St Kilda Football Club

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St Kilda Football Club

Names
Full name	St Kilda Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Saints
Season 2007
Position	9th
Top Goalkicker	Fraser Gehrig
Best & Fairest	Nick Riewoldt
Club Details
Founded	1873
Colours	Red, White, Black
Competition	Australian Football League
Coach	Ross Lyon
Captain(s)	Nick Riewoldt
Ground(s)	Telstra Dome (56,000)
Other information
Official website	www.saints.com.au

The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is an Australian Rules Football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the Australian Football League. The St Kilda Football Club was established in 1873.

The club derives its name from the Melbourne suburb in which it was formed, St Kilda.

Contents 1 Home game grounds 2 Club history 3 Victorian Football League 1897 to 1989 3.1 Early years in the VFL 3.2 Resuming after recess 3.3 The 1940s and 1950s 3.4 The club's greatest VFL era, 1960 to 1973 3.5 1974-1989 4 Australian Football League 1990 to Present 4.1 Home & Away Season Results 1990 - Present 4.2 1991 4.3 1992 4.4 1996 4.5 1997 4.6 1998 4.7 2000 4.8 2004 4.9 2005 4.10 2006 4.11 2007 4.12 2008 5 Club records 5.1 Premierships 5.2 Minor-premierships 5.3 Pre-season Cup Wins 5.4 Night series 5.5 Grand Finalists 5.6 Pre-season Cup Finalists 5.7 Night Series Finalists 5.8 Other Grades 6 Individual awards 6.1 Best and Fairest 6.2 Brownlow Medal winners 6.3 Michael Tuck Medal winners 6.4 Leigh Matthews Trophy winners 6.5 Coleman Medal winners 6.6 AFL Rising Star winners 7 Current squad 7.1 Senior List 7.2 Rookie listed players 8 Team of the Century 8.1 Australian Football Hall of Fame players 8.2 St Kilda FC Hall of Fame 9 Notable fans 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

[edit] Home game grounds

• Junction Oval, St Kilda, Melbourne (1897-1964)
• Moorabbin Oval, Moorabbin, Melbourne (1965-1992)
• Waverley Park, Mulgrave, Melbourne (1993-1999)
• York Park (Aurora Stadium), Launceston, Tasmania (one or two games per season only) 2003-2006
• Telstra Dome, Docklands, Melbourne (2000-)

The club's training and administration base remained at Moorabbin Oval after home games were moved to Waverley Park (VFL Park) in 1993. Moorabbin remains the club's training and administration base.

The club is building a multi-million dollar training and administration base facility at Frankston Park after an agreement was reached with the City of Frankston.^[1]

The club intends to train and have administrative offices at Frankston Park when the facility is completed. It also intends to to retain a presence at Moorabbin Oval, with the social club facility remaining there.

[edit] Club history

The name of St Kilda figures boldly throughout the history of Australian Rules Football. One of the earliest recorded references to the fledgling game in 1859 mentions a "scratch team from St Kilda".

The St Kilda Football Club itself was formed in 1873.

St Kilda was initially based out of the Junction Oval in St Kilda, Melbourne. The Saints motto is Fortius Quo Fidelius (fortitude and fidelity), a Latin phrase loosely meaning "Strength through loyalty".

St Kilda Football Club was a foundation team in the Victorian Football Association in 1877 and the Victorian Football League in 1897 which became the Australian Football League in 1990.

[edit] Victorian Football League 1897 to 1989

[edit] Early years in the VFL

St Kilda's early years in the VFL were not successful. The club joined the new breakaway VFL competition and struggled to establish itself and finished last in nine of the first 14 seasons of the VFL competition.

Six successive wins to start 1907 saw the club make the finals for the first time, finishing third with 9 wins and 8 losses. St Kilda was beaten by Carlton in the club's first VFL final by 56 points. The club again finished third in 1908 and was eliminated by Carlton by 58 points.

The years 1912 to 1915 saw major improvement, highlighted by a 1913 season in which the team finished fourth and were eventually beaten in the 1913 Grand Final by a powerful Fitzroy side 7-14-(56) to 5-13-(43).

