West Coast Eagles vs St Kilda Saints: AFL live scores, blog

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2nd June, 2018

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Date: Saturday June 2 2018
Stadium: Optus Stadium, Western Australia
Start: 8:10 pm AEST
TV: Fox Footy, Seven (WA only)
Betting: West Coast $1.04 St Kilda $13 Draw $151
Last time they met: R20, 2017, St Kilda 15.13 (103) d West Coast 14.11 (95) at Etihad Stadium.

West Coast
B Shannon Hurn Tom Barrass Brad Sheppard
HB Thomas Cole Jeremy McGovern Liam Duggan
C Lewis Jetta Elliot Yeo Mark Hutchings
HF Mark LeCras Jack Darling Jamie Cripps
F Willie Rioli Josh J Kennedy Scott Lycett
FOL Nic Naitanui Luke Shuey Andrew Gaff
I/C Jack Redden Jackson Nelson Brendon Ah Chee Jake Waterman

St Kilda
B Jarryn Geary Logan Austin Shane Savage
HB Hunter Clark Jimmy Webster Bailey Rice
C Jack Newnes Jack Steele Ed Phillips
HF Jack Sinclair Paddy McCartin Jack Billings
F Jade Gresham Tim Membrey Jack Lonie
FOL Tom Hickey Sebastian Ross Jack Steven
I/C Brandon White Daniel McKenzie Rowan Marshall Maverick Weller

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Jack Darling of the Eagles celebrates a goal. (Photo by Daniel Carson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

Sam Walker

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2nd June, 2018

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Match result:

St Kilda kicked seven goals to one in the final quarter on Saturday night, but it wasn’t enough to upset the West Coast Eagles who recorded their tenth straight win.

Final score
West Coast Eagles 16.5.101
St Kilda Saints 14.4.88

Match preview:

The ladder-leading West Coast Eagles face the struggling St Kilda Saints at Optus Oval. Join The Roar live at 8:10pm AEST for live scores and a blog.

West Coast are looking to further strengthen their grasp on the top spot in a matchup with disappointing St Kilda – the Saints have just win and a draw in their 10 games.

West Coast are carrying with them a nine-game winning streak, their only loss coming in the first game of the season.

West Coast have turned Optus stadium into a fortress already this season with big wins over Richmond and Port Adelaide in their last two home games.

St Kilda have already been to Western Australia once this season and were defeated by Fremantle in Round 8.

The big question for St Kilda is where will the scoring come from, they have only kicked more than 10 goals in two games this season and the Eagles are averaging 107 points a game at home this season.

St Kilda will need an all-around performance from their players if they are to trouble West Coast at all, the Eagles are dominating their games at the moment and won’t want to let up top spot any time soon.

This game could turn into the tipping point for the St Kilda coach Alan Richardson who is well and truly on the hot seat with a team that was tipped to push for a top eight spot at the start of the season, now sitting in 16th and with no signs of improvement in recent weeks a large defeat won’t look good.

West Coast looks far better on paper and in recent results as opposed to St Kilda, with a raucous home crowd behind them the Eagles should cruise to an easy win.

Prediction
West Coast by 57

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