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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



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"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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1979 Season (V/AFL) Fixture | Player Stats

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St. Kilda's 1979 Fixture

Rnd H&A Club Q1Q2Q3Q4 S R Opponent Q1Q2Q3Q4 S Mgn Grd Date SC
1 H St. Kilda 4.49.713.1119.14 128 WON Hawthorn 3.48.911.1314.19 103 25 MOO Apr 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
2 A St. Kilda 1.57.67.99.10 64 LOST Essendon 2.26.1010.1721.22 148 -84 WIN Apr 16 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
3 H St. Kilda 2.44.69.1015.14 104 LOST Footscray 4.39.712.916.13 109 -5 MOO Apr 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
4 A St. Kilda 1.12.53.83.11 29 LOST Collingwood 7.713.1121.1631.21 207 -178 VIC Apr 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
5 H St. Kilda 2.47.514.717.10 112 LOST Geelong 4.78.813.822.10 142 -30 MOO May 5 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
6 A St. Kilda 3.15.77.1111.20 86 LOST South Melbourne 4.811.1118.1626.19 175 -89 LAK May 12 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
7 H St. Kilda 4.77.1011.1416.15 111 WON Richmond 3.57.710.914.15 99 12 MOO May 19 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
8 H St. Kilda 2.35.67.89.10 64 LOST Carlton 3.56.69.1115.13 103 -39 VFL May 26 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
9 A St. Kilda 5.76.811.1011.12 78 LOST Fitzroy 3.28.810.1118.15 123 -45 JUN Jun 2 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
10 H St. Kilda 3.43.65.89.11 65 LOST Melbourne 4.47.411.912.13 85 -20 MOO Jun 9 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
11 H St. Kilda 7.69.910.1515.17 107 LOST North Melbourne 3.28.611.1016.14 110 -3 MOO Jun 18 (Mon, 2:10) Scores
12 A St. Kilda 5.66.98.913.15 93 LOST Hawthorn 2.46.813.1319.18 132 -39 PRI Jun 23 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
13 H St. Kilda 5.47.59.99.12 66 LOST Essendon 2.36.98.1215.15 105 -39 MOO Jun 30 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
14 H St. Kilda 3.54.86.146.16 52 LOST Collingwood 0.34.66.815.11 101 -49 MOO Jul 7 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
15 A St. Kilda 5.66.99.1411.15 81 LOST Footscray 3.010.616.1024.16 160 -79 WES Jul 14 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
16 A St. Kilda 7.88.1111.1714.20 104 LOST Geelong 2.28.513.620.9 129 -25 KAR Jul 21 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
17 H St. Kilda 5.49.713.1119.14 128 WON South Melbourne 2.38.514.716.12 108 20 MOO Jul 28 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
18 A St. Kilda 4.28.510.918.11 119 LOST Richmond 5.712.1420.1728.22 190 -71 VFL Aug 4 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
19 A St. Kilda 0.10.50.76.9 45 LOST Carlton 2.58.1117.1522.17 149 -104 PRI Aug 11 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
20 H St. Kilda 3.23.47.69.6 60 LOST Fitzroy 2.27.98.1110.16 76 -16 MOO Aug 18 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
21 A St. Kilda 1.97.167.2012.24 96 LOST Melbourne 3.28.617.1624.17 161 -65 MCG Aug 25 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
22 A St. Kilda 1.33.66.79.11 65 LOST North Melbourne 8.711.918.1121.18 144 -79 VFL Sep 1 (Sat, 2:10) Scores
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1979 Player Stats

