NICK Riewoldt has been crowned St Kilda’s best and fairest player for the sixth time, capping off yet another superb season in the red, white and black.

The 31-year-old won the Trevor Barker Award ahead of retiring veteran Lenny Hayes and reliable defender Sean Dempster, while Leigh Montagna and Luke Delaney rounded out the top five.

Riewoldt last won the Trevor Barker Award in 2009, having previously won it in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2007. He now has two more St Kilda best and fairest awards than any other Saint in history.

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The forward’s sixth victory places him level with Nathan Buckley, Matthew Pavlich and Jack Dyer on the all-time list. Only seven players in the history of the game have won more club titles than Riewoldt.

“This award is a tribute to the season Nick has had,” Alan Richardson told SAINTS.com.au.

“He had a significant influence on our positive results this year.”

An inspirational skipper and fearless centre half forward, Riewoldt booted 49 goals in 2014 and took 191 marks, more than any other player in the competition.

He began the year with a bang, collecting 23 disposals and booting three goals in the Saints’ win over Melbourne in round one, before registering 24 possessions, 14 marks and five majors against GWS the following weekend.

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In both wins Riewoldt was the key player, acting as a General for St Kilda’s host of younger players, illustrating just how valuable he is in his 14th season of AFL football.

However the skipper reserved his best performance for St Kilda’s clash with Fremantle in round 18.

Heading into the encounter, the Saints were considered rank underdogs against Ross Lyon’s men, who were second on the ladder at the time.

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Three hours later, a Riewoldt-led and Lenny Hayes-inspired St Kilda outfit had dismantled the away team by 58 points, causing arguably the biggest upset of the home and away season.

Riewoldt was everywhere. He booted four goals, collected 30 disposals for just the second time in his career, and clunked a season-high 16 marks in a vintage display.

But his 2014 campaign wasn’t all about goals and marks, with the veteran also committed to undertaking a selfless role further afield, allowing the likes of Rhys Stanley, Spencer White and Tom Lee to play closer to goal.

As a result, he ran further than ever before, and though the delivery wasn’t always perfect, he was always willing to double back and go again.

“It’s one thing for him to perform well, but it’s the performance and the uplift of others that will get us heading in the right direction,” Richardson said.