In perfect conditions before an energetic crowd the half-time score was 2.2 (14) to 4.6 (30) after the Swans kicked 1.5 in the second term. St Kilda’s only first-quarter goal was from a free kick to Dan Butler and the Saints did not look like scoring a goal for much of the second term. Much of the first half was a war of attrition, with the Saints in particular pushing back to defend. “Early in the game our pressure was outstanding,” Longmire said. The Swans finished with 12.11 (83) to St Kilda’s 4.8 (32).

AFL Round 15 Sydney Swans overpower St Kilda Saints in AFL ... (ESPN)

Sydney tightened their grasp on a top-eight spot with a 51-point thumping of fellow finals contender St Kilda at the SCG.

They defended really well and to keep them to two goals until about 10 minutes to go was outstanding," Swans coach John Longmire said. "It's a sign of [Sinclair] going pretty well. While the win lifts the Swans to a 9-5 record, the Saints slumped to their third consecutive loss since the bye and tumbled out of the top eight for the first time since round three.