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2022 St Kilda Football Club season
The 2022 St Kilda Football Club season was the 124th competing in the VFL/AFL and 138th in the club's history. Coached by Brett Ratten and captained by Jack Steele, they competed in the AFL's 2022 Premiership Season.
| 2022 season |
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| Andrew Bassat |
| Brett Ratten |
| Jack Steele |
| Marvel StadiumCazalys Stadium |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}1–0–0 |
| 10th |
| DNQ |
| Max King (52) |
| 40,129 (18 March vs Collingwood, Round 1) |
| 6,645 (30 April vs Port Adelaide, Round 7) |
| 25,386 |
| 60,172 |
The 2022 St Kilda Football Club season was the 124th competing in the VFL/AFL and 138th in the club's history. Coached by Brett Ratten and captained by Jack Steele, they competed in the AFL's 2022 Premiership Season.
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Three retirees were announced in the days following St Kilda's final game of 2021, while Dylan Roberton had announced his retirement in January. While the Saints' lost 612 games of experience, combined the retirees only managed 10 games in 2021.
| Player | Reason | Career games | Career goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Alabakis | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Carlisle | Retired | 151 (66 St Kilda, 85 Essendon) | 62 |
| Oscar Clavarino | Delisted | 5 | 0 |
| Luke Dunstan | Free Agency | 116 | 46 |
| James Frawley | Retired | 241 (2 St Kilda, 100 Melbourne, 139 Hawthorn) | 24 |
| Paul Hunter | Delisted | 7 | 2 |
| Jack Lonie | Delisted | 87 | 73 |
| Shaun McKernan | Retired | 91 (4 St Kilda, 53 Essendon, 34 Adelaide) | 74 |
| Dylan Roberton | Retired | 129 (92 St Kilda, 37 Fremantle) | 20 |
| Clubs involved | Trade | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MelbourneWestern BulldogsAdelaideSt Kilda | to Melbourne |
pick #17 (from Western Bulldogs) pick #37 (from Adelaide) pick #49 (from St Kilda)
to Western Bulldogs
pick #23 (from Adelaide) pick #44 (from Adelaide) pick #45 (from Melbourne) | to Adelaide
pick #33 (from Melbourne) pick #75 (from Western Bulldogs) 2022 first round pick (Melbourne)
to St Kilda
pick #62 (from Adelaide) pick #66 (from Adelaide) 2022 fourth round pick (Adelaide) | |
Former North Melbourne and Western Bulldogs ruckman Tom Campbell joined the Saints as a delisted free agent on 5 November 2021.
| Round | Pick | Player | Recruited from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Glenelg | SANFL | |
| 2 | 33 | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Next Generation Academy selection (Japanese descent), matched bid by Sydney |
| 3 | 47 | Sandringham Dragons | NAB League | Next Generation Academy selection (Indigenous), matched bid by Geelong |
| 51 | Glenelg | SANFL | ←Melbourne (draft)←Western Bulldogs (2020) |
| Name | Origin | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Dragons (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) | ||
| Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League) | Next Generation Academy selection (indigenous) |
| Name | Recruited from | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville-West Torrens | SANFL | ||
| Port Adelaide | AFL |
A practice match against Carlton at Princes Park was confirmed on 7 February 2022 to be played a fortnight later in preparation for the home and away season.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 |
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| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | ||
| Practice | Thursday 24 February, 10.00am | Carlton | 9.13 (67) | 8.12 (60) | Lost by 7 points | Princes Park (A) | TBA |
| 1 | Saturday 5 March, 7.10pm | Essendon | 9.17 (71) | 12.10 (82) | Won by 11 points | Marvel Stadium (A) | 9,075 |
The fixture for the 2022 season was released on 9 December 2021, with only the first nine rounds released with dates and times for each match. The remainder of the fixture from round 10 was left as a floating fixture so as to prioritize the best matches for each round in prime-time slots, and dates were released progressively through the year.
