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Sunday, 16 May 2004 |
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Eurovision 2004
We're watching Eurovision 2004 on SBS TV. We even download the scorecard! And this year, we can get the whole show on DVD!!!
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St Kilda full of finals ambition. Comparisons with St Kilda's sole premiership season have heightened, with the Saints bringing up an eighth straight win to start 2004, equalling its record from that famous 1966 campaign. [Real Footy - St Kilda]
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It just gets worse for the Pies. St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has criticised the AFL decision that resulted in a "confusing" jumper clash at Telstra Dome last night, when the Saints continued their early-season dominance and consigned Collingwood to its seventh loss of the year with a 47-point win. [Real Footy - St Kilda]
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Saints condemn Pies to another loss
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.
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