The second game on Friday for AFL Round 6 is between St Kilda Saints and Brisbane Lions. The match is to be played at Westpac Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 7.45pm with home team St Kilda Saints currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between St Kilda Saints and Brisbane Lions.

Round: Round 6, Friday April 25, 7.45pm
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Weather: 18° Mostly Sunny

Odds Comparison:

St Kilda Saints	1.41	1.38	1.41	1.38	1.41	1.40
Brisbane Lions	3.00	3.05	3.05	3.05	3.00	2.95

All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.

Preview:

St Kilda take on the Lions on Friday night, 7.45PM New Zealand time at Westpac Stadium.  The Saints will go into this match as favourites, with Brisbane continuing to struggle in 18th position after the first five rounds.  St Kilda will head to Wellington with momentum on their side, after an impressive 16-point win over the Bombers last weekend.

In contrast to St Kilda’s promising start, the Lions are having a shocker so far in 2014.  Not only are they winless after five matches, this round sees them playing under pressure, overseas, for only the second time in AFL history.  Saying that, however, there is some light at the end of the tunnel for the Lions, with both Daniel Merrett and Pearce Hanley likely to return this week and Jonathan Brown in good recent form.

St Kilda Saints:
B: Jarryn Geary, James Gwilt, Josh Bruce
HB: Sean Dempster, Luke Delaney, Jimmy Webster
C: Leigh Montagna, Lenny Hayes, Farren Ray
HF: Jack Billings, Nick Riewoldt, Jack Steven
F: Eli Templeton, Rhys Stanley, Josh Saunders
Fol: Tom Hickey, Clinton Jones, Luke Dunstan
I/C: Jack Newnes, Tom Curren, Sebastian Ross, Shane Savage
Emg: Trent Dennis-Lane, Billy Longer, Sam Fisher
In: Shane Savage
Out: Adam Schneider (suspension)

Brisbane Lions:
B: Jed Adcock, Joel Patfull, Daniel Merrett,
HB: Darcy Gardiner, Sam Mayes, Justin Clarke,
C: Pearce Hanley, Jack Redden, Ryan Lester,
HF: Dayne Zorko, Jonathan Brown, Marco Paparone,
F: Josh Green, Luke McGuane, James Polkinghorne,
Fol: Trent West, James Aish, Nick Robertson,
I/C: Andrew Raines, Lewis Taylor, Tom Rockliff, Tom Cutler,
Emg: Rohan Bewick, Brent Moloney, Mitch Golby,
In: James Polkinghorne, Pearce Hanley, Andrew Raines, Daniel Merrett, Josh Green,
Out: Jackson Paine (omitted), Rohan Bewick (omitted), Jordan Lisle (omitted), Brent Moloney (omitted), Mitch Golby (omitted)

News:

First-year Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch doesn’t envy his defenders having to play on St Kilda’s Nick Riewoldt in Friday’s AFL clash in Wellington.

Leppitsch had done the job himself in his playing days with the Lions.

Riewoldt, 31, is joint leader of the Coleman Medal on 17 goals after five rounds.

Joel Patfull is his regular Brisbane opponent, while Daniel Merrett – in his comeback game from a two-game striking ban – is another option.

“I actually played on Nick when he first started but I can’t come out, though. I’m not too fit at the moment,” Leppitsch joked on Thursday.

“Nick’s form has been unbelievable for an old man. To still be running around and being as athletic as he is at the moment, it’s very impressive for a guy of his age.”

Riewoldt is on track to beat his 2013 tally of 50 goals.

“We’ve got a lot of respect for Joel Patfull and Daniel Merrett. I’ve played on those guys before so this week’s going to be a really big challenge,” Riewoldt said.

Asked about his sensational form, Riewoldt says nothing too much has changed in terms of his style of play and effort levels.

“The difference is I’m hitting the scoreboard a little bit more,” the skipper said.

Sixteenth last season, the Saints have made a strong start by posting a 3-2 record.

First-year coach Alan Richardson’s Saints will go in as favourites against the winless Brisbane in windy Wellington.

“We didn’t put any limitations on what we thought we could achieve,” Riewoldt said.

Riewoldt says playing on Anzac Day, as the Saints did in 2013 in Wellington against Sydney, is a grand occasion.

Leppitsch says his main focus has been on improving his team’s defence.

“We’re slowly getting some experience back,” he said.

“We’ve had to probably rely on too many kids in the last few weeks to uphold some roles.

“We’ve been leaking goals too quickly.”

The Lions have their own 30-something key forward in good form. Jonathan Brown, at 32, has kicked 11 goals this season.

Skipper Jed Adcock says breaking the team’s duck is vital for morale.

“It’s important for a young group that you get a win on the board for starters and you never know what’s going to happen after that,” he said.