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St Kilda continue on their merry way, smashing Carlton by 108 points in their clash at Docklands Stadium to increase their unbeaten streak to 10 matches.

The Saints won the clash 31.10 (196) to 13.10 (88), their second consecutive win of more than 100 points.

In-form Fraser Gehrig led the way for the Saints with nine goals, having kicked five of his final total in the first quarter.

But as with last week's massive win over West Coast, the goal scoring was shared around with nine other players kicking major scores.

Stephen Milne kicked six, while Nick Riewoldt, Aaron Hamill and Stephen Powell all contributed three goals.

After leading 7.5 (47) to 3.2 (20) at quarter-time, the Saints exploded in the second term.

They kicked 12 goals and restricted Carlton to only two, taking an 87-point lead into the main break.

Not much changed in the second half, as the Saints virtually went through a training run, scoring with relative ease.

However, to Carlton's credit they did make the scoreboard look a little more respectable, kicking 8.7 in the final two terms.

Playing against his former club, Matthew Lappin was the best of the Blues kicking three goals and recording 27 disposals.

But it was to no avail, as Carlton were simply outclassed.

Lenny Hayes and Nick Dal Santo were in the thick of the action for St Kilda, with 37 and 32 disposals each.

Aussie Jones continued his rich vein of form with 21 kicks and five handballs, showing Saints fans he is playing as well or if not better than he did in 1997, the last time St Kilda made the AFL grand final.

The big loss will hurt Carlton, damaging their already low percentage as they languish near the bottom of the ladder.

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St Kilda has kept its unblemished season intact, annihilating a lacklustre Carlton by 108 points at Telstra Dome.

The match was little more than a training run for the Saints, who broke the record for their highest ever score in a quarter - kicking 12.1 in the second - on their way to a 31.10 (196) to 13.10 (88) win. [more]

5:53:38 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

UNDEFEATED St Kilda stretched its AFL winning run to 10 games today, slaughtering Carlton by 108 points at Telstra Dome. [more]

5:50:51 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

St Kilda 31.10 (196) Carlton 13.10 (88)

UNDEFEATED St Kilda stretched their AFL winning run to 10 games today, slaughtering Carlton by 108 points at Telstra Dome.

The Saints were unstoppable with full forward Fraser Gehrig kicking nine goals and Stephen Milne six.

St Kilda's 196-point haul was the highest score of the 2004 season, with the Saints now two wins clear at the top of the table.

St Kilda set up their victory with a stunning second term, unleashing one of the best quarters of football in the club's history on the hapless Blues.

With captain Lenny Hayes, Aussie Jones and Nick Dal Santo picking up possessions at will, the Saints kicked 12 goals to Carlton's two as the league leader opened up an 87-point halftime lead.

They extended that to 97 points at three-quarter time, going on to kick the biggest score against Carlton in history.

Not since the Kangaroos kicked 193 points against the Blues in 1983 has Carlton conceded as many points.

Gehrig kicked five of his nine goals in the opening quarter, playing on a surprise opponent in Carlton's regular full forward Brendan Fevola.

But while Fevola battled manfully without luck to hold Gehrig, coach Denis Pagan abandoned the experiment at the start of the second quarter and sent his leading goalkicker back up front.

Gehrig now has 50 goals for the season and maintains a clear break over his rivals as the league's leading goalkicker this year.

Hayes gathered 37 possessions for the match, while Dal Santo (32) and Jones (25) were also outstanding.

Only Matthew Lappin could hold his head high in an outclassed Carlton side, with three goals and 27 disposals.

ST KILDA 7.5 19.6 26.7 31.10 (196)
CARLTON 3.2 5.3 10.6 13.10 (88)
Goals: St Kilda: F Gehrig 9 S Milne 6 A Hamill 3 S Powell 3 N Riewoldt 3 L Hayes 2 N Dal Santo 2 L Ball J Koschitzke R Harvey. Carlton: M Lappin 3 B Fisher 3 K Norman 3 S Camporeale B Fevola H Scotland S Wiggins.
Best: St Kilda: F Gehrig L Hayes A Jones S Milne N Dal Santo R Harvey N Riewoldt T Knobel M Hudghton. Carlton: M Lappin B Fisher D Teague K Norman.
Umpires: J Schmitt C Rowston A Coates.
Official crowd: 37,136 at Telstra Dome.

