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ST KILDA: 5.7, 10.9, 16.13, 18.17 (125)
HAWTHORN: 0.1, 3.3, 3.6, 8.7 (55)
GOALS - St Kilda: Gehrig 5, Riewoldt 4, Harvey 3, Voss 2, Milne 2, Baker, Fiora
Hawthorn: Dixon 2, Barker, Bateman, Franklin, Croad, Vandenberg, Brennan
DISTANCE OF GOALS: St Kilda: 0-15m 5; 15-30m 4; 30-40m 1; 40+m 8, Hawthorn: 0-15m 2; 15-30m 1; 30-40m 3; 40+m 2
GOALS FROM: St Kilda: Free 3; Play 2; Mark 13, Hawthorn: Free 2; Play 4; Mark 2
BEST - St Kilda: Harvey, Dal Santo, Hudghton, Voss, Maguire, Riewoldt, Gehrig, Milne
Hawthorn: Mitchell, Roughead, Hodge, Brown, Birchall, Hodge, Vandenberg
HITOUTS: St Kilda: 36, Hawthorn: 27
50m PENALTIES: St Kilda: 1, Hawthorn: 3
FREE KICKS: St Kilda: 13 for 17 against
INJURIES - St Kilda: Schwarze (hamstring) - Hawthorn: Guerra (gashed head)
UMPIRES - Margetts, Donlon, Ryan
CROWD - 33,869 at Telstra Dome
CHANGES: Nil
REPORTS - TBC

Saints rejoice as Hamill, Kosi set to return
St Kilda could get a timely boost this round with the return from a knee injury of former captain Aaron Hamill. And star ruckman/forward Justin Koschitzke was cleared by a neurosurgeon on Monday to resume playing. Leading up to one of the Saints' most important games of the season, against Collingwood on Sunday at Telstra Dome, coach Grant Thomas yesterday revealed that Hamill was almost ready to resume playing.
The Article Greg Denham/TheAustralian/05Jul06

Koschitzke is raring to go for Saints
St Kilda star Justin Koschitzke could make a surprise return to football within a fortnight. Vital cogs in Saints' machinery: Justin Koschitzke and Aaron Hamill line-up the goals at St Kilda training. It is understood Koschitzke is close to declaring himself ready to resume after suffering a fractured skull against the Bulldogs on May 6. Any return will be via the Saints' VFL feeder club, Casey Scorpions. In the best-case scenario, Koschitzke could make his long-awaited comeback this week.
Kelly says spend wisely Mark Stevens/HeraldSun/04Jul06
All Club injuries list HeraldSun/04Jul06
C2: Injury Clinton Bown/collingwoodfc/saints.com.au/03Jul06
Wallace slams Pie fans Rebecca Williams/HeraldSun/04Jul06

Round 13 ponderings
1. Will the real St Kilda please step forward? It is hard to judge whether St Kilda has regained its spark following Saturday's 70-point belting of Hawthorn, because it perhaps the most inept Hawk performance of the Alastair Clarkson-era. There were some good signs for the Saints - 14 marks to Nick Riewoldt, relentless physical pressure and some sublime work out of the middle, but the Saints have teased us before in 2006. A gritty defeat of the Western Bulldogs in round six was followed by a shocker the next week against the Cats on the night Robert Harvey broke the club's games played record. The stirring win over the Swans in the SCG slop in round 10 was followed by the embarrassing 63-point loss to Adelaide, at Telstra Dome.
The Article Ashley Browne/afl.com.au/03Jul06

Saints, Kosi feeling good
St Kilda midfielder Xavier Clarke said the Saints came into the clash with the Hawks with a clear focus and renewed energy after spending their midseason break soul-searching in a small Victorian town. The Saints went to Bonnie Doon during their brief hiatus away from footy, and Clarke said it gave the players a chance to rest their weary bodies and reset goals for the rest of the year. "We came off the break refreshed and the boys wanted to really make a statement," Clarke said, on the Sunday Footy Show. "We went to Bonnie Doon . . . I actually thought it was only out of the movie, and I rang dad to tell him and he wouldn't believe me either." Clarke also said the week away from football gave the players the chance to chat about their goals for the second half of the season.
The Article Jennifer Witham/saints.com.au/02Jul06
Coaches are robbing the game of its star quality Tim Lane/TheAge/03Jul06
Hawthorn handball horror Daryl Timms/HeraldSun/03Jul06
A bump of time gone by Mike Sheahan/HeraldSun/03Jul06
Bullies in playground Jon Ralph/HeraldSun/02Jul06
Hawks' Guerra warfare Daryl Timms/HeraldSun/03Jul06
Kelly says spend wiselyDamian Barrett/HeraldSun/03Jul06
Bumpy times for Guerra and the Hawks Len Johnson/TheAge/04Jul06
Tarrant the teaser Mike Sheahan/HeraldSun/04Jul06
Hawks pay price for 'worst' loss Jake Niall/HeraldSun/05Jul06

