Hundreds of passionate supporters turned out to enjoy the festivities as Saints players descended on St Kilda Beach on Tuesday morning.

Fans draped in red, white and black marked, kicked and handballed with their heroes in an event that launched St Kilda’s Principal Partnership with Dare Iced Coffee.

Nick Riewoldt, Alan Richardson and Matt Finnis spoke at the launch while hundreds of delicious Dare Iced Coffees were handed out to kick start the morning.

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