WE wrote earlier today that St Kilda was remaining confident that injured defender Sam Gilbert may have escaped serious injury after hyperextending his left knee in last night’s 26-point loss to Collingwood at Etihad Stadium. The good news is that Gilbert’s ACL is fine

ST KILDA  forward Justin Koschitzke faces a lengthy stint on the sidelines and has already been committed if you listen to leading commentators and social media. Collingwood midfielder Dayne Beams wrote on Twitter that Koschitzke’s hit on Pies youngster Jamie Elliott was ” fairly weak” shortly after the incident. ”Fairly weak that by Justin Koschitzke,”

ST KILDA is remaining confident that injured defender Sam Gilbert may have escaped serious injury after hyperextending his left knee in last night’s 26-point loss to Collingwood at Etihad Stadium. Gilbert injured his knee during the third quarter when he was tackled from behind while kicking the ball. He was helped off the field by

IS Spencer White the new Buddy Franklin? That’s what Saints fans are saying – and hoping. St Kilda is longing for a power forward that can win a match off his own boot – and former Western Jet White may be the man. His goal in the second term for Sandringham on Saturday – where

THE St Kilda Football Club has issued a statement saying that All-Australian forward Stephen Milne will accept the one-match penalty that was handed down by the Match Review Panel yesterday. Milne was charged with a level two misconduct offence for an incident that occurred during the fourth quarter of the game against Essendon after he made

THE St Kilda Football Club has just issued a statement saying that forward Beau Maister is set to miss 4-6 matches after scans revealed he has a fractured right wrist. The injury occurred during the Saints’ 37 point loss to Essendon on Saturday afternoon at Etihad Stadium.   More to come…       Image courtesy

MANY remember the 2010 AFL Grand Final between St Kilda and Collingwood as being the first draw since North Melbourne vs. Collingwood in 1977. But it is the story of Brendon Goddard’s Grand Final heroics and later his deflection to Essendon, which is an important tale. The 27 year old soared higher than any other

VETERAN St Kilda forward Justin Koschitzke will play for Sandringham again this week but doesn’t appear to be in the Saints’ immediate footy plans. The forward has yet to play a senior match this season – and even if a forward is needed to be called upon – it may be his counterpart Trent Dennis-Lane,

ST KILDA has extended the contract of Daniel Markworth, tying him to the club through to the end of the 2014 season. It’s good news for the second year Saint that the club has shown faith in him as he works on his rehabilitation from pre-season surgery after suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament during

Guest contributor RowdyOne continues his series looking at each club’s best 22 players for the upcoming 2013 season.   Key Personnel Questions for the Saints: We’ve been reading the stories with interest but can Aaron Siposs really become the new Brendan Goddard and effectively fill his role? And still on Goddard, will Nick Dal Santo be able

ANOTHER day, another contract extension and another player taken out of the free agency mix. Although in this case it’s next year’s free agency class with the St Kilda Football Club announcing that they have signed David Armitage for a further three years. “I just always wanted to be a one-club player. I’ve stuck by the

ON a blistering hot and windy day at Casey Fields the Melbourne Football Club started their match well against St Kilda. From a scoring perspective the second half was ok as well relative, of course, to what the Saints were able to put on the board

ST KILDA could have one quickest and most exciting forward lines in 2013, if the early stages of pre-season are anything to go by. Stephen Milne, Ahmed Saad, Terry Milera and Trent Dennis-Lane (otherwise known as the ‘mosquito fleet’) will cause much headaches for opposition defenders

THE Saints came from behind to beat the Swans yesterday and have luckily avoiding paying a higher price for that victory after scans this morning revealed Rhys Stanley had avoided major damage to his left knee. The St Kilda key defender left the field immediately after hyper-extending his knee during a third quarter contest with

ST KILDA has ensured that the Sydney Swans have maintained a winless NAB Cup campaign after two rounds, following a 23-point win at Etihad Stadium tonight

THE Saints forward line will be one of the quickest in the competition this season with former Sydney forward Trent Dennis-Lane, combining with Terry Milera and Ahmed Saad with purpose in the 26-point win against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. While Beau Maister, formerly Beau Wilkes, presents as a tall option, it is the speedy and

THE Crows want to win it, the Saints aren’t interested and the Power want to test their best squad out on the park during the NAB Cup round one series tonight. Three different scenarios show the different methods clubs come to the line to play with in the NAB Cup. Adelaide is an interesting one.

