The Gold Coast Suns have finally notched up their fourth win of the season, defeating the St Kilda Saints by 40 points on Saturday afternoon.
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Final score
Gold Coast Suns 15.18.108
St Kilda Saints 8.20.68
In what could be one of the tougher games to call this round Gold Coast will meet up against St Kilda at home. Join The Roar for live scores from the match and a blog of the game, starting from 1:40pm AEST.
The form guide for both teams could not be any different with St Kilda only losing one of their past five and recording a big win against the Cats in the previous round.
In contrast the Suns have lost 10 in a row although signs are appearing they are going to turn things around after a positive display against the Hawks and Gary Ablett regaining some form in recent weeks.
Previous history shows that these games are not close affairs with only one game in the eight they have played being settled by less than three goals. This fixture may very well be able to add a second close result to that list.
Players to watch this week for Gold Coast – the answer is usually always Gary Ablett and this week appears no different however if you want to watch a different Gold Coast player then Tom J Lynch is your next best bet.
The young forward has been playing well this season and is on track for a personal best season goal kicking tally, needing just two more to beat his current record.
For St Kilda watch out for Maverick Weller who will want to send a message to his former team in his 50th game and get the win.
This game really does look too close to call on paper. The Saints are riding high after their win against the Cats and they will have all the confidence to topple the Suns.
However, with the Suns showing some fight against the Hawks and playing at their home ground they will hope to break the losing streak at 10.
Will the home town Suns get their season back on the winning track, or can the Saints back up their stellar performance from last week?
Prediction
Saints by 7
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Thanks for joining me during the live blog and have a great evening. Sam.
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» Click here for the full match report The Roar's AFL MVP 3 Nick Malcieski 2 Peter Wright 1 Michael Rischitelli Crowd 14,071
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Final Siren at Metricon. Gold Coast win! Gold Coast 15.18.108 St Kilda 8.20.68 40 point margin in the end.
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Goal Saints. 28; Gold Coast 15.18.108 St Kilda 8.20.68 Josh Bruce kicks a nice little dribble goal in what should the the last goal of the game.
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Behind Gold Coast 24' Gold Coast 15.18.108 St Kilda 7.20.62 Tom Lynch takes a nice strong grab but again is unable to kick the goal, what a shocker in front of goal for him today,
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Behind Gold Coast 22; Gold Coast 14.17.107 St Kilda 7.20.62 50 metre penalty against the saints to Aaron Hall but he cannot kick the goal.
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Behind Saints 20' Gold Coast 14.16.106 St Kilda 7.20.62` Feel like a broken record another set shot and another miss.
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Behind Saints 17 Gold Coast 14.16.106 St Kilda 7.19.61
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Behind Saints 16 Gold Coast 14.16.106 St Kilda 7.18.60
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Goal St Kilda. 15' Gold Coast 14.16.106 St Kilda 7.17.59
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Behind St Kilda. '14' Gold Coast 15.16.106 St Kilda 6.17.53 Membrey gets his second for the day.
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Behind St Kilda. 8' Gold Coast 15.16.106 St Kilda 5.17.47
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Goal Gold Coast. 9' Gold Coast 15.16.106 St Kilda 5.16.46 Peter Wright with his 3rd goal of the game and the Suns extend their lead for 60.
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Behind St Kilda. 8' Gold Coast 14.16.100 St Kilda 5.16.46
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Goal Gold Coast. 7' Gold Coast 14.16.100 St Kilda 5.15.45 A Big bomb from Peter Wright and it goes through for a goal. Crowd is quite good at Metricon today. 14,071 is the official attendance at the ground.
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Sloppy skills have shown up for the Saints now, they are dropping simple chances.
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Behind Gold Coast. 5' Gold Coast 13.16.94 St Kilda 5.15.45 Tom Lynch again misses from a set shot.
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Behind Saints. 4' Gold Coast 13.15.93 St Kilda 5.15.45 Montagna takes a shot from 50 and it goes wide for another behind.
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Behind Saints. 2' Gold Coast 13.15.93 St Kilda 5.14.44
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4th Quarter is underway,