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Dockers filthy over draw with Saints
ABC Online, Australia -
Fremantle coach Chris Connolly says the Dockers will lobby the AFL to be awarded four competition points following Sunday's controversial draw with St Kilda in ...
Dockers appeal drawn game against Saints Ninemsn
Saints, Dockers in controversial tie The Age
Dockers on top of Saints ABC Online
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Saints, Dockers stage climatic draw
ABC Regional Online, Australia
St Kilda launched a fourth-quarter fight-back to share a thrilling draw with Fremantle in their round five AFL encounter in Launceston today. ...
Saints escape with draw against Dockers SportsAustralia.com
Dockers on top of Saints ABC Online
AFL, clubs donate to mine disaster fund Ninemsn
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Crazy end to a game this afternoon - watch the last few minutes

• Saints trailing by a point.
• The ball in the Saints forward line.
• It appears that there is a second on the clock.
• Umpire blows a whistle for a ball up
• Freo players waving arms around
• Ball goes out to Steven Baker who kicks a point and ties the scores.
• Fremantle officialis come onto the ground
• Baker gets a free kick, but kicks another point
• Scores are level and it is a draw.
• Fremantle dudes claim they won by a point.
• Ugly end to an ugly game!

	Qtr Time	Half Time	3 Qtr Time	Final
St Kilda	2. 5 (17)	6. 7 (43)	9. 9 (63)	13.16.    94
Fremantle	5. 2 (32)	10. 5 (65)	12. 7 (79)	14.10.    94
St Kilda: Goals: - F.Gehrig 3, J.Blake 2, B.Voss 2, S.Milne 2, N.Dal Santo, N.Riewoldt, L.Montagna, A.Murray. Best: - N.Dal Santo, L.Hayes, J.Blake, L.Ball, B.Voss. Fremantle: Goals: - M.Pavlich 6, J.Farmer 3, L.McPharlin 2, D.Headland, M.Johnson, D.Gilmore. Best: - M.Pavlich, P.Bell, J.Carr, D.Headland, A.Sandilands, B.Schammer. Injuries - St Kilda: M.Hudghton (hand). Fremantle: nil. Reports - St Kilda: nil. Fremantle: nil. Umpires - M.Vozzo, H.Kennedy, M.Nicholls. @ Aurora Stadium, Launceston. Crowd: 15,282.

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For the first time this season, the Saints are playing on a weekend, during the day. It's been a weird start to the season

This is reflected on the poor replay options on Fox Footy this week

Tuesday 25/04/2006

• 1.30pm  Round 4 Port Adelaide v St Kilda

Friday 28/04/2006

• 8.00am  Last Time They Met 2005 Rnd 21 Fremantle v St Kilda

Sunday 30/04/2006

• 11.00pm  Round 5 St Kilda v Fremantle

The good news - I finally get a live game.

The bad news - it's on Channel 9 on Sunday at 1pm

9:11:15 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies • My Interests

Not only did I have to stay up to 11:30pm to watch the game, Saints lost as well.

I've been grumpy all day. It was a fast paced, high scoring game - but the Saints didnt look like winning. Defence was loose and the forwards missed some changes. Grrrr

PORT ADELAIDE 6.2 12.5 17.6 19.8 (122)
ST KILDA 4.2 8.5 14.9 18.10 (118)
Goals: Port Adelaide: J Mahoney 6 S Dew 4 P Burgoyne 3 W Tredrea 2 M Pettigrew B Ebert N Lonie D Motlop. St Kilda: A Hamill 4 N Riewoldt 3 T Schwarze 3 S Milne 2 L Ball 2 A McQualter S Baker B Voss X Clarke.
Best: Port Adelaide: B Lade C Cornes J Mahoney P Burgoyne P Walsh S Dew B Symes K Cornes. St Kilda: N Dal Santo N Riewoldt L Ball A Hamill S Fisher X Clarke.
Injuries: Port Adelaide: D Brogan (broken ribs, collapsed lung). St Kilda: J Koschitzke (corked leg).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: S McLaren S Grun M Avon.
Crowd: 32,188 at AAMI Stadium.

