2024 St Kilda Football Club season

126th St Kilda Football Club season

2–0–0Leading goalkickerJack Higgins (11)Highest home attendance69,517 vs Collingwood (Round 2)Lowest home attendance26,719 vs Western Bulldogs (Round 6)
← 2023

The 2024 St Kilda Football Club season is the 126th competing in the VFL/AFL and 140th season in the club's history. Coached by Ross Lyon and captained by Jack Steele, they are competing in the AFL's 2024 Premiership Season.[1]

Background

Pre-season

Premiership season

Post-season

Squad information

Playing squad

The playing squad and coaching staff of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2024 AFL season.[2]

Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff
  • 1 Jack Higgins
  • 2 Marcus Windhager
  • 3 Zak Jones
  • 4 Lance Collard
  • 5 Brad Crouch
  • 6 Sebastian Ross
  • 7 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera
  • 8 Bradley Hill
  • 9 Jack Steele (c)
  • 10 Mitch Owens
  • 11 Hunter Clark
  • 12 Max King
  • 13 Ryan Byrnes
  • 14 Liam Stocker
  • 15 Paddy Dow
  • 16 Dan Butler
  • 17 Isaac Keeler
  • 19 Rowan Marshall
  • 20 Dougal Howard



Legend:
  • (c) Captain(s)
  • (vc) Vice-captain(s)
  • (B) Category B rookie
  • italics - Inactive player list
  • Long-term injury
  • (ret.) Retired

Updated: 26 June 2024
Source(s): [3][4]


Coaching staff

The coaching staff of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2024 AFL season as of 19 April 2024.

Position Name
AFL senior coach Ross Lyon
Backline assistant coach Corey Enright
Midfield assistant coach Brendon Goddard
Forwards assistant coach Robert Harvey
Head of development and learning Damian Carroll
VFL senior coach and development Jake Batchelor
Development coach Lenny Hayes

Squad changes

Retirements and delistings

Player Method Career games Career goals Ref.
Jack Bytel Delisted 22 3 [5]
Leo Connolly Delisted 7 1 [6]
Jack Peris Delisted 1 0 [7]
Oscar Adams Delisted 0 0 [8]
Tom Highmore Delisted 16 0 [9]
Daniel McKenzie Delisted 73 11 [10]

Free agency

2023 AFL free agency period losses
Player Free agent type New club Compensation Notes Ref
Jade Gresham Restricted Essendon End of First Round [11]

Trade period

Clubs involved Trade Ref
St Kilda
Fremantle 		to St Kilda (from Fremantle)
to Fremantle (from St Kilda)
[12]
St Kilda
Western Bulldogs
Carlton
Essendon 		to St Kilda

to Western Bulldogs

to Carlton

to Essendon

[13]
Melbourne
St Kilda 		to Melbourne (from St Kilda)
to St Kilda (from Melbourne)
[14]
Picks swapped at the 2023 National Draft
St Kilda
Melbourne 		to St Kilda (from Melbourne)
  • pick #42
 to Melbourne (from St Kilda)
St Kilda
Gold Coast 		to St Kilda (from Gold Coast)
  • pick #27
 to Gold Coast (from St Kilda)
  • pick #40
  • pick #42
Greater Western Sydney
St Kilda 		to Greater Western Sydney (from St Kilda)
  • pick #17
 to St Kilda (from Greater Western Sydney)
St Kilda
Greater Western Sydney 		to St Kilda (from Greater Western Sydney)
  • pick #50
 to Greater Western Sydney (from St Kilda)

National Draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 18 Darcy Wilson Murray Bushrangers Talent League ←Greater Western Sydney←Adelaide
←Gold Coast←Melbourne
28 Lance Collard Subiaco WAFL Free Agency Compensation pick (Gresham)
2 33 Angus Hastie Geelong Falcons Talent League ←Gold Coast←Adelaide←Gold Coast (2022)
3 50 Hugo Garcia Calder Cannons Talent League ←Greater Western Sydney
5 62 Arie Schoenmaker Tasmania Devils Talent League

