Saints secure future
07/28/2010 07:40:10 AM
St Kilda has announced the re-signing of a clutch of players including established stars Lenny Hayes and Nick Dal Santo along with up-and-comers Ben McEvoy and Jack Steven.
The full list of names which includes some players who re-signed recently is Jason Gram, Brendon Goddard, Leigh Montagna, Justin Koschitzke, Steven Baker, Jason Blake, Adam Schneider, James Gwilt, Rhys Stanley, Alistair Smith, Hayes, Dal Santo, McEvoy and Steven.
St Kilda chief executive Michael Nettlefold said the re-signings were a vote of confidence in the club’s future.
He paid credit to the club's football manager Matthew Drain for his management of the club's list in light of the contract pressures caused by the imminent entry of two new teams to the competition.
Hayes has recommitted until 2012 while Dal Santo has signed a new three-year contract that will tie him to the club until the end of 2013.
Koschitzke, Schneider, Gwilt and Gram have signed new two-year deals through to the end of 2012, while Blake and Baker have added an extra year to their existing agreements.
Montagna and Goddard agreed to contract extensions last year that will keep them in red, white and black until at least the end of 2012.