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Saturday, 28 August 2004 |
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Saints sting Dockers
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Injured Saints off to Brisbane
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A WOUNDED St Kilda is destined for a second trip to Brisbane in three weeks in a qualifying final after all but killing off Fremantle's finals hopes with a 29-point win at Telstra Dome tonight. [|
Saints Win
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Saints sting disappointing Dockers
St Kilda has warmed up for its first finals series since 1998, and dealt Fremantle's finals hopes a considerable blow with a 29-point win at Telstra Dome. While the win is unlikely to earn the Saints a home final in the first week, it will do their confidence a world of good, but the Dockers must now hope the Western Bulldogs to beat Essendon by more than 19 points on Sunday to remain in the hunt. After an even first quarter, the Saints broke the game open with a four-goal burst early in the second term. Goals to Nick Dal Santo Justin Koschitzke (2) and Aaron Hamill turned a four-point quarter time margin into a clear lead for the home side. The Dockers tried to rally, kicking majors through Luke Webster and Jeff Farmer, but faced a 23-point deficit at the main break. The midfield duo of Lenny Hayes and Brett Voss were causing the trouble, setting the Saints’ forwards up beautifully. Fraser Gehrig booted four goals for the match, including two in the first half and then the first of the third term as the Saints got right on top. Dal Santo kicked his second before Milne added another and the Saints’ lead was out beyond seven goals. But to the Dockers’ credit, they continued to plug away and with successive majors to Des Headland, Paul Haselby and Troy Simmonds reduced the margin back to 22 points at the final change. However with the first two goals of the final term through Andrew Thompson and Koschitzke, the Saints sealed the 17.10 (112) to 12.11 (83) result.
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St Kilda 17.10 (112) defeated Fremantle 12.11 (83)
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