Brad Crouch admits he needed a fresh start after growing frustrated at Adelaide.
Crouch departed West Lakes for St Kilda as a restricted free agent last year with the midfielder playing 95 games with the Crows since being drafted in 2011.
The 27-year-old is eager to help the emerging Saints reach another finals campaign in 2021.
“I definitely did (needed a fresh start),” Crouch told SEN Breakfast.
“I probably felt it for a couple of years while I was over in Adelaide.
“I don’t know whether I was getting run down in the same environment, I think the way that we were playing at different times late last year was a bit frustrating.
“For me, I want to get back to playing good finals football again and being in a decent team."
Crouch feels the Crows have underperformed since making the Grand Final in 2017.
Adelaide claimed their first wooden spoon in club history under rookie coach Matthew Nicks last season, finishing last on the ladder with just three wins.
“It was hard to deal with because we still felt we had a lot of the personnel around,” Crouch said.
“We lost five or six key personnel but at the same time we were still under performing in comparison to what sort of talent we had on our list.
“It was definitely frustrating but it’s refreshing for me now to go and have an opportunity somewhere else.”
Adelaide received a second-round pick as compensation for losing Crouch via free agency.