2009 St Kilda Football Club season

St Kilda Football Club
2009 season

St Kilda's guernsey for the 2009 season
President Greg Westaway
Coach Ross Lyon
Captain(s) Nick Riewoldt
Home ground Docklands Stadium
Preseason competition First round
Home and Away 1st (minor premiers)
Premiership Runners up
Best and Fairest Nick Riewoldt
Leading goalkicker Nick Riewoldt (78)
Average home attendance 43,905 (home games in Melbourne including finals, does not include grand final)
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St Kilda Football Club competed in the 2009 Australian Football League (AFL) premiership season. They won a club record 19 consecutive matches between Round 1 and Round 19 of the season and qualified for the 2009 finals series in first position as the minor premiers – the club's third minor premiership. The club won through to the 2009 AFL Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins, but were defeated by Geelong by 12 points.

Summary

NAB Cup

St Kilda was eliminated from the 2009 National Australia Bank Cup in the opening round, with Brisbane 1.8.8 (65) defeating St Kilda 0.8.8 (56).[1]

Home and away rounds

In Round 1 of the 2009 Australian Football League season, Zac Dawson made a surprise debut for St Kilda after being promoted from the rookie list in time to confront Sydney at Docklands[2] as St Kilda defenders Matt Maguire and Max Hudghton were injured. St Kilda 12.8 (80) defeated Sydney 9.11 (65) at Etihad Stadium in front of 32,442 spectators.[3] In Round 2, Adelaide 10.9 (69) lost to St Kilda 15.11 (101) before 41,189 at AAMI Stadium.[4] St Kilda 25.11 (161) defeated West Coast 9.10 (64) at Etihad Stadium in front of 29,006.[5] Round 4 saw St Kilda defeat Fremantle by 83 points, and restrict them to 4.4 (28), their second-lowest ever score at that time and the equal-lowest score ever recorded at Etihad Stadium (tied with St Kilda's 3.10 (28) in 2002).[6] In round 5, St Kilda restricted Port Adelaide to their second-lowest score in their club history, going down 15.12 (102) to 5.6 (36).[7] The 6th round saw the Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) lost to St Kilda 14.20 (104) in front of 36,302 at Etihad Stadium. Round 7 saw St Kilda and Collingwood play a Monday night game, the AFL's first for several seasons. St Kilda won easily 20.8 (128) to Collingwood 5.10 (40), making it the lowest Collingwood score under Mick Malthouse as coach.[8] Round 8 saw St Kilda 13.12 (90) defeat Essendon 10.11 (71) at Etihad Stadium in front of 45,594.[9] Round 9 saw St Kilda 14.13 (97) defeat the Brisbane Lions 13.3 (81) at Docklands Stadium in front of 30,673. In Round 10 St Kilda held Melbourne goalless in the second half of their 37-point victory, St Kilda 11.17 (83) to Melbourne 6.10 (46). In Round 11 St Kilda won its 11th consecutive game, breaking the previous club record of 10 set in 2004 by beating North Melbourne by 46 points, despite trailing by almost five goals in the first quarter. In Round 12 Carlton 14.11 (95) were defeated by St Kilda 16.8 (104) at Docklands Stadium in front of 50,820. In Round 13, St Kilda 13.14 (92) defeated Richmond 5.6 (36) at Docklands Stadium in front 38,196. The Round 14 clash between St Kilda and Geelong broke the previous record of the largest crowd at an AFL game held at Docklands Stadium with an attendance of 54,444. St Kilda 14.7 (91) defeated Geelong 13.7 (85). St Kilda extended its winning streak to 15 wins in round 15, with a hard-fought victory over West Coast 11.4 (70) to St Kilda 13.12 (90). Round 16 saw St Kilda 15.15 (105) defeat Adelaide 7.6 (48) at Etihad Stadium. In Round 17 St Kilda 16.10 (106) defeated Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) at Etihad Stadium. Round 18 saw Sydney 13.15 (93) defeated by St Kilda 13.15 (94) at the SCG. Round 19 saw Hawthorn 7.7 (49) defeated by St Kilda 10.14 (74) at Aurora Stadium. Round 20 saw St Kildas first loss of the season proper kicking 16.12 (108) to Essendon 16.14 (110) at Etihad Stadium. Round 21 St Kilda 8.11 (59) lost to North Melbourne 10.4 (64) at Etihad Stadium. St Kilda played its first game at the MCG in Round 22 and defeated Melbourne 10.7 (67) to St Kilda 17.12 (114).