FORMER Saint Jason Gram will be playing for coach Jason Akermanis’ North Albury squad in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 2013. But his ambition to return to the AFL remains strong in spite of Akermanis saying that “(Gram) probably realises he’s done at (the) AFL level.” While acknowledging that a return to the

FOR new Saint Dylan Roberton, this was living life in the fast lane. Within 24 hours of being picked up by the Saints after moving on from Fremantle, Roberton had his first taste of high altitude training in Boulder, Colorado in the US. “For me, the biggest thing is getting to know my teammates. I

IT’S been a bad week for injuries and it just got worse with young St Kilda  forward Daniel Markworth now set to miss most of the 2013 season with a knee injury. According to a statement posted on the Saints website, Markworth, 20, will undergo knee reconstruction after injuring his ACL during a skills session at pre-season

ADAM Cockie, a former West Coast rookie, is burning up the training track at St Kilda and may well find himself on a clubs’ rookie list next week. So often, players who have been delisted from AFL clubs and return to state leagues, are destined to dominate. Cockie was one of those who flocked from

THE St Kilda Football Club has announced that they have re-signed team captain Nick Riewoldt, extending his contract through to the end of the 2014 season. “I am really pleased to get it all done and locked away,” Riewoldt said in an interview with the Herald Sun. “I was always signed up for 2013, but it’s

FORMER Fremantle defender Dylan Roberton has joined St Kilda as a delisted free agent after having trained with the Saints since mid-November. Roberton was given an unconditional promise that he would join the Saints soon after being delisted by the Dockers after citing he wanted to return home to Victoria. Collingwood was understood to have

THE St Kilda Football Club has announced that it is parting ways with its top pick from the 2009 Draft, Nick Winmar. Winmar, 21, was the 32nd overall pick of the 2009 AFL National Draft and but has only managed to play in two senior games for the Saints. He is the second cousin of former St Kilda and Western Bulldogs player Nicky Winmar. In

WE take a club by club look at this year’s draft and, where we have them, we link to our prospect profiles for more details and video of individual players

FOOTBALL NATION brings you the full list of retirements and delistings – club by club – and as they come to hand for

ST KILDA has allowed four Sandringham VFL players to train with it in the lead up to this year’s AFL draft. It is likely other AFL clubs will feature other state league players at training in the lead up to the rookie draft but the Saints are eyeing off the Zebras early which includes former

                ROUND   DATE OPPONENT VENUE   TIME 1 Saturday, March 30 Gold Coast SUNS Metricon Stadium Away 6.40pm 2 Friday, April 5 Richmond MCG Home 7.50pm 3 Saturday, April 13 GWS GIANTS Manuka Oval Away 4.40pm 4 Saturday, April 20 Essendon Etihad Stadium Home 4.40pm 5 Thursday,

A ST KILDA Football Club player was last night arrested for stalking after breaching an intervention order. The player, who is yet to be identified, was scheduled to make an appearance at  Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.   UPDATE 30/10/12 @4:40pm: The Age is reporting that the player in question is Jason Gram. After a brief

IN the closing minutes of the 2012 trade period St Kilda and the West Coast Eagles finally found enough common ground to get a deal done. With minutes remaining to do a deal the Eagles have sent draft selections 41 and 44 to the Saints in exchange for Jamie Cripps and draft selection number 46.

