Scott Watters (Head Coach)

Scott Watters was appointed St Kilda's Head Coach in October 2011. Watters spend the past two seasons working under Mick Malthouse as Collingwood's defensive coach and was seen to be the architect of the Magpies' stringent defence that landed them the 2010 Premiership. He coached WAFL club Subiaco to flags in 2007 and 2008 and also coached the WAFL representative team for two years. As a player, Watters was part of a generation of West Australians who made West Coast a powerhouse in the early 1990s, he later played for the Sydney Swans and Fremantle before moving in to coaching.

Adam Kingsley (Assistant Coach)

Recruited as part of Port Adelaide's inaugural side in 1997, Kingsley went on to play 170 games for the Power. He won the best and fairest in 1998 and was a member of the 2004 premiership team. After retiring at the end of 2006, he became an assistant coach at Port for four years. Kingsley joined St Kilda as offensive coach ahead of the 2011 season.

Dean Laidley (Assistant Coach)

Comes from Port Adelaide where he served as an assistant for the past two seasons. Before that he was the senior coach at North Melbourne for 148 games from 2003-09. Played 52 games with West Coast (1987-92) and 99 with the Kangaroos (1993-97), including the 1996 premiership. Will be in charge of the St Kilda midfield and brings a wealth of experience to the coaching staff.

Danny Sexton (Assistant Coach)

Danny Sexton has a wealth of football experience as a player and coach. He played at Port Melbourne for seven years before coaching Lower Plenty in the Diamond Valley Football League (now Northern Football League), ran the Calder Cannons under-16 and under-18 development programs and was head coach at the Northern Knights. Sexton joined St Kilda as a development coach in 2006, become the opposition analyst in 2010 before being appointed the Saints' defensive coach in 2012.