CAPTAIN’S QUARTER
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon demanded a greater effort on the contest after his aspect’s vapid first half.
He received it – and it was piloted by his skipper.
Captain Jack Steele led a full-blooded assault of beforehand rampant Richmond within the clinches, the Saints dominating at floor stage, forcing turnovers and producing repeat harmful entries.
Steele had 10 touches for the time period, six of them contested and was the important thing determine in St Kilda’s super third-quarter turnaround, which started on the coalface and become some slick hall transitioning that had been absent within the opening hour.
THE SHAI AND DUSTY SHOW
Shai Bolton and Dustin Martin turned Norwood Oval into their very own two-man playground within the first half.
Defying Richmond’s injury-ravaged ahead line, the pair’s brilliance catapulted Richmond to a commanding 21-point quarter-time lead over St Kilda.
Alternating between on-ball and half-forward, Martin seemed contemporary and energetic in his return from harm, racking up a game-high 20 first-half disposals.
In the meantime, Bolton seemed essentially the most harmful forward-of-the-footy on both aspect, ending with 4 objectives, together with two absolute rippers from the Sir Edwin Smith Pavillion pocket.
KING’S ROYAL FLUSH
Max King made an detached begin in his return from every week’s suspension, fading two photographs manner left to The Parade finish within the second time period – the primary registering a behind and the second crusing out on the total.
He made spectacular amends after half-time.
King dropped a straightforward chest mark in entrance of Ben Miller simply earlier than time-on within the third time period, the ball dribbling harmlessly out of bounds.
He received his arms on the following boundary throw-in and defied a near-impossible angle to nail a miracle objective from the scoreboard pocket, giving St Kilda their first lead of the afternoon.
Then within the shadows of three-quarter-time, his piercing ahead entry discovered Jack Higgins who crushed a six-pointer from the goal-square with eight seconds left, extending the resurgent Saints’ benefit to eight factors.