St Kilda Saints

Saints lose midfielder for a month after Windhager & Billings put hands up in VFL

Hunter Clark won’t play until at least Round 16 after being ruled out for a month with a knee injury. Clark was withdrawn from Saturday’s game against Hawthorn early in the contest and scans have revealed a high-end MCL sprain in the 24-year-old’s left knee. The Saints estimate he’ll miss four to...

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Ratten opens up on tough Saints exit

AFL: Former St Kila coach Brett Ratten opens up on his sacking and how he bounced back to now be in charge of North Melbourne.

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2 days ago, Herald Sun, St Kilda Saints

‘Got to pick yourself up’: Roos coach talks ‘humiliating’ Saints sacking - and why he got back in the game

Interim North Melbourne coach Brett Ratten has opened up on his “humiliating” sacking from St Kilda – but also what inspired him to move on, and return to the AFL industry.

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2 days ago, Fox Sports, St Kilda Saints

“System can only take you so far”: “Tough love” needed for Saints to rediscover best form

David King says St Kilda has been found out to a degree after a strong start to the season has come down a peg in recent weeks. The Saints won five of their first six games in quickly gaining momentum, but haven’t strung consistent victories together since. Now at 7-4 and beaten by 16th-placed Hawthorn...

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2 days ago, SEN, St Kilda Saints

The out-of-favour Saint who could be “extremely gettable” for rival clubs

What does the future hold for St Kilda’s Jack Billings? The 27-year-old is yet to play at senior level for the Saints under Ross Lyon in 2023, consigned to the VFL for the past five weeks after returning from a fractured fibula. Billings is contracted until 2025, but is the writing on the wall for a...

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2 days ago, SEN, St Kilda Saints

Saints blasted for lack of leadership & work rate

AFL: Ben Dixon has taken aim at the Saints for their lack of leadership and work rate following their disappointing loss to the Hawks.

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3 days ago, Herald Sun, St Kilda Saints

Hawks star’s epic game could be soured as MRO prepares to scrutinise incident with young Saint

James Sicily faces a nervous wait, with the Match Review Officer to scrutinise an incident involving the Hawthorn star during his colossal individual performance against St Kilda on Saturday.

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3 days ago, Fox Sports, Hawthorn Hawks, St Kilda Saints

Hawks come from nowhere to shock Saints for back to back wins

AFL: Hawthorn have kicked the last five goals of the game to stun the Saints to record their third win of the season.

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4 days ago, Herald Sun, Hawthorn Hawks, St Kilda Saints

Hawks pull off the impossible against Saints, Dockers down Dees in another upset

UPDATE Fremantle has caused the second boilover of Saturday afternoon in holding off a determined Melbourne outfit to the tune of seven points at the MCG. It’s safe to say the Dockers are back to where they were expected to be at the start of 2023 after knocking off two top four contenders in consecutive...

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4 days ago, SEN, Fremantle Dockers, Hawthorn Hawks, Melbourne Demons, St Kilda Saints

Hawks surge to upset win against Saints

Hawthorn’s 10-point win over St Kilda was courtesy of three consecutive goals in the final four minutes from Dylan Moore, Jacob Koschitzke and Luke Breust.

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4 days ago, The Age, Hawthorn Hawks, St Kilda Saints

AFL 2023 round 11 LIVE updates: St Kilda, Hawthorn test form at Marvel Stadium ahead of Melbourne v Fremantle; Geelong v GWS Giants

Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions from another big AFL Saturday blog.

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4 days ago, The Age, Fremantle Dockers, Geelong Cats, Greater Western Sydney Giants, Hawthorn Hawks, St Kilda Saints

LIVE AFL: Coach’s past Lyon encounters to play key role in Hawks’ clash with Saints

After romping to a 116-point victory against West Coast last week, Hawthorn faces the AFL’s best defensive team in St Kilda on Saturday, with the Hawks prepared for a significant adjustment.

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4 days ago, Fox Sports, Hawthorn Hawks, St Kilda Saints

McQualter's stocks rising as Lyon admits Saints went “pretty hard” to poach interim coach

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has admitted to trying to poach Andrew McQualter out of Richmond just months before he was given the interim role at Punt Road. McQualter will coach the Tigers for the remainder of 2023 and could be in the frame for the full-time gig after Damien Hardwick stepped aside earlier...

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1 week ago, SEN, St Kilda Saints

St Kilda Saints victorious in GWS nailbiter

AFL: Big Saint Max King was back with a bang as he led St Kilda to a thrilling 12-point win over GWS on Sunday night.

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1 week ago, Herald Sun, Greater Western Sydney Giants, St Kilda Saints

King on song as Saints rule with tough win over brave Giants

Spearhead Max King shone in his first match of the season as St Kilda held off a brave GWS in an enthralling clash at Giants Stadium.

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1 week ago, The Age, Greater Western Sydney Giants, St Kilda Saints

LIVE AFL: Saints look to snap win-loss streak as stars return for both sides

St Kilda will be looking to steady itself after losing three of its last five matches, but faces a Giants side that has regained its best player.

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1 week ago, Fox Sports, St Kilda Saints

Ratten hopes players ‘do it for Al’ as ex-Blues, Saints coach prepares for latest coaching challenge

North Melbourne interim coach Brett Ratten is hopeful his players will ‘do it for Al’ this week, as he commences his first week at the helm amid Alastair Clarkson’s indefinite leave.

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1 week ago, Fox Sports, Carlton Blues, St Kilda Saints

“Couldn’t believe what I was seeing”: The incredible rise of re-signed Saint

St Kilda’s Anthony Caminiti has had a sharp rise since joining the club as a pre-season supplemental selection in February. The 19-year-old initially joined the Saints as a train-on player after spending time at Carlton across the pre-season. Having impressed Jack Silvagni during his time at Ikon Park,...

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1 week ago, SEN, St Kilda Saints

Almanac Footy History: St Kilda’s Bob Wilkie – what do you have to do to get a guernsey?

As a boy, Allan Grant first crossed paths with St Kilda stalwart Bob Wilkie. They became close family friends. Here, Allan makes the case to have Bob Wilkie in the St Kilda Hall of Fame.

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1 week ago, The Footy Almanac, St Kilda Saints

‘Makes us better’ Saints buzzing for big inclusion

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon doesn’t know what he’s going to get from Max King because he’s never coached him in a game but has tried to downplay expectations on the spearhead ahead of his first game for the season.

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