2023 St Kilda Football Club season explained

Club:	St Kilda Football Club
Season:	2023
President:	Andrew Bassat
Coach:	Ross Lyon
Captain:	Jack Steele
Home Ground:	Marvel Stadium
Preseason Comp:	Pre-season
Regularseason Comp:	Home and away season
Regularseason Result:	6th
Finals Series:	Finals series
Finals Result:	Elimination-finalist (Lost 11.11 (77) to 15.11 (101) vs, 2nd Elimination Final)
Club B&Amp;F:	Best and fairest
Leading Goalscorer:	Jack Higgins (36 goals)
Highest Attendance:	69,255 (1 April vs, Round 3)
Lowest Attendance:	18,279 (23 July vs, Round 19)
Average Attendance:	33,045
Club Membership:	60,239
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2024

The 2023 St Kilda Football Club season is the 125th competing in the VFL/AFL and 139th in the club's history. Coached by Ross Lyon and captained by Jack Steele, they are competing in the AFL's 2023 Premiership Season.^[1] The season also celebrated the club's 150th anniversary since their establishment in 1873.^[2]

Background

Squad information

Playing and coaching staff list

The playing squad and coaching staff of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2023 AFL season.^[3]

Squad changes

Retirements and delistings

Player	Method	Career games	Career goals	Ref.
Jarryn Geary	Retired	207	34	^[4]
Dan Hannebery	Retired	208 (Sydney), 18 (St Kilda)	100	^[5]
Darragh Joyce	Delisted	13	0	^[6]
Dean Kent	Retired	100 (37 St Kilda, 63 Melbourne)	91	^[7]
Josiah Kyle	Retired	0	0	^[8]
Jarrod Lienert	Delisted	34 (St Kilda 11, Port Adelaide 23)	1	^[9]

National Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Recruited from		Notes
		Club	League
1	10	scope=row			SANFL
2	31		Greater Western Victoria Rebels	NAB League
	35		Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	←← (2021)
3	44			SANFL

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Player	Recruited from		Notes
Club	League
		AFL		^[13]
	Northern Knights	NAB League		^[14]

Coaching staff changes

Position	New	Replaced	Ref.
Coach	Ross Lyon	Brett Ratten	^[15]
Assistant Coach (Forwards)	Robert Harvey	Brendon Lade	^[16]
Assistant Coach (Midfield)	Lenny Hayes	Ben McGlynn	^[17]
Development Coach	Brendon Goddard	Nil	^[18]
Executive General Manager of Football	Geoff Walsh	Nil	^[19]
	David Misson	Geoff Walsh	^[20]

Premiership season

See main article: 2023 AFL season.

Matches

Finals series

See main article: 2023 AFL finals series.

Matches

External links

• • Listing of St Kilda games in 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club Honours.
2. Web site: Celebrating 150 years of Saints legends . 28 February 2023 .
3. Web site: Mens.
4. Web site: 'His bravery is rivalled by few': Fearless Saint calls time on 16-year career . 14 July 2022 .
5. Web site: Saint to hang them up after farewell against old mates . 18 August 2022 .
6. Web site: Saints farewell Irish defender but other clubs sniffing around . 26 August 2022 .
7. Web site: Kent calls time, but not before milestone match . 2022-12-07 . saints.com.au . 19 August 2022 . en.
8. Web site: Kyle calls time . 17 June 2022 .
9. Web site: Delisted Saint Jarrod Lienert hopeful of a return to former club, puzzled at axing of ex-coach .
10. Web site: Ben Long joins the SUNS. The Gold Coast SUNS have acquired the services of 25-year-old Ben Long after a trade was secured with St Kilda today.. Telstra. GoldCoastFC.com.au. 5 October 2022.
11. Web site: Cordy a Saint for 2023. 4 October 2022. Premiership Bulldog Zaine Cordy has joined St Kilda as a free agent this morning..
12. News: NGA recruit McLennan joins Saints as Category B Rookie. 30 November 2022. Saints.com.au. 30 November 2022.
13. Web site: Saints Stock up as ex-Blue becomes a Saint. 20 January 2023. saints.com.au. 20 January 2023.
14. Web site: Saints secure forward firepower with SSP signing. 13 February 2023. 13 February 2023. afl.com.au.
15. Web site: Saints thank Long, trade to Suns finalised . 2022-10-12 . saints.com.au . 5 October 2022 . en.
16. Web site: Harvey comes home . 2022-11-05 . saints.com.au . 25 October 2022 . en.
17. Web site: Hayes returns home . 2022-11-05 . saints.com.au . 25 August 2022 . en.
18. Web site: Goddard and Misson return to RSEA Park . 2022-11-05 . saints.com.au . 4 November 2022 . en.
19. Web site: Walsh joins Saints to oversee men's football program . 2022-11-05 . saints.com.au . 4 October 2022 . en.
20. Web site: Saints settle on GM for 2023, another Lyon disciple returns . 2023-02-22 . afl.com.au . 22 February 2023 . en.