7.09pm‘He won’t play 90 per cent time’: Mitchell on DayBy Hawks coach Sam Mitchell has a plan to reduce the impact of Saints defender Callum Wilkie while Will Day will still play under a minutes restriction tonight.Day is looking sharp but Mitchell is following advice to cap his minutes until he builds more match fitness.Connor Macdonald of the Hawks warms up.AFL Photos via Getty Images“There is definitely an element of managed minutes, he won’t play 90 per cent game time as he would otherwise do,” Mitchell told Kayo Sports.On Wilkie, the Hawks have some plans to reduce his impact.“We certainly have a plan for him. He’s been very, very good and would be a walk-up All-Australian right now so we will do our best to try and undo that,” Mitchell told Kayo Sports.7.03pmLyon orders Saints not to feed turnovers to the HawksBy Roy WardSaints coach Ross Lyon has laid the law down to his side, demanding they don’t feed intercept possessions to the counter-attacking Hawks tonight.Both sides are among the league’s best teams at winning stoppages but Lyon said the game would be won and lost by how his side avoided giving the ball back to the Hawks.Sam Flanders of the Saints warms up.AFL Photos via Getty Images“It’s not going to be about the stoppages,” Lyon told Kayo Sports.“We would like to keep our game going [strongly] at the centre bounce, but the game is going to be about ball movement and their signature is to try and make us kick long to intercept.“It’s going to be about trying not to get stuck in the mud and have to kick down the line all day and on entry [to the forward 50m], you have to make sure they are not intercepting as their forwards will be ready to go.”6.56pmSimpson won’t coach Carlton, but he will help select who doesBy Jake NiallWest Coast premiership coach Adam Simpson will play a role in picking the next coach of Carlton as part of the subcommittee that finds Michael Voss’ successor.Simpson, who has been acting as a consultant to the Blues this year, will be on the panel with chief executive Graham Wright, football boss Chris Davies and president Rob Priestley, a senior club source confirmed.Adam Simpson will be on the panel that finds Carlton’s next coach.Getty ImagesClub great and dual Brownlow medallist Greg Williams will act as a consultant to the panel. Williams is the club’s football expert on the board and is in a paid role, part-time in the football department.The Blues are also likely to use the input of a psychologist in choosing a replacement for Voss, who parted ways with the Blues just nine games into the season. Wright, as Collingwood’s head of football, presided over the appointment of premiership coach Craig McRae ahead of GWS coach Adam Kingsley and Voss.Click here to read the story.6.47pmDay training the house down: ImpeyBy Hawthorn running defender Jarman Impey is excited to see star midfielder Will Day back in the side.Impey revealed Day has been putting his teammates to the sword at training as he regains his touch after missing a long stretch of time due to injury.On the move: Hawks gun Jarman Impey.AFL Photos via Getty Images“He is a personal favourite of mine and we have a great connection,” Impey told Kayo Sports.“He’s been mucking up our drills at training. He is kicking it way too good, it’s like come and play our team already.”6.39pmLate change for the HawksBy Conor Nash is a late scratching for the Hawks with a neck injury. I reckon he was carrying that injury from last match, either way, he hasn’t come up for tonight with Flynn Perez taking his place.6.29pmThe Blue Ribbon CupBy Tonight, the Saints and Hawks will continue their long-running Blue Ribbon Cup event as part of this match.The information below is from Saints media:St Kilda’s Ross Lyon wearing the Blue Ribbon armband in 2024.Getty ImagesBlue Ribbon CupTonight, St Kilda and Hawthorn will compete for the 27th annual Blue Ribbon Cup, honouring the courage and sacrifice of all Victorian police officers, particularly those who have fallen in the line of duty. First established in 1999, the cup serves as a tribute to Victoria Police members Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller, who were killed in the line of duty in Moorabbin on August 16 1998.At the conclusion of the match, players from the winning team will receive commemorative Blue Ribbon medals, while the best player from each team will be awarded the Silk-Miller Memorial Medal.6.17pmInteractive: Your club’s path this seasonBy 6.16pmGood eveningBy G’day everyone. It’s Roy Ward here and I’ll be tapping the keys tonight for our live coverage of the clash between St Kilda and Hawthorn at Marvel Stadium.As we will see with all games in round 12, Neale Daniher AO will be honoured before the game after his death earlier in the week.First bounce is set for 7.20pm AEST, enjoy the evening to come.1 of 1