2022 St Kilda Football Club season

The 2022 St Kilda Football Club season is the 124th competing in the VFL/AFL and 138th in the club's history. Coached by Brett Ratten and captained by Jack Steele, they are competing in the AFL's 2022 Premiership Season.[2]

St Kilda Football Club
2022 season
PresidentAndrew Bassat
CoachBrett Ratten
Captain(s)Jack Steele
Home groundMarvel Stadium
Cazalys Stadium
Pre-season1–0–0
Home and away season10th
Finals seriesDNQ
Leading goalkickerMax King (52)
Highest home attendance40,129 (18 March vs Collingwood, Round 1)
Lowest home attendance6,645 (30 April vs Port Adelaide, Round 7)
Average home attendance25,386
Club membership60,172[1]

Background

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Squad changes

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Retirements and delistings

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Three retirees were announced in the days following St Kilda's final game of 2021, while Dylan Roberton had announced his retirement in January. While the Saints' lost 612 games of experience, combined the retirees only managed 10 games in 2021.

Player Reason Career games Career goals
Sam Alabakis Delisted 0 0
Jake Carlisle Retired 151 (66 St Kilda, 85 Essendon) 62
Oscar Clavarino Delisted 5 0
Luke Dunstan Free Agency 116 46
James Frawley Retired 241 (2 St Kilda, 100 Melbourne, 139 Hawthorn) 24
Paul Hunter Delisted 7 2
Jack Lonie Delisted 87 73
Shaun McKernan Retired 91 (4 St Kilda, 53 Essendon, 34 Adelaide) 74
Dylan Roberton Retired 129 (92 St Kilda, 37 Fremantle) 20

Trade period

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Clubs involved Trade Ref
Melbourne
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide
St Kilda
to Melbourne

to Western Bulldogs


to Adelaide

to St Kilda


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Delisted free agency period

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Former North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs ruckman Tom Campbell joined the Saints as a delisted free agent on 5 November 2021.[4]

National draft

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Round Pick Player Recruited from Notes
Club League
1 11 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera Glenelg SANFL
2 33 Mitchito Owens Sandringham Dragons NAB League Next Generation Academy selection (Japanese descent), matched bid by Sydney
3 47 Marcus Windhager Sandringham Dragons NAB League Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Geelong
51 Oscar Adams Glenelg SANFL Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020)

Category B rookie selections

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Name Origin Note Ref
Jack Peris Sandringham Dragons (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) [5]
Josiah Kyle Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League) Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)

Pre-season supplemental selection period

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Name Recruited from Note Ref
Jack Hayes Woodville-West Torrens SANFL [6]
Jarrod Lienert Port Adelaide AFL [7]

Coaching staff changes

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In:

Out:

Pre-season

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Practice matches

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A practice match against Carlton at Princes Park was confirmed on 7 February 2022 to be played a fortnight later in preparation for the home and away season.[12]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Practice Thursday 24 February, 10.00am Carlton 9.13 (67) 8.12 (60) Lost by 7 points Princes Park (A) TBA
1 Saturday 5 March, 7.10pm Essendon 9.17 (71) 12.10 (82) Won by 11 points Marvel Stadium (A) 9,075

