2023 St Kilda Football Club season

St Kilda Football Club

2023 season
President	Andrew Bassat
Coach	Ross Lyon
Captain(s)	Jack Steele
Home ground	Marvel Stadium
Pre-season	1–0–1
Home and away season	6th
Finals series	Elimination-finalist (Lost 11.11 (77) to 15.11 (101) vs Greater Western Sydney, 2nd Elimination Final)
Leading goalkicker	Jack Higgins (36 goals)
Highest home attendance	69,255 (1 April vs Essendon, Round 3)
Lowest home attendance	18,279 (23 July vs North Melbourne, Round 19)
Average home attendance	33,045
Club membership	60,239
← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 St Kilda Football Club season is the 125th competing in the VFL/AFL and 139th in the club's history. Coached by Ross Lyon and captained by Jack Steele, they are competing in the AFL's 2023 Premiership Season.[1] The season also celebrated the club's 150th anniversary since their establishment in 1873.[2]

Background

Squad information

Playing and coaching staff list

The playing squad and coaching staff of the St Kilda Football Club for the 2023 AFL season.[3]

Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
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 Mitch Owens 11 Hunter Clark 12 Max King 13 Ryan Byrnes 15 Jack Billings 16 Dan Butler 17 Marcus Windhager 19 Rowan Marshall 20 Dougal Howard (vc) 21 Zaine Cordy		22 Jack Higgins 23 Jack Bytel 25 Mattaes Phillipou 26 Josh Battle 27 Oscar Adams 28 Tim Membrey (vc) 29 Jimmy Webster 30 Matthew Allison 31 James Van Es 33 Ben Paton 34 Tom Highmore 35 Jack Sinclair 36 Daniel McKenzie 37 Leo Connolly 38 Tom Campbell 39 Olli Hotton 40 Isaac Keeler 44 Callum Wilkie (vc)				14 Liam Stocker 18 Jack Hayes 32 Mason Wood 41 Angus McLennan (B) 42 Max Heath 43 Cooper Sharman 45 Jack Peris (B) 47 Anthony Caminiti		Head coach Ross Lyon Assistant coaches Corey Enright (defence) Lenny Hayes (midfield) Robert Harvey (forwards) Damian Carroll (head of development & learning) Jake Batchelor (VFL coach/development) Brendon Goddard (development coach) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie italics - Inactive player list Updated: 22 October 2024 Source(s): [4][5]

Squad changes

Retirements and delistings

Main article: 2022 AFL draft § List changes

Player	Method	Career games	Career goals	Ref.
Jarryn Geary	Retired	207	34	[6]
Dan Hannebery	Retired	208 (Sydney), 18 (St Kilda)	100	[7]
Darragh Joyce	Delisted	13	0	[8]
Dean Kent	Retired	100 (37 St Kilda, 63 Melbourne)	91	[9]
Josiah Kyle	Retired	0	0	[10]
Jarrod Lienert	Delisted	34 (St Kilda 11, Port Adelaide 23)	1	[11]

Trade period

Main article: 2022 AFL draft § Trades

Clubs involved	Trade		Ref
Gold Coast St Kilda	to Gold Coast (from St Kilda) Ben Long 2023 fourth round pick (St Kilda)	to St Kilda (from Gold Coast) pick #32	[12]

Free agency

2022 AFL free agency period signings

Player	Free agent type	Recruited from	Compensation	Ref
Zaine Cordy	Unrestricted	Western Bulldogs	None ^[a]	[13]

National Draft

Main article: 2022 AFL draft § 2022 national draft

Round	Pick	Player	Recruited from		Notes
			Club	League
1	10	Mattaes Phillipou	Woodville-West Torrens	SANFL
2	31	James Van Es	Greater Western Victoria Rebels	NAB League
	35	Olli Hotton	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	←Gold Coast←Fremantle (2021)
3	44	Isaac Keeler	North Adelaide	SANFL

Category B rookie selections

Main article: 2022 AFL draft § Category B rookie selections

Player	Recruited from		Notes
	Club	League
Angus McLennan	Sandringham Dragons	NAB League	Next Generation Academy selection (Born in Egypt)	[14]

