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Every St Kilda trade, free agency and contract move in one place - and your say on what the club should do.

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  1. Free agency 2-9 Oct
  2. Trade period 5-14 Oct
  3. National Draft 19-20 Nov
  4. Rookie Draft Mon 23 Nov

St Kilda's 2026 draft hand

  • 10 Round 1
  • 16 Round 1 from Geelong
  • 41 Round 2 from Brisbane
  • 51 Round 3
  • 69 Round 4
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Trade Talk

Latest episode · 14 Oct

A quiet AFL Trade Period deadline day…

Trade & free agency tracker

4 targets 1 in 2 out

Target Off the table

Lachie Whitfield

Half-back / midfielder At: Carlton

Latest (13 Oct): GWS has traded Whitfield to Carlton, with five picks changing hands in the deal. That ends St Kilda's interest in the 32-year-old, with picks 10 and 16 still in hand for other moves.

Want him at St Kilda?58 votes

17% yes83% no

Voting closed - final fan verdict.

Watch: Is Lachie Whitfield what we need?

AFL.com.au

Target Off the table

Nick Blakey

Defender At: North Melbourne

Latest (13 Oct): Sydney has traded Blakey to North Melbourne, where he lands on a reported eight-year, $11 million-plus deal. That ends St Kilda's interest, with picks 10 and 16 still in hand for other moves.

Want him at St Kilda?59 votes

71% yes29% no

Voting closed - final fan verdict.

Watch: Saints eye Blakey + Tauru rumours

Saints TV

Incoming Confirmed

Sam Marshall

Midfielder From: Brisbane Reported three-year deal

Latest (9 Oct): Done deal - Marshall is a Saint. Brisbane traded Marshall and pick 39 to St Kilda in exchange for the Saints' 2027 first-round pick, lodged well before next Wednesday's deadline. The 20-year-old Lions Academy product (matched at pick 25 in 2024) played in the 2025 premiership but managed just two games in 2026, and requested a trade to St Kilda on 30 Sep. Brisbane had knocked back the Saints' opening offer of a future second and third-round pick.

Want him at St Kilda?61 votes

98% yes2% no

Voting closed - final fan verdict.

Watch: St Kilda table three-year deal to premiership Lion

AFL.com.au

Outgoing Confirmed

Rowan Marshall

Ruck Linked: Geelong One year left

Latest (8 Oct): Done deal - Marshall gets his trade wish to Geelong. St Kilda lands the Cats' first-round pick 14, with Geelong receiving the Saints' 2028 third-round pick. St Kilda had held firm that pick 14 must be part of any deal.

Keep him?60 votes

15% keep85% let go

Voting closed - final fan verdict.

Watch: Rowan Marshall GONE, Pick 14 IN | Trade Talk LIVEWatch: OFFICIAL: Saints land pick 14 for Rowan Marshall

AFL.com.au

Target Off the table

Jayden Short

Defender At: Richmond Contracted beyond 2026

Latest (7 Oct): St Kilda has said it is not pursuing Short. The 30-year-old dual premiership Tiger had been weighing up his options for 2027, with the Saints named as a possible landing spot needing a ball user off half-back and Collingwood also circling.

Want him at St Kilda?55 votes

16% yes84% no

Voting closed - final fan verdict.

Zero Hanger

Outgoing Rumour

Alix Tauru

Utility Linked: Gold Coast, Sydney, North Melbourne Contracted to 2027

Latest (28 Sep): Cal Twomey reports on AFL Trade Radio that Tauru wants to stay at St Kilda. The 2024 pick 10 had been linked to Gold Coast, Sydney and North Melbourne, with the Saints opening the door to offers amid tension with his management. St Kilda have offered a four-year extension, while Tasmania remain keen.

Keep him?58 votes

91% keep9% let go

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Watch: He wants to stay, so what’s the hold up?

AFL Trade Radio

Target Rumour

Rory Lobb

Key defender At: Western Bulldogs One year left

The 33-year-old is keen on a move to St Kilda so he can play back, and could get a pay rise out of it. Reports suggest the Saints' interest may have cooled.

Want him at St Kilda?62 votes

31% yes69% no

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Watch: “St Kilda have some interest in Rory Lobb”

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List changes

3 re-signed 3 delisted 1 retired

  • Re-signed

    Dan Butler · Small forward · Signed to 2027

    Re-signed on a one-year extension. Was one of three uncontracted Saints left, along with Ryan Byrnes and Jack Carroll.

