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AFL 2023 round 20 LIVE updates: St Kilda Saints v Hawthorn Hawks, Melbourne Demons v Richmond Tigers results, scores, fixtures, teams, ladder, odds, tickets, how to watch
AFL 2023 round 20 LIVE updates: Unforced error from Frost hurts Hawks as Butler, Clark extend Saints’ lead
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Breust kicks his third goal; Sharman kicks second
The Hawks are as close as they have been since the first term as Luke Breust kicked his third goal and his young side are starting to like the idea of a comeback victory over the Saints.
But to do that, they have to win more of the footy in the middle and, so far, they haven’t done enough of that with the Saints pushing forward after the goal.
Cooper Sharman marked and goaled from inside 50m, he now has two goals.
Saints 89, Hawks 65 with eight mins to go in Q3.
Lewis marks, goals as Hawks keep fighting
Mitch Lewis remains a huge issue for the Saints’ defence and he showed this moments ago pulling in a mark in a one-on-one contest and then kicking the goal.
Saints 83, Hawks 59 with 10 mins to go in Q3.
Clark adds to Saints lead
The Hawks turned it over at midfield and the Saints punished them with Crouch and Butler combining to set up Hunter Clark who ran into an open goal.
The lead is back to 31 points and the Saints look a changed side.
The Hawks have kicked four goals in a row and the latest was brilliant from Chad Wingard who snapped a goal from nothing.
The lead went under 20 points but then Hawks defender Sam Frost appeared to lose his cool by pushing Dan Butler after James Sicily had taken a mark.
The free kick was revered and Butler kicked the goal.
Saints 77, Hawks 52 with 14 mins to go in Q3.
Day shows smarts
Will Day marked 80m from goal and shaped like he was going to handball, that led to Saints defender Josh Battle tackling him which led to a 50m penalty.
Day converted the goal and now the Hawks are back in this match.
Saints 71, Hawks 46 with 15 mins to go in Q3.
Saints miss early chances
The Saints have had a couple of opportunities to add to their lead in the third term but have missed the mark so far.
They will need to tidy up their disposals and decision-making as the Hawks won’t give up easily.
Saints 71, Hawks 40 with 16 mins to go in Q3.
HT: St Kilda 11.3 (69) to Hawthorn 6.4 (40)
The Saints slowed down offensively in that second term and the Hawks also won some more of the football but St Kilda still look like the better side.
Saints star Dan Butler told Fox Footy they want to get the ball on the outside again in the second half as they see that as a major advantage for their team.
Both clubs have used their subs before half-time.
Lewis goal gives Hawks more hope
Mitch Lewis’ goal has cut the lead to 29 points and given the Hawks some renewed optimism.
There is plenty of time to go, as coach Sam Mitchell said at quarter-time but the Hawks still haven’t found a way to stop the Saints from bolting into their own forward line with ease.
Saints 69, Hawks 40 with two mins to go in Q2.
Breust kicks his second goal; Hawks use their sub
Luke Breust has kicked his second goal of the day and given his side some faint hope.
The Hawks have also made a tactical sub with Seamus Mitchell coming off and James Blanck replacing him.
Saints 69, Hawks 34 with five mins to go in Q2.
Caminiti makes it 11 goals for the Saints
St Kilda are just dominating this game, especially when they burst into attack.
Caminiti took a big mark in between two defenders and kicked the goal from a set shot.