Pre-season supplemental selection period

Main article: 2022 AFL draft § Pre-season supplemental selection period

Player	Recruited from		Notes
	Club	League
Liam Stocker	Carlton	AFL		[15]
Anthony Caminiti	Northern Knights	NAB League		[16]

Coaching staff changes

Position	New	Replaced	Ref.
Coach	Ross Lyon	Brett Ratten	[17]
Assistant Coach (Forwards)	Robert Harvey	Brendon Lade	[18]
Assistant Coach (Midfield)	Lenny Hayes	Ben McGlynn	[19]
Development Coach	Brendon Goddard	Nil	[20]
Executive General Manager of Football	Geoff Walsh	Nil	[21]
	David Misson	Geoff Walsh	[22]

Pre-season

Main article: 2023 AFL pre-season results

24 February 2023 16:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	St Kilda	46–105	Melbourne	RSEA Park, Melbourne
	2.1 (13) 2.3 (15) 5.8 (38) 6.10 (46)	Report	3.3 (21) 8.6 (54) 10.7 (67) 16.9 (105)	Attendance: ≈5,000[23]
		Goals
	Phillipou 2, Byrnes, Cordy, Steele, Windhager		Petracca 3, Pickett 3, Brown 2, Gawn 2, Chandler, Grundy, Hunter, McDonald, Neal-Bullen, Rivers

3 March 2023 16:10 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	St Kilda	67–32	Essendon	RSEA Park, Melbourne
	0.2 (2) 6.2 (38) 9.2 (56) 10.7 (67)	Report	1.6 (12) 1.7 (13) 2.13 (25) 3.14 (32)	Attendance: ≈8,000[24] Umpires: Curtis Deboy, Daniel Johanson, Nathan Toner, Jordan Fry
		Goals
	Owens 3, Higgins 3, Butler, Marshall, Phillipou, Wood		Davey Jnr, Durham, Wright
		Bests
	Crouch, Owens, Marshall, Wood, Wanganeen-Milera		Ridley, McGrath, Setterfield, Merrett, Davey Jnr

Premiership season

Main article: 2023 AFL season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Collingwood (P)	23	18	5	0	2142	1687	127.0	72	Finals series
2	Brisbane Lions	23	17	6	0	2180	1771	123.1	68
3	Port Adelaide	23	17	6	0	2149	1906	112.7	68
4	Melbourne	23	16	7	0	2079	1660	125.2	64
5	Carlton	23	13	9	1	1922	1697	113.3	54
6	St Kilda	23	13	10	0	1775	1647	107.8	52
7	Greater Western Sydney	23	13	10	0	2018	1885	107.1	52
8	Sydney	23	12	10	1	2050	1863	110.0	50
9	Western Bulldogs	23	12	11	0	1919	1766	108.7	48
10	Adelaide	23	11	12	0	2193	1877	116.8	44
11	Essendon	23	11	12	0	1838	2050	89.7	44
12	Geelong	23	10	12	1	2088	1855	112.6	42
13	Richmond	23	10	12	1	1856	1983	93.6	42
14	Fremantle	23	10	13	0	1835	1898	96.7	40
15	Gold Coast	23	9	14	0	1839	2006	91.7	36
16	Hawthorn	23	7	16	0	1686	2101	80.2	28
17	North Melbourne	23	3	20	0	1657	2318	71.5	12
18	West Coast	23	3	20	0	1418	2674	53.0	12

Source: afl.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for
(P) Premiers

Result by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
Ground	H	A	H	H	N	A	H	A	A	A	H	–	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	B	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L
Position	5	2	1	1	1	1	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	7	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 21 August 2023. Source: Australian Football League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Main article: 2023 AFL season § Home and away season