[edit] Resuming after recess

St Kilda Football Club was in recess in 1916 and 1917. The club resumed in 1918 and fared well, making the finals in fourth position, but was eliminated by Collingwood in the semi-final by nine points, 58 to 49.

Results declined in the early 1920s, with the club finishing last in 1920 and 1924. The following years saw St Kilda establish itself as a more consistently competitive club which it remained until the 1940s. Colin Watson played brilliantly in 1925, winning the Brownlow Medal.

The St Kilda team made the finals in 1929 and were eliminated by Carlton 12-9-(81) to 11-7-(73) in the semi-finals. The mid-to-late 1930s saw the club consistently vying for finals berths, finally making the finals again in 1939 by finishing fourth after a record run of eight consecutive victories and an overall record of 13 wins and 5 losses. The team had its first finals win since 1913 over Richmond 10-12-(72) to 6-6-(42). In the following preliminary final St Kilda was beaten by 29 points by Collingwood.

[edit] The 1940s and 1950s

The breakthrough win in the finals of 1939 did not herald a period of success for the club. The club won three of the first four games early in the 1940 season and was on top of the ladder after Round 4, before finishing second last. Though there was some high-class players like Harold Bray, Keith Drinan, Peter Bennett and later Neil Roberts, St. Kilda were rarely competitive. The 1950 season saw the club win the first five games - before fading to finish with 8 wins and a draw in ninth place.

The club finished last 7 times in 13 years between 1943 and 1955.

After one of the club's worst seasons in 1955, Alan Killigrew was appointed coach. His first action was one of the most massive clean-out of players in the history of any VFL club. It is believed that only 17 St. Kilda players from 1955 played for St. Kilda again in 1956, while 11 new players appeared in the clubs opening match for 1956. The appointment of Alan Killigrew as coach eliminated the defeat-accepting attitude of St. Kilda and soon made the team more competitive. St. Kilda became more consistent in the late 1950s, vying for a finals berth consistently without making the finals. St. Kilda had three consecutive Brownlow Medal Winners Brian Gleeson in 1957, Neil Roberts in 1958, Verdun Howell in 1959.

[edit] The club's greatest VFL era, 1960 to 1973

In 1961 after finishing sixth in 1960, Allan Jeans was appointed coach and St. Kilda made the four for the first time since 1939, finishing third with 11 wins and 7 losses. However with star full-back Verdun Howell unfit, the club lost to Footscray in the first Semi-Final 9-15-(69) to 8-12-(60). The club finished ninth in 1962 with 9 wins and 9 losses.

St Kilda had a convincing sequence of six consecutive wins ever over the last six rounds of the 1963 season to finish in fourth position with 13 wins (52 premiership points), just two premiership points behind minor premiers Hawthorn. The club lost to Melbourne in the Semi-Finals 9-17-(71) to 8-16-(64) and was eliminated from the finals series.

After the 1964 season, when St Kilda finished sixth, the club moved to Moorabbin Oval in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne in an effort to attract the population from a rapidly growing region.

The move was a success and St Kilda finished a game clear on top of the standings with 14 wins and 4 losses, winning the minor premiership for the first time in 1965. Ian Stewart won the 1965 Brownlow Medal. The finals series saw St Kilda defeat Collingwood 13-24-(102) to 14-17-(101) in the Qualifying Final, moving through to the Grand Final. The club was beaten in the 1965 Grand Final by Essendon 14-21-(105) to 9-16-(70).

1966 saw St Kilda again finish with 14 wins and 4 losses, qualifying for the finals in second place. In the Qualifying Final the team was beaten by Collingwood 15-9-(99) to 13-11-(89). The following week the Saints defeated Essendon 15-4-(94) to 7-10-(52) in the Preliminary Final to move into the Grand Final. St Kilda defeated Collingwood in the 1966 Grand Final 10-14-(74) to 10-13-(73), winning the Premiership for the first time. Ian Stewart won his second consecutive Brownlow Medal in 1966.

