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Daicos had 41 touches, but Magpie teammate’s job on ‘Nas’ was the talk of opening night at the ’G

Too old? Collingwood laughed off that label in a tight win over star-studded St Kilda in front of 82,528 people at the MCG, a record home-and-away crowd for the Saints.

  • Marc McGowan

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Prominent sports stars add to push for Bondi royal commission

The statement signed by more than 60 sports stars, including Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Lleyton Hewitt, Scott Pendlebury and Isaac Heeney, said: “This is not the Australia we represented.”

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
The Saints will welcome Tom De Koning in 2026 and welcome back Max King after another injury-riddled season.

St Kilda’s recruiting splurge: The one real risk behind aggressive strategy

St Kilda are perfectly placed to land five new players and may get a handy pick for Rowan Marshall who wants to be traded to Geelong. There might be some risk but only to the reputation of those in charge.

  • Peter Ryan
That’s it: Ross Lyon cut short his weekly press conference on Wednesday.

‘Enough is enough’: Combative Lyon ends press conference over contract questions

St Kilda coach Ross Lyon cut short his weekly press conference on Wednesday, as the Saints remain in the spotlight over their list management decisions and reports of player unrest.

  • Jon Pierik
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera lifted St Kilda to a most unlikely victory.

Footy IQ, pace, courage: What Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera is really worth

The Saints superstar was last seen riding on the shoulders of coach Ross Lyon at the Brighton Hotel. His price may not have peaked yet.

  • Peter Ryan
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Anatomy of a Saints heist: How the Demons’ history-making horror show unfolded

St Kilda pulled off a memorable comeback victory achieved by reeling in the biggest deficit at three-quarter-time in VFL/AFL history - 46 points. Here are the key moments from a thrilling final term.

  • Scott Spits
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Ross Lyon withdrew from the Carlton process.

A Blues legend once told Ross Lyon the club wanted him as their next coach. That changed within weeks

Lyon left the Hawthorn home of former Carlton president Luke Sayers, where a visiting chef served steak and the two men talked football for hours, with the strong impression he was the Blues’ first choice.

  • Caroline Wilson
A man on a mission: St Kilda president Andrew Bassat is doing all he can to turn the Saints into an AFL power.

‘Doing this properly’: Why the Saints won’t back down in their star pursuit

Andrew Bassat caused a stir when he called the AFL out on what he felt were unfair drafting rules. The St Kilda president opens up on the Saints’ salary cap, their pursuit of star players and why more change at the draft table is needed.

  • Jon Pierik
Gold Coast’s Mac Andrew remonstrates with the umpire after conceding a crucial free kick to St Kilda opponent Max King.

‘He was doing it to me. Oh, my god’: Suns defender not the only one frustrated by crucial free kick

Mac Andrew was not the only one who thought the umpire made a blue in awarding a free kick against him at a crucial time of Saturday night’s game; even the AFL admitted King should not have got the free.

  • Michael Gleeson
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon comes to terms with another disappointing performance by his team.

Ross the boss at a loss as ‘sloppy’ Saints slide into deeper hole

This time last year the Saints were top-four contenders, but 12 months on they are mired in the bottom four and in a deep slump that’s testing even their most optimistic supporters.

  • Andrew Wu