Despite being in VFL/AFL competition since 1873, the St Kilda Saints have won just the one Premiership which came in the 1966 VFL season. The Saints hold the unwanted record as the AFL team with the most wooden spoons in its history with the club finishing last an amazing 26 times. Although they are the least successful of the Victorian AFL clubs, St Kilda have been a constant finals force in recent seasons.
See the 2010 St Kilda Saints fixtures.
Sydney star Adam Goodes is tipping the Swans new look forward line to stretch opposing defences and isn’t concerned about a lack of playing time for new spearhead Daniel Bradshaw in the lead up to their opening AFL clash with St Kilda.
Goodes, who has won Brownlow Medals as both a ruckman and midfielder, is part [...] Read article
In part two of my series, I look at who will make the top eight and declare who I think will win the 2010 AFL Premiership.
1. Geelong
Despite the loss of Harley and the drama of Stokes, Geelong remains formidable and still is the best side. Ablett, Bartel and Selwood will again dominate. While [...] Read article
Admittedly it’s only the pre-season, but any objective analysis raises some serious question marks over St.Kilda this year. They haven’t played well in any NAB Cup game.
They scraped home by a point in two matches they could easily have lost (and would have been beaten by the Swans if not for Seaby’s brain [...] Read article
St Kilda defender Sam Fisher is sidelined for up to a month after his ankle injury in the AFL NAB Cup final loss to the Western Bulldogs.
The 2008 All-Australian rolled his ankle in the first quarter of Saturday night’s game at Etihad Stadium and the injury is worse than what the Saints originally thought.
“It’s probably [...] Read article
The Western Bulldogs have claimed their first AFL trophy in 40 years, with a seven-goal haul from star recruit Barry Hall spearheading a 40-point NAB Cup grand final win over St Kilda.
In what was mostly a tight, low-scoring contest, spurts of goals by the Bulldogs in the first and last quarters made the difference as [...] Read article
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon says actions, not words or body language, will show the respect his team holds for Saturday night’s NAB Cup final.
Several past pre-season premiers have copped criticism for a lack of public enthusiasm towards their triumph, while both the Saints and the Western Bulldogs have this week refused to talk the [...] Read article
After decades of forlorn hope and periods of near-extinction, St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs are well-placed to end their AFL premiership droughts in 2010.
The Bulldogs (1954) and St Kilda (1966) only have one flag apiece.
Regardless of who wins the September 25 grand final, however, the weeks immediately after the season will have a much [...] Read article
With St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs set to face off in the NAB Cup grand final this weekend, now is as good a time as ever to look back on their epic preliminary final contest last year.
The match to decide who went through to the grand final had everything.
When Brian Lake lined up on [...] Read article
Michael Tuck medallist Barry Hall couldn’t have started life at the Western Bulldogs any better, prompting many pundits to believe the Dogs have solved their ‘power forward’ problem and are now 2010 Premiership favourites. But some maintain it’s a matter of time before ‘Big Bad Barry’ has another brain-snap.
The 33-year-old, who controversially ended his time [...]
Well there has been plenty of debate over what chance a World Cup bid has if the NRL and AFL will be left out of pocket. Is this the case though?
An ideal situation for the rugby league and AFL during a World Cup would be as follows.
Host 4 NRL rounds over 5 or 6 weeks [...]
AFL administrators face a crucial few months as they work to a tight deadline on their ambitious Greater Western Sydney expansion project.
The league want the Kevin Sheedy-coached “GWS” team to join the competition in 2012, a year after Gold Coast make their AFL debut, but first the 18th team needs a home stadium.
The AFL Commission [...]
Former AFL player Chris Bryan has joined one of the United States’ most famous sporting clubs, NFL’s Green Bay Packers, as a punter. Bryan had auditions lined up with scouts from several NFL clubs.
But after working out with the Packers, the first of those clubs, he has been snapped up on a three-year, non-guaranteed contract.
He [...]
AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick says chief executive Andrew Demetriou deserves the $1.8 million he earned last year after delivering some major gains for the sport.
Demetriou’s salary – including superannuation and performance bonuses – was made public as part of a report into the league’s key achievements over the past year, released on Wednesday.
The other 10 [...]
Sydney star Adam Goodes is tipping the Swans new look forward line to stretch opposing defences and isn’t concerned about a lack of playing time for new spearhead Daniel Bradshaw in the lead up to their opening AFL clash with St Kilda.
Goodes, who has won Brownlow Medals as both a ruckman and midfielder, is part [...]
Like bourbon and milk, alcohol and the sporting elite just don’t mix. This is the latest bandwagon the media have swarmed onto.
Senior Lecturer in Health Sciences at the University of South Australia, Dr. Graham Dodd concurs: “role models for society, such as elite sports stars, are expected to reinforce the messages, and when they do [...]
In part two of my series, I look at who will make the top eight and declare who I think will win the 2010 AFL Premiership.
1. Geelong
Despite the loss of Harley and the drama of Stokes, Geelong remains formidable and still is the best side. Ablett, Bartel and Selwood will again dominate. While [...]
Gary Ablett’s contract is threatening to completely derail Geelong’s premiership defence. Make no mistake, this story will dominate the headlines every week until a decision is made: will he stay or will he go?
The rumour mills will be in overdrive as every media outlet endeavours to break the story before Ablett breaks his silence. [...]
Finally, the real stuff is next up. The NAB Cup undoubtedly provides important preparation for AFL teams and allows the chance for the game to reach community centres, but it deprives us of a better and fairer season.
Without a NAB Cup, and with the expansion of the season on the horizon as the [...]
