Capuano's career with the Saints was plagued by shoulder and knee injuries. He played 25 games in his three seasons for the Saints. Although making his 100th AFL appearance in Round 8,
2002, he underwent knee surgery after Round 9 and missed all remaining AFL games that season.
Mid-season sacking After making six appearances in the first nine rounds of the 2003 season, Capuano was sacked by the Saints. The coach,
Grant Thomas, explained that Capuano's poor form led to his sacking. While it is suggested that the young and rising Saints did not need Capuano's service anymore, the Saints were also criticised for axing Capuano at the wrong time as
Trent Knobel and
Barry Brooks, their other two ruckmen, were both injured at the time. Although a number of
VFL clubs sought Capuano's services after he was sacked, he did not accept any offers and spent the latter half of 2003 travelling in Europe. He also did not nominate for the
2003 AFL draft and spent 2004 playing for in the
West Australian Football League. ==Coaching==