Tanner Bruhn will play his first game in over a year after being cleared of all charges.

A man was shot dead by police at Potts Point in Sydney's east after he attacked two women, aged 48 and 56, in separate apartments on St Neot Avenue, causing head and facial injuries.

St Kilda are managing expectations despite a significant off-season recruiting drive that has led critics to predict the team could make the finals this year.