Blog log from R3 of 2025: St Kilda vs Richmond
McIntosh trots ahead of Wanganeen-Milera to the HFF and shanks a kick towards the hotspot where Campbell marks somewhat fortunately, first goal Richmond! (Q1 1:23)
Garcia catches Hopper HTB at a stoppage 15m out in the pocket but misses. (Q1 8:39)
Blight fumbles on the HBF, Hill butters up and finds Wood to mark 40m out on a slight angle who shoots left across the face. (Q1 10:15)
Miller dithers and kicks short on the HBF, spoiled by Hall, eventually Jones pokes a pass to Wood 30m out on a slight angle who kicks straight. (Q1 11:15)
Windhager rolls a snap for a point from 15m. (Q1 15:48)
Collard marks a Sinclair pass to 40m near the boundary and curls in a nice finish off the right. (Q1 23:15)
Caminiti is pinged for a hold on Lynch 40m out in front going for a centre clearance, but the set shot is wide left. (Q1 25:06)
Hall marks a Hill pass to 30m on a slight angle in between two tall Tigers. Hall hollers after giving the footy hell. (Q1 27:46)
Lynch marks 45m out near the boundary and draws in a lovely set shot for his first goal. (Q2 4:31)
Campbell roves a Lynch contest and shoots off a step from just inside 50m on the flank, Tiger fans go up as one to salute a sensational finish! (Q2 5:53)
Green got the goal assist on the last score and intercepts Webster to start the next one, ending with a Bauer mark 40m out in front and goal. (Q2 8:46)
Nankervis grabs the ball out of ruck 20m out on a slight angle, snap is a wobbler that falls near the left post, did it touch wood or Wilkie? Review… (Q2 12:02)
Was called a behind by the goal umpire, clearly not a poster, close to Wilkie’s hand… ruled touched, behind stands. (Q2 13:26)
Saints go coast to coast from the kick in, Keeler marks 30m out on the flank but tugs the kick across the face. (Q2 14:45)
Travaglia catches Broad HTB 45m out in the corridor but also shoots to the left. (Q2 15:48)
Miller is pinged for a hold on Owens in the pocket 30m out, Owens’ set shot doesn’t curl early enough. (Q2 17:10)
Higgins marks and plays on in typical style for a mid-range snap for a goal. (Q2 19:20)
Miller is outpositioned and gives away a front-on contact to Higgins in the pocket, another curling set shot is in. (Q2 24:02)
Campbell marks in front of a pack at the top of the square and plays on for his third goal! (Q2 25:54)
Wood marks just inside 50m on the flank and clunks the drop punt for his second goal. (Q2 27:44)
After a rare Wanganeen-Milera kick clanger, McIntosh marks outside CHF, waits then goes very short to Campbell who misses from 45m. (Q3 3:58)
Owens misses a set shot from the pocket. (Q3 5:32)
Hall misses a snap from the other pocket. (Q3 7:02)
Marshall shows them how it’s done with a set shot from 30m. (Q3 9:40)
Trainor is left sprawling on the turf as Sharman marks near the hotspot, Hill with another silky long kick inside 50. Sharman punches low and straight. (Q3 0:00)
Owens releases Wanganeen-Milera to jet through the next centre bounce, long ball gathered by Sharman in the pocket but his dribbler goes across the face. (Q3 13:46)
Hall receives from Owens on the HFF and passes to Sharman 40m out on a slight angle, he converts. (Q3 14:47)
Hill plays on to advantage from the centre to release Collard, he burns off Short but hits the post from 30m. (Q3 16:24)
Webster gets a 50m penalty to bring him to the centre, long ball for Owens 25m out on a slight angle, goal St Kilda. Bit of a procession in Q3. (Q3 19:17)
Brown gets a 50m penalty on Collard under the stand rule to bring him to 45m where he roosts a long goal. (Q3 21:26)
Hall feeds Owens for a snap goal from the pocket 25m out. (Q3 24:01)
Nankervis draws a contact free on Marshall in a pack 25m out on a slight angle but tugs the set shot right. (Q3 26:16)
Mansell dribbles into the post from deep in the pocket. (Q3 26:32)
Hill marks a Wanganeen-Milera short pas to 45m in the corridor and sails through another one. (Q3 27:57)
Sinclair flies against Sharman, McIntosh roves the pack at CHF and snaps a goal off a step. (Q4 0:28)
Garcia misses a running snap from half forward. (Q4 1:34)
Short shanks a shocker from CHB straight to Byrnes, 50m penalty against Vlaustin, pass to Hall 45m out in front for a junk time goal. (Q4 4:55)
Travaglia avoids the chase of Campbell to shank a kick down the flank for Jones to mark 35m out and miss across the face to the left. (Q4 6:53)
Keeler roves his own contest in the pocket and feeds Higgins who hurdles clear of bodies and goals off the left from 20m. (Q4 9:44)
Keeler snaps his own goal from much the same spot off the right. (Q4 11:01)
Jones feeds Wilson from the same blade of grass as the last two goals, that’s another garbage time special. (Q4 13:03)
Wood marks in front of McIntosh 45m out on a slight angle and joins the party. (Q4 15:22)
Another quality disposal inside 50 by Hill, this one to Collard at the hotspot who misses. (Q4 20:04)
Hill misses a snap from the pocket. (Q4 21:06)
Owens adds another off the left from the pocket 20m out. (Q4 22:59)
Campbell gets a contact free on Webster in the pocket 30m out and checksides a lovely finish. (Q4 25:22)
A late review digs up a spike on Edge, just a behind. (Q4 26:21)
Owens beats Miller to mark on the line for another. (Q4 29:00)
McIntosh gives wide to Sonsie who misses with a checkside off a step from 25m on the flank. (Q4 30:42)
Collard runs into an open goal with a minute to go, this is the smelliest Q4 of the year so far. (Q4 32:17)