Toast Nick Dal Santo - 300 games (260 great ones with us) - Announced Retirement

[PoppedCorn]

Lenny hayes is still fit.

Lenny hayes is a ******* champion legend and could have easily gone around again and played 300
He just wanted to go out when he was on top....


...the selfish bastard

 

[karaoke]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-08/nick-dal-santo-officially-hangs-up-the-boots

Nick Dal Santo officially hangs up the boots

NICK Dal Santo has officially announced his retirement from football after a 15-year career with St Kilda and North Melbourne.

"I’d like to sincerely thank the St. Kilda F.C and North Melbourne F.C, along with all the dedicated supporters, for allowing me to play the game I love for 15 years."

Dal Santo played 322 matches after being drafted by the Saints with pick No.13 in the 2001 NAB AFL Draft.

 

[King_Steele]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-08/nick-dal-santo-officially-hangs-up-the-boots

Nick Dal Santo officially hangs up the boots

NICK Dal Santo has officially announced his retirement from football after a 15-year career with St Kilda and North Melbourne.

"I’d like to sincerely thank the St. Kilda F.C and North Melbourne F.C, along with all the dedicated supporters, for allowing me to play the game I love for 15 years."

Dal Santo played 322 matches after being drafted by the Saints with pick No.13 in the 2001 NAB AFL Draft.

What a sad day.

 

[Smoke_Me_AKipper]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-08/suns-release-jarrod-garlett-from-contract-for-personal-reasons

Hope he can get things sorted. Has the talent to play.

These sorts of stories are what scares people from rolling the dice on these talented but troubled kids from WA/NT and why our team have put such a massive amount of work into getting to know a kids whole family as well as the player himself.

Nicely said and very true.....you want every draft pick to count.

 

[saintbatty]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-08/nick-dal-santo-officially-hangs-up-the-boots

Nick Dal Santo officially hangs up the boots

NICK Dal Santo has officially announced his retirement from football after a 15-year career with St Kilda and North Melbourne.

"I’d like to sincerely thank the St. Kilda F.C and North Melbourne F.C, along with all the dedicated supporters, for allowing me to play the game I love for 15 years."

Dal Santo played 322 matches after being drafted by the Saints with pick No.13 in the 2001 NAB AFL Draft.

What a sad day.

Silver lining - he only qualifies for father-sons at St Kilda

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

Out Garlett
In Barlow

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-08/exdocker-michael-barlow-handed-suns-lifeline

"FORMER Fremantle midfielder Michael Barlow has joined Gold Coast as a delisted free agent.

Barlow, 28, was cut by Fremantle at the end of the season after finishing eighth in the best and fairest despite playing only 13 games."

Didnt realise he was only 28.
Thought about 31. Not the worse addition to a list i guess.

 

[Kilroy]

Nicky dal retiring has to be worth a thread.

Loyal foot soldier with a touch of class.

 

[aussierulesrules]

A foot soldier with a touch of class!? Crikey, underselling him a bit there methinks, as evidenced by two top 3 finishes in the Brownlow!

 

[Kilroy]

A foot soldier with a touch of class!? Crikey, underselling him a bit there methinks, as evidenced by two top 3 finishes in the Brownlow!

Did I mention he could shimmy better than anyone or is that too much.

Wanna start a thread about our no doubt ambiguous feelings about Dal?

I'm sure everyone here values Dal highly for his character and style of footy and wishes him well. Reckon he will do well and is a genuine guy, highly intelligent and very personable.



Pick 13 2001 from the Bendigo Pioneers. Bargain.

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Doesn't feel like he's been around long enough to have played 322 games. And now it's all over

All the best Dal.

 

[billings2paddy]

Yes he plays for norf and i know.

But he was a gun player for us who was smooth as silk with skills and a consisatat performer for us over the years.

Well done Nick Dal Santo for 300 games of afl footy.

Was one of my all time favorite players when he first started was injured torn his quad came back in late and gathered 26 disposals and dominated and thought jesus this guy will be special always a true sainter

 

[CALL ME SNAKE]

Didnt realise he was only 28.
Thought about 31. Not the worse addition to a list i guess.

Not sure why me talking about Michael Barlows age got shifted to the Nicky Dal thread

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Not sure why me talking about Michael Barlows age got shifted to the Nicky Dal thread

I er, no comment!

 

[AFLOnline]

Fairwell Nick. My all time favourite player.

 

[TassieSaint]

Nick Dal Santo - St Kilda champion. Absolute gun and sad he couldn't finish his career with us but glad we got to see his best years. Triple AA and almost a brownlow, one of the better Saints I've ever seen. Should add top bloke from all reports.

 

[sunny3193]

What a sad day.

2004 Semi final vs Sydney.

Pack develops on Great Southern Stand flank, Punt Road end.

Ball up, tap down to Dal Santo.

Pack goes right, Dal Santo left.

Goal.

That pretty much sums him up.

Great footballer.

 

[gringo2011]

He was a very good player Nick, you wonder if the FA chance to chase a premiership might be over sold to some of these older players. He might have been better off staying with us and retiring a one club champion and if we'd made finals we might have been keen to limp him into another challenge. Either way he was a champion player and a champion guy.

 

[Diehard Saint]

He was a very good player Nick, you wonder if the FA chance to chase a premiership might be over sold to some of these older players. He might have been better off staying with us and retiring a one club champion and if we'd made finals we might have been keen to limp him into another challenge. Either way he was a champion player and a champion guy.

Not sure it was completely his choice though.
Will always be a great Saint, second club or not.

 

[cuzo]

agreed, think the club more or less pushed him out. he was pretty keen to stay after he triggered the extra year in his contract from all reports.

Not sure it was completely his choice though.
Will always be a great Saint, second club or not.

 

[TassieSaint]

agreed, think the club more or less pushed him out. he was pretty keen to stay after he triggered the extra year in his contract from all reports.

He explicitly stated his preference was to stay at the saints at the time. The club decided we'd be better off with cap room + compo + Delaney (ultimately probably the right decision). He did the right thing by the club and moved on without complaint.

 

[sammm]

He explicitly stated his preference was to stay at the saints at the time. The club decided we'd be better off with cap room + compo + Delaney (ultimately probably the right decision). He did the right thing by the club and moved on without complaint.

And he has never bad mouthed the saints.

 

[Diehard Saint]

He explicitly stated his preference was to stay at the saints at the time. The club decided we'd be better off with cap room + compo + Delaney (ultimately probably the right decision). He did the right thing by the club and moved on without complaint.

He was/is all class. The player and the man.

 

[Persevering Saint]

As some of you may recall, I was insufferably gutted when Dal left. I could take plenty of the things that had happened since things fell apart in 2011, but Dal leaving did me in.

Will always be Nicholas of the Saint.