St Kilda qualified for the 2009 finals series in first position, winning the clubs third minor premiership with 20 wins and 2 losses, one of the most dominant home and away seasons ever in AFL history.

Finals series

In the first qualifying final, St Kilda 12.8 (80) defeated Collingwood 7.10 (52) at the MCG. In the first preliminary final, St Kilda 19.6 (60) defeated the Western Bulldogs 7.11 (53) at the MCG. In the grand final St Kilda 9.14 (68) lost to Geelong 12.8 (80) at the MCG.

Fixtures

2009 Nab Cup Results
Round St Kilda Opposition Their Score W/L Diff Stadium Date
1 0.8.8 (56) Brisbane 1.8.8 (65) L −9 Carrara Stadium 14/2/2009
2009 Season Results
Round St Kilda Opposition Their Score W/L Diff Stadium Date
1 12.8 (80) Sydney 9.11 (65) W +15 Etihad Stadium 28/3/2009
2 15.11 (101) Adelaide 10.9 (69) W +32 AAMI 3/4/2009
3 25.11 (161) West Coast 9.10 (64) W +97 Etihad Stadium 11/4/2009
4 16.9 (111) Fremantle 4.4 (28) W +83 Etihad Stadium 18/4/2009
5 15.12 (102) Port Adelaide 5.6 (36) W +66 AAMI 24/4/2009
6 14.20 (104) Western Bulldogs 11.10 (76) W +28 Etihad Stadium 3/5/2009
7 20.8 (128) Collingwood 5.10 (40) W +88 Etihad Stadium 11/5/2009
8 13.12 (90) Essendon 10.11 (71) W +19 Etihad Stadium 17/5/2009
9 14.13 (97) Brisbane Lions 13.3 (81) W +16 Etihad Stadium 24/5/2009
10 11.17 (83) Melbourne 6.10 (46) W +37 Carrara Stadium 30/5/2009
11 15.13 (103) North Melbourne 9.3 (57) W +46 Etihad Stadium 6/6/2009
12 16.8 (104) Carlton 14.11 (95) W +9 Etihad Stadium 12/6/2009
13 13.14 (92) Richmond 5.6 (36) W +56 Etihad Stadium 28/6/2009
14 14.7 (91) Geelong 13.7 (85) W +6 Etihad Stadium 5/7/2009
15 13.12 (90) West Coast 11.4 (70) W +20 Subiaco 12/7/2009
16 15.15 (105) Adelaide 7.6 (48) W +57 Etihad Stadium 19/7/2009
17 16.10 (106) Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) W +45 Etihad Stadium 25/7/2009
18 13.15 (94) Sydney 13.15 (93) W +1 SCG 1/8/2009
19 10.14 (74) Hawthorn 7.7 (49) W +25 Aurora 8/8/2009
20 16.12 (108) Essendon 16.14 (110) L −2 Etihad Stadium 16/8/2009
21 8.11 (59) North Melbourne 10.4 (64) L −5 Etihad Stadium 23/8/2009
22 17.12 (114) Melbourne 10.7 (67) W +47 MCG 30/8/2009
2009 Finals Series Results
Round St Kilda Opposition Their Score W/L Diff Stadium Date
QF1 12.8 (80) Collingwood 7.10 (52) W +28 MCG 6/9/2009
PF1 9.6 (60) Western Bulldogs 7.11 (53) W +7 MCG 18/9/2009
GF 9.14 (68) Geelong 12.8 (80) L −12 MCG 26/9/2009
(Note: in the table above, green rows are wins, red rows are losses. In the Score column St Kilda scores are always shown first.)

