St Kilda coach Ross Lyon said his side got the result it deserved on Saturday, after losing the midfield battle, conceding far too many marks inside 50 and struggling to contain a red-hot James Sicily for most of the game.
The Saints would have ended the round inside the top-four if they got over the line, but will still head to the mid-season bye well ahead of pre-season expectations after winning seven of its first 11 games.
"We’ve worked really hard for our results and got what we deserved early in the year. I thought we really got what we deserved today," Lyon said.
"I thought they should have won by four or five goals. We certainly would have pinched it. We probably had a period where we sort of got after them and caused turnovers and got back into the game. Their midfield dominated three out of the four quarters.
"We are really disappointed. It’s a bit weird we go into the break and we always talk about staying focused but subconsciously do things creep in? I don’t know.
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RD11 | Mini-Match: St Kilda v Hawthorn
Extended highlights of the Saints and Hawks clash in round 11.
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RD11 | Lyon post-game press conference
Senior Coach Ross Lyon reviews the Saints' loss to the Hawks.
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Vice-captain Callum Wilkie reviews a disappointing loss to Hawthorn.
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RD11 | Highlights v Hawthorn
All the highlights from St Kilda's 10-point loss to Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium.
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RD11 | Crouch soccers home
Brad Crouch puts through the goal after James Sicily appears to make high contact with Anthony Caminiti.
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RD11 | King rises at Marvel in mega minute
Max King gives the Saints the ideal third-quarter start with back-to-back goals, including one stunning grab.
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Rowan Marshall rises high above the pack during the opening term against the Hawks.
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RD11 | Explosive King draws an early pair
Max King makes his impact felt as he pushes the Saints in front with two goals in a minute.
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Oh When... | The Saints made Indigenous history
Bradley Hill recalls a historic win over Hawthorn last year where the Saints fielded a club-record seven Indigenous players.
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'Spreading the forward love', a special return home on the Round 11 agenda
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For over 150 years, our club has followed in the footsteps left behind by our elders who first walked the land. Together, we celebrate our proud culture as one.
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Past, present, future: The story behind our 2023 Indigenous Guernsey
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"We had a sharp week. What Hawthorn did, we knew. If mentally [we] weren’t there, I take responsibility. [The players have] got to own it individually, but ultimately it sits with me. The action I saw wasn’t what we’ve tried to implement and coach all year. We’ll go away, freshen up.
"If they are the 17th [ranked] team in the competition, the competition is not only in rude financial health it’s in rude health for competitiveness amongst teams I would suggest."
St Kilda will face Sydney at the SCG when Thursday night football returns in Round 13.
