Formerly known as a baby-faced assassin on the football field, Steven Sziller has now officially hung up the boots and is happily working as a sales representative.

40 year old Sziller played 118 games for the Saints between 1995 and 2000, and went on to play under former teammate Danny Frawley at Richmond for a further two seasons before retiring.

Steven continued with the game at St Paul’s in the Southern Football League, but walked away from it three years ago.

He was at his best in the backline and had the ability to push forward and kick valuable goals.

However it was his tagging jobs on high profile players such as now Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley that gave him the baby-faced assassin nickname.

The gritty all-rounder was a worthy and under-rated foot soldier for the Saints as they marched their way into the Grand Final in 1997.

Despite missing out on the elusive premiership, Steven commemorates the lead-up to the biggest day on the AFL calendar as his most memorable.

“My most memorable memory would have to be grand final week. Not the result but the build-up to the game and all the excitement that was around the club and the players,” Steven told saints.com.au.

With a lot of debate recently on the tempo of AFL changing over the years, we asked what Steven thought and he believes it has changed from his playing days.

“I think that the game has got a lot faster and I think the skill level is a lot better than what it used to be.”

“I enjoy watching the Saints games in particular and watching players like Lenny Hayes go hard at the ball.”

His St Kilda days are long behind him; however Steven and his fellow former alumni still ensure they see each other throughout the years.

“There is a group of about 15 of us from the 90's that catch up three or four times a year for a beer and a chat.”