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| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | ||
| 1 | Friday 18 March, 7.50pm | Collingwood | 12.13 (85) | 15.12 (102) | Lost by 17 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 40,129 | 12th |
| 2 | Sunday 27 March, 3.20pm | Fremantle | 8.7 (55) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 10 points | Perth Stadium (A) | 25,284 | 11th |
| 3 | Sunday 3 April, 3.20pm | Richmond | 18.9 (117) | 13.6 (84) | Won by 33 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 31,933 | 9th |
| 4 | Sunday, 10 April, 3.20pm | Hawthorn | 10.13 (73) | 22.10 (142) | Won by 69 points | MCG (A) | 30,926 | 4th |
| 5 | Saturday, 16 April, 1.45pm | Gold Coast | 13.9 (87) | 9.7 (61) | Won by 26 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 18,724 | 4th |
| 6 | Friday, 22 April, 7.50pm | Greater Western Sydney | 8.12 (60) | 10.17 (77) | Won by 17 points | Manuka Oval (A) | 14,548 | 5th |
| 7 | Saturday 30 April, 7.25pm | Port Adelaide | 4.18 (42) | 5.13 (43) | Lost by 1 point | Cazalys Stadium (H) | 6,645 | 4th |
| 8 | Sunday 8 May, 1.10pm | Melbourne | 14.9 (93) | 8.7 (55) | Lost by 38 points | MCG (A) | 35,767 | 7th |
| 9 | Saturday 14 May, 4.35pm | Geelong | 13.12 (90) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 10 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 32,517 | 6th |
| 10 | Saturday 21 May, 7.00pm | Adelaide | 9.15 (69) | 14.6 (90) | Won by 21 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 28,783 | 5th |
| 11 | Sunday 29 May, 1.10pm | North Melbourne | 16.7 (103) | 7.8 (50) | Won by 53 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 23,464 | 4th |
| 12 | Bye Round | 5th | ||||||
| 13 | Saturday 11 June, 7.25pm | Brisbane Lions | 10.18 (78) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 21 points | Gabba (A) | 26,610 | 6th |
| 14 | Friday 17 June, 7.50pm | Essendon | 11.6 (72) | 15.17 (107) | Lost by 35 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 33,274 | 8th |
| 15 | Saturday 25 June, 7.25pm | Sydney | 12.11 (83) | 4.8 (32) | Lost by 51 points | SCG (A) | 31,513 | 10th |
| 16 | Friday 1 July, 7.25pm | Carlton | 10.18 (78) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 15 points | Docklands Stadium (A) | 43,194 | 9th |
| 17 | Saturday 9 July, 7.25pm | Fremantle | 10.10 (70) | 17.9 (111) | Lost by 41 | Docklands Stadium (H) | 21,652 | 9th |
| 18 | Friday 15 July, 7.50pm | Western Bulldogs | 13.6 (84) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 28 | Docklands Stadium (A) | 25,981 | 10th |
| 19 | Sunday, 24 July, 4.40pm | West Coast | 10.2 (62) | 14.6 (90) | Won by 28 points | Perth Stadium (A) | 35,665 | 9th |
| 20 | Saturday, 30 July, 4:35pm | Hawthorn | 10.15 (75) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 12 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 25,348 | 8th |
| 21 | Saturday, 6 August, 7:25pm | Geelong | 17.8 (110) | 10.5 (65) | Lost by 45 points | Kardinia Park (A) | 20,583 | 9th |
| 22 | Friday, 12 August, 7:50pm | Brisbane Lions | 9.12 (66) | 12.9 (81) | Lost by 15 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 22,211 | 10th |
| 23 | Sunday, 21 August, 4:40pm | Sydney | 11.8 (74) | 13.10 (88) | Lost by 14 points | Docklands Stadium (H) | 23,344 | 10th |
The playing squad and coaching staff of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2022 AFL season as of 8 August 2022.
| Senior list | Rookie list | Coaching staff | ||||||
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| 1 Nick Coffield | ||||||||
| 3 Zak Jones | ||||||||
| 4 Jade Gresham | ||||||||
| 5 Brad Crouch | ||||||||
| 6 Sebastian Ross | ||||||||
| 7 Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera | ||||||||
| 8 Bradley Hill | ||||||||
| 9 Jack Steele (c) | ||||||||
| 10 Dan Hannebery | ||||||||
| 11 Hunter Clark | ||||||||
| 12 Max King | ||||||||
| 13 Ryan Byrnes | ||||||||
| 14 Jarryn Geary | ||||||||
| 15 Jack Billings | ||||||||
| 16 Dan Butler | ||||||||
| 17 Marcus Windhager | ||||||||
| 18 Paddy Ryder | ||||||||
| 19 Rowan Marshall | ||||||||
| 20 Dougal Howard (vc) | ||||||||
| 21 Ben Long | 22 Jack Higgins | |||||||
| 23 Jack Bytel | ||||||||
| 24 Mitchito Owens | ||||||||
| 25 Dean Kent | ||||||||
| 26 Josh Battle | ||||||||
| 27 Oscar Adams | ||||||||
| 28 Tim Membrey (vc) | ||||||||
| 29 Jimmy Webster | ||||||||
| 30 Matthew McLeod-Allison | ||||||||
| 33 Ben Paton | ||||||||
| 34 Tom Highmore | ||||||||
| 35 Jack Sinclair | ||||||||
| 36 Daniel McKenzie | ||||||||
| 37 Leo Connolly | ||||||||
| 38 Tom Campbell | ||||||||
| 44 Callum Wilkie (vc) | 31 Jarrod Lienert | |||||||
| 32 Mason Wood | ||||||||
| 39 Darragh Joyce | ||||||||
| 42 Max Heath | ||||||||
| 43 Cooper Sharman | ||||||||
| 45 Jack Peris (B) | ||||||||
| 46 Josiah Kyle (B) (ret.) | ||||||||
| 47 Jack Hayes | Head coach |
Brett Ratten Assistant coaches
Brendon Lade (forwards) Corey Enright (defence) Ben McGlynn (midfield) Jake Batchelor (VFL coach/development) Jarryd Roughead (football operations assistant) Ben Jacobs (development) Damian Carroll (head of development & learning)
Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie italics - Inactive player list Long-term injury (ret.) Retired
Updated: 22 February 2026Source(s): |
Team selection of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2022 AFL season as of 29 May 2022.
Legend: x - selected; m - selected as the medical substitute; e - selected as an emergency; i - unavailable due to injury; s - unavailable due to suspension; p- unavailable due to personal leave; c- unavailable due to Health and Safety Protocols (COVID-19); blank - available but did not play
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- Listing of St Kilda games in 2022
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