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Nick Riewoldt’s Honest Review Of St Kilda’s 3-6 Start To The Season

St Kilda haven’t managed to back up last year’s finals appearance in 2024, slumping to 14th and 3-6 with their loss to Hawthorn last Saturday.

So where does Nick Riewoldt sit with it all?

NICK RIEWOLDT REVIEWS ST KILDA’S YEAR TO DATE:

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The Saints went down to the Hawks by five points – their fifth loss by 10 points or less so far this season.

It also came with a microscope on Ross Lyon’s post-match press conference, where he was criticised for commentary surrounding his inability to get a runner out in the dying minutes.

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In a full-scale review of the start to the year on Footy Talk, Riewoldt said the presser was far from St Kilda’s issue.

“I went back and I watched that press conference in its entirety. That was not an excuse-laden press conference,” Riewoldt said.

“To pull the grabs out, I think you need to listen to them in context. I’m guilty of that as well – you hear the grab without actually doing the work to go back and listen to it in its entirety.

“That’s on us as media people…”

Want more from Nick Riewoldt? Grab the Footy Talk podcast to hear him and Leigh Montagna every Tuesday.