Saints leader Jack Sinclair has snaffled his second perfect 10-vote game for the season, earning top honours for Round 13 and moving clear on top of St Kilda's coaches' votes tally for his match-winning hand against Gold Coast.
Sinclair's 31 disposals, seven rebound-50s and 701 metres gained — all team-highs from Saturday night — off the half-back line proved vital in the narrow three-point victory under the roof, which all provided much-needed poise as the Saints held on under pressure.
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RD13 | Battle stands tall over the Suns
Re-watch some of Josh Battle's highlights from Saturday's match against Gold Coast.
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RD13 | All the goals v Gold Coast
Re-watch every goal from our Round 13 clash against Gold Coast.
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RD13 | Mini-Match: St Kilda v Gold Coast
Extended highlights of the Saints and Suns clash in round 13.
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RD13 | 'We've still got a lot of work to do': Lyon post-game
Watch Ross Lyon review the Saints' win over the Suns.
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RD13 | Windhager on close win
Marcus Windhager speaks following the Saints' narrow victory against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium.
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RD13 | Sinclair soaks in Saints' win over Suns
Jack Sinclair joins the Channel 7 desk post-game as St Kilda secures the win over Gold Coast.
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RD13 | Tags, Touk and teamwork: Windhager post-game
Marcus Windhager swings past the Channel 7 desk in the Saints' winning rooms after ousting the Suns late.
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RD13 | The 'massive goal' Steele, Saints ticked to bank win
Jack Steele speaks to Channel 7's Campbell Brown as he and the Saints see through their gameplan to overcome Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium.
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RD13 | 'Terrific effort' leaves Battle beaming as Saints scrape home
Josh Battle speaks to Channel 7's Campbell Brown after playing a significant role in guiding the Saints to a narrow victory over the Suns.
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RD13 | Last two mins: Saints survive late Suns run
The thrilling final moments between St Kilda and Gold Coast in Round 13.
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RD13 | Higgins completes seamless Saints transition
Jack Higgins kicks an easy major from the goalsquare after St Kilda bounces out of half-back with pace.
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RD13 | Butler's stunning snap defies all odds
Dan Butler lands a wild major after brushing off a tackle and getting the perfect bounce
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'Optimistic' Lyon on Saints-Suns special, King's availability
Ross Lyon speaks to the media ahead of Saturday's Round 13 match against Gold Coast.
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The 29-year-old notched up 10 disposals in the high-stakes final term, over half of which game in the defensive end of the ground, while also charting three of his four inside-50s for the game within the final 20 minutes.
Josh Battle's towering intercept work in defence earned him seven votes, while Marcus Windhager snared the one following his diligent tagging role on Touk Miller, who had 14 disposals for the match.
Meanwhile, Gold Coast's Bodhi Uwland (six votes), Sam Collins (five) and Sam Flanders (one) rounded out the votes for Round 13.
Coaches' votes | Round 13
10 - Jack Sinclair (STK)
7 - Josh Battle (STK)
6 - Bodhi Uwland (GC)
5 - Sam Collins (GC)
1 - Sam Flanders (GC)
1 - Marcus Windhager (STK)
St Kilda AFLCA votes | Leaderboard
24 - Jack Sinclair
21 - Rowan Marshall
21 - Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
19 - Jack Steele
12 - Bradley Hill
9 - Josh Battle
9 - Callum Wilkie
8 - Darcy Wilson
7 - Mason Wood
5 - Jack Higgins
4 - Seb Ross
4 - Marcus Windhager
3 - Max King
2 - Liam Henry
1 - Paddy Dow