IN an active last half hour of trading the St Kilda Football Club have traded the 47th pick of the 2012 Draft for Trent Dennis-Lane from the Sydney Swans. Dennis-Lane, 24, is a talented small forward that joined the Swans as the 55th pick of the 2009 Draft. Known as TDL by Swans supporters, he has

AFTER ongoing interest and discussions between the two clubs going back to the beginning of October, the Gold Coast Suns have finally agreed to a deal to send Tom Hickey to St Kilda. The Suns have tonight confirmed that they have traded Hickey along with draft picks numbers 26 and 47 to the Saints in

ST KILDA has made a strong attempt to snare Gold Coast midfielder Josh Caddy today by offering three draft picks for Caddy and young Suns ruckman Tom Hickey. The Saints offered their compensation pick for the loss of Brendon Goddard (pick 13 overall) along with picks 24 and 34 in this year’s draft, however it is

ST KILDA has snared one of the top mature age recruits in Claremont’s Tom Lee with its first selection in this year’s draft. The Saints departed with pick 12 in exchange for Lee and picks 24 and 43 from Greater Western Sydney. Lee is considered to be among the top 10 state league draft prospects.

SEE the full list of all the club best and fairest winners for 2012 here as Sam Mitchell collects his fourth medal at the Hawks

GUEST Writer MATT WEBBER is a proud and long time St Kilda fan and shares his views about Brendon Goddard and the first official player movement under the AFL’s new free agency rules

AFTER telling the Gold Coast Suns he wants to return to Victoria, promising young midfielder Josh Caddy is attracting interest from numerous teams. The former first-round pick will find out where he’ll continue his career as soon as next week, with the AFL Trade Period commencing on October 8. Favourites to secure the 20-year old

ST KILDA midfielder Clint Jones says he is confident that he will remain on the list despite being on the outer, playing the last four matches of the season in the VFL for Sandringham. Jones, who has struggled with pace in the second half of the season at the Saints, said he had a clause

ST KILDA coach Scott Watters didn’t want to blame the umpires for a costly decision in the last 15 seconds of the match in its six-point loss to Collingwood at the MCG last night. Forward Stephen Milne was called for chopping the arms of Harry O’Brien, who flew for a gallant game-saving mark in defence.

AFTER the completion of the 2012 AFL season the league will be revolutionised by the introduction of free agency. For eligible players this will give them the ability to leave their current club, bypassing the draft and trade periods, and essentially pick their next employer themselves. For the AFL, this will be an unprecedented change. In the lead

IT’S been a good week for the Saints, soundly trouncing Essendon on Saturday night and now backing that up with youngster Arryn Siposs taking out the Round 15 NAB Rising Star nomination. Siposs, 19, had a big game against Essendon with 17 possessions, including six marks, and kicking two goals in St Kilda’s 71-point demolition of the highly

ST KILDA has announced that defender James Gwilt has signed a contract extension with the club. Gwilt, 25, was recovering from a season ending  injury that occurred in Round 17 against West Coast last year and did not see the field in AFL action this year until Round 9 against Sydney.  His return has been a big boost for the Saints defence where

ST KILDA defender James Gwilt could finally make his return from a knee injury against West Coast on Sunday with coach Scott Watters today ruling out Sam Fisher for the clash. Gwilt was one of the best with 18 disposals for Sandringham in the VFL on Sunday against the Northern Blues in his fourth VFL

AHMED Saad’s rapid rise in the game is a surprise to some in the footy world but definitely not to VFL followers. Saad was easily going to be a target of AFL clubs after just one game last season. His former coach at the Bullants Darren Harris said after that game: “If you go on

IN early March we posted a story reporting on the St Kilda Football Club’s preliminary discussions with the AFL about playing  for premiership points on ANZAC Day in Wellington, New Zealand. Back then the club’s Chief Executive Officer, Michael Nettlefold, had said that “We plan to continue those discussions (with the AFL) over the coming months but

ST KILDA defender James Gwilt returned from a knee reconstruction in the VFL on the weekend, just eight months after the knee injury. It is likely he will need another two or three games for match fitness in the VFL before returning to the AFL ranks and VFL affiliate Sandringham has the bye this weekend.

