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[Mat Mann]

Saints' 2024 AFLW fixture revealed​

St Kilda’s 2024 AFLW season will officially launch on Saturday 31 August, with the fixture for the national women’s competition released today.
A date with the Gold Coast Suns at People First Stadium will kick off the Saints’ 2024 campaign, which features a compressed fixture of 11 games in 10 weeks as ‘Mid-Week Footy’ is introduced, seeing St Kilda play twice in Round 7.
VIEW THE FULL FIXTURE HERE
Nick Dal Santo

Nick Dal Santo

Age

40

Ht

185cm

Wt

85kg

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Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.9

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.6

5star

CL

4.0

5star

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D

13.2

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

’s Saints will play five home games at RSEA Park, including a clash with Fremantle on the AFL Grand Final public holiday on Friday 27 September. They will also host one game at Kinetic Stadium in Frankston.
https://saintsmembership.com.au/packages/aflw
The season will see the Saints play interstate three times, including two games in South Australia (Round 6 and 8), as they strive for a maiden finals berth in their sixth AFLW season.
Executive General Manager of AFLW Tessie McManus said she was pleased with the fixture as St Kilda prepares to be an ‘anywhere, anytime’ team.
“We love playing at home in front of our fans at RSEA Park, we think it’s among one of the best game day experiences in the competition,” McManus said.
“However, we’re excited by the challenges travel and away games bring. We know the competition will be harder than ever before, but we’ll be looking to embrace every week as an opportunity to improve.”
Fixture highlights include Pride Round in Round 7, which includes home games against GWS Giants (Kinetic Stadium, Frankston) and Melbourne (RSEA Park), and Indigenous Round in Round 9 and 10.
The Saints’ AFLW players will officially commence pre-season training at RSEA Park on Monday, aiming to build on the momentum created last season with six wins from their past seven matches.
ST KILDA'S 2024 AFLW FIXTURE

ROUND	OPPONENT	VENUE	LOCAL TIME & DATE	BROADCAST
1	Gold Coast Suns	People First Stadium	5:05pm, Sat Aug 31	Fox Footy
2	Sydney	RSEA Park	3:05pm, Sun Sep 8	Fox Footy
3	Essendon	Windy Hill	3:05pm, Sun Sep 15	Seven
4	Hawthorn	RSEA Park	2:05pm, Sat Sep 21	Fox Footy
5	Fremantle	RSEA Park	4:05pm, Fri Sep 27	Seven
6	Adelaide	Norwood Oval	7:15pm, Fri Oct 4	Seven
7a	GWS Giants	Kinetic Stadium	7:15pm, Tues Oct 8	Fox
7b	Melbourne	RSEA Park	3:05pm, Sun Oct 13	Seven
8	Port Adelaide	Alberton Oval	7:15pm, Fri Oct 18	Seven
9	Western Bulldogs	Mars Stadium	1:05pm, Sun Oct 27	Seven
10	Brisbane	RSEA Park	Thu Oct 31 - Sun Nov 3	TBC

We head int season 9 with 4 new additions
Pick 10 : Kiera Whiley is one of the most consistent and dependable on-ballers of this year’s draft class
pick 47: Charlotte Simpson is the clubs 3rd Father daughter selection after winning Geelongs VFLW's B&F and earning VFLW team of the year
Paige Trudgeon and Rene Caris joined the club in the trade period

 

[The Jack]

Really tough Draw. Play 6 of last years top 8 including the premiers who finished 4th after the regular season and the teams that finished 1st and 2nd. Not really sure how that can happen. We will be well and truly behind the 8 ball. Haven't checked, because I couldn't be bothered, but I wonder how it stacks up to the draws of the 8 teams that actually played finals last year. Royally screwed as per. If we make finals it will be a herculean effort.

 

[Mat Mann]

play 6 of the top 8
interstate for game 1 for 3rd year running

Sydney kissed on the balls as usual.

up against it before pre-season even starts......

 

[Mat Mann]

Terrible for Beth, suffering her 3rd ACL
finished 2023 as full back in the last 4 games

 

[Mat Mann]

Great to see Mason spreading his mentoring skills to the Girls as well

 

[Munga]

 

[Mat Mann]

a bit ridiculous when no interstate team leaves their state and all Melb clubs have to travel

 

[Imtellingya]

We get little or no coverage in the media and little or no features on our players. It is though we don’t exist. The media well and truely have their favourites.

 

[Imtellingya]

Scratch match v North this Sat at 12pm at RSEA
Park.

 

[Mat Mann]

been sick so didn't get to put this up earlier

after a slow start, the Saints girls from 1/4 onwards controlled the game
Wardlaw was dominant with 4, We were able to open up the Eagles and move the ball swiftly from end to end. We had some great ball movement. Grace Kelly also outstanding. Patriokios went down early with a foot injury is the only injury concearn.

Still concerned about our general ball use and skills, but early days yet

 

[Mat Mann]

Injury-hit Saints stand tall in big win over Eagles

St Kilda records a commanding 32-point victory over West Coast in its final AFLW practice match.

www.saints.com.au

 

[The Jack]

Any news on Patrikios's foot?

 

[Mat Mann]

Any news on Patrikios's foot?

 

[Mat Mann]

 

[Mat Mann]

 

[Mat Mann]

ROUND 1 Team

Team Selection: Trio to debut against Suns, mid returns from injury layoff

The team for Round 1 is in! A trio of debutants and a returning midfielder are among the big ins for Saturday's clash against Gold Coast.

www.saints.com.au

 

[Mat Mann]

in other shit news,

two-time Best & Fairest Georgia Patrikios will miss at least the next eight weeks with a foot injury.

Going to make the season alot harder, that's minimum and the season is only 10 weeks long

 

[Munga]

in other shit news,

two-time Best & Fairest Georgia Patrikios will miss at least the next eight weeks with a foot injury.

Going to make the season alot harder, that's minimum and the season is only 10 weeks long

FFS. Might miss the entire season.

 

[Saints2001]

Bloody hell just heard re: Patrikios...sigh that's absolutely shocking.

 

[Imtellingya]

Bloody hell just heard re: Patrikios...sigh that's absolutely shocking.

Probably our best player, on potential at least, but now looks like missing her third season. Did her ACL, sat out as a Covid vax objector and now this. A rotten run of luck.

 

[Munga]

We're putting the foot down. Great start.

 

[marcus1232]

Great start by the girls

 

[Munga]

Vesely has racked up 50 fantasy points in the first quarter, been everywhere. Molly and Wardlaw also everywhere. We're running hard and playing hard.

 

[Mat Mann]

Great start. 0.1to 4.1. 24 point lead. Vessels. Killing them. Wardlaw dominate up front

 

[Ekomaira]

started well indeed!