St Kilda star Nick Dal Santo has had his move to North Melbourne stalled by in-fighting within the Saints' football department. Picture: George Salpigtidis Source: George Salpigtidis / HeraldSun
ST KILDA'S internal upheaval has stalled a decision on Nick Dal Santo, with key club chiefs unable to agree on his future.
The Saints, who were yesterday forced to fend off speculation about coach Scott Watters, have left Dal Santo in limbo.
The Herald Sun understands that members of the football department are butting heads over whether to let the 29-year-old leave Seaford.
Dal Santo wants to join North Melbourne after last week meeting with the Roos' leadership group, however he doesn't want to be the one to pull the trigger and be seen to be jumping ship.
But Saints fans can breathe a sigh of relief over the future of Leigh Montagna, with St Kilda yesterday insisting the contracted midfielder would stay.
Asked yesterday about Dal Santo, St Kilda head of football Chris Pelchen said: "There has been much speculation surrounding Nick Dal Santo's possible move from St Kilda.
"It should be emphasised that neither Nick or the club has committed to trading him and while there has been some interest received from other clubs, any move would only occur through mutual agreement."
Pelchen said Montagna would play out the rest of his contract.
"Leigh is contracted for 2014. Neither he or the club has expressed a desire to part ways ahead of next season and he is absolutely a required player," he said.
"We look forward to having 'Joey' play an important role for the Saints again next year."
Despite not getting a consistent message from the Saints on Dal Santo, North Melbourne remains confident it will eventually get its man to Arden St.
Essendon also had some interest in the three-time All-Australian, but that is believed to have cooled.
North Melbourne forward Drew Petrie left the meeting with Dal Santo hopeful he could soon call him a teammate.
"He wanted to find out about North Melbourne and we wanted to find out about Nick's intentions and how much longer he thinks he can play and where he can play positionally," Petrie said.
"It was just a mutual discussion about him wanting to know about North and about us asking him about his intentions going forward.
"It's still his decision and it's up in the air and it has to be done through the right processes."
The Roos could yet get Dal Santo for nothing if the Saint revoked his right to a final year on a contract that has a trigger clause and became a free agent.
With Dal Santo well paid, the Saints could then be given a first-round pick as compensation.
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