Round Four
St Kilda v Adelaide
Sunday, April 13 at 2.50pm (SA time) Etihad Stadium
Broadcast details
Live on Channel 7 and Fox Sports 3, coverage starts from 2.30pm (SA time)
Head to head
Adelaide – 20
St Kilda – 15
Drawn – 1
Latest news
Gilbert gone
St Kilda defender Sam Gilbert will miss Sunday’s clash with Adelaide after suffering severe foot bruising in the Saints’ loss to West Coast at Patersons Stadium last week.
Out of action (estimates only)
Sam Fisher (hamstring) – 1 week
Sam Gilbert (foot) – 4-6 weeks
Lewis Pierce (back) – 5 weeks
Adam Schneider (back) - test
Jack Steven (foot) - test
St Kilda’s last five
2014 Round Three, West Coast 12.11 (83) d St Kilda 8.10 (58), Patersons Stadium
2014 Round Two, St Kilda 15.5 (95) d GWS Giants 13.10 (88), Etihad Stadium
2014 Round One, St Kilda 10.8 (68) d Melbourne 6.15 (51), Etihad Stadium
2013 Round 23, St Kilda 16.16 (112) d Fremantle 6.5 (41), Etihad Stadium
2013 Round 22, St Kilda 17.14 (116) d Gold Coast 10.10 (70), Etihad Stadium
Recent form against Adelaide?
2013 Round Eight, Adelaide 12.15 (87) d St Kilda 6.11 (47), AAMI Stadium
2012 Round 12, Adelaide 17.13 (115) d St Kilda 16.15 (111), AAMI Stadium
2011 Round 18, St Kilda 19.13 (127) d Adelaide 3.6 (24), Etihad Stadium
2011 Round Six, Adelaide 13.12 (90) d St Kilda 9.17 (71), AAMI Stadium
2010 Round 22, Adelaide 9.11 (65) d St Kilda 5.7 (37), AAMI Stadium
Brownlow Medal votes from last meeting?
3. Rory Sloane (Adelaide)
2. Scott Thompson (Adelaide)
1. Leigh Montagna (St Kilda)
Most recent team
B: Dempster, Gwilt, Gilbert
HB: Wright, Delaney, Webster
C: Geary, Hayes, Ray
HF: Jones, Riewoldt, Montagna
F: Templeton, Maister, Stanley
Foll: Hickey, Armitage, Curren
Interchange: Saunders, Newnes, Dunstan, Savage
News bites
In the mix
St Kilda could make a number of changes for this weekend’s Round Four match against Adelaide after several Saints found form in the VFL.
Eagles strike down Saints - AFL.com.au
An undermanned West Coast has defeated St Kilda by 25 points with Saints coach Alan Richardson lamenting his side’s squandered opportunities.
Five talking points: West Coast v St Kilda – AFL.com.au
The Saints threw away a golden opportunity to upset the Eagles at their Patersons Stadium fortress last weekend.
