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News.com.au
13-07-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Genius play keeps Sydney Swans' slim hopes of making finals alive
Sydney's 2025 campaign has a slight pulse, with its slim finals hopes still alive after a hard-fought five-point win over a gallant St Kilda in an engrossing, physical encounter at Marvel Stadium. The Saints led by as much as 18 points in the third quarter before Sydney launched a stirring comeback, which included three unanswered goals at the start of the fourth term. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. Saints ruck Rowan Marshall levelled the scores with a goal before Brodie Grundy and Errol Gulden teamed up to pull off an epic forward 50 stoppage play, with Grundy palming the ball perfectly into the lap of a running Gulden, who nailed the, ultimately match-winning, goal. Gulden's major sealed a five-point win, 14.8 (92) to St Kilda's 13.9 (87), that keeps Sydney's hopes of making the top eight alive … just. Swan Jake Lloyd kicked a career-high three goals, while Will Hayward kicked two of his three goals in the final term to prove a match-winner. 'The Swans' season has life! But only just,' Fox Footy commentator Dwayne Russell declared on the siren. Will Hayward makes it a ONE POINT GAME ðŸ'€ ðŸ'° Watch #AFLSaintsSwans on Ch.503 or stream on Kayo: âœ�ï¸� BLOG ðŸ'¢ MATCH CENTRE — Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) July 13, 2025 Triple premiership Tiger Jack Riewoldt added: 'It's a brutal game sometimes – and it's a beautiful game sometimes as well. 'That small glimmer of September is still there.' Swans star Isaac Heeney was blunt in his summation of the game. 'It was a hard-fought game,' Heeney told Fox Footy. 'They beat us around the contest, they bullied us in the tackling early and we couldn't stick our tackles. 'It was a bit patchy for our liking, but they're a good side and they're up and about. 'It was good to win that arm-wrestle, fight back and hold it.' The AFL was initially facing the prospect of having to leave the Marvel Stadium roof open for Sunday's game, with venue staff just over 90 minutes before the bounce frantically working to fix a mechanical issue as one side of the roof was stopping short. The roof, however, was eventually shut. If it hadn't have been fixed, the roof would've had to have been left open, as it has to be either fully shut or fully open for a game. THE 3-2-1 … 3. 'SUPERB' MOMENT HELPS SWANS DELIVER 'HAMMER BLOW… BUT IT WASN'T A SET PLAY Brodie Grundy insisted it wasn't intentional, but his hit-out to set up Errol Gulden's match-winning play looked out of a Swans playbook. Trailing by one point, the Swans were running out of time. Enter Grundy and Gulden, who took control at a forward 50 stoppage. Grundy not only won a clean hit-out, put it perfectly to the advantage of a sweeping Gulden, who burst away from Saint Jack Sinclair and nailed the match-winning goal. 'It was as much as the hit-out from Grundy as it was the goal from Gulden. The combination was absolutely superb,' Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy told Fox Footy. 'He ran onto his left foot and delivered the hammer blow.' Asked if it was a set play, Grundy told Fox Footy post-game: 'Nah, I just try to connect with the superstars in our team. Whether it's Errol, Chad, Heens – we're very blessed. 'Errol caught my eye. He's a classy player and a quality finish.' It was a high scoring opening to the contest before the Swans were able to get on top with Lloyd getting an early sniff. He had two goals in the first term as part of four majors in a row for the visitors as they threatened to take control. Two late first term goals to Saints skipper Jack Steele and Hugh Boxshall reduced the margin to eight points at the first change after a nine-goal quarter. After such a frenetic opening, the second term was a stalemate until Cooper Sharman kicked his first goal at the 15-minute mark after being on the end of some Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera brilliance. That sparked the Saints, with Max Hall kicking two goals in a minute to help the home side to a 10-point lead at the main break after keeping the Swans goalless for the term. 