Big win, big loss
Advertiser Adelaide - Adelaide,South Australia,Australia
PORT Adelaide once again found the on switch in its erratic post-premiership form with an enthralling four-point win against St Kilda at AAMI Stadium last night ...
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Mahoney's six of the best seal stunning Port victory
Australian - Sydney,Australia
PORT ADELAIDE maintained its recent dominance of St Kilda with a morale-boosting four-point win in front of its home fans last night. ...
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Port hold on for victory over Saints
ABC Online - Australia
Port Adelaide posted a narrow four-point win over St Kilda in their round four AFL match at Football Park on Monday night. Greater ...
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Port Adelaide defies Saints
Australian - Sydney,Australia
INSPIRED by the return of captain Warren Tredrea, Port Adelaide defied St Kilda and its own patchy recent form to stun the Saints with an entertaining four ...

Saints feel the heat with Power back on
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... St Kilda: Hamill 4, Riewoldt 3, Schwarze 3, Milne 2, Ball 2, McQualter, Baker, Voss, X Clarke. ... St Kilda: Dal Santo, Riewoldt, Ball, Hamill, Fisher, X Clarke. ...

RealFooty

Power's delight punctured FOX SPORTS - 10 hours ago PORT Adelaide's ninth consecutive triumph over St Kilda came at a cost with premiership ruckman Dean Brogan in Wakefield Hospital last night with a suspected punctured lung and certainly cracked ribs. Angry Grant Thomas points the finger Melbourne Herald Sun Lade earns Choco's praise Advertiser Adelaide sportal.com.au - ABC Online - The Age - Sydney Morning Herald - all 48 related »

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I just got back from a week away on the Gold Coast with the family. Lucily I havent missed any footy, The Saints play this evening against Port Power.

I've looked at my Fox Footy TV listing and see that I have to wait until really late before I can watch the game. What Crap!!

Wednesday 19/04/2006

• 1.00pm  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions

Friday 21/04/2006

• 12.30am  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions
• 10.30am  Last Time They Met 2005 Rnd 11 St Kilda v Port Adelaide

Monday 24/04/2006

• 11.30pm  Round 4 Port Adelaide v St Kilda

11:22:33 AM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

Great result! The boys looked hungry.

It's a shame the lions got a few easy goals right at the end - I was looking forward to a 10 goal win!!

ST KILDA: 7.3, 10.6, 16.9, 19.10 (124)
BRISBANE LIONS: 4.2, 4.7, 8.11, 12.15 (87)
GOALS - ST KILDA: Riewoldt 5, Milne 3, Gehrig 2, Fiora, Goddard, Blake, Fisher, Montagna, Ackland, Schwarze, Maguire, Hamill BRISBANE LIONS: Brown 2, Brennan 2, Charman 2, Power 2, Stiller, Akermanis, Rischitelli, Leppitsch
BEST - St Kilda: Dal Santo, Hayes, Riewoldt, Montagna, Fisher, Baker, Thompson Brisbane Lions: Voss, Charman, Brennan, Leppitsch
INJURIES - St Kilda: Gehrig (hamstring), Harvey (hamstring)
Brisbane Lions: Leppitsch (ankle)
CHANGES ? St Kilda: -
Brisbane Lions: -
REPORTS - -
UMPIRES - Vozzo, Rosebury, Ellis
CROWD - 35,760 at Telstra Dome

Riewoldt stars as Saints down Lions
ABC Online, Australia
Nick Riewoldt buried the mental demons from his brutal treatment at the hands of the Brisbane Lions last year as his five goals helped St Kilda to a 37-point ...

Saints tame Lions
SportsAustralia.com, Australia 
St Kilda has shown some signs that their indestructible best is not far away with a commanding 37-point victory over a limp Brisbane outfit at Telstra Dome ...

