ST KILDA star Sam Fisher believes low-scoring contests such as his side's one-point loss to Geelong on Friday night could become common this season as teams become increasingly good at restricting opposition scoring.

The Saints and Cats managed just three first half goals between them in blustery conditions at the MCG, and the final scoreline of 48-47 was low, even for a game involving Ross Lyon's famously miserly side.

"Both sides found it pretty difficult to score," Fisher said after the match.

"I think the way the game's going, the defences are so good these days and every team puts so much defensive pressure on, I think most teams are going to find it pretty hard to score this year."

While both sides had more than 50 attacking entries, neither could regularly find a marking target within scoring range.

Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt competed determinedly in the air up forward, but was constantly challenged by multiple Geelong defenders and managed only one goal.

With goalsneak Stephen Milne kept quiet, the Saints could find no alternative scoring avenue, an issue Fisher said the team would need to address.

"Nick's such a champion player and draws a lot of attention, so we need to find other ways to goal," Fisher said.

"If a couple go on him, that means there's a free player somewhere, so we've got to work on that.

"I'm sure that's something that will be brought up in the review."

But despite the loss, Fisher said St Kilda's players gave their all, and praised Geelong for fighting back from a 21-point deficit.

"It was a fierce contest," he said. "Both sides were giving supreme effort.

"We obviously got out to a good lead there for a bit, but Geelong are a great side.

"Full credit to them that they were able to fight their way back into the game and ended up getting over the line."