Senior Tim Membrey

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Australia has voted, and the outcome is clear-cut: Tim Membrey is your Round 9 Dare Iced Coffee Sainter of the Round.

The 24-year-old led from the front against the Magpies on Saturday afternoon, providing a focal point for the Saints and recapturing his deadly accuracy in front of goal.

‘Skunk’ is in rare goal-kicking touch, averaging 2.0 per game in Season 2019 for his highest return so far in three years.


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Tim has had another great fortnight. He is in some great form currently.
Last week vs Pies he kicked 4 and was in best players no doubt about it.
This week vs Blues he kicked a couple and looked dangerous again. Had the better of Weitering all day.
Happy Birthday present for Tim with a win against the Blues!
 
Well the season is done. Tim had a really good year. Lead our goalkicking easily and finished around 10th??? In the coleman.
He really found his accuracy again this season which he had lost in the previous 12-24 months. Looking forward to Tim extending his game again in 2020 as he hits his prime
 
A good year by Tim even with our terrible forward delivery he still managed to kick goals and take marks . Provided some of the highlights of the year with his marking , i remember one in particular where of a standing start jump straight up and outmarked Gawn from Melbourne . He consistently outmarked bigger opponents and ruckmen . Has been a great recruit since he came over from Sydney .
 
Tim Membrey
Career
Games: 92
Goals: 169
2019
Games: 22
Goals: 44

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Even with the added responsibility as part of the leadership group, Tim Membrey stood tall.
The incredibly accurate forward topped St Kilda’s goalkicking tally for the third time, piecing together an equal career-best 44 majors for 2019.
Strong overhead and skilful on his right-boot, Membrey is poised to continue his consistent form heading into the new season.

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BEST GAME:
‘Skunk’ starred against the Demons in Round 5, amassing 12 disposals, eight marks (four contested) and four goals to steer the Saints to their fourth win from five games.
 

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Two votes go to fellow forward Tim Membrey, who bagged three goals as St Kilda’s focal point going into attack against the Tigers.

Skunk was lethal in front of the big sticks and deadly in the air, reeling in a game-high seven marks, with five of those recorded inside-50.

 
The fans have spoken, and as voted by you, Tim Membrey is the Round 6 Dare Iced Coffee Sainter of the Round.

Membrey registered three goals in Saturday's match against Fremantle, including one in the final term to kickstart St Kilda’s last-gasp charge.

The key forward got the visitors rolling in the first term off the back of a 50m penalty, before putting through another in the Saints' opening-quarter blitz.


Following his three-goal bag, Membrey sits one behind Dan Butler (10) in the club's goalkicking tally for Season 2020.

Membrey closed his afternoon with 11 disposals, six marks (two contested) and six score involvements alongside his three goals to be one of the Saints’ better players on the day.

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Thirteen games into his career, at his second club and flirting in-between the senior and reserves sides heading into his fourth season, Tim Membrey made a promise.

“I want to make an impact on this team.”
Four seasons later and now on the eve of his 100th match, St Kilda’s No. 1 forward has continued to deliver on that promise.

‘Skunk’ has since become a triple leading goalkicker at the Saints with 179 goals to his name, a leader of the red, white and black and a beloved fan-favourite.


The boy from Traralgon realised the dream of just about every footy-loving kid from the country to make it to the big-time, first landing at the Swans in 2012 before heading to Moorabbin as a delisted free agent at the end of 2014.

His impact at RSEA Park has undoubtedly been felt.

“I remember going into Richo’s office before the 2016 season and just saying ‘I don’t want another year to go by where I’m just in and out of the side’,” Membrey told saints.com.au.

Membrey’s first game that year saw him snag five goals – the first of four five-goal bags in 2016 – before leaving his stamp on the season with an equal-best 44 goals .

At 190cm, the Gippsland Power recruit was considered small for a key forward, but was fixed on building his tank, being able to work over opponents through his running power and take his marking to the next level.

Today, they’ll all traits that have defined the No. 28’s game.

Brilliant, contested clunks, supreme endurance and ground coverage, and more than reliable in front of goal, Membrey has been one of the Saints’ most consistent players amid varying degrees of club success.


Now, the 26-year-old forms part of the next generation of leaders hoping to guide the red, white and black towards its long-awaited second Premiership.

Membrey has been part of the Saints’ leadership group for the past two seasons, and earlier in the year, captained St Kilda for the first time in its landmark return to Moorabbin’s hallowed turf as part of the Marsh Community Series.

Skunk booted four goals and had 24 disposals in the heartland to be best-on-ground in front of a 10,000-strong crowd.


“It’s something I hold very close and just trying my best in helping out the guys in the team, whether it’s the younger guys or just being someone there for Gears just to lean on and bounce ideas off,” Membrey said.

“I’m probably not the most vocal person in terms of meetings and coming up with the best ideas, but if someone’s got something they want to drive, I’m there 100 per cent behind them and backing them in.

“My actions on game day is what I really hold in my leadership.”

His teammates and the faithful would attest to that.

Like many players at St Kilda, Membrey chalks his form reversal and rise into one of the club’s most important players to former Saints forward, Aaron Hamill.

After being shown the ropes and what it took to become an AFL footballer by dual-Brownlow medallist and mentor Adam Goodes during his time at the Swans, Hamill took Skunk under his wing to transform him into the Saints’ key forward.

“He taught me a lot about what it takes and how to go about it, and just keep chipping away because things aren’t always going to be smooth sailing,” Membrey said.

Season 2020 has been the perfect example of things not going quite according to plan.


But after all the bumps and curveballs this year has thrown, Membrey has his sights set on 100th game on Saturday night against Port Adelaide.

And not just for his own personal milestone, but for the team going forward.


“I’ll reflect back on the bit of the journey and where it all started, playing my first game at the Swans and then coming across to the Saints, so there’ll be a bit of time between now and the game to reflect back,” Membrey said.

“To be honest, I’m just stoked to be a part of a team that’s heading the right way.”

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Tim just keeps presenting himself as a target throughout the game even though he is sometimes double teamed . Did some team lifting things against the Eagles including kicking the goal to put us in front in the last quarter. Very hard person to match up against.
 
Tim had a shocking first three quarters against Gold Coast , he just couldn’t get into the game alth the delivery from upfield was terrible. However in the last quarter he went down back for the last 15 or so minutes and took some strong marks and did a great job . He is certainly a real leader at the club these days .
 
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