In 1967 the club missed the finals finishing fifth with 11 wins and 7 losses, a game and percentage outside the final four. Ross Smith won the leagues highest individual award, the Brownlow Medal in 1967.

The 1968 season saw the Saints finish fourth with 14 wins, 5 losses and a draw, losing to Geelong in the Semi-Final by 44 points 19-13-(127) to 11-17-(83).

A disappointing seventh place home and away season finish in 1969 was followed by another finals appearance in 1970, where St. Kilda finished in third place with 14 wins and 8 losses. The club defeated South Melbourne in the Semi-Final of the 1970 season 22-11-(143) to 13-12-(90). In the Preliminary Final the following week St. Kilda was beaten by Carlton 17-21-(123) to 7-19-(61) and eliminated from the finals series.

St Kilda finished in second place in 1971 at the end of the home and away season with 16 wins. The Qualifying Final saw the team beaten in a close match by Hawthorn 12-18-(90) to 12-16-(88). The Preliminary final a week later saw the Saints defeat Richmond 16-12-(108) to 12-6-(78), making the Grand Final for the third time in seven years. The club was beaten by Hawthorn in the Grand Final 12-10-(82) to 11-9-(75).

The club qualified for the finals series again in 1972 finishing fourth wins 14 wins and 8 losses. The Elimination final saw St. Kilda defeat Essendon 18-16-(124) to 10-11-(71). The Semi-Final the following week saw the team defeat Collingwood 11-17-(83) to 8-17-(65). The team was beaten by Carlton in a closely contested preliminary final 16-13-(109) to 13-15-(93).

1973 saw the club qualify for a record fourth consecutive finals series finishing fifth with 12 wins. St Kilda defeated Essendon in the Elimination Final 24-14-(158) to 13-13-(91). The following week Richmond eliminated St. Kilda in the Semi-Final 15-18-(108) to 9-14-(68).

During the clubs most successful VFL era from 1960 to 1973, St. Kilda qualified for 9 Finals Series in 13 years, four Preliminary Finals including three in a row in 1970, 1971 & 1972, and 3 Grand Finals in 1965, 1966 and 1971.

The club won one Premiership and one Minor Premiership from 1960 to 1973. Many have argued that that was a meagre return. Allan Jeans coaching career at St. Kilda ended with his retirement from St Kilda's coaching team at the end of the 1976 season.

[edit] 1974-1989

1974 saw the Saints decline to the lower half of the ladder for the first time since the 1950s, finishing tenth with seven wins. The club failed to build on competitive seasons in 1975 and 1976, finishing last in 1977. 1978 began and ended in excellent form, but a mid-season slump saw the club narrowly miss the finals. 1979 began well with a win over Hawthorn despite serious financial problems at the club, but thereafter disaster struck. St Kilda had a run of severe defeats and finished a clear last. Continuing severe financial pressure and bad on-field performances saw the club remain in the bottom three for every season from 1979 to 1986.

The Saints finished last 7 times in 12 seasons from 1977 to 1988 (the club finished last 26 times in the VFL from 1897 to 1989).

In 1987 St Kilda, with the irrepressible Tony Lockett at full forward, moved off the bottom for the first time since 1982 with nine wins. Lockett won the Coleman Medal for leading goalkicker in the home and away season with a magnificent 117 goals. He went on to win the AFL's highest individual award, the Brownlow Medal, the same year.

The club won 1 Premiership in 1966 in the VFL.
The club won 1 Minor Premiership in 1965 in the VFL.

[edit] Australian Football League 1990 to Present

[edit] Home & Away Season Results 1990 - Present

Does not include finals matches or season still in progress.
Finish denotes position at the end of the home and away season before the finals series began.

