‘90 per cent mental’: Why second-year blues don’t worry young gun
Young Saints star Darcy Wilson played every single game in his first season, and now it is mental not physical preparation he is focusing on to avoid the second-year blues.
St Kilda
Hill backs Saints for finals return, next gen to fire
St Kilda’s finish to 2024 has given Brad Hill plenty of confidence in their pursuit of finals footy next year. Plus he tells GLENN MCFARLANE the next gen stars impressing this pre-season.
Track watch: Saints’ first hint at extent of Marshall’s forward move
SANFL recruit Harry Boyd has been given the keys to St Kilda’s midfield as Rowan Marshall transitions into attack. How will their split work? JOSH BARNES has the latest intel.
Track watch: Top Saints draftee outlines midfield ambition
Fans wondered why St Kilda went to the draft targeting midfielders then picked two defenders in the top-10. Now, one of those picks has set his sights on joining Jack Steele in the engine room.
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Robbo: No-man’s land Saints can’t afford to fluff picks 7 and 8 again
The last time the Saints had picks 7 and 8 in the draft, they chose Hunter Clark and Nick Coffield and missed a host of stars. Mark Robinson writes, it can’t happen again. Over to you, Simon Dalrymple.
Best 23s: How trade period changed every club
Trade period is behind us and the clear winners and losers have emerged. How will every club’s best 23 look for 2025 after the exchange period? FIND OUT HERE
Pies axe trio in preparation for free agent
The AFL career of a promising key position prospect could be over as the Magpies clear room for a St Kilda recruit.
Saints cool on Soldo as Lions eye Daniher replacement
Jack Macrae is still coming, but Ivan Soldo might not be. JON RALPH has the latest on the Saints’ targets, as well as who the Lions might be eyeing to replace the retired Joe Daniher.
Cut 200-game Saint opens up on ‘abrupt’ end as AFL fire still burns
Seb Ross was under no illusions that he was in trouble, but the end still came quick. The former Saint reflects on how it unfolded, his time at the club and what’s next — on and off the field.
Saints star’s awkward coach meeting
An in-form St Kilda defender has confessed to a hilarious first meeting with a club great after arriving at Moorabbin.
Max’s Metrics: Numbers behind stars Saint’s staggering contract
Max King has signed an eye-boggling new contract after the Saints lined his numbers up against past greats. They liked what they saw and here is how the spearhead compares to 12 others.
‘Oh my god’: Monster deal stuns Buckley
Injury-prone St Kilda key forward Max King has been handed a monster new deal that has left AFL greats in disbelief.
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