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{{Short description|Australian rules football club}}
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| topgoalkicker   = [[Jack Higgins (Australian footballer)|Jack Higgins]] (46 goals)
| bestandfairest  = [[Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera]]
| bestandfairestname = Trevor Barker Award
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| president       = [[Andrew Bassat]]
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| ceo             = [[Carl Dilena]] 
| coach           = '''AFL:''' [[Ross Lyon]]<br> '''AFLW:''' [[Nick Dal Santo]]
| captain         = '''AFL:''' [[Jack Steele (footballer)|Jack Steele]]<br>'''AFLW:''' [[Hannah Priest]]<br>'''VWFL:''' Ryan Smith / Nathan Wilburn<br>'''VBFL:''' Shannon Jones
| ground          = '''AFL:''' [[Docklands Stadium]] (56,347)<br>'''AFLW:''' [[Moorabbin Oval]] (8,000)<br>'''VWFL:''' Boroondara Sports Complex<br>'''VBFL:''' Action Indoor Sports Stadium
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| formerground    = [[Junction Oval]]
| span            = 1897–1964 
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| span3           = 1993–1999
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The '''St Kilda Football Club''', nicknamed the '''Saints''', is a professional [[Australian rules football]] club based in [[Melbourne]], Victoria. The club plays in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL), the sport's elite competition.

Founded in 1873, the club originated in the bayside Melbourne suburb of [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]] and was originally based at [[Junction Oval]]. It was a foundation member of both the [[Victorian Football League|Victorian Football Association]] (VFA) in 1877 and the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] in 1897, now the national [[Australian Football League]]. St Kilda has competed in seven [[AFL Grand Final|VFL/AFL Grand Finals]], winning only once, in [[1966 VFL Grand Final|1966]] against [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] by one point. St Kilda has also won the [[List of AFL Minor Premiers|minor premiership]] three times, in [[1965 VFL season|1965]], [[1997 AFL season|1997]] and [[2009 AFL season|2009]].

St Kilda have developed a reputation as perennial underachievers,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawthorne |first1=Mark |title=Two Saints punting on a different path |url=https://www.theage.com.au/business/two-saints-punting-on-a-different-path-20071006-ge5zjj.html |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=The Age |date=6 October 2007 |language=en}}</ref> largely due to [[List of Australian Football League wooden spoons|finishing last]] more than any other club (27 times),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Devany |first1=John |title=Australian Football - St. Kilda Football Club - Bio |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/bio/St%20Kilda/12 |website=australianfootball.com |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> holding [[VFL/AFL premiership and grand final statistics#Longest premiership droughts|the league's longest active premiership drought (58 years)]] and fourth-longest overall, and having the second-lowest all-time win percentage among current teams (ahead of only the [[Gold Coast Suns]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/overall_wl.html|title=Team Win–loss records|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=25 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Niall |first1=Jake |title=Grounds for complaint: Why Dons, Blues and Saints want fewer Marvel games |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/grounds-for-complaint-why-dons-blues-and-saints-want-fewer-marvel-games-20240523-p5jfz7.html |website=The Age |date=24 May 2024 |access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>

Beyond bayside St Kilda, the club also has strong ties to the south-eastern suburb of [[Moorabbin, Victoria|Moorabbin]], where [[Moorabbin Oval]] served as its home ground from 1965 to 1992. While the club continues to train there, it now plays its home matches at [[Docklands Stadium]].

St Kilda fields both a [[St Kilda Football Club (AFL Women's)|women's team]] in the [[AFL Women's]] (AFLW) and [[Australian Football League reserves affiliations|reserves]] men's side in the [[Victorian Football League]], having ended a long-term affiliation with the [[Sandringham Football Club]] in the latter competition in 2025. The Sandringham affiliation remains in place in the [[VFL Women's]] (VFLW).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keating |first=Mitch |date=2025-06-30 |title=St Kilda make call on VFL team for 2026 |url=https://www.zerohanger.com/st-kilda-make-call-on-vfl-team-for-2026-164590/ |access-date=2025-09-08 |website=Zero Hanger |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
{{further|History of the St Kilda Football Club}}

===1873–1915: early years===

On 14 March 1873, a meeting was held in [[Windsor, Victoria|Windsor]] to form the St Kilda Football Club. At this meeting, a provisional committee of men were elected.<ref>{{cite news |title=Monday, March 17, 1873. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5850120/235399 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=17 March 1873}}</ref> The formation was completed on 2 April 1873,<ref>{{cite news |title=Monday, April 14, 1873. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5851824/235822 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=14 April 1873}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=St. Kilda Football Club. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245365844 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Herald |date=3 April 1873}}</ref> and on 11 June 1873 another meeting was held to appoint the final committee.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/198574086 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Age |date=14 June 1873}}</ref> The club's original home ground was colloquially nicknamed the "Alpaca Paddock", which was a large fenced-off area at the St Kilda end of what is now known as [[Albert Park and Lake|Albert Park]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpaca Paddock (St Kilda) |url=http://www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au/Alpaca+Paddock+%28St+Kilda%29 |website=www.boylesfootballphotos.net.au |access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref>

During its formation years, the club underwent multiple mergers. In June 1873, it merged with the [[South Yarra Football Club (1858–1873)|South Yarra Football Club]] and adopted the red from their colour scheme.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Colours: Red, White & Black |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/the-colours |website=saints.com.au |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 1875, the club briefly merged with [[Melbourne University Football Club|University]] to stay financially viable.<ref name="Origins">{{cite web |title=1873-1896: The Origins |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1873-1896 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In March 1888, a decision was made to amalgamate St Kilda with nearby Prahran Football Club. St Kilda retained their colours, name and ground as well as picking up a number of Prahran players.<ref name="League"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Football. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107816058 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Telegraph, St Kilda, Prahran and South Yarra Guardian |date=24 March 1888}}</ref> St Kilda competed as a senior club in the VFA from 1877 to 1879, 1881 to 1882 and 1886 to 1896 before accepting an invitation into the breakaway competition, the Victorian Football League, from 1897 onwards.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the VFL 1877 - 2013 - VFL |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-0-0&sID=54554&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11104596&sectionID=54554 |website=GameDay |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Performance Chart AFL STK.svg|thumb|Chart of yearly ladder positions for St Kilda in [[Australian Football League|VFL/AFL]]]]
St Kilda were one of the eight clubs that took part in the inaugural [[1897 VFL season|VFL season]] in 1897.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Clubs|editor-last1=Ross |editor-first1=John |editor-last2=Hutchinson |editor-first2=Garrie |publisher=Penguin Books |year=1998 |page=321|isbn=978-0-670-87858-1}}</ref> They made their debut in an away game against [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] on 8 May 1897 at [[Victoria Park, Melbourne|Victoria Park]]. The club's home ground in the new league was the [[Junction Oval]] in the suburb of [[St Kilda, Victoria]] and the club's first home game was against [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]].

St Kilda's early years in the VFL were not successful and, in 1899, they had the lowest score ever recorded in a VFL/AFL match, one point against Geelong.<ref>[[Jim Main]], ''Aussie Rules For Dummies'' (2nd edition, 2008) p. 45.</ref> The club lost 48 consecutive games, recording their first win on 5 May 1900, against Melbourne. This match initially ended as a draw, but a protest launched by St Kilda saw the result overturned, resulting in a 1-point victory to St Kilda.<ref name="League">{{cite web |title=1897–1909: Entering the League |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1897-1909 |website=saints.com.au |date=3 March 2020 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:St kilda 1913.jpg|thumb|left|St Kilda squad for the 1913 grand final]]
In 1902, [[Charlie Baker (Australian footballer)|Charlie Baker]] became the first St Kilda player to be the league's leading goalkicker in a home and away season with 30 goals.<ref name="League"/>

Six successive wins at the start of the [[1907 VFL season|1907 season]] helped St Kilda to its first finals appearance, qualifying third with nine wins and eight losses.<ref name="League"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Football. The League Finals. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10158331?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%20Football%20Finals |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=2 September 1907}}</ref> The club was beaten by eventual premiers [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]].<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Kilda Overwhelmed. Carlton Win Easily. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10128526?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%20Football |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=16 September 1907}}</ref> The following year, the club once again qualified in third position and were again eliminated by Carlton in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Semi-Finals. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/242906300?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%20Football%20Finals |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=Herald |date=19 September 1908}}</ref>

The 1913 season saw major improvement with the team finishing fourth, eventually being defeated in the [[1913 VFL Grand Final|Grand Final]] by Fitzroy. Owing to the [[Argus finals system#Second amended Argus system|finals system]] at the time, Fitzroy, who had been defeated by St Kilda the previous week, were allowed to challenge St Kilda to a rematch the following week.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football Finals. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/116158669?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%20Fitzroy |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard |date=3 October 1913}}</ref> St Kilda lost the rematch 7.14 (56) to 5.13 (43).<ref>{{cite news |title=Football. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66394471?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%20Fitzroy |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=Malvern Standard |date=4 October 1913}}</ref>

===1916–1949: World wars and individual success ===
Owing to World War I, St Kilda went into recess in 1916 and 1917. Just prior to their recession, the club temporarily changed their official colours to include yellow in place of white. This was done to avoid association with the German Empire, who had the same colours as St Kilda at the time.<ref name="War">{{cite web |title=1910-1919: Heartbreak and the Great War |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1910-1919 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The club resumed normal operation in 1918 and fared well initially, qualifying for finals and being defeated in the semi-finals.<ref name="War"/> However, the following years saw St Kilda consistently struggle with poor form.

[[File:St_kilda_1928.jpg|thumb|The 1928 team]]
The club qualified for finals once between 1919 and 1938, although during this time period [[Colin Watson (footballer)|Colin Watson]] became the first St Kilda player to win the league's highest individual award, winning the 1925 [[Brownlow Medal]].<ref>{{cite news |title="Best And Fairest" |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233575645?searchTerm=Brownlow%20Medal |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=News |date=7 October 1925}}</ref> Additionally in 1936, forward [[Bill Mohr]] kicked 101 goals, winning the leading goalkicker award and becoming the first St Kilda player to kick 100 goals or more in a season.<ref>{{cite news |title="The Argus" Cup To W. Mohr |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11919028?searchTerm=Leading%20Goalkicker%20St%20Kilda |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=26 September 1936}}</ref>

The club qualified for finals in [[1939 VFL season|1939]], finishing the season in fourth after a record run of eight consecutive victories. The team had its first finals win since 1913, against [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]], but were eliminated in the preliminary final by Collingwood.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Crest is Immortalised |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1930-1939 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

St Kilda won three of the first four games early in the [[1940 VFL season|1940 season]] and were on top of the ladder after Round 4, however, the club went on to finish second last. Despite prominent players emerging for the club such as [[Harold Bray]], [[Keith Drinan]], [[Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)|Peter Bennett]] and later [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|Neil Roberts]], St Kilda were rarely competitive for the duration of the 1940s.<ref>{{cite web |title=1940-1949: The Lean Years |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1940-1949 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1950–1973: failure and success===
The 1950s were initially as uncompetitive for St Kilda as the prior decade. The club failed to make the finals for the first half of the decade, and won three wooden spoons over the period.<ref name=Fifties>{{cite web |title=1950-1959: Nobody will laugh at St Kilda |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1950-1959 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> At the end of 1955, [[Alan Killigrew]] was appointed as the club's coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=Killigrew to coach St Kilda |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71700022?searchTerm=st%20kilda%20alan%20killigrew |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=7 October 1955}}</ref> As part of Killigrew's plan to reinvigorate the club, 17 players were removed from the club's list - one of the most substantial list turnovers in VFL history.<ref name=Fifties/> Between 1957 and 1959, St Kilda won three consecutive Brownlow Medals.<ref name=Fifties/> The 1959 winner, [[Verdun Howell]], tied with [[Bob Skilton]] in the Brownlow Medal count. At the time, Skilton was awarded the medal on count-back. The league later decided to award a Brownlow Medal to any player who was eligible to win who tied on the same number of votes as a winner who won on count-back – with Howell receiving the Brownlow retrospectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=2016 Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee: Verdun Howell |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/317154/2016-australian-football-hall-of-fame-inductee-verdun-howell |website=saints.com.au |date=15 June 2016 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brownlow History |url=https://www.afl.com.au/brownlow-medal/history |website=afl.com.au |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1958, St Kilda won the [[1958 Night Series Cup|Consolation Night Series competition]], a competition that was played between clubs that had failed to qualify for the premiership season finals series. St Kilda defeated Carlton 16.13 (109) to 15.11 (101).<ref name=Night>{{cite web |last1=Eastman |first1=David |title=1958 VFL Night Series Cup |url=https://www.hardballget.net/afl-npm-1958-vfl-night-series.html |website=Hard Ball Get |access-date=20 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1961, after finishing sixth in 1960, [[Allan Jeans]] was appointed coach. In his first season as coach, St Kilda qualified for the final four for the first time since 1939.<ref name=Sixties>{{cite web |title=1960-1969: Moorabbin and the Ultimate Glory |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1960-1969 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The club lost to [[Footscray Football Club|Footscray]] in the first semi-final. The club qualified for finals again in [[1963 VFL season|1963]], but was eliminated in the semi-finals again.<ref name=Sixties/> In 1965, St Kilda finished the home and away season as minor premiers for the first time in the club's history. St Kilda defeated Collingwood in the second semi-final to progress into the grand final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Holmesby |first1=Russell |title=Rewind to 1965: The one-point thriller that snapped the September drought |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/821233/team-selection-placeholder |website=saints.com.au |date=2 October 2020 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The club finished second in the 1965 premiership season, being defeated by [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in the [[1965 VFL Grand Final]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Essendon too strong for St Kilda in VFL final |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105863820?searchTerm=st%20kilda%20essendon%20grand%20final |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Canberra Times |date=27 September 1965}}</ref>

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| colspan=3 | Crowd: 101,655<ref name=FinalsReview>{{cite web |last1=Devany |first1=John |title=Australian Football - Saints make their point - 1966 VFL Grand Final |url=https://australianfootball.com/articles/view/Saints+make+their+point+-+1966+VFL+Grand+Final/306 |website=australianfootball.com |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref>
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Following their successful 1965 season, St Kilda qualified for finals in consecutive years for the first time since 1907–08.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Tables - St Kilda - Streaks |url=https://afltables.com/afl/teams/stkilda/streaks.html#21 |website=afltables.com |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> The club was defeated in the second semi-final by Collingwood - however, the club defeated Essendon in the preliminary final in to qualify for the [[1966 VFL Grand Final]].<ref name=FinalsReview/> St Kilda defeated Collingwood by a single point to win their first premiership in 68 seasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGarry |first1=Andrew |title=Which teams have had the longest wait for a VFL/AFL flag? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-24/longest-vfl-afl-premiership-droughts/100485040 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=ABC News |date=24 September 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref> 
The following year, St Kilda failed to qualify for the finals series, finishing fifth.<ref>{{cite news |title=Richmond puts St Kilda out of four |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106972760?searchTerm=st%20kilda%20out%20of%20final |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Canberra Times |date=21 August 1967}}</ref>

Despite continued finals appearances in the early 1970s, St Kilda was unable to win a second premiership - being defeated by the eventual premiers in each finals series between 1970 and 1973.<ref>{{cite web |title=1970-1979: The Rise and Fall |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1970-1979 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> During this 4-year period, St Kilda qualified for the [[1971 VFL Grand Final]]. Despite leading by 20 points at the beginning of the last quarter, they were defeated by Hawthorn by 7 points.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rules Final To Hawthorn|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250203774?searchTerm=hawthorn%20premiership |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier |date=27 September 1971}}</ref>

=== 1974–1990: decline ===

In [[1974 VFL season|1974]], St Kilda declined to the lower half of the ladder for the first time since the 1950s, finishing tenth. Allan Jeans retired from coaching two years later after 16 seasons coaching St Kilda, citing burnout as his reason for retirement.<ref>{{cite news |title=Allan 'Yabby' Jeans: A legend's life in footy |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/allan-yabby-jeans-a-legends-life-in-footy/news-story/d3471e000983f9424147f4ca49343d55 |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Herald Sun |date=12 July 2011}}</ref>

After [[Lindsay Fox]] was appointed club president in 1979, the club's outstanding debt of $1.45 million was addressed. Many senior players and Allan Jeans accepted a deal to be paid 22.5 cents for each dollar they were owed. Additionally, non-football creditors received 7.5 cents for each dollar owed. The club was ultimately able to settle with its creditors for $195,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Caroline |title=Finally Saints look to recognise the men who saved the club |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/finally-saints-look-to-recognise-the-men-who-saved-the-club-20170310-guvfl8.html |website=The Age |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=en |date=2017-03-10}}</ref> Despite these efforts, continuing financial pressures and defeats saw the club remain in the bottom three for every season between 1979 and 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title=1980-1989: The Shining Lights in the Dark |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1980-1989 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=23 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In [[1987 VFL season|1987]], Tony Lockett won the league's [[Coleman Medal]] for leading goalkicker in the home-and-away season, the fourth St Kilda player to achieve this. Lockett also became the seventh St Kilda player to win the [[Brownlow Medal]]. He remains the only person in league history to win both the league's best and fairest{{clarify|date=March 2024}} Brownlow Medal and the Coleman Medal in the same season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabelich |first1=Josh |title=Former Hawthorn forward Ben Dixon predicts Richmond superstar Dustin Martin to complete the Brownlow-Coleman Medal double in 2020 |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/former-hawthorn-forward-ben-dixon-predicts-richmond-superstar-dustin-martin-to-complete-the-brownlowcoleman-medal-double-in-2020/news-story/d139fefe2fe22a55d93a31d961ea0d41 |website=Fox Sports |access-date=23 October 2021 |language=en |date=2 March 2020}}</ref>

===1990–1999: AFL era===
The league was officially renamed the [[Australian Football League]] prior to the start of the [[1990 AFL season|1990 premiership season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of Australian Football |url=https://www.afl.com.au/about-afl/history |website=afl.com.au |access-date=16 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

