Both Long and Battle are yet to tie down a permanent role in the Saints' best 22, playing all over the ground and pinch-hitting where needed. As for the players that came through the national draft, Battle has played 56 games, Long has managed 60, while Phillips was delisted at the end of the 2020 season after 15 games in the red, white and black. The question still remains as to whether Marshall can shoulder the ruck burden alone when the ageing Ryder retires. An athletic forward/ruck with incredible overhead ability, Marshall's development was supercharged with the arrival of veteran ruck Paddy Ryder in 2019, with the pair combining to form one of the AFL's most dangerous ruck duos. Verdict: While the impact of Long and Battle is yet to be determined, Marshall is already one of St Kilda's most important players.
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