'The Saints are sniffing a big win and they're running like winners. Lots of time to go, but something has to turnaround (for Sydney),' Healy said. The Saints got three goals up in the third term and settled for a 13-point lead at the final change. With Hayward hitting the scoreboard in the final term, the Swans were able to prevail after a topsy turvy final stanza. — with NCA NewsWire 2. 'GOOD AND BAD' OF IN-DEMAND SAINTS STAR WHO 'THROWS SOMETHING BACK AT SWANS' St Kilda legend Leigh Montagna told Fox Footy's First Crack last week that re-signing Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera was the Saints' biggest contract priority since Tony Lockett – and after Sunday's performance, it's hard to argue with Joey. We saw the best – and, albeit, the worst at times – of the in-demand star, who burned off the James Jordon tag during an electric first-half display. Saints coach Ross Lyon revealed to Fox Footy pre-game he'd given Wanganeen-Milera 'a licence to go wherever he wants', adding his coaching staff were 'optimistic about how that unfolds'. At the start of the third quarter, Jordon had been relieved of his tagging duties, with Swans skipper Callum Mills instead tasked with running with Wanganeen-Milera, who'd racked up 15 disposals in the first half. Wanganeen-Milera ran Jordon ragged early, taking him to centre-half forward — he took two contested marks — then the midfield — he had three clearances. But Brownlow Medallist Gerard Healy in the first quarter was questioning whether the Saints were getting the best out of Wanganeen-Milera. 'The question the Saints will be asking themselves is: 'What are we giving up by having Wanganeen-Milera not playing across that half-back line?'' Healy asked on Fox Footy. NAS sold the candy TWICE before Sheldrick ran him down 😤 ðŸ'° Watch #AFLSaintsSwans on Ch.503 or stream on Kayo: âœ�ï¸� BLOG ðŸ'¢ MATCH CENTRE — Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) July 13, 2025 'If he kicks some goals in the front half, the answer is 'nothing'. But if he doesn't, you're giving up plenty.' But Wanganeen-Milera continued to push through the Jordon attention and had an impact in all three areas of the ground. There were a few ordinary kicking clangers, but he also pulled off some brilliant passes that set up Saints scores. 'You get the good and the bad sometimes with Nasiah,' triple premiership Tiger Jack Riewoldt told Fox Footy. 'He misses the easy kicks, but makes the hard looks so simple. 'One thing he does is he gets involved once then he remains on the same wave of the ball and gets involved again. 'He just gives them something different – and this is something James Jordon hasn't tagged before. He's a player that just has this exhilarating speed to put four or five metres into you very quickly and you can't catch up. 'He's been able to break the James Jordon tag and throw something back at the Sydney Swans.' Wanganeen-Milera, who remains unsigned beyond this season, finished with 24 disposals and a game-high 721m gained. 1. 'SHAME': HORROR, GRUESOME INJURY TO SAINTS STAR As far as gruesome injuries go, this was right up there. Dan Butler was subbed out of Sunday's game late in the second quarter after suffering a sickening elbow injury. (Here's your warning: If you're not squeamish, below is an incredible photograph by Morgan Hancock of Butler's injury. Otherwise stop reading.) Butler and debutant Max Heath applied pressure on Swan Sam Wicks, which led to a loose ball gather for Max Hall and a classy goal. But amid Butler's defensive effort, his arm became awkwardly tangled. The small forward fell to the ground in agony before Saints medicos raced out to assist him off the ground. When an injury incident isn't replayed on the TV broadcast, you know it's serious. 'It's a shame for Butler, because he was starting to really show some form,' Healy told Fox Footy. Sydney's win was soured by key defender Tom McCartin being unable to finish the game after a high hit from debutant Heath. McCartin – who has a history of concussion – taken high by debutant Max Heath in the final term. He took no further part as a 'precaution,' with Heath set to come under the scrutiny of the MRO.