Year	Finish	Games	Wins	Losses	Draws	%age	Points
1990	9	22	9	13	0	100.65	36
1991	4	22	14	7	1	120.36	58
1992	6	22	14	8	0	120.21	56
1993	12	20	10	10	0	94.18	40
1994	13	22	7	14	1	74.91	30
1995	14	22	9	13	0	100.65	36
1996	10	22	10	12	0	100.98	40
1997	1	22	15	7	0	119.60	60
1998	6	22	13	9	0	102.09	52
1999	10	22	10	12	0	97.87	40
2000	Last	22	2	19	1	70.51	10
2001	15	22	4	18	0	72.56	16
2002	15	22	5	16	1	78.60	22
2003	11	22	11	11	0	85.79	44
2004	3	22	16	6	0	127.97	64
2005	3	22	14	8	0	133.28	56
2006	6	22	14	8	0	118.38	56
2007	9	22	11	10	1	96.55	46
Overall Record		394	188	201	5

Membership:-

Year Members

1998 23,204
1999 20,793
2000 17,855
2001 22,248
2002 17,696
2003 23,626
2004 30,533
2005 32,043
2006 32,327
2007 30,850

[edit] 1991

In 1991 St. Kilda made the finals for the first time since 1973, finishing fourth at the end of the home and away season. Tony Lockett won the Coleman Medal for leading goalkicker in the home and away season with a massive tally of 118 goals. The club was defeated by Geelong 15-14-(104) to 14-13-(97) in a closely contested Elimination Final at Waverley Park.

[edit] 1992

In 1992, St. Kilda again made the finals, finishing sixth at the end of the home and away season. In a high pressure Elimination Final at Waverley Park, the club had it's first finals win since 1972, defeating Collingwood 13-13-(91) to 12-11-(83), but went on to be beaten by Footscray in the Semi-Finals 19-5-(119) to 14-6-(90).

[edit] 1996

1996 with Stan Alves as coach saw St. Kilda have a breakthrough win in the Pre-season Cup competition the Ansett Cup. The team had wins over Hawthorn in the round of 16, Adelaide in the quarter final, West Coast in the semi-final and defeated Carlton in the Final 20-10-(130) to 10-12-(72) in front of 66,888 people at Waverley Park, with Nicky Winmar winning the Michael Tuck Medal for best on ground.

A competitive home and away season with some losses in close matches saw the team miss the finals and finish in 10th place.

[edit] 1997

In 1997, St. Kilda had a consistent and professional season, finishing on top of the home and away season standings with 15 wins and 7 losses and winning the minor premiership for the second time in the clubs history - sealed with a win over Port Adelaide Power at Football Park in Adelaide in the final round. Robert Harvey won the leagues highest individual award, the Brownlow Medal.

St. Kilda had a comfortable win over the Brisbane Lions 20-15-(135) to 13-11-(89) in the Qualifying Final at Waverley Park. Then went on to have an impressive Preliminary Final win over North Melbourne 15-14-(104) to 11-7-(73) two weeks later to move into the Grand Final. The team was beaten in the AFL Grand Final by the Adelaide Crows 19-11-(125) to 13-16-(94).

[edit] 1998

1998 saw the club lose the Pre-season Cup Final (the Ansett Cup) to North Melbourne 14-13-(97) to 12-11-(83). In the home and away season, St. Kilda again made the finals finishing a disappointing sixth after a dominant first half of the season. Robert Harvey won his second successive Brownlow Medal as clearly the best and fairest player in the league, with 32 votes. The club was beaten by two points in a Qualifying Final at the S.C.G. by the Sydney Swans 12-17-(89) to 13-9-(87) and went on to be soundly beaten by Melbourne Demons in the Semi-Finals 15-17-(107) to 7-14-(56) the following week.

[edit] 2000

In 2000, the Saints moved to a new playing home at Docklands, Melbourne, now called Telstra Dome, whilst maintaining training and administration headquarters at Moorabbin. The first home match at the new venue was against the Sydney Swans in round 1, a 34 point loss. The team finished last for the first and only time in the AFL.

[edit] 2004

After a period of rebuilding and a competitive 2003, 2004 signaled the Saints promise for the future with a victorious campaign in the Pre-season Cup competition the Wizard Home Loans Cup. St. Kilda had wins over Adelaide in the round of 16, Richmond in the quarter final, Essendon in the semi-final and defeated Geelong in the Final 1-14-5-(98) to 1-10-7-(76) in front of 50,533 people, with Robert Harvey winning the Michael Tuck Medal for best player on the ground.

