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St Kilda won a see-sawing NAB Cup quarter-final 3.9.10 (91) to 3.8.11 (86) against Geelong in Canberra today but they also suffered a major loss with strongman Fraser Gehrig coming off injured in the second quarter.
Gehrig pulled out of a contest in the 33rd minute with what looked like a calf injury – he limped off the field immediately and played no further part in the game.
The pre-season game was not without feeling, skirmishes regularly seeing umpires marching the sides 50 metres down the field.
The 2007 premiers were dominant in the opening exchanges, Joel Corey and Mathew Stokes nabbing consecutive nine point goals inside the first ten minutes.
St Kilda didn’t help themselves, shanking three behinds before Gehrig marked just outside the goal square. He played on and gave the Saints some first quarter respect.
The second quarter was a much different affair with the Saints handed two 50 metre penalties in succession thanks to repeated backchat from the Cats.
The penalties found David Armitage in front of the sticks for an easy nine points. He claimed another goal moments later after a subtle assist from Aaron Fiora.
Ryan Gamble grabbed the Cats’ only goal of the second quarter and the Saints went to the main break looking in control.
The third quarter opened with feeling and a series of scraps. Geelong played without intellect for much of the 20 minutes, failing to push the ball beyond the centre circle on repeated occasions.
It looked like the game was St Kilda’s to lose heading into the final quarter but Geelong finished strongly, stealing back the lead with Tom Hawkins’ fourth goal of the afternoon.
Deep into the final quarter Nick Dal Santo grabbed the ball in the late afternoon shadows of forward pocket and banged the ball 52 metres for nine points and the lead.
Five minutes later, at the other end of the field, Cameron Mooney snapped over his shoulder and levelled the score.
The deadlock was broken by Gamble who took one point from 48 metres out.
The see-sawing finished in the 22nd minute when St Kilda’s young midfielder cum forward Jack Steven took his chance and scored a goal to give the Saints a five point win and a spot in the NAB Cup semi-final against Essendon next Friday night at Telstra Dome.
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