1 19 March 2023 16:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	St Kilda	67–52	Fremantle	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.3 (21) 5.4 (34) 6.6 (42) 10.7 (67)	Report	2.1 (13) 5.4 (34) 7.6 (48) 7.10 (52)	Attendance: 23,429 Umpires: Daniel Johanson, Curtis Deboy, Nathan Toner, Simon Meredith
		Goals
	Gresham 2, Owens 2, Wood 2, Bytel, Cordy, Higgins, Phillipou		Schultz 2, Aish, Frederick, Switkowski, Taberner, Treacy
		Bests
	Sinclair, Crouch, Steele, Wilkie, Wood, Byrnes		Cox, Young, Ryan, Clark, Henry, Schultz

2 25 March 2023 19:25 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Western Bulldogs	41–92	St Kilda	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	0.1 (1) 4.5 (29) 5.8 (38) 5.11 (41)	Report	4.1 (25) 5.4 (34) 11.5 (71) 14.8 (92)	Attendance: 33,294 Umpires: Matt Stevic, Nick Foot, John Howorth, Jamie Broadbent
		Goals
	Naughton 2, Garcia, English, Baker		Phillipou 3, Owens 3, Gresham 2, Cordy 2, Caminiti 2, Wood, Steele
		Bests
	English, Smith, Crozier, Liberatore, Bontempelli		Steele, Sinclair, Owens, Crouch, Marshall, Wood, Phillipou

3 1 April 2023 19:25 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	St Kilda	92–74	Essendon	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
	5.4 (34) 7.5 (47) 9.7 (61) 14.8 (92)	Report	1.1 (7) 4.5 (29) 6.6 (42) 11.8 (74)	Attendance: 69,255 Umpires: John Howorth, Eleni Tee, Jamie Broadbent, Matt Stevic
		Goals
	Higgins 4, Butler 4, Wood, Owens, Caminiti, Gresham, Windhager, Hill		Perkins 2, Caldwell 2, Shiel 2, Langford, Stringer, Menzie, Martin, Parish
		Bests
	Wood, Wilkie, Marshall, Ross, Crouch, Higgins		Kelly, Ridley, Parish, Merrett, Shiel, Martin

4 8 April 2023 19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	113–60	Gold Coast	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.2 (20) 8.6 (54) 13.10 (88) 17.11 (113)	Report	3.4 (22) 4.8 (32) 5.11 (41) 8.12 (60)	Attendance: 21,049 Umpires: Nicholas Brown, Mathew Nicholls, Jamie Broadbent, Cameron Dore
		Goals
	Higgins 5, Hill 2, Caminiti 2, Owens 2, Windhager, Sinclair, Ross, Phillipou, Cordy, Butler		Rosas, King, Jeffrey, Casboult, Anderson, Ainsworth, Sexton, Holman
		Bests
	Owens, Hill, Higgins, Sinclair, Marshall, Wilkie, Crouch		Anderson, Miller, Powell, Collins, Ainsworth

5 16 April 2023 19:25 ACST (UTC+09:30)	Collingwood	70–64	St Kilda	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	2.2 (14) 4.4 (28) 6.10 (46) 10.10 (70)	Report	2.2 (14) 4.3 (27) 6.4 (40) 9.10 (64)	Attendance: 43,796 Umpires: Leigh Fisher, Jamie Broadbent, Robert Findlay, Brent Wallace
		Goals
	Hill 3, Mihocek 2, McCreery, Mitchell, Ginnivan, Johnson, Elliott		Caminiti 2, Higgins 2, Crouch 2, Phillipou, Clark, Byrnes
		Bests
	N.Daicos, Moore, Hill, J.Daicos, Maynard, Mitchell		Wilkie, Crouch, Battle, Sinclair, Marshall, Wood, Ross

6 23 April 2023 15:20 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Carlton	60–82	St Kilda	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.4 (22) 6.7 (43) 7.10 (52) 8.12 (60)	Report	3.2 (20) 6.3 (39) 11.7 (73) 12.10 (82)	Attendance: 45,770 Umpires: Alex Whetton, Simon Meredith, Nathan Williamson, Nathan Toner
		Goals
	C.Curnow 3, Silvagni 2, McKay, Durdin, Cerra		Butler 3, Owens 2, Wood, Membrey, Marshall, Higgins, Gresham, Cordy, Clark
		Bests
	Cripps, McKay, Newman, Cerra, Walsh, C.Curnow		Gresham, Sinclair, Butler, Owens, Marshall, Wood

