Dean Kent is an astute pick up for the club and will add some speed and also some defensive pressure inside forward 50, something St Kilda will need with the delisting of Mav Weller, but how much will we see him on the park? Last year (2018) he played just the 5 games at AFL level, and only 5 in the VFL. The year prior it was a combined 14 games across AFL/VFL.  If he can get his body right he’s certainly shown he can score well enough when given the chance, but his injury history is not the only concern. 

In his first 2 games of the year he scored 86 & 93 in AFLFantasy while in SuperCoach he scored 113 & 105. As positive as those 2 games are in terms of potential, if you look over his 6 seasons in the AFL he’s never averaged over 71 across any format. Added to this, only once has played more than 15 games in a year, which certainly doesn’t lend itself to his injury history giving you confidence he’ll get through a full season. 

Given his role at the Demons, his midfield minutes were limited, and while this could change at St Kilda I’d need to see something drastic to consider him in the salary cap versions of the game. 

Potentially a viable Daily Fantasy Sports option if he gets the right match up (Saints do play the Suns in round 1) and worth a late round pick up in your draft if your needing someone to fill a squad bench spot.