2011 St Kilda Football Club season

St Kilda Football Club
2011 season
CoachRoss Lyon
Captain(s)Nick Riewoldt
Home groundDocklands Stadium
NAB cupQuarter final
AFL season6th
Finals seriesElimination Final
Best and FairestSam Fisher
Leading goalkickerStephen Milne (56)

The 2011 St Kilda Football Club season was the club's 114th since their introduction to the VFL/AFL in 1897.

Season Summary

2011 Preseason

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
1 / 1 Friday, 18 February (8:20pm) Brisbane Lions 0.2.3 (15) 1.5.5 (44) Won by 29 points Etihad Stadium (A) 24,158
1 / 2 Friday, 18 February (9:25pm) Essendon 0.5.8 (38) 0.6.2 (38) Draw Etihad Stadium (A) 24,158
2 Saturday, 26 February (7:10pm) Geelong 1.6.6 (51) 1.15.7 (106) Won by 55 points Etihad Stadium (A) 24,158
3 Friday, 4 March (7:40pm) Essendon 0.12.12 (84) 0.6.9 (45) Lost by 39 points Etihad Stadium (A) 17,632
Practice Saturday, 12 March, 7:00pm Sydney 12.12 (84) 8.5 (53) Lost by 31 points BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour (A) 4,827

Regular season

Rd Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance Ladder
Home Away Result
1 Friday, 25 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 6.12 (48) 6.11 (47) Lost by 1 points MCG (A) 42,869 10th
2 Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Richmond 13.17 (95) 14.11 (95) Draw MCG (H) 41,465 11th
3 Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) Essendon 12.12 (84) 21.10 (136) Lost by 52 points Etihad Stadium (H) 47,762 12th
4 Bye 13th
5 Thursday, 21 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76) 13.11 (89) Won by 13 points The Gabba (A) 22,520 11th
6 Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 13.12 (90) 9.17 (71) Lost by 19 points AAMI Stadium (A) 33,854 13th
7 Monday, 9 May (7:20 pm) Carlton 12.9 (81) 11.18 (84) Lost by 3 points Etihad Stadium (H) 38,823 14th
8 Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.15 (99) 10.9 (69) Lost by 30 points MCG (A) 42,453 15th
9 Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.10 (106) 13.8 (86) Won by 20 points Etihad Stadium (H) 28.863 13th
10 Saturday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Fremantle 7.14 (56) 15.12 (102) Won by 46 points Patersons Stadium (A) 35,483 11th
11 Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) Collingwood 16.12 (108) 7.9 (51) Lost by 57 points MCG (A) 62,991 11th
12 Friday, 10 June (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.9 (81) 8.9 (57) Won by 24 points Etihad Stadium (H) 31,237 9th
13 Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) Geelong 11.6 (72) 15.10 (100) Lost by 28 points MCG (H) 39,539 12th
14 Bye 13th
15 Sunday, 3 July (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 10.10 (70) 12.7 (79) Won by 9 points Etihad Stadium (A) 29,693 12th
16 Sunday, 10 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 8.5 (53) 17.7 (109) Won by 56 points AAMI Stadium (A) 16,887 11th
17 Saturday, 16 July (7:10 pm) West Coast 13.4 (82) 9.7 (61) Won by 21 points Etihad Stadium (H) 31,416 10th
18 Friday, 22 July (7:40 pm) Adelaide 19.13 (127) 3.6 (24) Won by 103 points Etihad Stadium (H) 26,546 8th
19 Saturday, 30 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 6.18 (54) 10.14 (74) Won by 20 points Metricon Stadium (A) 17,482 7th
20 Friday, 5 August (7:40 pm) Fremantle 16.17 (113) 10.12 (72) Won by 41 points Etihad Stadium (H) 26,181 6th
21 Friday, 12 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 10.10 (70) 14.5 (89) Lost by 19 points Etihad Stadium (H) 46,505 6th
22 Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm) Sydney 10.23 (83) 10.8 (68) Lost by 15 points ANZ Stadium (A) 25,025 6th
23 Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.21 (135) 10.10 (70) Won by 65 points Etihad Stadium (H) 35,848 6th
24 Saturday, 3 September (7:10 pm) Carlton 9.12 (66) 13.8 (86) Won by 20 points MCG (A) 55,606 6th

2011 Finals Series

Final Date and local time Opponent Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) Venue Attendance
Home Away Result
Second Elimination Saturday 10 September (7.20pm) Sydney 8.9 (57) 12.10 (82) Lost by 25 points Etihad Stadium (H) 39,205
Qualifying and elimination finalsSemi-finalsPreliminary finalsGrand final
10 September, MCG
1Collingwood12.10 (82)
4West Coast9.8 (62)17 September, Patersons Stadium
West Coast15.11 (101)
11 September, MCGCarlton15.8 (98)23 September, MCG
5Carlton21.23 (149)Collingwood10.8 (68)
8Essendon13.9 (87)Hawthorn9.11 (65)1 October, MCG
Collingwood12.9 (81)
10 September, Etihad Stadium24 September, MCGGeelong18.11 (119)
6St Kilda8.9 (57)Geelong17.15 (117)
7Sydney12.10 (82)16 September, MCGWest Coast10.9 (69)
Hawthorn19.8 (122)
9 September, MCGSydney13.8 (86)
2Geelong14.14 (98)
3Hawthorn9.13 (67)


Ladder

2011 AFL ladder
Pos Team Pld W L D PF PA PP Pts
1 Collingwood 22 20 2 0 2592 1546 167.7 80 Finals series
2 Geelong (P) 22 19 3 0 2548 1619 157.4 76
3 Hawthorn 22 18 4 0 2355 1634 144.1 72
4 West Coast 22 17 5 0 2235 1715 130.3 68
5 Carlton 22 14 7 1 2225 1700 130.9 58
6 St Kilda 22 12 9 1 1891 1677 112.8 50
7 Sydney 22 12 9 1 1897 1735 109.3 50
8 Essendon 22 11 10 1 2217 2217 100.0 46
9 North Melbourne 22 10 12 0 2106 2082 101.2 40
10 Western Bulldogs 22 9 13 0 2060 2155 95.6 36
11 Fremantle 22 9 13 0 1791 2155 83.1 36
12 Richmond 22 8 13 1 2069 2396 86.4 34
13 Melbourne 22 8 13 1 1974 2315 85.3 34
14 Adelaide 22 7 15 0 1742 2193 79.4 28
15 Brisbane Lions 22 4 18 0 1814 2240 81.0 16
16 Port Adelaide 22 3 19 0 1718 2663 64.5 12
17 Gold Coast 22 3 19 0 1534 2726 56.3 12
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers


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