News 2025 St. Kilda Media Thread

[dudeintheswamp]

How AFL star Mitchito Owens channels the samurai spirit - ABC Asia

Mitch Owens was born in Australia to a Japanese mother and Australian father and is one of the few players with Japanese heritage to make an AFL playing list.

www.abc.net.au

Hmmmm, Davies...

 

[Squirtles]

Anyone help a pleb out?https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscr...ous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Jeepers, check out this photo from the article linked below, looks like AI

‘Should be rapt’: Great’s take on $4m Silvagni splash as Saints deny list boss dad’s links to deal

Rival clubs feeling ‘played’ as Saints deny list boss dad’s links to $4m Silvagni deal

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Saints43]

Like this post so I know you read it and I’ll delete my post

It's hilarious the way the media write about St Kilda.

This is McFarlane's take on a plan that has been executed across at least three seasons and blindsided all of the journalists despite our president openly discussing it across the years.

"Like a teenager headed to the Melbourne Show with a fist full of pocket money and dreams of big showbags, St Kilda has its money and is spending it all."

 

[puppy_dog7]

'Serious concerns' raised over proposed draft changes

Port Adelaide has written to the AFL calling for a grandfather period for new draft bidding rules

www.afl.com.au

LOL Port.
In other words “Approve our bid to have a potential No.1 pick added to our NGA academy and then wait til we have access to bid on him before changing any rules.”

 

[Nutsngum]

"Like a teenager headed to the Melbourne Show with a fist full of pocket money and dreams of big showbags, St Kilda has its money and is spending it all."

This is such a poorly written line that he thought was super clever. Teenagers couldn't give a toss about the show and their parents couldn't ****ing afford it anyway.

Basically a "hello fellow kids" moment.

 

[BigPowerForward]

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"Like a teenager headed to the Melbourne Show with a fist full of pocket money and dreams of big showbags, St Kilda has its money and is spending it all."

So does this mean that teenagers of today negotiate 8 year deals with their parents for pocket money and front load it

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

So does this mean that teenagers of today negotiate 8 year deals with their parents for pocket money and front load it

I have heard rumors that Liam from Cheltenham has got a 10$ a week pocket money for 4 years contract in front of him with the first year being front loaded to 30$ a week

 

[austinnn]

Super excited to have a column published through CODE Sports and Herald Sun Sport discussing the current feeling surrounding St Kilda.

Go Saints.

https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/s...n/news-story/25e640f84a7452896785568ef86351fa

Anyone care to post a link sans paywall?

 

[Saints TV]

Anyone care to post a link sans paywall?

After a season that ended with just nine wins, equalling St Kilda’s lowest tally since 2019, you’d expect the mood around Moorabbin to be flat, maybe even laced with ambivalence. Not low enough to secure a prized draft pick, not high enough to challenge for September. Stuck in no man’s land again, the same old story of the Saints, you might say.

And yet, by the end of it all, at least at the time of writing this, there’s a sense that something bigger is beginning to stir. Dare I say even a form of newfound relevance.

Club president Andrew Bassat captured that feeling when he said: “If we are going to die, we are going to die with our boots on and not be scared to have a go. This is what we are about as a football club.” For many supporters, including myself, that line encapsulates the shift in tone. This club is finally having a genuine crack at being taken seriously and I am loving that. It’s not a finished product, nowhere near, but the optimism around the red, white and black feels more authentic than it has in years.

Where does that belief come from? Maybe it’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s right boot, which helped set sail to a famous after the siren winner against Melbourne. Maybe it’s the pen he used to commit his future to the Saints despite many saying he was gone. Could it be our high-flying blonde Alix Tauru clunking marks reminiscent of Trevor Barker or Nick Riewoldt? Or maybe it’s the promise of what’s to come… the arrival of Tom De Koning and the prospect of further inclusions like Liam Ryan and Leek Aleer, maybe even more. Whatever it is, it feels different. And when the default setting for us St Kilda fans has so often been mediocrity and obscurity, even the possibility of “different” feels exhilarating.

That sense of difference isn’t just my perspective, it stems from the people around you. For me, it’s defined in the moments you share with other Sainters. It’s when you chat to a member who has followed this club for over 50 years and hear them say it’s the first time they’ve felt genuine excitement in decades. It’s seeing my uncle’s stunned face after the greatest three quarter time comeback in history. It’s scrolling through the comments online and realising how much Nasiah’s re-signing meant to people. It’s hearing the voice messages from supporters who were brought to tears when the news broke.