Following this was a club record ten consecutive wins in the home and away season between round 1 and round 10. St. Kilda finished third at the end of the home and away season but was soundly beaten by the Brisbane Lions by 80 points in the Qualifying Final. The following week saw a Semi-Final win over the Sydney Swans 16-11-(107) to 8-8-(56). The team was eliminated in the Preliminary Final by eventual premiers Port Adelaide by six points 14-10-(94) to 13-10-(88). Full-forward Fraser Gehrig won the Coleman Medal for the most goals kicked in the 2004 home and away season (90).

[edit] 2005

In 2005, the Saints again finished in the top four, finishing fourth with 14 wins. The Qualifying final saw St. Kilda upset the minor premiers Adelaide in Adelaide with an unwavering and determined 10-5-(65) to 8-9-(57) win. Two weeks later in the Preliminary Final the team was beaten by the eventual premiers, the Sydney Swans, 15-6-(96) to 9-11-(65). Full-forward Fraser Gehrig won the Coleman Medal for the most goals kicked in the 2005 home and away season (74).

[edit] 2006

See also: St Kilda Football Club Season 2006

Another sixth with 14 wins and 8 losses at the end of the 2006 home and away season saw a third successive finals appearance. A 13-12-(90) to 10-12-(72) loss in the Elimination Final at the M.C.G. against Melbourne Demons ended the club's season.

On October 11, 2006, Ross Lyon was appointed as the new coach for the Saints for 2007 to 2009.

[edit] 2007

See also: St Kilda Football Club Season 2007

At the start of 2007, the Saints appointed three captains - Luke Ball, Lenny Hayes and Nick Riewoldt.

On the field, the Saints were beaten in two 50+ losses in the first five rounds. A momentum gathering win over reigning premiers West Coast in round 12 in Perth, where Robert Harvey became the first player to play 350 games for St. Kilda, set the tone for a late run to the finals. Seven wins and a draw in the last 10 rounds was not enough and meant St. Kilda missed the finals for the first time since 2003 in 9th position.

[edit] 2008

See also: St Kilda Football Club Season 2008

The season has started well for St. Kilda with the club winning the 2008 Pre-season Cup competition - the National Australia Bank Cup. The club had wins over Richmond in the round of 16, Geelong in the quarter-final, Essendon in the semi-final and won the final against the Adelaide Crows by 5 points at Football Park (AAMI stadium) 69 to 64 - St. Kilda's third Pre-season Cup win in the AFL. Jason Gram won the Michael Tuck medal for player adjudged best on ground during the final.

The 2008 Premiership Season officially began the with a home win against the Sydney Swans at Telstra Dome 6-15-(51) to 6-13-(49). During the 22 round home and away season St. Kilda play 16 times in Melbourne, Victoria - 14 games at Telstra Dome and the other two at the MCG - with six interstate games - against Port Adelaide (Round 6, AAMI Stadium), Brisbane Lions (Round 9, Gabba), Sydney (Round 12, SCG), Kangaroos (Round 14, Gold Coast), West Coast Eagles (Round 17, Subiaco) and Fremantle (Round 20, Subiaco).

