ST KILDA V HAWTHORN

Venue Telstra Dome
Date Saturday, July 19
Time 7.10pm
Head to head St Kilda 69 Hawthorn 73 Drawn 1
Last time St Kilda 14.11 (95) bt Hawthorn 11.12 (78) R16 2007 Telstra Dome
Betting TABSportsbet St Kilda $2.90 Hawthorn $1.38 Centrebet St Kilda $2.70 Hawthorn $1.47

St Kilda

Backs: Dempster Hudghton Gram
Half-backs: Goddard Gilbert S Fisher
Centres: McQualter Dal Santo Hayes
Half-forwards: Harvey Riewoldt Eddy
Forwards: Jones Koschitzke Armitage
Followers: King Ball Rover: Montagna
Interchange: Schneider Blake Milne Fiora
Emergencies: Geary Allen Birss
In: Fiora Schneider
Out: Allen Gwilt

Hawthorn

Backs: Guerra Gilham Ladson
Half-backs: Brown Croad Birchall
Centres: Young Mitchell Morton
Half-forwards: Bateman Franklin Osborne
Forwards: Williams Roughead Rioli
Followers: Campbell Hodge Rover: Sewell
Interchange: Ellis Murphy Tuck Taylor
Emergencies: Clarke Lewis Stokes
In: Bateman
Out: Crawford (knee tendonitis)

Summary St Kilda have run into the eight on the back of three straight wins and signalled their plans to be a part of the September fun so the challenge for Hawthorn is to quell their enthusiasm ahead of tough games against the likes of Geelong and Collingwood. Both teams can boast some big names up forward, although Lance Franklin and Jarryd Roughead are likely to kick bigger bags than Justin Koschitzke and Nick Riewoldt. Hawthorn's crucial midfield machine is spluttering at the moment though with doubts over the fitness of Chance Bateman, Shane Crawford and Jordan Lewis. St Kilda have dominated recent games between the two, winning five of the past six.
Key Lance Franklin had 14 scoring shots last week and was criticised for kicking 4.7. If he's out to atone for that the Saints will be hoping Max Hudghton can repeat the job he did last week on Carlton's Brendan Fevola
Tip Hawthorn by 25 points