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The 2021 St Kilda Football Club season will be the club's 125th season in the league.

St Kilda Football Club
PresidentAndrew Bassat
CoachBrett Ratten
(2nd season)
Captain(s)Jarryn Geary
(5th season)
Home groundDocklands Stadium
← 2020 2022 →

2020-21 Off-season Changes

The Saints finished the 2020 season with a Semi Final loss to 2019 premiers Richmond and made their first finals appearance in nine years. Following the loss, Coach Brett Ratten signalled the Saints would look to improve their midfield in the upcoming off-season after the loss to the Tigers; "we'll go for a few things in the trade period. It'd be good to get another midfielder in, that would really help us, and maybe pushing them more into the forward line so we could get some more goal-scoring power as well."[1]

At the conclusion of the finals series, the Saints held draft picks 15, 58 (received from Sydney for a trade in 2019), 71 (received from Port Adelaide in 2019) and 87 ahead of the forthcoming trade period.[2]

Due to the late completion of the 2020 AFL Season due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the Free Agency, Trade Period and Draft were delayed by approximately one month compared to previous years.[3] The revised dates are:

  • Free Agency Period - 30 October to 6 November
  • Trade Period - 4-12 November
  • List Lodgement # 1 - 20 November
  • List Lodgement #2 - 27 November
  • AFL and Rookie Drafts - week commencing 7 December (actual date TBC)
  • Final List Lodgement - Mid December (actual date TBC)[3]

Retirements and delistings

Player Reason Career games Career goals Ref
Nathan Brown Retired 183 (53 St Kilda, 130 Collingwood 7 [4]
Doulton Langlands Delisted 3 2 [5]
Ryan Abbott Delisted 6 (1 St Kilda, 5 Geelong) 5 [5]
Jack Bell Delisted 0 0 [5]
Jack Mayo Delisted 0 0 [5]
Logan Austin Delisted 20 (7 St Kilda, 13 Port Adelaide) 0 [5]
Matthew Parker Delisted 19 16 [6]
Ed Philips Delisted 15 4 [7]
Jonathon Marsh Delisted 26 (11 St Kilda, 15 Collingwood) 3 [8]
Shane Savage Delisted 165 (109 St Kilda, 56 Hawthorn) 63 [9]

Free Agency

On 21 October, Adelaide midfielder Brad Crouch nominated the Saints as his preferred destination during the Free Agency Period following a contract offer from the club. Crouch is a 'Restricted Free Agent' under AFL rules, meaning the Crows can match the contract offer from the Saints to force a trade. Crouch had also attracted interest from Geelong, Richmond and Port Adelaide, although it is understood that only the Saints were prepared to offer a five-year contract.[10] On Sunday 1 November, the Saints lodged the paperwork for Crouch, with the Crows having three days to decide whether or not to match the bid.[11] Adelaide stated publicly that a compensation pick of anything less than #2 in the AFL Draft would result in the Crows matching the bid to force a trade.[12] Crouch himself spoke publicly of his desire for the Crows not to match the bid, stating that "I want them to not match. I've told St Kilda I'm fully committed to them, so I want to see that out. At this stage I just want to be at St Kilda and the decision I've made I'm fully committed to them."[13] He officially joined the Saints after Adelaide failed to follow-through with their threat to match the bid at the deadline of 5pm on 4 November. Adelaide received draft pick number 23 as compensation.[14]

On 6 November Shaun McKernan joined the Saints as a Free Agent following his delisting by Essendon. McKernan was courted by a number of clubs including Melbourne, but ultimately signed for the Saints. McKernan was brought in primarily as injury coverage for the Saints' forwards. [15]

Former premiership-winning Hawthorn and Melbourne player James Frawley (nephew of former Saints captain Danny Frawley) joined the Saints as a delisted free agent on 26 November. Frawley had announced his retirement from the Hawks at the end of 2020 but was lured out of retirement and was eligible for selection as a delisted free agent following the first list lodgement on 25 November.[16]

