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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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1973 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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St. Kilda's 1973 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 A St. Kilda 1.77.1012.1414.14 98 WON Melbourne 1.22.45.69.12 66 32 MCG Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 H St. Kilda 3.211.416.520.8 128 WON Fitzroy 4.14.35.710.11 71 57 MOO Apr 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
3 H St. Kilda 2.35.37.612.9 81 LOST Richmond 2.08.213.217.8 110 -29 MOO Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 H St. Kilda 1.44.76.118.12 60 LOST Collingwood 2.47.711.1119.16 130 -70 VFL Apr 25 (Wed, 2:10) Scores
5 A St. Kilda 2.57.88.1010.16 76 WON South Melbourne 4.54.85.96.12 48 28 LAK May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 H St. Kilda 3.37.513.1118.13 121 LOST Essendon 6.213.816.921.14 140 -19 MOO May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 A St. Kilda 0.35.810.913.12 90 LOST Footscray 5.36.39.614.9 93 -3 WES May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H St. Kilda 3.25.210.916.10 106 WON Geelong 2.35.65.88.12 60 46 MOO May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 H St. Kilda 2.25.67.711.12 78 WON Hawthorn 4.107.118.168.16 64 14 MOO Jun 4 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
10 A St. Kilda 1.14.65.97.12 54 LOST North Melbourne 1.64.77.1211.14 80 -26 ARD Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H St. Kilda 1.14.57.1013.13 91 WON Carlton 2.14.65.119.13 67 24 MOO Jun 16 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
12 H St. Kilda 1.36.77.711.14 80 WON Melbourne 3.53.74.166.18 54 26 MOO Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 A St. Kilda 3.29.513.720.11 131 WON Fitzroy 2.25.39.910.11 71 60 JUN Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 A St. Kilda 2.24.49.612.10 82 LOST Collingwood 4.39.713.915.13 103 -21 VIC Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A St. Kilda 4.26.59.711.11 77 LOST Richmond 3.27.510.913.12 90 -13 VFL Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 H St. Kilda 2.59.711.1414.16 100 WON South Melbourne 4.46.89.1213.15 93 7 MOO Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 A St. Kilda 4.45.107.1310.19 79 LOST Essendon 2.25.99.1015.12 102 -23 WIN Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 H St. Kilda 5.68.1011.1215.20 110 WON Footscray 4.17.48.912.14 86 24 MOO Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A St. Kilda 4.27.49.1411.17 83 LOST Geelong 1.24.310.413.8 86 -3 VFL Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 A St. Kilda 1.25.512.815.8 98 WON Hawthorn 4.36.78.811.11 77 21 GLE Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 H St. Kilda 2.37.710.916.18 114 WON North Melbourne 4.56.812.914.12 96 18 MOO Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A St. Kilda 6.37.49.513.9 87 LOST Carlton 6.213.717.1220.15 135 -48 PRI Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
EF A St. Kilda 4.87.1114.1324.14 158 WON Essendon 3.37.58.813.13 91 67 VFL Sep 8 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
1SF H St. Kilda 1.53.88.149.14 68 LOST Richmond 2.66.119.1515.18 108 -40 MCG Sep 15 (Sat, 2:30) Scores
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1973 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Bell, Peter 5 30 6.0 7 1.4 37 7.4 6 1.2 0 0.0     3 4 0 0.0 0 0
Besanko, Neil 20 281 14.1 51 2.6 332 16.6 74 3.7 0 0.0     32 37 0 0.0 0 0
Bonney, John 5 57 11.4 16 3.2 73 14.6 9 1.8 0 0.0     12 13 0 0.0 1 1
Breen, Barry 21 270 12.9 90 4.3 360 17.1 88 4.2 2 0.1     50 62 28 1.3 25 193
Colling, Gary 24 279 11.6 121 5.0 400 16.7 107 4.5 12 0.5     60 72 6 0.3 16 52
Corner, Ian 8 34 4.3 5 0.6 39 4.9 5 0.6 0 0.0     4 8 2 0.3 3 15
Davies, Russell 9 58 6.4 18 2.0 76 8.4 13 1.4 0 0.0     11 17 4 0.4 2 26
Davis, Allan 23 381 16.6 94 4.1 475 20.7 92 4.0 1 0.0     84 66 49 2.1 27 321
Elliott, Robert 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0     0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Elliott, Glenn 18 320 17.8 86 4.8 406 22.6 97 5.4 3 0.2     42 36 12 0.7 20 92
Ellis, David 4 17 4.3 6 1.5 23 5.8 5 1.3 3 0.8     4 2 0 0.0 0 0
Galt, Rod 21 181 8.6 78 3.7 259 12.3 111 5.3 224 10.7     20 24 25 1.2 14 164
George, Ian 6 45 7.5 14 2.3 59 9.8 3 0.5 0 0.0     16 20 4 0.7 5 29
Grambeau, Shane 11 50 4.5 11 1.0 61 5.5 22 2.0 55 5.0     5 14 7 0.6 3 45
Harper, Allan 4 34 8.5 10 2.5 44 11.0 10 2.5 0 0.0     12 7 0 0.0 0 0
Judson, Wayne 24 321 13.4 32 1.3 353 14.7 76 3.2 0 0.0     64 24 0 0.0 0 0
Lawrence, Barry 22 280 12.7 45 2.0 325 14.8 103 4.7 2 0.1     43 29 12 0.5 12 84
Malthouse, Mick 16 170 10.6 33 2.1 203 12.7 41 2.6 0 0.0     28 39 2 0.1 0 12
Manzie, John 23 368 16.0 93 4.0 461 20.0 73 3.2 2 0.1     28 45 9 0.4 18 72
Moran, Jeff 22 292 13.3 76 3.5 368 16.7 46 2.1 0 0.0     36 50 20 0.9 19 139
Mynott, Brian 22 157 7.1 54 2.5 211 9.6 53 2.4 294 13.4     57 42 10 0.5 5 65
Neale, Kevin 24 236 9.8 34 1.4 270 11.3 117 4.9 51 2.1     40 54 22 0.9 21 153
O'Dea, Jim 7 78 11.1 18 2.6 96 13.7 17 2.4 0 0.0     10 14 0 0.0 1 1
Payze, Travis 14 219 15.6 47 3.4 266 19.0 82 5.9 1 0.1     29 24 5 0.4 7 37
Perovic, Val 12 164 13.7 25 2.1 189 15.8 49 4.1 0 0.0     16 31 8 0.7 15 63
Rae, Stephen 2 20 10.0 10 5.0 30 15.0 3 1.5 0 0.0     2 5 0 0.0 2 2
Reynolds, Russell 22 224 10.2 98 4.5 322 14.6 91 4.1 7 0.3     40 59 16 0.7 12 108
Sarau, Jeff 16 144 9.0 18 1.1 162 10.1 53 3.3 47 2.9     40 30 3 0.2 0 18
Scott, Graham 6 13 2.2 4 0.7 17 2.8 4 0.7 0 0.0     2 3 0 0.0 2 2
Stephens, John 15 153 10.2 10 0.7 163 10.9 29 1.9 0 0.0     47 22 24 1.6 23 167
Theodore, Stephen 21 234 11.1 157 7.5 391 18.6 93 4.4 4 0.2     48 61 9 0.4 8 62
Trott, Stuart 21 329 15.7 46 2.2 375 17.9 65 3.1 0 0.0     55 30 18 0.9 13 121
Young, George 11 136 12.4 37 3.4 173 15.7 66 6.0 1 0.1     12 13 28 2.5 18 186
 

Footnotes

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