A competitive [[1991 AFL season]] saw St Kilda qualify for a finals series for the first time since 1973, qualifying fourth at the end of the home and away rounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Times Sport |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122379945?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%201973 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=Canberra Times |date=25 August 1991}}</ref> However, the club failed to win a final, being defeated by Geelong.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ainslie unhindered in path to final |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122383062?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%20defeated |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=Canberra Times |date=9 September 1991}}</ref> St Kilda finally broke through the following year, winning its first finals series match since 1973 against Collingwood.<ref>{{cite news |title='Underdogs' end Magpies' run |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/126941056?searchTerm=St%20Kilda%20Collingwood |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=Canberra Times |date=6 September 1992}}</ref>

St Kilda won the [[1996 Ansett Australia Cup]] competition, also known as the pre-season cup. The team defeated Carlton in the final 20.10 (130) to 10.12 (72) in front of 66,888 people at Waverley Park. [[Nicky Winmar]] became the first St Kilda player to win the [[Michael Tuck Medal]] for best player on the ground in the 1996 Ansett Australia Cup Final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141079|title=AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton|work=Slattery Media Group|date=23 March 1996|access-date=7 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716085627/http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141079|archive-date=16 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://images.slatterymedia.com/image/?image_id=141078|title= AFL 1996 Ansett Cup Grand Final – St Kilda v Carlton – Nicky Winmar of St Kilda with the trophy and his Michael Tuck Medal|work=Slattery Media Group|date=23 March 1996|access-date=7 November 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307133112/http://commercial.aflphotos.com.au/image/?image_id=141078|archive-date=7 March 2012}}</ref> Despite this success, the club failed to make the finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian Football - AFL Premiership Season - Season 1996 |url=https://australianfootball.com/seasons/season/AFL/138/premiership%2Bseason/1/1/1996 |website=australianfootball.com |access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref>

In the [[1997 AFL season|1997 season]], St Kilda qualified for the finals series in first position at the end of the home and away rounds with 15 wins and 7 losses,<ref>{{cite web |title=Winding back the clock – Round 8, 1997 |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/730659/winding-back-the-clock-round-8-1997 |website=saints.com.au |date=17 April 2013 |access-date=19 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> winning the second minor premiership in the club's history.<ref>{{cite web |title=1990-1999: Heroes Emerge |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1990-1999 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=19 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> St Kilda defeated [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]] in the qualifying finals and North Melbourne in the preliminary finals to move through to the grand final. St Kilda finished second after being beaten in the [[1997 AFL Grand Final]] by Adelaide.<ref name=Mongrel>{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Tim |title=The Best There Nearly Was - St Kilda 1997-2011 (Part One) |url=https://themongrelpunt.com/footy-history/2021/07/28/the-best-there-nearly-was-st-kilda-1997-2011-part-one/ |website=The Mongrel Punt |access-date=19 October 2021 |date=28 July 2021}}</ref>

The [[1998 AFL season|1998 season]] initially appeared to be equally strong for the club. After Round 14 of the season, St Kilda was on top of the ladder in Round 14 with eleven wins and three losses and were tipped as warm favourites for the premiership.<ref name=Mongrel/> However, the team's performance declined severely, losing six of their final eight matches to from first to sixth at the conclusion of the premiership season.<ref name=Mongrel/> After qualifying for the finals in consecutive seasons, St Kilda were defeated narrowly by Sydney in the qualifying finals and then eliminated comprehensively by Melbourne in the semi-finals.<ref name=Mongrel/>

===2000–2011: wooden spoon to premiership contender===

During the early part of the decade, St Kilda struggled, winning only two matches and drawing one to finish with the [[wooden spoon (award)|wooden spoon]] in [[2000 AFL season|2000]].<ref name=Resurgence>{{cite web |title=2000-2009: The Resurgence |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/2000-2009 |website=saints.com.au |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The following two years were similar, finishing second-last in both seasons. During this period, St Kilda recruited players such as [[Justin Koschitzke]], [[Nick Riewoldt]], [[Nick Dal Santo]] and [[Brendon Goddard]] who were mainstays of the team over the following decade.<ref name=Resurgence/>

In [[2004 AFL season|2004]], St Kilda won a club record of 10 consecutive matches from round 1 to round 10.<ref name=Resurgence/> The club returned to finals, eventually being defeated by eventual premiers Port Adelaide in a preliminary final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Founten |first1=Loukas |title=Footy Flashback: Preliminary Final, 2004 |url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/45353/footy-flashback-preliminary-final-2004 |website=portadelaidefc.com.au |date=6 July 2018 |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The following year saw a similar result, with the club being defeated in a preliminary final by Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |title=Preliminary Final 2005 St Kilda v Sydney - FinalSiren.com |url=https://finalsiren.com/MatchDetails.asp?GameID=4315&Code=2347591d70243bf1e5aa04ed3e626d0b |website=finalsiren.com |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref>

St Kilda's [[2006 St Kilda Football Club season|2006 AFL season]] saw the club finish in sixth position at the end of the home and away rounds and qualify for a third successive finals series. St Kilda were eliminated by Melbourne in the elimination finals.<ref>{{cite web|last=Burgan|first=Matt|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/32181/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010012509/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/32181/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 October 2012|title=Saints bow out to Demons|work=afl.com.au|date=8 September 2006|access-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> During this season, Robert Harvey broke the all-time games record for St Kilda when he played in his 324th premiership season match in Round 7. On 11 October 2006, [[Ross Lyon]] was appointed as the new head coach for St Kilda, replacing [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|Grant Thomas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/Sport/Ross-Lyon-signs-deal-to-coach-St-Kilda/2006/10/11/1160246158255.html|work=The Age|title=Ross Lyon signs deal to coach St Kilda|date=11 October 2006|access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref>

After missing finals in [[2007 St Kilda Football Club season|2007]], St Kilda again qualified for the finals in [[2008 St Kilda Football Club season|2008]]. A 108-point win over Essendon in the final home-and-away round saw the club take fourth position for the finals series.<ref>{{cite web|last=Broad|first=Ben|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66463|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901195249/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=66463|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 September 2008|title=Saints soar into top four|work=afl.com.au|date=31 August 2008|access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref> St Kilda were defeated by Geelong in the qualifying finals,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clayton |first1=Matthew |title=Cats cruise to big win |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/104986/cats-cruise-to-big-win |website=afl.com.au |date=7 September 2008 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> defeated Collingwood in the semi-finals<ref>{{cite web|last=Walsh|first=Gary|url=http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67425|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915225730/http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=67425|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2008|title=St Kilda soar to prelim|work=afl.com.au|date=13 September 2008|access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref> and were eliminated by the eventual premiers, Hawthorn, in the preliminary final.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Matthew |title=Storming Hawks set up '89 GF rematch |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/78573/storming-hawks-set-up-89-gf-rematch |website=afl.com.au |date=20 September 2008 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

[[2009 St Kilda Football Club season|St Kilda's 2009 season]] is considered one of the most dominant home-and-away seasons in AFL history.<ref>{{cite web |title=The unluckiest: We rank the clubs who got close without winning a flag |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/392554/the-unluckiest-we-rank-the-clubs-who-got-close-without-winning-a-flag |website=afl.com.au |date=2 May 2020 |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The club won 20 games—the best-ever home and away record for the club—as well as winning 19 games in a row before being defeated by Essendon.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bombers end Saints' winning streak |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/bombers-end-saints-winning-streak-20090817-ge81nz.html |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=The Age |date=16 August 2009 |language=en}}</ref> In Round 14, [[St Kilda vs Geelong (2009 AFL season)|St Kilda defeated Geelong by six points]], with both teams being undefeated prior to the match.<ref name="Round14 2009">{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Matthew |last2=Holmesby |first2=Luke |title=Saints edge Cats |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/538252/saints-edge-cats |website=afl.com.au |date=5 July 2009 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The game broke multiple records, including highest-ever crowd for an AFL match at [[Docklands Stadium]] (54,444).<ref name="Round14 2009"/> The game was sold out two weeks in advance,<ref name="SaintsCatsSoldOut">{{cite web|last=Holmesby|first=Luke|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79127/default.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090623235149/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/79127/default.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 June 2009|title=Clash between Saints and Cats already sold out|work=AFL.com.au|date=22 June 2009|access-date=4 July 2011}}</ref> causing a change in timeslot (moving from 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm) so that the [[Seven Network]] could broadcast the game live in Victoria.<ref name="SaintsCatsSoldOut"/>
St Kilda eventually progressed to [[2009 AFL Grand Final|that year's grand final]], when they were defeated by Geelong by 12 points.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cats crowned 2009 AFL premiers |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-26/cats-crowned-2009-afl-premiers/1443354 |access-date=27 May 2021 |work=ABC News |date=26 September 2009 |language=en-AU}}</ref> Following the grand final, Ross Lyon signed a three-year extension to his coaching contract until the end of the [[2012 St Kilda Football Club season|2012 season]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lyon extends Saints deal |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-12-04/lyon-extends-saints-deal/1168916 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=ABC News |date=4 December 2009 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

The following year, St Kilda experienced a similar level of success, qualifying for the finals in third position. The club recorded their first win against Geelong in a finals match in the 2nd qualifying final and eventually qualified for the [[2010 AFL Grand Final|Grand Final]] against Collingwood. The match ended in a draw – the third drawn grand final in VFL/AFL history.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zander |first1=Joel |title=Pies and Saints in stunning GF draw |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-09-25/pies-and-saints-in-stunning-gf-draw/2273872 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=ABC News |date=25 September 2010 |language=en-AU}}</ref> St Kilda midfielder [[Lenny Hayes]] won the [[Norm Smith Medal]] for the player judged best on ground in the match, making him the first St Kilda player to ever win the medal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hand |first1=Guy |title=Hayes wins Norm Smith Medal |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/hayes-wins-norm-smith-medal-20100925-15rmw.html |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=25 September 2010 |language=en}}</ref> Owing to the draw, a second grand final match was played the following week. In the grand final replay, Collingwood won by 56 points.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Phelan |first1=Jason |title=Saints shattered by perfect Magpies storm |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/107290/saints-shattered-by-perfect-magpies-storm |website=afl.com.au |date=2 October 2010 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2010, the club was granted ownership of the Linen House Centre, a new training and administration property in the [[City of Frankston]] at [[Seaford, Victoria|Seaford]] valued at approximate $11 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=George|first=Felicity|url=http://www.saints.com.au/tabid/5315/default.aspx?newsid=106072|title=Saints receive keys for Linen House Centre at Frankston|publisher=Official St Kilda Website|date=9 December 2010|access-date=2 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320014846/http://www.saints.com.au/tabid/5315/default.aspx?newsid=106072 |archive-date= 20 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=Development>{{cite web |last1=Burgan |first1=Matt |title=Saints to move training base to Seaford in 2010 |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/80585/saints-to-move-training-base-to-seaford-in-2010 |website=afl.com.au |date=17 September 2008 |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Following the season, the club announced a record net profit of $7.467 million for season 2010.<ref name=Profit>{{cite web |title=Record membership boosts St Kilda's profit |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/record-membership-boosts-st-kildas-profit-20101217-190gf.html |website=The Age |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en |date=2010-12-17}}</ref> St Kilda also achieved a new record membership for a single season and were the 2nd-most-watched team on television, rating 22,777,092 viewers across the season.<ref name=Profit/>

Following a loss in their 2011 elimination final, Ross Lyon left the club, despite one year remaining on his contract, to coach {{AFL Fre}}.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nial|first1=Jake|last2=Gleeson|first2=Michael|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/lyons-freo-shocker-20110915-1kc0u.html |date=16 September 2011|title=Lyon's Freo shocker |work=The Age|access-date=7 May 2012}}</ref> Former Sydney, Fremantle and West Coast player and Collingwood assistant coach [[Scott Watters]] was announced as Lyon's replacement in October 2011.<ref>{{cite web |agency=Australian Associated Press|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-15/watters-to-coach-st-kilda/3573110 |date=11 October 2011|title=Watters to coach St Kilda |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=7 May 2012}}</ref>

===2012–present: post grand finals struggles and rebuild===

The years after the departure of Ross Lyon did not prove fruitful for St Kilda. They failed to make the finals in 2012 for the first time since 2007<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paton |first1=Al |title=St Kilda Saints 2012 Report Card |url=https://amp.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-2012-report-card/news-story/c0f2375b0a8d1229e93501f2adc1b908 |website=amp.couriermail.com.au |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref> and continued poor performances that ultimately culminated in the club finishing last in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide wins final game, Saints finish with wooden spoon |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-31/adelaide-wins-final-game-saints-finish-with-wooden-spoon/5708854 |website=www.abc.net.au |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en-AU |date=2014-08-31}}</ref> Despite this, the [[2013 St Kilda Football Club season|2013 season]] marked a historic moment for St Kilda and the [[Australian Football League]] when St Kilda hosted the first premiership match outside of Australia in [[New Zealand]].<ref name=ANZAC>{{cite web |title=Saints announce historic partnership |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/758830/saints-announce-historic-partnership |website=saints.com.au |date=12 September 2012 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Following the 2013 season, senior coach [[Scott Watters]] was sacked.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Paxinos |first1=Stathi |last2=Spits |first2=Scott |title=St Kilda coach Scott Watters sacked |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-coach-scott-watters-sacked-20131101-2wpoa.html |website=The Age |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en |date=2013-11-01}}</ref> On 14 November, former Port Adelaide director of coaching [[Alan Richardson (footballer, born 1965)|Alan Richardson]] was announced as new senior coach for the next three years.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Kilda appoint Alan Richardson as new coach |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/14/st-kilda-appoint-alan-richardson |website=the Guardian |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en |date=2013-11-14}}</ref>

Following further poor performances in the [[2018 St Kilda Football Club season|2018]] and [[2019 St Kilda Football Club season|2019]] seasons, Richardson was advised that his contract would not be renewed for 2020. As a result, he resigned from his position as senior coach. Assistant coach [[Brett Ratten]] took over as caretaker coach.<ref>{{cite web |title='It's not a job, it's a journey': Richardson's classy response to exit |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/afl-alan-richardson-quits-as-st-kilda-coach-c-290032 |website=7NEWS.com.au |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en |date=2019-07-16}}</ref> After winning three of the season's last six games, Ratten was appointed permanent senior coach in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brett Ratten appointed St Kilda's new coach after successful audition |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/brett-ratten-c-437502 |website=7NEWS.com.au |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en |date=2019-09-05}}</ref> During the 2019 trade period, four high-profile players requested a trade to St Kilda and many discussions were held with other players looking to move.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/saints-are-the-ones-to-watch-this-trade-period-20191008-p52ytz.html|title=Saints are the ones to watch this trade period|last=Niall|first=Jake|date=2019-10-08|website=The Age|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>

In the [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports#Australian rules football|COVID-19-shortened]] [[2020 AFL season|2020 season]], the club managed 10 of a possible 17 wins to qualify for their first finals series since 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/three-coaches-three-hqs-and-3296-days-this-is-how-st-kilda-escaped-the-wilderness/news-story/5da989afe43a3df55f86d50222046a73|title=Three coaches, three HQs and 3296 days: This is how St Kilda escaped the wilderness|last=Morris|first=Tom|website=Fox Footy|date=18 September 2020|access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> During the finals campaign, St Kilda would defeat the Western Bulldogs in an elimination final by 3 points, bringing the first finals victory to the club since 2010 preliminary final against the same opponent. Richmond would later defeat St Kilda by 31 points in the semi-final, ending their campaign. In the following [[2021 St Kilda Football Club season|2021]] season, the club would decline in performance, leading to the club finishing 10th with only a 10–12 record. In the [[2022 St Kilda Football Club season|2022]] season, after starting at an impressive 8-3 record by round 11, the club would then win only three of their last 11, leading to an 11-11 record, finishing 10th once again. On October 14, 2022, senior coach Brett Ratten would be sacked by the club. Former St Kilda coach Ross Lyon would be reinstated as senior coach for the 2023 season.

