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Round 23 – St Kilda v Brisbane: Guiding Lights

St Kilda has missed the finals and Yvette Wroby is signing off for the year after the Saints Round 23 win. [A few more posts please Yvette -Ed]

Round 22 – Richmond v St. Kilda: Kalyekeh versus Kalyekeh

Yvette Wroby enjoyed watching the Saints defeat Richmond, a great day out almost ruined by Football and saved by a Red White and Black Pokemon.

Round 19 – North Melbourne v St Kilda: Dreaming

Though a tantalizing reward for her much-improved Saints, finals appear an unreachable goal for this season after the frustrating loss to the Kangaroos, writes Yvette Wroby,

Round 15 – Gold Coast v St Kilda: Checks and balances

Yvette Wroby sought out and found enough ups to balance out the downs of the Saints’ loss to the Suns.

Round 14 – St Kilda v Geelong: Connections and communities

Yvette Wroby happily discovers a couple of clusters that help make up the fabric quilt of Saints supporters. And shares in the general glee surrounding the massive upset of the Cats.

Heat and conversation

Yvette Wroby postulates that some clues to Eddie McGuire’s behaviour can be found in Eddie himself, long ago.

Round 12 – St Kilda v Carlton: And the sun shone on us

The Saints welcomed the spotlight created by the open roof, and both sun and son created a memorable day for Yvette Wroby.

Round 11 – Adelaide v St Kilda: “Could we start again please?”

Yvette Wroby celebrated two victories on Sunday at Etihad Stadium. Good thing, because the news from Adelaide was far from happy.

Round 10 – St Kilda v Fremantle: Geez boys, make me nervous much?

Freo made Saints supporter Yvette Wroby’s heart palpitate and in the end it was two wins on the trot for St Kilda, first time since early 2014.

Round 9 – St Kilda v Essendon: Welcoming visitors with a magnificent win

Guaranteeing an enjoyable weekend of footy for her American mates was foremost on Yvette Wroby’s to-do list. A Saints victory made it that much sweeter.

Round 8 – West Coast v St Kilda: We got shmushed.

In a game where little could be said about St Kilda in their loss to West Coast, Yvette Wroby manages to find a conversation.

Round 7 – St Kilda v North Melbourne: Different in so many ways, but not all

Her Saints are getting more buzz than victories, writes Yvette Wroby, so while they’re a pleasure to watch, the payoff seems yet to come.

Round 6 – Melbourne v St Kilda: An optimum state of being

Yvette Wroby found herself in a blissful state Saturday watching her Saints balance their yin and yang in a heavenly win over the Demons.

Round 5 – St Kilda v Greater Western Sydney: Words from our coach

The postgame comments of Saints coach Alan Richardson about the team’s lacklustre play came back to Yvette Wroby as she recalled an anything-but-lacklustre day at the footy.

Round 4 – Hawthorn v St Kilda: A win in my eyes

Though the Saints fell a few points short on Saturday, their fast, aggressive style not only challenged the Hawks to the end but put a big smile on devoted supporter Yvette Wroby.

Round 3 – St Kilda v Collingwood: Forty-nine years

A rough start to the week melted away into a glorious, emotional celebration not only of a Premiership, but of all things that make Saints supporters special, writes Yvette Wroby.

Round 2 – St Kilda v Western Bulldogs: We are where we are, and nowhere else

The Saints’ lacklustre loss to the Bulldogs was profoundly dispiriting, writes Yvette Wroby, but faith and hope are trickling back as this week’s celebration beckons.

Round 1 – Port Adelaide v St Kilda: And so it begins

With a buoyed state of mind and a large dose of anticipation and trepidation Yvette Wroby’s Saints lost the arm wrestle with Port.

In memory of Elfie

End-of-life conversations can be difficult. Yvette Wroby shares thoughts and words from a memorial speech she made for her recently departed mother, Elfie. [Our condolences Yvette – Ed].

Round 23 – West Coast Eagles v St Kilda: The Eagles fly off with the Saints in their talons

Yvette Wroby’s season-long journey following St Kilda winds up in Perth, where she discovers passionate Sainters are everywhere.