Premiership season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts Qualification
1 Geelong (P) 22 18 4 0 2146 1488 144.2 72 Finals series
2 Melbourne 22 16 6 0 1936 1483 130.5 64
3 Sydney 22 16 6 0 2067 1616 127.9 64
4 Collingwood 22 16 6 0 1839 1763 104.3 64
5 Fremantle 22 15 6 1 1739 1486 117.0 62
6 Brisbane Lions 22 15 7 0 2147 1799 119.3 60
7 Richmond 22 13 8 1 2165 1780 121.6 54
8 Western Bulldogs 22 12 10 0 1973 1812 108.9 48
9 Carlton 22 12 10 0 1857 1714 108.3 48
10 St Kilda 22 11 11 0 1703 1715 99.3 44
11 Port Adelaide 22 10 12 0 1806 1638 110.3 40
12 Gold Coast 22 10 12 0 1871 1820 102.8 40
13 Hawthorn 22 8 14 0 1787 1991 89.8 32
14 Adelaide 22 8 14 0 1721 1986 86.7 32
15 Essendon 22 7 15 0 1737 2087 83.2 28
16 Greater Western Sydney 22 6 16 0 1631 1927 84.6 24
17 West Coast 22 2 20 0 1429 2389 59.8 8
18 North Melbourne 22 2 20 0 1337 2397 55.8 8
Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHH
ResultLWWWWWLLWWWBLLLWLLWWLLL
Position12119445476545681099109891010
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2022. Source: Australian Football League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The fixture for the 2022 season was released on 9 December 2021, with only the first nine rounds released with dates and times for each match. The remainder of the fixture from round 10 was left as a floating fixture so as to prioritize the best matches for each round in prime-time slots, and dates were released progressively through the year.[13]

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
Home Away Result
1 Friday 18 March, 7.50pm Collingwood 12.13 (85) 15.12 (102) Lost by 17 points Docklands Stadium (H) 40,129 12th
2 Sunday 27 March, 3.20pm Fremantle 8.7 (55) 9.11 (65) Won by 10 points Perth Stadium (A) 25,284 11th
3 Sunday 3 April, 3.20pm Richmond 18.9 (117) 13.6 (84) Won by 33 points Docklands Stadium (H) 31,933 9th
4 Sunday, 10 April, 3.20pm Hawthorn 10.13 (73) 22.10 (142) Won by 69 points MCG (A) 30,926 4th
5 Saturday, 16 April, 1.45pm Gold Coast 13.9 (87) 9.7 (61) Won by 26 points Docklands Stadium (H) 18,724 4th
6 Friday, 22 April, 7.50pm Greater Western Sydney 8.12 (60) 10.17 (77) Won by 17 points Manuka Oval (A) 14,548 5th
7 Saturday 30 April, 7.25pm Port Adelaide 4.18 (42) 5.13 (43) Lost by 1 point Cazalys Stadium (H) 6,645 4th
8 Sunday 8 May, 1.10pm Melbourne 14.9 (93) 8.7 (55) Lost by 38 points MCG (A) 35,767 7th
9 Saturday 14 May, 4.35pm Geelong 13.12 (90) 11.14 (80) Won by 10 points Docklands Stadium (H) 32,517 6th
10 Saturday 21 May, 7.00pm Adelaide 9.15 (69) 14.6 (90) Won by 21 points Adelaide Oval (A) 28,783 5th
11 Sunday 29 May, 1.10pm North Melbourne 16.7 (103) 7.8 (50) Won by 53 points Docklands Stadium (H) 23,464 4th
12 Bye Round 5th
13 Saturday 11 June, 7.25pm Brisbane Lions 10.18 (78) 8.9 (57) Lost by 21 points Gabba (A) 26,610 6th
14 Friday 17 June, 7.50pm Essendon 11.6 (72) 15.17 (107) Lost by 35 points Docklands Stadium (H) 33,274 8th
15 Saturday 25 June, 7.25pm Sydney 12.11 (83) 4.8 (32) Lost by 51 points SCG (A) 31,513 10th
16 Friday 1 July, 7.25pm Carlton 10.18 (78) 14.9 (93) Won by 15 points Docklands Stadium (A) 43,194 9th
17 Saturday 9 July, 7.25pm Fremantle 10.10 (70) 17.9 (111) Lost by 41 Docklands Stadium (H) 21,652 9th
18 Friday 15 July, 7.50pm Western Bulldogs 13.6 (84) 7.14 (56) Lost by 28 Docklands Stadium (A) 25,981 10th
19 Sunday, 24 July, 4.40pm West Coast 10.2 (62) 14.6 (90) Won by 28 points Perth Stadium (A) 35,665 9th
20 Saturday, 30 July, 4:35pm Hawthorn 10.15 (75) 9.9 (63) Won by 12 points Docklands Stadium (H) 25,348 8th
21 Saturday, 6 August, 7:25pm Geelong 17.8 (110) 10.5 (65) Lost by 45 points Kardinia Park (A) 20,583 9th
22 Friday, 12 August, 7:50pm Brisbane Lions 9.12 (66) 12.9 (81) Lost by 15 points Docklands Stadium (H) 22,211 10th
23 Sunday, 21 August, 4:40pm Sydney 11.8 (74) 13.10 (88) Lost by 14 points Docklands Stadium (H) 23,344 10th

