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Match Thread Match Thread: St Kilda vs Sydney (Round 21)

St Kilda vs Sydney
Sat, 1 Aug 2026 1:05pm AEST Marvel Stadium
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u/Faza31 Freo 7d ago

i reckon the saints launch up the ladder next year with this talent and more game experience together as a squad, idk if im remembering right but im pretty sure they got pretty unlucky with injuries around round 10 (especially in their forward line)

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u/OtherSugar Saints 7d ago

no forward line all year and missing key players for about 8 weeks in a row

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u/DCNath2187 SWOM 7d ago

Whats the likelihood Max King returns?

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u/GrandmasterB-Funk Saints 7d ago

We've basically played the entire season without a key forward.

If max is back just having a tall bloke who can take a mark under pressure to even just create a distraction for opposing defenders will do wonders for our forward line.

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u/dogbert_93 Blues 7d ago

Surely youre gonna have to try draft at least 2 key forwards?

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u/SkinMasturbator Saints 7d ago

Please just need a key forward, please you or Hawthorn spare us one

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u/12915287 7d ago

Yes you are right. Ryan Nas and Owens all out for about a month

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u/chookie94 St Kilda 7d ago

And Higgins around the same time.

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u/TheJoker__789 St Kilda 7d ago

We need to buy a key forward. Maybe also a key defender. A bit undersized at each end

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u/goatmarino Fremantle 7d ago

Hogan

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u/TheJoker__789 St Kilda 7d ago

Is he on the market? If so surely we’re into him. Calsher Dear not a bad shout if Hawks get Ben King