2020 St Kilda Football Club season
2020 season | |||
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Coach | Brett Ratten (2nd season) | ||
Captain(s) | Jarryn Geary (4th season) | ||
Home ground | Docklands Stadium (Capacity: 53,347) | ||
Pre-Season | 2-0 | ||
AFL season | 6th (10-7) | ||
Finals Series | made Semi Finals (1-1) | ||
Trevor Barker Award | Jack Steele | ||
Leading goalkicker | Dan Butler (27) | ||
Club membership | 48,588 | ||
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The 2020 St Kilda Football Club season was the club's 124th season in the league.
2019 off-season list changes
Retirements and delistings
Player | Reason | Career games | Career goals | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
David Armitage | Retired | 169 | 98 | [1] |
Billy Longer | Retired | 66 (57 St Kilda, 9 Brisbane) | 4 | [2] |
Lewis Pierce | Delisted | 5 | 1 | [2] |
Sam Rowe | Delisted | 100 (1 St Kilda, 99 Carlton) | 17 | [2] |
Bailey Rice | Delisted | 11 | - | [3] |
Brandon White | Delisted | 11 | 1 | [3] |
Robbie Young | Delisted | 3 | 2 | [3] |
Jack Newnes | Delisted | 155 | 55 | [4] |
Paddy McCartin | Delisted | 35 | 34 | [5] |
Trades
The Saints began the 2019 trade period with a significant amount of work to do, following at least four players requesting to join the club. Bradley Hill (Fremantle), Paddy Ryder (Port Adelaide), Dougal Howard (Port Adelaide) and Zak Jones (Sydney) all told their respective clubs of their desire to be traded to the Saints at the end of the 2019 season.[6] The Saints also discussed at trading out four-time best and fairest winner Jack Steven, widely rumoured to desire a move to Geelong for personal reasons,[7] while many in the media reported that Josh Bruce was interested in a trade to the Western Bulldogs.[8] Richmond's Dan Butler and Port Adelaide's Sam Gray have also expressed interest in being traded to the Saints.[9]
The Saints began the trade period holding picks 6, 59, 76 and 82.
Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner | Ref |
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10 October 2019 | Picks 12 and 18 | Picks 6 and 59 | Greater Western Sydney | [10] |
15 October 2019 | Dougal Howard
Pick 10 2020 4th Round pick |
Picks 12, 18
2020 3rd Round pick |
Port Adelaide | [11] |
16 October 2019 | Pick 58 | Jack Steven | Geelong | [12] |
16 October 2019 | Bradley Hill 2020 3rd Round pick |
Picks 10, 58
2020 2nd and 4th round picks |
Fremantle | [13] |
16 October 2019 | Picks 32 and 51 | Josh Bruce | Western Bulldogs | [14] |
16 October 2019 | Zak Jones
Pick 56 2020 4th Round pick |
Pick 32
2020 3rd Round pick |
Sydney Swans | [15] |
16 October 2019 | Dan Butler | Pick 56 | Richmond | [16] |
Free agents
On 22 November 2019, the Saints acquired former Geelong ruckman Ryan Abbott as a delisted free-agent.[17]
Draft
At the 2019 National Draft on 28 November 2019, the Saints selected Ryan Byrnes (pick 52) and Leo Connolly (Pick 64).[18] At the 2019 Rookie Draft St Kilda used pick five to draft Jack Bell.[18]
2020 squad change summary
In:
Player | Reason |
---|---|
Bradley Hill | Trade |
Dougal Howard | Trade |
Paddy Ryder | Trade |
Zak Jones | Trade |
Dan Butler | Trade |
Ryan Abbott | Free Agent |
Ryan Byrnes | Draft |
Leo Connolly | Draft |
Jack Bell | Rookie Draft |
Out:
Player | Reason |
---|---|
David Armitage | Retired |
Billy Longer | Retired |
Lewis Pierce | Delisted |
Sam Rowe | Delisted |
Josh Bruce | Trade |
Jack Steven | Trade |
Blake Acres | Trade |
Bailey Rice | Delisted |
Brandon White | Delisted |
Robbie Young | Delisted |
Jack Newnes | Delisted |
Paddy McCartin | Delisted |
Pre-season
The Saints secured the opportunity to hold opening game of the pre-season Marsh Community Series by hosting the first senior game in more than 25 years at their spiritual home of Moorabbin Oval (currently known as RSEA Park due to naming sponsorship).[19] The Saints' played a practice game a week later, also again the Hawks. The Saints' second pre-season series game saw the team travel to the regional town of Morwell in the La Trobe Valley of East Gippsland in south-eastern Victoria.