Player GP K Avg H Avg D Avg M Avg HO Avg T Avg FF FA G Avg B TS
Baker, Ian 12 112 9.3 41 3.4 153 12.8 28 2.3 0 0.0     13 21 1 0.1 0 6
Barker, Trevor 15 245 16.3 49 3.3 294 19.6 59 3.9 1 0.1     46 25 9 0.6 21 75
Bond, Graeme 14 158 11.3 48 3.4 206 14.7 36 2.6 0 0.0     34 22 7 0.5 13 55
Breen, Barry 21 206 9.8 80 3.8 286 13.6 92 4.4 2 0.1     48 28 5 0.2 7 37
Bromberg, Mordy 2 17 8.5 10 5.0 27 13.5 8 4.0 0 0.0     3 3 1 0.5 2 8
Burns, Greg 14 174 12.4 73 5.2 247 17.6 53 3.8 3 0.2     25 28 6 0.4 8 44
Cahir, Gerard 9 52 5.8 12 1.3 64 7.1 15 1.7 3 0.3     8 11 2 0.2 1 13
Callery, Paul 21 373 17.8 90 4.3 463 22.0 43 2.0 0 0.0     52 47 20 1.0 18 138
Carter, Colin 10 58 5.8 18 1.8 76 7.6 8 0.8 0 0.0     11 3 0 0.0 2 2
Colling, Gary 19 184 9.7 92 4.8 276 14.5 30 1.6 5 0.3     55 47 3 0.2 11 29
Cross, Andrew 6 25 4.2 23 3.8 48 8.0 7 1.2 0 0.0     9 14 5 0.8 4 34
Cunningham, Geoff 21 156 7.4 184 8.8 340 16.2 69 3.3 0 0.0     50 53 1 0.0 1 7
Discher, Don 11 50 4.5 31 2.8 81 7.4 23 2.1 73 6.6     13 20 8 0.7 4 52
Dunne, Jeff 22 278 12.6 130 5.9 408 18.5 83 3.8 0 0.0     54 20 1 0.0 1 7
Duperouzel, Bruce 17 209 12.3 90 5.3 299 17.6 31 1.8 2 0.1     40 32 14 0.8 14 98
Evans, Dale 15 93 6.2 39 2.6 132 8.8 25 1.7 0 0.0     28 35 4 0.3 3 27
Granger, Dave 3 22 7.3 8 2.7 30 10.0 10 3.3 1 0.3     5 11 1 0.3 2 8
Greene, Russell 19 313 16.5 53 2.8 366 19.3 63 3.3 1 0.1     50 35 11 0.6 20 86
Herbert, Dean 3 9 3.0 4 1.3 13 4.3 2 0.7 4 1.3     4 5 2 0.7 3 15
Kellett, Mark 10 72 7.2 38 3.8 110 11.0 28 2.8 2 0.2     23 9 0 0.0 0 0
Lofts, Gary 3 25 8.3 3 1.0 28 9.3 6 2.0 0 0.0     3 8 5 1.7 1 31
Lugg, Gary 1 4 4.0 5 5.0 9 9.0 2 2.0 0 0.0     0 1 0 0.0 0 0
McDonald, Gary 8 92 11.5 27 3.4 119 14.9 27 3.4 1 0.1     20 16 7 0.9 8 50
Mildenhall, Bill 6 39 6.5 20 3.3 59 9.8 11 1.8 1 0.2     13 8 2 0.3 1 13
Nettlefold, Michael 5 30 6.0 28 5.6 58 11.6 10 2.0 0 0.0     5 8 4 0.8 3 27
O'Dea, Jim 15 144 9.6 51 3.4 195 13.0 42 2.8 0 0.0     40 22 4 0.3 1 25
O'Keefe, Maurice 17 184 10.8 62 3.6 246 14.5 58 3.4 0 0.0     45 28 18 1.1 12 120
Perovic, Val 9 85 9.4 14 1.6 99 11.0 21 2.3 2 0.2     15 14 0 0.0 0 0
Roberts, Michael 5 39 7.8 7 1.4 46 9.2 5 1.0 0 0.0     14 6 4 0.8 5 29
Ross, Dean 2 1 0.5 0 0.0 1 0.5 1 0.5 1 0.5     0 0 1 0.5 0 6
Sarau, Jeff 22 317 14.4 100 4.5 417 19.0 140 6.4 342 15.5     104 80 7 0.3 6 48
Sartori, Ian 18 173 9.6 66 3.7 239 13.3 62 3.4 0 0.0     24 32 13 0.7 11 89
Scott, Malcolm 9 69 7.7 12 1.3 81 9.0 39 4.3 0 0.0     5 16 25 2.8 24 174
Sidebottom, Garry 21 259 12.3 119 5.7 378 18.0 143 6.8 55 2.6     50 64 56 2.7 23 359
Sinclair, Allan 2 15 7.5 8 4.0 23 11.5 10 5.0 2 1.0     1 2 1 0.5 5 11
Stevens, Phil 11 127 11.5 43 3.9 170 15.5 36 3.3 0 0.0     20 15 0 0.0 0 0
Stone, Chris 3 18 6.0 16 5.3 34 11.3 2 0.7 0 0.0     5 7 1 0.3 2 8
Thomas, Grant 12 103 8.6 44 3.7 147 12.3 43 3.6 0 0.0     15 20 10 0.8 11 71
Tweeddale, Russell 7 34 4.9 9 1.3 43 6.1 13 1.9 0 0.0     4 11 1 0.1 3 9
 

Footnotes

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