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KEY FACTS

Official name
St. Kilda Football Club

Known as
St. Kilda

Nickname
Saints

Formed
1873 (A previous 'St. Kilda' played senior football between 1859 and 1863, but the current club finds its genesis in the 1873 formation)

Colours
Red, white and black

Associated clubs
Sandringham; St. Kilda Reserves; Casey; Southern Saints WFC; St. Kilda (Original); St. Kilda WFC; St. Kilda U19s

Affiliation (Current)
Australian Football League (AFL) 1897–2024

Affiliations (Historical)
Challenge Cup (CUP) 1874–1876; Victorian Football Association (VFA) 1877–1879, 1886–1896

Home Ground
Docklands

VFL Premierships
1966 (1 total)

Senior Premierships
VFL/AFL Night Series - 1958, 1996, 2004, 2008 (4 total); McClelland Trophy -1997, 2009 (2 total)

Most Games
383 - Robert Harvey (1988-2008)

Most Goals
898 - Tony Lockett (1983-1994)

League Top Goalkickers
W.Mohr (101) 1936; W.Young (56) 1956; A.Lockett (117) 1987 & (127) 1991; F.Gehrig (103) 2004 & (74) 2005 (4 winners/6 wins)

Brownlow Medalists
Colin Watson 1925; Brian Gleeson 1957; Neil Roberts 1958; Verdun Howell 1959; Ian Stewart 1965 & 1966; Ross Smith 1967; Tony Lockett 1987; Robert Harvey 1997 & 1998 (8 medallists/10 medals)

Headquarters
32-60 Linton St, Moorabbin, VIC 3189

Postal Address
PO Box 1034, Moorabbin, VIC, 3189

Phone: 1300 467 246 

Email
reception@saints.com.au

Website
saints.com.au

St. Kilda



"It has become something of a truism to maintain that Aussies love an honest battler, as epitomised during the first World War by the tragic heroism of the defeated Australian forces at Gallipoli. In the sometimes equally fraught environment of Australian football, no club typifies the Gallipoli spirit better than St Kilda. Where other clubs boast of premierships, the Saints can point to an unparalleled collection of wooden spoons (27 in total)..."

John Devaney looks at the highs and lows of the ill-fated, but ever-popular seasiders, the St Kilda FC

