North Melbourne defeat St Kilda by 44 points in NAB Challenge hit-outSaints 2014 AFL No1 pick Paddy McCartin suffers hamstring injurySt Kilda were robbed of a glimpse into their AFL future when Paddy McCartin was forced out of Saturday’s pre-season game against North Melbourne. The 2014 No1 pick pick only lasted 10 minutes of the 44-point loss in Wangaratta before he suffered hamstring tightness. Predictably,the Saints benched the key forward for the rest of the game.
It was also no surprise that the Kangaroos, preliminary finalists for the past two years, or took control after halftime and beat a young Saints line-up 18.9 (117) to 1.9.10 (73). Stand-in Saints coach Danny Sexton said with veteran captain Nick Riewoldt not playing,they were looking forward to seeing how McCartin and Josh Bruce combined as key forwards.
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Source: theguardian.com