St Kilda Saints odds

The St Kilda Football Club’s wait for a premiership is one of the longest in Australian football.

Since their inception in 1897, the Saints and their long-suffering fans have tasted the ultimate success just once – by one point over Collingwood in 1966.

St Kilda’s history is that of a perpetually underachieving team. The Saints have won more wooden spoons (27) than any other team in the history of the VFL/AFL and have often been mired in mediocrity and scandal.

The club has had its chances to change its fate. It has played in eight grand finals (including one replay final after a draw in 2010), with one solitary triumph.

While pain and heartbreak has become part of the identity of the club and its fans, there’s no doubt that the Saints have fielded some of the absolute greats of the game – individual champions that will go down in football folklore.

A St Kilda player has been awarded the Brownlow Medal 10 times. Notably, both Ian Stewart and Robert Harvey both won back-to-back awards and the AFL’s goal-kicking record holder, Tony Lockett, was the last full forward to win the medal in 1987.

After coming agonisingly close to a second premiership in 2009 and 2010, the Saints have been rebuilding since their last finals campaign in 2011 and have not made the top eight since.

Can the Saints ever add to their trophy cabinet? Let’s see what the bookies think of their chances in the upcoming AFL campaign.

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• St Kilda 2018 premiership betting
  Even the most hopeful St Kilda fans would know that the $34 on the Saints to win the AFL premiership in 2018 may as well be $2000.

  Yes, if everything goes right for the club, if the young kids really come along and grow together, nothing is impossible, especially following the 2017 Richmond premiership. But, the reality is the Saints are more likely to miss the finals then make them and while they would expect improvement on their 11th placing last season, a premiership is a pipe dream at best.

• Top 8 betting
  Top 8 betting is one of the most interesting markets surrounding the Saints in 2018.

  After seven years out of the finals, is St Kilda ready to climb back into the finals? Much will depend on its young brigade taking the next step, led by former number one draft pick, Paddy McCartin. With the retirement of club champion Nick Riewoldt, the Saints need McCartin, who has been dogged by injury in his young career, to lead the way. The Saints are $2.25 to make the finals at Sportsbet.com.au – if they can stay fit and start the season off on the right foot, they’ll be every chance of providing real value for money.

• Brownlow Medal betting
  The Saints simply don’t have a realistic contender in the 2018 Brownlow Medal market. Dogged midfielder Seb Ross is the shortest in the market at $51, but would require a series of miracles to even be a contender in what will be a very hot field. Ross can rack up the disposals – so if St Kilda wins a lot of games, do keep an eye on his price.
• Rising Star betting
  Like the Brownlow, St Kilda don’t have a big chance in this market.

  Early draft pick Hunter Clark is at $21 in the Rising Star market, but is yet to play a match in the AFL. With other players in the market ahead of him as far as experience and resume goes, he’ll need to get a game early, really impress and play more than 15 games to be a real contender. If you think Clark has that in him, $21 will be serious value.

• Coleman Medal betting
  The Saints have a dangerous forward line, but there is no one stand out in Coleman Medal betting in 2018. The tattooed Tim Membrey sits at $61 with Sportsbet.com.au – while he’s developed into a dangerous forward capable of kicking a big bag of goals, we don’t expect him to show the kind of consistency or be relied upon enough at St Kilda to be a realistic option here.

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St Kilda Saints records

Most matches: Robert Harvey – 383 (1988–2008)
Most goals kicked in one match: Tony Lockett – 15 goals (1992)
Most Best & Fairest awards: Nick Riewoldt – 5 (2002, 2004, 2006-07, 2009)
Most matches as coach: Alan Jeans – 332 (1961–1976)
Most goals in a season: Tony Lockett – 132 (1992)
Most career goals: Tony Lockett – 898 (1983–1994)

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