The fifth of Saturday AFL Round 19 matches is between Brisbane Lions and St Kilda Saints. The game is set to commence at 7:40pm local time with the game to be played at Gabba. Home team Brisbane Lions go into the match as the favourites in the market. View our preview and teams for the game between Brisbane Lions and St Kilda Saints.
Round: Round 19 7:40 PM August 03, 2013
Stadium: Gabba
Weather: 20° Fine, partly cloudy
Featured Bookmakers:
Brisbane Lions $1.21 vs St Kilda Saints $4.40 at Sportsbet Australia get a $250 FREE BET on this match
Brisbane Lions $1.20 vs St Kilda Saints $4.50 at Luxbet Australia get a $500 FREE BET on this match
Odds Comparison by AFL Odds:
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| Brisbane Lions | 1.21 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 |
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4.40 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.50 | 4.40 |
Preview:
If recent clashes are anything to go by, this should be another thrilling contest at the Gabba.
Whilst St. Kilda holds a 4 – 0 record over Brisbane since 2009, the winning margins have been, from most recent – 13, 13, 14 and 16 points.
To keep that record in tact though, the Saints will have to snap a five game losing streak and turn around an embarrassing 102 loss to Geelong last week.
Brisbane on the other hand, had won three on the trot before travelling to Adelaide last week and, despite being competitive, lost to Port 71 – 62.
Back home, where the Lions have claimed the scalps of North, Essendon and Geelong this year, they should be able to break the Saints record over them and return to the winner’s list.
Teams:
Brisbane Lions:
FF: 34 Jesse O’Brien 21 Daniel Merrett 14 Brent Staker
HF: 15 Dayne Zorko 16 Jonathan Brown 6 Josh Green
C: 11 Pearce Hanley 38 Tom Rockliff 32 Sam Mayes
HB: 41 Mitch Golby 24 Joel Patfull 7 Jed Adcock
FB: 2 Ryan Harwood 36 Matt Maguire 42 Justin Clarke
FOLL: 23 Matthew Leuenberger, 30 Jack Redden, 10 Daniel Rich
INT: 29 Andrew Raines, 8 Rohan Bewick, 1 Sam Docherty, 26 Elliot Yeo
EMG: 35 Ryan Lester, 9 Ashley McGrath, 47 Jack Crisp
In: P.Hanley, J.O’Brien, R.Harwood
Out: A.McGrath, B.Moloney (soreness), J.Crisp
St Kilda Saints:
FF: 44 Stephen Milne 9 Tom Lee 35 Josh Saunders
HF: 26 Nick Dal Santo 12 Nick Riewoldt 11 Leigh Montagna
C: 22 Farren Ray 7 Lenny Hayes 4 Clinton Jones
HB: 14 Jarryn Geary 28 Rhys Stanley 16 Jack Newnes
FB: 17 Dylan Roberton 31 Tom Simpkin 24 Sean Dempster
FOLL: 5 Ben McEvoy, 20 David Armitage, 3 Jack Steven
INT: 2 Arryn Siposs, 29 Jimmy Webster, 38 Sam Dunell, 43 Tom Curren
EMG: 8 Trent Dennis-Lane, 1 Tom Hickey, 6 Sebastian Ross
In: D.Roberton, S.Dunell
Out: J.Gwilt (knee), T.Hickey
Saad at centre of AFL drug probe
St Kilda forward Ahmed Saad is under AFL investigation over allegations of using a banned substance, and faces a two-year ban if found guilty.
The AFL is investigating whether Saad has breached the league’s anti-doping code after providing an irregular sample this month.
If found guilty, the 23-year-old could face a two-year ban.
“Ahmed is surprised and extremely disappointed to find himself in this position, after returning a positive sample to a substance alleged to be on the prohibited list in the AFL Anti-Doping Code,” St Kilda said in a statement released on Wednesday.
The club did not specify what the alleged banned substance was.
It said the product suspected of being the cause of the positive sample is permitted for use out of competition but is not allowed to be used in competition.
Saad has played for St Kilda for the past two seasons, playing 28 games and kicking 43 goals.
Up to now, Saad’s has been an AFL feelgood story.
Saad, who is Australian-born but spent much of his childhood in Egypt, has had a fairytale rise since only taking up Australian rules aged 16 after switching from soccer.
He is now an AFL multicultural ambassador, and has become noted for his extra-long run-up when kicking for goal.
Saad has not played for the seniors since early July when he was in the Saints’ team which lost to Fremantle.
If charged, he would face an AFL Tribunal hearing.
Under the World Anti-Doping Agency code which the AFL adheres to, use or possession of a prohibited substance can lead to a two-year ban for a first violation.
Richmond’s Justin Charles and Hawthorn’s Travis Tuck are the only AFL players to be suspended over banned drugs.
Charles was suspended for 16 weeks in 1997 for testing positive to an anabolic steroid.
Tuck was banned for 12 weeks in 2010 for registering a third strike under the AFL’s separate illicit drugs policy.