5:39:56 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

It's official - The Saints of 2004 are playing the best football in the club's 107 year history.

And all that stands between Grant Thomas' team and the honor of being the greatest St Kilda side ever is emulating the premiership heroes of 1966. That is the only conclusion that can be drawn after St Kilda's demolition of a hapless Carlton on Sunday. 

[FULL STORY]

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	Carlton		3.2	5.3	10.6	13.10		(88)
	St. Kilda		7.5	19.6	26.7	31.10		(196)

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10:35:35 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

I got home last night, packed the family into the car and we headed into the city to visit the newly opened Krispy Kreme, in York St, Sydney CBD.

We got there about 7pm and there was a queue of about 100 people waiting to get their donuts.

20 minutes later, we were the happy holders of a Krispy Kreme Sampler - 1 Dozen Orginal Glazed & 1 Dozen mixed. And the queue behind us was as big, if not bigger, than when we joined it!

We had a happy trip home, eating just one donut each. We had to save some for a late night snack, and then maybe one or two for breakfast.

My kids went to school happy this morning!! Its amazing what a bit of sugar & fat can do....

[listening to: Funkytown - Lipps Inc, ]
9:41:32 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • Random

Further to my Orkut update from a few days ago, I got a nice newsletter from Orkut this morning....

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8:55:26 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

One of my favorite AFL reference sites is Footystats Diary, Footy's best kept secret ... This site is maintained by a wonderful fellow called Kevin Taylor who is based in Sydney.

This week there was some interesting trivia about the Saints win.....

ST KILDA v WEST COAST
<> St Kilda equalled their best run of nine successive wins from 1997 ... the Saints registered its eighth 100+ points victory of 2034 VFL-AFL matches since 1897 –

109pts	1950-R2-JO	St Kilda 20.24-144 v Hawthorn  5.5-35
102pts	1963-R14-JO	St Kilda 16.21-117 v Fitzroy 2.3-15
110pts	1970-R2-JO	Fitzroy 7.9-51 v St Kilda 23.23-161
131pts	1991-R7-M	St Kilda 24.18-162 v Adelaide 4.7-31
120pts	1991-R23-M	St Kilda 27.12-174 v Brisbane 7.12-54
108pts	1992-R10-M	St Kilda 25.18-168 v Brisbane 9.6-60
101pts	1998-R10(n)-SCG	Sydney 8.5-53 v St Kilda 24.10-154
101pts	2004-R9-Dok	St Kilda 26.13-169 v West Coast 9.14-68

... the Saints shattered the highest score, and biggest winning margin records in the 28th contest between the two ... 100 LENNY HAYES (St Kilda) 1999-2004 ... 50 CALLUM CHAMBERS (West Coast) 2000-04 ... umpires wore orange shirts ...

[listening to: Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows ]
8:46:28 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

I had a parcel arrive from Amazon today, with some new DVDs for the family:

• Kill Bill, Volume 1
• The Haunted Mansion
• Big Fish 
• The Triplets of Belleville

As usual, I got my son Antony to update and publish the list online.

[listening to: Livin' La Vida Loca - Antonio Banderas ]
8:26:05 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • My Interests • TV

Haven't posted an update on my Orkut stats since March

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8:56:21 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

ST KILDA's streak has taken another step into history-making territory, but coach Grant Thomas last night slammed the lid shut on any celebrations. ...

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Super seven: Brent Guerra celebrates one of his seven goals during the Saints' 101-point demolition of the Eagles at Tesltra Dome in Round 9

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The Saints took the game 26.13 (169) to 9.14 (68).

St Kilda were in a different class to the Eagles, taking control of the game from the first bounce.

Brent Guerra led the goal-scorers with seven while Fraser Gehrig notched five.

Aaron Hamill and Stephen Milne each kicked four goals.

The shared nature of St Kilda's goal scoring typifies the teamwork coach Grant Thomas has been trying to achieve over the past few seasons and which is now bearing fruit.

Brownlow medal favourite Nick Riewoldt had a solid game with two goals, 27 disposals and 15 marks.

His excellent form continues, despite attracting growing attention in defence from opposition teams.

Eagles captain Ben Cousins and star midfielder Chris Judd did their best to stem the raging Saints tide, leading their side in kicks and disposals.

But it was to no avail.

The Eagles have won only three games this season and their finals aspirations are slipping away rapidly.

