Round 16 – Collingwood v St. Kilda: Saints’ three quarter effort enough to take out crumbling Pies

Braham Dabscheck saw his Saints win somewhat of an arm wrestle with the Magpies, though St Kilda did enough over the past fortnight to convince him that they are back as finals beckon.

Round 12 – Sydney v St Kilda: If Only!

It wasn’t the barnstorming performance Jan Courtin expected, but she was left relieved and satisfied once the final siren confirmed a nail-biting win for her Swans over the luckless Saints.

Round 9 – St Kilda v Geelong: Old Dog observes

Old Dog’s eye is as sharp as ever as he looks over the two teams and their players from Friday night’s game.

Round 5 – St Kilda v Richmond: The Seven Steps to Writing Success

John Green applies his seven-point writing strategy to an 86 point Richmond victory, which he had to watch while out for dinner.

Round 3 – Essendon v St Kilda: Realising the importance of the balance in many fields

Yoshi tuned in, during the third quarter, to hear his Saints take on Essendon and was shocked to find the boys eight goals down! [Some insights into Covid in Japan too – Ed]

Round 3 – Essendon v St Kilda: Electrifying Essendon’s best win in years

Against the wall and against all odds, Caspar McLeod’s Bombers pulled a performance for the ages out against St Kilda.

Round 1 – GWS v St. Kilda: Saints prevail over Giants in a tight game in tough conditions.

Braham Dabscheck goes over the tight final moments of one of St Kilda’s greatest wins over the Giants in Western Sydney during torential rain.

Finals Week 2 – Richmond v St Kilda: Oh my god, they killed Kenny!

Tiger-loving Paddy Grindlay is picking up the vibe that his boys are the new bastards. [Astute Paddy – JTH]

Finals Week 2 – Richmond v St Kilda: Sad end to the Saints’ stellar season

Braham Dabscheck is disappointed to be bundled out of the finals but very happy with the Saints’ much-improved year. His boys had a red hot go all season.

Finals Week 2 – Richmond v St Kida: Bounding off the safety net

In the footy circus that is the AFL in 2020, John Green watched Richmond fall from the highwire only to be caught by the safety net.

Finals Week 1 – St. Kilda v Western Bulldogs: Saints fly high in heart stopping encounter against the Dogs

“Let’s face it: you have to be a Saint to be a Saint,” writes true Saint Braham Dabscheck as he tells the tale of a desperate last quarter.

Preliminary Final 1971 – St Kilda v Richmond: On being crucified

John Green recalls the 1971 season, when his beloved Tigers were cruelly bested by St Kilda at the final hurdle en route to the grand final – but were they robbed?

Round 16 – St. Kilda v Hawthorn: Here we go ’round the mulberry bush sandwiched between two explosive quarters

Have the Saints regained their mojo? Braham Dabscheck thinks they may have, though there were signs against Hawthorn that a few more creases need ironing out before finals.

Round 13 – Brisbane v St Kilda: It’s a LOT

There’s a game of footy which Yvette Wroby watches via the Fan Zone, but there’s so much more. The Robert Muir story. An interview with ChicksTalkingFooty on JoyFM, a St Kilda AFLW Best and Fairest to look forward…there’s a LOT.

Round 13 – Brisbane v St Kilda: Losses & the past don’t change anything; we have to see positive

It wasn’t the result Yoshi wanted and there are things he wishes his Saints would do better, but he still thinks finals are on the horizon. Like many other St Kilda fans, the story of Robert Muir affected Yoshi deeply too.

Round 13 – Brisbane v St. Kilda: The Sir Doug Nicholls Round: Here’s to you Robert Muir, St. Kilda’s number 32

There was already a sense of significance to this game between two of the best teams going around, both which feature Indigenous players in key roles; Russell Jackson’s article on former Saint Robert Muir made it moreso for Braham Dabscheck.

Round 13 – Brisbane v St Kilda: ‘O Captain! My Captain…’ a barbaric yawp from the virtual classroom to the coaches’ box

Year 12 English (Lit) teacher Shane Reid finds a message for his students in goal-kicking, while recognising that the likes of Leigh Matthews and Chris Fagan are fine teachers (and psychologists).

Round 12 – St. Kilda v Essendon: Saints defuse Bombers on a sunny Sunday

The way the 2020 AFL season has played out, teams are showing evident signs of fatigue after following tightly-contested games with a short break; Braham Dabscheck’s Saints reinforced this with their dominant performance over a lacklustre Essendon.

1966 and all that: First Semi-final – Essendon v Geelong

Peter Clark’s tremendous account of the 1966 season continues – with defending premiers Essendon playing the Cats in the First Semi-final. Here’s what happened.

Round 11 – St Kilda v Geelong: Saints mugged by Cats and (maybe) reality

Hamish Townsend saw a one-sided contest with Geelong in sparkling touch against the Saints at the Gabba (on a Monday night in Brisbane). He wonders why the pre-game St Kilda hype was so strong.