7NEWS
08-07-2025
- Sport
- 7NEWS
Ross Lyon shares statement regarding future of Rowan Marshall as rival clubs circle
Rival clubs are circling St Kilda big man Rowan Marshall in what is looming as a case of ruck dominos. With the Saints primed to land Carlton free agent Tom De Koning on a blockbuster deal worth up to $12m across seven years, Marshall is set to be relegated to second fiddle. Marshall, 29, is contracted until the end of 2027 at Saints, but 7NEWS chief AFL reporter Mitch Cleary says opposition clubs are of the belief that he would be open to exploring a move if De Koning arrives as expected. 'There are rival clubs tonight that believe if Tom De Koning arrives at Moorabbin, which looks increasingly likely as the season wears on, that Rowan Marshall will be open to exploring a trade away from the Saints,' he said on The Agenda Setters. 'Now, the Saints will hold the whip hand here. He turns 30 later this year. He has two years left on a lucrative contract at more than $800,000 a season. 'But clubs see Rowan Marshall as in play when it comes to the ruck merry-go-round at the end of the year.' Cleary reports St Kilda are confident the two-ruck situation can work, but The Agenda Setters panellists immediately had their doubts. Melbourne tried it with Brodie Grundy and Max Gawn, and it failed spectacularly, while the jury is out on Fremantle's ruck pairing of Sean Darcy and Luke Jackson. In a statement to The Agenda Setters, St Kilda coach Ross Lyon said: 'I will not be brought into the pantomime around Rowan Marshall.' Lyon holds a close relationship with Marshall, but it remains to be seen whether the ruckman will be happy to share the load alongside De Koning. 'Ross feels he's got an extremely close relationship with Rowan Marshall. It's even grown in the last 12 months. They regularly catch up away from the footy club and talk things outside of footy,' Cleary continued. 'Marshall's been playing sore in the last couple of weeks with a back concern. 'The Saints are adamant that these two ruck situations are going to be working and Rowan Marshall will be brought along for the ride. 'I think there's a bit of in-limbo from Rowan Marshall's side of things.' Collingwood and Carlton great Dale Thomas wondered how the split between the pair would work. 'He's not a forward, though. So the sell is going to be, what, 50-50 ruck? Or, because as you said, De Koning doesn't really play forward, and Marshall's kicked six goals this year as a ruckman sometimes in that forward line. I don't think that works with the mix they have either,' Thomas said. Cleary explained the reasons why St Kilda think the combination can work. 'The Saints point to their low contested mark numbers this year and they feel that they're being let down for an option down the line,' he continued. 'They feel that one of them to be playing forward will be a key option. They also point to how well Marshall played with (Paddy) Ryder as a sidekick early in his career. 'But I think this one is well and truly in play.' Marshall and De Koning aren't the only two rucks potentially on the move this year with Essendon free agent Sam Draper also weighing up his future. Adelaide and Brisbane are both keen on Draper and should he land at the Crows then Reilly O'Brien, who is also a free agent, could be on the move.
Courier-Mail
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Fremantle v St Kilda AFL Round 16: Live updates, SuperCoach scores, teams
The byes are almost over! Round 16 comes to a finish today, starting at the MCG and finishing out in Perth, on a day where the Saints and Tigers will play for monumental upsets. Richmond will have to bring down the high-glying Crows, while St Kilda run into a white-hot Freo side. Follow all the action as it happens live. PLAY CODE TRIVIA TODAY! 🎲❓ Think you're a sports fanatic? Take the test. Play daily trivia for FREE on CODE Sports. Sign up here > Match Day fre dockers fre 6.9 45 live Rd 16 - Sun 29/06 Q3 19:07 Match Centre 5.8 38 stk stk saints 6 Goals 5 213 Disposals 243 56 Marks 60 40 Tackles 40 SuperCoach Points SuperCoach Points J Clark 96 S Darcy 73 M Reid 70 L Ryan 69 A Brayshaw 63 N Erasmus 63 M Johnson 52 J Treacy 50 S Bolton 49 L Jackson 48 R. Marshall 96 M. Hall 78 M. Windhager 69 H. Clark 67 C. Wilkie 66 A. Caminiti 66 J. Macrae 64 J. Steele 62 N. Wanganeen-Milera 59 T. Travaglia 59 Originally published as Fremantle v St Kilda AFL Round 16: Live updates, SuperCoach scores, teams 44 38 Saints mids right on top Al Paton That clearance disparity is getting even more stark – St Kilda leading 33-15. And the Saints finally get some reward for their work with Dan Butler kicking their first goal of the half. Ross Lyon has his old side worked out, and Hugo Garcia is doing a great job on Caleb Serong. 