Saints still sorting things out four years after last win over Collingwood

By Rohan Connolly
Updated May 30 2014 - 1:13am, first published May 29 2014 - 5:55pm

Last time St Kilda beat Collingwood was an occasion remembered far more for an injury and an altercation between a coach and a player than the actual result.

On a dramatic Friday evening in April four years ago, the Saints lost their inspirational skipper Nick Riewoldt for the next half a season with a hamstring tendon torn from the bone.

Before that happened, at the quarter-time huddle, St Kilda forward Stephen Milne and Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse had a fiery exchange which saw the Magpie boss fined $7500 by the AFL.

Almost lost in the wash was just how effectively the then Ross Lyon-coached Saints dealt with the Pies’ supposed attacking threat. In a dour scrap, the Pies led at half-time with just four goals on the board. They’d end up beaten by 28 points, still with just four goals on the board, St Kilda’s manic defensive pressure rendering them goalless for an entire half.

The two teams would go on to meet in an epic grand final draw, Collingwood winning the replay. And from that moment, their paths would diverge starkly. Well, to a point, anyway.

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