Saints easily brush aside Lions
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
ALL week the Brisbane Lions spoke of revenge, but tonight a rampant St Kilda outfit looked the part and cruised to victory. The ...

10:46:15 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

Big game tonight. I'm excited.

Saints slow to shake hangover
FOX SPORTS - Australia
IF there is a master plan at Moorabbin to ensure St Kilda's stars reach peak form and fitness once the AFL season nears its business end, it is news to Craig ...

On the sixth day, Saints must rise again and again
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
By Jake Niall. IT WAS soft tissues, not mental softness or any other frailty, that was largely responsible for the failure of St Kilda to win the 2005 flag. ...

[listening to: That's How You Got Killed Before - Elvis Costello ]
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The build up to the round 3 game between the Saints and the Lions has been interesting. It's all about revenve

Intimidation lost from game: Lethal
sportal.com.au - Australia
... players led to him being dubbed "Lethal" during his playing days was speaking on Wednesday in Melbourne ahead of the Lions' clash against St Kilda at Telstra ...

Ball, Koschitzke to miss Lions clash
ABC Online - Australia
St Kilda will be without captain Luke Ball and tall utility Justin Koschitzke for Thursday night's round three AFL match against Brisbane at Docklands. ...

Stung Lions lie in wait
FOX SPORTS - Australia
BRISBANE Lions coach Leigh Matthews wants his players to use last year's final round by St Kilda as motivation for Thursday's match at Telstra Dome. ...
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Matthews hasn't forgotten
sportal.com.au - Australia
Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews has labelled St Kilda's start to the season as just 'okay' and is hoping his team uses last year's 139-point mauling by the ...
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Lions itching to square up with Saints
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... tried to keep his cards close to his chest, the Lions mentor could not hide his team's motivation for Thursday's AFL clash against 2005 tormentor St Kilda. ...
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[listening to: Clubland - Elvis Costello ]
9:49:39 PM    comment []  trackback []  G!   • My Hobbies

I got my latest Fox Footy newsletter today. My disposition towards footy is more positive this week, due to the Saints winning over the Tigers.

Here's the upcoming schedule for the week

Wednesday 12/04/2006

• 1.00pm  Round 2 Richmond v St Kilda

Thursday 13/04/2006

• 3.30pm  Last Time They Met 2005 Rnd 22 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions
• 9.30pm  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions

Friday 14/04/2006

• 12.30am  Round 2 Richmond v St Kilda
• 5.30am  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions
• 10.30am  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions

Saturday 15/04/2006

• 12.30am  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions
• 6.30am  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions
• 9.30am  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions

Monday 17/04/2006

• 8.30am  Round 3 St Kilda v Brisbane Lions
  

[listening to: Almost Blue - Elvis Costello ]
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It wasn't a pretty game, but it was a good struggle and St Kilda prevailed against the Tigers.

RICHMOND: 3.2, 6.4, 10.7, 11.11 (77)
ST KILDA: 4.1, 9.4, 11.6, 13.10 (88)
GOALS - Richmond: P.Bowden 3, Pettifer 3, Jackson 2, Tivendale, Richardson, Simmonds St Kilda: Gehrig 3, Riewoldt 3, Dal Santo, Goddard, X.Clarke, Fiora, Montagna, Harvey, Hayes
BEST - Richmond: J.Bowden, Simmonds, P.Bowden, Hyde, Raines, Coughlan St Kilda: Riewoldt, Hayes, Hamill, Hudghton, Montagna, Harvey
INJURIES - Richmond: Thursfield (knee), Schulz (AC joint) St Kilda: Nil
CHANGES - Richmond: Stafford in selected side by Jackson St Kilda: Ball (abdominal strain) in selected side by Peckett
REPORTS - Nil
UMPIRES - Margetts, McLaren, McInerney
CROWD - 40,740 at Telstra Dome