7 28 April 2023 19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	76–83	Port Adelaide	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	5.2 (32) 5.6 (36) 8.8 (56) 11.10 (76)	Report	2.2 (14) 6.7 (43) 9.10 (64) 12.11 (83)	Attendance: 25,845 Umpires: Daniel Johanson, Matt Stevic, Brendan Hosking, Brent Wallace
		Goals
	Owens 2, Gresham 2, Higgins, Cordy, Membrey, Wood, Butler, Steele, Clark		Rioli 2, Powell-Pepper 2, Dixon 2, Finlayson 2, Duursma, Boak, Houston, McEntee
		Bests
	Steele, Sinclair, Marshall, Wanganeen-Milera, Wilkie		Horne-Francis, Boak, Butters, Houston, Powell-Pepper

8 7 May 2023 16:40 AEST (UTC+10:00)	North Melbourne	34–64	St Kilda	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	0.4 (4) 0.7 (7) 3.7 (25) 4.10 (34)	Report	1.6 (12) 3.9 (27) 6.15 (51) 8.16 (64)	Attendance: 22,065 Umpires: Leigh Fisher, Jeff Dalgleish, Nicholas Brown, Nicholas McGinness
		Goals
	Larkey 3, Stephenson		Butler 2, Higgins 2, Sinclair, Sharman, Owens, Wood
		Bests
	Ziebell, McKay, Sheezel, Goldstein, Shiels		Wilkie, Steele, Clark, Owens, Marshall, Hill

9 14 May 2023 12:40 ACST (UTC+09:30)	Adelaide	121–69	St Kilda	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
	6.2 (38) 10.2 (62) 15.6 (96) 19.7 (121)	Report	1.1(7) 5.5 (35) 7.7 (49) 10.9 (69)	Attendance: 33,805 Umpires: Nick Foot, Matt Stevic, Robert O'Gorman, Andrew Heffernan
		Goals
	Walker 5, Rankine 2, Pedlar 2, Fogarty 2, Smith, Thilthorpe, Jones, Rachele, Soligo, Keays, Murphy, McHenry		Higgins 3, Caminiti 2, Wood 2, Butler, Byrnes, Membrey
		Bests
	Dawson, Smith, Walker, Milera, Soligo, Pedlar		Crouch, Marshall, Steele, Wood, Higgins, Clark

10 21 May 2023 16:40 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Greater Western Sydney	80–92	St Kilda	GIANTS Stadium, Sydney
	4.1 (25) 8.3 (51) 11.4 (70) 12.8 (80)	Report	3.3 (25) 8.3 (51) 11.7 (73) 13.14 (92)	Attendance: 7,508 Umpires: Leigh Haussen, Alex Whetton, Nicholas McGinness, James Strybos
		Goals
	Hogan 2, Greene 2, Daniels 2, O'Halloran, Kelly, Coniglio, Cadman, Briggs, Bedford		King 4, Higgins 3, Sinclair 2, Gresham 2, Butler 2
		Bests
	Coniglio, Green, Greene, Whitfield, Daniels, Hogan		Sinclair, Marshall, Wanganeen-Milera, Higgins, Wilkie, Gresham

11 27 May 2023 13:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	78–88	Hawthorn	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.2 (20) 5.4 (34) 11.4 (70) 12.6 (78)	Report	2.4 (16) 4.10 (34) 7.14 (56) 12.16 (88)	Attendance: 32,022 Umpires: John Howorth, Robert Findlay, Tom Bryce, Eleni Tee
		Goals
	King 4, Butler 2, Caminiti, Wood, Phillipou, Crouch, Byrnes, Sharman		Lewis 3, Breust 3, Moore, Koschitzke, Macdonald, Impey, Butler, Brockman
		Bests
	King, Crouch, Wanganeen-Milera, Wilkie		Sicily, Newcombe, Day, Lewis, Moore, Nash

Round 12 (Bye for St Kilda)

