THE ST KILDA players at the centre of a lewd photograph scandal have been granted an injunction to ban the display of the pictures on social networking site Facebook.

Justice Marshall made the order in the Melbourne district of the Federal Court late on Monday.

The woman who published the material was ordered to take the photographs down from her Facebook profile page as of 4pm on Monday.

The AFL, St Kilda and the AFL Players' Association have come out strongly in support of the Saints players after the photographs surfaced on Monday.

The AFL said via a statement on Monday night it was disappointed in the publication of images of the players.

"The images in question were not taken by the person who has distributed them, and the images have been circulated without the consent of the players," the statement read.

"The players in question should not have their privacy disregarded in this way and the AFL is being kept up to date by the St Kilda Football Club and its legal representatives in dealing with this matter".

St Kilda had earlier acknowledged the existence of a photograph picturing two of its players in a statement released on Monday afternoon.

"The club can confirm that the image was not distributed with the players' consent," the statement read.

"The club can also confirm that the photo was not taken by the person responsible for posting it online and believes that it was obtained illegally.

"As the matter is subject to discussions between St Kilda Football Club, Victoria Police and its legal representatives, the club is not in a position to make any further comment at this stage."

Following the release of the statement a second photograph of a third St Kilda player was posted online with the episode drawing condemnation from the AFLPA.

"Just like any other person, AFL players have a right to have their privacy protected," the AFLPA said in a statement.

"This latest incident adds further weight to calls for stronger legal protection for high-profile people who are subjected to these kinds of seemingly malicious actions."