SANDRINGHAM coach Simon McPhee is confident forward Beau Wilkes will get plenty of opportunities at the Saints. An emergency for tomorrow’s clash against Port Adelaide, Wilkes impresses last week with four goals against Box Hill. The former Eagle is a mature age recruit and adds a new dimension to the forward line for St Kilda. He will line

ST KILDA midfielder David Armitage impressed in the first VFL game of the season to put his name up for selection in the Saints’ season opener against Port Adelaide. Armitage was clearly the Saints best midfielder for Sandringham, where he netted 26 disposals ahead of the next best Saint Farren Ray, with 16 touches. “He’s

WE continue our season preview in a pocket series with the team that we predict will finish in eighth position this season. And that is St Kilda

The AFL has just announced that St Kilda will be awarded the victory, and four NAB Cup points, after Essendon was unable to make the game in Wangaratta last night

DAYS after Richmond announced their intention to play a pre-season match in India in 2013, the St Kilda Football Club revealed this afternoon that they have held preliminary discussions with the AFL about playing for premiership points in Wellington, New Zealand

FN’s roving reporter DANIEL PAPROTH previews all the action in Round 23 of the AFL. He also provides some helpful hints for last-minute changes to your Dream Team or Supercoach Teams. Fremantle vs Collingwood, Friday 8:40, Patersons Stadium Desperate times for Fremantle, with its finals hopes all but dashed after an inexplicable 98-point loss to

MELBOURNE forward Matthew Bate is one that will be chased after from opposition clubs after dominating at VFL level but struggling to get games in the AFL. Demons development coach Brad Gotch admitted Bate is down in the pecking order at the Dees this season. Bate could easily be trade bait at the end of

ST KILDA’S injury-prone ruckman Michael Gardiner suffered a setback at training after failing to pass a fitness test in order to return in the VFL on the weekend. Gardiner, who hasn’t played since the drawn grand final against Collingwood last season because of a chronic knee injury, suffered a setback with his hamstring and will

ST KILDA forward Justin Koschitzke’s fitness is back on track after recent health scares have contributed to his down fall in form. Koschitzke played the full match for Sandringham against the Bendigo Bombers in the VFL on Sunday where he impressed “fitness wise” according to Zebras coach Brett Lovett. “He wasn’t in our best six

ST KILDA midfielder Jason Gram says he is hopeful of being recalled for Saturday night’s clash Collingwood at the MCG to help extract some revenge for the grand final loss last year. Gram was axed from the Saints a fortnight ago but showed plenty of signs at Sandringham on Sunday, with 20 disposals, that he

ST KILDA may consider more fresh blood with Nicholas Winmar and Arryn Siposs entering the mix for selection against Carlton on Sunday. St Kilda’s VFL affiliate Sandringham coach Brett Lovett believes the Saints, who have already tried out youngsters Jamie Cripps and Will Johnson, will look to some young talent more immediately in order to

ST KILDA’S Justin Koschitzke is almost certain to return to the Saints line-up on Thursday night. The Saints opted to keep Justin Koschitzke fresh for next Thursday night’s assignment against the Brisbane Lions after not allowing the forward to play for Sandringham yesterday. Saints football manager Greg Hutchison touted the concept of Koschitzke playing two

ST KILDA remains hopeful that a shock delisting at the end of last season could help revitalize Robert Eddy. Sandringham coach Brett Lovett said Eddy, who had been delisted at the end of last season despite playing in last year’s grand final loss to Collingwood, was impressive in the midfield. He was re-drafted onto the

Name: Brendon Goddard Position: DEF/MID Price: $633,700 Chance to play Round 1: 110% The most expensive player in the league, but Goddard is a must have for any serious Supercoach team. An amazing defender with exception skills, he often drifts up the ground and amasses huge numbers. Pick #1 from the 2002 draft, he averaged

WEST Coast were almost predictable winners by 37 points against Gold Coast at Patersons Stadium on Sunday to advance to the semi finals of the NAB Cup next week. The Eagles will host reigning premier Collingwood at Patersons Stadium in the second NAB Cup semi-final after accounting for the Suns 0.12.15 (87) to 1.5.11 (50) in

ST KILDA captain Nick Riewoldt has defended his team amongst a series of off-field attacks. The Saints skipper said the club needed to be “strong” against people who were attacking the club. This is after a series of dramas include the nude photos scandal that included himself, Nick Dal Santo and Zac Dawson. While Sam

