Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda, Round 8 2021
2021 AFLRound 8
| Club | QT | HT | 3QT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCS | 1.4 10 | 3.7 25 | 7.9 51 | 7.12 54 |
| STK | 0.3 3 | 3.7 25 | 4.12 36 | 8.15 63 |
People First Stadium, Gold CoastMostly sunny, 26°Lead changes 5
Recap
St Kilda beat Gold Coast by 9
St Kilda 8.15 (63) beat Gold Coast 7.12 (54) at People First Stadium in Round 8, a 9-point win.
St Kilda trailed by 15 at three-quarter time, then kicked 4.3 to 0.3 in the last quarter.
Jack Billings kicked two goals for St Kilda and Jack Steele two; Ben King kicked three for Gold Coast.
Jack Billings led the way with 25 disposals, two goals and 13 marks.
A run of four straight goals in the last quarter turned a 14-point deficit into a 9-point lead.
St Kilda won the clearances 37–27 and won the contested ball 140–123.
In context
- St Kilda have now beaten Gold Coast 6 times in a row.
- Milestones: Brandon Ellis’s 200th game, Sean Lemmens’s 100th game.
- A career-high 13 tackles for David Swallow (previous best 12).
- A career-high 14 marks for Callum Wilkie (previous best 9).