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||
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1 | Thursday 20 February, 7.10 pm | Hawthorn | 17.9 (111) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 21 points | RSEA Park (H) | 8,187 | [20] |
Practice | Friday 28 February, 4.30 pm | Hawthorn | 11.8 (74) | 6.12 (48) | Lost by 26 points | Morwell (A) | 3,000 | [21] |
2 | Sunday 8 March, 3.50 pm | Collingwood | 9.3 (57) | 10.8 (68) | Won by 11 points | Morwell (A) | 5,341 | [22] |
Regular season
The Saints were scheduled to play a match in Shanghai in June against Port Adelaide, however, ahead of the 2020 season the AFL announced that the game had been moved to Melbourne due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23] The fixture change will see the Saints play the Power at Docklands Stadium in Round 12 on 7 June, as opposed to in Shanghai in Round 11.[1] As the coronavirus situation deteriorated in early March, the AFL determined that no spectators would be permitted to attend games until further notice.[24] On the 22nd of March, at the conclusion of Round 1, the AFL determined to suspend the remainder season until further notice due to the coronavirus situation.[25] In mid-May, the AFL announced that the resumption of the 2020 season would begin on 11 June, with non-contact training to be permitted from the 18th and contact training to be permissible from 25 May.[26]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AFL announced that the 2020 fixture would be reduced from 23 rounds to 17. The first five rounds of the revised 2020 AFL fixture were announced by the AFL on the 25th of May.[27] Due to COVID-19, players are required to follow strict guidelines and avoid contact with the wider public as part of the conditions set by the government and AFL to allow resumption of the competition.[27] Rounds six and seven are expected to be announced following the conclusion of Round three.[28] On the 29th of June the AFL announced that the Saints' round 5 game with Carlton was rescheduled from Saturday 4th (at the MCG) to Thursday 2nd of June (at Docklands). This was due to additional restrictions being placed on Victorian teams flying to Queensland following a spike in Coronavirus cases in Victoria in late June, resulting in the need to again adjust the fixture. [29] On 3 July the AFL announced a significant fixture change along with a relocation of the Saints to a 'hub' in the Queensland region of Noosa, possibly for the remainder of the season. This was due to a deteriorating COVID-19 situation in Victoria. The Saints' revised round six and seven fixtures (against Geelong at the Docklands on the 9th and Port Adelaide on the 19th also at Docklands) were replaced with matches against Fremantle and Adelaide in Queensland and South Australia respectively.[30] The change in fixture coincided with the relocation of all 10 Victorian teams to 'hubs' in Sydney and south-east Queensland. Due to the status of the Saints of a relatively young side, with few players having spouses or children, it was theorised that the temporary relocation would give them an edge over older sides, whose players had been demoralised as a result of having to leave their families behind In order to continue playing.[31] On Monday 13 July, the AFL announced the Round 8 fixture.[32] On the 24th of July the Saints announced that veteran defender Nathan Brown would leave the team's Queensland hub to return to Melbourne for family reasons. Brown's decision was fully supported by the club with Simon Lethlean saying that "he is such a respected member of our team and the spiritual leader of the connection, culture and standards that we are building here at the Saints. The players and staff love the big fella and we will miss him – but he has made the right call for him and his family, and we are very proud of him for that."[33]
Ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1185 | 869 | 136.4 | 56 | Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Lions | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1184 | 948 | 124.9 | 56 | |
3 | Richmond (P) | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1135 | 874 | 129.9 | 50 | |
4 | Geelong | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1233 | 901 | 136.8 | 48 | |
5 | West Coast | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1095 | 936 | 117.0 | 48 | |
6 | St Kilda | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1159 | 997 | 116.2 | 40 | |
