Unpluggered

Darren, Aaron and Phil discuss the immensely frustrating loss to Melbourne, and the inevitable fallout that followed.

Michael Gardiner went from a #1 Draft Pick at West Coast to an All Australian ruckman to a pariah in Perth. It took a career-saving trade to St Kilda to repair his reputation - and gave the Saints a classy ruck-forward option during the AFL Grand Final years of 2009-2010.

He joins us to talk about his rollercoaster career, and life outside footy, which now includes real estate and owning a Group 1 Blue Diamond winning racehorse called Streisand!

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!

New faces, same old Saints. Once again, we were our own worst enemy - on the right track, but just couldn't get it done.

Despite a heap of new faces - and a record crowd at the MCG - wasted opportunities was the key takeaway from Opening Round despite a +23 inside 50 differential over Collingwood.

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Where are the Saints at? Where are they going? Plenty of questions and hopefully a few answers on this one as we look ahead to the St Kilda Football Club's massive clash against Collingwood in Opening Round of the 2026 AFL Season.

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!

Co-captains, dual rucks & match sim.

The St Kilda Football Club announced its 2026 leadership group this week with Callum Wilkie and Jack Sinclair named co-captains. We react to this news and plenty more, while watching the Saints play live in a practice match against the Gold Coast Suns.

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!

A special preseason update as the boys are joined by new St Kilda FC recruit, Sam Flanders, to chat about his opportunity in the Saints midfield, working with Ross Lyon and the coaching group, and a few of the standout stars of the club's preseason campaign.

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!

We're back! In our first episode of 2026 we take a look at some of the burning questions ahead of the season.

1. What does genuine progress look like?
2. Who are we emotionally investing in this season?
3. Are we building for success or just trying to stay competitive?

And plenty more. We'll also have a proper season preview coming up to really get stuck in to the details!

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!

Dan Sultan is a multiple ARIA Award winning musician and songwriter and an avid Saints fan who has performed at such club events as Best & Fairest evenings and the 150th anniversary match at the MCG in 2023.

We spoke about his footy fandom journey after the St Kilda Football Club's incredible Nasiah-inspired comeback win over the Demons.

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!

An exceptional contest to close out the St Kilda Football Club's 2025 AFL Season, but it's still over without an AFL Finals appearance.

How did we get here? What does it all mean? We take a look back at the Saints of 2025 with our: 2025 MVP, Jason Blake Award, Player Ratings, Best / Worst Games, Favourite Moments and much more.

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!

It's done! He signed the thing! He's staying!

It's been the biggest story in the AFL for months, and now it's confirmed: Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera - potentially the best player in the competition - is staying at St Kilda.

We take a look at how this all played out, plus a grinding win over the Bombers, and the AFLW begins.

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Thanks as always to the great Lloyd Spiegel for the use of his "OWTS" as our intro track!