Coach Ross Lyon calls it the “real season” and as they prepare for their AFL finals return, Jack Sinclair and his St Kilda teammates are determined to attack next month on their own terms.
With St Kilda’s top-eight finish confirmed at last, Sinclair said they are approaching the tough round-24 assignment against the Brisbane Lions on Saturday as the springboard into their first finals series since 2020.
It was a much different scenario three years ago, with the Saints playing their two finals in Queensland under strict COVID-19 protocols.
“He’s been calling it the real season – ‘none of you blokes have played in the real season’. Righto,” Sinclair said on Tuesday.
“We’ve gotten there now, obviously a few weeks away, but it’s exciting to see how Ross goes in the ‘real season’.
“We haven’t played finals since 2020 and we didn’t have any of families or friends there, our supporters.”
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