Trades

Prior to the conclusion of the 2020 season, it was reported that the Saints were interested in current North Melbourne and former Western Bulldogs player Shaun Higgins as well as GWS youngster Jye Caldwell.[17] The Saints' Shane Savage and Jack Lonie are believed to be on the radar of rival clubs and may seek trades.[18] Chief Operating Officer Simon Lethlean said of the upcoming trade period that "it’s a busy time of year and we’ll be as active as we can be to find players that compliment us. We don’t think we’re finished with improving our list, we certainly think the five guys we all added (last off-season) have been almost in our best 10 players so if we can (find) more players that can make us better, that’s our intention."[19]

On 9 November Richmond forward-midfielder Jack Higgins requested a trade to St Kilda.[20] The trade was ultimately completed on the final day of the trade period.

Date Gained Lost Trade partner Ref
12 November 2020 Jack Higgins

Pick 21

Future 4th Round Pick (2021)

Pick 17

Future 2nd Round pick (2021)

Richmond [21]
12 November 2020 Pick 67

Pick 74

Nicholas Hind

Pick 77

Essendon [22]

2020 AFL Draft

At the 2020 AFL Draft the Saints recruited two players, key forward Matthew Allison (first round, pick 26) and Tom Highmore (pick 45). The Saints traded pick 54 anda future fourth-rounder with Hawthorn on draft night to secure pick 45.[23]

2021 squad change summary

In:

Player Reason
Brad Crouch Free Agent
Shaun McKernan Free Agent (delisted)
James Frawley Free Agent (delisted)
Jack Higgins Trade
Matthew Allison Draft
Tom Highmore Draft

Out:

Player Reason
Nathan Brown Retired
Doulton Langlands Delisted
Ryan Abbott Delisted
Jack Bell Delisted
Jack Mayo Delisted
Logan Austin Delisted
Matthew Parker Delisted
Ed Phillips Delisted
Jonathon Marsh Delisted
Shane Savage Delisted
Nicholas Hind Trade

Pre-season

Further information: 2021 Marsh Community Series

As with previous years, the Marsh Series sees many teams playing at small suburban or country venues. The Saints were due to play matches in the northern Perth suburb of Leederville and at their spiritual home of Moorabbin Oval (currently known as RSEA Park due to naming sponsorship), however, the AFL announced on 31 January that the Community Series would be revised "to protect the health and safety of the competition and the community by reducing travel ahead of the Toyota AFL Premiership Season."[24]

Revised Community Series Fixture

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Thursday 4 March, 7.10 pm Carlton Docklands Stadium (A)

Original Community Series Fixture

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Friday 19 February, 4.40 pm West Coast Leederville Oval (A)
2 Thursday 4 March, 7.10 pm Geelong Moorabbin Oval (H)

Times are local

Regular Season

In early January defender Dylan Roberton announced he was taking a break from his footballing duties to consider his future in football.[25] Roberton has been attempting to make a full return to football following a collapse as a result of a heart condition in Round 4 2018. In late January, Captain Jarryn Geary sustained a fracture to his fibula in the left leg while training. The injury will rule him out of early fixtures, but is likely to return to running and light training after six weeks of rehabilitation.[26]

2021 AFL fixture

Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the AFL's announcement of the 2021 fixture was significantly delayed compared with previous years. The AFL announced the round one fixture on 20 December and a tentative full fixture on 21 December. 2021 sees the Saints play fellow 2020 finalists Richmond, Port Adelaide, Geelong and West Cost twice. The Saints will for the first time play an AFL match in Cairns, Queensland, when they host Adelaide in round 13; the game will be played place of the Saints' fixture against Port Adelaide in Shanghai, China (which it played in 2019, but was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic).

