Saints post record low in AFLW hiding

Winless St Kilda have produced the equal-lowest score in AFLW history, failing to kick a goal in a 46-point thrashing from Carlton.

The under-strength Saints started brightly and Jessica Matin hit the post from a set shot in the opening stages.

But it was as close as the visitors got to booting a major in the 7.6 (48) to 0.2 (2) defeat at Ikon Park on Saturday.

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St Kilda's final score matched the record-low tally posted by Gold Coast against Brisbane last year.

"It was clearly disappointing," Saints coach Nick Dal Santo said.

"At times we showed some signs of how we want to move the football and also how we want to defend.

"But for the majority of the game we didn't do that and the Blues were really good at times and really challenged us, particularly with ball in hand, and they capitalised when they went forward."

It was the Saints' sixth defeat in as many matches during Dal Santo's first season at the helm and a poor return after they went within a kick of beating both West Coast and Brisbane in their previous two outings.

"The message for the group post-game was that we're in this together," Dal Santo said.

"Clearly we're not where we want to be yet, but we need to find ways.

"We have some focus areas that we need to get better on and we can't fix everything at once."

Carlton were dominant in the first half, piling on five unanswered goals to surpass their previous highest score of the season before reaching the main break.

Darcy Vescio and Breann Moody kicked two goals each as Madison Prespakis (20 disposals), Georgia Gee (20) and Mimi Hill (18) racked up touches at will.

Vaomua Laloifi and Gabriella Pound were rock-solid in a Carlton defence that gave little away