St Kilda v Hawthorn. 3:20@Marvel. AFL Round 4, 2019

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St Kilda v Hawthorn
ROUND 4 - 15:20 AEST, APR 14, 2019
MARVEL STADIUM
22° MOSTLY SUNNY​


ST KILDA
B
Jimmy Webster, Nathan Brown, Shane Savage
HB Jarryn Geary, Josh Battle, Daniel McKenzie
C Jack Sinclair, Sebastian Ross, Jack Newnes
HF Jack Billings, Josh Bruce, Matthew Parker
F Jack Lonie, Tim Membrey, Ben Long
FOL Rowan Marshall, Jack Steele, Jade Gresham
I/C Blake Acres, Hunter Clark, Dean Kent, Callum Wilkie

NO LATE CHANGE
IN
Ben Long
OUT Luke Dunstan (Omitted)


HAWTHORN
B
Blake Hardwick, James Frawley, Jarman Impey
HB David Mirra, James Sicily, Ben Stratton
C Isaac Smith, James Cousins, Ricky Henderson
HF Paul Puopolo, Jonathon Ceglar, Jack Gunston
F Luke Breust, Chad Wingard, Jarryd Roughead
FOL Ben McEvoy, James Worpel, Tom Scully
I/C Harry Morrison, Conor Nash, Daniel Howe, Jack Scrimshaw

NO LATE CHANGE
IN
Jarryd Roughead, Daniel Howe
OUT Dylan Moore (Omitted), Jaeger O'Meara (Injured)

Where and when: Marvel Stadium, Sunday April 14, 3.20pm AEST

Last time they met: Marvel Stadium, round 22, 2018: St Kilda 11.10 (76) lost to Hawthorn 12.8 (80)

Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson said afterwards the better side lost, going goaless in the final term but managing to hold on. Star midfielder Jaeger O'Meara was excellent for the brown and gold and Jack Gunston booted four goals, as Jack Lonie did for the Saints.

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What it means for St Kilda: There's a wave of positivity coming from Moorabbin, having started 2-1 in a season many predicted to be full of doom and gloom. The Saints will be desperate to keep the momentum going.

What it means for Hawthorn: No team makes finals based on their April form, but they can rule themselves out with a poor start to the season. The Hawks seemed destined for a tough stretch when Shaun Burgoyne and Liam Shiels went out with hamstring injuries but could improve to 2-0 without the duo.

How St Kilda wins: Alan Richardson's side has been setting up well defensively, keeping them in the contest despite having plenty of talent on the sidelines. It needs to do so again.

How Hawthorn wins: The Chad Wingard show just warmed up last week, with the Hawk working his way into the game and finishing with three goals. He'll want to produce some magic against the Saints.

The stat: Having picked up 30 disposals per match in 2017-18, Seb Ross has been a touch quieter so far this year, averaging 24.

The match-up: Ben McEvoy v Rowan Marshall

Both ruckmen impressed last week but are at different ends of the Player Ratings. McEvoy is No.15 while Marshall is No.463, having lined up in just 15 career games.

It's a big week for: Jaeger O'Meara (Hawthorn)

The star midfielder has been going very well despite not having much support around him. He'll need to produce again, which will be made harder when Saints stopper Jack Steele inevitably goes to him.

Big call: There will be nine lead changes before the Saints kick away late.

Prediction: St Kilda by 14 points.

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Is it just me or do St Kilda normally play ok against Hawthorn? Saints not too bad this year. Will probably win some games people think they won’t, most likely against Melbourne next week. Hawthorn are still a side that is able to work back from a deficit. They can get composed and work through problems. Reckon Saints will be thereabouts but it’ll be a good day for Breust (4) and Gunston with 3, 2 for Breust in the last quarter.

Hawks by 21.
 

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If St Kilda can’t beat a young Box Hill team who are missing their four starting midfielders then Alan Richardson should be sacked tomorrow morning!
Not quite Box Hill, would say it's an inexperienced 2nd string midfield group bar Howe and Worpel. If the Saints win this is where it will happen, they need to dominate like the Dogs did to win. Just winning the battle won't get it done.
 
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I can't see us winning it out of the middle all too often and have a feeling most of our scoring opportunities are going to need to start from the other end of the ground.
The backline will have their work cut out for them today I reckon. After a goal, I'd like to see us tie it up in the middle initially, give a winger a chance to run back to help with a realistic Saints clearance and forward kick, then try and rebound from there.
 

stax on the mull

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Tipping St Kilda. Think their hard working bunch of mids will crush Hawthorns creativity and limit the supply of clean entries.
 
And that is why hawks will win today, saints had bunch of ball up forward never found a target. Hawthorn get the ball and free blokes everywhere. Even with their outs still too much class
 
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