Saints’ flawed list has them stuck at AFL crossroad - here’s how Lyon’s $2m war chest can drag them outWith just three wins from their first nine games, St Kilda are sitting in the middle of a crossroads – and are now a hitchhiker in desperate need of a driver to give them a lift towards some elusive success.
Gone are the days also of large payments to Zak Jones and former player Dan Hannebery; both of which were on substantial pay packets since coming across from the Swans. Of the 22 players that played in their three-point elimination final win over the Bulldogs in 2020, nine have since left the club through trade, retirement or delisting.
But they don’t quite have the star-factor player between the arcs that they’ve been yearning for, and they won’t be a serious premiership challenger until they have it. Clark ended his spiel by leaving Saints fans with two hard-hitting questions that Ross Lyon will need to answer come the off-season, with comparisons to a lowly-ranked North Melbourne no doubt hitting the hardest.
The former has since taken a significant pay decrease since, while Hannebery retired at the end of 2022 against his former side. “They’re going to spend a lot of money - they need talent in the middle of the ground; they haven’t got enough … their list is in a bit of strife.” To give context to the extra intrigue surrounding St Kilda’s list management this year, it’s worth taking a quick look at their past failings to recruit in recent years.In 2022, the Saints were all-chips-in for superstar Collingwood midfielder Jordan De Goey in before he penned a fresh extension at Olympic Park.
De Goey continues to remain a painful reminder of a good one that got away; as well as an unanticipated play for Essendon’s Dylan Shiel. McCluggage seems settled in Brisbane, and while the Lions have had their challenges this season, he would surely view his current club as more in the premiership frame than Ross Lyon’s Saints.
Weitering also expected to turn down a lucrative offer with the belief his Blues are also far closer to a flag than Lyon. Up forward, Matt Taberner from Fremantle is out of contract at the end of the season – and given his lack of game time at the Dockers due to the rise of Josh Treacy and Jye Amiss, could hold a surprising amount of value to St Kilda as assistance to Max King.
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