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 they were defeated by Geelong by 12 points.

Summary

NAB Cup

St Kilda was eliminated from the 2009 NAB 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 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.)

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Rookies:

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Squad changes

2008 Trade Week: St Kilda completed a trade with the Western Bulldogs to have Farren Ray and Draft Pick #48 in return for St Kilda giving up Draft Pick #31 to the Bulldogs.
2008 National Draft: Tom Lynch, Rhys Stanley, Nicholas Heyne, Alistair Smith, Paul Cahill, Colm Begley
2009 Rookie Draft: Zac Dawson, Tom Simpkin, Brad Howard, Steven Gaertner, Ross Tungatulum, Samuel McGarry, Blake McGrath

Ladder

2009 AFL ladder
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PP	Pts
1	St Kilda	22	20	2	0	2197	1411	155.7	80	Finals series
2	Geelong (P)	22	18	4	0	2312	1815	127.4	72
3	Western Bulldogs	22	15	7	0	2378	1940	122.6	60
4	Collingwood	22	15	7	0	2174	1778	122.3	60
5	Adelaide	22	14	8	0	2104	1789	117.6	56
6	Brisbane Lions	22	13	8	1	2017	1890	106.7	54
7	Carlton	22	13	9	0	2270	2055	110.5	52
8	Essendon	22	10	11	1	2080	2127	97.8	42
9	Hawthorn	22	9	13	0	1962	2120	92.5	36
10	Port Adelaide	22	9	13	0	1990	2244	88.7	36
11	West Coast	22	8	14	0	1893	2029	93.3	32
12	Sydney	22	8	14	0	1888	2027	93.1	32
13	North Melbourne	22	7	14	1	1680	2015	83.4	30
14	Fremantle	22	6	16	0	1747	2259	77.3	24
15	Richmond	22	5	16	1	1774	2388	74.3	22
16	Melbourne	22	4	18	0	1706	2285	74.7	16

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

References

^ The Courier Mail ^{[dead link]}
^ "Herald Sun". Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "Saints sink Swans - AFL.com.au". Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
^ "Saints sink Crows on road - AFL.com.au". 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "Saints thrash Eagles - AFL.com.au". 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "Saints smash Freo - AFL.com.au". 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "Super Saints smash Power - AFL.com.au". 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "AFL Results - AFL Scores - AFL.com.au". 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
^ "AFL.com.au – St Kilda vs Essendon". Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

External links

Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club

[1] The Courier Mail ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Herald Sun". Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2009.

[3] "Saints sink Swans - AFL.com.au". Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.

[4] "Saints sink Crows on road - AFL.com.au". 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[5] "Saints thrash Eagles - AFL.com.au". 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[6] "Saints smash Freo - AFL.com.au". 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[7] "Super Saints smash Power - AFL.com.au". 25 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[8] "AFL Results - AFL Scores - AFL.com.au". 14 May 2009. Archived from the original on 14 May 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

[9] "AFL.com.au – St Kilda vs Essendon". Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

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