In the [[2023 AFL season|2023 season]], Ross Lyon's first season back as coach, St Kilda would return to the finals, finishing sixth with a 13–10 record. They were defeated by [[Greater Western Sydney Giants|Greater Western Sydney]] by 24 points in the elimination final. The team struggled to maintain this form over the next two seasons, finishing with sub-50% winning records, however the club's round 20, 2025 victory over {{AFL Mel}} was notable for being the biggest comeback from three-quarter time in VFL/AFL football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul/27/st-kilda-pull-off-greatest-comeback-in-aflvfl-history-against-melbourne|title=St Kilda pull off greatest comeback in AFL/VFL history against Melbourne|work=The Guardian|date=27 July 2025}}</ref>

=== AFLW involvement ===
{{main|St Kilda Football Club (AFL Women's)}}
In 2017, following the inaugural [[AFL Women's]] (AFLW) season, St Kilda was among eight clubs that applied for licences to enter the competition from 2019 onwards.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schmook |first=Nathan |title=Decision on AFLW expansion delayed |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-29/decision-over-aflw-expansion-delayed |work=afl.com.au |date=29 August 2017 |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref> In September 2017, the club was announced as one of four clubs to receive a licence to join the competition in [[2020 AFL Women's season|2020]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Black |first=Sarah |title=North and Geelong win AFLW expansion race |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-09-27/afl-set-to-reveal-new-womens-teams-for-2019 |work=afl.com.au |date=27 September 2017 |access-date=5 April 2018}}</ref>

==Club identity==
The club's on-field nickname is the "Saints", usage of which dates back to as early as the 1870s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/33752395?searchTerm=Football%20Saints |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=South Australian Advertiser |date=21 August 1877}}</ref> Many clubs' early nicknames were derived from an abbreviation or demonym of the club's suburb, but St Kilda is unique among the [[Australian Football League]] clubs in now utilising this as its official nickname. Dating back to as early as the 1890s,<ref>{{cite news |title=Monday's Matches. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196655623?searchTerm=Seagulls%20St%20Kilda%20Football |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Leader |date=30 May 1896}}</ref> and to as late as the 1950s,<ref>{{cite news |title=These Seagulls' Wings Are Hard To Clip |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23186765?searchTerm=Seagulls%20St%20Kilda%20Football |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=11 July 1952}}</ref> the "Seagulls" was also in use as a nickname, but this has fallen out of use. In 1945, the club adopted the moniker "Panthers"; however, this was short-lived.<ref>[https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1940-1949 1940-1949: The Lean Years] from St Kilda Football Club</ref>

===Guernseys===
St Kilda's traditional and current home [[Guernsey (Australian rules football)|guernsey]] has three vertical panels of red, white and black on the front, with the club crest located on the left breast. The guernsey has a plain black back, white ribbing and white numbers. This design, with occasional minor changes, has been worn by the club since 1953. As of 2025 St Kilda currently has 2 clash guernseys - a red-based design similar to the 1997-2001 home guernsey and a white-based design with two sets of red, white and black stripes known as the "Candy Stripe".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-01 |title=The Big Three! Iconic kits return for new St Kilda era |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/1699767/the-big-three-iconic-kits-return-for-new-st-kilda-era |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=saints.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

====Evolution====
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+St Kilda Home Uniform Evolution<ref>{{cite web |title=Season by Season Jumpers |url=http://www.footyjumpers.com/stkildaall.htm |website=www.footyjumpers.com |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
! Period !! Description and history !! Design
|-
|1873–1885
|St Kilda's original guernsey. A stylised replica was worn in 2013, as part of the club's 140th anniversary celebrations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints celebrate 140 years |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/14596/saints-celebrate-140-years |website=saints.com.au |date=8 November 2012 |access-date=24 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|{{Australian rules football kit box |pattern_b= _thinblackhoops|pattern_so=  _hoops_black|body= ff0000|shorts= 062A56|socks= ff0000}}
|-
|1893–1909
|A widened version to the stripes used in the preceding guernsey.
|{{Australian rules football kit box |pattern_b= _red_black_3|pattern_so= _hoops_black|body= ffffff|shorts= 062A56|socks= ff0000}}
|-
|1910–1914
|The same guernsey top, using black shorts instead of blue.
|{{Australian rules football kit box |pattern_b= _red_black_3|pattern_so= _redtop|body= ffffff|shorts= 000000|socks= 000000}}
|-
|1915–1918
|A yellow version of the guernsey, used to avoid playing in the colours of the [[German Empire|German Empire's flag]] during the First World War.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121124670 |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Weekly Times |date=17 April 1915}}</ref>
|{{Australian rules football kit box|pattern_b= _red_black_3|pattern_so= _redtop|body= ffcc00|shorts= 000000|socks= 000000}}
|-
|1919–22
|A second yellow guernsey, sporting a K for 'Kilda'.
||{{Australian rules football kit box|pattern_b= _stkilda 1919|pattern_so= _redtop|body= 000000|shorts= ffffff|socks= 000000}}
|-
|1923–52
|A return to the pre-war guernsey, with an additional white stripe between the Red and Black stripes.
|{{Australian rules football kit box|pattern_b= _stkilda 1923|pattern_so= _redtop|body= ffffff|shorts= 000000|socks= 000000}}
|-
|1953–96<br/>2002–present
|A "vest" type guernsey, with the tricolour red, white and black stripes.
|{{Australian rules football kit box|pattern_b= _redwhiteblack|pattern_so= _hoops_red_white|body= ffffff|shorts= 000000|socks= 000000}}
|-
|1997–2001
|A stylised jumper based on the club crest. Originally worn only in 1996 pre-season games, this design was so popular that it became the home guernsey a year later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Kilda Pre-Season Jumpers |url=https://footyjumpers.com/stkildaPS.htm |access-date=2025-09-12 |website=footyjumpers.com}}</ref> Also known as the "Hot Cross Bun" or "Crusader" guernsey
|{{Australian rules football kit box|pattern_b= _stkilda 1997|pattern_so= _redtop|body= ffffff|shorts= 000000|socks= 000000}}
|}

===Logos===
St Kilda has used multiple different logos since it was formed in 1873. Prior to 1976, no clubs in the VFL used logos in an official capacity.

Many early club logos were printed in the same shield design frame and had each club's individual colours, name and design in them. St Kilda used a consistent design in the 1970s and 1980s, featuring a stick figure bearing a halo, holding the competition's logo.<ref name=Logo>{{cite web |title=St.Kilda Logos|url=http://footyjumpers.com/stkildalogos.htm |website=footyjumpers.com |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref> In 1989, just prior to the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] officially becoming the [[Australian Football League]], the club used a logo with a red white and black vertically striped design with the goal and behind posts on it, with a stick figure attempting a mark on it with a halo above its head, with the league logo and the club crest on top of either behind post. The [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] logo was replaced with the [[Australian Football League]] logo when the competition changed its name in 1990.<ref name=Logo/>

The St Kilda Football Club crest first appeared officially on the jumper in 1933, after existing at the club for quite some time beforehand in basic design form. The crest became an iconic feature of the club's jumper – a well-known and recognisable symbol of the club. The crest also includes the club's motto, ''Fortius Quo Fidelius'', which is usually translated as "Strength through Loyalty".<ref>{{cite web |title=The Crest: Our Badge of Honour |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/the-crest |website=saints.com.au |access-date=23 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> As with the nickname "Saints", the club crest has no religious associations. A logo change before the start of the 1995 season saw the club make the decision to use the official club crest as the club's official logo in the league.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jefferson |first1=Andrew |title=Take a closer look at the best and worst AFL logos |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/take-a-closer-look-at-the-best-and-worst-afl-logos/news-story/f43029696594848343c94de0d840c33b |access-date=23 October 2021 |language=en-AU |work=The Herald Sun|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The club changed their logo at the end of the 2024 season to a more modern update of the 1995 logo, this new logo removed the club's motto "''Fortius Quo Fidelius".''

===Club song===
The club song is an adaption of "[[When The Saints Go Marching In]]".<ref>{{cite web |title=St Kilda theme Song |url=https://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/songs/st-kilda.htm |website=www.topendsports.com |access-date=24 October 2021}}</ref> The song was recorded in 1972 by the Fable Singers and released as a single. The song was recorded with all copyright and royalty agreements in place, and the [[Australian Football League]] has permission to broadcast it publicly at each St Kilda match.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brodie |first1=Will |title=AFL tunes to remember |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-tunes-to-remember-20100723-10nyh.html |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=The Age |date=23 July 2010 |language=en}}</ref> Prior to 1965, when St Kilda played at the Junction Oval, the club's song was an adaptation of "[[I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside]]".<ref>{{cite AV media|people = Phillips, Stephen (producer)|title = Heaven and Hell - 100 Years Of The Saints|type = Documentary|language = English|time = 0:34|location = Australia|publisher = Visual Entertainment Group}}</ref>

===Home grounds===

==== Junction Oval: 1897–1964 ====
St Kilda's first home ground in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] was [[Junction Oval]]. The club used this ground until 1964, when it moved to Moorabbin Oval.<ref name=About>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/about |website=saints.com.au |access-date=23 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The oval was formerly known as the St Kilda Cricket Ground and was originally established as the home of the [[St Kilda Cricket Club]] in 1856.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onmydoorstep.com.au/heritage-listing/117260/st-kilda-cricket-ground|title=St Kilda Cricket Ground (Heritage Listed Location)|publisher=On My Doorstep |access-date=24 October 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318144239/http://www.onmydoorstep.com.au/heritage-listing/117260/st-kilda-cricket-ground|archive-date=18 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/455136/end-of-an-era-no-more-footy-at-junction-oval|title=End of an era: No more footy at Junction Oval|date=21 July 2015|access-date=27 March 2022}}</ref>

By the late 1950s, the St Kilda Football Club sought to move its playing base away from Junction Oval as it wanted to operate its own venue rather than continue being a tenant of another club. In 1959, the club made enquiries about a lease to play at and develop [[Elsternwick Park]] in the neighbouring suburb of [[Elsternwick, Victoria|Elsternwick]], but no deal was signed.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|date=4 April 1959|page=54|author=Jack Dunn|title=St Kilda to seek new home ground|publication-place=Melbourne}}</ref>

During 2014, St Kilda became involved in discussions with the Victorian government to return as a co-tenant at Junction Oval alongside Cricket Victoria. As part of the proposals, St Kilda would utilise the oval as a training and administrative base, with the site to receive a second oval to accommodate the club.<ref>{{cite news |title=AFL moots Saints return to Junction Oval |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/afl-moots-saints-return-to-junction-oval |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=SBS News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-return-to-junction-oval-back-on-table-20141121-11rlwd.html|title=St Kilda return to Junction Oval back on table|date=21 November 2014|access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria-state-election-2014/junction-oval-redevelopment-boon-for-cricket-victoria-st-kilda-football-club/news-story/f5779a7d3f7feb9b16c3b1535fc90a4c|title=Junction Oval redevelopment boon for Cricket Victoria, St Kilda Football Club|date=21 November 2014|access-date=23 January 2023}}</ref> This proposal was later rejected by the Victorian government,<ref>{{cite web |title=St Kilda eyes return to Moorabbin after Junction Oval bid silenced by State Government |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/st-kilda-eyes-return-to-moorabbin-after-junction-oval-bid-silenced-by-state-government/news-story/74312093c263263bb2b319cd733936cb |website=Fox Sports |access-date=23 October 2021 |language=en |date=11 March 2015}}</ref> and Junction Oval was converted into a full-time cricket venue as of 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Connolly |first1=Rohan |title=End of an era for footy at the Junction Oval |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/end-of-an-era-for-footy-at-the-junction-oval-20150723-gij96p.html |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=The Age |date=24 July 2015 |language=en}}</ref>

==== Moorabbin Oval: 1965–1992 ====
[[File:Training drill in front of stand, St Kilda FC 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Players training in front of the [[Graham Huggins|G. G. Huggins Stand]] (demolished in 2017) before the [[2009 AFL Grand Final]]]]
Moorabbin Oval has been St Kilda's training and administrative base since 1965, excluding an 8-year period between 2010 and 2018.<ref name=About/>

In March 1964, the club arranged a deal to move its playing, training and administrative base to [[Moorabbin Oval]] on Linton Street, [[Moorabbin, Victoria|Moorabbin]], with all home games at the new venue starting from the [[1965 VFL season|1965 season]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|publication-place=Melbourne|page=52|author=Jack Dunn|date=25 March 1964|title=Saints will move to Moorabbin in '65}}</ref> The club signed a lease agreement in August 1964, giving the club access to all Moorabbin Oval facilities for 75 years  provided it completed required works at the ground to establish a social club, training facilities and spectator seating on the site in time for the 1965 premiership season. The club had to invest a set amount, combined with funds from the local council, and complete the required works by a deadline date to ensure the agreement was ratified and the purchase was complete. Loans provided to St Kilda by the council were to be repaid over the subsequent lease period.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Whitehead |first1=Graham |title=The Saints Come to Moorabbin {{!}} Kingston Local History |url=https://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/articles/238 |website=localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au |access-date=23 October 2021}}</ref>

Following the club's move away from Moorabbin Oval as a venue for playing games, it was retained as an administrative and training facility for the club. In 2007, the relationship between the club and the [[City of Kingston]], which governs the suburb of Moorabbin, deteriorated. As a result, St Kilda announced that it would move its primary administrative and training base away from Moorabbin.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saints to leave Moorabbin |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/saints-to-leave-moorabbin-20070531-gdq9ox.html |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=30 May 2007 |language=en}}</ref> After the 2010 season, the club temporarily moved to a new facility built at Belvedere Park in [[Seaford, Victoria|Seaford]].<ref name=Development/> During this time, the club continued to manage Moorabbin Oval, using it as a retail, museum, entertainment and occasional training venue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Amy |first1=Paul |last2=Leader |first2=Moorabbin |title=Linton Oval hub plans take shape |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/talks-on-multi-million-dollar-upgrade-for-st-kilda-football-clubs-spiritual-moorabbin-home/news-story/ace8354c6b2a437721bcf8bb4be1eb8b |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Herald Sun |date=20 March 2013}}</ref>

In 2018, St Kilda returned to using Moorabbin Oval as their primary administrative and training facility, as part of a two-stage redevelopment deal, costing approximately 30 million dollars.<ref name=March>{{cite news |last1=Amy |first1=Paul |title=Saints march back to Moorabbin |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/st-kilda-is-settling-in-to-new-digs-at-its-old-home-moorabbin-reserve/news-story/6ef073b746bc49dcc973672680d259e2 |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=Herald Sun |date=20 March 2018}}</ref> Moorabbin Oval also serves as the primary home ground for the [[Sandringham Dragons]] and the [[Southern Football League (Victoria)|Southern Football League]] as well as being the administrative centre for football development in the south-east.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sommerville |first1=Troels |title=Moorabbin Oval's $8m injection |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/moorabbin-oval-to-get-8m-injection/news-story/6402a0bf584b80a4173e20f114d630a8 |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Herald Sun |date=5 May 2014}}</ref>

==== Waverley Park: 1993–1999 ====

[[Waverley Park]] was opened by the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] in 1970 under the name "VFL Park".<ref>{{cite news |title=Richmond hits top form in VFL win |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/107920634?searchTerm=VFL%20Park%20open |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=Canberra Times |date=20 April 1970}}</ref> The ground was constructed by the league, for a variety of reasons, with the primary reason being that the ground would be owned by the VFL. As the majority of teams in the competition at the time did not have control over their home grounds, they were unable to exercise control over various aspects, such as ground drainage and ticket prices.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bednall |first1=Jai |title=Super stadium that never was |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/the-157000seat-super-stadium-that-never-was/news-story/2c031a2774cc7e2353cf3857f3985723 |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=news.com.au |date=2 October 2015}}</ref>

Since the 1960s, the [[Australian Football League]] had been embarked on a strategy of ground rationalisation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Tim |title=Grounds for concern: Can Princes Park shake off the blues to rise again? |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/grounds-for-concern-can-princes-park-shake-off-the-blues-to-rise-again-20160305-gnbdi0.html#ixzz424m92iNm |access-date=23 October 2021 |work=The Age |date=5 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref> During the 1990s, as part of this strategy, St Kilda opted to take a deal to move home games to Waverley Park from 1993 and renovate the ageing Moorabbin Oval for training, administration and social club purposes. The club voted in favour of the move in a weighted vote of members in July 1992. The club received $430,000 upfront and $120,000 per year for three years from the [[Australian Football League]]'s grounds rationalisation funds, which helped to clear some of the club's debt.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|publication-place=Melbourne|page=40|author=Patrick Smithers|date=14 July 1992|title=Saints vote for move to Waverley}}</ref>

In 1999, the [[Australian Football League]] announced that it would not schedule any further matches at Waverley Park and that the stadium would be sold to pay for the under-construction Docklands Stadium.<ref name=Whither>Hay, R., Lazenby, C., Haig-Muir, M. and Mewett, P. (2002) [http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30004696/hay-whithersportingheritage-2001.pdf 'Whither Sporting Heritage: reflections on debates in Victoria about Waverley Park and the Melbourne Cricket Ground] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127144516/http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30004696/hay-whithersportingheritage-2001.pdf |date=27 January 2021 }}', in Dr David S Jones (ed.), 20th Century Heritage&nbsp;– Our Recent Cultural Legacy: Proceedings of the [[Australia ICOMOS]] National Conference 2001, pp. 367–370, University of Adelaide, Adelaide. |access-date=12 August 2021</ref>

==== Docklands Stadium: 2000–present====
{{See also|Docklands Stadium}}
[[File:Marvel Stadium during curtain raiser.jpg|thumb|upright=1|St Kilda plays its home games at [[Docklands Stadium]], located in Melbourne's [[Docklands, Victoria|Docklands]] area]]
In 2000, St Kilda moved to a new playing home at [[Docklands Stadium]] following the discontinuation of Waverley Park as a scheduled ground.<ref name=Resurgence/><ref name=Docklands>{{cite web |title=Docklands Stadium (Marvel) |url=http://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=73 |website=Sports Industry AU |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref>

Docklands Stadium was conceived as a multi-purpose venue to be used for Australian rules football, soccer, rugby and other general entertainment events.<ref name=NewStadium>{{cite news|url=http://150.theage.com.au/view_bestofarticle.asp?straction=update&inttype=1&intid=927|title=City to get $200m high-tech stadium|last=Linnell|first=Stephen|author2=Shane Green|date=31 October 1996|work=[[The Age]]|access-date=23 October 2021|location=Melbourne|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050618035646/http://150.theage.com.au/view_bestofarticle.asp?straction=update&inttype=1&intid=927|archive-date=18 June 2005}}</ref> The AFL sought to replace Waverly Park, which would have been nearly 30 years old in 2000. The decision to build a new stadium was supported by the AFL due to issues regarding accessibility and Waverly Park, with the league stating there would be no improvement to the situation if upgrades were made to the stadium, and any upgrades would result in little financial return.<ref name=Docklands/> The stadium was designated to be in the Docklands region of Melbourne, behind [[Southern Cross Station]], and was designed to hold 52,000 people.<ref name=NewStadium/> The stadium cost approximately $460 million to construct.<ref>{{cite web |title=Docklands Stadium |url=https://pocketozmelbourne.com.au/docklands-stadium.html |website=pocketozmelbourne.com.au |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref> Exclusive ownership of the ground was later purchased by the AFL in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Matt |title=Done deal: AFL signs off on Etihad Stadium purchase |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-07/done-deal-afl-signs-off-on-etihad-stadium-purchase |website=afl.com.au |date=7 October 2016 |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Due to Waverley Park being disused following the construction of Docklands Stadium, St Kilda, alongside fellow tenants Hawthorn, were forced to find a new home ground. As part of the initial arrangement, both clubs were planned to play a significant number of games at the stadium,<ref name=NewStadium/> however, only St Kilda would move to the ground.<ref name=Tenants>{{cite web |title=Tenant Clubs |url=https://marvelstadium.com.au/tenant-clubs/ |website=Marvel Stadium |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref> St Kilda set the attendance record for the ground in 2009, when [[St Kilda vs Geelong (2009 AFL season)|54,444 people attended a match against Geelong]], a match notable for being the latest meeting between undefeated teams in VFL/AFL history. Other former club players also hold records at the venue, with [[Lenny Hayes]] holding the record for most games played at the venue, and [[Nick Riewoldt]] holding the record for most goals kicked.<ref name=Tenants/> To date, St Kilda has played the most AFL matches of any AFL team at Docklands Stadium, and has won the most matches of any AFL team at the ground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Docklands |url=https://afltables.com/afl/venues/docklands.html |website=AFL Tables |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>

During the [[2021 AFL season|2021]] and [[2022 AFL season]]s, St Kilda played one home game a year at [[Cazalys Stadium]]. Beginning with the [[2023 AFL season]], St Kilda have played one home game a year at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], with their remaining 10 home games played at Docklands Stadium.

