Max King has finished his rehab block and is conditioning. Lenny Hayes said "fingers crossed" but "I'm sure that we're going to see him out there next year." St Kilda skipped an established senior player to keep its first-round picks: "our growth is going to come internally."
Max King returns to St Kilda's forward line alongside Mitch Owens and Cooper Sharman, and Lenny Hayes said "they'll complement each other." Down back, Hayes named Jack Silvagni and Callum Wilkie as key defenders and said "Alix Tauru can complement those 2 key position guys."