13 8 June 2023 19:20 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Sydney	66–80	St Kilda	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
	0.0 (0) 5.5 (35) 7.10 (52) 9.12 (66)	Report	1.1 (7) 4.2 (26) 7.4 (46) 12.8 (80)	Attendance: 30,123 Umpires: Mathew Nicholls, Jamie Broadbent, Craig Fleer, Andre Gianfagna
		Goals
	Franklin 2, Papley 2, Campbell, Clarke, Gulden, Lloyd, Wicks		King 3, Butler 2, Owens 2, Caminiti, Higgins, Phillipou, Sharman, Wanganeen-Milera
		Bests
	Florent, Rowbottom, Warner, Papley, Campbell		Sinclair, Marshall, Crouch, Wanganeen-Milera, Wilkie, Owens

14 17 June 2023 19:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Richmond	90–70	St Kilda	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
	6.4 (40) 10.7 (67) 11.10 (76) 13.12 (90)	Report	5.0 (30) 8.2 (50) 11.3 (69) 11.4 (70)	Attendance: 62,686 Umpires: Curtis Deboy, Hayden Gavine, Brendan Hosking, Ray Chamberlain
		Goals
	Bolton 3, Short 2, Miller 2, Cotchin 2, Vlastuin, McIntosh, Baker, Taranto		Butler 3, King 2, Higgins 2, Gresham, Caminiti, Byrnes, Battle
		Bests
	Vlastuin, Cotchin, Taranto, Balta, Short, Martin		Sinclair, Crouch, Butler, Hill, Wilkie, Marshall

15 23 June 2023 19:50 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	56–84	Brisbane Lions	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	1.0 (6) 2.3 (15) 6.5 (35) 8.8 (56)	Report	3.4 (22) 5.8 (38) 9.8 (62) 12.12 (84)	Attendance: 28,985 Umpires: Justin Power, Matthew Nicholls,Jamie Broadbent, Andre Gianfagna
		Goals
	Wanganeen-Milera, Sinclair, Hill, Higgins, Gresham, Caminiti, Byrnes, Butler		Hipwood 4, Daniher 2, Rayner, Dunkley, Coleman, Cameron, Berry, Bailey
		Bests
	Sinclair, Wood, Wanganeen-Milera, Battle, Hill, Higgins		Andrews, Hipwood, Neale, Dunkley, Berry, Rayner

16 2 July 2023 14:40 AWST (UTC+8:00)	West Coast	77–85	St Kilda	Optus Stadium, Perth
	4.1 (25) 9.2 (56) 12.2 (74) 12.5 (77)	Report	3.0 (18) 5.2 (32) 11.7 (73) 12.13 (85)	Attendance: 35,579 Umpires: Leigh Fisher, Hayden Gavine, Alan Whetton, Paul Rebeschini
		Goals
	Allen 2, Hewett 2, Maric 2, Cripps, Darling, Long, Petruccelle, B.Williams, J.Williams		Owens 4, Camaniti 2, Butler 2, King, Higgins, Gresham, Wood
		Bests
	Shuey, Barrass, Hurn, Duggan, Sheed, B Williams		Marshall, Crouch, Owens, Sinclair, Gresham, Steele

17 8 July 2023 19:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	58–79	Melbourne	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.5 (23) 4.7 (31) 6.8 (44) 8.10 (58)	Report	5.0 (30) 7.2 (44) 9.5 (59) 12.7 (79)	Attendance: 30,749 Umpires: Chris Donlin, Nick Foot, Andrew Stephens, Nathan Williamson
		Goals
	Owens 2, Gresham 2, Steele, Wood, Billings, Sharman		Petracca 4, Melksham 2, Sparrow 2, Neal-Bullen, Hunter, Brown, Langdon
		Bests
	Steele, Sinclair, Marshall, Wanganeen-Milera		Petracca, Langdon, Neal-Bullen, May, Sparrow, Viney