It might seem strange, to outsiders at least, for a fanbase to get so emotional over a single signature. But for us, it felt like a catalyst for change. For once, it wasn’t about a bad bounce, bad football, bad decisions, or bad luck, all the things that so often define our story. This was the opposite. This was what we’d hoped for.

At the heart of it all is a young core quietly building the foundation for the club’s future. These players are learning week by week, stepping up in pressure moments, and showing glimpses of their raw talent and resilience that could define the next era of this club. For the first time in a long time, there’s trust in this, not because the Saints are suddenly winning premierships or churning out top four finishes like clockwork, but because they’re backing up their words with actions. They said they’d target the draft, and they did. They said they’d fight to retain Nas, and they did. They said they’d explore free agency and trade opportunities, and they are. They said they’d challenge the AFL when necessary, and they have. Piece by piece, the plan is being honoured.

And if that plan comes off… if being the operative word there… who knows where it might lead? Nothing is guaranteed in football, we all know that, but if you do enough right, you at least guarantee yourself a chance. Ross Lyon loves that line. For a club with just one flag and the longest premiership drought in the AFL currently, that’s all the supporters ask for: a chance.

 

[austinnn]

Probably one of the best player interviews I've ever listened to. Great work from Sam Edmund, im not typically a fan of his work but he did a marvellous job and of course thanks to Aussie for being such an expressive and open interviewee

 

[austinnn]

After a season that ended with just nine wins, equalling St Kilda’s lowest tally since 2019, you’d expect the mood around Moorabbin to be flat, maybe even laced with ambivalence. Not low enough to secure a prized draft pick, not high enough to challenge for September. Stuck in no man’s land again, the same old story of the Saints, you might say.

And yet, by the end of it all, at least at the time of writing this, there’s a sense that something bigger is beginning to stir. Dare I say even a form of newfound relevance.

Club president Andrew Bassat captured that feeling when he said: “If we are going to die, we are going to die with our boots on and not be scared to have a go. This is what we are about as a football club.” For many supporters, including myself, that line encapsulates the shift in tone. This club is finally having a genuine crack at being taken seriously and I am loving that. It’s not a finished product, nowhere near, but the optimism around the red, white and black feels more authentic than it has in years.

Where does that belief come from? Maybe it’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s right boot, which helped set sail to a famous after the siren winner against Melbourne. Maybe it’s the pen he used to commit his future to the Saints despite many saying he was gone. Could it be our high-flying blonde Alix Tauru clunking marks reminiscent of Trevor Barker or Nick Riewoldt? Or maybe it’s the promise of what’s to come… the arrival of Tom De Koning and the prospect of further inclusions like Liam Ryan and Leek Aleer, maybe even more. Whatever it is, it feels different. And when the default setting for us St Kilda fans has so often been mediocrity and obscurity, even the possibility of “different” feels exhilarating.

That sense of difference isn’t just my perspective, it stems from the people around you. For me, it’s defined in the moments you share with other Sainters. It’s when you chat to a member who has followed this club for over 50 years and hear them say it’s the first time they’ve felt genuine excitement in decades. It’s seeing my uncle’s stunned face after the greatest three quarter time comeback in history. It’s scrolling through the comments online and realising how much Nasiah’s re-signing meant to people. It’s hearing the voice messages from supporters who were brought to tears when the news broke.

It might seem strange, to outsiders at least, for a fanbase to get so emotional over a single signature. But for us, it felt like a catalyst for change. For once, it wasn’t about a bad bounce, bad football, bad decisions, or bad luck, all the things that so often define our story. This was the opposite. This was what we’d hoped for.

At the heart of it all is a young core quietly building the foundation for the club’s future. These players are learning week by week, stepping up in pressure moments, and showing glimpses of their raw talent and resilience that could define the next era of this club. For the first time in a long time, there’s trust in this, not because the Saints are suddenly winning premierships or churning out top four finishes like clockwork, but because they’re backing up their words with actions. They said they’d target the draft, and they did. They said they’d fight to retain Nas, and they did. They said they’d explore free agency and trade opportunities, and they are. They said they’d challenge the AFL when necessary, and they have. Piece by piece, the plan is being honoured.

And if that plan comes off… if being the operative word there… who knows where it might lead? Nothing is guaranteed in football, we all know that, but if you do enough right, you at least guarantee yourself a chance. Ross Lyon loves that line. For a club with just one flag and the longest premiership drought in the AFL currently, that’s all the supporters ask for: a chance.

Outstanding mate! Great writing, very stirring stuff

 

[SaintsSeptember]

It's hilarious the way the media write about St Kilda.

