2022 St Kilda Football Club season

St Kilda Football Club
2022 season
President	Andrew Bassat
Coach	Brett Ratten
Captain(s)	Jack Steele
Home ground	Marvel Stadium (Capacity: 56,347)
AAMI Community Series	1–0–0
← 2021

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.[1]

Squad changes

Retirements and delistings

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

Clubs involved	Trade		Ref
Melbourne Western Bulldogs Adelaide St Kilda	to Melbourne pick #17 (from Western Bulldogs) pick #37 (from Adelaide) pick #49 (from St Kilda) to Western Bulldogs pick #23 (from Adelaide) pick #44 (from Adelaide) pick #45 (from Melbourne)	to Adelaide pick #33 (from Melbourne) pick #75 (from Western Bulldogs) 2022 first round pick (Melbourne) to St Kilda pick #62 (from Adelaide) pick #66 (from Adelaide) 2022 fourth round pick (Adelaide)	[2]

Delisted Free Agency Period

Former Kangaroos and Western Bulldogs ruckan Tom Campbell joined the Saints as a delisted free agent on 5 November 2021.[3]

National draft

Round	Pick	Player	Recruited from		Notes
Round	Pick	Player	Club	League	Notes
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
3	51	Oscar Adams	Glenelg	SANFL	←Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020)

Category B rookie selections

Name	Origin	Note	Ref
Jack Peris	Sandringham Dragons (NAB League)	Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)	[4]
Josiah Kyle	Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League)	Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous)	[4]

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Name	Recruited from		Note	Ref
Jack Hayes	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL		[5]
Jarrod Lienert	Port Adelaide	AFL		[6]

Coaching staff changes

In:

Corey Enright (Defence)
Nick Walsh (High Performance Manager)[7]
Damian Carroll (Head of Development and Learning)[8]
Ernie Merrick (Senior Coach Mentor)[9]

Out:

Aaron Hamill (Defence)[10]
Adam Skrobalak (Forwards)[10]
Matt Hornsby (High Performance Manager)[10]
Andrew Wallis (Senior Physio)[10]

2022 squad change summary

In:

Player	Position	Reason
Oscar Adams	Key Defender	AFL Draft
Tom Campbell	Ruck	Delisted Free Agent
Jack Hayes	Utility	Pre-Season Supplemental Selection
Josiah Kyle	Small Forward	AFL Rookie Draft
Michito Owens	Midfield	AFL Draft
Jack Peris	Midfield/Forward	AFL Rookie Draft
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera	Midfield	AFL Draft
Marcus Windhager	Midfield	AFL Draft

Out:

Player	Position	Reason
Sam Alabakis	Ruck	Delisted
Jake Carlisle	Key Defender	Retired
Oscar Clavarino	Key Defender	Delisted
Luke Dunstan	Midfield	Free Agency
James Frawley	Key Defender	Retired
Paul Hunter	Ruck	Delisted
Jack Lonie	Small Forward	Delisted
Shaun McKernan	Key Forward	Retired
Dylan Roberton	Key Defender	Retired

Pre-Season

Pre-season practice matches

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Best	Goals	Venue	Attendance	Notes	Ref.
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)			Best	Goals	Venue	Attendance	Notes	Ref.
1	Thursday 24 February, 10.00am	Carlton	9.13 (67)	8.12 (60)	Lost by 7 points	–	Higgins 2, Membrey, Campbell, Wood, Butler, King, Steele	Princes Park (A)	–		[11]

AAMI Community Series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Best	Goals	Venue	Attendance	Notes	Ref.
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)			Best	Goals	Venue	Attendance	Notes	Ref.
1	Saturday 5 March, 7.10pm	Essendon	9.17 (71)	12.10 (82)	Won by 11 points	Hill, Marshall, Membrey, Gresham, Steele, Sinclair	Membrey 3, Butler 2, King 2, Wood 2, Crouch, Gresham, Hayes	Docklands Stadium (A)	9,075		[12]

