AFL 2024 round four LIVE updates: Richmond and St Kilda face off in fascinating match up at Norwood Oval

St Kilda are the favourites for this one but Richmond are coming off a mighty win against Sydney last week, and while hampered by injuries, regain Dustin Martin, which will help.

The Saints, on the other hand, went down to Essendon by less than a goal last Saturday and will be hungry to bounce back.

So, how do you see this one playing out?

It’s Maurice Rioli with the first goal of the afternoon at Norwood Oval.

He took a great contested mark deep in the Tigers’ inside 50, and while not the best kick, did enough to carry the ball through for a goal.

Richmond by 6.

And we’re off at Norwood Oval!

There are no late changes for either side this afternoon.

The substitute for Richmond is Kane McAuliffe and for St Kilda, Angus Hastie.

Now, we head over to Norwood Oval for Richmond and St Kilda’s clash.

Will Richmond be able to notch back-to-back wins despite be hampered by injuries to star players Tom Lynch and Noah Balta? Or will St Kilda will too strong – despite bowing to Essendon last week in a game they probably should have won?

It’s a fascinating match up, that’s for sure.

It was an absolute cracker at Mt Barker this afternoon for what’s been dubbed the Expansion Cup between GWS and Gold Coast.

In the close contest with big momentum swings, the Giants pulled away at the end to claim a 29-point victory and remain undefeated in 2024.

But the Suns were impressive throughout the afternoon and challenged them until the final quarter.

Toby Greene had five goals, Jesse Hogan four and Lachie Whitefield, Josh Kelly and Stephen Coniglio were prolific on the ball.

For the other side, the Suns midfield, featuring Noah Anderson and Sam Flanders, was fit and firing, Jed Walter got his first goal in the AFL and Ben King had three majors.

A good day out in the Adelaide Hills.

GWS defeat Gold Coast 18.9 (117) to 13.11 (89).

St Kilda are the favourites for this one but Richmond are coming off a mighty win against Sydney last week, and while hampered by injuries, regain Dustin Martin, which will help.

The Saints, on the other hand, went down to Essendon by less than a goal last Saturday and will be hungry to bounce back.

So, how do you see this one playing out?

Need some Sunday afternoon reading? (In between the footy, presumably). This one’s from Danny Russell and Stephen Brook:

The afterglow of Collingwood’s premiership glory was barely dimming in when it dawned on Darcy Moore that he was about to be inundated with invitations and opportunities.

As the erudite skipper of a flag-winning mega-club, he knew he would be offered a torrent of invites, tickets, ambassador roles, advertising deals and opening-night red carpets.

So the forward-thinking Moore decided to jump ahead of the curve. He sat down with his manager, James Pitcher, in October and made it clear that he did not want to overcommit.

“Darcy has probably said no to a lot of stuff,” Pitcher says.

“He is quite smart in terms of you win the flag, everyone is off, life seems easy, you haven’t got your day-to-day commitments, so you can easily agree to things and then overbook yourself.”

Moore was not the only Magpie in high demand following the premiership success.

PR departments were quick to grasp the pulling power of the well-mannered Daicos brothers, Josh and Nick, the mature qualities of Scott Pendlebury, as well as the unique backstory of the inimitable big Yank, American Mason Cox.

For players and PR agents it was a two-way street: free tickets equalled free publicity. The pin-up boys would turn up, post and publicise events.

Read the full piece here.

G’day, footy fans, and welcome to our live blog for the final matches of Gather Round. It’s been fun, no?

But we’re not done yet. Richmond and St Kilda are about to square off at Norwood Oval before Collingwood and Hawthorn go head-to-head. A game young Jack Ginnivan has been pumping up a lot.

Who’s excited?

Let’s get to it, shall we?