This is McFarlane's take on a plan that has been executed across at least three seasons and blindsided all of the journalists despite our president openly discussing it across the years.

"Like a teenager headed to the Melbourne Show with a fist full of pocket money and dreams of big showbags, St Kilda has its money and is spending it all."

Short term....Sugar Rush. Long Term....Diabetes.

 

[Remboy]

I have heard rumors that Liam from Cheltenham has got a 10$ a week pocket money for 4 years contract in front of him with the first year being front loaded to 30$ a week

I heard the neighbours are offering $40 and he's going to walk if his parents don't match.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

After a season that ended with just nine wins, equalling St Kilda’s lowest tally since 2019, you’d expect the mood around Moorabbin to be flat, maybe even laced with ambivalence. Not low enough to secure a prized draft pick, not high enough to challenge for September. Stuck in no man’s land again, the same old story of the Saints, you might say.

And yet, by the end of it all, at least at the time of writing this, there’s a sense that something bigger is beginning to stir. Dare I say even a form of newfound relevance.

Club president Andrew Bassat captured that feeling when he said: “If we are going to die, we are going to die with our boots on and not be scared to have a go. This is what we are about as a football club.” For many supporters, including myself, that line encapsulates the shift in tone. This club is finally having a genuine crack at being taken seriously and I am loving that. It’s not a finished product, nowhere near, but the optimism around the red, white and black feels more authentic than it has in years.

Where does that belief come from? Maybe it’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s right boot, which helped set sail to a famous after the siren winner against Melbourne. Maybe it’s the pen he used to commit his future to the Saints despite many saying he was gone. Could it be our high-flying blonde Alix Tauru clunking marks reminiscent of Trevor Barker or Nick Riewoldt? Or maybe it’s the promise of what’s to come… the arrival of Tom De Koning and the prospect of further inclusions like Liam Ryan and Leek Aleer, maybe even more. Whatever it is, it feels different. And when the default setting for us St Kilda fans has so often been mediocrity and obscurity, even the possibility of “different” feels exhilarating.

That sense of difference isn’t just my perspective, it stems from the people around you. For me, it’s defined in the moments you share with other Sainters. It’s when you chat to a member who has followed this club for over 50 years and hear them say it’s the first time they’ve felt genuine excitement in decades. It’s seeing my uncle’s stunned face after the greatest three quarter time comeback in history. It’s scrolling through the comments online and realising how much Nasiah’s re-signing meant to people. It’s hearing the voice messages from supporters who were brought to tears when the news broke.

It might seem strange, to outsiders at least, for a fanbase to get so emotional over a single signature. But for us, it felt like a catalyst for change. For once, it wasn’t about a bad bounce, bad football, bad decisions, or bad luck, all the things that so often define our story. This was the opposite. This was what we’d hoped for.

At the heart of it all is a young core quietly building the foundation for the club’s future. These players are learning week by week, stepping up in pressure moments, and showing glimpses of their raw talent and resilience that could define the next era of this club. For the first time in a long time, there’s trust in this, not because the Saints are suddenly winning premierships or churning out top four finishes like clockwork, but because they’re backing up their words with actions. They said they’d target the draft, and they did. They said they’d fight to retain Nas, and they did. They said they’d explore free agency and trade opportunities, and they are. They said they’d challenge the AFL when necessary, and they have. Piece by piece, the plan is being honoured.

And if that plan comes off… if being the operative word there… who knows where it might lead? Nothing is guaranteed in football, we all know that, but if you do enough right, you at least guarantee yourself a chance. Ross Lyon loves that line. For a club with just one flag and the longest premiership drought in the AFL currently, that’s all the supporters ask for: a chance.

Good stuff mate!

 

[dudeintheswamp]

"I say that St Kilda is almost Mum's third child!"

The mother-daughter duo running Indigenous programs at two clubs

Lucy and Katrina Amon - as well as AFL player Karl - are a driving force across the AFL and AFLW

www.afl.com.au

 

[Mat Mann]

St Kilda’s decision to deliver a one-fingered salute to the entire AFL competition was formed towards the end of last season when the club’s leaders brought in a strategist they described as a high-level consultant who told them the Saints needed to change the narrative.

........

Given that St Kilda - which finished 12th, six wins out of the top eight - spent just 83 per cent of its salary cap this season with some of that money still going to Jack Billings

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Jack Billings

Age

30

Ht

185cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.3

3star

D

19.7

5star

K

11.7

5star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

2.3

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

4.6

4star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.6

4star

CL

0.0

1star

(now at Melbourne) and Brad Crouch

5

Brad Crouch

Age

31

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

26.1

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

2.7

3star

T

5.5

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

20.3

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

9.1

5star

M

1.5

2star

T

3.9

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

2.6

5star

, the Saints were poised to win most chequebook wars.

