HARBOURSPORT |
Photos by Michael Shillito |
ROUND 1 - SYDNEY SWANS v ST KILDA SAINTS Stadium Australia, Saturday 27th March 2010. |
The Saints run through their banner |
The Swans make their entrance |
Game on |
Ted Richards switches play |
Kieran Jack has a set shot |
Adam Goodes from the pocket kicks the first goal |
Justin Koschitzke has the ball on the half forward line |
Heath Grundy takes the ball out of defence |
Craig Bolton fires a handball |
Nick Malceski has the sit, but Lewis Roberts-Thompson gives away a free kick |
Roberts-Thompson from the half back line |
Ball in dispute on the wing |
Nick Riewoldt drives the Saints forward |
The big men fly for a centre bounce |
Nick Dal Santo gathers the ball in the centre |
Daniel Bradshaw shoots from the 50m line |
Adam Goodes is tackled |
The ball spills free from the pack |
Steven Baker goes up for a speckie |
Into the second half, Ryan O'Keefe gets the centre break |
The pack gathers around the ball |
A disappointing crowd, with the top levels remaining closed |
The cheer squad celebrates a goal |
David Armitage evades Sydney tacklers |
Heath Grundy spoils Nick Riewoldt |
Tadhg Kennelly prepares to rove the crumbs from a marking contest |
Lewis Jetta switches play |
Three quarter time in the St Kilda huddle |
The Saints receive a free kick |
The crowd figure is posted |
Mark Seaby wins a marking contest |
Boundary throw-in |
The Swans take the ball out wide |
Lenny Hayes clears the ball from St Kilda's defensive 50 |
Tadhg Kennelly is down after being pole-axed by Zac Dawson |
A medical time-out, the Swans looking for a way to score two goals to win |
Adam Goodes shoots and misses |
The umpires leave, to the booing of the Sydney crowd |
It's all over, St Kilda win by 8 points |
The players shake hands after the game |