Saints fight out win but boss not finding the joy
ST Kilda has recorded its best ever start to an AFL Women’s season after beating Essendon yesterday afternoon to keep their undefeated start to the 2024 season in tact. But, after an at times scrappy game from his troops, Saints coach Nick Dal Santo was not necessarily overjoyed about how things had transpired. “It was […]
2024 AFLW Week 3 Preview: Sunday
WEEK 3 of the AFL Women’s season concludes today with an intriguing quartet of matches that will perhaps shake up the ladder a bit heading into the midweek footy portion of the season. 1:05pm AEST (12:35pm local)Thomas Farms Oval Recent form Both of these sides come into today with an undefeated record so will be […]
Sizzling Saints see small changes bring big success
ST Kilda has made the perfect start to the 2024 AFL Women’s season, defeating Sydney on the weekend to maintain its undefeated start to the season. After beating the Swans, St Kilda has now equalled its best start to an AFL Women’s season, and if they beat Essendon this week the Saints will set a […]
Saints singing from on high after perfect start to 2024
ST Kilda has kept its undefeated start to the 2024 AFL Women’s season in tact after a win over Sydney on the weekend, and the start the Saints have had to the season has delighted coach Nick Dal Santo. “Yeah, really pleased,” Dal Santo said, speaking about the start to the season. “I mean, with […]
2024 AFLW Round 2 Preview: Sunday
WEEK 2 of the 2024 AFLW competition concludes today with a monster offering of five games across three states. Today’s action should also give fans both aligned and neutral alike a good picture of how the season ahead may unpack. 1:05pmSwinburne Centre Recent form These two could not have come into today’s clash off more […]
Saints’ pressure forces total eclipse of the Suns
BOTH Saints’ coach Nick Dal Santo and Suns’ coach Cameron Joyce were on the same page when it came to the reasons behind St Kilda’s huge nine-goal victory over the Suns on the Gold Coast. While the Suns dominated the centre clearances, the Saints’ ability to force turnovers and then get the ball moving in […]
2024 AFLW Round 1 Preview: Saturday
THE excitement of the first round of AFLW action continues today with a jam packed schedule of five matches. 1:05pm local timeManuka Oval SIDES GWS FB: Randall, Smith HB: Evans, McCormick, Pease C: Eva, Barr, Brazendale HF: Garnett, Zreika, Huntington FF: Doyle, Goldsworthy FOL: O’Dowd, Beeson, Parker IC: Grierson, Gaffney, Ransom, Srhoj, Pauga EMG: Murphy, […]
Hannah’s hoping for finals breakthrough
AFTER a few years of building down at Moorabbin, St Kilda captain Hannah Priest is looking ahead to the future. Heading into 2024, the Saints’ skipper says she’d be “lying” if she said breaking the club’s finals duck wasn’t at the front of mind. “The talk is definitely process and system, but I’d be lying […]
2024 AFLW Season Preview: St Kilda
IT truly was a case of so close, yet so far for St Kilda in 2023. The Saints got so close to making the finals for the first time, but were denied a spot in the finals by less than five percent. But heading into 2024, did they learn the right lessons from the heartbreak […]
2023 AFLW Draft review: St Kilda
ST KILDA was able to have a relatively quiet AFL Women’s Draft, having committed to a father-daughter prospect pre-draft and heading in with one other selection, a top 10 pick. With the latter, the Saints opted for Western Jets skipper Kiera Whiley with Pick 10, before selecting Geelong VFLW midfielder Charlotte Simpson, an over-age onballer […]