18 15 July 2023 14:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Gold Coast	77–51	St Kilda	Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
	3.2 (20) 5.6 (36) 9.7 (61) 11.11 (77)	Report	0.1 (1) 2.2 (14) 5.3 (33) 8.3 (51)	Attendance: 13,015 Umpires: Andrew Stephens, Andrew Heffernan, Peter Bailes, Andrew Adair
		Goals
	Lukosius 4, Atkins 2, Macpherson, Humphrey, Casboult, Anderson, Ainsworth		Sharman 3, Wood, Phillipou, Marshall, Gresham, Caminiti
		Bests
	Flanders, Powell, Anderson, Atkins, Lukosius, Witts, Holman		Windhager, Wanganeen-Milera, Sharman, Hill, Crouch

19 23 July 2023 16:40 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	69–61	North Melbourne	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.3 (21) 3.7 (25) 4.12 (36) 9.15 (69)	Report	2.0 (12) 6.1 (37) 8.4 (52) 9.7 (61)	Attendance: 18,279 Umpires: Hayden Gavine, Alex Whetton, Eleni Tee, Cameron Jones
		Goals
	Owens 2, Higgins 2, Marshall, Sharman, Sinclair, Caminiti, Steele		Thomas 3, Larkey 3, Xerri, Ford, Ziebell
		Bests
	Steele, Sinclair, Marshall, Windhager, Wilkie, Higgins		Davies-Uniacke, McKay, Sheezel, Thomas, Phillips, Tucker

20 30 July 2023 13:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Hawthorn	93–122	St Kilda	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.1 (19) 6.4 (40) 12.6 (78) 14.9 (93)	Report	9.2 (56) 11.3 (69) 14.5 (89) 19.8 (122)	Attendance: 22,769 Umpires: Chris Donlon, John Howorth, Martin Rodger, Matthew Young
		Goals
	Breust 6, Wingard 2, Lewis 2, Day 2, Ryan, Moore		Butler 4, Crouch 3, Sharman 2, Higgins 2, Caminiti 2, Wood, Wanganeen-Milera, Marshall, Gresham, Cordy, Clark
		Bests
	Breust, Day, Worpel, Newcombe, Wingard		Crouch, Butler, Steele, Wood, Sinclair, Wanganeen-Milera

21 6 August 2023 15:20 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	54–73	Carlton	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	3.1 (19) 7.2 (44) 8.3 (51) 8.6 (54)	Report	2.4 (16) 3.4 (22) 6.7 (43) 10.13 (73)	Attendance: 42,656 Umpires: Chris Donlon, Robert O'Gorman, Ray Chamberlain, Martin Rodger
		Goals
	King 2, Butler 2, Phillipou, Marshall, Higgins, Crouch		Motlop 2, Acres 2, Owies, Martin, Dow, De Koning, C.Curnow, Cuningham
		Bests
	Crouch, Wood, Wilkie, Clark, Battle, Marshall, Clark		Newman, Fisher, Acres, Cripps, Weitering, Docherty, Dow

22 13 August 2023 15:20 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	93–57	Richmond	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	5.0 (30) 10.2 (62) 13.6 (84) 14.9 (93)	Report	2.1 (13) 5.3 (33) 6.5 (41) 8.9 (57)	Attendance: 31,119 Umpires: John Howorth, Alex Whetton, Andre Gianfagna, Matthew Young
		Goals
	King 6, Gresham 3, Higgins, Marshall, Owens, Phillipou, Sharman		Baker 2, Bauer 2, Broad, Bolton, Riewoldt, Taranto
		Bests
	Sinclair, Ross, King, Steele, Marshall, Gresham, Wanganeen-Milera		Taranto, Short, Nankervis, Martin, Broad

23 19 August 2023 19:25 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	88–55	Geelong	Marvel Stadium, Melbourne
	4.3 (27) 6.8 (44) 9.14 (68) 12.16 (88)	Report	2.3 (15) 4.4 (28) 6.5 (41) 8.7 (55)	Attendance: 40,103 Umpires: Jamie Broadbent, Nathan Williamson, Craig Fleer, Jacob Mollison
		Goals
	King 3, Sharman 2, Higgins 2, Butler 2, Owens, Phillipou, Marshall		Hawkins 2, Z. Guthrie, Stengle, Duncan, Holmes, Tuohy, Atkins
		Bests
	Sinclair, Marshall, Crouch, King, Steele, Windhager		Stewart, Atkins, Z.Guthrie, Duncan

