2017 St Kilda Football Club season

St Kilda Football Club
2017 season
Coach	Alan Richardson (4th season)
Captain(s)	Jarryn Geary (1st season)
Home ground	Etihad Stadium ; (Capacity: 53,347)
AFL season	11th
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The 2017 St Kilda Football Club season was the St Kilda Football Club's 119th season in the AFL.

Squad[]

St Kilda Football Club
Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Tom Hickey 2 Jake Carlisle 3 Jack Steven 4 Jade Gresham 5 Shane Savage 6 Sebastian Ross 7 Luke Dunstan 8 Blake Acres 9 Jack Steele 10 Nathan Freeman 11 Leigh Montagna 12 Nick Riewoldt 13 Jack Lonie 14 Jarryn Geary (c) 15 Jack Billings 16 Jack Newnes 17 Dylan Roberton 18 Billy Longer 19 Sam Gilbert 20 David Armitage		21 Ben Long 22 Nathan Brown 23 Hugh Goddard 24 Sean Dempster (ret) 25 Koby Stevens 26 Josh Battle 27 Josh Bruce 28 Tim Membrey 29 Jimmy Webster 30 Ed Phillips 31 Brandon White 32 Paddy McCartin 34 Nathan Wright 35 Jack Sinclair 36 Daniel McKenzie 37 Bailey Rice 41 Darren Minchington 42 Lewis Pierce 44 Maverick Weller 45 Jason Holmes				33 38 39 Darragh Joyce (B) 40 Ray Connellan (B) 43 Rowan Marshall		Head coach Alan Richardson Assistant coaches (director of coaching and strategy) Aaron Hamill (forwards) Rohan Welsh (defense) Adam Kingsley (midfield) (ruck) Simon McPhee (head of development) Peta Searle (development) Ben McGlynn (development) Danny Frawley (specialist defensive coach) Lindsay Gilbee (Sandringham VFL coach) (manager of performance analysis) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice captain(s) (B) Category B rookie (ret) retired Updated: 6 April 2017 Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

Season summary[]

Pre-season[]

Regular season[]

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Home	Away	Result	Venue	Attendance	Ref.
Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ref.
1	Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm)	Melbourne	13.12 (90)	17.8 (110)	Lost by 20 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	36,249	^[1]
2	Saturday, 1 April (4:40 pm)	West Coast	18.8 (116)	13.19 (97)	Lost by 19 points	Domain Stadium (A)	37,749	^[2]
3	Sunday, 9 April (1:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	14.23 (107)	11.10 (76)	Won by 31 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	23,097	^[3]
4	Sunday, 16 April (3:20 pm)	Collingwood	7.13 (55)	9.15 (69)	Won by 14 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	36,650	^[4]
5	Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm)	Geelong	13.10 (88)	19.12 (126)	Lost by 38 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	33,884	^[5]
6	Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	8.7 (55)	19.16 (130)	Won by 75 points	University of Tasmania Stadium (A)	15,571	^[6]
7	Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	16.12 (108)	12.13 (85)	Won by 23 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	21,160	^[7]
8	Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm)	Carlton	12.13 (85)	10.6 (66)	Won by 19 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	38,014	^[8]
9	Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm)	Sydney	10.8 (68)	18.10 (118)	Lost by 50 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	29,778	^[9]
10	Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs	13.12 (90)	7.8 (50)	Lost by 40 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	34,685	^[10]
11	Bye
12	Friday, 9 June (7:20 pm)	Adelaide	16.15 (111)	7.12 (54)	Lost by 57 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	46,082	^[11]
13	Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm)	North Melbourne	10.12 (72)	12.17 (89)	Won by 17 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	26,107	^[12]
14	Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm)	Gold Coast	14.20 (104)	10.12 (72)	Won by 32 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	15,844	^[13]
15	Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm)	Fremantle	12.8 (80)	12.17 (89)	Won by 9 points	Domain Stadium (A)	30,541	^[14]
16	Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm)	Richmond	21.12 (138)	10.11 (71)	Won by 67 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	47,514	^[15]
17	Friday, 14 July (7:50 pm)	Essendon	7.15 (57)	17.16 (118)	Lost by 61 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	47,156	^[16]
18	Saturday, 22 July (7:25 pm)	Sydney	14.17 (101)	9.5 (59)	Lost by 42 points	SCG (A)	35,773	^[17]
19	Saturday, 29 July (4:05 pm)	Port Adelaide	9.9 (63)	8.13 (61)	Lost by 2 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	30,335	^[18]
20	Sunday, 6 August (1:10 pm)	West Coast	15.13 (103)	14.11 (95)	Won by 8 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	22,688	^[19]
21	Sunday, 13 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	14.12 (96)	10.12 (72)	Lost by 24 points	MCG (A)	53,115	^[20]
22	Sunday, 20 August (3:20 pm)	North Melbourne	18.19 (127)	12.6 (78)	Won by 49 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	29,126	^[21]
23	Sunday, 27 August (3:20 pm)	Richmond	19.8 (122)	12.9 (81)	Lost by 41 points	MCG (A)	69,104	^[22]

