St Kilda Saints vs Carlton Blues live scores – 2014 AFL Round 8

Monday only AFL Round 8 match is between St Kilda Saints and Carlton Blues with the game to be played at Etihad Stadium. The opening bounce is set to commence at 7.10pm with home team Carlton Blues currently holding favouritism. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between St Kilda Saints and Carlton Blues.

Round: AFL Round 8, Monday May 12, 7.10pm
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Weather: 18° Partly cloudy.

 

 

Odds Comparison:

St Kilda Saints 3.40 3.25 3.35 3.25 3.40 3.35
Carlton Blues 1.33 1.33 1.34 1.33 1.33 1.34

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

Preview:

The last game of this bye-filled round is on Monday night, when the Saints take on the Blues at Etihad Stadium, 7.20PM.  Most of the matches look pretty tight this round, and this is certainly no exception.  While the Blues will go into this clash as favourites, St Kilda will be desperate to prove themselves after their massive 145 loss to Hawthorn last week.  While it will be tough coming back from such a big loss, the Saints had a positive start to the season and do have it in them.

Carlton are hard to dismiss for this clash, however, with the Blues experiencing somewhat of a rejuvenation phase before their two-game winning streak was cut down by Collingwood by 34 points last Friday night.  Injuries will play a big role in this game, with Carlton losing both Jarrad Waite and Andrew Carrazzo before last week’s game.  The Saints are also suffering, with injuries to key players including Jarryn Geary, Eli Templeton, and Sam Gilbert.  Carlton should be able to win here, hopefully starting the long hard climb out of 16th ladder position.

Teams:

St Kilda Saints:St Kilda Football Club's 2006 logo

B Sean Dempster, James Gwilt, Jimmy Webster
HB Blake Acres, Luke Delaney, Jack Newnes
C Leigh Montagna, Lenny Hayes, Farren Ray
HF Jack Steven, Nick Riewoldt, Jack Billings
F Maverick Weller, Rhys Stanley, Adam Schneider
FOL Billy Longer, Luke Dunstan, Tom Curren
I/C Arryn Siposs, Josh Bruce, Josh Saunders, Cameron Shenton, Terry Milera, Brodie Murdoch, Clinton Jones (Three to be omitted)

IN Arryn Siposs, Josh Bruce, Cameron Shenton, Terry Milera, Brodie Murdoch, Luke Dunstan
OUT Tom Simpkin (Omitted), Jarryn Geary (Elbow), Shane Savage (Omitted)

 

Carlton BluesCarlton Football Club 150th anniversary logo

B Sam Rowe, Michael Jamison, Simon White
HB Dylan Buckley, Andrew Walker, Zach Tuohy
C Andrejs Everitt, Kade Simpson, Sam Docherty
HF Mitch Robinson, Troy Menzel, Marc Murphy
F Levi Casboult, Lachie Henderson, Chris Yarran
FOL Robert Warnock, Bryce Gibbs, Dale Thomas
I/C David Ellard, Matthew Watson, Brock McLean, Heath Scotland, Jaryd Cachia, Jeff Garlett, Dennis Armfield (Three to be omitted)

IN David Ellard, Chris Yarran, Matthew Watson, Jaryd Cachia, Dennis Armfield
OUT Kane Lucas (Omitted), Tom Bell (finger)

News:

Carlton has drawn upon a St Kilda old boy to help end their recent woes against the Saints.

Carlton assistant coach Dean Laidley’s three years as the Saints midfield coach gives them an inside track into the Saints’ game-plan.

Unfortunately for the Blues, the North Melbourne premiership player has nothing but praise and admiration for the leadership group of Nick Riewoldt, Lenny Hayes and Leigh Montagna.

And after a 145-point belting from Hawthorn last week, he knows what to expect.

“They’ve got great pride … they’ll be stung by that performance,” Laidley said.

“When they played Adelaide and got beat by maybe a hundred points, they came out and beat Essendon the following week.”

“They’ll be up and about on Monday night, there’s no doubt about them.”

St Kilda’s 145-point loss in the rain to Hawthorn last Saturday was their worst to the Hawks in AFL/VFL history.

A win would rank amongst the biggest form reversals in history, but midfielder Farren Ray said after “a bit of soul-searching this week” anything was possible.

“We don’t accept being beaten by 145 points. It’s the worst loss I’ve been involved in,” he said.

“But it’s only four points lost.”

Carlton sit 16th with just two wins, but hope their extended 10-day break leading into the match will help them recapture form.

“It’s been really positive for us because we’ve come off two six-day breaks,” Laidley said.

“We’ve used this week to regenerate, recover and have a couple of really good footy sessions.”

The match is the sole Monday night fixture this season, the fifth time the two sides have met in the now Monday-after-Mother’s Day clash.

St Kilda have won the last two Monday meetings, and have four wins from their last five games with the Blues.

But the fixture may not extend long into the future, with incoming AFL chief executive Gill McLachlan declaring himself not a fan of Monday night football.

On behalf of the players, Ray had a bet each way.

“I don’t mind watching it, you can sit back on the couch and watch a good game on the telly,” he said.

“For the players it’s probably not ideal, you don’t get to enjoy your weekend.”

“But AFL is changing so much, there’s games in every timeslot, the traditional Saturday afternoon game has almost disappeared.”

“But any time, anywhere, the players are happy to play.”

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