They are now in 13th position on the AFL ladder, only one win ahead of Hawthorn, Adelaide and Collingwood.

6:42:06 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

St Kilda has achieved its greatest start to any AFL season and equalled its record for most successive wins in its 107 year history after annihilating the West Coast Eagles at Telstra Dome on Sunday. In another awesome performance the 2004 Wizard Cup winners made it nine straight to start the season after beating the Eagles 26.13 (169) to 9.14 (68).

[more]

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St Kilda has continued its unbeaten start to 2004 with an easy 101-point win over the West Coast Eagles at Telstra Dome.

The Saints were never really threatened throughout the contest, their forwards proving too strong for a wafer-thin West Coast defence.

Their goal-kicking power was just overwhelming. Led by former Port Adelaide player Brent Guerra with seven, the Saints posted a season-high 26.13 (169), easily surpassing last week's effort against Collingwood. By contrast, West Coast could only manage 9.14 (68). [more]

5:16:49 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

WITH its all-star attack purring like a well-oiled machine, St Kilda cruised to a 101-point point victory over a desperately disappointing West Coast in the AFL match at Telstra Dome today.

5:13:58 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

AP - American filmmaker Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a scathing indictment of White House actions after the Sept. 11 attacks, won the top prize Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival. [Yahoo! News - Most Viewed]

How amazing, yet not surprising. I can't wait to see this movie

5:09:26 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Random

St Kilda  26.13 (169)  Guerra 7, Gehrig 5, Milne, Hamill 4, Riewoldt 2    

West Coast  9.14 (68)  Matera, Sampi, Gaspar 2       

The Saints led by 41 points at half-time and kicked 13 goals to 3 in the 2nd half to remain unbeaten aftethe first 9 rounds. They also equal their winning streak record from 1997.

5:04:13 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

Wow - Is it really 12 months since my first post on this blog?

Time really flies!

[listening to: Somebody To Love - Boogie Pimps ]
12:05:29 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Interests • Random

Big night in the Arrigo household!

We're watching Eurovision 2004 on SBS TV. We even download the scorecard!

And this year, we can get the whole show on DVD!!!

8:34:52 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • Family • TV

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Ladder leaders St Kilda have made it eight on the trot with a 47-point win over cellar dwellers Collingwood in their round eight AFL clash at Docklands.

Stephen Milne and Fraser Gehrig kicked five goals apiece in the 21.12 (138) to 13.13 (91) victory.

The defeat keeps the losing grand finalists of the past two seasons firmly rooted to the bottom of the standings with just one win.

A rampant Saints team had threatened to demolish them when they had racked up 10 goals to four at half-time, but to their credit the Pies fought hard, outscoring the Saints in the third term.

St Kilda however had too much power and when Gehrig stood up in the final quarter with four goals they had retained their unbeaten start to the season.

Brent Guerra and Justin Koschitzke kicked four majors each in providing good support up front for Milne and Gehrig.

Aussie Jones and Nick Dal Santo were busy for the Saints with 21 and 20 touches respectively.

For Collingwood, Chris Tarrant booted four goals and Anthony Rocca three, including two in the opening term.

Shane Woewodin (28 touches) and Ben Johnson (26) kept busy for Collingwood, but ultimately they greatly missed the influence of injured skipper Nathan Buckley in the middle.

Koschitzke started the rot in the first quarter, and he and Milne had two by the first siren.

Aaron Hamill and Gehrig had also got on the score sheet.

Tarrant and Rocca had Collingwood's two majors.

They improved their play in the second quarter, restricting the Saints to four goals, but could not stop them from extending their lead.

Koschitzke got two for the quarter and Milne one.

Rocca grabbed his second and Mark McGough soccered one through to keep Pies fans interested, but Nick Riewoldt had the last say for the Saints.

The Pies stood up in the third term with six goals to five but it was not enough to peg back the Saints who had amassed a 39-point half-time lead.

Perhaps the highlight of the term was a miraculous mark to Alan Didak, a contender for mark of the season.

His drop punt sailed through for six points for good measure.

St Kilda finished off with six goals to three in the last term, including four to Gehrig, who keeps his spot on top in the race for the Coleman Medal.

12:21:57 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

Saints steamroll Magpies

St Kilda remains undefeated in 2004 after winning its eighth consecutive game of the home-and-away season, overcoming a spirited Collingwood by 47 points at ...