Ladder[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Adelaide	22	15	6	1	2415	1776	136.0	62	2017 finals
2	Geelong	22	15	6	1	2134	1818	117.4	62
3	Richmond (P)	22	15	7	0	1992	1684	118.3	60
4	Greater Western Sydney	22	14	6	2	2081	1812	114.8	60
5	Port Adelaide	22	14	8	0	2168	1671	129.7	56
6	Sydney	22	14	8	0	2093	1651	126.8	56
7	Essendon	22	12	10	0	2135	2004	106.5	48
8	West Coast	22	12	10	0	1964	1858	105.7	48
9	Melbourne	22	12	10	0	2035	1934	105.2	48
10	Western Bulldogs	22	11	11	0	1857	1913	97.1	44
11	St Kilda	22	11	11	0	1925	1986	96.9	44
12	Hawthorn	22	10	11	1	1864	2055	90.7	42
13	Collingwood	22	9	12	1	1944	1963	99.0	38
14	Fremantle	22	8	14	0	1607	2160	74.4	32
15	North Melbourne	22	6	16	0	1983	2264	87.6	24
16	Carlton	22	6	16	0	1594	2038	78.2	24
17	Gold Coast	22	6	16	0	1756	2311	76.0	24
18	Brisbane Lions	22	5	17	0	1877	2526	74.3	20

Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References[]

^ Schmook, Nathan (25 March 2017). "Match report: Dees break curse, Riewoldt cops knee knock". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ King, Travis (1 April 2017). "Match report: Eagles snatch win over wasteful Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Schmook, Nathan (9 April 2017). "Match report: Off-target Saints finally get off the mark". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Guthrie, Ben (16 April 2017). "Match report: Saints shrug off Pies for second win". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Ryan, Peter (23 April 2017). "Match report: 'Dangerwood' gets it done against Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Ramsey, Michael (29 April 2017). "Match report: Saints end Hawks' Tassie streak". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Twomey, Callum (5 May 2017). "Match report: Stunning Saints claim Giant victim". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Bowen, Nick (13 May 2017). "Match report: Steely Saints scrape past Blues". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Matthews, Bruce (20 May 2017). "Match report: Silky Swans carve up flat Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Twomey, Callum (27 May 2017). "Match report: Stringer stars as Dogs waltz home". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Gaskin, Lee (9 June 2017). "Match report: Ruthless Crows crush Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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^ Collins, Ben (25 June 2017). "Match report: Saints stifle Suns to move into top eight". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ King, Travis (2 July 2017). "Match report: Bruce fires Saints into top eight". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ McGowan, Marc (8 July 2017). "Match report: Saints savage toothless Tigers". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
^ Schmook, Nathan (14 July 2017). "Match report: Dons drag Saints back to pack". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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^ McGowan, Marc (27 August 2017). "Match report: Top-notch Tigers clinch third". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[1] Schmook, Nathan (25 March 2017). "Match report: Dees break curse, Riewoldt cops knee knock". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[2] King, Travis (1 April 2017). "Match report: Eagles snatch win over wasteful Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[3] Schmook, Nathan (9 April 2017). "Match report: Off-target Saints finally get off the mark". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[4] Guthrie, Ben (16 April 2017). "Match report: Saints shrug off Pies for second win". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[5] Ryan, Peter (23 April 2017). "Match report: 'Dangerwood' gets it done against Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[6] Ramsey, Michael (29 April 2017). "Match report: Saints end Hawks' Tassie streak". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[7] Twomey, Callum (5 May 2017). "Match report: Stunning Saints claim Giant victim". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[8] Bowen, Nick (13 May 2017). "Match report: Steely Saints scrape past Blues". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[9] Matthews, Bruce (20 May 2017). "Match report: Silky Swans carve up flat Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[10] Twomey, Callum (27 May 2017). "Match report: Stringer stars as Dogs waltz home". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[11] Gaskin, Lee (9 June 2017). "Match report: Ruthless Crows crush Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[12] Schmook, Nathan (16 June 2017). "Match report: Hard-at-it Saints down messy Roos". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[13] Collins, Ben (25 June 2017). "Match report: Saints stifle Suns to move into top eight". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[14] King, Travis (2 July 2017). "Match report: Bruce fires Saints into top eight". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[15] McGowan, Marc (8 July 2017). "Match report: Saints savage toothless Tigers". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[16] Schmook, Nathan (14 July 2017). "Match report: Dons drag Saints back to pack". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[17] Curley, Adam (22 July 2017). "Match report: Sinclair shines, Saints on the slide". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[18] Larkin, Steve (29 July 2017). "Match report: Gray heroics stuns Saints". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 14 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[19] Navaratnam, Dinny (6 August 2017). "Match report: Saints alive, Eagles on brink". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 2 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[20] Schmook, Nathan (13 August 2017). "Match report: Finally, Dees make their move". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[21] McGowan, Marc (20 August 2017). "Match report: Saints stay in the hunt". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[22] McGowan, Marc (27 August 2017). "Match report: Top-notch Tigers clinch third". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

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v t St Kilda Football Club
Nickname: Saints History Individual honours Players Captains Coaches Records and statistics Trevor Barker Award AFLW best and fairest Leading goalkickers AFL coach: Brett Ratten AFL captains: AFLW coach: Nick Dal Santo AFLW captain: Hannah Priest
VFL/AFL home grounds	Marvel Stadium, Docklands, Melbourne (2000–) Waverley Park (1992–1999) Moorabbin Oval (1965–1992) Junction Oval (1897–1964)
AFLW home grounds	RSEA Park, Moorabbin, Melbourne (2020–)
VFL/AFL premierships (1)	1966
Seasons (140)	1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Related articles	Sandringham Football Club (VFL-affiliate)
St Kilda did not participate in the 1916 and 1917 VFL seasons due to the First World War (indicated in grey)

v t 2017 AFL season
Events	Pre-season matches Premiership season Finals series Grand Final International Rules Series
Awards	22under22 team AFL Players Association awards All-Australian team Brownlow Medal Coleman Medal Goal of the Year Leigh Matthews Trophy Mark of the Year Norm Smith Medal Rising Star
Club overviews	Adelaide Brisbane Lions Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelong Gold Coast Greater Western Sydney Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda Sydney
Player changes	Trades National draft Pre-season draft Rookie draft Debuts Retirements and delistings
See also	2017 AFL Women's season