Pre-Season Draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from
Club League
1 3 Riley Bonner Port Adelaide AFL

Mid-Season Rookie Draft

Round Pick Player Recruited from
Club League
1 4 Max Hall Box Hill Hawks VFL

Category B rookie selections

Table of Category B rookie selections
Name Origin Note Ref
Liam O'Connell Cork GAA International Selection (Ireland) [15]

Pre-season

23 February 2024
14:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) 		St Kilda 106–40 Essendon RSEA Park, Melbourne  
3.3 (21)
7.8 (50)
10.9 (69)
16.10 (106) 		Report 2.2 (14)
2.5 (17)
4.7 (31)
5.10 (40) 		Attendance: 5,007[16]
    Goals  
King 4, Higgins 3, Membrey 3, Sharman 3, Bonner, Garcia, Henry   Langford 2, Caldwell, Guelfi, Redman
3 March 2024
14:10 AEDT (UTC+11:00) 		St Kilda 84–65 North Melbourne RSEA Park, Melbourne  
5.2 (32)
8.12 (60)
8.14 (62)
11.18 (84) 		Report 3.1 (19)
4.2 (26)
9.5 (59)
10.5 (65) 		Attendance: 7,906[17]
Umpires: Nicholas Brown, Alex Whetton, Cameron Dore, Jacob Mollison
    Goals  
Sharman 2, Owens 2, Membrey 2, King 2, Marshall, Henry, Bonner   Larkey 3, Zurhaar 2, Duursma 2, Stephenson, Goater, Coleman-Jones
    Bests  
Owens, Wilson, Bonner, Wanganeen-Milera, Byrnes   Fisher, Stephens, Sheezel, Zurhaar, Larkey, Duursma

Premiership season

League table

Updated to the end of round 15.

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Sydney 14 13 1 0 1455 978 148.8 52 Finals series
2 Carlton 14 10 4 0 1366 1193 114.5 40
3 Essendon 14 9 4 1 1203 1171 102.7 38
4 Collingwood 14 8 4 2 1238 1154 107.3 36
5 Fremantle 14 8 5 1 1150 1024 112.3 34
6 Greater Western Sydney 14 8 6 0 1230 1113 110.5 32
7 Geelong 14 8 6 0 1284 1248 102.9 32
8 Port Adelaide 14 8 6 0 1202 1190 101.0 32
9 Melbourne 14 8 6 0 1075 1071 100.4 32
10 Brisbane Lions 14 7 6 1 1316 1078 122.1 30
11 Western Bulldogs 14 7 7 0 1340 1119 119.7 28
12 Gold Coast 14 7 7 0 1199 1136 105.5 28
13 Hawthorn 14 7 7 0 1098 1185 92.7 28
14 St Kilda 14 5 9 0 1023 1109 92.2 20
15 Adelaide 14 4 9 1 1138 1109 102.6 18
16 West Coast 14 3 11 0 986 1353 72.9 12
17 Richmond 14 2 12 0 893 1397 63.9 8
18 North Melbourne 14 1 13 0 984 1552 63.4 4
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for