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1997 Season (AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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St. Kilda's 1997 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H St. Kilda 2.44.89.910.11 71 LOST Hawthorn 5.38.510.811.11 77 -6 WAV Mar 29 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
2 A St. Kilda 1.24.45.87.15 57 LOST Brisbane 7.314.719.1023.16 154 -97 GAB Apr 6 (Sun, 2:45) Scores
3 H St. Kilda 6.412.713.919.11 125 WON Collingwood 6.38.813.1217.16 118 7 WAV Apr 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H St. Kilda 3.46.79.912.9 81 LOST Sydney 4.410.816.1318.19 127 -46 WAV Apr 19 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
5 A St. Kilda 2.58.712.915.11 101 LOST Fremantle 2.410.513.1016.11 107 -6 SUB Apr 25 (Fri, 8:45) Scores
6 H St. Kilda 6.59.814.1217.19 121 WON Melbourne 0.32.74.94.11 35 86 WAV May 4 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
7 H St. Kilda 4.29.313.420.6 126 WON Port Adelaide 2.24.47.128.13 61 65 WAV May 10 (Sat, 7:40) Scores
8 A St. Kilda 6.87.911.1318.16 124 WON Essendon 2.49.1112.1414.16 100 24 MCG May 18 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
9 H St. Kilda 5.37.613.722.9 141 WON Richmond 4.410.712.914.10 94 47 WAV May 25 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
10 A St. Kilda 3.16.49.911.13 79 LOST Geelong 3.56.712.916.11 107 -28 KAR May 31 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 A St. Kilda 7.28.410.713.11 89 WON West Coast 3.03.59.611.7 73 16 SUB Jun 8 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
12 H St. Kilda 5.18.813.1516.20 116 WON Carlton 1.52.74.1212.13 85 31 WAV Jun 15 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
13 H St. Kilda 0.64.88.1211.18 84 LOST Western Bulldogs 4.47.712.915.11 101 -17 WAV Jun 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H St. Kilda 5.310.714.1120.13 133 WON North Melbourne 0.23.28.711.13 79 54 WAV Jul 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A St. Kilda 2.46.77.99.12 66 LOST Adelaide 1.24.77.1510.16 76 -10 FBP Jul 12 (Sat, 8:40) Scores
16 A St. Kilda 5.59.1218.1520.21 141 WON Hawthorn 2.26.66.89.8 62 79 WAV Jul 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H St. Kilda 2.67.129.1612.20 92 WON Brisbane 1.33.65.125.14 44 48 WAV Jul 27 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
18 A St. Kilda 4.28.1110.1415.21 111 WON Collingwood 4.26.510.1312.17 89 22 MCG Aug 3 (Sun, 2:10) Scores
19 A St. Kilda 4.69.813.1218.20 128 WON Sydney 7.212.516.1017.17 119 9 SCG Aug 10 (Sun, 2:45) Scores
20 H St. Kilda 2.16.37.312.5 77 WON Fremantle 3.24.35.89.10 64 13 WAV Aug 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A St. Kilda 7.19.613.817.12 114 WON Melbourne 1.23.56.88.14 62 52 MCG Aug 22 (Fri, 7:40) Scores
22 A St. Kilda 2.18.111.517.15 117 WON Port Adelaide 3.37.89.1112.12 84 33 FBP Aug 31 (Sun, 5:40) Scores
4QF H St. Kilda 4.55.1013.1220.15 135 WON Brisbane 3.16.99.913.11 89 46 WAV Sep 7 (Sun, 2:30) Scores
2PF H St. Kilda 6.39.613.1215.14 104 WON North Melbourne 4.08.28.411.7 73 31 MCG Sep 19 (Fri, 7:45) Scores
GF H St. Kilda 3.67.119.1313.16 94 LOST Adelaide 3.85.1011.1119.11 125 -31 MCG Sep 27 (Sat, 2:45) Scores
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1997 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Bardsley, Kristian 3 12 4.0 6 2.0 18 6.0 2 0.7 0 0.0 5 1.7 2 0 1 0.3 1 7
Beveridge, Luke 7 25 3.6 9 1.3 34 4.9 7 1.0 0 0.0 5 0.7 4 3 4 0.6 3 27
Brown, Tony 24 276 11.5 192 8.0 468 19.5 93 3.9 0 0.0 19 0.8 11 12 16 0.7 16 112
Burke, Nathan 25 469 18.8 200 8.0 669 26.8 99 4.0 1 0.0 75 3.0 41 16 9 0.4 14 68
Campbell, Brad 4 23 5.8 19 4.8 42 10.5 13 3.3 0 0.0 5 1.3 2 1 0 0.0 0 0
Coghlan, Glen 9 46 5.1 37 4.1 83 9.2 31 3.4 4 0.4 5 0.6 9 7 0 0.0 1 1
Cook, Brett 8 25 3.1 31 3.9 56 7.0 16 2.0 51 6.4 10 1.3 6 9 0 0.0 3 3
Cripps, Jason 23 240 10.4 97 4.2 337 14.7 68 3.0 3 0.1 20 0.9 9 23 3 0.1 4 22
Daniels, Jayson 13 105 8.1 103 7.9 208 16.0 45 3.5 0 0.0 30 2.3 14 11 1 0.1 2 8
Everitt, Peter 23 256 11.1 90 3.9 346 15.0 135 5.9 302 13.1 23 1.0 38 32 44 1.9 25 289
Gray, Troy 9 75 8.3 24 2.7 99 11.0 32 3.6 0 0.0 9 1.0 5 14 2 0.2 1 13
Hall, Barry 15 70 4.7 58 3.9 128 8.5 52 3.5 10 0.7 22 1.5 7 19 14 0.9 13 97
Harvey, Robert 25 453 18.1 303 12.1 756 30.2 90 3.6 0 0.0 28 1.1 22 20 18 0.7 19 127
Healy, Daniel 15 62 4.1 32 2.1 94 6.3 27 1.8 0 0.0 9 0.6 5 4 5 0.3 6 36
Heatley, Jason 20 173 8.7 39 2.0 212 10.6 80 4.0 0 0.0 29 1.5 20 14 73 3.7 35 473
Hudghton, Max 17 60 3.5 70 4.1 130 7.6 31 1.8 1 0.1 24 1.4 12 8 0 0.0 0 0
Jones, Aussie 25 323 12.9 167 6.7 490 19.6 77 3.1 0 0.0 32 1.3 25 11 22 0.9 9 141
Keogh, Rod 6 62 10.3 33 5.5 95 15.8 16 2.7 0 0.0 14 2.3 6 7 5 0.8 3 33
Lappin, Matthew 20 154 7.7 135 6.8 289 14.5 57 2.9 0 0.0 35 1.8 13 14 20 1.0 19 139
Loewe, Stewart 24 257 10.7 109 4.5 366 15.3 192 8.0 136 5.7 43 1.8 36 37 54 2.3 35 359
McLaren, Joe 2 10 5.0 2 1.0 12 6.0 2 1.0 0 0.0 1 0.5 0 2 0 0.0 0 0
Neill, Robert 3 12 4.0 9 3.0 21 7.0 7 2.3 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Peckett, Justin 25 269 10.8 143 5.7 412 16.5 83 3.3 0 0.0 38 1.5 13 22 2 0.1 3 15
Shanahan, Jamie 25 141 5.6 79 3.2 220 8.8 72 2.9 8 0.3 16 0.6 15 24 0 0.0 4 4
Sierakowski, David 15 73 4.9 49 3.3 122 8.1 48 3.2 37 2.5 12 0.8 8 11 1 0.1 0 6
Smith, Joel 16 207 12.9 94 5.9 301 18.8 63 3.9 0 0.0 17 1.1 4 13 23 1.4 17 155
Sziller, Steven 23 205 8.9 134 5.8 339 14.7 67 2.9 0 0.0 52 2.3 24 30 4 0.2 7 31
Thompson, Andrew 23 167 7.3 165 7.2 332 14.4 44 1.9 0 0.0 52 2.3 17 18 13 0.6 16 94
Traianidis, Jason 7 38 5.4 28 4.0 66 9.4 11 1.6 0 0.0 9 1.3 6 5 6 0.9 4 40
Vidovic, Lazar 7 20 2.9 28 4.0 48 6.9 21 3.0 49 7.0 2 0.3 0 6 1 0.1 2 8
Wakelin, Shane 5 28 5.6 11 2.2 39 7.8 10 2.0 1 0.2 3 0.6 3 2 6 1.2 5 41
Wakelin, Darryl 20 71 3.6 56 2.8 127 6.4 38 1.9 6 0.3 24 1.2 16 13 4 0.2 2 26
Winmar, Nicky 21 254 12.1 111 5.3 365 17.4 68 3.2 0 0.0 36 1.7 27 19 27 1.3 18 180
Young, Matthew 18 175 9.7 91 5.1 266 14.8 62 3.4 2 0.1 26 1.4 8 11 1 0.1 5 11
 

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.