Nicky Winmar

On the day Nicky Winmar was born the Saints lost the 1965 Grand final to Essendon. On his first birthday, the club was celebrating its first ( and only) Grand Final win against Collingwood.
Nicky Winmar was born to be a football star. As a youngster he practised taking 'SPECCYS' by leaping off tree stumps. He practised tackling by tackling sheep at shearing time. Nicky's father told him that he would need to be able to play in the wet if he wanted to make the V.F.L. He and his brothers used a hose to make an artificial quagmire in order to learn how to handle a muddy ball.
Nicky Winmar was chosen to play for St. Kilda at the age of 21. He won the Best and Fairest award in his second year at the club-1989.

He was St. Kilda's leading goal kicker in 1989.

In 1995 he won his second club Best and Fairest Award. He has also been awarded the Michael Tuck Award.

 Player Honours: 3rd (equal) Brownlow medal 1989; St. Kilda's Best and Fairest 1989,1995; 2nd Best and Fairest 1987, 1988; All - Australian 1991, 1995 ; Night Series Premiership side 1996; leading goal kicker 1988.