News 2021 St.Kilda Media Thread

[Mowman]

Port Adelaide has emerged as a free agency suitor for St Kilda's Jack Billings, according to Fox Footy.

The Power have reportedly expressed a preliminary interest in Billings with the 25-year-old eligible for restricted free agency at year’s end.




Fox Footy understands that the Saints have tabled the 144-game wingman a multi-year deal on reduced terms as he weighs up his future at Moorabbin.

A hamstring injury is likely to sideline Billings for the final two games of the home and away season.

The former No.3 pick in the 2013 draft is averaging 20 disposals per game in 2021.














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Good one Sandra

 

[RWBlyf]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/662921

 

[George]

St Kilda is our team.
Or the Saints.
But calling us the St Kilda Saints sounds like you just got off a plane from the States and you're trying to fit in.

Or maybe I'm just old.

Yeah I'm just taking the piss out of you. At the end of the day we're all Saint Kilda Saints fans.

 

[gringo2011]

If SHARMAN becomes the player he looks to have the potential to be the his highlight song might have to be David BOWIE'S STARMAN.

Once I started singing it in my head it was so hard to get SHARMAN out of my head...

then it has the line "Let the children do it "" or near enough ...quite appropriate...they're doing it for us at the moment. Go SAINTS...

then David BOWIE in Red White and Black...... has to be a significant!!!!

Aussie already has him as Ebeneezer after these guys. Just got to get him on the Pingas.

 

[prophetic1]

Aussie already has him as Ebeneezer after these guys. Just got to get him on the Pingas.

Well there's many mansions, my guess in BOWIE'S day the poisons may not have been as diverse but the new synaptic pathways opened up back then were much more groundbreaking! I like to think there's room for them all!!

 

[Minga]

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Arguably one of the greatest trades in St.Kilda / AFL recent history?

A future second round pick for a club captain, a consistently elite performer, a future multiple BnF player and a Brownlow contending superstar. Absolutely unreal.

The most unsurprising thing you’ll see today.

 

[Miha]

We’ve never been media darlings have we? Only when there’s controversy but we’re just not looked at like your Collingwoods or Carltons. Having the most wooden spoons probably doesn’t help

 

[Minga]

The most unsurprising thing you’ll see today.

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Furthermore…

 

[George]

 

[prophetic1]

21 years old there!!!! Legs like an Oak tree , built like the proverbial brick shithouse, incredibly agile and mobile for all of that as well! Can we have one of those please!!

 

[Bill Mohr]

21 years old there!!!! Legs like an Oak tree , built like the proverbial brick shithouse, incredibly agile and mobile for all of that as well! Can we have one of those please!!

Yes and the 117 goals he kicked that year.

 

[NextYearPlease]

So looks like his contract wasn't heavily front loaded like everyone said it was

You mean Big Footy posters don't know everything! Shock horror.

On SM-T290 using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Dr Spaceman]

 

[bergholt]

Shit, I was at that game! Too young to remember much of it though. Hot day.

 

[Pardon me]

I hope Roughy had an RDO

 

[Remboy]

Is he playing this week?

 

[George]

 

[bergholt]

Doc posted that about three posts up thread.

 

[sammm]

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AFL: Dan Hannebery will play his first game for St Kilda in 2021 after overcoming series of injuries

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Dan Hannebery returns after a long and frustrating run with injuries. Picture: Michael Klein
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The mental toll it took on Dan Hannebery to get back to senior football as much as the physical one meant St Kilda coach Brett Ratten

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had no hesitation calling upon the veteran for his first game in 2021.

Despite the Saints potentially having only two games left in the season, with a finals berth hanging om a win over Geelong this Saturday, Ratten didn’t want to put the 29-year-old on ice until 2022.

Hannebery has played just 13 games in three seasons at the Saints and none this season, as he battled a series of soft tissue injuries and a number of setbacks.

But the three-time All-Australian has managed to string together two VFL games and got more time in a scratch match, and Ratten said picking him to play the Cats was a just reward.


“It’s a bit around what it does for you mentally as well as physically,” Ratten said on Thursday.

“The mental side of it, he’s worked so hard and he’s actually done so much to try and get back. There’s only a couple of games to go, but we wanted to get him back.

“He’s worked really hard and it’s been pretty frustrating at times with his body. He’ll get a little run at it now, it’s great for him.”

Hannebery is contracted for next season but won’t reach a games trigger for a fifth year at the Saints, believed to be 50 games.

Despite having scans on his hand this week, ruckman Rowan Marshall

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is “fine” and will play out the season.


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will play out the season despite an injured hand. Picture: Michael Klein
Speculation is also mounting about the futures of several St Kilda players, including Jack Billings

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and Luke Dunstan

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, who could be forced out of the club.

Ratten said those players “know where they stand” and the outside noise wouldn’t distract his team’s late season cause.

“You just have the conversation with the players. Players are going to be out of contract, coaches are going to be out of contract, it’s just a conversation that’s the norm,” Ratten said.

“They know where we sit with them. It would be a bit interested if we didn’t have the conversation. That’s part of footy.”

St Kilda, in 11th spot on the ladder but only two points out of eighth spot, have to win to keep their finals chances alive.

But the Saints haven’t beaten the Cats at Geelong since 1999 and won just four times there in the past 40 years.

“It’s a challenge, especially after they just lost down there, they will be breathing fire,” Ratten said.

“It’s hard to win when you don’t play down there each year. It’s going to be a huge challenge.”

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[George]

St Kilda AFLW Coach, Nick Dal Santo on Crunch Time (07.08.2021)

Nick Dal Santo discusses his new role and we also speak about the broader commentary in relation to women coaches in elite sport.

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St Kilda star Brad Crouch on Dwayne's World - Monday 9th August

Brad Crouch speaks to Dwayne about St Kilda's win over Sydney, the continuity in their form, Taylor Walker and more.

player.whooshkaa.com

 

[BrutThough]

How Saint winged his way back after 'pretty shaky' 18 months out

Daniel McKenzie knew he had to get moving in 2021 and it took a positional switch to reignite his career

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[BigPowerForward]

How Saint winged his way back after 'pretty shaky' 18 months out

Daniel McKenzie knew he had to get moving in 2021 and it took a positional switch to reignite his career

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I always felt like he had the skills to be a good solid AFL player but just lacked a bit of self belief. The wing is a perfect position for him. He has always been a "the team comes first type of player" sometimes to his own detriment. Hope he can keep on improving and maintain himself in our best 22.

 

[MrFoster]

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Good write up IMO. Features my favourite ever description of Zak Jones:

“He is a strange bird, this one. Crashes in like a contested mid, but runs like the wind and does damage on the outside as well. Players like this don’t just happen by that often.

St Kilda are a better side with him in it – he is a chaos merchant, and sows the seeds of disharmony in the opposition when he throws himself into the contest. There was little to no ill-will in this one against his old team, but against a side he has little affection for, Jones could be an absolute weapon.”

With a mix of inside/outside, Jones can impact a game like no other in our team, Steele is a more consistent ball winner, but offensively Jones is better, he really just take the game on and break the line with his speed/dummies. We just need more players like him so he can stay on the park more often than not.

 

[Jade Buddha]

Dmac was initially picked when the flavour was to go for athletes. This drew the ire of the footballer first group and probably at the time deservedly so but Dan does have us natural athleticism, courage and determination.
So he has the capability because of his natural coordination to work on his skills.
They are clearly much better and he is a classic example of the footballer that can change his limited footy skill set. It’s all coming together for Dan and the team.

 

[RWBlyf]

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