ush es ▁it , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁a ▁pretty ▁special ▁quality ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁have ▁when ▁you ▁play ▁el ite ▁football ▁because ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁players ▁can ▁get ▁the ▁ball ▁but ▁do ▁they ▁make ▁the ▁right ▁decision ?" ▁ ▁Dal ▁Santo ▁came ▁of ▁age ▁as ▁a ▁footballer ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season , ▁playing ▁every ▁match ▁and ▁kick ing ▁ 1 1 ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁St ▁K ilda ▁side ▁that ▁made ▁a ▁Pre lim inary ▁Final . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁game ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁level , ▁ra ck ing ▁up ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁ ▁dispos als ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁and ▁finishing ▁a ▁close ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Brown low ▁Medal , ▁behind ▁event ual ▁winner ▁Ben ▁C ous ins . ▁ ▁Dal ▁Santo ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁for ▁his ▁excellent ▁season ▁with ▁selection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁All - Austral ian ▁Team ▁as ▁a ▁mid field ▁player , ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁All - Austral ian ▁Team ▁award . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁St ▁K ilda ▁lost ▁star ▁mid f iel der ▁Len ny ▁Hay es ▁to ▁a ▁kne e ▁lig ament ▁problem ▁and ▁the ▁captain , ▁Luke ▁Ball , ▁was ▁also ▁struggling ▁with ▁injury . ▁In ▁Hay es ' ▁absence ▁Dal ▁Santo ▁began ▁to ▁cop ▁a ▁heavy ▁tag ▁from ▁opposition ▁teams ▁each ▁week ▁and ▁this ▁less ened ▁his ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁game . ▁He ▁still ▁performed ▁strongly ▁for