St Kilda on guard for stalking Lions to pounce
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is taking no notice of Brisbane’s lowly AFL ladder position ahead of their Marvel Stadium match, saying their form is better than their winless start suggests.
Coming off a bye, the two-time defending premiers are 0-2 to open their title defence while the Saints logged their first win in three games last round by holding out GWS.
With some big inclusions such as Zac Bailey and Darcy Gardiner for the Saturday lunchtime start, Lyon expected the Lions to make life tough for his team, who have lost their past seven meetings.
Brisbane will still be missing Hugh McCluggage (calf) along with suspended co-captain Harris Andrews.
The selected teams and your vote
ST KILDA
B: J.Silvagni, C.Wilkie, D.Howard
HB: L.Stocker, B.Hill, N.Wanganeen-Milera
C: M.Windhager, M.Hall, D.Wilson
HF: H.Garcia, M.Wood, M.Owens
F: J.Higgins, C.Sharman, R.Marshall
R: T.De Koning, S.Flanders, J.Sinclair
I/C: D.Butler, J.Carroll, M.Phillipou, A.Tauru, L.Ryan
EMG: L.Collard, A.Hastie, H.Boxshall
IN: D.Howard, D.Butler
OUT: A.Caminiti (injured), H.Boxshall (omitted)
BRISBANE LIONS
B: K.Coleman, D.Gardiner, R.Lester
HB: D.Wilmot, J.Fletcher, D.Zorko
C: B.Reville, W.Ashcroft, J.Berry
HF: C.Cameron, O.Allen, L.Ashcroft
F: S.Draper, C.Rayner, T.Gallop
R: D.Fort, J.Dunkley, L.Neale
I/C: K.Lohmann, L.McCarthy, L.Morris, Z.Bailey, N.Answerth
EMG: S.Marshall, Z.Zakostelsky, J.Tunstill
IN: D.Gardiner, L.Morris, Z.Bailey
OUT: Z.Zakostelsky (omitted), D.Annable (injured), J.Tunstill (omitted)
Good afternoon and welcome
G’day everyone. It’s Roy Ward here and welcome to our AFL live blog.
I’ll be taking you through today’s opening match between St Kilda and Brisbane Lions after which Jon Pierik will steer you through the rest of today’s contests.
First bounce here at Marvel Stadium is due at 12.35pm AEDT.
Enjoy the hours to come.
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