==== Additional facilities ====

St Kilda's primary administrative and training base from late 2010 until 2018 was the Linen House Centre at Belvedere Park in Seaford.<ref name=March/> The creation of the base came about due to disagreements between St Kilda and the City of Kingston's council regarding proposed upgrades to their Moorabbin facilities, which included the implementation of 80 poker machines.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Caroline |title=The Saints' troubled home life |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/the-saints-troubled-home-life-20120511-1yide.html |website=The Age |access-date=29 June 2021 |language=en |date=2012-05-11}}</ref> The club subsequently negotiated a deal with the neighbouring City of Frankston to develop Frankston Park into its new training base. However, when proposed costs blew out by $5 million, a new agreement was formed between the two entities.<ref>{{cite news |title=St Kilda to move base to Seaford |url=https://amp.heraldsun.com.au/sport/saints-move-to-seaford/news-story/26bed379ab78758e7cbd9dadfd8b6d87 |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=amp.heraldsun.com.au |date=17 September 2008}}</ref> In this new deal, the club would develop Belvedere Park in conjunction with the Frankston City Council, the Victorian state government and the [[Australian Football League]]. The cost of developing the facilities was valued at approximately $11 million.<ref name=Development/> The centre received its name as part of a naming rights sponsorship deal with Linen House.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Connolly |first1=Eoin |title=Linen House in new naming rights deal with St Kilda |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/linen_house_in_new_naming_rights_deal_with_st_kilda/#:~:text=SHARE%20THIS%20ARTICLE-,Australian%20Football%20League%20team%20St%20Kilda%20has%20signed%20Linen%20House,which%20began%2017%20years%20ago. |work=SportsPro |date=22 March 2010 |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref>

The club signed a lease on the facility until 2059. The club, however, chose to relocate back to Moorabbin Oval as its primary administrative and training base by 2018. As a result, in December 2020, St Kilda made a proposal to the Frankston City Council to repurpose the facility as a centre to be used by the wider Frankston community.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cowburn |first1=Brodie |title=St Kilda plans for Seaford future |url=http://baysidenews.com.au/2021/03/01/st-kilda-plans-for-seaford-future/#:~:text=FRANKSTON%20Council%20has%20given%20St,facilities%20to%20Moorabbin%20by%202018. |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=Bayside News |date=1 March 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Playing squad==
{{see also|List of St Kilda Football Club players}}

===Current AFL squad===
{{St Kilda Football Club AFL personnel}}

==Corporate==

===Administrative board===
* President: [[Andrew Bassat]]<ref name=Board>{{cite web |title=Board |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/board |website=saints.com.au |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* Vice president: Russell Caplan<ref name=Board/>
* Chief executive officer: [[Matt Finnis]]<ref name=Board/>
* Director: [[Dean Anderson]]<ref name=Board/>
* Director: Jennifer Douglas<ref name=Board/>
* Director: Paul Kirk<ref name=Board/>
* Director: Jack Rush<ref name=Board/>
* Director: [[Danni Roche]]<ref name=Board/>
* Director: Adam Hilton<ref name=Board/>

===Sponsors===

'''Principal partners'''
* [[CMC Markets]]<ref name=Sponsors>{{cite web |title=Club Partners |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/sponsors |website=saints.com.au |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Pepper Money]]<ref name=Sponsors/>

'''Major sponsors'''
* [[Red Rooster]]<ref name=Sponsors/>
* RSEA Safety<ref name=Sponsors/>

'''Elite partners'''
* [[AIA Group|AIA]]<ref name=Sponsors/>
* [[AVJennings]]<ref name=Sponsors/>
* Furphy Beer<ref name=Sponsors/>
* [[Jayco]]<ref name=Sponsors/>
* Mosh<ref name=Sponsors/>
* [[New Balance]]<ref name=Sponsors/>
* Opal<ref name=Sponsors/>
* [[Webcentral]]<ref name=Sponsors/>

'''Apparel sponsors'''
* [[Puma (brand)|Puma]] (1997–2001)
* Sekem (2002–2003)
* [[Piping Hot]] (2003–2006)<ref>{{cite web |title=Now the real money game has started |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/now-the-real-money-game-has-started-20031101-gdwnkq.html |website=The Age |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en |date=1 November 2003}}</ref>
* Skins (2007)
* ISC (2008–2016, 2020)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints partner with ISC |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/306583/saints-partner-with-isc |website=saints.com.au |date=20 October 2019 |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[BLK (sportswear)|BLK]] (2017–2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints new look outfit for 2017 |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/33415/saints-new-look-outfit-for-2017 |website=saints.com.au |date=8 November 2016 |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[New Balance]] (2021–present)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints and New Balance join forces |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/828811/saints-and-new-balance-join-forces |website=saints.com.au |date=20 October 2020 |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Supporters==
St Kilda has the most geographically concentrated supporter base of all the Melbourne-based AFL clubs;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niall |first1=Jake |title=Paradise lost: the Saints and Moorabbin |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/paradise-lost-and-found-the-saints-and-moorabbin-20200210-p53zg6.html |website=The Age |date=10 February 2020 |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref> St Kilda has historically had a large fanbase around the Bayside suburbs of Melbourne, such as [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]], with one in five AFL club members in the region being a St Kilda member. The club also has strong support in the south-east regions of Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudson |first1=Fiona |title=Where do diehard fans call home? |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/interactive-footy-fan-map-afl-clubs-membership-heartlands/news-story/4ceb4875ecacd1b3b04eade7b2dc620b |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=Herald Sun |date=9 March 2015}}</ref> 
 
Politically, a poll of the club's supporter base indicated a small first party voting preference (39.7%) for the [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] over the Labor Party (36.9%).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stayner |first1=Guy |title=Vote Compass: How do fans of your AFL team lean politically? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-26/vote-compass-a-how-do-fans-of-your-afl-team-lean-politically/5919062?nw=0&r=HtmlFragment |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=ABC News |date=26 November 2014 |language=en-AU}}</ref> The suburb of St Kilda has a significant Jewish community and the club has a strong following from this community.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sport When the Saints came marching in |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/261936660/29192386 |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=Australian Jewish News |date=26 September 1997}}</ref>

=== Number-one ticket holders ===
Notable St Kilda supporters who have also been the club's number-one ticket holders include:
 
* [[Eric Bana]] – actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Bana Becomes Saints Number One |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/97593/bana-becomes-saints-number-one |website=saints.com.au |date=25 June 2010 |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lindsay Fox]] – former club president and St Kilda thirds player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munro |first1=Peter |title=An epic day for fans who dare to dream |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/an-epic-day-for-fans-who-dare-to-dream-20090705-ge7z1z.html |website=The Age |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=5 July 2009}}</ref>
* [[Elle MacPherson]] – model and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Warwick |title=Retrogram: Celebs get a guernsey |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/retrogram-herald-sun-writer-warwick-green-looks-at-celebrities-photographed-in-afl-jumpers/news-story/79eb59f5a8cee2298298b04922d85c80 |website=adelaidenow |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=22 April 2014}}</ref>
* John Moran – former St Kilda reserves player<ref>{{cite web |title=John Moran Loyalty Award |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/145586/john-moran-loyalty-award |website=saints.com.au |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mark Dreyfus]] –  Attorney-General of Australia

=== Membership and attendance ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; border-collapse:collapse;"
|+Membership & attendance
|- style="background:#C1D8FF;"
! rowspan="3" | Year !! colspan="2" | Membership
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Ladder position !! colspan="3" | Home crowds<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Crowds and Match Attendances |url=https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/attendances?year=2021&t=A&h=H&s=A |website=www.footywire.com |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |AFL audited
! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Change
! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Average
! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Rank
! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Change
|-
! style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Minor round
! style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Finals
|-
|1984
|4,930
|style="text-align:center" | N/A
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 17,185
|10 / 12
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,004
|-
|1985
|5,708
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 778
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 15,489
|10 / 12
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,696
|-
|1986
|4,321
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,387
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 15,214
|12 / 12
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 275
|-
|1987
|3,924
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 397
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 10th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 18,069
|10 / 14
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,855
|-
|1988
|5,799
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,875
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 14th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 19,499
|8 / 14
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,430
|-
|1989
|8,360
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,561
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 20,483
|7 / 14
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 984
|-
|1990
|11,363
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 3,003
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 9th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 31,520
|4 / 14
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 11,037
|-
|1991
|9,765
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,598
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 4th
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''5th'''
| style="text-align:center" | 27,757
|6 / 15
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,763
|-
|1992
|11,650
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,885
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''4th'''
| style="text-align:center" | 32,591
|6 / 15
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 4,834
|-
|1993
|12,956
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,306
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 28,442
|8 / 15
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 4,149
|-
|1994
|12,009
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 947
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 13th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 22,657
|11 / 15
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 5,785
|-
|1995
|8,870
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,139
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 14th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 19,173
|12 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,484
|-
|1996
|14,375
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,505
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 10th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 27,137
|8 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 7,964
|-
|1997
|16,610
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,235
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 1st
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''2nd'''
| style="text-align:center" | 39,625
|4 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 12,488
|-
|1998
|23,204
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 6,594
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''6th'''
| style="text-align:center" | 37,427
|7 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,198
|-
|1999
|20,793
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,411
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 10th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 33,182
|8 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 4,245
|-
|2000
|17,855
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,938
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 16th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 24,422
|14 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 8,760
|-
|2001
|22,248
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 4,393
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 15th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 29,850
|10 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,428
|-
|2002
|17,696
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 4,552
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 15th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 26,174
|14 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,676
|-
|2003
|23,626
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,930
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 11th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 29,218
|12 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 3,044
|-
|2004
|30,534
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 6,908
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 3rd
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''3rd'''
| style="text-align:center" | 38,164
|5 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 8,946
|-
|2005<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2005.pdf#page=30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401043404/http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2005.pdf |archive-date=2015-04-01 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|32,043
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,509
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 4th
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''4th'''
| style="text-align:center" | 39,897
|5 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,733
|-
|2006<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c6c8607d-c774-477e-98ac-51f922f355f1/afl_annual_report_2006-min.pdf#page=69 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065645/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c6c8607d-c774-477e-98ac-51f922f355f1/afl_annual_report_2006-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|32,327
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 284
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''8th'''
| style="text-align:center" | 38,097
|7 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,800
|-
|2007<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/fa1c65de-1c72-4281-8a8c-bdbe68aa92d4/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf#page=45 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065656/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/fa1c65de-1c72-4281-8a8c-bdbe68aa92d4/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|30,394
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,933
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 9th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 37,921
|8 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 176
|-
|2008<ref>{{cite web |title=Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/b7fe5d24-3aaa-4bb5-bf65-b1fb5a332a40/afl_annual_report_2008-min.pdf#page=19 |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|30,063
|style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 331
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 4th
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''4th'''
| style="text-align:center" | 40,340
|8 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,419
|-
|2009<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0f1757b4-7638-44ae-8718-12326f215abc/afl_annual_report_2009-min.pdf#page=38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065652/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0f1757b4-7638-44ae-8718-12326f215abc/afl_annual_report_2009-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|31,906
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,843
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 1st
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''2nd'''
| style="text-align:center" | 45,365
|'''4 / 16'''
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,025
|-
|2010<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0b3bf9a6-8f7d-4094-8591-d10f5babd3cf/afl_annual_report_2010_V2-min.pdf#page=46 |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
|39,021
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 7,115
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 3rd
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''2nd'''
| style="text-align:center" | 40,079
|5 / 16
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 5,286
|-
|2011<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/22bd5f58-094c-4f26-bda7-3de1574d69e3/afl_annual_report_2011-min.pdf#page=63 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065634/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/22bd5f58-094c-4f26-bda7-3de1574d69e3/afl_annual_report_2011-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|39,276
|style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 255
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th
| style="background:#98FB98;" | '''7th'''
| style="text-align:center" | 36,345
|8 / 17
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,734
|-
|2012<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/59317d2f-a338-4833-a242-21f858d6fa81/AFL-Annual-Report-2012_web-min.pdf#page=74 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065659/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/59317d2f-a338-4833-a242-21f858d6fa81/AFL-Annual-Report-2012_web-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|35,440
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,836
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 9th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 32,697
|9 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,648
|-
|2013<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Membership Club Support |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/961d597e-b5d8-42b6-9f66-f2518cdd279b/2013-AFL-Annual-Report-min.pdf#page=74 |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|32,707
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,733
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 16th
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 28,965
|10 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,732
|-
|2014<ref>{{cite web |title=Total Club Members |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c8dff8f1-8c6a-4ce3-9785-f86b31de36a2/2014-AFL-Annual-Report-min.pdf#page=42 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065640/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c8dff8f1-8c6a-4ce3-9785-f86b31de36a2/2014-AFL-Annual-Report-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
| 30,739
| {{decrease}} 1,968
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 18th
| –
| 23,296
|14 / 18
| {{decrease}} 5,669
|-
|2015<ref>{{cite web |title=Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/5a4b8d80-1fa5-4770-9c21-d3d300b5d640/AFLAnnualReport2015-min.pdf#page=40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065636/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/5a4b8d80-1fa5-4770-9c21-d3d300b5d640/AFLAnnualReport2015-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|32,746
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,007
| style="background:#ebc2af;" | 14th 
| –
| style="text-align:center" | 25,928
|13 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}}  2,632
|-
|2016<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/064a9aec-6507-4139-8675-f3cbc13df8fd/compressed_2016-AFL-Annual-Report-1-.pdf#page=38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065639/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/064a9aec-6507-4139-8675-f3cbc13df8fd/compressed_2016-AFL-Annual-Report-1-.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|38,009
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,263
| style="background:#ebc2af;" |9th
| –
|30,690
|14 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}}  4,762 
|-
|2017<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/b06c0343-543e-408d-945e-89ce08d8d294/AFL_Annual_Report_2017-min.pdf#page=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065635/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/b06c0343-543e-408d-945e-89ce08d8d294/AFL_Annual_Report_2017-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|42,052
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 4,043
| style="background:#ebc2af;" |11th
| –
|31,319
|14 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{increase}}  629 
|-
|2018<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/aad564ee-58ac-4f16-97de-8d930a5237ef/2018_Digital_AR_Book-min.pdf#page=49 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065645/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/aad564ee-58ac-4f16-97de-8d930a5237ef/2018_Digital_AR_Book-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|46,301
|{{increase}} 4,249
| style="background:#ebc2af;" |16th
| –
|25,503
|13 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 5,816
|-
|2019<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2020/03/18/925fd047-a9b6-4f7d-8046-138a56ba36f4/2019-AFL-Annual-Report.pdf#page=48 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065653/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2020/03/18/925fd047-a9b6-4f7d-8046-138a56ba36f4/2019-AFL-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|43,038
|{{decrease}} 3,263
| style="background:#ebc2af;" |14th
| –
|25,401
|15 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 102
|-
|2020<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2021/03/10/766129c9-3bc6-446d-ab53-2614ffd88a00/2020-Annual-Report.pdf#page=46 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312053448/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2021/03/10/766129c9-3bc6-446d-ab53-2614ffd88a00/2020-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-12 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref>
|48,588
|{{increase}} 5,550
| style="background:#ebc2af;" |6th
|style="background:#98FB98;" |'''5th'''
|3,157{{efn|name=note1|text=Capped stadium capacities.}}
|14 / 18
| style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 22,244
|-
|2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-time club membership record confirmed|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/994043/all-time-club-membership-record-confirmed|access-date=2021-08-05|website=portadelaidefc.com.au|date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|55,802
|{{increase}} 7,286
|style="background:#ebc2af;" |10th
| –
|19,552{{efn|name=note1|text=Capped stadium capacities.}}
|14 / 18
|{{increase}} 16,395
|-
|2022<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-time club membership record confirmed|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/994043/all-time-club-membership-record-confirmed|access-date=2021-08-05|website=portadelaidefc.com.au|date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|60,172
|{{increase}} 4,370
|style="background:#ebc2af;" |10th
| –
|25,386{{efn|name=note1|text=Capped stadium capacities.}}
|14 / 18
|{{increase}} 5,834
|-
|2023<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-time club membership record confirmed|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/994043/all-time-club-membership-record-confirmed|access-date=2021-08-05|website=portadelaidefc.com.au|date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|60,239
|{{increase}} 67
|style="background:#ebc2af;" |6th
|style="background:#98FB98;" |'''7th'''
|33,045{{efn|name=note1|text=Capped stadium capacities.}}
|11 / 18
|{{increase}} 7,659
|-
|2024<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-time club membership record confirmed|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/994043/all-time-club-membership-record-confirmed|access-date=2021-08-05|website=portadelaidefc.com.au|date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|60,332
|{{increase}} 93
|style="background:#ebc2af;" |12th
| –
|29,257{{efn|name=note1|text=Capped stadium capacities.}}
|14 / 18
|{{decrease}} 3,788
|}