7 | Western Bulldogs | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1103 | 1034 | 106.7 | 40 | |
8 | Collingwood | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 965 | 881 | 109.5 | 38 | |
9 | Melbourne | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1063 | 986 | 107.8 | 36 | |
10 | Greater Western Sydney | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1007 | 1053 | 95.6 | 32 | |
11 | Carlton | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1017 | 1078 | 94.3 | 28 | |
12 | Fremantle | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 866 | 924 | 93.7 | 28 | |
13 | Essendon | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 938 | 1185 | 79.2 | 26 | |
14 | Gold Coast | 17 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 996 | 1099 | 90.6 | 22 | |
15 | Hawthorn | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1004 | 1194 | 84.1 | 20 | |
16 | Sydney | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 890 | 1077 | 82.6 | 20 | |
17 | North Melbourne | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 858 | 1205 | 71.2 | 12 | |
18 | Adelaide | 17 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 826 | 1283 | 64.4 | 12 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers
Revised 2020 AFL fixture
- Fixture as at 14 August 2020
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Best | Goals | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
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1 | Sunday 22 March, 1.10pm | North Melbourne | 8.8 (56) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 2 points | Billings, Hannebery, Steele, Jones, Ross, Clark | King 2, Billings 2, Steele, Membrey, Ryder | Docklands (A) | 0a | [34] |
2 | Sunday 14 June, 6.05 pm | Western Bulldogs | 14.4 (88) | 7.7 (49) | Won by 39 points | Billings, Butler, Jones, Ross, Steele, Hannebery | Billings 3, Butler 2, King 2, Lonie, Hind, Steele, Jones, Marshall, Hannebery, Membrey | Docklands (H) | 0a | [35] |
3 | Saturday 20 June, 4.35 pm | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) | 5.7 (37) | Lost by 44 points | Gresham, Butler, Hill, Jones, Carlisle | Butler 2, Marshall, King, Marsh | MCG (A) | 0a | [36] |
4 | Saturday 27 June, 4.35 pm | Richmond | 15.3 (93) | 10.7 (67) | Won by 26 points | Butler, Steele, Membrey, Lonie, Billings, Long, Battle | Butler 3, Membrey 3, Lonie 2, Kent 2, Marshall 2, Battle, Hill, Marsh | Docklands (H) | 0a | [37] |
5 | Thursday 2 July, 7.40 pm | Carlton | 8.7 (55) | 11.7 (73) | Won by 18 points | Steele, Long, Billings, Marshall, Coffield, Wilkie | Geary 2, King 2, Butler 2, Battle, Gresham, Billings, Membrey, Kent | Docklands (A) | 0a | [38] |
6 | Saturday 11 July, 12.35pm | Fremantle | 12.7 (79) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 6 points | Steele, Membrey, Billings, Jones, Battle | Membrey 3, Jones 2, Billings, Kent, Butler, Lonie, King, Gresham | Carrara (A) | 638 | [39] |
7 | Monday 20 July, 7.10pm | Adelaide | 8.7 (55) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 23 points | Steele, Butler, Jones, Coffield, Gresham, Clark | Butler 3, Kent 2, King 2, Gresham, Howard, Lonie, Membrey, Steele | Adelaide Oval (A) | 18,173 | [40] |
8 | Saturday 25 July, 7.10pm | Port Adelaide | 6.8 (44) | 12.1 (73) | Won by 29 points | Jones, Steele, Clark, Marshall, Billings, Gresham, Ryder | Marshall 2, Butler 2, Membrey 2, Ryder 2, Hind, Kent, Gresham, King | Adelaide Oval (A) | 16,727 | [41] |
9 | Saturday 1 August, 5.10pm | Sydney | 15.11 (101) | 6.12 (48) | Won by 53 points | Steele, Gresham, Hind, Jones, Clark, Billings, Paton | Hind 3, King 3, Battle 2, Butler 2, Gresham 2, Geary, Jones, Clark | Gabba (H) | 2,978 | |
10 | Thursday 6 August, 8.10pm | Gold Coast | 11.8 (74) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 4 points | Billings, Butler, Clark, Gresham, Steele, Carlisle | Butler 4, Battle 2, Steele 2, Gresham, Kent, King, Marshall | Carrara (A) | 3,095 | |
11 | Monday 10 August, 6.10pm | Geelong | 14.9 (93) | 4.10 (34) | Lost by 59 points | Steele, Sinclair, Long, Phillips | Phillips 2, Battle, Billings | Gabba (A) | 3,903 | |
12 | Sunday 16 August, 3.35pm | Essendon | 10.8 (68) | 5.3 (33) | Won by 35 points | Jones, Battle, Billings, Steele, Clark | King 3, Membrey 2, Battle, Butler, Hind, Lonie, Ryder | Gabba (H) | 4,686 | [42] |
13 | Sunday 23 August, 3.35pm | Brisbane | 6.14 (50) | 7.6 (48) | Lost by 2 points | Steele, Jones, Marshall, Ross, Hill, Membrey | Butler 2, Billings, Kent, Marshall, Membrey, Steele | Gabba (A) | 13,750 | [43] |