Squad

  1 Victoria (Australia) Jason Gram
  2 Victoria (Australia) Steven King
  3 Northern Territory Xavier Clarke
  5 Victoria (Australia) Ben McEvoy
  6 Victoria (Australia) Leigh Fisher
  7 New South Wales Lenny Hayes
10 Victoria (Australia) Steven Baker
11 Victoria (Australia) Leigh Montagna
12 Tasmania Nick Riewoldt
13 New South Wales Adam Schneider
14 Victoria (Australia) Luke Ball
15 Western Australia Michael Gardiner
16 Northern Territory Raphael Clarke
17 Republic of Ireland Colm Begley
18 Victoria (Australia) Brendon Goddard
19 New South Wales Sam Gilbert
  
20 Queensland David Armitage
21 Victoria (Australia) Nick Heyne
22 Western Australia Farren Ray
23 New South Wales Justin Koschitzke
24 Victoria (Australia) Sean Dempster
25 South Australia Sam Fisher
26 Victoria (Australia) Nick Dal Santo
27 Victoria (Australia) Jason Blake
28 South Australia Rhys Stanley
29 Victoria (Australia) Tom Lynch
31 Victoria (Australia) Matthew Maguire
32 Victoria (Australia) Andrew McQualter
33 Victoria (Australia) James Gwilt
34 Victoria (Australia) Jack Steven
37 Victoria (Australia) Eljay Connors
38 Western Australia Clinton Jones
  
39 Western Australia Alistair Smith
40 Victoria (Australia) Robert Eddy
41 South Australia Paul Cahill
42 Victoria (Australia) Jarryn Geary
44 Victoria (Australia) Stephen Milne
Rookies:
30 Queensland Brad Howard
43 Victoria (Australia) Zac Dawson
45 Western Australia Luke Miles
46 New South Wales Khan Haretuku
47 Victoria (Australia) Tom Simpkin
48 New South Wales Blake McGrath
49 Victoria (Australia) Steven Gaertner
50 Northern Territory Ross Tungatulum
51 Victoria (Australia) Sam McGarry
  

Squad changes

Ladder

2009 AFL Ladder
Team P W L D PF PA % Pts
1 St Kilda 22 20 2 0 2197 1411 155.71 80
2 Geelong (P) 22 18 4 0 2312 1815 127.38 72
3 Western Bulldogs 22 15 7 0 2378 1940 122.58 60
4 Collingwood 22 15 7 0 2174 1778 122.27 60
5 Adelaide 22 14 8 0 2104 1789 117.61 56
6 Brisbane Lions 22 13 8 1 2017 1890 106.72 54
7 Carlton 22 13 9 0 2270 2055 110.46 52
8 Essendon 22 10 11 1 2080 2127 97.79 42
9 Hawthorn 22 9 13 0 1962 2120 92.55 36
10 Port Adelaide 22 9 13 0 1990 2244 88.68 36
11 West Coast 22 8 14 0 1893 2029 93.30 32
12 Sydney 22 8 14 0 1888 2027 93.14 32
13 North Melbourne 22 7 14 1 1680 2015 83.37 30
14 Fremantle 22 6 16 0 1747 2259 77.34 24
15 Richmond 22 5 16 1 1774 2388 74.29 22
16 Melbourne 22 4 18 0 1706 2285 74.66 16
Key: P = Played, W = Won, L = Lost, D = Drawn, PF = Points for, PA = Points against

References

  1. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25055860-10389,00.html
  2. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25207630-19742,00.html
  3. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/73923/default.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/74351/default.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/74764/default.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/75200/default.aspx
  7. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/75596/default.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/Results/tabid/11433/default.aspx?display=1&seasonid=71&roundid=711&fixtureid=5089
  9. ↑ AFL.com.au – St Kilda vs Essendon

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