St Kilda Football Club facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Kilda Football Club |
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| Names | ||||
| Full name | St Kilda Football Club | |||
| Nickname(s) | Saints, Sainters | |||
| Motto | Fortius Quo Fidelius ("Strength Through Loyalty") |
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| Club song | "Oh When The Saints" | |||
| 2019 season | ||||
| Home-and-away season | 14th | |||
| Leading goalkicker | Tim Membrey (44 goals) | |||
| Trevor Barker Award | Seb Ross | |||
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| Founded | 1873 | |||
| Colours | Red White Black | |||
| Competition | AFL: Men AFLW: Senior women VFLW: Reserves women |
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| President | Andrew Bassat | |||
| CEO | Matt Finnis | |||
| Coach | AFL: Brett Ratten AFLW: Peta Searle VFLW: TBC |
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| Captain(s) | AFL: Jarryn Geary AFLW: Cat Phillips, Kate Shierlaw, Rhiannon Watt VFLW: TBC |
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| Premierships | VFL/AFL (1): 1966 | |||
| Ground(s) | AFL: Docklands Stadium (56,347) AFLW/VFLW: RSEA Park (10,000) |
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| Former ground(s) | Junction Oval (1897–1964) | |||
| Moorabbin Oval (1965–1992) | ||||
| Waverley Park (1965–1992) | ||||
| Training ground(s) | Moorabbin Oval | |||
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| Official website | saints.com.au | |||
St Kilda Football Club (nicknamed The Saints) is an Australian Rules Football club who play in the Australian Football League. The club first played in 1873. Their home ground is the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. The team won the 1966 premiership, beating Collingwood. However, they have also placed last 26 times. Their current captain is Nick Riewoldt and their current coach is Alan Richardson. In 2010 they played in the Grand Final and scored a draw with Collingwood. They were defeated in a rematch the next week.
The first mention of a football team in St Kilda was made in 1859. The current club was started in 1873, based on the South Yarra Football Club which had closed the year before. The club joined the new Victorian Football League in 1897, and lost its first 48 games. Their home ground was the Junction Oval, in the Melbourne suburb of St. Kilda. In 1964, the team moved from St Kilda to Moorabbin.
Images for kids
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Docklands Stadium – St Kilda's home ground
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Training in front of the G. G. Huggins Stand at the former home ground and current training, administration and entertainment base Moorabbin Oval in 2009.
