RODNEY Eade would not specify which umpires' decisions had infuriated him during last night's drawn game with St Kilda, but the Bulldogs' coach vowed, in his post-match press conference, that he would be making them known at AFL House this week.

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon said he would be taking some of his players to task for moments of ill-discipline off the ball during the game the Saints — 23 points up in the last term — looked to have in the bag.

Eade said he was unaware that there had been conjecture about Chris Grant's shot at goal after the three-quarter-time siren — no score was paid after the goal umpire and a field umpire conferred. Television replays were inconclusive as to whether the ball had hit the post.

"I might have to take that up," Eade said. "No one mentioned that to me and I didn't see it, so I'll have to bring that up with the umpiring department — probably with a few other things as well."

Lyon was not specific about what had annoyed him but his players doubtless would be hearing about them.

"Am I sitting here at the minute happy with some of our discipline off the ball? No. Can I fix it now? No. Can I address it during the week? Yes," Lyon said.

In the third term, Fraser Gehrig, who finished with only one mark and no possessions, had a goal disallowed after Stephen Milne gave away a free kick in the goal square. With nine-and-a-half wins each, the Saints and the Bulldogs moved into the top eight overnight — displacing Sydney and Essendon — but by winning this weekend, those clubs will reclaim would vantage points. Should the Brisbane Lions beat the Kangaroos, their vastly superior percentage would take them past the Dogs and Saints.

Eade was pleased with his side's ability to fight back in the last term. "We showed grit the whole night after the previous two thrashings," he said.

Luke Ball, one of the Saints' co-captains, was a late withdrawal with what the club described, pre-match, as a tight adductor. "He wasn't in a condition to play this week, but … he was better today than he was the night before and so I'm assuming he'll settle and he'll play next week," Lyon said.

Steven Baker was a late casualty in the game after throwing himself into a marking contest.