‘We needed to stand up for ourselves’: Inside St Kilda’s ruthless rebrand and the great player raid

St Kilda supporter groups saw the Saints as meek. Here’s how they changed things, and ruffled feathers doing it.

www.theage.com.au

 

[jwikked]

Jeepers, check out this photo from the article linked below, looks like AI

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‘Should be rapt’: Great’s take on $4m Silvagni splash as Saints deny list boss dad’s links to deal

Rival clubs feeling ‘played’ as Saints deny list boss dad’s links to $4m Silvagni deal

www.foxsports.com.au

Dim sim fueled coaching machine

 

[XhazzafootyX]

Not sure if it’s been mentioned yet but they are doing a hawthorn style doco on us this pre season.

 

[SaintOfLondon]

‘We needed to stand up for ourselves’: Inside St Kilda’s ruthless rebrand and the great player raid

St Kilda supporter groups saw the Saints as meek. Here’s how they changed things, and ruffled feathers doing it.

www.theage.com.au

Is anyone able to paste the full article? Bloody paywalls!

 

[Scoop]

https://archive.md/z7IsZ

 

[Saints TV]

Good stuff mate!

Thank you!

 

[littlecreatures]

After a season that ended with just nine wins, equalling St Kilda’s lowest tally since 2019, you’d expect the mood around Moorabbin to be flat, maybe even laced with ambivalence. Not low enough to secure a prized draft pick, not high enough to challenge for September. Stuck in no man’s land again, the same old story of the Saints, you might say.

And yet, by the end of it all, at least at the time of writing this, there’s a sense that something bigger is beginning to stir. Dare I say even a form of newfound relevance.

Club president Andrew Bassat captured that feeling when he said: “If we are going to die, we are going to die with our boots on and not be scared to have a go. This is what we are about as a football club.” For many supporters, including myself, that line encapsulates the shift in tone. This club is finally having a genuine crack at being taken seriously and I am loving that. It’s not a finished product, nowhere near, but the optimism around the red, white and black feels more authentic than it has in years.

Where does that belief come from? Maybe it’s Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s right boot, which helped set sail to a famous after the siren winner against Melbourne. Maybe it’s the pen he used to commit his future to the Saints despite many saying he was gone. Could it be our high-flying blonde Alix Tauru clunking marks reminiscent of Trevor Barker or Nick Riewoldt? Or maybe it’s the promise of what’s to come… the arrival of Tom De Koning and the prospect of further inclusions like Liam Ryan and Leek Aleer, maybe even more. Whatever it is, it feels different. And when the default setting for us St Kilda fans has so often been mediocrity and obscurity, even the possibility of “different” feels exhilarating.

That sense of difference isn’t just my perspective, it stems from the people around you. For me, it’s defined in the moments you share with other Sainters. It’s when you chat to a member who has followed this club for over 50 years and hear them say it’s the first time they’ve felt genuine excitement in decades. It’s seeing my uncle’s stunned face after the greatest three quarter time comeback in history. It’s scrolling through the comments online and realising how much Nasiah’s re-signing meant to people. It’s hearing the voice messages from supporters who were brought to tears when the news broke.

It might seem strange, to outsiders at least, for a fanbase to get so emotional over a single signature. But for us, it felt like a catalyst for change. For once, it wasn’t about a bad bounce, bad football, bad decisions, or bad luck, all the things that so often define our story. This was the opposite. This was what we’d hoped for.

At the heart of it all is a young core quietly building the foundation for the club’s future. These players are learning week by week, stepping up in pressure moments, and showing glimpses of their raw talent and resilience that could define the next era of this club. For the first time in a long time, there’s trust in this, not because the Saints are suddenly winning premierships or churning out top four finishes like clockwork, but because they’re backing up their words with actions. They said they’d target the draft, and they did. They said they’d fight to retain Nas, and they did. They said they’d explore free agency and trade opportunities, and they are. They said they’d challenge the AFL when necessary, and they have. Piece by piece, the plan is being honoured.

And if that plan comes off… if being the operative word there… who knows where it might lead? Nothing is guaranteed in football, we all know that, but if you do enough right, you at least guarantee yourself a chance. Ross Lyon loves that line. For a club with just one flag and the longest premiership drought in the AFL currently, that’s all the supporters ask for: a chance.

Great article Jakey ️️ love your passion mate

 

[Mat Mann]

 

[Pakenhamsaint]