Result by round

Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2024. Source: AFL Season Ladder - AFL.com.au
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Opening Round (Bye for St Kilda)
1 16 March 2024
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) 		Geelong 76–68 St Kilda GMHBA Stadium, Geelong  
2.3 (15)
6.7 (43)
6.13 (49)
10.16 (76) 		Report 1.5 (11)
4.6 (30)
5.9 (39)
9.14 (68) 		Attendance: 39,352
Umpires: Justin Power, Matt Stevic, Brendan Hosking, Martin Rodger
    Goals  
Dempsey 3, Cameron 2, Close, Dangerfield, Tuohy, O.Henry, Hawkins   Membrey 3, Wilson 2, King 2, Phillipou, Sharman
    Bests  
Holmes, Dangerfield, Dempsey, Stewart, Cameron, Duncan   Wanganeen-Milera, Steele, Marshall, Membrey, Bonner, King
2 21 March 2024
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) 		St Kilda 94–79 Collingwood Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  
5.1 (31)
6.2 (38)
11.7 (73)
14.10 (94) 		Report 3.1 (19)
7.4 (46)
8.5 (53)
12.7 (79) 		Attendance: 69,517
Umpires: Nick Foot, Leigh Fisher, Brendan Hosking, Jacob Mollison
    Goals  
Higgins 4, King 3, Membrey 2, Henry 2, Hill, Sharman, Phillipou   Elliott 3, McInnes 3, Lipinski 2, Hill 2, Schultz, Cameron
    Bests  
Wanganeen-Milera, Windhager, Steele, Higgins, Marshall, Owens   J.Daicos, Lipinski, Elliott, Crisp, N.Daicos
3 30 March 2024
16:20 AEDT (UTC+11:00) 		Essendon 71–67 St Kilda Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  
3.1 (19)
5.3 (33)
8.5 (53)
10.11 (71) 		Report 4.4 (28)
6.8 (44)
8.12 (60)
9.13 (67) 		Attendance: 44,412
Umpires: Jamie Broadbent, Robert O'Gorman, Mathew Nicholls, Peter Bailes
    Goals  
Stringer 3, Langford 3, Jones 2, McGrath, Duursma   Higgins 3, Caminiti 2, Sinclair, Ross, Owens, Butler
    Bests  
Martin, Duursma, Merrett, Parish, Langford   Ross, Steele, Hill, Marshall, Higgins, Bonner
4 7 April 2024
14:50 ACST (UTC+09:30) 		Richmond 60–67 St Kilda Norwood Oval, Adelaide  
4.1 (25)
5.3 (33)
7.3 (45)
9.6 (60) 		Report 0.4 (4)
1.5 (11)
7.11 (53)
9.13 (67) 		Attendance: 9,425
Umpires: John Howorth, Nathan Williamson, Matthew Young, Cameron Dore
    Goals  
Bolton 4, M.Rioli 2, Lefau, Koschitzke, Sonsie   Higgins 2, Membrey, Wilson, Caminiti, King, Owens, Marshall, Bonner
    Bests  
Bolton, Martin, Nankervis, Taranto, Vlastuin   Steele, Hill, Wilkie, Sinclair, Wanganeen-Milera
5 13 April 2024
13:45 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		Greater Western Sydney 80–79 St Kilda Manuka Oval, Canberra  
4.4 (28)
7.6 (48)
10.10 (70)
11.14 (80) 		Report 1.3 (9)
4.5 (29)
6.5 (41)
12.7 (79) 		Attendance: 12,448
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Matt Stevic, Robert O'Gorman, Andrew Heffernan
    Goals  
Hogan 2, Greene 2, Thomas, Riccardi, Kelly, Green, Daniels, Coniglio, Cadman   Owens 2, Membrey 2, Higgins 2, Caminiti 2, Wilson, Steele, Sinclair, Hill
    Bests  
Whitfield, Green, Ash, Greene, Bedford   Hill, Marshall, Steele, Owens, Garcia, Wilkie
6 18 April 2024
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda 64–124 Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  
1.0 (6)
4.3 (27)
5.7 (37)
9.10 (64) 		Report 7.1 (43)
12.4 (76)
17.6 (108)
19.10 (124) 		Attendance: 26,719
Umpires: Andrew Stephens, Brendan Hosking, Andre Gianfagna, Jacob Mollison
    Goals  
Membrey 3, Caminiti, Jones, Garcia, Wilson, Owens, Sharman   Naughton 6, Weightman 3, Bontempelli 3, Darcy, Dale, Treloar, West, English, Gallagher, Macrae
    Bests  
Windhager, Wanganeen-Milera, Steele, Garcia   Naughton, Treloar, Dale, Weightman, Macrae, Johannisen
7 26 April 2024
19:40 ACST (UTC+09:30) 		Port Adelaide 82–72 St Kilda Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  
1.8 (14)
6.9 (45)
9.13 (67)
11.16 (82) 		Report 3.3 (21)
5.5 (35)
8.6 (54)
11.6 (72) 		Attendance: 40,306
Umpires: Leigh Haussen, Simon Meredith, Nathan Williamson, Andrew Heffernan
    Goals  
Dixon 4, Rioli 2, Wines, Rozee, Powell-Pepper, Georgiades, Byrne-Jones   Owens 2, Higgins 2, Sinclair, Sharman, Phillipou, Membrey, Hill, Cordy, Caminiti
    Bests  
Drew, Butters, Dixon, Wines, Burgoyne, Houston   Sinclair, Wanganeen-Milera, Wilson, Wilkie, Owens
