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St Kilda President: 'We're Not Here to Make Friends' as Recruiting Drive Escalates

At the best-and-fairest, Andrew Bassat framed the recruitment spree as necessary, vowing to keep pressing for draft reform.

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Overview

  • Free agents Tom De Koning and Jack Silvagni are set to join from Carlton, according to current player-movement reporting.
  • Leek Aleer (GWS) and Liam Ryan (West Coast) have requested trades to Moorabbin to join the Saints.
  • Bassat said the club is shifting from four years of draft-building to assertive recruiting to target a return to finals for the first time since 2020.
  • He said the Saints' lobbying prompted some draft tweaks that 'do not go far enough' and acknowledged the recruitment drive brings risk and a 'target' on the club's back.
  • Nasiah Wanganeen‑Milera headlined a run of re‑signings with a reported $2 million-per-season deal and won his first Trevor Barker best-and-fairest.