Blog log from R7 of 2025: St Kilda vs Brisbane

Wilkie gets back to the square to rush a long Ah Chee snap from the HFF. (Q1 0:36)
Marshall is facing his goals in ruck near the hotspot but his attempted clearing kick lands in the square for Neale to rove for the first goal. (Q1 9:16)
Stocker and Cameron chase a kick to grass in the pocket, Stocker overruns the ball but Cameron’s left-foot snap is narrow to the left from 25m. (Q1 13:36)
Hipwood passes long from the centre to the flank 40m out for Levi Ashcroft to mark on his chest just before Stocker arrives. The set shot is poor, narrow to the left. (Q1 17:47)
Berry goes long from outer wing to the pocket for Ah Chee who misses from 30m. (Q1 20:37)
Ah Chee skirts the boundary after roving deep in the pocket but gets challenged next to the behind line and can’t get his impossible snap on line. (Q1 22:49)
Brisbane not letting the Saints rebound to force bulk repeat inside 50s, eventually Bailey roves on the HFF and receives back from Lohmann for the goal from 20m. (Q1 25:02)
Cameron kicks long and high from members wing for Hipwood to mark over Wanganeen-Milera 25m out on a slight angle, but his kick skews to the left. (Q1 26:50)
From the kick in the Saints rebound all the way around outer wing, Marshall traps a bounce pass from Collard in the square for their first goal. (Q1 28:02)
Hipwood roves a Day contest 40m out, breaks an arm tackle by Sinclair and tries a snap off his non-preferred right boot… rams it through! (Q1 29:17)
Centre clearance Steele to Windhager, Hall roves at half forward and pokes a pass for Higgins 30m out in the pocket, of course Higgins plays on inside to screw through the goal. (Q1 30:32)
Rayner engineers the next centre clearance, Hipwood marks at the hotspot and shoots straight as a die for his second. (Q1 31:47)
Gardiner provides a contest to a long Wood speculator from the HFF to the top of the square for Higgins to hit at full pace for the first goal of Q2. (Q2 1:02)
Lohmann drops a mark 40m out on a slight angle but the crumb sits up for him to gather and feed Morris who curls in a lovely finish off a step from his right boot. (Q2 2:02)
McCluggage marks on the HFF, lines up for the shot then passes to the pocket for Hipwood to mark on the dive 10m out and screw in his third major. (Q2 3:32)
Neale intercepts Hill’s kick to the centre, Wanganeen-Milera is pinged for tapping the ball out of his hands, mark set at the hotspot where Choc gets the chocolates. (Q2 7:02)
Wood marks over Wilmot 20m out on a slight angle but shanks his screwing set shot for a disappointing point. (Q2 13:02)
Levi Ashcroft misses a snap from the pocket after a stoppage. (Q2 17:32)
Wood passes to Wanganeen-Milera 40m out on a slight angle on the end of a rebound through the corridor. NWM has a lot of clangers to his name, and misses that kick as well. (Q2 24:18)
Morris marks a long Neale pass from members wing easily over the smaller Webster 35m out on the flank and kicks the goal. (Q2 28:19)
Higgins takes a contested grab and gives off to Wanganeen-Milera who had a pretty poor first half, but strokes through the first goal of Q3 from 45m on a slight angle. (Q3 1:07)
Wood marks in front of Lester 55m out on the flank, plays on around the mark and dobs a big snap to an empty square! (Q3 2:37)
Wilson receives from Owens at half forward and baulks to 40m but misses to the left with a hooked snap. (Q3 4:35)
McCluggage passes from outer wing to Cameron 40m out on a slight angle who tugs his set shot near side left. (Q3 5:41)
Saints fans hoot at a high contact free to Hipwood against Wilkie in the centre, both players were guilty but the ump only saw one. Long ball to Morris at the hotspot… poster. (Q3 7:37)
Will Ashcroft passes short to Day just to the left of true CHF after a turnover on outer wing. Day’s kick hooks short, no score results. (Q3 11:37)
The Saints rebound from a stoppage deep in defence through the corridor, Owens with the link to Macrae, Higgins beats Fletcher to snap the goal from 20m. (Q3 13:38)
McInerney wrestles with Marshall and takes a party trick mark with his right arm from a Berry speculator to 25m out on a slight angle. The Big O misses, however. (Q3 21:14)
Bailey beats two tacklers running around the boundary from the pocket towards the square, has a bounce but gets challenged and misses from 5m out! (Q3 22:07)
Fletcher’s low ball towards the hotspot is off the hands of Lohmann but falls nicely for Day who turns and goals. (Q3 22:53)
Hipwood passes to Neale 45m out on the flank, crowd hoots as they thought Macrae earned a HTB free on Will Ashcroft earlier in the play. Choc kicks his third goal. (Q3 24:53)
Wanganeen-Milera baulks and passes from the centre to Hall 40m out in the corridor who wobbles through the goal. (Q3 26:53)
McInerney gets a free 45m out on a slight angle, this set shot starts right but fades in and through. (Q3 29:36)
Bailey gets a tripping free on Stocker at a ball up 20m out in front for his second goal. (Q3 33:39)
Windhager intercepts at half back but misses Macrae with a short kick to the centre, Will Ashcroft mops up and finds Hipwood 40m out on a slight angle who misses left. (Q4 1:55)
Windhager fumbles a ground ball in the pocket, Cameron pounces but snaps to the right. (Q4 2:56)
Berry roves at half forward and pokes a pass to the pocket for Hipwood 15m out who screws in some junk off his right. (Q4 4:50)
Keeler bounces through some very smelly garbage from half forward with a shepherd in the square by Higgins. (Q4 5:25)
Day feeds Bailey for his third goal from a stoppage 20m out. (Q4 9:51)
Stocker’s dump kick from the back pocket lands for Berry 40m out on the flank, who secures himself some junk. (Q4 13:10)
Wanganeen-Milera passes short to Macrae 40m out on the flank, no mark called so he turns and shoots but it’s narrow to the left. (Q4 15:28)
McCluggage marks a Neale inside 50 kick in front of a pack 20m out on a slight angle for a bonus goal. (Q4 17:12)
Sharman feeds Caminiti for a garbage time special from 20m after Marshall kicks from the centre. (Q4 18:28)
Ah Chee gets a contact free on Howard 25m out on a slight angle and gets mobbed by teammates for the goal in his milestone 150th senior game. (Q4 20:56)
Zorko spoils Higgins near the behind line but Caminiti roves and feeds outside to Wilson for the goal from 15m. (Q4 23:06)
Wanganeen-Milera passes to Sharman to mark 35m out on a slight angle who sneaks his set shot inside the left goalpost. (Q4 24:21)
Ah Chee has Cameron over the back on a fast break around outer wing but he misses near side right on the run from 25m in the pocket. (Q4 28:34)