== Partnerships ==

=== New Zealand partnership ===

In September 2012, St Kilda announced that they had signed a three-year partnership with the Wellington City Council to play an annual match in New Zealand on [[Anzac Day]] (25 April) at [[Westpac Stadium]] as part of the day's commemorations. As a result of the partnership, St Kilda and the Sydney Swans became the first two AFL clubs to play for premiership points outside of Australia.<ref name="ANZAC" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Saints come marching in for AFL Anzac Day 2013 {{!}} Ministry for Culture and Heritage |url=https://mch.govt.nz/saints-come-marching-afl-anzac-day-2013 |website=mch.govt.nz |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527105001/https://mch.govt.nz/saints-come-marching-afl-anzac-day-2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although the partnership was extended by three years in 2013,<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints lock in five-year NZ deal |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/450320/saints-lock-in-five-year-nz-deal |website=afl.com.au |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> a review conducted in 2015 saw the conclusion of the partnership.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabelich |first1=Josh |title=St Kilda explores new NZ opportunities |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/454695/st-kilda-explores-new-nz-opportunities |website=saints.com.au |date=16 September 2015 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2018, AFL New Zealand and St Kilda both expressed interest in signing a new partnership in the future with matches hosted in Auckland rather than Wellington.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Matt |title=NZ still wants AFL games despite Saints' China foray |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/37878/nz-still-wants-afl-games-despite-saints-china-foray |website=afl.com.au |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

=== China partnership ===

In October 2018, St Kilda signed a three-year deal to replace {{AFL GC}} as {{AFL|PA}}'s opponents in their annual match played in China. The three-year deal was expected to earn St Kilda more than $2 million in addition to any commercial earnings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edmund |first1=Sam |title=St Kilda to play Port Adelaide in China next year |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-to-play-port-adelaide-in-china-next-year/news-story/c4e6980794f89bf87120e09e7e36ae11 |website=www.heraldsun.com.au |access-date=30 June 2021 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 2019, 4.01 million people watched the match between the two clubs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Record TV ratings in China for Tigers' Grand Final triumph |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/148804/record-tv-ratings-in-china-for-tigers-grand-final-triumph |website=afl.com.au |date=23 October 2019 |access-date=11 April 2021 }}</ref> Owing to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the match was not played in the 2020 or 2021 seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Port Adelaide statement – Shanghai 2020 |url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/571637/port-adelaide-statement-shanghai-2020 |website=www.portadelaidefc.com.au |date=3 March 2020 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Port Adelaide welcomes 2021 AFL fixture |url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/845570/port-adelaide-welcomes-2021-afl-fixture |website=www.portadelaidefc.com.au |date=21 December 2020 |access-date=26 January 2021 |quote=The AFL also confirmed that Port Adelaide's annual game in Shanghai would be postponed due to COVID-19.}}</ref>