Home and away season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Best	Goals	Venue	Attendance	Notes	Ref.
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)			Best	Goals	Venue	Attendance	Notes	Ref.
1	Friday 18 March, 7.50pm	Collingwood	12.13 (85)	15.12 (102)	Lost by 17 points	Sinclair, Hayes, Steele, Marshall, Gresham, Crouch	Hayes 3, Membrey 3, Gresham 2, Kent, King, Sinclair, Wood	Docklands Stadium (H)	40,129		[13]
2	Sunday 27 March, 3.20pm	Fremantle	8.7 (55)	9.11 (65)	Won by 10 points	King, Hill, Higgins, Steele, Crouch, Gresham	Higgins 4, King 4, Butler	Perth Stadium (A)	25,284		[14]
3	Sunday 3 April, 3.20pm	Richmond	18.9 (117)	13.6 (84)	Won by 33 points	Crouch, Wilkie, Steele, King, Gresham, Ross, Membrey	King 4, Membrey 3, Butler 2, Long 2, Marshall 2, Crouch, Hayes, Higgins, Wilkie, Wood	Docklands Stadium (H)	31,933	Maddie's Match Ian Stewart Medal: Brad Crouch	[15]
4	Sunday, 10 April, 3.20pm	Hawthorn	10.13 (73)	22.10 (142)	Won by 69 points	Steele, Gresham, Sinclair, Hill, Crouch, Ross, Webster, Membrey	Membrey 4, Gresham 4, King 4, Hill 4, Butler 2, Ryder 2, Long, Steele	MCG (A)	30,926	Blue Ribbon Cup	[16]
5	Saturday, 16 Apri, 1.45pm	Gold Coast	13.9 (87)	9.7 (61)	Won by 26 points	Higgins, Steele, Crouch, Ross, Sinclair, Marshall	Higgins 5, King 3, Gresham 2, Hayes, Membrey, Ross	Docklands Stadium (H)	18,724	Jade Gresham - 100th match	[17]
6	Friday, 22 April, 7.50pm	GWS	8.12 (60)	10.17 (77)	Won by 17 points	Higgins, Steele, Crouch, Sinclair, Battle, Ross	Higgins 4, Crouch 2, King, Gresham, Hayes, Marshall	Manuka Oval (A)	14,548		[18]
7	Saturday 30 April, 7.25pm	Port Adelaide						Cazalys Stadium (H)
8	Sunday 8 May, 1.10pm	Melbourne						MCG (A)
9	Saturday 14 May, 4.35pm	Geelong						Docklands Stadium (H)
10	Saturday 21 May, 7.00pm	Adelaide						Adelaide Oval (A)		Sir Doug Nicholls Round
11	Sunday 29 May, 1.10pm	North Melbourne						Docklands Stadium (H)		Sir Doug Nicholls Round
12	Bye Round
13	Thursday, 9 June to Monday, 13 June	Brisbane						Gabba (A)
14	Thursday, 16 June to Sunday, 19 June	Essendon						Docklands Stadium (H)
15	Thursday, 23 June to Sunday, 26 June	Sydney						SCG (A)
16	Thursday, 30 June to Sunday, 3 July	Carlton						Docklands Stadium (A)
17	Thursday, 7 July to Sunday, 10 July	Fremantle						Docklands Stadium (H)
18	Friday, 15 July to Sunday, 17 July	Western Bulldogs						Docklands Stadium (A)
19	Friday, 22 July to Sunday, 24 July	West Coast						Perth Stadium (A)
20	Friday, 29 July to Sunday, 31 July	Hawthorn						Docklands Stadium (H)
21	Friday, 5 August to Sunday, 7 August	Geelong						Kardinia Park (A)
22	Friday, 12 August to Sunday, 14 August	Brisbane						Docklands Stadium (H)
23	Friday, 19 August to Sunday, 21 August	Sydney						Docklands Stadium (H)

2022 Home and Away Season Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne	7	7	0	633	434	145.9	28	Finals series
2	Brisbane Lions	7	6	1	746	532	140.2	24
3	Fremantle	7	6	1	601	435	138.2	24
4	St Kilda	7	5	2	615	478	128.7	20
5	Sydney	7	5	2	684	554	123.5	20
6	Carlton	7	5	2	609	583	104.5	20
7	Geelong	7	4	3	666	562	118.5	16
8	Collingwood	7	4	3	666	604	110.3	16
9	Richmond	7	3	4	669	585	114.4	12
10	Western Bulldogs	7	3	4	597	563	106.0	12
11	Hawthorn	7	3	4	585	610	95.9	12
12	Adelaide	7	3	4	553	635	87.1	12
13	Port Adelaide	7	2	5	504	533	94.6	8
14	Gold Coast	7	2	5	556	641	86.7	8
15	Greater Western Sydney	7	2	5	528	617	85.6	8
16	Essendon	7	1	6	532	736	72.3	4
17	North Melbourne	7	1	6	451	753	59.9	4
18	West Coast	7	1	6	420	760	55.3	4

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.

2022 Player Selection and Availability

Player Selection and Availability Chart
Player	R1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Oscar Adams		s	s
Josh Battle	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Jack Billings	i	i	i	i	i	i
Dan Butler	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Ryan Byrnes	x	x	e	m	m	e	e
Jack Bytel	i	i	i
Tom Campbell	e	e			e	c	x
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
Jarryn Geary	i			i
Jade Gresham	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Dan Hannebery		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
Bradley Hill	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Dougal Howard	x	c	x	x	x	x	x
Tom Highmore		e		e	e	e	e
Zak Jones	p	p	p	p		c
Darragh Joyce		x	e
Dean Kent	x		e
Max King	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Josiah Kyle
Jarrod Lienert	e	x	x	x	x	m	e
Ben Long	e	e	m	x	x	x	x
Rowan Marshall	x	x	x	x	x	x	i
Matthew McLeod-Allison
Daniel McKenzie	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Tim Membrey	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Mitchito Owens	x						e
Ben Paton	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Jack Peris
Seb Ross	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Paddy Ryder	i		x	x	s	s	x
Cooper Sharman		m
Jack Sinclair	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Jack Steele	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera	m	x	x	x	x	x	x
Jimmy Webster	x	x	x	x	c	x	x
Callum Wilkie	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Marcus Windhager				x	x	x	x
Mason Wood	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

