ST KILDA midfielder Farren Ray believes the club should gift a 200th game to veteran forward Justin Koschitzke before the end of the season.

Koschitzke has played just four games for the Saints this year and is battling a calf complaint. He recently said it had been several years since he last enjoyed his football.

But Ray said he deserved a game.

"I think he should definitely be gifted that one game, but Scott [Watters] has to pick the side and guys have to push for selection," Ray said on Melbourne radio station SEN.

"Kosi is a good man.

"Anyone who plays 199 games for a club is going to be a popular bloke in the group and he has come through with a great group of guys like Nick Riewoldt, Nick Dal Santo, Lenny Hayes and even Brendon Goddard while he was at the club.

"He has been a stalwart for the club and I definitely think he will get it (the 200th game) in the next two or three weeks."

Ray, 27, has been a bright light in a tough year for the Saints and has played 16 games this year after just 11 the season before.

He joined the Saints in 2009 after five seasons with the Western Bulldogs but felt that towards the end of 2011 he had become too much of a defensive wingman under then coach Ross Lyon.

His difficult 2012 season came after new coach Scott Watters turned him into an attacking midfielder.

"I'm a wingman. [I] probably got too much into a defensive side of my game rolling into the back half," he said.

"No disrespect to Rossy (Lyon) who was a fantastic coach, but Scotty wants more attacking, more inside 50s and more penetration.

"My attacking indicators this year have gone through the roof."

Ray added that he had never been part of the leadership group at St Kilda or the Bulldogs, but was keen to take on a senior role.

Meanwhile, the Saints could be set to unveil their ninth debutant of the season after Cameron Shenton was elevated from the rookie list on Thursday.

Shenton is the fourth rookie to be elevated this season following Jackson Ferguson, Tom Curren and Darren Minchington, who all went on to debut.

The 22-year-old can play at either end of the ground and has been pushing his case for senior selection strongly over the past month, being named in the best in each of Sandringham’s past four VFL games.