24 26 August 2023 16:35 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Brisbane Lions	72–60	St Kilda	The Gabba, Brisbane
	2.8 (20) 4.11 (35) 7.11 (53) 9.18 (72)	Report	3.1 (19) 3.3 (21) 7.5 (47) 9.6 (60)	Attendance: 31,689 Umpires: Justin Power, Robert O'Gorman, Brendan Hosking, Craig Fleer
		Goals
	Cameron 2, Daniher 2, Zorko, Rayner, McInerney, McCluggage, Fletcher		Membrey 3, Wood, Phillipou, Hayes, Gresham, Crouch, Butler
		Bests
	Neale, Zorko, Coleman, Daniher, McInerney, Wilmot		Wilkie, Marshall, Wood, Sinclair, Crouch, Membrey

Finals series

Main article: 2023 AFL finals series

Bracket

	Qualifying and elimination finals					Semi-finals						Preliminary finals					Grand final
	7 September – Melbourne
	1	Collingwood	9.6 (60)
	4	Melbourne	7.11 (53)			15 September – Melbourne
						Melbourne		9.17 (71)
	8 September – Melbourne					Carlton		11.7 (73)				22 September – Melbourne
	5	Carlton	11.8 (74)									Collingwood		8.10 (58)
	8	Sydney	9.14 (68)									Greater Western Sydney		8.9 (57)			30 September – Melbourne
																	Collingwood		12.18 (90)
	9 September – Melbourne											23 September – Brisbane					Brisbane Lions		13.8 (86)
	6	St Kilda	11.11 (77)									Brisbane Lions		11.13 (79)
	7	Greater Western Sydney	15.11 (101)			16 September – Adelaide						Carlton		9.9 (63)
						Port Adelaide		9.16 (70)
	9 September – Brisbane					Greater Western Sydney		13.15 (93)
	2	Brisbane Lions	19.9 (123)
	3	Port Adelaide	11.9 (75)

Matches

EF2 9 September 2023 15:20 AEST (UTC+10:00)	St Kilda	77–101	Greater Western Sydney	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
	2.3 (15) 6.6 (42) 9.8 (62) 11.11 (77)	Report	5.3 (33) 10.5 (65) 13.9 (87) 15.11 (101)	Attendance: 68,465 Umpires: Chris Donlon, Nick Foot, Brett Rosebury, Robert O'Gorman
		Goals
	King 3, Sharman 2, Hill 2, Higgins, Marshall, Owens, Wanganeen-Milera		Riccardi 3, Bedford 2, Brown 2, Hogan 2, Kelly 2, Callaghan, Greene, Daniels, Lloyd
		Bests
	Steele, Sharman, Marshall, Wanganeen-Milera, Hill		Green, Kelly, Whitfield, Ash, Briggs, Bedford, Idun

References

1. "Club Honours".
2. "Celebrating 150 years of Saints legends". 28 February 2023.
3. "Mens".
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6. "'His bravery is rivalled by few': Fearless Saint calls time on 16-year career". 14 July 2022.
7. "Saint to hang them up after farewell against old mates". 18 August 2022.
8. "Saints farewell Irish defender but other clubs sniffing around". 26 August 2022.
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12. "Ben Long joins the SUNS". GoldCoastFC.com.au. Telstra. 5 October 2022. The Gold Coast SUNS have acquired the services of 25-year-old Ben Long after a trade was secured with St Kilda today.
13. "Cordy a Saint for 2023". 4 October 2022. Premiership Bulldog Zaine Cordy has joined St Kilda as a free agent this morning.
14. "NGA recruit McLennan joins Saints as Category B Rookie". Saints.com.au. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
15. "Saints Stock up as ex-Blue becomes a Saint". saints.com.au. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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External links

• Official website
• Listing of St Kilda games in 2023