St Kilda · 3 notes
Lachie Whitfield, Jayden Short and Dan Houston came up, but St Kilda didn't pivot after missing halfback Nick Blakey, Lenny Hayes said. He rates Jack Sinclair, out for the back half of the year with a serious calf injury, "the second greatest small defender in the competition".
Jack Sinclair is St Kilda's answer to the halfback links. "Jack Sinclair comes back into the team. He's one of the best halfbacks in the comp," Lenny Hayes said. With picks 10, 16 and 41, the Saints will mix "taking best available" with addressing list needs.
Nick Blakey met St Kilda as a possible running defender alongside Jack Sinclair and Brad Hill, but Lenny Hayes said the Saints moved on: "he's a fair way down the track with North Melbourne." Asked about moving up or splitting picks 10 and 16, Hayes didn't commit.