The Adelaide Crows took a regulation win over a St Kilda side that cracked in well in the first half, but lost momentum as they failed to take advantage of opportunities.
Final score
St Kilda Saints 7.13 (55)
Adelaide Crows 15.14 (104)
The St Kilda Saints will be hoping they can bounce back strongly from a poor effort last week when they host the Adelaide Crows in Round 3 of the 2018 AFL season. Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night, starting from 7:25pm AEDT.
Fair to say that St Kilda fans got a lot less on Good Friday than they were hoping they would, losing to North Melbourne by 52 points.
They were only down by nine at the final change, and it was a truly awful performance in the last term that saw the margin blow out.
They came into the season perhaps not expecting a finals berth but certainly hoping that it might be on the cards, but their first two weeks hasn’t made it seem likely.
In addition to their loss to the Roos, their Round 1 win over Brisbane was steady but hardly convincing.
As for the Adelaide Crows, they also find themselves 1-1 after two weeks in the season, but it’d be fair to say that it’s a much more impressive 1-1.
Their first-week loss to Essendon at Etihad Stadium was disappointed, but they really impressed with a strong win over Richmond in the Grand Final rematch last Thursday.
St Kilda as you’d imagine have made big changes with Rowan Marshall, Luke Dunstan, Brandon White and Nick Coffield all coming in. Coffield, last year’s No.8 draft pick, is on debut.
The Crows have Tom T Lynch and Richard Douglas back – Matt Crouch misses through injury, Darcy Fogarty is unlucky to be dropped.
Prediction
The Saints will come out with a point to prove but Adelaide are the better team.
Adelaide Crows by 18.
Join The Roar for live scores and a blog of the match between the St Kilda Saints and the Adelaide Crows in Round 3 of the 2018 AFL season at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night, starting from 7:25pm AEDT.
Birdman
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Thanks for your outstanding blogging Josh - you went above and beyond today
Birdman
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true that
Josh
Expert
Probably wouldn't mind playing at the Dons right now either.
Josh
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Full Time Regulation win for the Crows.
St Kilda Saints: 7.13 (55) Adelaide Crows: 15.14 (104)
Josh
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Behind Nice hanger from Eddie Betts, he isn't able to convert, that's the end of the match.
St Kilda Saints: 7.13 (55) Adelaide Crows: 15.13 (103)
Josh
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Goal Lovely goal by Rory Atkins. Just a minute left in this game.
St Kilda Saints: 7.13 (55) Adelaide Crows: 15.12 (102)
Birdman
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hard to believe Carlisle debuffed Clarko in favour of the Saints - how's that working out for you Jakey?
Josh
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Just not coming together for Paddy McCartin. Really tricky set shot, he goes across the face and infact it's marked by Sam Jacobs.
St Kilda Saints: 7.13 (55) Adelaide Crows: 14.12 (96)
Josh
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Behind Bryce Gibbs with a behind. About four minutes left in the match.
St Kilda Saints: 7.13 (55) Adelaide Crows: 14.12 (96)
Josh
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We've reached the point in the evening where most of the commentary is about haircuts.
Birdman
Guest
If this weekend is proving anything, it's that a full rebuild (I'm look at you Carlton and St Kilda) is no sure fire formula for success.
Josh
Expert
Goal David Armitage squeezes through a consolation goal.
St Kilda Saints: 7.13 (55) Adelaide Crows: 14.11 (95)
Josh
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Goal Another too-tough-to-call goal review tonight. Umpire gives Mitch McGovern the benefit of the doubt that it hasn't hit the post, and the footage doesn't conclusively go against it.
St Kilda Saints: 6.13 (49) Adelaide Crows: 14.11 (95)
Josh
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Goal Paul Seedsman bangs one through, his second for the night.
St Kilda Saints: 6.13 (49) Adelaide Crows: 13.11 (89)
Josh
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Goal Jarryn Geary pounces an opportunity.
St Kilda Saints: 6.13 (49) Adelaide Crows: 12.10 (82)
Josh
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Behind Rushed behind to the Saints.
St Kilda Saints: 5.13 (43) Adelaide Crows: 12.10 (82)
Josh
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Goal Bryce Gibbs gets a major for the Crows, he's been elite tonight.
St Kilda Saints: 5.12 (42) Adelaide Crows: 12.10 (82)
Josh
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Goal Jade Gresham has one from right in front and even the Saints can't ruin an opportunity like that...!
St Kilda Saints: 5.12 (42) Adelaide Crows: 11.10 (76)
Josh
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Last quarter underway now. Can the Saints mount a challenge?
St Kilda Saints: 4.12 (36) Adelaide Crows: 11.10 (76)
Josh
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Three-Quarter Time Six goals to one in that quarter for Adelaide which has pretty much won them the match you'd imagine.
St Kilda Saints: 4.12 (36) Adelaide Crows: 11.10 (76)