    AFL.com.au
  • Re-signed

    Liam Stocker · Defender · Signed to 2027

    Locked in a one-year deal after 18 games as a reliable part of the Saints back half.

    AFL.com.au
  • Re-signed

    Darcy Wilson · Midfielder · Two-year extension

    Re-signed for two more years in July, one of the young midfielders the club prioritised this year.

    SEN
  • Delisted

    Patrick Said · Small forward

    Not offered a contract for 2027. Did not play a senior game for the club.

    AFL.com.au
  • Delisted

    Isaac Keeler · Ruck

    Not offered a contract for 2027 after 13 senior games across four seasons.

    AFL.com.au

Fan votes

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Picks 10 and 16 – what should St Kilda do with them?

Landing Geelong's first-round pick (now 16) for Rowan Marshall gives the Saints two first-rounders, 10 and 16. How should the club use them?

8 votes Log in or sign up free to vote and see results

Bobby Hill: should St Kilda make a move?

The 2023 Norm Smith medallist stepped away from football mid-year. If he is ready to play again in 2027, should the Saints be interested?

19 votes Log in or sign up free to vote and see results

Alix Tauru: keep or trade?

Rival clubs are circling our 2024 first-rounder. What should St Kilda do?

42 votes Log in or sign up free to vote and see results

What should be our number one priority this trade period?

56 votes Log in or sign up free to vote and see results

Hub chat

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  • Saints TV ✓ Saints TV Pinned 4 weeks

    Welcome to the Hub chat. Keep it about the footy, pick a player to talk about him, and we'll be in here every day through the trade period and the draft.

  • Kate Lapworth Member 2 weeks

    We are in need of a full forward. I have watched Max Ramsden from Hawthorn & would consider him a great pick up. He is 23, 203 cm & a free agent- worth a punt.

    • Guy Shiffman Member 2 weeks

      Would be interesting

  • Guy Shiffman Member 3 weeks

    I know it just happened but would we be interested in Bailey Banfield????

  • Donna Coelho Member 3 weeks

    LobbNot my first choice BUT if we don’t get an option in FA, Trade or draft could be a possibility for depth.

  • Donna Coelho Member 3 weeks

    S. MarshallThat’s a hell yes from me!

    • Saints TV ✓ Saints TV 3 weeks

      And now he's officially requested a trade to the club! How good

  • Mike Hamilton Member 3 weeks

    My #1 wish is for a key forward that has a 70%+ accuracy level. Basically, its not possible to be a contender without at least 2 dominant key forwards. Freemantle had 3, and still lost.
    Maybe Max King can be 1, maybe Sharman can be another, maybe Owens, or Tauru could be #3. If its not these guys, we need to find one like Shannon Neale (not that he would leave Geelong) or similar. Our mid's have to have someone they can kick to, we can get the ball into the forward 50, but there has to be a viable target! We haven't had a great forward target, since Gehrig, or maybe Jason Heatley.

    • Mike Hamilton Member 3 weeks

      I should have said Gehrig, Riewoltd, Koschitzke, they were all great!

    • Donna Coelho Member 3 weeks

      Agree. Key back is also required. And they MUST be tall. We consistently lose to taller sides. We need height, depth & an injury free year to build.

  • Callum Hill Member 3 weeks

    We need multiple key forwards. You have to plan like Max King will never play again, cut the losses move on.

    Mitch Owens needs to move back to the midfield / Swiss army knife. I think he could be like Mark Blicavs for Geelong, where ever you need him to go he can, but not stuck on an island 100% of the time at full forward.

    • Mike Hamilton Member 3 weeks

      I am prepared to support Max for 1 more year. He has been consistently loyal to the Saints, and yes he has been paid well. If he can't get his body up to the level to consistently play AFL, either Max, or the club needs to pull the pin. I don't think he can make it, but I would love to proved wrong!

  • Heath McDonald Member 3 weeks

    I think we really need to go after a key back that can take the oppositions number 1 foward and let Wilkie and sos take the second and third tall and a key foward to support king Sharman and Owens and also more midfield depth go saints 🔴⚪️⚫️

    • Callum Hill Member 3 weeks

      Don't know why we stopped playing Tauru, is he big enough to be the key back?