Maverick's St Kilda outfit faced a Fremantle side featuring younger brother Lachie on Sunday at Etihad Stadium, and while they had to wait until deep into the third term before both were on the field at the same time, it was a memorable moment for the Weller family in the stands.

"It was really nice and when the game was over I was able to catch up with Lachie and reflect with him where we have come from," the Saints midfielder from Burnie told The Examiner.

"He is going so well at the moment and I'm just so proud of him, and hopefully he can stay in that team and play finals.

"I told him (before his first game) to just let it rip as he is a kid that has a lot of speed, and I knew that when he got the ball, he would take a lot of catching, and he will take a lot of confidence from that.

"He has already shown a bit of composure and he will be really valuable for them come finals."

Next on his wishlist is to be his brother's direct opponent in a game.

"I would love that. I wouldn't go out of my way to hurt him, but when I'm out there, I'm a Saints man."

Weller the Docker (who was recruited from Queensland after his family moved to that part of the world) has played two games, and been sub in both, but has had an impact when coming on the ground.

On Sunday, he collected seven touches and took one mark, one of those possessions going straight to his brother, a moment Maverick said might have been "fate".

The 23-year-old and his St Kilda teammates will be in Hobart on Saturday, and he feels the Saints are a good chance to upset a North Melbourne side that has won five games on end to sit sixth on the ladder.

The Saints have exceeded many people's expectations to have a 6-12 record with a month to go.

Weller has played 16 games this year, averaging 17 touches, three marks and six tackles a game.

He spent a lot of the early part of the year as a run-with midfielder, before moving into a half-forward role in recent weeks.

"It has been really good and refreshing to go forward, and has helped me grow as player," Weller said.

"Playing that high-forward and pressure forward, and being able to play multiple positions, that's where the AFL is going, that you need to be versatile.

"I think I have improved, but

I still need to work on my consistency.

"I want to be that really reliable two-way midfielder that can shut down an opponent and have that defensive style of play, and also be offensive the other way.

"We have a really tough draw to end the year (North, Geelong, Sydney and West Coast), but we are still really hungry and we want to get a scalp, as we know where we want to go as a club and we won't be looking to take the foot off the accelerator.

"I think our defensive, high-pressure game can really shake up any team and we will have a young, hungry side that just wants to keep on progressing forward."

Saturday's game at Bellerive Oval starts at 2.10pm.