There were a lot of positives out of this practice match. 1. Saints defence remains very solid, the back 6 regularly intercepted Essendon's entries, Howard started poorly but improved as the game progressed, interested to see Riley Bonner and Nasiah Wanganeen Milera taking most of the kickouts. Wilk...

If history is anything to go by He is clearly our second best mid Equal with Crouch imo Criminally underrated by ignorant supporters Also criminally overrated by ignorant supporters. Not sure there's a metric that exists to back up the claim that he is currently equal with Crouch. Crouch AVERAGED 2...

Greg Newman, a passionate Saint living in Brisbane has launched his tipping comp for 2024, thought I'd pass on his email. The more the merrier, if the number of tipsters can be increased to 90 or 100 the prize money will increase substantially. Hello 'My Footy Tipping' AFL Tipsters! It's only a few ...

Brisbane at the Gabbatoir for me because I have rarely seen them win when attending the match. But for a full record check this:

https://afltables.com/afl/teams/stkilda/byteam_wl.html

In today's Age, Jake Niall presents some persuasive hypotheticals against the proposal for the AFL to introduce mid-seaon trading: " Problems mid-year trading will face After 13 games last season, Carlton sat in the bottom four. They struggled to move the ball and Harry McKay couldn’t kick stra...

I'd be surprised if Lyon does not continue as he did last year and give the kids plenty of games in 2024. He looks to me to have adopted a different strategy in his third crack at senior coaching, so relying on his previous stints at both St Kilda and Fremantle as an indication of what he will do th...

Following article continues the positive reviews of what's happening at St Kilda, from today's Herald Sun: " MARCHING IN FEBRUARY Jon Ralph - Track Watch Ross Lyon’s toughest critics paint him as a power-hungry, Bill Belichick-style figure who rules with an iron fist. For all his successes, the...

Even at the ripe old age of 84 I remain supremely confident that I will be around long enough to celebrate a second St Kilda premiership and am really glad that Ross Lyon is there to get the job done on his 4th attempt, if not this year than next. The same goes for my regular games of golf with my m...

Webster was apparently an unruly kid who had a reputation for settling his arguments with fisticuffs, but Richo managed to channel that aggressive energy in a positive way, that benefitted both Jimmy and the team. Yes I was told by a very reliable source years ago that Jimmy was on his 3rd chance a...

It's hard to say what brought on this little story in today's paper, but apparently it was nothing terribly serious. The following story appeared in today's Hun by Josh Barnes: " St Kilda says no off-field incident has led to draftee Arie Schoenmaker being sent to trainwith VFL side Sandringham...

It was always on the cards that someone would derail the discussion of Ross Lyon blasting a player who had thrown in the towel during a training session into a question about the effect this might have on the team's destiny under this style of management. Like all of these conversations, it depends ...

It's reported that Paddy Dow suffered bone bruising in his knee so it's not a serious injury. Subject to the severity, he may well make a much speedier recovery to full fitness. If he is ruled out for the early games it gives opportunities for Darcy Wilson to make his debut as well as Marcus Windhag...

The changes that have occurred at St Kilda FC since Ross Lyon's return as senior coach, culminating in Simon Lethlean departing last week, were always going to attract a lot of media attention, speculation and suspicion. Our footy club has always courted controversy and sceptical commentary whipped ...

The Clubs assessment that the List is not up to contention level This is correct - we need more work bringing class players in and trusting in the development of youth This was Rattan’s assessment when called in by the President and asked to audition for his (then) job The President and the Board a...

Interesting article, but I still consider Lyon has had his chances and I'm not keen on trying to re-live the past as Bassat seemed to do by pushing through Lyon's appointment. I hope every Saints coach has success, but I have my doubts about the ultimate prize coming our way under Lyon. There will ...

I'm guessing you didn't know that it attracted more than $20m in funding including over $15m funding from state and federal government, so we can train there. Without the DFC, that wouldn't have happened. Your inane questions and petulant repetitions of the same questions is very amusing. Perhaps y...

Just becaue you haven't seen something doesn't mean it doesn't exist, point one. Bassett said: as a result of the 2022 Football Program Review which highlighted the need to elevate our Football Department and place football at the heart of everything we do, which we hope will see St Kilda competing...

By attrition, it's not the CEO or the coach, per se. Perhaps it's a personality thing. I imagine Mr Bassett and Ross at the moment, a couple of sponsors, Lindsay Fox, Nick Reiwoldt. Trying to think of a current player that might, Callum Wilkie seems a strong clever mind. Behind the scenes I expect ...

It's quite irrational to suggest the DFC to somehow in some mysterious fashion have an impact on the St Kilda team's on-field performance, they are two separate entities occupying the Linton Street oval, nothing more. You clearly you don’t understand the contribution to our on field fortunes and if...

It's quite irrational to suggest the DFC to somehow in some mysterious fashion have an impact on the St Kilda team's on-field performance, they are two separate entities occupying the Linton Street oval, nothing more. You clearly you don’t understand the contribution to our on field fortunes and if...

If Xavier Clark had remained injury free he would have played like Bradley Hill, maybe even better, and been an absolute gun! Raph on the other hand was frustrating to watch, obviously very gifted. I wasn't aware he suffered from epilepsy, it certainly explains why he never made it to the top. It's ...

Entirely predictable that the footy media will jump on this insignificant story and link it to disharmony between the senior coach and CEO. What would they, or for that matter St Kilda supporters, know about the real facts. A lot of this stems from the way people perceive Ross Lyon, it's been that w...

Stop telling me what it does - that’s obvious But tell me how it directly relates us to winning a second premiership I’m not interested in community benefits - we are not a community club - we are an elite sporting organisation Why does it have to relate to St Kilda winning another premiership, I c...

No one has ever suggested that establishing a welfare centre at Moorabbin in memory of a club great who suffered severe depression from serious head traumas while playing for St Kilda was ever intended to contribute to the Saints winning a second premiership. The DFC is a club resource used by the ...

It's unlkely that reserves games will ever be played again before the seniors like they did in the old days, for a variety of reasons, and that's not a problem. If St Kilda ditch their current association with Sandringham, which is my preference, then the Dragons will have the option to remain in a ...