ST KILDA's injury list is a lot shorter than 12 months ago when defender Matt Maguire's broken leg spelled further disaster for the club, just weeks out from the finals.

The Saints were fourth on the ladder last year with 11 wins when Maguire was carried from the ground in the final minute of the 39-point loss to West Coast at Telstra Dome.

He joined a list of injured Saints, including Lenny Hayes (knee) and Justin Koschitzke (fractured skull), while long-suffering supporters could only hope for a change of luck.

Koschitzke, Hayes, Aaron Hamill (knee), Xavier Clarke (hip) and Raphael Clarke (quad) missed a combined total of 72 games through injury last season.

Long-term injury woes were complicated by a spate of soft-tissue injuries to other players, which led new coach Ross Lyon to entice conditioning coach Peter Mulkearns to the club this year.

Several players have had soft-tissue injuries this season, too, but luck could finally be on St Kilda's side with just three players watching from the sidelines tomorrow.

Hamill's knee problems have been well documented, former West Coast ruckman Michael Gardiner (foot) is yet to play a game and Brendon Goddard (knee) will not play again this season.

Otherwise, according to Lyon, the biggest problem this week is who makes room for Koschitzke, who looks set to return from suspension.

"As it sits today, it's a good group," Lyon said yesterday.

Having everyone except Goddard, Hamill and Gardiner available had come about through "a little bit of luck and good management", according to the coach.

"Obviously, Peter Mulkearns came in (and) it's taken a while to stamp his program on the group, but we're starting to see the benefits of that now."

He said Brett Voss, Clinton Jones and Raphael Clarke were playing well in the VFL and on the verge of being selected over the coming weeks. "They're the three obvious ones we consider in our best 22," he said.

"Andrew Thompson is really respected and was critical in our win against West Coast (in round 12). At this stage he's probably just been squeezed out, but that could change very quickly.

"Then there's Barry Brooks and Fergus Watts going 'what about me?' but obviously as tall forwards they're a little bit behind (Nick Riewoldt) and 'Kosi' (Koschitzke) and Fraser."

Lyon said Fraser Gehrig's six goals against Carlton last week underlined the 31-year-old's value to the team.

"At this stage we'd love him to go on (next year)," he said.