Players and staff

The playing squad and coaching staff of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2022 AFL season as of 24 March 2022.[19][20]

St Kilda Football Club
Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Nick Coffield 3 Zak Jones 4 Jade Gresham 5 Brad Crouch 6 Sebastian Ross 7 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera 8 Bradley Hill 9 Jack Steele (c) 10 Dan Hannebery 11 Hunter Clark 12 Max King 13 Ryan Byrnes 14 Jarryn Geary 15 Jack Billings 16 Dan Butler 17 Marcus Windhager 18 Paddy Ryder 19 Rowan Marshall 20 Dougal Howard (vc) 21 Ben Long		22 Jack Higgins 23 Jack Bytel 24 Mitchito Owens 25 Dean Kent 26 Josh Battle 27 Oscar Adams 28 Tim Membrey (vc) 29 Jimmy Webster 30 Matthew McLeod-Allison 33 Ben Paton 34 Tom Highmore 35 Jack Sinclair 36 Daniel McKenzie 37 Leo Connolly 38 Tom Campbell 44 Callum Wilkie (vc)				32 Mason Wood 39 Darragh Joyce 42 Max Heath 43 Cooper Sharman 45 Jack Peris (B) 46 Josiah Kyle (B) 47 Jack Hayes		Head coach Brett Ratten Assistant coaches Ben McGlynn (midfield) Corey Enright (defence) Brendon Lade (forwards) Ben Jacobs(development) Jake Batchelor (VFL coach/development program) Damian Carroll (development and learning) Nick Walsh (performance and conditioning) Jarryd Roughead (football operations assistant) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) (B) Category B rookie italics - Inactive player list Long-term injury (ret.) Retired Updated: 30 April 2022 Source(s): [21][22]

References

"Club Honours".
Twomey, Callum (6 October 2021). "MEGA PICK SWAP: Four clubs sign off on monster trade". AFL.com.au. Telstra.
"Saints welcome Campbell". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
"Academy duo listed as Category B rookies". Saints.com.au. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
"Better late than never: 25yo SANFL star earns rookie deal at Saints". AFL.com.au. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
"Former Port defender snags Saints' last list spot". AFL.com.au. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
"Former Giants assistant becomes Saints' new fitness boss". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
"Carroll bolsters Saints' football department". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
"Smells like Victory: Why Saints have turned to two-time A-League winner". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Football department changes". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
"Saints swingman stars in practice match at Ikon Park". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
"Gun Saint suffers brutal blow in thrilling win over Bombers". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
"AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results".
"AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
"The Tiger King: Max fires Saints to comeback win". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-03.
"Saints thump Hawks but star could be in MRO trouble". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
"Four on the trot: Saints too hot for fading Suns". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
"Five on the trot: Saints grind out win in Giant armwrestle". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
"Mens".
"Coaches".
"AFL". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
"Coaches". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

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[1] "Club Honours".

[2] Twomey, Callum (6 October 2021). "MEGA PICK SWAP: Four clubs sign off on monster trade". AFL.com.au. Telstra.

[3] "Saints welcome Campbell". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-27.

[4] "Academy duo listed as Category B rookies". Saints.com.au. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

[5] "Better late than never: 25yo SANFL star earns rookie deal at Saints". AFL.com.au. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

[6] "Former Port defender snags Saints' last list spot". AFL.com.au. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

[7] "Former Giants assistant becomes Saints' new fitness boss". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

[8] "Carroll bolsters Saints' football department". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-02.

[9] "Smells like Victory: Why Saints have turned to two-time A-League winner". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[:0-10] "Football department changes". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

[11] "Saints swingman stars in practice match at Ikon Park". saints.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[12] "Gun Saint suffers brutal blow in thrilling win over Bombers". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-05.

[13] "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results".

[14] "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-03-28.

[15] "The Tiger King: Max fires Saints to comeback win". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-03.

[16] "Saints thump Hawks but star could be in MRO trouble". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

[17] "Four on the trot: Saints too hot for fading Suns". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-16.

[18] "Five on the trot: Saints grind out win in Giant armwrestle". afl.com.au. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

[19] "Mens".

[20] "Coaches".

[21] "AFL". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[22] "Coaches". saints.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

2022 AFL season
Events	Pre-season matches Premiership season Finals series Grand Final
Awards	22under22 team AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney West Coast Western Bulldogs
Player changes	Trades National draft Mid-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings
See also	2022 AFL Women's season