2012 St Kilda Football Club season

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St Kilda Football Club
2012 season
Coach Scott Watters
Captain(s) Nick Riewoldt
Home ground Etihad Stadium (Capacity: 56,347)
AFL season 9th
Finals series DNQ
Best and Fairest Lenny Hayes
Leading goalkicker Stephen Milne (56)

The 2012 St Kilda Football Club season was the 116th in the club's history. Coached by Scott Watters and captained by Nick Riewoldt, they competed in the AFL's 2012 Toyota Premiership Season. [1]

Contents

Season summary

Pre-season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendance
HomeAwayResult
1 / 1Friday, 24 February, 6:40pm Sydney 0.4.5 (29)0.9.5 (59)Lost by 30 points Etihad Stadium (H)18,880
1 / 2Friday, 24 February, 8:50pm Geelong 1.3.9 (36)1.0.6 (15)Won by 21 points Etihad Stadium (H)18,880
2Saturday, 3 March Essendon Game cancelledWon by forfeit Wangaratta Showgrounds (A)
3Saturday, 10 March, 5:10pm West Coast 1.10.16 (85)0.7.10 (52)Lost by 33 points Patersons Stadium (A)9,411
PracticeFriday, 16 March, 4:00pm Collingwood 10.20 (80)6.11 (47)Lost by 33 points Visy Park (A)3,000

Regular season

RdDate and local timeOpponentScores(St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)VenueAttendanceLadder
HomeAwayResult
1Sunday, 1 April, 4:10pm Port Adelaide 13.11 (89)13.7 (85)Lost by 4 points AAMI Stadium (A)21,17912th
2Sunday, 8 April, 4:40pm Gold Coast 21.13 (139)7.5 (47)Won by 92 points Etihad Stadium (H)21,0327th
3Saturday, 14 April, 7:40pm Western Bulldogs 5.10 (40)15.13 (103)Won by 63 points Etihad Stadium (A)28,9715th
4Friday, 20 April, 7:50pm Fremantle 11.13 (79)14.8 (92)Lost by 13 points Etihad Stadium (H)30,1727th
5Saturday, 28 April, 7:40pm Melbourne 10.6 (66)12.12 (84)Won by 18 points MCG (A)24,7986th
6Saturday, 5 May, 7:40pm Hawthorn 13.10 (88)18.15 (123)Lost by 35 points MCG (H)42,2899th
7Monday, 14 May, 7:40pm Carlton 19.8 (122)14.14 (98)Won by 24 points Etihad Stadium (H)38,8238th
8Sunday, 20 May, 2:40pm West Coast 18.13 (121)13.13 (91)Lost by 30 points Patersons Stadium (A)38,1749th
9Saturday, 26 May, 4:40pm Sydney 16.15 (111)12.11 (83)Won by 28 points Etihad Stadium (H)34,7377th
10Friday, 1 June, 7:50pm Richmond 16.17 (113)18.13 (121)Lost by 8 points Etihad Stadium (H)49,3379th
11Saturday, 9 June, 4:40pm Gold Coast 7.7 (49)21.18 (144)Won by 95 points Metricon Stadium (A)12,5348th
12Friday, 15 June, 8:10pm Adelaide 17.13 (115)16.15 (111)Lost by 4 points AAMI Stadium (A)36,3948th
13Bye8th
14Sunday, 1 July, 4:40pm North Melbourne 15.13 (103)21.10 (136)Lost by 33 points Etihad Stadium (H)33,1069th
15Saturday, 7 July, 7:40pm Essendon 21.7 (133)8.14 (62)Won by 71 points Etihad Stadium (H)45,8388th
16Saturday, 14 July, 7:40pm Brisbane Lions 14.8 (92)16.9 (105)Won by 13 points The Gabba (A)19,2288th
17Sunday, 22 July, 1:10pm Sydney 15.15 (105)10.16 (76)Lost by 29 points SCG (A)26,83410th
18Sunday, 29 July, 3:15pm Western Bulldogs 16.22 (118)6.6 (42)Won by 76 points Etihad Stadium (H)23,49810th
19Saturday, 4 August, 7:40pm Collingwood 12.19 (91)13.7 (85)Lost by 6 points MCG (A)57,87310th
20Saturday, 11 August, 1:45pm Melbourne 16.11 (107)12.10 (82)Won by 25 points MCG (H)23,46410th
21Friday, 17 August, 7:50pm Geelong 18.15 (123)11.15 (81)Lost by 42 points Etihad Stadium (A)38,16911th
22Saturday, 25 August, 1:45pm Greater Western Sydney 25.13 (163)5.5 (35)Won by 128 points Etihad Stadium (H)17,3279th
23Sunday, 2 September, 1:10pm Carlton 12.19 (91)16.10 (106)Won by 15 points Etihad Stadium (A)31,3939th


Ladder

2012 AFL ladder
PosTeamPldWLDPFPAPPPts
1 Hawthorn 22175026791733154.668 Finals series
2 Adelaide 22175024281833132.568
3 Sydney (P)22166022901629140.664
4 Collingwood 22166021231823116.564
5 West Coast 22157022441807124.260
6 Geelong 22157022091886117.160
7 Fremantle 22148019561691115.756
8 North Melbourne 22148023592097112.556
9 St Kilda 221210023471903123.348
10 Carlton 221111020791925108.044
11 Essendon 221111020912090100.044
12 Richmond 221011121691943111.642
13 Brisbane Lions 22101201904209291.040
14 Port Adelaide 2251611691214478.922
15 Western Bulldogs 2251701542230167.020
16 Melbourne 2241801580234167.516
17 Gold Coast 2231901509248160.812
18 Greater Western Sydney 2222001270275146.28
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

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