Round	Team	Score	Team	Score		Margin	Home Attendance
1. (H)	St. Kilda	6-15-(51)	Sydney	6-13-(49)	Win	2	36,614
2. (H)	St. Kilda	19-11-(125)	Carlton	12-13-(85)	Win	40	43,396
3. (A)	St. Kilda	13-9-(87)	Western	19-11-(125)	Loss	-38	-
4. (H)	St. Kilda	13-16-(94)	Geelong	21-10-(136)	Loss	-42	44,368
5. (H)	St. Kilda	18-15-(123)	Essendon	14-3-(87)	Win	36	46,792
6. (A)	St. Kilda	9-7-(61)	Port Adelaide	12-10-(82)	Loss	-21	-
7. (A)	St. Kilda	17-8-(110)	Richmond	16-11-(107)	Win	3	-
8. (H)	St. Kilda	14-10-(94)	Collingwood	16-7-(103)	Loss	-9	48,417
9. (A)	St. Kilda	14-11-(95)	Brisbane	21-15-(141)	Loss	-46	-
10. (H)	St. Kilda	19-15-(129)	Melbourne	7-8-(50)	Win	79	27,854
11. (H)	St. Kilda	11.13 (79)	Western	15.16 (106)	Loss	-27	38,914
12. (A)	St. Kilda	NA	Sydney	NA	NA	NA	NA
13. (H)	St. Kilda	NA	Fremantle	NA	NA	NA	NA
14. (A)	St. Kilda	NA	Kangaroos	NA	NA	NA	NA
15. (A)	St. Kilda	NA	Carlton	NA	NA	NA	NA
16. (H)	St. Kilda	NA	Hawthorn	NA	NA	NA	NA
17. (A)	St. Kilda	NA	West Coast Eagles	NA	NA	NA	NA
18. (H)	St. Kilda	NA	Port Adelaide	NA	NA	NA	NA
19. (A)	St. Kilda	NA	Collingwood	NA	NA	NA	NA
20. (A)	St. Kilda	NA	Fremantle	NA	NA	NA	NA
21. (H)	St. Kilda	NA	Adelaide	NA	NA	NA	NA
22. (A)	St. Kilda	NA	Essendon	NA	NA	NA	NA

Averages

Average Home Game Attendances
40,907

[edit] Club records

[edit] Premierships

• 1966 - St. Kilda 10.14 (74) defeated Collingwood 10.13 (73) - by 1 point.

[edit] Minor-premierships

• 1965 - St. Kilda - 14 wins - 4 losses 136.3% - 56 points
• 1997 - St. Kilda - 15 wins - 7 losses 119.6% - 60 points

[edit] Pre-season Cup Wins

• 1996 - St. Kilda 20.10 (130) defeated Carlton 10.12 (72) - by 58 points.
• 2004 - St. Kilda 1. 14. 5 (98) defeated Geelong 1. 10. 7 (76) - by 22 points.
• 2008 - St. Kilda 2. 7. 9 (69) defeated Adelaide 0. 9. 10 (64) - by 5 points.

[edit] Night series

• 1958 - St. Kilda 16.13 (109) defeated Carlton 15.11 (101) - by 8 points.

[edit] Grand Finalists

• 1913 - Fitzroy 7.14 (56) defeated St. Kilda 5.13 (43) by 13 points.
• 1965 - Essendon 14.21 (105) defeated St. Kilda 9.16 (70) by 35 points.
• 1971 - Hawthorn 12.10 (82) defeated St. Kilda 11.9 (75) by 7 points.
• 1997 - Adelaide 19.11 (125) defeated St.Kilda 13.16 (94) by 31 points.

[edit] Pre-season Cup Finalists

• 1998 - North Melbourne 14-13-97 defeated St. Kilda 12-11-83 by 14 points.

[edit] Night Series Finalists

• 1964 - Footscray 11-12-78 defeated St. Kilda 11-7-73

[edit] Other Grades

Reserves Premierships

• 1942 - St. Kilda 13.10 (88) defeated Fitzroy 7.15 (57) - by 31 points.
• 1943 - St. Kilda 11.14 (80) defeated Fitzroy 8.6 (54) - by 26 points.
• 1961 - St. Kilda 7.14 (56) defeated Geelong 5.16 (46) - by 10 points.

Under 19s Premierships

• 1957 - St. Kilda 8.7 (55) defeated South Melbourne 6.11 (47) - by 8 points.

Reserves Grand Finalists

• 1933 - Melbourne 10.15 (75) defeated St. Kilda 10.14 (74) - by 1 point.
• 1962 - Footscray 13.13 (91) defeated St. Kilda 10.8 (68) - by 23 points.
• 1963 - Geelong 13.12 (90) defeated St. Kilda 7.11 (53) - by 37 points.
• 1982 - Geelong 19.18 (132) defeated St. Kilda 12.11 (83) - by 49 points.
• 1987 - Carlton 18.17 (125) defeated St. Kilda 15.15 (105) - by 20 points.
• 1999 - Essendon 20.13 (133) defeated St. Kilda 11.10 (76) - by 57 points.