35 32 HT: Saints on top of Freo midfield stars Al Paton For the second time this season St Kilda's midfield is doing a job on the Dockers. At halftime the Saints lead clearances 25-11 and centre clearances 8-3. They probably should be in front but have blown some chances in front of goal, kicking 4.8 to Freo's 5.5. Rowan Marshall is having one of his good weeks – he's been huge so far with 15 disposals and a ridiculous goal, while Angus Brayshaw lifted that quarter to join Jordan Clark as Fremantle's best. Jack Sinclair has had 10 disposals but has had almost no influence on the contest. He has 32 SuperCoach points at halftime. 28 30 Rowan Marshall what on earth Al Paton Rowan Marshall just kicked one of the most remarkable goals you'll see – volleying the ball out of mid-air from a throw-up 15m out from goal. He absolutely flushed it and it sailed straight over the goal umpire's hat. The big question – is that a clearance? A hitout to advantage?? ROWAN MARSHALL OUT OF MID AIR ðŸ'¥ðŸ'¥ ðŸ'° Watch #AFLFreoSaints LIVE on ch.504 or stream on Kayo: âœï¸ BLOG ðŸ'¢ MATCH CENTRE â€' Fox Footy (@FOXFOOTY) June 29, 2025 Sigh of relief for Dawson captainers Jordan Dawson has scraped by for SuperCoaches who captained him, finishing on 110 after a big last quarter. Izak Rankine finished on 98, just below the ton. Dan Curtin scored a mammoth 151 points, with Sam Banks topping the scorers for the Tigers ahead of Dion Prestia and Toby Nankervis (both 97). 22 17 JC off to flyer for Freo Al Paton Jordan Clark scored 151 SuperCoach points against St Kilda last year and he's on track to match that today. His first goal – thanks to a free kick and 50m penalty against Dan Butler – is his 11th disposal of the game, to go with five marks – and 61 SuperCoach points early in the first quarter. The Saints answer through an unlikely source – Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera. He needed that after being mown down by Josh Treacy while taking a run down the wing a few minutes ago. 14 11 QT: Dockers have edge in arm wrestle Al Paton Rowan Marshall is the leading ball-winner at quarter-time with nine disposals, eight of them kicks. Jordan Clark has eight while Jack Sinclair and Jack Macrae have seven each for the Saints. Quieter start for Andrew Brayshaw and Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, who have just three each. Brayshaw hit the target with all three of his and added two tackles to sit on 20 SuperCoach points, while Wanganeen-Milera has a direct clanger, no tackles and 4 SuperCoach points. SuperCoach leaders 44 – Rowan Marshall 42 – Hunter Clark 40 – Jordan Clark 37 – Max Hall 35 – Josh Treacy 'The Alger-ithm is right': Tiger cubs make their mark Luke Trainor and Jasper Alger have both recorded their first goals at AFL level. Trainor, the grandson of superboot Doug Wade, nailed a set shot from 40 metres out, while Alger had a tricky goal from the square slide off his boot. Jasper Alger with one of the freakier first goals you'll see 😮#AFLTigersCrows â€' AFL (@AFL) June 29, 2025 Alger then slotted another one from 45 metres out on an angle. 14 10 Where's Nas? Al Paton Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera came into this game in red-hot form, averaging 120 SuperCoach points in his past four games. But he has been barely sighted so far, with his one kick going straight to Docker Andrew Braywhaw. He has just 6 SuperCoach points closing on quarter-time. 8 9 Saints' surprise tagger call Al Paton Ace tagger Marcus Windhager appears to be assigned to … no one. He seems to be playing as a forward while Hugo Garcia goes head-to-head with Caleb Serong in the centre square. Serong has taken full advantage, racing out to 21 SuperCoach points midway through the first term. Luke Jackson is playing as a midfielder – opposed to Jack Steele – with Sean Darcy in the ruck. 32 79 Tiger Tom finally gets a win Al Paton Tom Lynch will break into positive SuperCoach points after his first goal of the afternoon. It's been a rough day at the office, getting terrible delivery and harrassed and outnumbered by Crows defenders – which led to a third-quarter report – but that was some reward for the Tigers' best ball movement of the day. Load more posts