FORMER Richmond and St Kilda ruckman Adam Pattison has joined the Box Hill Hawks with hope that he can show his versatility and resurrect his AFL career for a third time. Pattison, 24, along with discarded Hawthorn ruckman Wayde Skipper – now at Port Melbourne – were delisted last season mainly due to the AFL’s

UNLUCKY St Kilda ruckman Ben McEvoy is likely to be called upon this week after Michael Gardiner has been ruled out through injury. Gardiner is likely to miss next Saturday’s grand final replay against Collingwood with what is understood to be a hamstring injury. Gardiner sat on the bench for the entire second half of

  ST KILDA’S Brendon Goddard helped turn the game in the second half on Saturday in the drawn grand final against the Magpies.  Godddard’s heroic efforts helped scramble the Saints a draw in the dying minutes. But it was his brilliant hard running from defence that stood the test of time.  He was in defence

COLLINGWOOD and St Kilda finished in a titanic draw in the 2010 AFL grand final on Saturday and will be forced next Saturday in a rematch. The Pies led by four goals and looked the more dominant team in the first half – albeit Travis Cloke kicking two errant shots at goal which finished in

COLLINGWOOD will have every bit of confidence it can topple the Saints in today’s AFL grand final. In its last meeting, the Pies toppled St Kilda and clearly won because of their mass of ball winners. This time around the Saints are likely to learn from that and go completely defensive. Ross Lyon knows too well from

  ST KILDA is through to its second consecutive grand final after a brilliant second half against the Western Bulldogs to win by 24-points in a preliminary final on Saturday night. The Saints were down at half time – and they appeared to be looking lack-lustre – but they put together a second half that

ST KILDA has advanced to a preliminary final and will avoid Collingwood and Geelong to at least the grand final if it getst through. The Saints won a nail biter against Geelong on Friday night by four points at the MCG. The jigsaw appears to be going in the Saints favour the Cats now having

ST KILDA has confirmed development coach Andy Lovell will quit at the end of the season after walking out as coach of VFL affiliate Sandringham this week. It is believed West Coast has shown interest in having the former Demon and Eagle return in which he served as an assistant coach at the Eagles in

NORTH Melbourne forward Corey Jones has returned for Sunday’s round 22 match against Melbourne in what most people deem as a farewell match. But not so Gerard FitzGerald, the coach of North Ballarat which is the Kangaroos’ VFL affiliate. FitzGerald praised Jones on his work ethic believing he hasn’t been handed a farewell match on

ST KILDA ruckman Steven King will face a fitness test this week to determine whether he will return for Friday night’s blockbuster against Geelong which will be telecast live on Channel Seven. King returned from a hamstring injury for Sandringham in the VFL last week with coach Andy Lovell saying that he got through the

FORGOTTEN Saints recruit Jesse Smith made a successful return from a long lay-off through a series of injuries for Sandringham yesterday. Smith crossed from North Melbourne at the end of last season.   Saints development coach Andy Lovell said: “I thought he was better today. He’s still a way off. He’s played three games in

THE massive loss of Nick Riewoldt has put St Kilda into disaster mode following its 61-point loss to Carlton on Monday night at Etihad Stadium. The Blues snapped a nine game losing streak against the Saints with Eddie Betts booting five goals and Jeff Garlett four. But the problems are firmly with the Saints, who

ST KILDA came from behind to win an ugly game of Friday night footy by three points against the Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium. The Saints were brilliant in the final six minutes of the quarter where they kicked the final three goals to snatch a match which was ultra defensive, 7.7 (49) to 6.10

ST KILDA remain undefeated following its 15-point win over Fremantle on Sunday at Etihad Stadium. Brendon Goddard booted five match-winning goals for the Saints in the 16.12 (108) to 14.9 (93) win. “I think it is good that you recognise his (Goddard) effort and his leadership under a great deal of adversity,” coach Ross Lyon

ST KILDA proved to be gutsy in its 28-point win over Collingwood on Friday night at the MCG after skipper Nick Riewoldt went down with perhaps could be a season ending hamstring injury. Coach Ross Lyon praised the resilience of the Saints after their 10.9 (69) to 4.17 (41) win. “I thought it was a

ST KILDA smashed North Melbourne by 104 points at Etihad Stadium on Saturday night. Nick Riewoldt was again on song with seven goals while Leigh Montagna gathered 35 disposals in the 23.5 (143) to 6.3 (39). “The Kangaroos have jumped us the last few times we’ve played them so we were conscious of trying to

ST KILDA played to Sydney’s irritating game plan and won by eight points at the SCG on Saturday night. The Saints led by 20 points at the last change but the Swans come back hard with the first three goals of the final term to win, 15.6 (96) to 13.10 (88). “We certainly took our

ST KILDA’S ruck stocks grew stronger yesterday with Michael Gardiner and Adam Pattison providing strong performances in a VFL practice match for Sandringham against the Northern Bullants at Visy Park. However, there were fears for promising tall Rhys Stanley who suffered a groin injury in the second term and spent the second half on the

ST KILDA’S ruck stocks continued to grow over the weekend with recruit Adam Pattison getting through unscathed in his first pre-season hitout in a VFL practice match. While Hawthorn has been forced to dig deep to find a tall, the Saints face a healthy selection dilemma with ex-Tiger Pattison along with Michael Gardiner expected to

We take a look at last year’s grand finallists and predict whether they can take it one step further in

ST KILDA copped another blow after Saturday night’s NAB Cup grand final loss to the Western Bulldogs with Sam Fisher expected to miss at least the first three rounds of the season proper with an ankle injury. Saints coach Ross Lyon revealed the injury at the clubs’ family day. ”We’re in really good shape, there’s

NEW Collingwood recruit Luke Ball said leaving the Saints was not because he was unhappy with the contract offer. “At the end of the day I have made the decision to leave so there’s an element maybe of truth to that. But not for the reasons that they put across,” Ball said. “I know Nick

ST KILDA warrior Lenny Hayes appears certain to miss next week’s NAB Cup grand final after suffering a corked calf in the Saints demolition of Fremantle last night. “It’s a corked calf, maybe the slightest of strains, which upset me a bit,” coach Ross Lyon said of Hayes’ injury. “It took the gloss off what

ST KILDA defender Matt Maguire is rated his biggest chance of returning to the Saints this Saturday night against the Western Bulldogs, after one-week bans to key position players Zac Dawson and Justin Koschitzke

In a blockbuster opening to the split round, St Kilda outlasted a feisty Carlton outfit by nine points at the Docklands on Friday night

The St Kilda vs Geelong game will remain at Etihad Stadium in spite of the AFL’s efforts to shift the Round 14 blockbuster to the

St Kilda’s good run looks set to continue with another senior player coming off the injury list and putting his hand up for selection. Running defender Sean Dempster has been out of the game with a ruptured ACL sustained in the Round 22 match against Essendon last year. (more…)

Football followers are wondering why gun St Kilda half back flanker Jason Gram was dropped to the reserves last weekend. Gram spent the week leading up to Sunday’s clash with the Brisbane Lions nursing a corked thigh, and was not included in the Saints team on Friday, seemingly because of the injury. (more…)

The AFL is considering moving the Round 14 heavyweight clash between St Kilda and Geelong to the

St Kilda has blasted Collingwood by 88 points in a powerhouse display at the Docklands

It’s not mission impossible for Collingwood tonight, but against the scorching St Kilda outfit it is mission improbable

An unlikely call up has been granted to St Kilda rookie Zac Dawson for the round one clash with Sydney at Docklands on March

St Kilda has appointed current board member and former player Michael Nettlefold as its new chief executive. Nettlefold, who played for the Saints in the late 1970s and early 1980s, will continue with the club’s board once he begins his new role from April 27. “The board acted swiftly to replace Archie (Fraser) and while

A second Preliminary Final loss in four seasons was a disappointing end to an otherwise excellent year from the Saints. The retirement of Robert Harvey has coincided with speculation that St Kilda has missed its ‘premiership window’, but a couple of experienced recruits suggest coach Ross Lyon believes there is still time for another tilt