{"id":56278,"date":"2021-04-10T09:44:51","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T09:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=56278"},"modified":"2021-04-10T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T09:58:15","slug":"saints-stun-eagles-with-astonishing-onslaught","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=56278","title":{"rendered":"Saints stun Eagles with astonishing onslaught"},"content":{"rendered":"

St Kilda<\/a> has responded to last week's belting at the hands of Essendon, using a second-half onslaught to record a terrific comeback win against the West Coast Eagles. <\/p>\n

Brett Ratten's side trailed by 33 points midway through the third quarter, before slamming on eight unanswered goals to run away 15. 12. (102) to 13. 4. (82) winners<\/a> at Marvel Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Saints were hammered from pillar to post<\/a> in the media after their shocking Round Three performance, and looked to be staring down the barrel of another loss when the Eagles took a 81-48 lead, before a stunning comeback which saw them outscore West Coast 54-1 the rest of the way.<\/p>\n

The crowd in attendance was left in disbelief by the incredible turnaround, with Melbourne great Garry Lyon crediting St Kilda's manic second half pressure.<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

"This is what we thought St Kilda would be doing this year," he said on Fox Footy's coverage.<\/p>\n

"This is what we thought they were capable of on the back of a 2020 season where they won a final. <\/p>\n

"They got smashed with some injuries and then they got smashed by a lack of effort. We all waited today to see if there was some character in this team and there was some backbone and some resilience. <\/p>\n

"At 33 points down halfway through the third quarter, there were plenty of questions and they've answered the lot with eight unanswered."<\/p>\n

Captain Jack Steele was inspirational once again for St Kilda, with 33 disposals and a crucial fourth-quarter goal, while star recruit Brad Crouch collected 26 disposals. <\/p>\n

\"Petrucelle<\/p>\n

Last year's big-money recruit Brad Hill also responded to critics with a 26-disposal performance.<\/p>\n

Young gun Max King kept the Saints afloat for the majority of the first half and finished with a career-best five goals, while Dan Butler was instrumental in the comeback with three majors of his own.<\/p>\n

It was a desperately disappointing afternoon for the Eagles, who looked to have the win in the bag when Jack Petrucelle kicked his fourth goal of the match in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

To make matters worse for West Coast, veteran defender Shannon Hurn was subbed out of the game in the first half after suffering a calf injury.<\/p>\n

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