Sunday, 22 August 2004 Lions maul upstart Saints Brisbane have arrested their recent goal-kicking woes and leapfrogged St Kilda into second spot on the AFL ladder at the same time with a dominant 45-point win over the Saints at the Gabba on Sunday. Flamboyant midfielder Jason Akermanis kicked six goals for the Lions who overcame a sluggish start to romp to a 20.10 (130) to 13.7 (85) triumph.  [ More ] 11:03:38 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies AFL Ladder : End of Round 21 Saints move to 3rd on the ladder — No home final likely now :( Team W D L For Against Pts % Port Adelaide 16 0 5 2328 (345.258) 1763 (249.269) 64 132.05 Brisbane Lions 15 0 6 2277 (332.285) 1726 (250.226) 60 131.92 St Kilda 15 0 6 2331 (353.213) 1826 (271.200) 60 127.66 Geelong 14 0 7 1965 (282.273) 1683 (245.213) 56 116.76 Melbourne 14 0 7 2060 (295.290) 1793 (262.221) 56 114.89 Sydney 12 0 9 1830 (271.204) 1760 (256.224) 48 103.98 West Coast 12 0 9 1935 (278.267) 1901 (280.221) 48 101.79 Fremantle 11 0 10 1799 (263.221) 1758 (250.258) 44 102.33 Essendon 11 0 10 2169 (321.243) 2132 (314.248) 44 101.74 Kangaroos 10 0 11 2085 (306.249) 1965 (291.219) 40 106.11 Carlton 9 0 12 1717 (251.211) 2128 (312.256) 36 80.69 Adelaide 8 0 13 1890 (271.264) 1954 (287.232) 32 96.72 Collingwood 8 0 13 1792 (255.262) 1974 (285.264) 32 90.78 Western Bulldogs 5 0 16 1861 (266.265) 2346 (342.294) 20 79.33 Hawthorn 4 0 17 1610 (237.188) 2252 (326.296) 16 71.49 Richmond 4 0 17 1649 (240.209) 2337 (346.261) 16 70.56 7:22:09 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies Lions tighten grip The Brisbane Lions have humiliated leading challenger St Kilda by 45 points at the Gabba. [ more ] 7:15:07 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies Lions roar back againts Saints THE Brisbane Lions have grabbed second spot on the AFL ladder with a 45-point win over St Kilda. [ more ] 7:12:53 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies Saints squander sizzling start The Saints got away to a brilliant start but eventually wilted in the Brisbane heat as the Lions held sway by 45-points at the Gabba on Sunday. Nick Riewoldt was brilliant in the early stages of the game for St Kilda but struggled to cope with the scorching conditions after the first change. [ FULL STORY ] 7:07:22 PM comment [ ] trackback [ ] G! • My Hobbies © Copyright 2006 Frank Arrigo. A Geek Microsoft Blogger Last update: 8/07/2006; 10:09:56 AM.