2017 St Kilda Football Club season

St Kilda Football Club

2017 season
President	Matt Finnis
Coach	Alan Richardson (4th season)
Captain	Jarryn Geary (1st season)
Home ground	Etihad Stadium (Capacity: 53,347)
AFL season	11th
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The 2017 St Kilda Football Club season was the 121st in the club's history. Coached by Alan Richardson and captained by Jarryn Geary, they competed in the AFL's 2017 Toyota Premiership Season. ^[1]

Squad

St Kilda Football Club

Senior list						Rookie list		Coaching staff
1 Tom Hickey  2 Jake Carlisle  3 Jack Steven  4 Jade Gresham  5 Shane Savage  6 Sebastian Ross  7 Luke Dunstan  8 Blake Acres  9 Jack Steele 10 Nathan Freeman 11 Leigh Montagna 12 Nick Riewoldt 13 Jack Lonie 14 Jarryn Geary (c) 15 Jack Billings 16 Jack Newnes 17 Dylan Roberton 18 Billy Longer 19 Sam Gilbert 20 David Armitage		21 Ben Long 22 Nathan Brown 23 Hugh Goddard 24 Sean Dempster (ret) 25 Koby Stevens 26 Josh Battle 27 Josh Bruce 28 Tim Membrey 29 Jimmy Webster 30 Ed Phillips 31 Brandon White 32 Paddy McCartin 34 Nathan Wright 35 Jack Sinclair 36 Daniel McKenzie 37 Bailey Rice 41 Darren Minchington 42 Lewis Pierce 44 Maverick Weller 45 Jason Holmes				33 Nick O'Kearney 38 Nick Coughlan 39 Darragh Joyce (B) 40 Ray Connellan (B) 43 Rowan Marshall		Head coach Alan Richardson Assistant coaches Danny Sexton (director of coaching and strategy) Aaron Hamill (forwards) Rohan Welsh (defense) Adam Kingsley (midfield) Adam Skrobalak (ruck) Simon McPhee (head of development) Peta Searle (development) Ben McGlynn (development) Danny Frawley (specialist defensive coach) Lindsay Gilbee (Sandringham VFL coach) Robbie Chancellor (manager of performance analysis) Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) (B) Category B rookie (ret) retired Updated: 6 April 2017 Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff

Season summary

Main article: 2017 AFL season

Pre-season

Main article: 2017 JLT Community Series

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance
			Home	Away	Result
1	Thursday 23 February, 7:40pm	Port Adelaide	0.8.9 (57)	0.7.14 (56)	Won by 1 point	Etihad Stadium (H)	5,363
2	Saturday 4 March, 2:05pm	Carlton	0.4.6 (30)	0.18.14 (122)	Won by 92 points	Ikon Park (A)	15,485
3	Sunday 12 March, 7:10pm	Sydney	0.10.14 (74)	0.11.11 (77)	Lost by 3 points	Lavington Sports Ground (A)	6,893

