2 ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁a ▁poor ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁ ▁Dal ▁Santo ▁could ▁not ▁break ▁into ▁an ▁impro ving ▁St ▁K ilda ▁side ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁when ▁he ▁did ▁in ▁Round ▁ 1 5 ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁look ▁back , ▁playing ▁every ▁match ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁establish ing ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁skill ful ▁and ▁cre ative ▁young ▁mid f iel der . ▁ ▁Dal ▁Santo ▁played ▁in ▁St ▁K ilda ’ s ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁W izard ▁Home ▁Lo ans ▁Cup ▁winning ▁side ▁– ▁St ▁K ilda ' s ▁second ▁A FL ▁Cup ▁win . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Ess end on ▁Football ▁Club ▁coach ▁Kevin ▁She edy , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season , ▁li ken ed ▁Dal ▁Santo ▁to ▁triple - B rown low ▁Med all ist ▁Ian ▁Stewart ▁for ▁his ▁exception al ▁skill ▁and ▁courage . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁former ▁Haw th orn ▁champion ▁Gary ▁Ay res ▁said ▁this ▁of ▁Dal ▁Santo ▁in ▁an ▁interview : ▁" He ' s ▁got ▁a ▁high ▁skill ▁level ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁his ▁body . ▁He ' s ▁a ▁good ▁reader ▁of ▁the ▁play , ▁he ' s ▁got ▁football ▁sm arts ▁which ▁are ▁very ▁hard ▁to ▁teach ▁and ▁the ▁thing ▁he ▁does ▁very ▁well ▁is ▁he ' s ▁got ▁that ▁ability ▁to ▁be ▁composed ▁when ▁he ▁uses ▁the ▁ball . ▁He ▁doesn ' t ▁seem ▁to ▁get ▁too ▁fl uster ed ▁or ▁r