Sebastian Ross has established himself as one of the AFL’s best midfielders. Taken with pick 25 by the Saints in the 2011 National Draft, Ross has emerged as one of the Saint’s most senior leaders culminating in winning his first Trevor Barker Award in 2017.
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Rowan Marshall
Rowan Marshall is a versatile key position player for the St Kilda Saints. Playing a combination of both ruck and forward, he was picked up in the 2016 rookie draft where he made his senior debut in 2017 against Sydney.
Koby Stevens
Koby Stevens was a hard running inside midfielder for the St Kilda Football Club. Drafted with pick 23 in the 2009 National Draft, Stevens was used in a variety of roles through the midfield across his career showing his versatility and work rate. He retired in 2018.
Jack Steele
Jack Steele was originally taken with pick 24 in the 2014 National Draft before making the move to St Kilda in 2017. The young midfielder has thrived at St Kilda, taking home the ‘Lenny Hayes Player Trademark’ award in his first year. In 2020, Steele really hit is strides as he was awarded the Trevor Barker Medal for St Kilda’s Best and Fairest player, as well as gaining All-Australian honours and placing 3rd in the Brownlow Medal.
Touk Miller
Touk Miller is a staple in the Gold Coast Suns midfield. Drafted to the Suns with pick 29 in 2014, Miller is a good decision-maker and ball user, earning himself an AFL Rising Star nomination in 2015 and cementing himself as one of the Suns’ brightest young stars.
Tom Nicholls
Tom Nicholls was a talented ruckman for the Gold Coast Suns. Drafted as a 17yr old access selection, Nicholls developed into a versatile ruckman earning a rising star nomination in 2013. Nicholls retired at the end of the 2019 season after playing 45 games for the Gold Coast Suns.
Steven May
Steven May is a tough, key defender for the Melbourne Demons. Previously, May was co-captain for the Gold Coast Suns, the sixth aboriginal captain in AFL history. May is well-known and respected in the football community, as well as broader society, for his leadership skills and proud aboriginal heritage. May was drafted in 2010 and debuted in 2011 with Gold Coast before being traded to Melbourne at the end of the 2018 season.
Matt Rosa
Matt Rosa was a hard-running senior midfielder for the Gold Coast Suns. One of Gold Coast’s leaders, Rosa was one of the game’s most consistent players, taken with pick 29 in the 2004 National Draft by West Coast before moving to the Suns in 2016. He retired in 2018.
Jack Leslie
Jack Leslie was a key defender for the Gold Coast suns. Drafted in 2013 with pick 20 in the National Draft, Leslie was a strong versatile defender. Leslie finished up with the Gold Coast Suns at the end of the 2019 season.
James Frawley
James Frawley is a premiership key defender for Hawthorn. After being taken with pick 12 in the 2006 National Draft, Frawley played eight seasons with Melbourne before moving to Hawthorn in 2015. Named in the All-Australian team in 2010, Frawley has been one the game’s best defenders over the last 10 years. In 2020, after announcing his retirement from football, Frawley announced his move to the St Kilda Football Club for the 2021 AFL season.