Round 23 brought a decisive clash to the M.C.G. on Sat, 15 Aug, 12:35 pm AEST, with St Kilda cruising to a dominant 94–45 victory over Richmond. The Saints flexed their muscle away from home, putting together a commanding performance to secure the four points.
Richmond entered this encounter following a 54–63 loss against Adelaide Crows, holding a 3–19 record for the season with an average of 64 points for and 101.8 points against. St Kilda arrived off the back of a 62–106 defeat against Carlton, holding a 10–12 record with averages of 88.6 points for and 85 points against. The earlier meeting back in May 2026 saw St Kilda take a 109–73 win, and they repeated the dose in style here.
How the tips went
Looking back at our published selections for this Round 23 fixture, we had a mixed afternoon at the M.C.G. St Kilda got the job done comfortably in the head-to-head market at 1.29 to deliver a win.
In the line market, St Kilda -22.5 also saluted at 1.9 to cash in for backers. However, our total points selection of Over 151.5 at 1.33 missed the mark as the game finished with a combined 139 points.