News 2025 St. Kilda Media Thread

CaptainRisky · Aug 26, 2025

bergholt said:
Don't think most people are shit human beings, but everyone has silly extreme thoughts at times and the internet just makes it easy to voice them.

The pile on is what really p1sses me off , some clown whether here or Facebook makes a post and the sheep follow and pile on , its not a good look.

Saints TV · Aug 26, 2025

Season over. But the real games start now. Jake, Ari & Sammy unpack the Giants loss and the HUGE off-season ahead

BrutThough · Aug 26, 2025

Huge for the club

Saints TV · Aug 27, 2025

Woody crunches the numbers behind St Kilda's final game of the season AND what the Tom De Koning inclusion means.

seasonedsainter · Aug 27, 2025

BrutThough said:
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Huge for the club

The band wagon literally wont have enough roof racks once we get going!

seasonedsainter · Aug 28, 2025

If as reported we can't pay Windhager 4 years at $600k dollars (Australian dollars mind you, which you rip in half when you enter another Western country), something is very wrong.

GET IT DONE.

Diehard Saint · Aug 28, 2025

seasonedsainter said:
The band wagon literally wont have enough roof racks once we get going!

Got to have a very good season so they all sign up again with a decent membership.

Minga · Aug 28, 2025

Throwback

sauce_head · Aug 28, 2025

All Australian side using stats rather than preconception. Of course the latter is what is used.

AFL PLAYER RATINGS ALL-AUSTRALIAN SIDE

So, as for the side. If you're going with conventional team-building wisdom, you would pick three key forwards and three key defenders. There are then three general defenders down back, two mid-forwards and a general forward up front. There's one ruck, two wingers and three pure midfielders in the starting side. The bench is then made up of the best of the rest, which – in this case – happens to be all four midfielders. With an enforced 16-game minimum for selection, here is what the team would look like.

B: Callum Wilkie, Sam Taylor, Nick Blakey
HB: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Harris Andrews, Jack Sinclair
C: Jack Crisp, Marcus Bontempelli, Steele Sidebottom
HF: Kysaiah Pickett, Riley Thilthorpe, Izak Rankine
F: Jeremy Cameron, Sam Darcy, Gryan Miers
Foll: Tristan Xerri, Ed Richards, Noah Anderson
I/C: Matt Rowell, Isaac Heeney, Tom Green, Caleb Serong

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1403658

Munga · Aug 28, 2025

sauce_head said:
All Australian side using stars rather than preconception. Of course the latter is what is used.

AFL PLAYER RATINGS ALL-AUSTRALIAN SIDE
So, as for the side. If you're going with conventional team-building wisdom, you would pick three key forwards and three key defenders. There are then three general defenders down back, two mid-forwards and a general forward up front. There's one ruck, two wingers and three pure midfielders in the starting side. The bench is then made up of the best of the rest, which – in this case – happens to be all four midfielders. With an enforced 16-game minimum for selection, here is what the team would look like.

B: Callum Wilkie, Sam Taylor, Nick Blakey
HB: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Harris Andrews, Jack Sinclair
C: Jack Crisp, Marcus Bontempelli, Steele Sidebottom
HF: Kysaiah Pickett, Riley Thilthorpe, Izak Rankine
F: Jeremy Cameron, Sam Darcy, Gryan Miers
Foll: Tristan Xerri, Ed Richards, Noah Anderson
I/C: Matt Rowell, Isaac Heeney, Tom Green, Caleb Serong

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1403658

Was Higgins not even close in the end? And he had his best season?

Hubnester · Aug 28, 2025

Munga said:
Was Higgins not even close in the end? And he had his best season?

Higgins was the 2nd most productive small forward for the season, wasn't he? He was probably on top for half of the year but Elliot could have pipped him after a quiet patch.

sauce_head · Aug 28, 2025

Munga said:
Was Higgins not even close in the end? And he had his best season?

I suppose so. On however they measure the best forward. Assume it’s assists as well as other things. Just interesting to hold an objective measure verses the usual subjective crap from the selectors. Like a managed fund vs a ETF market tracker!

sauce_head · Aug 28, 2025

Hubnester said:
Higgins was the 2nd most productive small forward for the season, wasn't he? He was probably on top for half of the year but Elliot could have pipped him after a quiet patch.

I think so. As I said, not sure how they do the rankings, just an interesting take.

bergholt · Aug 28, 2025

Munga said:
Was Higgins not even close in the end? And he had his best season?

It's a good question, here's Higgo vs the other top 10 goalkicking small forwards (some of whom played lots of midfield as well). The italics are those in the AA squad.

Goals:

52 Elliott
46 Higgins
43 Long
41 Greene
40 Pickett
39 West
38 Curtis
37 Heeney
35 Keays
33 Bailey

Goal assists:

23 West
19 Heeney
16 Long
14 Bailey, Higgins, Keays, Pickett
13 Curtis, Elliott
11 Greene

Tackles:

88 Heeney
85 Curtis
82 West
79 Keays
73 Pickett
66 Greene
52 Higgins
51 Elliott
49 Bailey
43 Long

Disposals:

542 Heeney
433 Bailey
391 Pickett
390 Keays
350 Greene
313 West
273 Elliott
246 Long
223 Curtis
217 Higgins

Basically a good number of goals but not that much of anything else, and the least disposals of any of them.

On those stats it looks like Long was a bit lucky and West and Higgins were a bit stiff. Elliott kicking 52 was comfortably in especially because he's at the end of his career and plays for Collingwood.

sauce_head · Aug 28, 2025

bergholt said:
It's a good question, here's Higgo vs the other top 10 goalkicking small forwards (some of whom played lots of midfield as well). The italics are those in the AA squad.

