Essendon will be out to reclaim top spot on the AFL ladder when they meet St Kilda at Etihad Stadium this afternoon. We’ll have live scores from 4.40pm AEST.
This afternoon all eyes will be on Brendon Goddard, who plays his first game against the club who he played 203 games for after being selected at number one in the 2002 AFL draft.
Scott Watters and the St Kilda Football Club won’t admit it, but they’ll certainly be looking for the number nine guernsey out there this afternoon.
The Saints picked up their first win of the 2013 season when they thumped GWS Giants by 72 points last Saturday, after losing to Gold COast and Richmond in rounds one and two respectively.
Despite the drama that has surrounded the club Essendon have been faultless so far this season.
They easily defeated Adelaide and Melbourne in their first two matches before erasing a 37-point deficit against Fremantle last Friday night to scrape home by four points at Patersons Stadium.
On paper this should be another routine four points against a side who look unlikely to feature in finals football in 2013.
But James Hird will be without Paddy Ryder and Nick Kommer due to suspension while Michael Hurley and Dustin Fletcher are in doubt with niggling injuries.
With their annual ANZAC Day clash with Collingwood only five days away it is hard to see Hird pushing them if they are 50-50.
St Kilda will sense their opportunity and they know Etihad Stadium as good as anyone, and they could steal this one this afternoon.
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