With one of the biggest off-contract lists remaining in 2024, coupled with the club's position between contention and rebuilding, St Kilda loom as a big watch this off-season.
Midway through their second season under Ross Lyon, the Saints will fall short of successive finals finishes after a surprising top eight return last year.
With over 20 players still unsigned for next year, including a gun defender potentially on the way out, the Saints have plenty of list calls to make over the coming months and will likely attack the draft once again.
But the need for experienced talent is sure to be considered, and there could be several options for Stephen Silvagni and his team to chase this trade and free agency season.
So who could the Saints target? We've named five players potentially of interest for the Moorabbin club...
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3. Harry Edwards
The third key defensive option for the Saints to consider. And while Edwards isn't a name to leap off the page, he could be the best of the lot.
The West Coast backman has often been a few spots back in the pecking order at West Coast given the reign of premiership duo Tom Barrass and Jeremy McGovern, while youngster Rhett Bazzo is seen as a hopeful stalwart for the future.
Edwards, who has played just five games in 2024, has shown more than enough to be AFL standard and a worthy rearguard piece for any side, and may take over from McGovern in the coming years - or from Barrass should his ties to Victorian interest persist and reach something fruitful.
At 200cm tall, Edwards has the height and build to match many of the new-age key forwards across the competition, and what Eagles fans have seen in short time has offered plenty of positives.
