\n St Kilda Football Club has today informed Zak Jones and Arie Schoenmaker that they will not be offered contracts for the 2026 season.\n <\/p>\n
St Kilda Football Club has today informed Zak Jones and Arie Schoenmaker that they will not be offered contracts for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Jones\u2019 AFL career began at Sydney after being selected with pick No. 15 in the 2013 National Draft, before seeking a trade home to Victoria and arriving at Moorabbin ahead of the 2020 season.<\/p>\n
Over six years in red, white and black, the 30-year-old became valued as much for the impact he had on those around him as for his own performances. A passionate and selfless teammate, Jones played a key role in guiding emerging players through their development and helping them adjust to the demands of AFL football. He departs St Kilda having played 164 games across his career.<\/p>\n
Schoenmaker joined the club as the Saints\u2019 final selection in the 2023 National Draft with pick No. 62 and went on to make seven senior appearances across his two seasons.<\/p>\n
A proud Tasmanian, the 20-year-old quickly endeared himself to teammates with his infectious energy, spirit and natural talent. His presence brought vibrancy to the group, while his contributions across both AFL and VFL programs reflected a player with a genuine love for the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is never an easy part of the year,\u201d St Kilda CEO Carl Dilena said.<\/p>\n
\u201cFollowing the trade period, we\u2019ve had to make some difficult decisions as we continue to shape our list for long-term success.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth Zak and Arie have made valuable contributions to the club\u2019s growth over their time at Moorabbin, playing a vital role in helping position the team for its next phase.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank both players for everything they\u2019ve given to the club and wish them every success in the next chapters of their careers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St Kilda Football Club has today informed Zak Jones and Arie Schoenmaker that they will not be offered…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,85,83],"class_list":["post-218375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-text"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}