Round 13 Results and Post Game Articles
St Kilda: 3.2 5.4 10.10 19.13 (127)
Hawthorn: 6.2 6.6 7.7 9.7 (61)
Goals: St Kilda: Milne, Gehrig 5, Koschitzke, Riewoldt 2, Powell, Dal Santo, Guerra, Hayes, Knobel
Hawthorn: Lekkas, Thompson, Hodge 2, Williams, Bateman, Everitt
Best: St Kilda: Dal Santo, Gehrig, Milne, Powell, Harvey, Jones, Hudghton
Hawthorn: Everitt, Dixon, Croad, Lekkas, Smith, Ball, Ries
Injuries: St Kilda: Koschitzke (dislocated elbow)
Hawthorn: Bateman (hamstring)
Reports: Luke Hodge reported for striking Steven Baker in the first quarter by field umpire Scott McLaren
Umpires: McLaren, Ryan, Avon
Crowd: 36,925 at Telstra Dome
Stats - saints.com.au
Koschitzke 6 - 8 weeks
St Kilda big man Justin Koschitzke is expected to miss between six and eight weeks with a dislocated elbow after undergoing an MRI on Saturday . . . According to a statement released by the club, Koschitzke consulted a surgeon, but will go another examination under anaesthetic next week, after which any other surgical action may be taken.
The Article - Sportal - saints.com.au - 19Jun04
Saints swamp hapless Hawks
St Kilda has ended a two-match losing streak by defeating an initially spirited, but ultimately inadequate Hawthorn by 66 points at Telstra Dome . . . The Hawks led after the first half of the battle between first and last on the table, but were besieged and eventually battered after the major break when the Saints kicked a whopping 14 goals to three . . . The competition's leading goal kicker Fraser Gehrig also responded to two off weeks, kicking five goals on Jonathan Hay. Stephen Milne equalled his contribution, and ran his opponent Michael Osborne ragged . . .
The Article - Samantha Lane/Sportal - saints.com.au - 18Jun04
Gehrig goes marching in . . . - Damian Barrett - HeraldSun - 19Jun04
Win the ideal tonic: Thomas
Thomas said it was important for the belief and confidence of the playing group to have notched up a win against the Hawks which the Saints did in emphatic style by 66 points on Friday night. "It was obviously a very important game for the club to have a win prior to the break. As much as anything, to come back after the break with a win under our belts - I think is a good tonic," Thomas said. Thomas said after the Saints made some 'horrendous' errors in the first quarter, he was pleased with the perseverance shown by his players. "To our credit, the guys just got stronger belief as the game went on," Thomas told his post-match media conference. "Whether it's a close game or, in the end, a good, strong win, it's pretty much irrelevant from our perspective. We just needed to get that win on the board today and keep a little bit of momentum going. It's just a very important game for the club."
The Article - Matt Burgan/Sportal - saints.com.au - 19Jun04
Saints produce telling blow
Milne was right on song and target from virtually the opening bounce, while frustrated Fraser seemed more preoccupied with hitting opposition bodies instead of the scoreboard. But the odd couple were back doing what they do best once St Kilda seized the midfield control in the second half. Their performances mirrored St Kilda, which started like mid-table strugglers and in the end emphatically announced their mini-slump was well and truly behind them. Milne and Gehrig each finished with five goals - more than Hawthorn's entire total - as the Saints slowly but surely worked back to their ladder-leading best to dish out a 66-point thumping . . .
The Article - Bruce Matthews - HeraldSun - 19Jun04
Koschitzke injury sours victory
The Saints, who blitzed Hawthorn by 66 points, lost Koschitzke to a dislocated right elbow four minutes before three quarter-time. Coach Grant Thomas said Koschitzke would almost certainly miss the club's next match, against Port Adelaide in a fortnight, but hoped it would not be a long lay-off. "We need to get that scanned and see the degree of damage. He'll probably miss one. Depending on the level of damage, he may miss another one," Thomas said . . .
