St Kilda's problem remains replacing Riewoldt but last night it was also a case of stopping Riewoldt.
Richmond forward Jack Riewoldt sent a big scare through the Saints at Etihad Stadium with a six-goal haul, although St Kilda steadied to win 14.13 (97) to 8.11 (59) to start round 11 of the AFL season.
The Saints were headed for a massive win when they had Richmond at their mercy and goalless 20 minutes into the second quarter, with seven of their own majors on the board.
But while injured Saints skipper Nick Riewoldt watched from the stands, his younger cousin launched a Richmond comeback with two goals just before half-time and three in the third quarter.
Jack Riewoldt's fifth goal lifted the bottom side to within 12 points of last year's beaten grand finalists the Tigers trailed by 44 points a quarter earlier and within reach of a massive upset.
But St Kilda kicked the last-two goals of the third quarter and the first-two of the last to seal a comfortable win, although the performance was not one of their best.
Goalsneak Stephen Milne was the steadier St Kilda needed with five goals, including two in two minutes during the second quarter.
They were part of a four-goal burst the Saints added in six minutes, which put them on course for victory after some kicking yips either side of quarter-time.
St Kilda's win was its eighth of the season, which moved it into third spot on the ladder, while the Tigers remained anchored to the bottom with 10 losses to accompany last week's win over Port Adelaide.
For more on this story see the print edition of today's Canberra Times.
Source: The Canberra Times
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