Pies test for Saints
Is St Kilda back or are the Hawks that bad? The first question can't be answered until next Sunday when the Saints take on Collingwood _ because the answer to the second question is a definite yes. The Hawks were horrible at Telstra Dome yesterday, making it difficult to assess the value of the Saints' performance. Under a closed roof in perfect conditions, Hawthorn had two goal-less quarters and only four soft, unanswered goals in time-on in the final term saved it from a 100-point massacre.
The Article Mark Harding/HeraldSun/02Jul06

Riewoldt: Time to toughen up
St Kilda superstar Nick Riewoldt says next week's blockbuster against Collingwood is a chance to prove the Saints are a legitimate premiership chance. Refreshed by a mid-season camp and pledge to each other at Bonnie Doon, the Saints thumped a listless Hawthorn by 70 points at Telstra Dome yesterday. They had too much run and hardness through the midfield and fed key forwards Fraser Gehrig and Riewoldt.
The Article Jon Pierik/HeraldSun/02Jul06

Thomas talks up Saints
St Kilda coach Grant Thomas has applauded his side's victory over Hawthorn and believes it was the best his side has played together as a team this year . . . "The guys worked really, really hard, they put enormous pressure on (the Hawks). I thought Fraser really marshalled the forward line well and played a really selfless sort of game," Thomas said. "He's kicked five and been good but just a lot of stuff that would have gone unnoticed, marshalling the troops up there and making that they didn't have easy exit footy, and I thought that was really good."
The Article Jennifer Witham/saints.com.au/01Jul06

St Kilda puts foot on pedal to blitz sorry Hawks
Still battling the loss of key players, St Kilda yesterday turned in one of its most impressive performances of the season to crush a lacklustre Hawthorn by 70 points under the Telstra Dome roof. From the moment Saints defender Brett Voss slammed on the first goal in the opening minutes, the signs were ominous for Hawthorn, which, before yesterday's match, was only a game behind the Saints on the ladder. Hawthorn, after being beaten all over the ground, averted its most bruising defeat against the Saints only after kicking four late unanswered goals.
The Article Martin Boulton/TheAge/02Jul06
Loss shatters Clarkson Mark Rasmussen/Hawthorn FC/saints.com.au/01Jul06
Insipid Hawthorn cops a pasting Jon Ralph/HeraldSun/02Jul06
Belted Hawks hit new low Martin Blake/TheAge/02Jul06

"In his defence, he's been up all night vomiting and he had the doctor come to him first thing this morning, and he was in the balance as to whether he played or he didn't play" Grant Thomas on Riewoldt's goal-kicking inaccuracies.

Riewoldt dominates Hawks
. . . The 70-point thrashing could have been worse for the Hawks, with the Saints missing numerous set shots and the Hawks scoring the final four goals when the contest was dead. Saints centre half-forward Riewoldt had a field day, taking 14 marks and kicking 4.4. Full-forward Gehrig (five goals) and forward pocket Brett Voss also had strong marking games, while Stephen Milne chipped in with some quick leads and crumbing work. The dominance of the Saints' attack was demonstrated by 32 marks in their attacking 50m zone, compared to just eight for the Hawks.
The Article Sam Lienert/Sunday Times/02Jul06

Saints belt Hawks
St Kilda has destroyed a disappointing Hawthorn outfit by 70 points at Telstra Dome on Saturday afternoon, in what was a sometimes spiteful and hard-hitting encounter. Under the benign conditions of the closed Telstra Dome roof, the Hawks managed only eight goals for the game, with five of them coming in the final term as the Saints took the foot off the pedal when the result was already well decided . . . The men from Moorabbin now have seven wins for the year, after they bounced back in fine style from their 63-point thumping by Adelaide in round 12. It's a sadder tale for the Hawks as they accrue another loss - their eighth for the year - after their recent spirited victory over the Tigers.
The Article Jennifer Witham/saints.com.au/01Jul06

Saints pledge pays off
. . . "I think it's the best we have played as a team and given each other support as a team, so that's really heartening," Thomas said. "I thought we were very spirited and very focused, and we worked very hard together. When you went through the sides (pre-match) I thought they were pretty balanced today, to be honest. It's pretty much just the hardness and effort. There are no mysteries in footy. If you come to play and get your attitude right, you can do good things. I thought we took a good step forward in that regard." The Saints will shape up against top-four side Collingwood next Sunday at Telstra Dome and Thomas said his team needed to produce the same physicality.
The Article Martin Blake/HeraldSun/02Jul06
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