St Kilda trip over the line
SportsAustralia.com - Maddington,Australia
St Kilda have fought off a valiant second-half challenge by Richmond to prevail by 11 points at the Telstra Dome this evening. The ...
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Ball falls victim to captaincy curse
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
NEW St Kilda captain Luke Ball withdrew from last night's side with what the club described as an abdominal injury, not a recurrence of osteitis pubis. ...
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The game between the Saints and the Tigers isn't on until later this evening and I'm trying hard to avoid the score

Time to read some news from the leadup to the game, thanks to my news aleter

Backs will lift: Voss
AFL - Australia
St Kilda defender Brett Voss believes the club's backline has the potential to be even more potent than last year's defence, despite the retirements of Austinn ...

St Kilda keen for contest: Thomas
Border Mail - Albury,New South Wales,Australia
AMID all the hype this week about whether contested play is disappearing from the AFL, St Kilda feels it must do much better in that area. ...
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Despite loss, Tigers stick to the plan
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... the Western Bulldogs, Richmond assistant coach Brian Royal said the club would not be doing anything different in an attempt to perform against St Kilda tonight ...
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Bonded in loyalty
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... "I think I got a bit burnt out with it." Now, he watches only as much AFL football as is necessary to prepare for games for St Kilda. ...
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Round 2 footy tipping
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... Last week: St Kilda never got going and lost to West Coast by 18 points, while the Tigers were humiliated by the Bulldogs to the tune of 115 points. ...

Thomas wary of Tigers
AFL - Australia
St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has said his team will need to be on its "tucker" in order to overcome Richmond when the sides meet on Friday night at Telstra Dome ...

Saints deny Tassie split
ABC Online - Australia
St Kilda Football Club chief executive Jim Watts has dismissed a Melbourne newspaper report suggesting the Saints are looking to break the contract which makes ...
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Saints' Tasmania deal in doubt
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
ST KILDA is on the verge of reversing its policy of selling home games interstate and could withdraw from its deal with Tasmania as early as this season. ...

Clearly, there's a definite lack of leadership in AFL this season
Australian - Sydney,Australia
... The first round also proved that St Kilda's philosophy that captaincy is over-rated and nothing more sophisticated than on-field housekeeping - tossing the ...

Changes after Tigers' Round 1 rout
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
... wary of being emotionally reactive after the 115-point loss, he indicated positions could be under threat for Friday night's clash against St Kilda at Telstra ...

Wallace: We're not going to panic
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
... by the Bulldogs, Richmond coach Terry Wallace forced players to relive the debacle on DVD in a bid to bolster their psyche before playing St Kilda on Friday. ...

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I got my latest Fox Footy newsletter. And you know when they say "All information subject to change", they are right, as last week's programming changed, as i discovered on Saturday - or maybe that was just an April Fools Gag?

Wednesday 05/04/2006

• 1.00p  Round 1 West Coast Eagles v St Kilda

Thursday 06/04/2006

• 12.30a  Round 1 West Coast Eagles v St Kilda

Friday 07/04/2006

• 3.30p  Last Time They Met 2005 Rnd 16 Richmond v St Kilda
• 9.30p  Round 2 Richmond v St Kilda

Saturday 08/04/2006

• 12.30a  Round 2 Richmond v St Kilda
• 6.30a  Round 2 Richmond v St Kilda
• 9.30a Round 2 Richmond v St Kilda

Monday 10/04/2006

• 8.30a  Round 2 Richmond v St Kilda

[listening to: Space Rocks Keep Falling on My Head - Away With The Fairys ]
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Saints play down Ackland, Blake row
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
CAIN Ackland was preparing only to play an angry and inspired final quarter when he clashed heatedly with teammate Jason Blake at St Kilda's three-quarter-time ...
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Saints too uneven for Thomas
AFL - Australia
St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has highlighted the lack of a consistent effort across four quarters as the key reason why the Saints went down to West Coast by 18 ...
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