If it wasn’t going to be hard enough for the Saints against Hawthorn this week, they have to face a Hawks side that will be seething after a below par performance last week against Richmond (107 – 66).
It was only the second time this year that a team has been able to register 100 points or more against Hawthorm and they Hawks will be out to abolish last week’s performance from their memory with a big win here.
Hawthorn has won the past two encounters against St. Kilda by margins of 30 and 35 and they have been asked to give St. Kilda 56.5 points start. Last time the defeated the Saints by a margin of the magnitude was back in round 13, 2006.
There’s not much to tell about the Saints who are facing their eleventh loss in the past twelve matches, the last six in succession.
St. Kilda has only surpassed 100 points on three occasions this year against Melbourne (104), GWS (140) and Western Bulldogs (101).
The combination of St. Kilda’s poor attack and Hawthorn’s good defence, should keep the Saint to a minimum score and the Hawks a good chance of surpassing the line.
TIP: HAWTHORN – 56.5
Odds comparison by AFL Odds:
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| St Kilda Saints | 10.00 | 11.50 | 12.00 | 11.50 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
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Hawthorn Hawks
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1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.05 |
Teams:
St Kilda Saints:
B: D.Roberton, J.Blake, S.Dempster
HB: J.Geary, J.Gwilt, B.Murdoch
C: F.Ray, L.Hayes, L.Montagna
HF: D.Armitage, N.Riewoldt, C.Jones
F: S.Milne, T.Lee, J.Newnes
FOLL: B.McEvoy, N.Dal Santo, J.Steven
I/C: J.Webster, J.Saunders, D.Minchington, T.Curren
EMG: T.Hickey, S.Ross, A.Schneider
IN: Jack Newnes, James Gwilt, Darren Minchington, Brodie Murdoch, Jason Blake
OUT: Arryn Siposs (shoulder), Tom Simpkin (leg), Sam Dunell (omitted), Rhys Stanley (shoulder), Ahmed Saad (leg)
Hawthorn Hawks:
B: B.Stratton, B.Lake, B.Guerra
HB: B.Sewell, J.Gibson, T.Duryea
C: I.Smith, S.Mitchell, B.Hill
HF: B.Whitecross, J.Gunston, S.Savage
F: S.Burgoyne, J.Roughead, C.Rioli
R: D.Hale, J.Lewis, P.Puopolo
I/C: L.Breust, M.Spangher, S.Grimley, J.Simpkin
EMG: J.Ceglar, K.Cheney, J.Anderson
IN: Sam Grimley, Matt Spangher, Jonathan Simpkin
OUT: Luke Hodge (thumb), Lance Franklin (hamstring soreness), Jonathon Ceglar (omitted)