==Commemorative boards==

===Honour board===
{{see also|List of St Kilda Football Club coaches|List of St Kilda Football Club captains}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center"
|+St Kilda Football Club Honour Board<ref>{{cite web |title=Australian Football - St. Kilda Football Club - Honour Board |url=https://australianfootball.com/clubs/honour_board/st.%2Bkilda/12 |website=australianfootball.com |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coach/Player Honour Board |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/club-honours |website=saints.com.au |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!Year
!Position
!Chairman
!CEO
![[List of St Kilda Football Club coaches|Coach]]
![[List of St Kilda Football Club captains|Captain]]
! [[Trevor Barker Medal|Best & Fairest]]
! colspan="2" |Leading<br />Goalkicker
|-
|[[1897 VFL season|1897]]
|| Eighth''<br /><small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Billy Shaw (Australian footballer)|B.Shawl]]
|| -
|| [[Reg Stewart (Australian footballer)|R.Stewart]]<br/>[[Bill Ahern (footballer, born 1874)|B.Ahern]]
|6
|-
|[[1898 VFL season|1898]]
|| Eighth''<br /><small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Billy Shaw (Australian footballer)|B.Shawl]]
|| -
|| [[Andy Stewart (Australian footballer)|A.Stewart]]
|23
|-
|[[1899 VFL season|1899]]
|| Eighth''<br /><small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Billy Shaw (Australian footballer)|B.Shawl]]
|| -
|| [[Andy Stewart (Australian footballer)|A.Stewart<sup>2</sup>]]
|16
|-
|[[1900 VFL season|1900]]
|| Eighth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Cecil Sandford (footballer)|C.Sandford]]
|| -
|| [[George Sutherland (footballer)|G.Sutherland]]
|13
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#DDDD04;" | Federation of Australia
|-
|[[1901 VFL season|1901]]
|| Eighth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Dick McCabe (Australian footballer)|D.McCabe]]<br/>[[Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)|J.Smith]]
|| -
|| [[Cecil Sandford (footballer)|C.Sandford]]
|9
|-
|[[1902 VFL season|1902]]
|| Eighth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Joe Hogan (footballer, born 1875)|J.Hogan]]
|| -
|| [[Charlie Baker (Australian footballer)|C.Baker]]<sup>[[Coleman Medal|✪]]</sup>
|30
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1903 VFL season|1903]]
|| Fifth
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Bill Jackson (Australian footballer)|B.Jackson]]<br/>[[Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)|J.Smith]]
|| -
|| [[Charlie Baker (Australian footballer)|C.Baker<sup>2</sup>]]
|22
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1904 VFL season|1904]]
|| Eighth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[George Turner (Australian politician)|G.Turner]]
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)|J.Smith]]
|| -
|| [[Charlie Baker (Australian footballer)|C.Baker<sup>3</sup>]]
|30
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1905 VFL season|1905]]
|| Seventh
|| -
|| -
|| - 
|| [[Vic Barwick|V.Barwick]]<br/>[[Wyn Outen|W.Outen]]
|| -
|| [[Charlie Baker (Australian footballer)|C.Baker<sup>4</sup>]]
|19
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1906 VFL season|1906]]
|| Sixth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Alec Hall (Australian footballer)|A.Hall]]
|| [[Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)|J.Smith]]
|| -
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]
|23
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1907 VFL season|1907]]
|| Third
|| -
|| -
|| -
|| [[Jack Wells (footballer)|J.Wells]]
|| -
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara<sup>2</sup>]]<br/>[[Jim Stewart (footballer, born 1884)|J.Stewart]]
|21
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1908 VFL season|1908]]
|| Third
|| -
|| -
|| [[Mick Grace|M.Grace]]
|| [[Jack Wells (footballer)|J.Wells]]
|| -
|| [[Jim Stewart (footballer, born 1884)|J.Stewart<sup>2</sup>]]
|28
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1909 VFL season|1909]]
|| Tenth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| [[Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)|J.Smith]]
|| [[Vic Barwick|V.Barwick]]
|| -
|| [[Vic Barwick|V.Barwick]]
|16
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1910 VFL season|1910]]
|| Tenth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| -
|| [[Sam Gravenall|S.Gravenall]]
|| -
|| [[Artie Thomas|A.Thomas]]
|15
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1911 VFL season|1911]]
|| Ninth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Eddie Drohan|E.Drohan]]
|| [[Gordon Dangerfield|G.Dangerfield]]
|| -
|| [[Ernie Sellars|E.Sellars]]
|22
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1912 VFL season|1912]]
|| Eighth
|| -
|| -
|| -
|| [[George Morrissey|G.Morrissey]]
|| -
|| [[Ernie Sellars|E.Sellars<sup>2</sup>]]
|44
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1913 VFL season|1913]]
|| [[1913 VFL Grand Final|Second]]
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]<br/>[[George Sparrow|G.Sparrow]]
|| [[Harry Lever|H.Lever]]
|| -
|| [[Ernie Sellars|E.Sellars<sup>3</sup>]]
|53
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1914 VFL season|1914]]
|| Seventh
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]
|| [[Harry Lever|H.Lever]]<br/>[[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]
|| [[Wels Eicke|W.Eicke]]
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara<sup>3</sup>]]
|48
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1915 VFL season|1915]]
|| Fourth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)|J.Smith]]
|| [[Gordon Dangerfield|G.Dangerfield]]
|| [[Wels Eicke|W.Eicke<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Harry Moyes|H.Moyes]]
|32
|- 
!style="background:#DDDD04;" colspan="9"  | WW1 recess
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1918 VFL season|1918]]
|| Fourth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer)|J.Smith]]
|| [[Harry Lever|H.Lever]]
|| [[Roy Cazaly|R.Cazaly]]
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara<sup>4</sup>]]<br/>[[Les Boyd (Australian rules footballer)|L.Boyd]]
|17
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1919 VFL season|1919]]
|| Seventh
|| -
|| -
|| [[Wels Eicke|W.Eicke]]
|| [[Wels Eicke|W.Eicke]]
|| [[Wels Eicke|W.Eicke<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Jack James (Australian footballer)|J.James]]
|12
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1920 VFL season|1920]]
|| Ninth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| [[George Sparrow|G.Sparrow]]<br/>[[Charlie Ricketts|C.Ricketts]]
|| [[Roy Cazaly|R.Cazaly]]
|| [[Wally Cameron|W.Cameron]]
|| [[Jack James (Australian footballer)|J.James<sup>2</sup>]]
|13
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1921 VFL season|1921]]
|| Eighth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Charlie Ricketts|C.Ricketts]]
|| [[Charlie Ricketts|C.Ricketts]]<br/>[[Stan Williams (Australian footballer)|S.Williams]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]
|| [[Harry Moyes|H.Moyes<sup>2</sup>]]
|32
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1922 VFL season|1922]]
|| Seventh
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]
|| [[Barney Carr|B.Carr]]
|| [[Harry Moyes|H.Moyes<sup>3</sup>]]
|23
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1923 VFL season|1923]]
|| Sixth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Harry Moyes|H.Moyes<sup>4</sup>]]
|29
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1924 VFL season|1924]]
|| Ninth<br />''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| -
|| -
|| [[Wels Eicke|W.Eicke]]
|| [[Wels Eicke|W.Eicke]]
|| [[Colin Watson (footballer)|C.Watson]]
|| [[Jack James (Australian footballer)|J.James<sup>3</sup>]]
|28
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1925 VFL season|1925]]
|| Sixth
|| F.Nelson
|| J.Irvine
|| [[Norm Clark|N.Clark]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]<br/>[[Barney Carr|B.Carr]]
|| [[Cyril Gambetta|C.Gambetta]]
|| [[John F. Shelton|J.Shelton]]
|42
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1926 VFL season|1926]]
|| Ninth
|| F.Nelson
|| J.Irvine
|| [[Norm Clark|N.Clark]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]
|| [[Horrie Mason|H.Mason]]<br/>[[Harold Matthews|H.Matthews]]
|| [[John F. Shelton|J.Shelton<sup>2</sup>]]
|47
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1927 VFL season|1927]]
|| Seventh
|| F.Nelson
|| J.Irvine
|| [[George Heinz|G.Heniz]]
|| [[Horrie Mason|H.Mason]]<br/>[[George Heinz|G.Heniz]]
|| [[Harold Matthews|H.Matthews<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[John F. Shelton|J.Shelton<sup>3</sup>]]
|24
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1928 VFL season|1928]]
|| Sixth
|| -
|| J.Irvine
|| [[George Sparrow|G.Sparrow]]
|| [[Horrie Mason|H.Mason]]<br/>[[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Bert Smedley|B.Smedley]]
|51
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1929 VFL season|1929]]
|| Fourth
|| -
|| J.Irvine
|| [[George Sparrow|G.Sparrow]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]
|| [[Horrie Mason|H.Mason<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr]]
|38
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1930 VFL season|1930]]
|| Eighth
|| [[Charles Suhr|C.Suhr]]<br/>M.Gild
|| J.Irvine
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]
|| [[Bill Cubbins|B.Cubbins]]
|| [[Fred Phillips (footballer)|F.Phillips]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>2</sup>]]
|83
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1931 VFL season|1931]]
|| Ninth
|| M.Gild
|| J.Irvine
|| [[Charlie Hardy|C.Hardy]]
|| [[Harold Matthews|H.Matthews]]
|| [[Harry Neill|H.Neill]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>3</sup>]]
|57
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1932 VFL season|1932]]
|| Eleventh
|| M.Gild
|| J.Irvine
|| [[Charlie Hardy|C.Hardy]]<br/>[[Stuart King|S.King]]
|| [[Stuart King|S.King]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>4</sup>]]
|68
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1933 VFL season|1933]]
|| Ninth
|| F.Arlington-Burke
|| [[John Lord (footballer, born 1899)|J.Lord]]
|| [[Col Deane|C.Deane]]
|| [[Col Deane|C.Deane]]<br/>[[Clarrie Hindson|C.Hindson]]
|| [[Harry Comte|H.Comte]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>5</sup>]]
|74
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1934 VFL season|1934]]
|| Seventh
|| -
|| -
|| [[Colin Watson (footballer)|C.Watson]]
|| [[Colin Watson (footballer)|C.Watson]]
|| [[Jack Davis (Australian footballer)|J.Davis]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>6</sup>]]
|66
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1935 VFL season|1935]]
|| Fifth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dan Minogue|D.Minogue]]
|| [[Clarrie Hindson|C.Hindson]]
|| [[Jack Davis (Australian footballer)|J.Davis<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>7</sup>]]
|83
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1936 VFL season|1936]]
|| Seventh
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dan Minogue|D.Minogue]]
|| [[Jack Perkins (Australian footballer)|J.Perkins]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>8</sup>]]<sup>[[Coleman Medal|✪]]</sup>
|101
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1937 VFL season|1937]]
|| Sixth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dan Minogue|D.Minogue]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr]]
|| [[Jack Davis (Australian footballer)|J.Davis<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>9</sup>]]
|58
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1938 VFL season|1938]]
|| Eighth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Dan Minogue|D.Minogue]]<br/>[[Ansell Clarke|A.Clarke]]
|| [[Ansell Clarke|A.Clarke]]
|| [[Stan Lloyd (Australian footballer)|S.Lloyd]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>10</sup>]]
|34
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1939 VFL season|1939]]
|| Third
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]
|| -
|| [[Ansell Clarke|A.Clarke]]
|| [[Ansell Clarke|A.Clarke]]
|| [[Roy Fountain|R.Fountain]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>11</sup>]]
|47
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1940 VFL season|1940]]
|| Eleventh
|| [[Dave McNamara|D.McNamara]]<br/>E.C. Mitty
|| -
|| [[Ansell Clarke|A.Clarke]]
|| [[Stan Lloyd (Australian footballer)|S.Lloyd]]
|| [[Alan Killigrew|A.Killigrew]]
|| [[Bill Mohr|B.Mohr<sup>12</sup>]]
|25
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1941 VFL season|1941]]
|| Eleventh
|| E.C. Mitty
|| -
|| [[Jack Knight (footballer)|J.Knight]]
|| [[Jack Knight (footballer)|J.Knight]]
|| [[Reg Garvin|R.Garvin]]
|| [[Bob Flegg|B.Flegg]]
|47
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1942 VFL season|1942]]
|| Seventh
|| E.C. Mitty
|| -
|| [[Reg Garvin|R.Garvin]]
|| [[Reg Garvin|R.Garvin]]
|| [[Ken Walker (footballer)|K.Walker]]
|| [[Frank Kelly (footballer, born 1910)|F.Kelly]]
|21
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1943 VFL season|1943]]
|| Eleventh
|| E.C. Mitty
|| -
|| [[Reg Garvin|R.Garvin]]
|| [[Reg Garvin|R.Garvin]]
|| [[Ken Walker (footballer)|K.Walker<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Jack Connelly|J.Connelly]]
|27
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1944 VFL season|1944]]
|| Ninth
|| E.C. Mitty
|| -
|| [[Hugh Thomas (coach)|H.Thomas]]
|| [[Frank Kelly (footballer, born 1910)|F.Kelly]]<br/>[[Clarrie Vontom|C.Vontom]]
|| [[Reg Garvin|R.Garvin<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Sam Loxton|S.Loxton]]
|52
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1945 VFL season|1945]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| E.C. Mitty
|| -
|| [[Hugh Thomas (coach)|H.Thomas]]
|| [[Clarrie Vontom|C.Vontom]]
|| [[Harold Bray|H.Bray]]
|| [[Jim Hall (Australian footballer)|J.Hall]]
|21
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1946 VFL season|1946]]
|| Eleventh
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Allan Hird Sr.|A.Hird]]
|| [[Allan Hird Sr.|A.Hird]]
|| [[Keith Rosewarne|K.Rosewarne]]
|| [[Sam Loxton|S.Loxton<sup>2</sup>]]
|40
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1947 VFL season|1947]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Allan Hird Sr.|A.Hird]]
|| [[Allan Hird Sr.|A.Hird]]
|| [[Harold Bray|H.Bray<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)|P.Bennett]]
|37
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1948 VFL season|1948]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Fred Froude|F.Froude]]
|| [[Harold Bray|H.Bray]]
|| [[Robert Hancock (footballer)|R.Hancock]]
|| [[Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)|P.Bennett<sup>2</sup>]]
|32
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1949 VFL season|1949]]
|| Eleventh
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Fred Froude|F.Froude]]
|| [[Fred Green (footballer)|F.Green]]
|| [[Jim Ross (Australian footballer)|J.Ross]]
|| [[Jack McDonald (Australian footballer)|J.Mcdonald]]
|33
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1950 VFL season|1950]]
|| Ninth
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Fred Froude|F.Froude]]
|| [[Fred Green (footballer)|F.Green]]
|| [[Bruce Phillips (footballer)|B.Phillips]]
|| [[Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)|P.Bennett<sup>3</sup>]]
|59
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1951 VFL season|1951]]
|| Tenth
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Fred Green (footballer)|F.Green]]
|| [[Keith Drinan|K.Drinan]]
|| [[Jim Ross (Australian footballer)|J.Ross<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)|P.Bennett<sup>4</sup>]]
|47
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1952 VFL season|1952]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Col Williamson|C.Williamson]]
|| [[Keith Drinan|K.Drinan]]
|| [[Jim Ross (Australian footballer)|J.Ross<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Jack McDonald (Australian footballer)|J.Mcdonald<sup>2</sup>]]
|31
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1953 VFL season|1953]]
|| Ninth
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Col Williamson|C.Williamson]]
|| [[Keith Drinan|K.Drinan]]
|| [[Keith Drinan|K.Drinan]]
|| [[Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)|P.Bennett<sup>5</sup>]]
|36
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1954 VFL season|1954]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Les Foote|L.Foote]]
|| [[Les Foote|L.Foote]]
|| [[Les Foote|L.Foote]]
|| [[Jim Ross (Australian footballer)|J.Ross<sup>3</sup>]]
|34
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1955 VFL season|1955]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| R.Sackville
|| -
|| [[Les Foote|L.Foote]]
|| [[Les Foote|L.Foote]]
|| [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|N.Roberts]]
|| [[Jack McDonald (Australian footballer)|J.Mcdonald<sup>3</sup>]]
|24
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1956 VFL season|1956]]
|| Eleventh
|| -
|| -
|| [[Alan Killigrew|A.Killigrew]]
|| [[Keith Drinan|K.Drinan]]
|| [[Keith Drinan|K.Drinan<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Bill Young (footballer, born 1931)|B.Young]]<sup>[[Coleman Medal|✪]]</sup>
|56
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1957 VFL season|1957]]
|| Ninth
|| -
|| -
|| [[Alan Killigrew|A.Killigrew]]
|| [[Keith Drinan|K.Drinan]]
|| [[Brian Gleeson (footballer)|B.Gleeson]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Bill Young (footballer, born 1931)|B.Young<sup>2</sup>]]
|56
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1958 VFL season|1958]]
|| Eighth
|| J.Reilly
|| I.Drake
|| [[Alan Killigrew|A.Killigrew]]
|| [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|N.Roberts]]
|| [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|N.Roberts<sup>2</sup>]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Bill Young (footballer, born 1931)|B.Young<sup>3</sup>]]
|56
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1959 VFL season|1959]]
|| Eighth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Jim Francis|J.Francis]]
|| [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|N.Roberts]]
|| [[Verdun Howell|V.Howell]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Bill Young (footballer, born 1931)|B.Young<sup>4</sup>]]
|45
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1960 VFL season|1960]]
|| Sixth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Jim Francis|J.Francis]]
|| [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|N.Roberts]]
|| [[Lance Oswald|L.Oswald]]
|| [[Bill Young (footballer, born 1931)|B.Young<sup>5</sup>]]
|37
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1961 VFL season|1961]]
|| Fourth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|N.Roberts]]
|| [[Lance Oswald|L.Oswald<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Ian Rowland (footballer)|I.Rowland]]
|26
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1962 VFL season|1962]]
|| Sixth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|N.Roberts]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|33
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1963 VFL season|1963]]
|| Fourth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock<sup>2</sup>]]
|36
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1964 VFL season|1964]]
|| Fourth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|I.Stewart]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock<sup>3</sup>]]
|29
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1965 VFL season|1965]]
||[[1965 VFL Grand Final|Second]]
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock<sup>4</sup>]]
|44
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1966 VFL season|1966]] <big>⚑</big>||[[1966 VFL Grand Final|First]]
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|I.Stewart<sup>2</sup>]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Kevin Neale|K.Neale]]
|55
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1967 VFL season|1967]]
|| Fifth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Ross G. Smith|R.Smith]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Kevin Neale|K.Neale<sup>2</sup>]]
|37
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1968 VFL season|1968]]
|| Fourth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Carl Ditterich|C.Ditterich]]
|| [[Kevin Neale|K.Neale<sup>3</sup>]]
|32
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1969 VFL season|1969]]
|| Seventh
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|I.Stewart]]
|| [[Bob Murray (Australian footballer)|B.Murray]]
|| [[Kevin Neale|K.Neale<sup>4</sup>]]
|50
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1970 VFL season|1970]]
|| Third
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Ross G. Smith|R.Smith]]
|| [[Daryl Griffiths|D.Griffiths]]
|| [[Barry Breen|B.Breen]]
|35
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1971 VFL season|1971]]
||[[1971 VFL Grand Final|Second]]
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Ross G. Smith|R.Smith]]
|| [[Ross G. Smith|R.Smith<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Allan Davis (footballer)|A.Davis]]
|70
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1972 VFL season|1972]]
|| Third
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]<br/>[[Eric Guy|E.Guy]]
|| [[Ross G. Smith|R.Smith]]
|| [[Stuart Trott|S.Trott]]
|| [[John Stephens (Australian footballer)|J.Stephens]]
|53
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1973 VFL season|1973]]
|| Third
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Stuart Trott|S.Trott]]
|| [[Kevin Neale|K.Neale]]
|| [[Allan Davis (footballer)|A.Davis<sup>2</sup>]]
|49
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1974 VFL season|1974]]
|| Tenth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]<br/>[[Eric Guy|E.Guy]]
|| [[Barry Lawrence|B.Lawrence]]
|| [[Glenn Elliott (footballer)|G.Elliott]]
|| [[Bruce Duperouzel|B.Duperouzel]]
|28
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1975 VFL season|1975]]
|| Sixth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Barry Lawrence|B.Lawrence]]
|| [[Jeff Sarau|J.Sarau]]
|| [[George Young (Australian rules footballer)|G.Young]]
|53
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1976 VFL season|1976]]
|| Ninth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Allan Jeans|A.Jeans]]
|| [[Carl Ditterich|C.Ditterich]]
|| [[Trevor Barker|T.Barker]]
|| [[George Young (Australian rules footballer)|G.Young<sup>2</sup>]]
|52
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1977 VFL season|1977]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| I.Drake
|| [[Ross G. Smith|R.Smith]]
|| [[Carl Ditterich|C.Ditterich]]
|| [[Jeff Sarau|J.Sarau<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[George Young (Australian rules footballer)|G.Young<sup>3</sup>]]
|58
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1978 VFL season|1978]]
|| Sixth
|| [[Graham Huggins|G.Huggins]]
|| -
|| [[Mike Patterson (footballer)|M.Patterson]]
|| [[Gary Colling|G.Colling]]
|| [[Graeme Gellie|G.Gellie]]
|| [[George Young (Australian rules footballer)|G.Young<sup>4</sup>]]
|70
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1979 VFL season|1979]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[Lindsay Fox|L.Fox]]
|| -
|| [[Mike Patterson (footballer)|M.Patterson]]
|| [[Barry Breen|B.Breen]]
|| [[Jeff Dunne|J.Dunne]]
|| [[Garry Sidebottom|G.Sidebottom]]
|56
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1980 VFL season|1980]]
|| Eleventh
|| [[Lindsay Fox|L.Fox]]
|| D.Wanless
|| [[Mike Patterson (footballer)|M.Patterson]]<br/>[[Alex Jesaulenko|A.Jesaulenko]]
|| [[Garry Sidebottom|G.Sidebottom]]
|| [[Jeff Dunne|J.Dunne<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Mark Scott (footballer)|M.Scott]]
|48
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1981 VFL season|1981]]
|| Tenth
|| [[Lindsay Fox|L.Fox]]
|| D.Wanless
|| [[Alex Jesaulenko|A.Jesaulenko]]
|| [[Alex Jesaulenko|A.Jesaulenko]]<br/>[[Bruce Duperouzel|B.Duperouzel]]
|| [[Trevor Barker|T.Barker<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Con Gorozidis|C.Gorozidis]]
|34
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1982 VFL season|1982]]
|| Eleventh
|| [[Lindsay Fox|L.Fox]]
|| [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|I.Stewart]]
|| [[Alex Jesaulenko|A.Jesaulenko]]
|| [[Bruce Duperouzel|B.Duperouzel]]
|| [[Peter Kiel|P.Kiel]]
|| [[Mark Scott (footballer)|M.Scott<sup>2</sup>]]
|45
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1983 VFL season|1983]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[Lindsay Fox|L.Fox]]
|| [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|I.Stewart]]
|| [[Tony Jewell (footballer)|T.Jewell]]
|| [[Trevor Barker|T.Barker]]
|| [[Max Crow|M.Crow]]
|| [[Mark Jackson (Australian footballer)|M.Jackson]]
|41
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1984 VFL season|1984]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[Lindsay Fox|L.Fox]]
|| [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|I.Stewart]]
|| [[Tony Jewell (footballer)|T.Jewell]]<br/>[[Graeme Gellie|G.Gellie]]
|| [[Trevor Barker|T.Barker]]
|| [[Greg Burns (Australian rules footballer)|G.Burns]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett]]
|77
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1985 VFL season|1985]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[Lindsay Fox|L.Fox]]<br/>D.Perry
|| I.Drake
|| [[Graeme Gellie|G.Gellie]]
|| [[Trevor Barker|T.Barker]]
|| [[Paul Morwood|P.Morwood]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>2</sup>]]
|79
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1986 VFL season|1986]]
|| Twelfth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| D.Perry
|| K.Marshall
|| [[Graeme Gellie|G.Gellie]]
|| [[Trevor Barker|T.Barker]]
|| [[Greg Burns (Australian rules footballer)|G.Burns<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>3</sup>]]
|60
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1987 VFL season|1987]]
|| Tenth
|| [[Travis Payze|T.Payze]]
|| K.Marshall
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]<br/>[[Allan Davis (footballer)|A.Davis]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>4</sup>]]<sup>[[Coleman Medal|✪]]</sup>
|117
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1988 VFL season|1988]]
|| Fourteenth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[Travis Payze|T.Payze]]
|| R.Watt
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Nicky Winmar|N.Winmar]]
|43
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1989 VFL season|1989]]
|| Twelfth
|| [[Travis Payze|T.Payze]]
|| R.Watt
|| [[Darrel Baldock|D.Baldock]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Nicky Winmar|N.Winmar]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>5</sup>]]
|78
|-
!style="background:#DDDD04;" colspan="9"| Australian Football League era
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1990 AFL season|1990]]
|| Ninth
|| [[Travis Payze|T.Payze]]
|| R.Watt
|| [[Ken Sheldon|K.Sheldon]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Stewart Loewe|S.Loewe]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>6</sup>]]
|65
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1991 AFL season|1991]]
|| Fifth
|| [[Travis Payze|T.Payze]]
|| R.Watt
|| [[Ken Sheldon|K.Sheldon]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>7</sup>]]<sup>[[Coleman Medal|✪]]</sup>
|127
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1992 AFL season|1992]]
|| Fourth
|| [[Travis Payze|T.Payze]]
|| R.Watt
|| [[Ken Sheldon|K.Sheldon]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|R.Harvey]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>8</sup>]]
|132
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1993 AFL season|1993]]
|| Twelfth
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| G.Bail
|| [[Ken Sheldon|K.Sheldon]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>9</sup>]]
|53
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1994 AFL season|1994]]
|| Thirteenth
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| D.Hanly
|| [[Stan Alves|S.Alves]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|R.Harvey<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Tony Lockett|T.Lockett<sup>10</sup>]]
|56
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|| Fourteenth
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| D.Hanly
|| [[Stan Alves|S.Alves]]
|| [[Danny Frawley|D.Frawley]]
|| [[Nicky Winmar|N.Winmar<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Stewart Loewe|S.Loewe]]
|76
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|| Tenth
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| D.Hanly
|| [[Stan Alves|S.Alves]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke]]<br/>[[Stewart Loewe|S.Loewe]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Stewart Loewe|S.Loewe<sup>2</sup>]]
|90
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|| [[1997 AFL Grand Final|Second]]
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| D.Hanly
|| [[Stan Alves|S.Alves]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke]]<br/>[[Stewart Loewe|S.Loewe]]
|| [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|R.Harvey<sup>3</sup>]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Jason Heatley|J.Heatley]]
|73
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|| Sixth
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| D.Hanly
|| [[Stan Alves|S.Alves]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke]]<br/>[[Stewart Loewe|S.Loewe]]
|| [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|R.Harvey<sup>4</sup>]]<sup>[[Brownlow Medal|★]]</sup>
|| [[Jason Heatley|J.Heatley<sup>2</sup>]]
|48
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|| Tenth
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| D.Hanly
|| [[Tim Watson|T.Watson]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Barry Hall|B.Hall]]
|41
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|| Sixteenth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| [[Andrew Plympton|A.Plympton]]
|| D.Hanly
|| [[Tim Watson|T.Watson]]
|| [[Nathan Burke|N.Burke]]
|| [[Andrew Thompson (footballer)|A.Thompson]]
|| [[Peter Everitt|P.Everitt]]
|40
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|| Fifteenth
|| [[Rod Butterss|R.Butterss]]
|| J.Watts
|| [[Malcolm Blight|M.Blight]]<br/>[[Grant Thomas (footballer)|G.Thomas]]
|| [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|R.Harvey]]
|| [[Peter Everitt|P.Everitt]]
|| [[Barry Hall|B.Hall]]
|44
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|| Fifteenth
|| [[Rod Butterss|R.Butterss]]
|| B.Waldron
|| [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|G.Thomas]]
|| [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|R.Harvey]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Stephen Milne|S.Milne]]
|50
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|| Eleventh
|| [[Rod Butterss|R.Butterss]]
|| B.Waldron
|| [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|G.Thomas]]
|| [[Aaron Hamill|A.Hamill]]
|| [[Lenny Hayes|L.Hayes]]
|| [[Fraser Gehrig|F.Gehrig]]
|55
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|| Third
|| [[Rod Butterss|R.Butterss]]
|| B.Waldron
|| [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|G.Thomas]]
|| [[Lenny Hayes|L.Hayes]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Fraser Gehrig|F.Gehrig<sup>2</sup>]]<sup>[[Coleman Medal|✪]]</sup>
|103
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|| Third
|| [[Rod Butterss|R.Butterss]]
|| J.Watts
|| [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|G.Thomas]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Steven Baker (Australian footballer)|S.Baker]]<br/>[[Luke Ball|L.Ball]]
|| [[Fraser Gehrig|F.Gehrig<sup>3</sup>]]<sup>[[Coleman Medal|✪]]</sup>
|78
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2006 AFL Season|2006]]
|| Eighth
|| [[Rod Butterss|R.Butterss]]
|| J.Watts<br/>[[Archie Fraser|A.Fraser]]
|| [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|G.Thomas]]
|| [[Luke Ball|L.Ball]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Fraser Gehrig|F.Gehrig<sup>4</sup>]]
|71
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2007 AFL Season|2007]]
|| Ninth
|| [[Rod Butterss|R.Butterss]]
|| [[Archie Fraser|A.Fraser]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Luke Ball|L.Ball]]<br/>[[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]<br/>[[Lenny Hayes|L.Hayes]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>4</sup>]]
|| [[Fraser Gehrig|F.Gehrig<sup>5</sup>]]
|59
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2008 AFL Season|2008]]
|| Fourth
|| [[Greg Westaway|G.Westaway]]
|| [[Archie Fraser|A.Fraser]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)|S.Fisher]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|65
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|| [[2009 AFL Grand Final|Second]]
|| [[Greg Westaway|G.Westaway]]
|| [[Michael Nettlefold|M.Nettlefold]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>5</sup>]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>2</sup>]]
|78
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|| [[2010 AFL Grand Final|Second]]
|| [[Greg Westaway|G.Westaway]]
|| [[Michael Nettlefold|M.Nettlefold]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Lenny Hayes|L.Hayes<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Stephen Milne|S.Milne<sup>2</sup>]]
|57
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2011 AFL Season|2011]]
|| Seventh
|| [[Greg Westaway|G.Westaway]]
|| [[Michael Nettlefold|M.Nettlefold]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)|S.Fisher<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Stephen Milne|S.Milne<sup>3</sup>]]
|56
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2012 AFL season|2012]]
|| Ninth
|| [[Greg Westaway|G.Westaway]]
|| [[Michael Nettlefold|M.Nettlefold]]
|| [[Scott Watters|S.Watters]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Lenny Hayes|L.Hayes<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Stephen Milne|S.Milne<sup>4</sup>]]
|56
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2013 AFL season|2013]]
|| Sixteenth
|| [[Greg Westaway|G.Westaway]]
|| [[Michael Nettlefold|M.Nettlefold]]
|| [[Scott Watters|S.Watters]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Jack Steven|J.Steven]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>3</sup>]]
|50
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2014 AFL season|2014]]
|| Eighteenth<br/>''<small>Wooden Spoon</small>''
|| P.Summers
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Alan Richardson (footballer, born 1965)|A.Richardson]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>6</sup>]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt<sup>4</sup>]]
|49
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2015 AFL season|2015]]
|| Fourteenth
|| P.Summers
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Alan Richardson (footballer, born 1965)|A.Richardson]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Jack Steven|J.Steven<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Josh Bruce|J.Bruce]]
|50
|- style="font-size: 85%;"
|[[2016 AFL season|2016]]
|| Ninth
|| P.Summers
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Alan Richardson (footballer, born 1965)|A.Richardson]]
|| [[Nick Riewoldt|N.Riewoldt]]
|| [[Jack Steven|J.Steven<sup>3</sup>]]
|| [[Tim Membrey|T.Membrey]]
|44
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2017 AFL season|2017]]
|| Eleventh
|| P.Summers
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Alan Richardson (footballer, born 1965)|A.Richardson]]
|| [[Jarryn Geary|J.Geary]]
|| [[Sebastian Ross|S.Ross]]
|| [[Tim Membrey|T.Membrey<sup>2</sup>]]
|38
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2018 AFL season|2018]]
|| Sixteenth
|| P.Summers
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Alan Richardson (footballer, born 1965)|A.Richardson]]
|| [[Jarryn Geary|J.Geary]]
|| [[Jack Steven|J.Steven<sup>4</sup>]]
|| [[Jade Gresham|J.Gresham]]
|35
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2019 AFL season|2019]]
|| Fourteenth
|| [[Andrew Bassat|A.Bassat]]
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Alan Richardson (footballer, born 1965)|A.Richardson]]<br/>[[Brett Ratten|B.Ratten]]
|| [[Jarryn Geary|J.Geary]]
|| [[Sebastian Ross|S.Ross<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Tim Membrey|T.Membrey<sup>3</sup>]]
|44
|- style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2020 AFL season|2020]]
|| Sixth
|| [[Andrew Bassat|A.Bassat]]
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Brett Ratten|B.Ratten]]
|| [[Jarryn Geary|J.Geary]]
|| [[Jack Steele|J.Steele]]
|| [[Dan Butler (Australian footballer)|D.Butler]]
|29
|-style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2021 AFL season|2021]]
|| Tenth
|| [[Andrew Bassat|A.Bassat]]
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Brett Ratten|B.Ratten]]
|| [[Jarryn Geary|J.Geary]]<br/>[[Jack Steele|J.Steele]]
|| [[Jack Steele|J.Steele<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Max King (footballer)|M.King]]
|38
|-style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2022 AFL season|2022]]
|| Tenth
|| [[Andrew Bassat|A.Bassat]]
|| [[Matt Finnis|M.Finnis]]
|| [[Brett Ratten|B.Ratten]]
|| [[Jack Steele|J.Steele]]
|| [[Jack Sinclair (footballer)|J.Sinclair]]
|| [[Max King (footballer)|M.King<sup>2</sup>]]
|52
|-style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2023 AFL season|2023]]
|| Sixth
|| [[Andrew Bassat|A.Bassat]]
|| [[Carl Dilena|C.Dilena]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Jack Steele|J.Steele]]
|| [[Jack Sinclair (footballer)|J.Sinclair<sup>2</sup>]]
|| [[Jack Higgins (Australian footballer)|J. Higgins]]
|36
|-style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2024 AFL season|2024]]
|| Twelfth
|| [[Andrew Bassat|A.Bassat]]
|| [[Carl Dilena|C.Dilena]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Jack Steele|J.Steele]]
|| [[Callum Wilkie|C.Wilkie]]
|| [[Jack Higgins (Australian footballer)|J. Higgins<sup>2</sup>]]
|36
|-style="font-size: 85%"
|[[2025 AFL season|2025]]
|| Twelfth
|| [[Andrew Bassat|A.Bassat]]
|| [[Carl Dilena|C.Dilena]]
|| [[Ross Lyon|R.Lyon]]
|| [[Jack Steele|J.Steele]]
|| [[Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera|N.Wanganeen-Milera]]
|| [[Jack Higgins (Australian footballer)|J. Higgins<sup>3</sup>]]
|46
|-
| colspan="9" |<small>⚑ = Premier  /  [[Brownlow Medal|★]] = Brownlow Medallist  /  [[Coleman Medal|✪]] = Coleman Medallist  /  <sup>2</sup> = Multiple Best & Fairest or Leading Goal Kicker</small>
|}

