Five talking points: St Kilda v Carlton
Jennifer Phelan April 25, 2015 2:22 PM
1. Ring a ding ding
Lachie Henderson was the Blues' dominant forward in the first half with three goals (and another couple in the fourth quarter), but it was Tom Bell who bobbed up as the X-factor in the second half. The athletic midfielder booted two goals in a minute midway through the third quarter, which got the Blues within two points before Andrejs Everitt kicked the major that gave them the lead. Bell then popped up again early in the fourth and intercepted a kick by Jack Billings, before he turned and increased the Blues' lead to 20 points with an accurate kick. Then, he made it four when he crashed through the pack after a stoppage deep in attack and got his foot to the ball while being dragged to the ground, which put the margin back to 21 points and all but sealed the game.
Lachie Henderson was the Blues' dominant forward in the first half with three goals (and another couple in the fourth quarter), but it was Tom Bell who bobbed up as the X-factor in the second half. The athletic midfielder booted two goals in a minute midway through the third quarter, which got the Blues within two points before Andrejs Everitt kicked the major that gave them the lead. Bell then popped up again early in the fourth and intercepted a kick by Jack Billings, before he turned and increased the Blues' lead to 20 points with an accurate kick. Then, he made it four when he crashed through the pack after a stoppage deep in attack and got his foot to the ball while being dragged to the ground, which put the margin back to 21 points and all but sealed the game.
2. Skipper rises to the occasion
Marc Murphy spoke during the week about how special it was to play his first game on Anzac Day and lead his team into battle, and he played like he was inspired by all the occasion stands for. The Blues' skipper was tightly tagged by Jack Newnes and Adam Schneider after 11 disposals in the first quarter, which reduced his second-term input to four touches. But despite wearing at least one Saint like a second skin for most of the afternoon, Murphy emerged when the Blues needed him most and – along with Patrick Cripps – was a force in winning the contested ball. A huge 24 of his 34 disposals were contested, he won 10 clearances and pumped the ball inside 50 seven times. With his club under siege and facing the prospect of slipping to a 0-4 start to the season for the second year running, Murphy delivered and was awarded the Crowl-McDonald Medal for best on ground
Marc Murphy spoke during the week about how special it was to play his first game on Anzac Day and lead his team into battle, and he played like he was inspired by all the occasion stands for. The Blues' skipper was tightly tagged by Jack Newnes and Adam Schneider after 11 disposals in the first quarter, which reduced his second-term input to four touches. But despite wearing at least one Saint like a second skin for most of the afternoon, Murphy emerged when the Blues needed him most and – along with Patrick Cripps – was a force in winning the contested ball. A huge 24 of his 34 disposals were contested, he won 10 clearances and pumped the ball inside 50 seven times. With his club under siege and facing the prospect of slipping to a 0-4 start to the season for the second year running, Murphy delivered and was awarded the Crowl-McDonald Medal for best on ground
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