"The way we started set the game up the way St Kilda wanted it and we weren't able to get the scoreboard impact to change it.

If St Kilda coach Ross Lyon thought the Gold Coast Suns would be an easy target for a pre-game insult on Sunday, he was soon in for a rude surprise courtesy of his opposite number Damien Hardwick.

Gold Coast coach Damien Hardwick bit back after his St Kilda counterpart described the Suns as the “AFL’s nepo baby”, while Kysaiah Pickett spearheaded another impressive Demons win.

Nasaiah Wanganeen-Milera had a career-high 35 disposals and one goal, with Jack Steele (33 touches, one goal) and Jack Sinclair (29, one) also busy for St Kilda.

The Saints won five out of the last six games when Jack Higgins’ miraculous last ... Josh Battle after St Kilda’s win over Carlton, which could be his last match for the club.

Jack Steele and Ross Lyon managed to lead St Kilda to a finals series in 2023, but the Saints captain reveals it took a while for his coach to win him over. But the dual All-Australian and two ...