8 4 May 2024
16:35 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda 103–65 North Melbourne Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  
4.2 (26)
8.6 (54)
12.8 (80)
15.13 (103) 		Report 3.2 (20)
4.2 (26)
7.4 (46)
10.5 (65) 		Attendance: 27,009
Umpires: Robert O'Gorman, Tom Bryce, Paul Rebeschini, Jordan Fry
    Goals  
Wilson 3, Sinclair 2, Hill 2, Hayes 2, Wood, Ross, Membrey, King, Hastie, Marshall   Zurhaar 3, Larkey 2, Curtis 2, Wardlaw, Simpkin, Powell
    Bests  
Wilson, Sinclair, Howard, Hayes, Wanganeen-Milera, Windhager, Hill   Wardlaw, Xerri, Sheezel, McKercher, Fisher
9 11 May 2024
13:45 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		Hawthorn 58–53 St Kilda University of Tasmania Stadium, Launceston  
4.1 (25)
6.2 (38)
8.6 (54)
8.10 (58) 		Report 3.3 (21)
4.4 (28)
5.9 (39)
7.11 (53) 		Attendance: 15,112
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Alex Whetton, Andrew Adair, Cameron Jones
    Goals  
Moore 2, Watson 2, Macdonald, Meek, Ginnivan, Breust   Owens 2, Battle 2, King 2, Membrey
    Bests  
Newcombe, Meek, Amon, Moore   Marshall, Steele, Wanganeen-Milera, Wilkie
10 18 May 2024
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda 55–72 Fremantle Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  
2.0 (12)
5.3 (33)
7.5 (47)
8.7 (55) 		Report 3.2 (20)
5.6 (36)
6.11 (47)
9.18 (72) 		Attendance: 19,265
Umpires: Matt Stevic, Jamie Broadbent, Cameron Dore, Jacob Mollison
    Goals  
Owens 3, Caminiti 2, Dow, Henry, Phillipou   Amiss 2, O'Meara 2, Johnson, Sharp, Voss, Banfield, Treacy
    Bests  
Marshall, Sinclair, Steele, Windhager, Battle, Owens   Clark, Serong, Jackson, Ryan, Young, Brayshaw
11 26 May 2024
15:20 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		Melbourne 100–62 St Kilda Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne  
4.7 (31)
5.9 (39)
11.10 (76)
14.16 (100) 		Report 1.0 (6)
4.3 (27)
5.5 (35)
9.8 (62) 		Attendance: 37,403
Umpires: Curtis Deboy, Nicholas Brown, Brendan Hosking, John Howorth
    Goals  
Van Rooyen 3, Fritsch 2, Viney 2, Petracca 2, Hunter, Gawn, Chandler, Pickett, May   King 3, Higgins 2, Owens, Steele, Sinclair, Wilson
    Bests  
Gawn, Petracca, Viney, Salem, May   Steele, Wanganeen-Milera, Sinclair, Wood
12 1 June 2024
14:35 AWST (UTC+8:00) 		West Coast 68–82 St Kilda Optus Stadium, Perth  
2.5 (17)
6.6 (42)
8.7 (55)
10.8 (68) 		Report 1.2 (8)
4.4 (28)
7.8 (50)
12.10 (82) 		Attendance: 47,526
Umpires: Brett Rosebury, Nathan Toner, Paul Rebeschini, Nicholas McGinness
    Goals  
Ryan 3, Cripps 3, Darling 2, Gaff, B.Williams   Wood 4, King 2, Caminiti, Henry, Higgins, Membrey, Ross, Sinclair
    Bests  
Yeo, Barrass, Cripps, Ginbey, Duggan, Ryan, Reid   Wood, Wanganeen-Milera, Windhager, Sinclair, Dow, Wilkie, Marshall
13 8 June 2024
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda 51–48 Gold Coast Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  
3.1 (19)
4.5 (29)
6.7 (43)
7.9 (51) 		Report 1.1 (7)
2.3 (15)
5.5 (35)
7.6 (48) 		Attendance: 17,992
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Daniel Johanson, Cameron Dore, Paul Rebeschini
    Goals  
Butler 3, Higgins 2, King 2   King 2, Rowell, Ainsworth, Long, Swallow, Miller
    Bests  
Battle, Sinclair, Marshall, Wanganeen-Milera, Higgins   Collins, Flanders, Long, Jeffrey, Uwland
14 14 June 2024
19:40 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		Brisbane Lions 126–106 St Kilda The Gabba, Brisbane  
7.2 (44)
10.5 (65)
15.9 (99)
19.12 (126) 		Report 2.1 (13)
6.6 (42)
9.8 (62)
16.10 (106) 		Attendance: 27,445
Umpires: Chris Donlon, Mathew Nicholls, John Howorth, Andre Gianfagna
    Goals  
Daniher 5, Morris 3, Hipwood 2, Lohmann 2, McCluggage 2, Ah Chee, Cameron, McInerney, Rayner, Starcevich   Higgins 5, King 3, Butler 2, Henry 2, Owens 2, Wilson, Wood
    Bests  
Zorko, Daniher, McCluggage, Wilmot, Berry, Lester   Sinclair, Higgins, Wood, Henry, Wilkie, Wilson
Round 15 (Bye for St Kilda)
16 30 June 2024
13:10 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda v Port Adelaide Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


