Peter Everitt

The former St Kilda ruckman affectionately known as ‘spider’ was a beautiful left foot kick in an age when the skills of a ruckmen were more of a bonus than a necessity.

While Everitt’s raw athleticism meant he was used as a ruckman for much of his career, he was equally impressive when he went forward.

Saints fans will fondly remember a match against Geelong in 2000 when Everitt’s massive right boot guided the ball through the goals on nine occasions.

Nick Dal Santo

There are plenty of footballers who have been able to kick the ball further than Dal Santo, but few who have been able to hit targets so consistently.

The silky modern-day midfielder began his career playing an outside role where his precision-kicking could be best utilised, but has in recent years also developed an impressive inside game.

Dal Santo captured the umpires’ attention in 2011, when he finished runner-up in the Brownlow - a result his trusty left boot had plenty to do with.

Nicky Dal’s left-foot remains one of the Saints’ greatest assets, and continues to ensure the ball finds its way to Nick Riewoldt’s chest a couple of times each week.

George Young

Younger supporters mightn’t be familiar with Young’s achievements, but in 108 games he accomplished plenty. Young led the St Kilda goal-kicking four years in a row between 1975 and 1978, and was named in the 1972 All-Australian team. He finished his career with 284 goals.

Ian Stewart

Stewart, who played in St Kilda’s only premiership in 1966 remains one of the greatest Saints of all time.

It’s hard to think of a player with better credentials - Young was named the centreman in St Kilda’s team of the century and is one of only four players to have won three Brownlow Medals.

Needless to say, his foot-skills were ahead of their time. Champion Saints forward Darrel Baldock benefited regularly as the recipient.

Fraser Gehrig

‘The G-Train’ was well known for his long mullet and ability to bench-press just about anything, but it was his booming left foot that proved most devastating for opposition defences.

The hulking full forward used his left boot to great effect in 2004 when he kicked more than 100 goals for the season and helped the Saints to a preliminary final berth.

Gehrig won two Coleman medals and led the St Kilda goal-kicking in five seasons in a 260-game career that spanned 14 seasons and ended with 549 goals.

Leigh Montagna

Another modern St Kilda star, Montagna uses his outstanding aerobic capacity to find space and hit up leading targets.

More a ‘death by a thousand cuts’ kicker than some others on this list, Montagna continues to accumulate possessions and use the ball effectively.

His link-up run and kicking remains an integral component of the Saints’ success.

Austinn Jones

‘Aussie’ Jones was 175 centimetres tall and weighed just 64 kilograms when he first played senior football, but finished his career having played 226 games as one of the best left-footers the St Kilda Football Club has ever seen.

The zippy winger loved to run and carry, and rarely missed a target with his right boot.

He perhaps didn’t get the accolades he deserved - as a result of playing alongside club champions such as Robert Harvey and Nathan Burke - but the speedy number five was much-loved, by both the St Kilda faithful and the Saints forwards.

Darrel Baldock

‘The Doc’ captained St Kilda to its solitary Grand Final victory in 1966 and was named captain in St Kilda’s team of the century.

He kicked 237 goals in his 119 games for St Kilda, and was a genuine superstar in the 60s.

In an era when football was yet to become professional, Baldock’s right boot was a class above his competitors.

Nicky Winmar

While Winmar’s legacy will be his stand against racism, his incredible football skills should not be forgotten.

The two-time best and fairest winner would regularly fly for big marks and pull down screamers - he took the mark of the year in 1992 - and was also gifted with pace. But perhaps his greatest asset was his kicking.

Winmar had the capacity to kick long, hard and low in any number of situations - on the run, under pressure, or during set shots at goal. He also had a great knack of launching a torpedo, and was responsible for hitting our next nominee on the chest time and time again.

Tony Lockett

The AFL’s greatest ever full-forward  kicked 898 of his 1,360 career goals for the Saints, in a career that ended with a Brownlow Medal, four Coleman Medals and five All-Australian guernseys.

‘Plugger’ could kick the ball a mile, and had a conversion percentage - just under 70 per cent of his shots at goal sailed through - that any modern forward would be envious of.

His 1300th goal, which saw him surpass the great Gordon Coventy’s goals record, remains one of the greatest football moments of the last 20 years. The long-range kick after the siren in the 1996 preliminary final saw the Sydney Swans into the Grand Final and broke Bomber hearts.

But St Kilda fans might reflect most happily on one of his performances against Sydney; the round 13 game at Moorabin in 1992, when Lockett took 18 marks and kicked 15 goals.