The Article - Mark Stevens - HeraldSun - 19Jun04
Testy St Kilda passes test with flying colours
St Kilda came out on the angry pills at the Docklands last night. Two defeats had left the Saints testy to say the least. Before the first bounce, Brent "the Cannonball" Guerra was engaged in a brief fight with Ben Dixon, and a few minutes later, Guerra came off the centre square and rammed into Nick Ries at full tilt. Plainly St Kilda's plan was to test Hawthorn physically, to get back to the method it had used so well in the first part of the season. But Hawthorn was up to the challenge early . . . The turning point came in the 30th minute, when Peter Everitt was pinged for catching a short boundary throw-in deep in St Kilda's half. Under the new rules, it was a correct decision. But it is a flawed rule and Everitt paid a heavier price than he deserved. The tackler, Justin Koschitzke, kicked a goal from the free kick, and St Kilda was rolling. It would begin a string of seven St Kilda goals. Hawthorn slowed, then wilted, then capitulated, conceding 17 goals to three from that point. Back in their comfort zone at the Telstra Dome, the Saints went in for the kill. Symbolic of Hawthorn's night was the fact that one of Trent Croad's best games for the club at centre half-back could not stop Nick Riewoldt from having a significant influence on the game . . .
The Article - Martin Blake - TheAge - 19Jun04
Saints back to their winning ways - AAP - HeraldSun - 18Jun04
Players need rest from game: Schwab - Lyall Johnson - TheAge - 19Jun04
Saints kick into gear, leave Hawks behind
Only in the final term did the Saints appear to realise that a big win was there for the taking. They slammed on nine goals to three, with the previously out-of-sorts Fraser Gehrig and Stephen Milne both taking their tallies to five. St Kilda took over the game in the third quarter, adding five goals to Hawthorn's one to lead by 21 points at the last change. It may not have been pretty; was not, in fact. But in a low-scoring game, it looked close enough to an impregnable lead. When Stephen Powell kicked the Saints' seventh goal, they took the lead for the first time in the game. When Brent Guerra got their ninth, they had scored the last seven goals of the game. Angelo Lekkas, one of Hawthorn's better players, got one back late in the term, but it was hard to envisage a comeback.
The Article - Len Johnson - TheAge - 19Jun04
Mum's the word as the Ball boys do battle
On a stand in the hall of the Ball family home hang two scarves, one Hawthorn, one St Kilda. Jenny Ball takes one or the other as she leaves, depending on which of her footballing sons she is going to watch. Tonight, she will take both scarves to Telstra Dome, but barrack for neither team. Matthew and Luke Ball will be on the same football field for the first time in their lives, but as fate would have it, on opposite sides. Luke, 20, will be there as one of St Kilda's feted midfield, Matthew, 22, in the role that has gained him a belated beginning in AFL football at Hawthorn, as a tagger of feted midfielders. "Surely Schwabbie wouldn't give him a job on Luke," said Jenny. "That would be too cruel." She said her sons have been unusually quiet about their match plans this week. Mum's been the word . . .
The Article - TheAge - 18Jun04
St Kilda's captaincy carousel
St Kilda coach Grant Thomas does not rate the role of captaincy as highly as the competition's other 15 coaches. He rotates them like a pedantic motorist rotates tyres on his car . . . The Thomas theory that captaincy must be rotated is in just its second year. It remains controversial and unproven. However, Aaron Hamill, who replaced Robert Harvey and who was subsequently replaced by Hayes, works as physically and diligently on the field this year as he did last year. That would be the point of the Thomas plan. Rotate the captaincy, increase the number of leaders. The counter claim, of course, is that if a club has a player who is an outstanding captain then it is an unnecessary gamble to hand it on to someone who may not be half as good. That is taking a risk simply for the sake of it . . . Everitt has always been a leader of men. It was just a matter of which direction he was taking them. At St Kilda, Thomas feared Everitt was leading the players against him and not in the best interests of the club. At Hawthorn, in a different and less controlled environment, Everitt is seen as a man to help lead a club through a most critical time in its history.
The Article - Patrick Smith - The Australian - 19Jun04
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