=== Team of the century ===
At a special function in 2003, the St Kilda Football Club Team of the Century was announced. [[Darrel Baldock]], who captained St Kilda's first and only premiership team—the [[1966 VFL grand final|1966 grand final]] team—was named as captain; and [[Allan Jeans]], the only premiership-winning coach of the club, was named as coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Team of the Century: Legends in Red, White & Black |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/team-of-the-century |website=saints.com.au |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref> [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|Ian Stewart]] was also named a member of the [[AFL Team of the Century]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/TOTC.html |title=Teams of the Century|access-date=20 October 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507043415/http://footystats.freeservers.com/Footystats/TOTC.html |archive-date=7 May 2013}}</ref>
{{St Kilda Team of the Century (1900–1999)|state=expanded}}

=== Hall of fame ===
{{see also|Australian Football Hall of Fame}}
St Kilda Football Club's Hall of Fame was established in 2003. Club identities, past or present, are selected and inducted into the hall of fame by a committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://saints.com.au/Saints/TheClub/History/HallofFame/tabid/5391/Default.aspx |title=Hall of Fame – Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club |publisher=Saints.com.au |access-date=10 December 2011 |archive-date=3 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403000949/http://www.saints.com.au/Saints/TheClub/History/HallofFame/tabid/5391/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> The club has inducted 48 members into its hall of fame since its inception.

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|         List 1.1 = 
'''''[[Darrel Baldock]]'''''<br/>
'''''[[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|Ian Stewart]]'''''<br/>
'''''[[Tony Lockett]]'''''<br/>
'''[[Trevor Barker]]'''<br/>
'''[[Carl Ditterich]]'''<br/>
'''[[Verdun Howell]]'''<br />
'''[[Nicky Winmar]]'''<br />
'''[[Ross G. Smith|Ross Smith]]'''<br />
[[Max Hudghton]]<br />
[[Stuart Trott]]
|         List 1.2 = 
'''[[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|Neil Roberts]]'''<br />
'''[[Bill Mohr]]'''<br />
'''[[Dave McNamara]]'''<br/>
'''[[Allan Jeans]]'''<br/>
Ian Drake<br />
[[Harold Bray]]<br/>
[[Barry Breen]]<br />
[[Jack Davis (Australian footballer)|Jack Davis]]<br / >
[[Peter Everitt]]<br />
[[Jim Ross (Australian footballer)|Jim Ross]]

|         List 1.3 =

[[Keith Drinan]]<br/>
'''[[Wels Eicke]]'''<br />
[[Danny Frawley]]<br />
[[Graham Huggins]]<br />
[[Stewart Loewe]]<br />
[[Alan Morrow]]<br />
[[Bob Murray (Australian footballer)|Bob Murray]]<br />
[[Kevin Neale]]<br />
[[Stephen Milne]]<br />
'''[[Lenny Hayes]]'''

|         List 1.4 =

[[Travis Payze]]<br />
'''[[Nathan Burke]]'''<br />
[[Greg Burns (Australian rules footballer)|Greg Burns]]<br />
[[Gary Colling]]<br />
[[Bill Cubbins]]<br />
[[Brian Gleeson (Australian rules footballer)|Brian Gleeson]]<br />
[[Daryl Griffiths]]<br />
[[Barry Lawrence]]<br / >
'''[[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]]'''

|         List 1.5 =

[[Brian Mynott]]<br />
[[Des Nisbet]]<br />
[[Lance Oswald]] <br />
[[Bruce Phillips (footballer)|Bruce Phillips]]<br />
'''[[Colin Watson (footballer)|Colin Watson]]'''<br />
[[Jeff Sarau]]<br />
[[Ian Synman]]<br />
[[Ken Walker (footballer)|Ken Walker]]<br / >
[[Glenn Elliott (footballer)|Glenn Elliott]]
|}}

== Achievements ==

=== Club achievements===
{| class="wikitable"

|- style="background:#bdb76b;"
! style="width: 210px;" | Competition
! style="width: 145px;" | Level
!Wins
!Years won
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| '''Premierships'''
|-
|rowspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align: left"|'''[[Australian Football League]]'''||[[List of VFL/AFL premiers|Seniors]]<ref name=Premiership>{{cite web |title=Premiership Winners |url=https://www.afl.com.au/stats/premiership-winners |website=afl.com.au |access-date=20 October 2021}}</ref>||1||[[1966 VFL Grand Final|1966]]
|-
|[[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|Reserves]] <small>(1919–1999)</small>||3||[[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|1942]], [[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|1943]], [[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|1961]] 
|-
|[[List of VFL/AFL premiers#VFL/AFL Thirds/Under-19s premierships|Under 19s]] <small>(1946–1991)</small><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grant |first1=Allan |title=The journey with Alan Killigrew continues - 1958 |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/64492/the-journey-with-alan-killigrew-continues-1958 |website=afl.com.au |date=10 August 2003 |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>||1||[[List of VFL/AFL premiers#VFL/AFL Thirds/Under-19s premierships|1957]]
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;" align="center"| '''Other titles and honours'''
|-
|'''[[VFL/AFL pre-season competition|AFL pre-season competition]]'''||Seniors<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collins |first1=Ben |title=How did pre-season footy lose its glamour? |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/134231/how-did-pre-season-footy-lose-its-glamour |website=afl.com.au |date=28 February 2019 |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>||3||[[1996 Ansett Australia Cup|1996]], [[2004 Wizard Home Loans Cup|2004]], [[2008 NAB Cup|2008]]
|-
|'''[[VFL Night Series]]'''||Seniors<ref name=Night/>||1||[[1958 Night Series Cup|1958]]
|-
|'''[[Lightning football#Top level lightning premiership winners|Lightning Premiership]]'''||Seniors<ref>{{cite news |title=Lightning Premiership To St. Kilda |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225756077? |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=Weekly Times |date=10 August 1940}}</ref>||1||[[1940 VFL Lightning Premiership|1940]]
|-
|'''[[Victorian Blind Football League]]'''||Seniors||1||[[Victorian Blind Football League#List of premiers|2021]]
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#bdb76b;"| Finishing positions
|-
|rowspan=3 scope="row" style="text-align: left"| '''[[Australian Football League]]'''||[[List of Australian Football League minor premiers|Minor premiership]]<br/><small>([[McClelland Trophy]])</small><ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Tables - Season Summary |url=https://afltables.com/afl/teams/allteams/seasons.html |website=afltables.com |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref>||3||[[1965 AFL season|1965]], [[1997 AFL season|1997]], [[2009 AFL season|2009]] 
|-
||[[AFL Grand Final|Grand Finalist]]<ref name=Premiership/>||6||[[1913 VFL Grand Final|1913]], [[1965 VFL Grand Final|1965]], [[1971 VFL Grand Final|1971]], [[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997]], [[2009 AFL Grand Final|2009]], [[2010 AFL Grand Final|2010]]
|-
||[[List of VFL/AFL wooden spoons|Wooden spoons]]<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Aussie Rules Wooden Spoon Winners |url=https://www.topendsports.com/sport/afl/wooden-spoon.htm |website=www.topendsports.com |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref>||27||[[1897 VFL season|1897]], [[1989 VFL season|1898]], [[1899 VFL season|1899]], [[1900 VFL season|1900]], [[1901 VFL season|1901]], [[1902 VFL season|1902]], [[1904 VFL season|1904]], [[1909 VFL season|1909]], [[1910 VFL season|1910]], [[1920 VFL season|1920]], [[1924 VFL season|1924]], [[1943 VFL season|1943]], [[1945 VFL season|1945]], [[1947 VFL season|1947]], [[1948 VFL season|1948]], [[1952 VFL season|1952]], [[1954 VFL season|1954]], [[1955 VFL season|1955]], [[1977 VFL season|1977]], [[1979 VFL season|1979]], [[1983 VFL season|1983]], [[1984 VFL season|1984]], [[1985 VFL season|1985]], [[1986 VFL season|1986]], [[1988 VFL season|1988]], [[2000 AFL season|2000]], [[2014 AFL season|2014]]
|}

=== VFL/AFL grand finals ===
{{see also|List of VFL/AFL premiers}}
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|result        = L
|id            = 
|round         = [[1913 VFL Grand Final|1913]]
|date          = 27 September 1913 
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|team1         = {{AFL Fit}} [[File:Fitzroyfc_1908.png|16px]]
|team2         = [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]] St Kilda 
|score         = 56–43
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 3.6 (24)<br>4.8 (32)<br>5.11 (41)<br>7.14 (56)
|QtrbyQtr2     = 0.1 (1)<br>0.5 (5)<br>1.10 (16)<br>5.13 (43)
|report        = 
|attendance    = 59,556
|umpires       = [[Jack Elder (umpire)|Jack Elder]]
|goals1        = [[George Shaw (footballer, born 1886)|Shaw]] 2, [[Jimmy Freake|Freake]], [[Tom Heaney|Heaney]], [[Jim Martin (Australian footballer)|Martin]], [[Charlie Norris (footballer)|Norris]], [[Percy Parratt|Parratt]]
|goals2        = [[George Morrissey|Morrissey]] 2, [[Des Baird|Baird]], [[Algy Millhouse|Millhouse]], [[Ernie Sellars|Sellars]]
|bests1        = 
|bests2        = 
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|result        = L
|id            = 
|round         = [[1965 VFL Grand Final|1965]]
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|team1         = St Kilda [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]]
|team2         = [[File:EssendonDesign.svg|16px]]  {{AFL Ess}}
|score         = 70–105
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 1.6 (12)<br>4.8 (32)<br>5.11 (41)<br>9.16 (70)
|QtrbyQtr2     = 2.7 (19)<br>5.10 (40)<br>10.18 (78)<br>14.21 (105)
|report        = 
|attendance    = 104,846
|umpires       = [[Jeff Crouch]]
|goals1        = [[Verdun Howell|Howell]] 3, [[Darrel Baldock|Baldock]] 2, [[Ian Rowland|Rowland]] 2, [[Kevin Roberts (Australian footballer)|Roberts]], [[Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1942)|Smith]]
|goals2        = [[Ted Fordham|Fordham]] 7, [[Geoff Gosper|Gosper]] 2, [[Brian Sampson (footballer)|Sampson]] 2, [[John Birt|Birt]], [[Ken Fraser|Fraser]], [[Hugh Mitchell (Australian footballer)|Mitchell]]
|bests1        = 
|bests2        = 
}}{{AFLFootballbox collapsible
|bg            = 
|result        = W
|id            = 
|round         = [[1966 VFL Grand Final|1966]]
|date          = 24 September 1966 
|time          = 14:50 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00]])
|team1         = {{AFL Col}} [[File:AFL_Collingwood_Icon.jpg|16px]] 
|team2         = [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]] St Kilda 
|score         = 73–74
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 2.1 (13)<br>5.7 (37)<br>7.11 (53)<br>10.13 (73)
|QtrbyQtr2     = 2.5 (17)<br>5.6 (36)<br>8.9 (57)<br>10.14 (74)
|report        = 
|attendance    = 101,655
|umpires       = [[Jeff Crouch]]
|goals1        = [[Des Tuddenham|Tuddenham]] 3, [[Ray Gabelich|Gabelich]] 2, [[Wayne Richardson|Richardson]] 2, [[Ian Graham (footballer, born 1943)|Graham]], [[Max Pitt|Pitt]], [[Gary Wallis|Wallis]]
|goals2        = [[Kevin Neale|Neale]] 5, [[Darrel Baldock|Baldock]] 2, [[Ian Cooper (Australian footballer, born 1946)|Cooper]], [[Daryl Griffiths|Griffiths]], [[Jeff Moran|Moran]]
|bests1        = 
|bests2        = 
}}{{AFLFootballbox collapsible
|bg            = 
|result        = L
|id            = 
|round         = [[1971 VFL Grand Final|1971]]
|date          = 25 September 1971
|time          = 14:30 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00]])
|team1         = {{AFL Haw}} [[File:AFL_Hawthorn_Icon.jpg|16px]] 
|team2         = [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]] St Kilda 
|score         = 82–75
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 2.2 (14)<br>4.4 (28)<br>5.7 (37)<br>12.10 (82)
|QtrbyQtr2     = 2.1 (13)<br>4.6 (30)<br>8.9 (57)<br>11.9 (75)
|report        = 
|attendance    = 118,192
|umpires       = Peter Sheales
|goals1        = [[Bob Keddie|Keddie]] 4, [[Peter Hudson|Hudson]] 3, [[Peter Crimmins|Crimmins]] 2, [[Leigh Matthews|Matthews]], [[Leon Rice|Rice]], [[Don Scott (footballer, born 1947)|Scott]]
|goals2        = [[John Bonney|Bonney]] 3, [[Barry Breen|Breen]] 3, [[Allan Davis (footballer)|Davis]], [[John Manzie|Manzie]], [[Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1942)|Smith]], [[Stephen Theodore (footballer)|Theodore]], [[Stuart Trott|Trott]]
|bests1        = 
|bests2        = 
}}{{AFLFootballbox collapsible
|bg            = 
|result        = L
|id            = 
|round         = [[1997 AFL Grand Final|1997]]
|date          = 27 September 1997 
|time          = 14:45 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00]])
|team1         = St Kilda [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]]
|team2         = [[File:Adelaide_Club_symbol.svg|16px]] {{AFL Ade}}
|score         = 94–125
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 3.6 (24)<br>7.11 (53)<br>9.13 (67)<br>13.16 (94)
|QtrbyQtr2     = 3.8 (26)<br>5.10 (40)<br>11.11 (73)<br>19.11 (125)
|report        = 
|attendance    = 99,645
|umpires       = [[Hayden Kennedy]], Mark Nash, [[Bryan Sheehan (umpire)|Bryan Sheehan]]
|goals1        = [[Barry Hall|Hall]] 3, [[Jason Heatley|Heatley]] 3, [[Stewart Loewe|Loewe]] 2, [[Nathan Burke|Burke]], [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Harvey]], [[Austinn Jones|Jones]], [[Justin Peckett|Peckett]], [[Nicky Winmar|Winmar]]
|goals2        = [[Darren Jarman|Jarman]] 6, [[Shane Ellen|Ellen]] 5, [[Troy Bond|Bond]] 4, [[Peter Caven|Caven]], [[Simon Goodwin|Goodwin]], [[Chad Rintoul|Rintoul]], [[Nigel Smart|Smart]]
|bests1        = 
|bests2        = [[Andrew McLeod]]
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|bg            = 
|result        = L
|id            = 
|round         = [[2009 AFL Grand Final|2009]]
|date          = 26 September 2009
|time          = 14:30 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00]])
|team1         = St Kilda [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]]
|team2         = [[File:AFL_Geelong_Icon.jpg|16px]] {{AFL Gee}}
|score         = 68–80
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 3.2 (20)<br>7.7 (49)<br>9.11 (65)<br>9.14 (68)
|QtrbyQtr2     = 3.0 (18)<br>7.1 (43)<br>9.4 (58)<br>12.8 (80)
|report        = 
|attendance    = 99,251
|umpires       = [[Chris Donlon]], [[Brett Rosebury]], [[Shaun Ryan]]
|goals1        = [[Adam Schneider|Schneider]] 2, [[Sean Dempster|Dempster]], [[Brendon Goddard|Goddard]], [[Lenny Hayes|Hayes]], [[Clinton Jones (footballer)|Jones]], [[Justin Koschitzke|Koschitzke]], [[Leigh Montagna|Montagna]], [[Nick Riewoldt|Riewoldt]]
|goals2        = [[Paul Chapman (Australian footballer)|Chapman]] 3, [[Tom Hawkins (footballer, born 1988)|Hawkins]] 2, [[Cameron Mooney|Mooney]] 2, [[Max Rooke|Rooke]] 2, [[Gary Ablett Jr.|Ablett]], [[Shannon Byrnes|Byrnes]], [[Joel Selwood|Selwood]]
|bests1        = 
|bests2        = [[Paul Chapman (Australian footballer)|Paul Chapman]] 
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|bg            = 
|result        = D
|id            = 
|round         = [[2010 AFL Grand Final|2010]]
|date          = 25 September 2010
|time          = 14:30 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00]])
|team1         =  {{AFL Col}} [[File:Collingwood_icon.svg|16px]]
|team2         = [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]] St Kilda 
|score         = 68–68
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 4.2 (26)<br>7.8 (50)<br>7.13 (55)<br>9.14 (68)
|QtrbyQtr2     = 3.2 (20)<br>4.2 (26)<br>7.5 (47)<br>10.8 (68)
|report        = 
|attendance    = 100,016
|umpires       = [[Ray Chamberlain (umpire)|Ray Chamberlain]], [[Brett Rosebury]], [[Shaun Ryan]]
|goals1        = [[Travis Cloke|Cloke]] 2, [[Jarryd Blair|Blair]], [[Leon Davis (footballer)|Davis]], [[Alan Didak|Didak]], [[Darren Jolly|Jolly]], [[Heritier Lumumba|Lumumba]], [[Brent Macaffer|Macaffer]], [[Dale Thomas (footballer)|Thomas]]
|goals2        = [[Brendon Goddard|Goddard]] 2, [[Stephen Milne|Milne]] 2, [[Nick Riewoldt|Riewoldt]] 2, [[Sam Gilbert (Australian footballer)|Gilbert]], [[Lenny Hayes|Hayes]], [[Justin Koschitzke|Koschitzke]], [[Adam Schneider|Schneider]]
|bests1        = 
|bests2        = [[Lenny Hayes]]
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|bg            = 
|result        = L
|id            = 
|round         = [[2010 AFL Grand Final|2010 Replay]]
|date          = 2 October 2010
|time          = 14:30 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10:00]])
|team1         = {{AFL Col}} [[File:Collingwood_icon.svg|16px]] 
|team2         = [[File:AFL_St_Kilda_Icon.jpg|16px]] St Kilda 
|score         = 108–52
|curtainraiser = 
|location      = [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne
|stadium       = 
|QtrbyQtr1     = 3.2 (20)<br>6.5 (41)<br>11.8 (74)<br>16.12 (108)
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|attendance    = 93,853
|umpires       = [[Ray Chamberlain (umpire)|Ray Chamberlain]], [[Brett Rosebury]], [[Shaun Ryan]]
|goals1        = [[Chris Dawes (Australian footballer)|Dawes]] 2, [[Alan Didak|Didak]] 2, [[Brent Macaffer|Macaffer]] 2, [[Steele Sidebottom|Sidebottom]] 2, [[Sharrod Wellingham|Wellingham]] 2, [[Tyson Goldsack|Goldsack]], [[Ben Johnson (Australian footballer)|Johnson]], [[Darren Jolly|Jolly]], [[Heritier Lumumba|Lumumba]], [[Dane Swan|Swan]], [[Dale Thomas (footballer)|Thomas]]
|goals2        = [[Stephen Milne|Milne]] 2, [[Nick Dal Santo|Dal Santo]], [[Sam Gilbert (Australian footballer)|Gilbert]], [[Brendon Goddard|Goddard]], [[Lenny Hayes|Hayes]], [[Justin Koschitzke|Koschitzke]]
|bests1        = 
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===Individual achievements===
{{main|List of St Kilda Football Club individual honours}}
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'''Trevor Barker Award (Club best and fairest)'''
{{main|Trevor Barker Award}}

