Where: North Port Oval

When: Sunday, September 13

Time: 11:40am

Entry: Adults $15, Concession $10, Children Under 12 Free

Last week:

Sandringham fell short by eight points to Williamstown at Trevor Barker Beach Oval.

Comparatively, Collingwood eliminated Werribee from the finals race by 29 points at North Port oval.

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Players to watch:

Sandringham – Arryn Siposs

St Kilda listed midfielder Siposs was one of the Zebras’ shining lights in the qualifying loss to Williamstown, gathering 19 disposals, 11 tackles and two goals. His run and long kicking will again be vital in the Zebras’ pursuit of victory over Collingwood on Sunday.

Collingwood – Sam Dwyer

Dwyer played an important role in the Pies’ win over Werribee, notching 30 disposals and four tackles for the game. His ball winning ability and pressure will again be vital if the Pies are to eliminate the Zebras from the VFL finals series.

Conditions:

North Port Oval is a long ground with plenty of space on the wings, which can be used as an advantage if players are prepared to take risks. The weather is forecast to be sunny with a top of 24 degrees.

St Kilda players (from):

Curren, Delaney, Holmes, Markworth, Siposs, McKenzie, Pierce, Saunders, Saad, Shenton, Simpkin

Notable opposition players:

Dwyer, Macaffer, Witts, Karnezis, R.Pendlebury, Seedsman

Paul Hudson says:

We haven’t started well in recent weeks so it’s very important we hit the ground running. It looks like we will have a few changes because a few Saints are eligible to play. It will be hard to select the side and a couple more injured guys are pushing to play.

Our focus is to be first to the ball. They are generally very good in the contest so it’s important we win the contested ball. It will be nice weather so there are no excuses. We are driven to reach a preliminary final and there is a good spirit amongst the group at the moment. We’re ready and looking forward to the challenge.