Nick Dal Santo (born 22 February 1984) is the senior coach of the St Kilda Football Club in the AFL Women's competition and a retired Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL). Australian Football Career Drafted by St Kilda FC & Debut 2002 Dal Santo was drafted by St Kilda with the thirteenth selection in the 2001 AFL Draft, which was obtained by St Kilda FC as part of a trade deal which sent 1997 Grand Final Player Barry Hall to Sydney. He played his first pre-season cup match in St Kilda's win over Melbourne at what is now Marvel Stadium in the 2002 Wizard Home Loans Cup. Nick Dal Santo made his AFL debut the same season against the Geelong Football Club in Round 4. In his second game, against , he had a chance to win the match for his side after receiving a free kick on the full-time siren, only for his shot at goal to fall short, with the official scores stating the game was a draw. Dal Santo played in his first officially credited win with St Kilda FC in the Round 9 win over Richmond at what is now Marvel Stadium, a 9 point win in club legend Robert Harvey's 250th game. Dal Santo proved durable and learnt quickly in his first season, playing 18 of the last 19 matches, in an unfulfilling and underwhelming season for the team as a whole. The Saints played exciting Football, and were involved in a string of close results during the year. In 2003 Dal Santo could not break into an improving St Kilda side early in the season. When he did in Round 15 he did not look back, playing every match for the rest of the season, including four wins in row in Rounds 18 to 21. He received his first ever best on ground 3 Brownlow Medal votes in a standout performance against Carlton in round 20, racking up 26 disposals and 3 goals. He was establishing himself as a skilled and creative young midfielder, in a season where the Saints were Finals competitive, but did not qualify, improving rapidly in the second half of the season. 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup & Finals 2004 started excellently, with Dal Santo playing in St Kilda's 2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side. Wins over Adelaide,