Goals:

52 Elliott
46 Higgins
43 Long
41 Greene
40 Pickett
39 West
38 Curtis
37 Heeney
35 Keays
33 Bailey

Goal assists:

23 West
19 Heeney
16 Long
14 Bailey, Higgins, Keays, Pickett
13 Curtis, Elliott
11 Greene

Tackles:

88 Heeney
85 Curtis
82 West
79 Keays
73 Pickett
66 Greene
52 Higgins
51 Elliott
49 Bailey
43 Long

Disposals:

542 Heeney
433 Bailey
391 Pickett
390 Keays
350 Greene
313 West
273 Elliott
246 Long
223 Curtis
217 Higgins

Basically a good number of goals but not that much of anything else, and the least disposals of any of them.

On those stats it looks like Long was a bit lucky and West and Higgins were a bit stiff. Elliott kicking 52 was comfortably in especially because he's at the end of his career and plays for Collingwood.

It’s all preconceptions.
Battle has a better season with us before he leaves but is in the squad for the hawks!

botts · Aug 28, 2025

seasonedsainter said:
If as reported we can't pay Windhager 4 years at $600k dollars (Australian dollars mind you, which you rip in half when you enter another Western country), something is very wrong.

GET IT DONE.

I think we just do t want to

BiggerThompa · Aug 28, 2025

And now, for our grand final. The trade period.

If you like these vids and feel like chipping in, here's a link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BiggerThompa

goodie23 · Aug 28, 2025

bergholt said:
It's a good question, here's Higgo vs the other top 10 goalkicking small forwards (some of whom played lots of midfield as well). The italics are those in the AA squad.

Goals:

52 Elliott
46 Higgins
43 Long
41 Greene
40 Pickett
39 West
38 Curtis
37 Heeney
35 Keays
33 Bailey

Goal assists:

23 West
19 Heeney
16 Long
14 Bailey, Higgins, Keays, Pickett
13 Curtis, Elliott
11 Greene

Tackles:

88 Heeney
85 Curtis
82 West
79 Keays
73 Pickett
66 Greene
52 Higgins
51 Elliott
49 Bailey
43 Long

Disposals:

542 Heeney
433 Bailey
391 Pickett
390 Keays
350 Greene
313 West
273 Elliott
246 Long
223 Curtis
217 Higgins

Basically a good number of goals but not that much of anything else, and the least disposals of any of them.

On those stats it looks like Long was a bit lucky and West and Higgins were a bit stiff. Elliott kicking 52 was comfortably in especially because he's at the end of his career and plays for Collingwood.

One could make the argument that the colours Long currently wears may have tipped the odds in his favour

Remboy · Aug 28, 2025

goodie23 said:
One could make the argument that the colours Long currently wears may have tipped the odds in his favour

Yeah, Higgins doesn't rank very high on the Nepo scale.

mighty_sainters · Aug 28, 2025

BiggerThompa said:
And now, for our grand final. The trade period.

If you like these vids and feel like giving me chipping in, here's a link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BiggerThompa

C***, I need to take a look in your mind.

Enjoyed that though lol.

Jayman15 · Aug 28, 2025

NAS Foxfooty interview after AA jacket 28/8

‘Wasn’t going to sit well’: The moment star Saint left his coach ‘in tears’

www.foxsports.com.au

sauce_head · Aug 28, 2025

Jayman15 said:
NAS Foxfooty interview after AA jacket 28/8

‘Wasn’t going to sit well’: The moment star Saint left his coach ‘in tears’

‘Wasn’t going to sit well’: The moment star Saint left his coach ‘in tears’

www.foxsports.com.au

Thrilled for NAS!

And for Battle for that matter. Who managed to get an all Australian gong despite having a worse season, statistically, than last year. Some times it’s the intangibles that are to be expected, unfortunately, that make the difference. Just ask Wilkie.

Pigs arse. Not that that club is well represented, but it’s apt.

SnapShotHiggins · Aug 28, 2025

bergholt said:
It's a good question, here's Higgo vs the other top 10 goalkicking small forwards (some of whom played lots of midfield as well). The italics are those in the AA squad.

Goals:

52 Elliott
46 Higgins
43 Long
41 Greene
40 Pickett
39 West
38 Curtis
37 Heeney
35 Keays
33 Bailey

Goal assists:

23 West
19 Heeney
16 Long
14 Bailey, Higgins, Keays, Pickett
13 Curtis, Elliott
11 Greene

Tackles:

88 Heeney
85 Curtis
82 West
79 Keays
73 Pickett
66 Greene
52 Higgins
51 Elliott
49 Bailey
43 Long

Disposals:

542 Heeney
433 Bailey
391 Pickett
390 Keays
350 Greene
313 West
273 Elliott
246 Long
223 Curtis
217 Higgins

Basically a good number of goals but not that much of anything else, and the least disposals of any of them.

On those stats it looks like Long was a bit lucky and West and Higgins were a bit stiff. Elliott kicking 52 was comfortably in especially because he's at the end of his career and plays for Collingwood.

Amazing effort considering we were the 5th worst for inside 50s the AFL!

SnapShotHiggins · Aug 28, 2025

SnapShotHiggins said:
Amazing effort considering we were the 5th worst for inside 50s in the AFL!

Also need to look at the midfield that are delivering the ball with our midfield very much in the development mode also young up-and-coming but still rapt he could impact games and very importantly the way he got his goal kicking accuracy from 52% to 63% not an easy thing to do over a single pre season!

hayes · Aug 31, 2025

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