Saints （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 Cats for 連続する AFLW 勝利，勝つs
St Kilda have won 支援する-to-支援する AFLW matches for the first time in club history, 敗北・負かすing Geelong by nine points in a scrappy contest at RSEA Park on Saturday.
The Saints managed just two goals in 風の強い 条件s but that 証明するd to be enough with the goalless Cats in the 2.6 (18) to 0.9 (9) 戦う／戦い.
Midfielder Tilly Lucas-棒d was 支配的な for the Saints, amassing 22 処分s, 16 contested 所有／入手s, 12 通関手続き／一掃s, 10 取り組むs and seven inside 50s.
"We have a really young midfield. I only started playing there like a month before the season," Lucas-棒d told Fox Footy 地位，任命する-match.
"We've 明白に been beaten in the last couple of games in 通関手続き／一掃s and we had a big 焦点（を合わせる） on that today."
Much of the first ４半期/4分の1 was played in Geelong's 今後 half, as the Cats' backline - led by 星／主役にする defender Maddy McMahon - 削減（する） off a string of St Kilda attacks and continually sent the ball 支援する inside Geelong's 今後 50.
But the Cats were unable to capitalise, with many of their 今後 50s 証明するing too shallow to lead to 得点する／非難する／２０s.
The Saints snuck in the only goal of the first ４半期/4分の1 through Kate Shierlaw, who 示すd at the 最高の，を越す of the goal square and kicked truly just seconds before the ４半期/4分の1-time サイレン／魅惑的な.
St Kilda carried that 勢い through the second ４半期/4分の1 with Caitlin Greiser 場内取引員／株価 on the lead and kicking the only other goal of the match - her fourth without a 行方不明になる this season.
The Cats 脅すd to fight their way 支援する into the game in the third ４半期/4分の1, but kicked inaccurately, with Chloe Scheer and Claudia Gunjaca 行方不明の 始める，決める 発射s as 勝利，勝つd 渦巻くd.
The Cats peppered the goals again in the final 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 but could only 追加する three behinds as the Saints held on to 勝利，勝つ on a 重要な day for the club.
A moment's silence was held before the 開始 bounce to honour the passing of cricket icon Shane 警告する, who was a 熱烈な St Kilda 支持者 and played Under 19s for the Saints.
St Kilda will return to RSEA Park on March 13 to take on Adelaide in their final game of the season, while Geelong will also play their last match at home, against GWS at GMHBA Stadium on Friday.