Regular season

Rd	Date and local time	Opponent	Scores(St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)			Venue	Attendance	Ladder	Ref.
			Home	Away	Result
1	Saturday, 25 March (4:35 pm)	Melbourne	13.12 (90)	17.8 (110)	Lost by 20 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	36,249	13th	[2]
2	Saturday, 1 April (4:40 pm)	West Coast	18.8 (116)	13.19 (97)	Lost by 19 points	Domain Stadium (A)	37,749	13th	[3]
3	Sunday, 9 April (1:10 pm)	Brisbane Lions	14.23 (107)	11.10 (76)	Won by 31 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	23,097	10th	[4]
4	Sunday, 16 April (3:20 pm)	Collingwood	7.13 (55)	9.15 (69)	Won by 14 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	36,650	10th	[5]
5	Sunday, 23 April (3:20 pm)	Geelong	13.10 (88)	19.12 (126)	Lost by 38 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	33,884	11th	[6]
6	Saturday, 29 April (1:45 pm)	Hawthorn	8.7 (55)	19.16 (130)	Won by 75 points	University of Tasmania Stadium (A)	15,571	9th	[7]
7	Friday, 5 May (7:50 pm)	Greater Western Sydney	16.12 (108)	12.13 (85)	Won by 23 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	21,160	8th	[8]
8	Saturday, 13 May (2:10 pm)	Carlton	12.13 (85)	10.6 (66)	Won by 19 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	38,014	6th	[9]
9	Saturday, 20 May (1:45 pm)	Sydney	10.8 (68)	18.10 (118)	Lost by 50 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	29,778	9th	[10]
10	Saturday, 27 May (1:45 pm)	Western Bulldogs	13.12 (90)	7.8 (50)	Lost by 40 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	34,685	10th	[11]
11	Bye							11th
12	Friday, 9 June (7:20 pm)	Adelaide	16.15 (111)	7.12 (54)	Lost by 57 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	46,082	12th	[12]
13	Friday, 16 June (7:50 pm)	North Melbourne	10.12 (72)	12.17 (89)	Won by 17 points	Etihad Stadium (A)	26,107	10th	[13]
14	Sunday, 25 June (4:40 pm)	Gold Coast	14.20 (104)	10.12 (72)	Won by 32 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	15,844	8th	[14]
15	Sunday, 2 July (2:40 pm)	Fremantle	12.8 (80)	12.17 (89)	Won by 9 points	Domain Stadium (A)	30,541	8th	[15]
16	Saturday, 8 July (7:25 pm)	Richmond	21.12 (138)	10.11 (71)	Won by 67 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	47,514	7th	[16]
17	Friday, 14 July (7:50 pm)	Essendon	7.15 (57)	17.16 (118)	Lost by 61 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	47,156	9th	[17]
18	Saturday, 22 July (7:25 pm)	Sydney	14.17 (101)	9.5 (59)	Lost by 42 points	SCG (A)	35,773	11th	[18]
19	Saturday, 29 July (4:05 pm)	Port Adelaide	9.9 (63)	8.13 (61)	Lost by 2 points	Adelaide Oval (A)	30,335	11th	[19]
20	Sunday, 6 August (1:10 pm)	West Coast	15.13 (103)	14.11 (95)	Won by 8 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	22,688	11th	[20]
21	Sunday, 13 August (1:10 pm)	Melbourne	14.12 (96)	10.12 (72)	Lost by 24 points	MCG (A)	53,115	11th	[21]
22	Sunday, 20 August (3:20 pm)	North Melbourne	18.19 (127)	12.6 (78)	Won by 49 points	Etihad Stadium (H)	29,126	10th	[22]
23	Sunday, 27 August (3:20 pm)	Richmond	19.8 (122)	12.9 (81)	Lost by 41 points	MCG (A)	69,104	11th	[23]

Ladder

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts	Qualification
1	Adelaide	22	15	6	1	2415	1776	136.0	62	2017 finals
2	Geelong	22	15	6	1	2134	1818	117.4	62
3	Richmond (P)	22	15	7	0	1992	1684	118.3	60
4	Greater Western Sydney	22	14	6	2	2081	1812	114.8	60
5	Port Adelaide	22	14	8	0	2168	1671	129.7	56
6	Sydney	22	14	8	0	2093	1651	126.8	56
7	Essendon	22	12	10	0	2135	2004	106.5	48
8	West Coast	22	12	10	0	1964	1858	105.7	48
9	Melbourne	22	12	10	0	2035	1934	105.2	48
10	Western Bulldogs	22	11	11	0	1857	1913	97.1	44
11	St Kilda	22	11	11	0	1925	1986	96.9	44
12	Hawthorn	22	10	11	1	1864	2055	90.7	42
13	Collingwood	22	9	12	1	1944	1963	99.0	38
14	Fremantle	22	8	14	0	1607	2160	74.4	32
15	North Melbourne	22	6	16	0	1983	2264	87.6	24
16	Carlton	22	6	16	0	1594	2038	78.2	24
17	Gold Coast	22	6	16	0	1756	2311	76.0	24
18	Brisbane Lions	22	5	17	0	1877	2526	74.3	20

Source: AFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) percentage; 3) number of points for.
(P) Premiers

References

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External links

• Official website
• Listing of St Kilda game results in 2017