PADDY McCartin has been included in St Kilda’s squad to take on Brisbane this weekend following an impressive performance in last Saturday’s intra club game.

The number one draft pick booted a goal and looked lively on Saturday, taking two marks in the first minute of the match to set the tone for the rest of the morning.

VIDEO: Intra club 1/3

VIDEO: Intra club 2/3

VIDEO: Intra club 3/3

McCartin isn’t the only feel-good story, with US recruit Jason Holmes set to play his first competitive match in Saints colours and Ahmed Saad welcomed back into the fray as well.

Holmes will be the first American born player to pull on a Saints jumper in a pre-season game, just 15 months after arriving at Linen House Centre.

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For Saad, it is another step in the right direction following a year on the sidelines in 2014. Like McCartin, the forward was lively on the weekend and finished the game with one goal and four tackles.

Ex-Sydney Swan Tim Membrey will also make the trip to Moreton Bay, while Eli Templeton and Jarryn Geary are poised to front up against an AFL team for the first time since early last year following long-term arm injuries in 2014.

After sitting out the intra club, Jack Steven will also return to action in a positive sign for St Kilda’s engine room.

First-year players Hugh Goddard and Jack Sinclair have also been named in the squad.

The Saints are yet to name a captain in the absence of Nick Riewoldt.

SQUAD vs Brisbane Lions:

Saturday Feb 28, 3.10pm

Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex