‘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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The List Manager: Proven beyond doubt – Saints aren’t good enough
The Saints finished 2024 hot, but that won’t hoodwink Ross Lyon or their fans, they know this list is well off from contending. Jon Ralph analyses where exactly they can improve in 2025.
SANFL’s biggest star poised for long-awaited AFL chance
The SANFL’s best player is on the cusp of a long-awaited AFL chance, with a Victorian club zeroing in on this year’s Magarey Medal winner Harry Boyd.
‘Good bloke … but’: Inside St Kilda’s coaching revolving door
Stan Alves. Grant Thomas. Malcolm Blight. Tim Watson. Nathan Burke experienced all facets of coaching during his time at St Kilda. He lifts the lid on the Saints’ revolving door on the SACKED podcast.
‘Hard man to work for’: Inside Lyon’s Freo defection
St Kilda’s board was blindsided when Ross Lyon was announced as Fremantle coach in 2011 despite his manager negotiating a deal with the club. Nathan Burke unpacks how it happened in SACKED.
Desperate Dons’ plan to re-enter super draft’s first round
They traded out of the draft to dodge eating points on an Isaac Kako bid, but JAY CLARK reveals the Bombers’ plan to get back into the first round, and the clubs willing to move down the order.
Questions asked after club delists veteran
Questions have been asked after St Kilda officially delisted key forward Tim Membrey after a decade at the club.
AFL in mourning after death of revered recruiter
The AFL community is mourning the death of legendary recruiter John Beveridge, the father of current Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
‘Fire in the belly’: Macrae reveals true feelings about Dogs exit
Jack Macrae has spoken for the first time as a Saint, declaring he wants to return to the “peak” of his powers as an inside mid and revealing how he feels about the Dogs’ midfield moving past him.
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
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