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Brett Ratten has spoken about a weekly check-in that matters to him and about some of the change coming to the Saints starting with the departure of Jake Carlile.

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten says the Saints are ready to snap their Kardinia Park hoodoo when they face they Cats in Geelong next week. It’s been a long, long time since St Kilda defeated Geelong down at Cattery.

ST KILDA coach Brett Ratten has praised a "very creative" Jack Higgins for equalling his career-best four goals and adding a spark that helped set up an upset victory over a red-hot Sydney. Higgins looked lively as he crumbed and snapped three first-half goals to ensure the Saints made the …

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten has spoken about his players' mental lows but says the Saints are ready to respond in their crunch AFL clash with Sydney.

Almost nine years after he was dumped by the Blues as they pursued three-time premiership mentor Mick Malthouse, Ratten needs no reminder of how brutal AFL coaching is. Carlton will miss finals for an eighth-straight season,

Brett Ratten is not expecting regular miracles but the St Kilda coach hopes Max King's domination of West Coast can be looked back upon as the emerging star's breakout AFL performance. The key forward almost dragged the Saints to victory in Perth last Saturday with a career-high six-goal haul.

Alastair Clarkson's manager insists the master AFL coach will see out his contract at Hawthorn but St Kilda's Brett Ratten concedes rival clubs will go hard to lure the four-time premiership winner. The Hawks on Tuesday announced their coaching succession plan,

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten accepts that the spectre of Alastair Clarkson is real for coaches around the league in the wake of Hawthorn’s decision to move him on at the end of next year. The Hawks’ decision to initiate a coaching succession plan in …

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten has defended maligned Saint Jack Higgins after the forward copped criticism for his inaccuracy on goal against the Swans in round 12.

St Kilda livewire Jack Higgins was "pretty shattered" in the hours after missing two crucial shots at goal late in the AFL loss to Sydney, coach Brett Ratten says. Higgins was one of the Saints' best players at the SCG on Saturday,