17 7 July 2024
15:20 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda v Sydney Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


18 18 July 2024
19:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) 		Adelaide v St Kilda Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  


19 20 July 2024
13:45 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda v West Coast Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


20 27 July 2024
16:35 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda v Essendon Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


21 4 August 2024
16:40 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda v Brisbane Lions Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


22 11 August 2024
15:20 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		Richmond v St Kilda Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


23 17 August 2024
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) 		St Kilda v Geelong Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


24 Carlton v St Kilda Marvel Stadium, Melbourne  


References

  1. ^ "Club Honours".
  2. ^ "Mens".
  3. ^ "AFL". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Coaches". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Big-bodied midfielder among four Saints axed". afl.com.au. 12 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Big-bodied midfielder among four Saints axed". afl.com.au. 12 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Big-bodied midfielder among four Saints axed". afl.com.au. 12 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Big-bodied midfielder among four Saints axed". afl.com.au. 12 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Defender delisted as Saints' changes continue". afl.com.au. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Luckless Saint to be delisted, but door open to return". afl.com.au. 8 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Bombers land third free agent as Saint makes move". 13 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Saints wrap up deal for out-of-contract Dockers wingman". afl.com.au. 16 October 2023.
  13. ^ "Former top-10 picks on the move in four-club trade". AFL.com.au. 17 October 2023. Paddy Dow and Nick Coffield have joined the Saints and Bulldogs as part of a four-club deal
  14. ^ "Billings Dee-parts: Saint moves to Melbourne in late trade". AFL.com.au. 18 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Cork's Liam O'Connell the latest promising footballer to make move Down Under to St Kilda". Irish Independent. 21 August 2023.
  16. ^ "AFL Pre-Season: St Kilda v Essendon • RSEA Park • 2024".
  17. ^ "AFL Pre-Season: St Kilda v North Melbourne • RSEA Park • 2024".

External links

  • Official website
  • Listing of St Kilda games in 2024
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