to kick St Kilda's sixth goal two minutes later, extending the margin to a game high 31 points: St Kilda 5.2 (32), Geelong 0.1 (1). Geelong kicked its first two goals late in the quarter, in both cases benefitting from free kicks. In the 26th minute, after the kick-in from another St Kilda behind, the play ended with a mark to Ablett 65m from goal; he received a 50-metre penalty after Jones cribbed over the mark, and kicked Geelong's first goal from 15m. Then in the 30th minute, Travis Varcoe received possession from a ball-up at half forward and initially snapped a behind on the run from 35m; but, he received a free kick after being illegally bumped by Zac Dawson after the kick and kicked a goal from the second chance. St Kilda played tempo football to finish the quarter, and led 5.3 (33) to 2.2 (14) by 19 points at quarter time. Second quarter Geelong won early ruck contests, but it was St Kilda who scored first, Riewoldt kicking a goal from 50m in the second minute. Geelong missed two relatively easy shots over the following minute: Simon Hogan missing a snap shot under minimal pressure, and Cam Mooney foregoing a 15m set shot from a 60° angle in favour of passing to Jimmy Bartel who missed from a worse position (45m, 30° angle); Mooney, a 181-game veteran, came under heavy criticism from analysts and his coach for his decision to pass. St Kilda went coast-to-coast from the kick-in after Bartel's behind, Andrew McQualter kicking the goal from 35m to extend the margin to 29 points. Despite the margin, gameplay statistics had evened up since St Kilda's fast start, and at this point the teams each had 19 inside-50s and Geelong led the clearances 14–10. Early in the second quarter, Geelong defender Darren Milburn injured his ankle, and he shifted into the forward line. Geelong kicked the next two goals: a rapid chain of handpasses through the centre of the ground was finished by Milburn with a 45m goal in the 13th minute; and, after Varcoe caught Jason Blake holding the ball at St Kilda's half-forward, a quick rebound ended with a goal to Ablett from 15m in the 17th minute. Adam Schneider kicked a goal for St Kilda from the ensuing centre bounce. There followed several minutes of end-to-end play, before Joel Corey kicked the last goal