St Kilda head into 2022 after a rollercoaster season last year relegated them to tenth place and an awfully uneventful September.
With Brett Ratten entering his third season in charge and Jack Steele shaping up to have yet another inspirational season, many are wondering what version of St Kilda we are going to see on the field this season.
INS/OUTSย
In: Tom Campbell, Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, Mitchito Owens, Marcus Windhager, Oscar Adams, Jack Peris, Josiah Kyle, Jack Hayes
Out: Jake Carlisle, James Frawley, Shaun McKernan, Dylan Roberton, Oscar Clavarino, Sam Alabakis, Luke Dunstan, Paul Hunter, Jack Lonie
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Predictionย
The Saints just don't look like they have the makings of a finals team. Though their skipper will try his best and the Saints' young brigade will undoubtedly improve throughout the year, on paper the team doesn't seem to have enough established talent to win enough games.
While a second straight year out of finals will be a hard sell to fans and players alike, especially as that premiership window the club thought they had ajar begins to close, there are always young names to be excited about.
With King still in the very early beginnings of his career and plenty of new draftees ready to prove their worth, the Saints may have to accept early on that this, like so many of seasons past, will be a year of development, not contention.
Predicted position: 12th
