St Kilda kept its faint finals hopes alive with a comprehensive victory over North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.
Our Inside Football experts take a look at the individual performances of each player...
ST KILDA – 18.19 (127)
Blake ACRES – 7
Had another 30 possession game which is a good indicator of his ongoing progress. Good day.
Jack BILLINGS – 7
Had another good game, but yet again could have capped it off with better kicking for goal.
Nathan BROWN – 6
Was on Ben Brown for most of the day and did a capable job.
Josh BRUCE – 6
Ran hard, jumped high and finished with 3.3 . Should have been more.
Jake CARLISLE – 6
Read play well in defence for intercept marks and was again sound down back. In scuffle at quarter time and reported twice.
Luke DUNSTAN – 7
Continued a good run of form in recent weeks and was strong across four quarters.
Jarryn GEARY – 6
Effective stopping role down back and worked industriously for four quarters.
Sam GILBERT – 5
Did plenty of good things but suffered abdominal injury and was forced off.
Jade GRESHAM – 6
Won more of the ball than he has done lately and his usage was also better than it has been.
Billy LONGER – 6
Stood his ground against big North rucks and won the most hit-outs of anybody on the field.
Tim MEMBREY – 6
One grab marking came to the fore especially late in the day and finished with handy three goals.
Jack NEWNES – 7
Productive and creative force off the wing and had a solid game.
Nick RIEWOLDT – 6
Saints fans cheered every time he touched the ball in his last appearance at Etihad. Did his bit.
Dylan ROBERTON – 7
Perfect anticipation and consistent good use of the ball made him a key element in the win.
Sebastian ROSS – 7
Kept ticking over all day with 36 disposals , 24 of them being handballs.
Shane SAVAGE – 6
Kicking was good out of defence and has re-established consistency in his footy.
Jack SINCLAIR – 6
Beautiful user of the ball on the wing and also did the defensive things.
Jack STEELE – 7
A strength in midfield and slapped on 11 tackles in hard edged display.
Jack STEVEN – 8
Racked up 40 disposals and North had no answer to him.
Koby STEVENS – 6
Was everywhere in first quarter with 10 touches. Impact reduced later on.
Jimmy WEBSTER – 4
Quieter game than usual at half back and didn’t have usual impact with kicking .
Maverick WELLER – 4
Tried hard and looked to move a bit more freely than in recent times.
NORTH MELBOURNE – 12.6 (78)
Shaun ATLEY – 5
Ran hard at the ball and was OK in defence without starring.
Ben BROWN – 4
On his namesake Nathan, led strongly early , but didn’t make the most of chances which was unusual.
Ryan CLARKE – 6
Won a lot of the ball and kept pumping away all four quarters.
Ben CUNNINGTON – 8
North’s best and was a prolific possession winner with 36 by day’s end.
Trent DUMONT – 5
Wasn’t the worst and did some handy things at times.
Sam DURDIN – 3
Minimal input despite being on the field for most of the game.
Taylor GARNER – 5
Does some genuinely brilliant things at times but not enough of it.
Sam GIBSON – 5
Toiled away honestly , but a few of his kicks were not up to usual standard.
Todd GOLDSTEIN – 6
Had a difficult day being poked in eye early and later limping off with knee pain. Beaten by Longer in taps.
Shaun HIGGINS – 8
Burst out of the blocks with big first quarter and maintained momentum with an excellent game.
Nathan HROVAT – 4
Bagged two goals but wasn’t a big ball winner.
Luke MCDONALD – 6
Won 26 disposals majority of which were by hand. Solid contributor.
Declan MOUNTFORD – 6
Worked hard and strongly as he did in first clash with Saints.
Daniel NIELSON – 0
On the wrong end of Bruce’s knee to head in marking contest and was in a sorry state. Stretchered off.
Braydon PREUSS – 3
Treated for shoulder problem in second quarter . Wasn’t a big influence on the game.
Jy SIMPKIN – 4
Showed flashes of brilliance and footy smarts, but needs to build his stats.
Andrew SWALLOW – 5
Workmanlike on the ball and never stopped trying.
Robbie TARRANT – 6
Had a heavy workload against Saints tall forwards, but was always agile and never conceded an inch.
Scott THOMPSON – 6
Usual antagonistic self down back on alternating Saint talls.
Kayne TURNER – 4
Did a few handy things on wing and half forward , but sometimes distracted by trying to ruffle Saints.
Jack ZIEBELL – 4
Stationed mainly at half forward which promotes queries on fitness. Wasn’t a major factor.
Cameron ZURHAAR – 3
Youngster only had limited impact.