Players and staff

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Playing and coaching staff list

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The playing squad and coaching staff of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2022 AFL season as of 8 August 2022.[14][15]

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: 21 October 2024
Source(s): [16][17]


Player selection and availability

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Team selection of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2022 AFL season as of 29 May 2022.[18]

Player R1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Oscar Adams s s
Josh Battle x x x x x x x x x x x
Jack Billings i i i i i i x x e
Dan Butler x x x x x x x x i i e
Ryan Byrnes x x e m m e e e e m e
Jack Bytel i i i
Tom Campbell e e e c x e
Hunter Clark i i i i i i i
Leo Connolly e e
Nick Coffield i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
Brad Crouch x x x x x x x x x x x
Jarryn Geary i i e
Jade Gresham x x x x x x x x x x x
Dan Hannebery i i i i i i i i i i i i
Jack Hayes x x x e x x i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
Max Heath e
Jack Higgins x x x i x x x x x i c
Bradley Hill x x x x x x x x x x x
Dougal Howard x c x x x x x x x x x
Tom Highmore e e e e e e
Zak Jones p p p p c x x x x
Darragh Joyce x e e
Dean Kent x e
Max King x x x x x x x x x x x
Josiah Kyle
Jarrod Lienert e x x x x m e e e e
Ben Long e e m x x x x x x x x
Rowan Marshall x x x x x x i x x x x
Matthew McLeod-Allison
Daniel McKenzie x x x x x x x x x x x
Tim Membrey x x x x x x x x x x x
Mitchito Owens x e e x
Ben Paton x x x x x x x x x x x
Jack Peris
Seb Ross x x x x x x x x x x x
Paddy Ryder i x x s s x x x x x
Cooper Sharman m x x x
Jack Sinclair x x x x x x x x x x x
Jack Steele x x x x x x x x x i i i i
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera m x x x x x x x x x
Jimmy Webster x x x x c x x x x x x
Callum Wilkie x x x x x x x x x x x
Marcus Windhager x x x x m m x x
Mason Wood x x x x x x x x x x x

Legend: x - selected; m - selected as the medical substitute; e - selected as an emergency; i - unavailable due to injury; s - unavailable due to suspension; p- unavailable due to personal leave; c- unavailable due to Health and Safety Protocols (COVID-19); blank - available but did not play

References

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  1. ^ "Saints report positive financial results".
  2. ^ "Club Honours".
  3. ^ Twomey, Callum (6 October 2021). "MEGA PICK SWAP: Four clubs sign off on monster trade". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
  4. ^ "Saints welcome Campbell". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  5. ^ "Academy duo listed as Category B rookies". Saints.com.au. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Better late than never: 25yo SANFL star earns rookie deal at Saints". AFL.com.au. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Former Port defender snags Saints' last list spot". AFL.com.au. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Former Giants assistant becomes Saints' new fitness boss". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  9. ^ "Carroll bolsters Saints' football department". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  10. ^ "Smells like Victory: Why Saints have turned to two-time A-League winner". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  11. ^ a b c d "Football department changes". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  12. ^ "Practice match confirmed with Blues, tickets now available".
  13. ^ "2022 FIXTURE: New primetime kings, Tigers bumped, Friday night doubles". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  14. ^ "Mens".
  15. ^ "Coaches".
  16. ^ "AFL". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Coaches". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  18. ^ "St Kilda - 2022 Game by Game Player Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
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