  • Fixture as at 21 December 2020
Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Best Goals Venue Attendance Ref.
Home Away Result
1 Sunday 21 March, 3.20pm GWS Giants Sydney Showground Stadium (A)
2 Saturday 27 March, 7.25pm Melbourne Docklands Stadium (H)
3 Saturday 3 April, 4.35pm Essendon Docklands Stadium (A)
4 Saturday 10 April, 4.35 West Coast Docklands Stadium (H)
5 Thursday 15 April, 7.20pm Richmond Docklands Stadium (H)
6 Sunday 25 April, 6.10pm Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval (A)
7 Friday 30 April - Sunday 2 May Hawthorn Docklands Stadium (H)
8 Friday 7 May - Sunday 9 May Gold Coast Cararra Stadium (A)
9 Friday 14 May - Sunday 16 May Geelong Docklands Stadium (H)
10 Friday 21 May - Sunday 23 May Western Bulldogs Docklands Stadium (A)
11 Friday 28 May - Sunday 30 May North Melbourne Docklands Stadium (H)
12 Friday 4 June - Sunday 6 June Sydney Docklands Stadium (H)
13 Thursday 10 June - Monday 14 June Adelaide Cazalys Stadium (H)
14 Bye
15 Thursday 24 June - Sunday 27 June Richmond MCG (A)
16 Thursday 1 July - Sunday 4 July Collingwood MCG (A)
17 Friday 9 July - Sunday 11 July Brisbane The Gabba (A)
18 Friday 16 July - Sunday 18 July Port Adelaide Docklands Stadium (H)
19 Friday 23 July - Sunday 25 July West Coast Perth Stadium (A)
20 Friday 30 July - Sunday 1 August Carlton Docklands Stadium (H)
21 Friday 6 August - Sunday 8 August Sydney SCG (A)
22 Friday 13 August - Sunday 15 August Geelong Kardinia Park (A)
23 Friday 20 August - Sunday 22 August Fremantle Docklands Stadium (H)

Notes: Final dates and times from Round 7 are yet to be confirmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 Players and Key Staff

St Kilda Football Club
Senior list Rookie list Coaching staff

Head coach

Assistant coaches

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

Updated: 31 January 2021
Source(s): [27][28]


References

  1. ^ "Ryder-less Saints found out, but still chasing greatness". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  2. ^ "Indicative draft order: Your club's picks after the prelims". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. ^ a b "Revealed: Dates for Free Agency Period, Trade Period, NAB AFL Draft and other List Lodgement dates". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  4. ^ "AFL 2020: St Kilda star Nathan Brown retires, news, letter to teammates,". Fox Sports. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Pair of Jacks among five Saints cut after finals exit". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  6. ^ "Further St Kilda list changes". www.saints.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  7. ^ "Additional St Kilda list change". www.saints.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  8. ^ "Saints confirm additional list change". www.saints.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  9. ^ "A Savage cut: Dashing defender seeks third home after Saints axing". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  10. ^ "Make a Saint of me: Brad Crouch wants to join rising Vic club". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  11. ^ "Crows poised to match Crouch offer after bid for pick No.2 falls short". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  12. ^ "Crows poised to match Crouch offer after bid for pick No.2 falls short". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  13. ^ Cherny, Daniel (2020-11-03). "Crouch hopeful Crows don't match St Kilda offer". The Age. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  14. ^ "Crouch a Saint after Crows make late call not to match offer". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  15. ^ "Saints nab free agent to boost tall stocks". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  16. ^ "Frawley name returns to St Kilda: Ex-Hawk has retirement rethink". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  17. ^ "Race for Roo mid is on: Cats and Saints circling gun onballer". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  18. ^ "AFL trade news, whispers 2020: St Kilda rumours, Jye Caldwell, Jake Carlisle contract, Jack Lonie Bulldogs". Fox Sports. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  19. ^ "Why St Kilda is "not finished" at trade table and the reason behind choosing Gabba as final venue". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  20. ^ "Make me a Saint: Young Tiger confirms trade request". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  21. ^ "Another Jack in the pack: Saints land Tigers livewire". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  22. ^ "Hind legs it to Bomberland: Speedy Saint flies across town". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  23. ^ "Saints boost both ends with promising draft pair". www.saints.com.au. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  24. ^ "Blues, Saints to open updated AAMI Community Series fixture". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  25. ^ "Dylan Roberton update". www.saints.com.au. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  26. ^ "UPDATE: Veteran Saint suffers broken leg at training". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  27. ^ "AFL". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Coaches". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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