ST KILDA 4.4 7.4 12.6 15.7 (97)
SYDNEY 4.1 6.4 8.5 11.5 (71)
Goals: St Kilda: F Gehrig 4 X Clarke 2 S Milne 2 L Montagna N Riewoldt B Voss A Fiora S Birss J Koschitzke N Dal Santo. Sydney: B Hall 3 N Davis 2 R O'Keefe 2 C Bolton P Everitt A Schneider A Goodes. Best: St Kilda: N Riewoldt F Gehrig L Montagna J Koschitzke L Ball S Milne. Sydney: B Kirk R O'Keefe J Bolton A Buchanan.
Official Crowd: 37,816 at the Telstra Dome.
Umpires: M James S Ryan M Avon.

Ross Lyon will enjoy the next phone chat with his old boss after St Kilda beat Sydney by 26 points in tonight's match at Telstra Dome.

Lyon has regularly kept in touch with Sydney coach Paul Roos since leaving his assistant role at the Swans to take over at the Saints, who won 15.7 (97) to 11.5 (71).

It was the first time Lyon had coached against his old club.

But St Kilda's shocking run with injuries continued, as utility Brendon Goddard was helped front the field in the first quarter with a knee injury.

A scan tomorrow will confirm whether he has suffered a season-ending injury to the anterior cruciate ligament.

St Kilda beat Sydney at its own game, winning the tackle count 55-39.

Saints co-captain Nick Riewoldt was best afield with 14 marks, 21 possessions and a goal, while fellow key forward Fraser Gehrig kicked four goals.

After trailing by a goal at half-time, the Swans levelled the scores early in the third term as the pace of the game lifted noticeably.

But the Saints then went into overdrive, kicked the last four goals of the term to lead by 25 at the last change. Nick Davis put through the first goal of the last term to give the Swans a slight chance, before St Kilda scored three of the next four majors to seal the win.

One telling comparison was how the key forwards fared at either end.

While co-captain Barry Hall managed three goals and was far from Sydney's worst, his free-kick count was 0-3.

After Hall and star team-mate Adam Goodes kicked the first two goals of the game, the Saints had the lead at quarter-time and looked the more likely team to take control of the game.

But typical of the Swans, their workrate was faultless and they managed to stay in the game until the third term.

Swans co-captain Brett Kirk led the way with his ferocious play at the bottom of the packs.

Saints onballer Nick Dal Santo picked up 16 touches after speculation yesterday he might be a late withdrawal from the team through injury.