2011 St Kilda Football Club season

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St Kilda Football Club
2011 season
Coach Ross Lyon
Captain(s) Nick Riewoldt
Home ground Docklands Stadium
NAB cup Quarter final
AFL season 6th
Finals series Elimination Final
Best and Fairest Sam Fisher
Leading goalkicker Stephen Milne (56)

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

Contents

Season Summary

2011 Preseason

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1 / 1Friday, 18 February (8:20pm) Brisbane Lions 0.2.3 (15)1.5.5 (44)Won by 29 points Etihad Stadium (A)24,158
1 / 2Friday, 18 February (9:25pm) Essendon 0.5.8 (38)0.6.2 (38)Draw Etihad Stadium (A)24,158
2Saturday, 26 February (7:10pm) Geelong 1.6.6 (51)1.15.7 (106)Won by 55 points Etihad Stadium (A)24,158
3Friday, 4 March (7:40pm) Essendon 0.12.12 (84)0.6.9 (45)Lost by 39 points Etihad Stadium (A)17,632
PracticeSaturday, 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

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
HomeAwayResult
1Friday, 25 March (7:40 pm) Geelong 6.12 (48)6.11 (47)Lost by 1 points MCG (A)42,86910th
2Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm) Richmond 13.17 (95)14.11 (95)Draw MCG (H)41,46511th
3Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) Essendon 12.12 (84)21.10 (136)Lost by 52 points Etihad Stadium (H)47,76212th
4Bye13th
5Thursday, 21 April (7:40 pm) Brisbane Lions 11.10 (76)13.11 (89)Won by 13 points The Gabba (A)22,52011th
6Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) Adelaide 13.12 (90)9.17 (71)Lost by 19 points AAMI Stadium (A)33,85413th
7Monday, 9 May (7:20 pm) Carlton 12.9 (81)11.18 (84)Lost by 3 points Etihad Stadium (H)38,82314th
8Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) Hawthorn 14.15 (99)10.9 (69)Lost by 30 points MCG (A)42,45315th
9Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) Melbourne 16.10 (106)13.8 (86)Won by 20 points Etihad Stadium (H)28.86313th
10Saturday, 28 May (1:10 pm) Fremantle 7.14 (56)15.12 (102)Won by 46 points Patersons Stadium (A)35,48311th
11Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) Collingwood 16.12 (108)7.9 (51)Lost by 57 points MCG (A)62,99111th
12Friday, 10 June (7:40 pm) Western Bulldogs 12.9 (81)8.9 (57)Won by 24 points Etihad Stadium (H)31,2379th
13Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) Geelong 11.6 (72)15.10 (100)Lost by 28 points MCG (H)39,53912th
14Bye13th
15Sunday, 3 July (4:40 pm) North Melbourne 10.10 (70)12.7 (79)Won by 9 points Etihad Stadium (A)29,69312th
16Sunday, 10 July (2:40 pm) Port Adelaide 8.5 (53)17.7 (109)Won by 56 points AAMI Stadium (A)16,88711th
17Saturday, 16 July (7:10 pm) West Coast 13.4 (82)9.7 (61)Won by 21 points Etihad Stadium (H)31,41610th
18Friday, 22 July (7:40 pm) Adelaide 19.13 (127)3.6 (24)Won by 103 points Etihad Stadium (H)26,5468th
19Saturday, 30 July (7:10 pm) Gold Coast 6.18 (54)10.14 (74)Won by 20 points Metricon Stadium (A)17,4827th
20Friday, 5 August (7:40 pm) Fremantle 16.17 (113)10.12 (72)Won by 41 points Etihad Stadium (H)26,1816th
21Friday, 12 August (7:40 pm) Collingwood 10.10 (70)14.5 (89)Lost by 19 points Etihad Stadium (H)46,5056th
22Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm) Sydney 10.23 (83)10.8 (68)Lost by 15 points ANZ Stadium (A)25,0256th
23Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) North Melbourne 19.21 (135)10.10 (70)Won by 65 points Etihad Stadium (H)35,8486th
24Saturday, 3 September (7:10 pm) Carlton 9.12 (66)13.8 (86)Won by 20 points MCG (A)55,6066th

2011 Finals Series

FinalDate and local timeOpponentScores(St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
Second EliminationSaturday 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
1 Collingwood 12.10 (82)
4 West Coast 9.8 (62)17 September, Patersons Stadium
West Coast 15.11 (101)
11 September, MCG Carlton 15.8 (98)23 September, MCG
5 Carlton 21.23 (149) Collingwood 10.8 (68)
8 Essendon 13.9 (87) Hawthorn 9.11 (65)1 October, MCG
Collingwood 12.9 (81)
10 September, Etihad Stadium 24 September, MCG Geelong 18.11 (119)
6 St Kilda 8.9 (57) Geelong 17.15 (117)
7 Sydney 12.10 (82)16 September, MCG West Coast 10.9 (69)
Hawthorn 19.8 (122)
9 September, MCG Sydney 13.8 (86)
2 Geelong 14.14 (98)
3 Hawthorn 9.13 (67)


Ladder

2011 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Collingwood 22202025921546167.780 Finals series
2 Geelong (P)22193025481619157.476
3 Hawthorn 22184023551634144.172
4 West Coast 22175022351715130.368
5 Carlton 22147122251700130.958
6 St Kilda 22129118911677112.850
7 Sydney 22129118971735109.350
8 Essendon 221110122172217100.046
9 North Melbourne 221012021062082101.240
10 Western Bulldogs 2291302060215595.636
11 Fremantle 2291301791215583.136
12 Richmond 2281312069239686.434
13 Melbourne 2281311974231585.334
14 Adelaide 2271501742219379.428
15 Brisbane Lions 2241801814224081.016
16 Port Adelaide 2231901718266364.512
17 Gold Coast 2231901534272656.312
Source: AFL ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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