‘Pure footballer’: How Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera became one of St Kilda’s leading lights As he enters his third season, St Kilda’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera speaks to MARK ROBINSON about his journey, his family, and his football. Mark Robinson Chief Football Writer March 15, 2024 - 4:39PM News Corp Aus...

Great read. Confirms the feeling I have about what we have on our hands. Yep, I've had feelings like this about players before him and was wrong (Caydn Beetham being a good example, Damian Kitschke for those old enough to remember, to a lesser degree Kosi as well who never hit the superstar heights ...

The missing string St Kilda’s Rowan Marshall wants to add to his bow Rowan Marshall’s 2023 stats sheet was a thing of beauty, rating elite in disposals, contested possessions and pressure – but there was one glaring omission. The St Kilda big man speaks to JON RALPH about what he’s trying to improv...

Herald Sun article 13/01/24 looks at all clubs' top 30 picks since 2000. ADELAIDE - 37 picks BRISBANE - 49 picks CARLTON - 37 picks COLLINGWOOD - 38 picks ESSENDON - 40 picks FREMANTLE - 34 picks GEELONG - 30 picks GOLD COAST - 36 picks GWS - 51 picks (in 2011 they had 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 1...

From the Herald Sun: AFL: Champion Data reveals the deepest lists, with GWS, Carlton and Collingwood rated highly The Magpies won the flag thanks to superb depth, but are they the best list in the competition? The stats gurus at Champion Data lift the lid on which club has the most contributors. Jos...

B.M wrote: ↑Tue 02 Jan 2024 10:00am So Lyon is hiring and firing?

Interesting

Not normally the role of the senior coach

Lyon would not be hiring and firing, that is not the role of the SC, but he would have significant input on who he wants or the type of person he wants.

ESPN thinks we did well: "It's a group of players taken with upside in mind, and the Saints will be thrilled to have pulled off selections for sliders in this year's pool. St Kilda traded back one selection and banked a future second-rounder on night one before taking hard-running wingman Darcy...

The List Manager: Jon Ralph runs the rule over St Kilda’s current group, its future and everything in between St Kilda coach Ross Lyon is determined to avoid a quick fix, instead plotting a very deliberate path back to the top. These are the draft, trade and free agency plans involved. Jon Ralph 5 ...

[/quote] If Gresham is that bad, how is it that Essendon have offered him around $700K per season giving us tier 2 compensation? I don't think he's A grade by any stretch of the imagination, but I don't believe he's as woeful as a fair few members of this site think he is. [/quote] I never said Gres...

Who replaces Gresham doing what? He kicks a goal a game average, bang on 1 a game. I think we can pick that up in a forward line with King, Caminiti, Owens, (hopefully) Membrey, Phillipou, Butler and Higgins plus a midfield and wings that like to actually work and run. He slaps the ball on to his fo...

Thanks for posting, great article. He will be a star, if not already.

Got a very close ITK to Mitch. He is doing OK. Was a bit wobbly on the Monday but was up and about by Tues, the bye break will do him good. The St K young guns and Mase Wood are really developing a very close bond - Mase as their mentor is reaping huge benefits

AFL trade: Clubs who have won and lost battle in trade merry-go-round with GWS Giants The Saints thought they had lost their man. Or at the very least, the price for Jack Steele was about to skyrocket. But in one training session, everything changed. Jay Clark April 20, 2023 - 6:00AM Wayne Hughes j...

Same theme, different club - Isaac Smith playing for Geelong against Hawthorn got booed every time he touched the ball by Hawks fans. What the actual? Which of the 3 premierships he helped deliver to your club weren't you happy with? Be classy. I have never booed an ex-Saint, not even Ross when he w...

Yes, it's early and I am not getting ahead of myself (50-year+ St K fans never do) but to date, it's 3 things for me: 1) The entire coaching group: it's not just Lyon, it's Lyon-Harvey-Hayes-Enright-Goddard - those guys are talking, you are listening (the directive is, apparently, do NOT forget to b...

Jack Higgins on recovering from a brain bleed and playing for the club he barracked for as a kid Jack Higgins is a ball of energy on the football field, but a health scare brought him ‘really down’ in a tough time. He opens up on his comeback. Lauren Wood 'Feel good story' the rise of the Saints Jac...

The StK website has Wood rated as 'test' for this week and a 'sniff' to play against GC.

Webster out 5-6

One of the big things we are doing is letting the opposition pass the ball around once they control it - we guard space like junkyard dogs, let the other team chip it, we don't care, knowing at some point we will force a turnover and set sail for our F50. So, our Uncontested possession count will al...

For those of you who can't access this article, every AFL player was rated 1-10. Here are the Saints as rated by Glenn McFarlane and Mick McGuane. Jack Sinclair 8.5 All-Australian defender who must back up his breakout season with another big year. Hopefully he realises one swallow doesn’t make a su...

If Windhager is fit, he is in the starting 22. Simple. He is in our best side, not a possible interchange.

From today’s Herald Sun for those that can’t access it: AFL 2023 practice matches: Every player rated from St Kilda v Essendon One star Bomber was quiet, while a number of players put their hand up for round 1. See our ratings for every Don and Saint. Chris Cavanagh Essendon has been brought back to...

Mark Robinson sits down with Ross Lyon to discuss his return to St Kilda Ross Lyon was shocked that he got emotional speaking about his return to the Saints. But at 56, he tells Mark Robinson, he feels glad the club has opened its’ doors to him again. Mark Robinson February 28, 2023 - 7:54AM Ross Ly...

saynta wrote: ↑Sat 18 Feb 2023 9:03pm https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/it- ... 5ckdd.html

Well, he's right. Our mistake was re-appointing the man for two years when we simply didn't need to.

I know this was a 'depth' post but I don't think Mattaes is in the best 22 right now - we have to separate excitement from reality. I really like Bytel and think he can be a real player, but he's also probably not in the best 22 either, as it stands. I'd definitely have Hayes and DMac in there.