St Kilda have released a club statement on Thursday in response to an incident that took place during Channel Nine's The Footy Show on Wednesday night.

Saints forward Josh Bruce was a guest on the show on Wednesday night, and was an onlooker during a brief discussion that surrounded a member of the Kardashian-Jenner family, Caitlyn Jenner.

Sam Newman and Billy Brownless led the chat, with Newman at one stage referring to Jenner as an "it", among other things.

Following a backlash from viewers on social media on Thursday morning, St Kilda released the following statement on Thursday afternoon relating to the conversation.

Source: St Kilda's Twitter

St Kilda will host Gold Coast on Sunday afternoon at Etihad Stadium in a bid to move back inside the top eight.