Blog log from R12 of 2024: West Coast vs St Kilda

Barrass is pinged for a hold sitting under a high ball from a stoppage on the HFF to the corridor 20m out. King boots the first goal of the evening. (Q1 1:55)
Sinclair gives inside to Battle after a stoppage on the HFF, Battle takes a few steps and roosts a huge kick from 55m but it flies just wide left. (Q1 9:23)
Henry roves in the pocket and pokes a pass to Wilson near the behind post, who leaves the screwing set shot to the right. (Q1 10:32)
Bulk repeat inside 50s for St Kilda early doors, not much scoreboard nourishment as yet. (Q1 10:47)
Flynn catches the ball out of ruck near the behind line and snaps wide. (Q1 15:35)
Ryan roves a long Darling speculator to a big pack, Windhager comes in hot and catches him around the neck. Ryan misses from 20m in front, disappointingly. (Q1 17:25)
Ryan roves again 40m out in front, gets corralled by Bonner, snaps on the turn but that one curls to the left as well. (Q1 19:27)
Sheed gives to Chesser in the pocket for a quick kick to the top of the square, bit of a mong but it sits up nicely for Gaff to gather and run into the open goal! (Q1 20:20)
Duggan passes low and hard from the centre to Yeo 40m out on the flank, who tugs it left. (Q1 24:25)
Repeat inside 50s for West Coast now, Sheed goes to Darling on the boundary 25m out who curls in a lovely set shot. (Q1 25:41)
Reid and Yeo exit the next centre bounce out the front, Yeo’s snap from CHF falls on the line, Howard touches it but was it in time? Review says yes, just a point. (Q1 27:21)
Sinclair passes to Henry at half forward, he wheels and goes to the fat side pocket over Chesser to Wood for the mark and goal from 20m. (Q2 3:36)
Hill releases Wanganeen-Milera to run clear up the guts towards CHF, crowd starts calling for running too far but he passes over Harry Edwards for a Caminiti goal from 15m. (Q2 5:55)
Bailey J. Williams beats Howard to clunk the mark from a long Yeo ball to the hotspot, he converts. (Q2 15:43)
Henry roves a Membrey contest to a Caminiti clearance from outer wing, he snaps the goal from 25m on the flank. (Q2 18:51)
Reid spins out of a weak Sinclair tackle on members wing and sets up Ryan to pass to Cripps 40m out near the boundary, he’s a lovely set shot and threads this one. (Q2 21:56)
Higgins snaps well wide to the right from 40m on a slight angle after Caminiti sharks a McGovern handball at half forward. (Q2 27:20)
Witherden turns inside after marking on the HBF, is called to play on but dithers and is caught HTB by Steele, who hits the post from 40m. (Q2 28:27)
Sheed scrubs a clearance to the HFF, Ryan gathers and draws two for a give to Cripps who threads another one from the boundary, this one from 30m! (Q2 31:57)
Centre clearance to West Coast through Sheed’s free kick, crumb over the back, Ryan volleys another big red time goal with three seconds left on the clock before HT! (Q2 33:59)
Jack Williams marks a long speculator from outer wing by Duggan over Marshall 45m out on a slight angle, hands in the back but mark paid. The set shot stays right. (Q3 2:15)
Ross is on the end of a handball chain from the pocket to goal from the square after Owens roves King’s contest on the HFF. (Q3 3:28)
Marshall down to Henry at a throw in to the pocket, Henry hits the post from 25m. (Q3 7:13)
King does a one-two with Henry to stroll into the open goal for another one to the Saints, they are back in it! (Q3 10:26)
Wilson marks on the HFF, wheels and goes to the fat side for Wangeneen-Milera 40m out on a slight angle. NWM shanks it for no score. (Q3 15:15)
Wanganeen-Milera spoils a Hough kick across the backline but he tries a Daicos special from the pocket 25m out that curls too early for a point. Scores level. (Q3 19:16)
Repeat inside 50s piling up for the Saints now, Wood passes short to Sinclair 45m out on a slight angle, who gives the Sainters the lead with a big goal! (Q3 20:01)
Ryan marks a Maric pass in the pocket 20m out after Trew is lucky not to be pinged for HTB on the HFF, he plays on around Wanganeen-Milera on the mark for the goal. (Q3 22:36)
Surge play engineered by Darling from a stoppage at the Eagle hotspot, ball rolls through the forest of knees and boots for Ryan to soccer the goal from the line! (Q3 24:01)
Cole just touches through a Dow snap from the pocket. (Q3 27:17)
Yeo clears from the first centre bounce of Q4 to Cripps 40m out on the flank, put your glasses down, no question that set shot was going through. (Q4 0:55)
Wood has the sit on Ginbey and takes a screamer 20m out in front for a goal to bring the margin back under a kick. (Q4 4:17)
After Henry is lucky not to be pinged for HTB, Higgins roves on the HFF and centres for Dow at the hotspot, who hoofs it wide left in ugly fashion. Footy gods grin. (Q4 6:12)
Higgins keeps a ground ball alive in the pocket, fights on
to receive from Butler 15m out and snaps high and just straight enough to give St Kilda the lead back! (Q4 9:27)
Hill receives from Wood on the HFF and passes short over McGovern to Owens 40m out on a slight angle, who hits the post. (Q4 12:13)
Membrey goes back with the flight to mark a Steele speculator from members wing to 30m out on a slight angle. The Skunk punches it low and straight! (Q4 15:08)
Clark soccers the next centre clearance, Membrey gathers and feeds Owens who hits the square from the HFF… Wood marks in front of Hough to mark and goal! (Q4 16:34)
McGovern intercepts at half back and hits the corridor, Ryan to Yeo who goes long for Darling to mark on the behind line and goal, after doing his shoelaces up. (Q4 19:43)
6:44 to go and this has been a see-saw battle, probably at least one more swing to go. (Q4 21:14)
Yeo roves in the pocket but snaps rather blindly, Hill rushes it from the square. (Q4 22:17)
Reid gets caught HTB in the centre, then a few plays later drops his tagger Windhager after disposal, Wood takes the downfield free for his fourth goal! (Q4 24:48)
That was the sealing goal, it has been a magnet-throwing masterclass from Ross Lyon in the second half. (Q4 26:48)
Yeo roves a stoppage on the HFF and launches a running torpedo from 60m, caught it sweetly but it flies across the face and OOTF. (Q4 28:20)
Cripps gets a contact free on Bonner 40m out on the flank. He has already kicked one from this spot, but tugs this one just left. (Q4 29:28)