14 | Saturday 29 August, 7.40pm | Melbourne | 8.4 (52) | 7.7 (49) | Lost by 3 points | Steele, Hill, Jones, Coffield, Wilkie | Battle, King, Marshall, Membrey, Phillips, Ryder, Steele | Traeger Park (A) | 1,917 | |
15 | Bye Round | |||||||||
16 | Saturday 6 September, 1.05pm | Hawthorn | 11.14 (80) | 9.12 (66) | Won by 14 points | Ross, Hill, Marshall, Jones, Coffield, Long | Marshall 2, Lonie 2, Steele, Butler, Jones, Billings, Battle, Ryder, Abbott | Carrara (H) | 2,740 | |
17 | Thursday 10 September, 7.10pm | West Coast | 6.14 (50) | 9.11 (65) | Lost by 15 points | Clark, Steele, Ryder, Sinclair, Howard, Ross | Ryder, Membrey, Lonie, Ross, Butler, Marshall | Gabba (H) | 1,925 | |
18 | Friday 18 September, 7.50pm | GWS | 12.10 (82) | 3.12 (30) | Won by 52 points | Steele, Marshall, Clark, Hannebery, Butler, Hill, Billings | Lonie 2, Steele 2, Membrey, Battle, Hill, Butler, Marshall, Billings, King, Ryder | Gabba (H) | 1,528 | [44] |
Notes: a^ From round 1 to round 5, all matches were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Finals Series
The Saints qualified for finals having finished the regular season in 6th place on the premiership ladder. The ladder position also allowed the Saints to 'host' the Second Elimination Final, with the Saints negotiating to play at the Gabba despite reports of a league desire to play the game at the Adelaide Oval.[45] "We have played a lot footy at the Gabba this season and, given where we are currently based in Noosa, it was certainly our preference. Saying that, we were prepared to play wherever the game was fixtured and I know internally with the discussions I have had with players and coaches, that was certainly the mindset of the group," CEO Matt Finnis stated.[46] Teams who finish the regular season in positions five to eight on the ladder compete in a 'sudden death' elimination final. The Saints won the Second Elimination Final against the Western Bulldogs, qualifying for a Semi Final place. Although kicking 2 goals, tapping 20 hit-outs and being involved in seven scoring attempts in a best-on-ground performance, Paddy Ryder injured his hamstring in the dying minutes of the game; the injury was deemed severe enough to rule Ryder out for the remainder of the year in a serious blow for the Saints.[47]The Saints will face Richmond in the Semi Final after the Tigers lost to Brisbane in their Qualifying Final. As Richmond finished in third place on the ladder, the Tigers had the right to select the Queensland-based venue for their 'home' final and chose Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast. Defender Jake Carlisle left the Saints' quarantine hub on the 5th of October to be present for the birth of his third child. Carlisle had been one of his side's best players in the win over the Bulldogs. Of Carlisle's departure (which will rule him out for he remainder of the season), Chief Operating Officer Simon Lethlean said the club was fully supportive of the decision: “we thank Jake for staying as long as he possibly could before heading to NSW to be with Mel for the birth. He has been away from his young family for a number of months now and we thank him for making that sacrifice. We support him in this decision and wish Jake, Mel, Nash and Layker all the best in the coming weeks."[48] Following the win against the Western Bulldogs, defender Ben Long was charged with 'Engaging in Rough Conduct' against the Bulldogs' Jack Macrae by the Match Review Panel who assessed the incident as Careless Conduct, Medium Impact and High Contact and was offered a one match suspension.[49] The Saints appealed the ruling, however, it was upheld by the AFL Tribunal. The Saints appealed again to the AFL Appeals Board, however despite a two-hour hearing and 30-minute deliberation this also failed with Long ultimately handed a one-match sanction.[50] As a result of the three forced changes, Shane Savage, Josh Battle and Jonathan Marsh were added to the squad for the semi final against Richmond.[51] The Saints were ultimately defeated by Richmond by 31-points who dominated scores from stoppages and centre clearances, normally not a trait of 2019 premiers.[52]
Final | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Best | Goals | Venue | Attendance | Ref. | ||
Home | Away | Result | ||||||||