[edit] Individual awards

[edit] Best and Fairest

See Trevor Barker Award.

[edit] Brownlow Medal winners

Best & Fairest Player in the League as voted by the Umpires

• Colin Watson, 1925
• Brian Gleeson, 1957
• Neil Roberts, 1958
• Verdun Howell, 1959
• Ian Stewart, 1965, 1966 and 1971
• Ross Smith, 1967
• Tony Lockett, 1987
• Robert Harvey, 1997 and 1998

[edit] Michael Tuck Medal winners

Best player in the Pre-season Cup Final

• Nicky Winmar (1996)
• Robert Harvey (2004)
• Jason Gram (2008)

[edit] Leigh Matthews Trophy winners

• Tony Lockett, 1987
• Robert Harvey, 1997
• Nick Riewoldt, 2004

[edit] Coleman Medal winners

Leading Goalkicker in the league in the Home & Away season

Called the Leading Goalkicker Medal prior to 1955.

• Charlie Baker (1902)
• Bill Mohr (1936)
• Bill Young (1956)
• Tony Lockett (1987, 1991)
• Fraser Gehrig (2004, 2005)

[edit] AFL Rising Star winners

• Justin Koschitzke (2001)
• Nick Riewoldt (2002)

[edit] Current squad

[edit] Senior List

• 1. Jason Gram
• 2. Steven King
• 3. Xavier Clarke
• 5. Ben McEvoy
• 6. Leigh Fisher
• 7. Lenny Hayes (Vice- Captain)
• 8. Max Hudghton
• 9. Fraser Gehrig
• 10. Stephen Baker
• 11. Leigh Montagna
• 12. Nick Riewoldt (Captain)
• 13. Adam Schneider
• 14. Luke Ball
• 15. Michael Gardiner
• 16. Raphael Clarke
• 17. Aaron Fiora
• 18. Brendon Goddard
• 19. Sam Gilbert
• 20. David Armitage
• 21. Matthew Ferguson
• 22. Shane Birss
• 23. Justin Koschitzke
• 24. Sean Dempster
• 25. Sam Fisher
• 26. Nick Dal Santo
• 27. Jason Blake
• 28. Charlie Gardner
• 29. Michael Rix
• 30. Brad Howard
• 31. Matt Maguire
• 33. James Gwilt
• 34. Jack Steven
• 35. Robert Harvey
• 36. Jarryd Allen
• 37. Eljay Conners
• 38. Clinton Jones
• 42. Jarryn Geary
• 44. Stephen Milne

[edit] Rookie listed players

• 43. Jayden Attard
• 41. Glenn Chivers
• 40. Robert Eddy
• 32. Andrew McQualter
• 45. Luke Miles
• 39. Luke van Rheenen

[edit] Team of the Century

St Kilda's Team of the Century. (2003)

Win-Loss Record:	Played: 2114	Won: 797, Lost: 1296, Drawn: 21 (as of Round 17 2007)
Highest Score:	31.18 (204)	versus Melbourne, Round 6 6 May 1978
Greatest Winning Margin:	139 points	versus Brisbane Lions, Round 22 27 August 2005
Biggest Loss:	178 points	versus Collingwood, Round 4 28 April 1979
Longest Winning Streak:	10 games	Round 1 27 March 2004 to Round 10 30 May 2004
Longest Losing Streak:	48 games	Round 1 8 May 1897 to Round 14 12 August 1899
Most Games Played:	359*	Robert Harvey 1988–Present
Most Goals Kicked:	898	Tony Lockett 1983–1994
Most Best & Fairests:	4	Bill Cubbins 1921, 1923, 1928, 1929 Robert Harvey 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998 Nick Riewoldt 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
St Kilda Team of the Century
B:	Kevin (Cowboy) Neale (1965-77)	Verdun Howell (1958-68)	Nathan Burke (1987 - 2003)
HB:	Daryl Griffiths (1963-70)	Neil Roberts (1952-62)	Trevor Barker (1975-89)
C:	Colin Watson (1920,22,25,33-35)	Ian Stewart (1963-70)	Nicky Winmar (1987-98)
HF:	Darrel Baldock (Captain) (1962-68)	Dave McNamara (1905-09,14-15,18-19,21-23)	Bill Mohr (1929-41)
F:	Ross G. Smith (1961-71,1975)	Tony Lockett (1983-94)	Alan Morrow (1957-66)
Foll:	Carl Ditterich (1963-72, 1976-78)	Robert Harvey (1988 - )	Harold Bray (1941-43, 1945-52)
Int:	Stewart Loewe (1988- 2002)	Lance Oswald (1957-63)	Barry Lawrence (1968-78)
	Jim A. Ross (1948-54)
Coach:	Allan Jeans (1961-76)