'''[[Brownlow Medal]] (League best and fairest)<ref>{{cite web |title=Brownlow History |url=https://www.afl.com.au/brownlow-medal/history |website=afl.com.au |access-date=14 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>'''
* 1925 – [[Colin Watson (footballer)|Colin Watson]]
* 1957 – [[Brian Gleeson (Australian rules footballer)|Brian Gleeson]]
* 1958 – [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|Neil Roberts]]
* 1959 – [[Verdun Howell]]
* 1965 – [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|Ian Stewart]]
* 1966 – Ian Stewart
* 1967 – [[Ross G. Smith|Ross Smith]]
* 1987 – [[Tony Lockett]]
* 1997 – [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]]
* 1998 – Robert Harvey

'''[[Norm Smith Medal]] (AFL Grand Final best on ground)<ref>{{cite web |title=Norm Smith Medal |url=https://www.afl.com.au/stats/leaders-awards/norm-smith-medal |website=afl.com.au |access-date=14 October 2021 }}</ref>'''
* 2010 – [[Lenny Hayes]]
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'''[[Leigh Matthews Trophy]] (AFLPA Most Valuable Player)<ref>{{cite web |title=Leigh Matthews Trophy Winners - Draftguru |url=https://www.draftguru.com.au/awards/aflpa-mvp |website=www.draftguru.com.au |access-date=14 October 2021}}</ref>'''
* 1987 – [[Tony Lockett]]
* 1997 – [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]]
* 2004 – [[Nick Riewoldt]]

'''[[Coleman Medal]] (Leading Goal Kicker)<ref>{{cite web |title=Coleman Medal |url=https://www.afl.com.au/stats/leaders-awards/coleman-medal |website=afl.com.au |access-date=14 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>'''
* 1902 – [[Charlie Baker (Australian footballer)|Charlie Baker]]
* 1936 – [[Bill Mohr]]
* 1956 – [[Bill Young (footballer, born 1931)|Bill Young]]
* 1987 – [[Tony Lockett]]
* 1991 – Tony Lockett
* 2004 – [[Fraser Gehrig]]
* 2005 – Fraser Gehrig

'''[[AFL Rising Star]] (Best player under 21)<ref>{{cite web |title=Rising Star History |url=https://www.afl.com.au/rising-star/history |website=afl.com.au |access-date=14 October 2021 }}</ref>'''
* 2001 – [[Justin Koschitzke]]
* 2002 – [[Nick Riewoldt]]
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=== All-Australian teams===
An All-Australian team is considered a "best-of" selection of players for each calendar year, with each player usually represented in their own team position. The All-Australian teams are selected by a panel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The evolution of the All Australian team|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/150320/the-evolution-of-the-all-australian-team|access-date= 14 October 2021|website=afl.com.au|date=19 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
The concept of an All-Australian "team of the year" was first pioneered by ''Sporting Life Magazine'' in 1947, which created a team each year until 1955. No St Kilda players featured in these teams.<ref name="SLTeams">{{cite web |last1=Argent |first1=Peter |title=Sporting Life Teams of the Year 1947 to 1955 |url=http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/%27sporting_life%27_teams_of_the_year.htm |website=www.fullpointsfooty.net |access-date=14 October 2021 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607092139/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/%27sporting_life%27_teams_of_the_year.htm |archive-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>

This concept was later adopted by the interstate carnivals and the Australian Football League. All teams from the interstate carnivals and the AFL have been endorsed as official by governing bodies of the sport, such as the [[Australian National Football Council]] and the AFL, whilst teams selected by ''Sporting Life'' are not recognised.<ref name=SLTeams/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Port Adelaide's All Australian history|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/818106/port-adelaides-all-australian-history|access-date=14 October 2021|website=portadelaidefc.com.au|date=23 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

'''Interstate carnivals<ref name="All Australian">{{cite web |title=All Australian History |url=https://www.afl.com.au/all-australian/history |website=afl.com.au |access-date=14 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>'''
* [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|Neil Roberts]] – 1956
* [[Ian Stewart (Australian rules footballer)|Ian Stewart]] – 1966
* [[Darrel Baldock]] – 1966
* [[Bob Murray (Australian footballer)|Bob Murray]] – 1969
* [[Travis Payze]] – 1972
* [[Bruce Duperouzel]] – 1980
* [[Danny Frawley]] – 1988

'''Australian Football League<ref name="All Australian"/>'''
* [[Geoff Cunningham]] – 1983
* [[Greg Burns (Australian rules footballer)|Greg Burns]] – 1984
* [[Tony Lockett]] – 1987, 1991, 1992
* [[Danny Frawley]] – 1988
* [[Nicky Winmar]] – 1989, 1991, 1995
* [[Stewart Loewe]] – 1990, 1991, 1992
* [[David Grant (Australian rules footballer)|David Grant]] – 1991
* [[Robert Harvey (footballer)|Robert Harvey]] – 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003
* [[Nathan Burke]] – 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999
* [[Austinn Jones]] – 1997, 2004
* [[Peter Everitt]] – 1997, 1998
* [[Lenny Hayes]] – 2003, 2005, 2009
* [[Fraser Gehrig]] – 2004
* [[Nick Riewoldt]] – 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014
* [[Luke Ball]] – 2005
* [[Nick Dal Santo]] – 2005, 2009, 2011
* [[Sam Fisher (Australian footballer)|Sam Fisher]] – 2008
* [[Brendon Goddard]] – 2009, 2010
* [[Leigh Montagna]] – 2009, 2010
* [[Stephen Milne]] – 2011, 2012
* [[Sean Dempster]] – 2012
* [[Dan Butler (Australian footballer)|Dan Butler]] – 2020
* [[Jack Steele]] – 2020, 2021
* [[Jack Sinclair (footballer)|Jack Sinclair]] – 2022, 2023
* [[Callum Wilkie]] – 2023
* [[Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera]] - 2025

==Records and statistics==
{{For|club records|List of St Kilda Football Club records and statistics}}

{| class="wikitable"
|'''Highest Score'''
|31.18 (204) v Melbourne, Round 6, 1978, Melbourne Cricket Ground
|-
|'''Lowest Score'''
|0.1 (1) v Geelong, Round 17, 1899, Corio Oval
|-
|'''Greatest Winning Margin'''
|139 points v Brisbane, Round 22, 2005, Docklands Stadium
|-
|'''Greatest Losing Margin'''
|178 points v Collingwood, Round 4, 1979, Victoria Park
|-
|'''Lowest Winning Score'''
|3.8 (26) v Geelong 2.10 (22), Round 15, 1909, Junction Oval
|-
|'''Highest Losing Score'''
|21.18 (144) v Collingwood 24.16 (160), Round 11, 1983, Moorabbin Oval
|-
|'''Highest Crowd'''
|72,669 v Collingwood, Round 10, 1978, Waverley Park
|}

==Reserves team==
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St Kilda was an inaugural club in the [[AFL reserves|Victorian Junior Football League]], which later became known as the [[VFL seconds]].

Their first premiership in the competition came in [[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|1942]], with another to follow in [[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|1943]] and a third in [[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|1961]].

The team were also runners-up a total of six times, including in the last [[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|AFL reserves grand final]] in [[List of VFL/AFL reserves premiers|1999]].

[[Shane Warne]], considered to be one of the greatest bowlers in the history of [[cricket]], played a single game for the reserves side in 1988. He was incorrectly listed in the [[AFL Record|Record]] as "Trevor" Warne, and played in the Under-19s for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Remembering Warnie: The football story before the cricket legend |date=5 March 2022 |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/1072288/remembering-warnie-the-football-story-before-the-cricket-legend |publisher=St Kilda Football Club}}</ref> Former St Kilda number one ticket holder John Moran also played for the reserves side.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Moran Loyalty Award |date=28 July 2014 |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/711310/john-moran-loyalty-award |publisher=St Kilda Football Club}}</ref>

Following the demise of the AFL reserves competition, the St Kilda reserves team competed in the second-tier [[Victorian Football League]] (VFL) in the [[2000 VFL season|2000 season]] before the team was dissolved at the end of the year.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cherny |first1=Daniel |title=St Kilda and Sandringham to discuss extending VFL alignment |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-and-sandringham-to-discuss-extending-vfl-alignment-20160421-goc554.html |access-date=22 October 2021 |work=The Age |date=22 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2001, St Kilda entered into a [[Australian Football League reserves affiliations|reserves affiliation]] with existing VFL club [[Springvale Football Club|Springvale]] (which moved to Cranbourne and was renamed [[Casey Scorpions|Casey]] in 2006). Under the affiliation, reserves players for St Kilda played VFL football with Springvale/Casey. The affiliation ended after the 2008 season.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/saints-staying-in-seaford-despite-government-funding-at-moorabbin-20140503-zr3wi.html|title=Saints staying in Seaford despite government funding at Moorabbin|date=3 May 2014|access-date=14 June 2014|author=Daniel Cherny|publication-place=Melbourne}}</ref> In 2009 St Kilda entered into an equivalent affiliation with [[Sandringham Football Club|Sandringham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnership Opportunities |url=https://www.sandringhamfc.com.au/partners/sponsorship-opportunities#:~:text=The%20Sandringham%20Football%20Club%2C%20nicknamed,Victorian%20Football%20League%20(VFL). |website=www.sandringhamfc.com.au |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

St Kilda renewed their agreement with Sandringham in 2017 as [[Moorabbin Oval]] was redeveloped into a boutique VFL and AFLW ground.<ref name="stksandy">{{cite news |last1=Amy |first1=Paul |title=Sandy, St Kilda to go another year |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/sport/sandringham-and-st-kilda-to-stay-aligned-until-the-end-of-the-2016-vfl-season/news-story/f6f1647b9a86c31c17ae75acfe677ebb |access-date=24 October 2021 |work=Herald Sun |date=18 August 2014}}</ref> Under the renewed agreement St Kilda had greater involvement in Sandringham's operations, who agreed to play three home games per year at Moorabbin Oval in St Kilda colours.<ref name="stksan">{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/afl/st-kilda-saints/st-kilda-and-sandringham-to-join-forces-in-vfl-20160824-gr0gh6.html|title=St Kilda and Sandringham to join forces in VFL|author=Caroline Wilson|date=25 August 2016|access-date=3 September 2016|newspaper=The Age}}</ref> The affiliation was extended to coaching and playing integration opportunities in 2023, while St Kilda committed to signing one rookie player from Sandringham per year.<ref name="stksand">{{cite news|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/1457123/st-kilda-and-sandringham-strengthen-affiliation-commit-to-rookie-selection|title=St Kilda and Sandringham strengthen affiliation, commit to rookie selectionL|author=saints.com.au|date=26 October 2023|access-date=22 January 2024|newspaper=saints.com.au}}</ref>

Despite being competitive and reaching finals on several occasions in the early 2010's, St Kilda has regularly investigated ending the affiliation agreement with Sandringham. In April 2025, ''[[The Age]]'' reported Sandringham had rejected St Kilda's request for the team to change the club's nickname from Zebras to Saints, adopt the Saints colours permanently and shift all home games from [[Trevor Barker Beach Oval]] to Moorabbin Oval.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/wouldn-t-be-doing-the-right-thing-why-the-saints-could-split-from-their-vfl-team-20250424-p5lu12.html|title=Why the Saints could split from their VFL team; Sam Darcy avoids knee surgery|work=The Age|date=24 April 2025|author=Andrew Wu and Scott Spits}}</ref> On 30 June 2025, the club confirmed the affiliation would conclude at the end of the [[2025 VFL season]], and that St Kilda would field a standalone side in the VFL from 2026, thereby enabling the St Kilda reserves to return to competition for the first time in 26 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/1817429/vfl|title=St Kilda to field standalone VFL team in 2026|work=saints.com.au|date=30 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2025-st-kilda-saints-end-16year-affiliation-with-sandringham-zebras-will-field-standalone-vfl-team-club-statement/news-story/ef89cb4d0d59d363b0cf7df53b91e525|title='Months of consultation': Saints make tough VFL call after 16-yr partnership amid 'critical phase'|work=Fox Sports|date=30 June 2025|author=Jack Jovanovski}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1354871/saints-to-field-their-own-vfl-team-in-2026-after-sandringham-split|title=Saints to field their own VFL team after Sandringham split|work=afl.com.au|date=30 June 2025|author=Sophie Welsh}}</ref> The AFL granted a VFL licence to St Kilda the same day.<ref>{{cite web |title=St Kilda approved VFL licence |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1354925/st-kilda-approved-vfl-licence |publisher=AFL.com.au |access-date=30 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250630072728/https://www.afl.com.au/news/1354925/st-kilda-approved-vfl-licence |archive-date=30 June 2025 |date=30 June 2025}}</ref>

==Other teams==
St Kilda has a team in the [[Victorian Blind Football League]] (VBFL), which entered the competition in 2019. The side won the 2021 VBFL premiership by 64 points.<ref name="aflvic">{{cite web |title=SAINTS AND BULLDOGS TO MEET IN AFL BLIND GRAND FINAL |url=https://www.aflvic.com.au/news/saints-and-bulldogs-to-meet-in-afl-blind-grand-final-599399?fbclid=IwAR0uchuGkD6KDbu-9l1KR7Ke5Xecew33zS0ZvRn8cjB9f8FMtnieDd05yl4 |publisher=AFL Victoria}}</ref>

==Activism==
===Same Sex Marriage===
During the [[Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey]], St Kilda supported the Yes vote.<ref name="nso">{{cite web|title=Sport|url=http://www.australianmarriageequality.org/sport-support/|website=Australian Marriage Equality|access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref>

===Voice to Parliament===
St Kilda was a supporter of the [[Voice to Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2023 |title=St Kilda Football Club Statement: First Peoples Voice to Parliament |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/1339815/club-statement-first-peoples-voice-to-parliament |access-date=1 September 2023 |website=St Kilda Football Club |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Sports|Australia}}
* [[St Kilda Football Club (AFL Women's)]]
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==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.flashscore.com.au/team/st-kilda-saints/O6yFbrYS/results/ St Kilda Saints results] - Latest scores for St Kilda Football Club

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