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Second Elimination | Saturday 3 October, 4.40pm | Western Bulldogs | 10.7 (67) | 9.10 (64) | Won by 3 points | Hannebery, Ryder, Clark, Howard, Membrey, Carlisle, Geary | King 2, Ryder 2, Membrey 2, Geary 2, Lonie, Butler | Gabba (H) | 10,651 | [53] |
Semi Final | Friday 9 October, 6.50pm | Richmond | 12.8 (80) | 6.13 (49) | Lost by 31 points | Steele, Clark, Ross, Coffield, Marshall | Battle, Butler, Kent, Ross, Savage, Steele | Cararra (A) | 13,788 | [54] |
Original AFL fixture (pre-Covid19)
Round | Date and local time | Opponent | Venue |
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1 | Sunday 22 March, 1.10 pm | North Melbourne | Docklands (A) |
2 | Sunday 29 March, 3.20 pm | West Coast | Docklands (H) |
3 | Sunday 5 April, 3.20 pm | Richmond | Docklands (H) |
4 | Sunday 12 April, 3.20 pm | Melbourne | Docklands (H) |
5 | Sunday 19 April, 4.40 pm | Geelong | Kardinia Park (A) |
6 | Sunday 26 April, 4.40 pm | Adelaide | Docklands (H) |
7 | Friday 1 May, 7.50 pm | Collingwood | Docklands (A) |
8 | Saturday 9 May, 7.25 pm | Carlton | Docklands (H) |
9 | Saturday 16 May, 4.35 pm | GWS | Giants Stadium (A) |
10 | Saturday 23 May, 1.45 pm | Fremantle | Docklands (H) |
11 | Bye | ||
12 | Sunday 7 June, 5.40 pm | Port Adelaide | Docklands (H) |
13 | Sunday 13 June, 4.05 pm | Gold Coast | TIO (A) |
14 | Sunday 20 June, 1.45 pm | Essendon | Docklands (A) |
15 | Sunday 28 June, 3.20 pm | Sydney | Docklands (H) |
16 | Saturday 4 July, 7.10 pm | Adelaide | Adelaide Oval (A) |
17 | Saturday 11 July, 1.45 pm | Melbourne | MCG (A) |
18 | Saturday 18 July, 7.25 pm | Western Bulldogs | Docklands (H) |
19 | Sunday 26 July, 3.20 pm | Brisbane | Gabba (A) |
20 | Saturday 1 August, 7.25 pm | Hawthorn | Docklands (H) |
21 | Saturday 8 August, 6.10 pm | Fremantle | Optus Stadium (A) |
22 | Saturday 16 August, 1.10 pm | Geelong | Docklands (H) |
23 | Saturday 22 August, TBC | Carlton | Docklands (A) |
Post-Season Awards and Accolades
Hunter Clark (half back), Nick Coffield (interchange) and Max King (full forward) were selected for the AFL Players' Association 22Under22 side which recognises the best players aged 22 and under throughout the course of the season. Coffield took a team-high 100 marks from his 16 games, completing the season as one of only five players – and the youngest – to make 100. Coffield topped St Kilda's total intercepts (86) and intercept marks (34), finished equal-second for rebound-50s (47) alongside Dougal Howard and overall second for effective disposals (202). Clark finished top-three for his side's disposals (274) and ground-ball gets (85) and was also voted in over 80 per cent of the total fan-submitted 22Under22 teams. King finished runner-up in the Saints’ goalkicking (20) and outright first for marks inside-50 (26) and earned a Rising Star nomination in round 12 against Essendon.[55] Jack Steele finished equal third (with Melbourne's Christian Petracca) in the Brownlow Medal after polling votes in nine games and earning best on ground in the matches against Carlton, Adelaide, Port Adelaide and Gold Coast. [56]
Recipient | Award | Presented By | Notes | Ref |
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Jack Steele | Trevor Barker Award | St Kilda Football Club | Club Best and Fairest | [57] |
Tim Membrey | Robert Harvey Best Clubman | St Kilda Football Club | For team-first approach and leadership | [57] |
Nick Coffield | Best Emerging Player | St Kilda Football Club | [58] | |
Max King | Rising Star (Nomination) | AFL (NAB Rising Star Award) | For performance in Round 12 (three goals) | [59] |
Hunter Clark | 22Under22 | AFL Players' Association | Half-Back | [55] |
Nick Coffield | 22Under22 | AFL Players' Association | Interchange | [55] |
Max King | 22Under22 | AFL Players' Association | Full forward | [55] |
Jack Steele | All Australian | AFL | Interchange | [60] |
Dan Butler | All Australian (40-man Preliminary Squad) | AFL | Not selected for final 22-man squad | [61] |
Player | Votes | Notes |
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Jack Steele | 20 | Equal third |
Dan Butler | 9 | |
Rowan Marshall | 8 | |
Zak Jones | 7 | |
Jade Gresham | 5 | |
Jack Billings | 2 | |
Bradley Hill | 2 | |
Nicholas Hind | 2 | |
Ben Long | 2 | |
Jake Carlisle | 1 | |
Luke Dunstan | 1 | |
Seb Ross | 1 | |
Paddy Ryder | 1 |
Players and staff
Senior list | Rookie list | Coaching staff | |||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 4 December 2020 |
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