[edit] Australian Football Hall of Fame players

Roy Cazaly Ian Stewart Darrel Baldock Vic Cumberland Carl Ditterich Wels Eicke

Les Foote Alex Jesaulenko                    Dave McNamara Bill Mohr Colin Watson

[edit] St Kilda FC Hall of Fame

2007 Inductees Ian Stewart - Club Legend Harold Bray Barry Breen Jack Davis Keith Drinan Wels Eicke Danny Frawley Graham Huggins Stewart Loewe Alan Morrow Bob Murray Kevin Neale Travis Payze

2003 Inductees Darrel Baldock Ian Stewart Tony Lockett Trevor Barker Carl Ditterich Verdun Howell Nicky Winmar Ross Smith Neil Roberts Bill Mohr Dave McNamara Allan Jeans Ian Drake James Dean

[edit] Notable fans

• Alicia Molik - Australian tennis player
• Alistair Harkness MLA - Victorian Labor MP
• Ammon MasonSaints no.1 fan also Basketball Player
• Bill Miller
• Bruce Eva
• Darren Berry
• David Southwick - entrepreneur and former Liberal candidate
• Denise Scott
• Elton John - British-born singer
• Eric Bana - Australian actor
• Francis Leach
• Geoff Ogilvy - Australian golfer currently living in USA
• Molly Meldrum - Host of the ground-breaking music show Countdown
• Inga Peulich MLC - Victorian Liberal MP
• John Safran - Music Jamboree, Raspberry Cordial, Speaking Tongues, Race Around the World
• Judith Lucy - comedian
• Lindsay Fox - entrepreneur, truck driver, former St. Kilda president
• Mark Doran
• Mark Dreyfus MHR QC - lawyer and Labor Federal MP
• Mark Fine
• Matthew Guy MLC - Victorian Liberal MP
• Matthew Hardy
• Michael Klim - Australian swimmer
• Rhys Muldoon - actor
• Samantha Stosur - Australian female tennis player.
• Sandy Roberts - Seven News Melbourne sports reader
• Shane Warne - recently retired Australian cricketer now playing for an English county side
• Simon O'Donnell - cricket commentator
• Stephanie McIntosh - Neighbours star who plays Sky Mangel, and is currently dating Nick Riewoldt
• Stephen Malkmus
• Stephen Peak
• Steve Bedwell - comedian
• The Thompson Family - Book and T.V appearances
• TISM - Unique Australian alternative music group
• Tracy Grimshaw - Television presenter
• Young Divas - Australian band
• Sir Zelman Cowen - former Governor-General
• Daniel Clark

[edit] See also

• List of Australian Football League premiers
• Australian Football League Pre-Season Cup Premiers
• List of Australian Football League night premiers

[edit] References

1. ^ St Kilda on the move | Herald Sun

[edit] External links

• Official website of the St Kilda Football Club
• Saintsational.com - Unofficial St Kilda F.C. fan forum
• Full Points Footy History of the St Kilda Football Club
• St Kilda Football Club supporter web portal
• St Kilda statistics and honour roll at Footystats
• e-saint - St. Kilda FC web-site with original short films about supporters
• West of Moorabbin - St Kilda news and supporters resources
• "Around the Grounds" - Web Documentary - Junction Street

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