In 2018 the club relocated back to Moorabbin Oval, retaining the base in Seaford for future club use. The stripes were later widened to thicker red and black with white trim and numbers. [23], From the 2021 season, New Balance is the club's official on-and-off field apparel partner. St Kilda were one of the foundation clubs for the inaugural VFL season in 1897. A logo change before the start of the 1995 season saw the club make the decision to use the official club crest, which is an officially registered trademark of the club, as the club's official logo in the league. In 2001, St Kilda entered a reserves affiliation with existing VFL club Springvale (which moved to Cranbourne and was renamed Casey in 2006). [46] The St Kilda Football Club Hall of Fame committee for 2010 featured Ross Smith, Greg Westaway, John Beveridge, Russell Holmesby, Neil Roberts, Allan Jeans and Danny Frawley. [12] The club signed a purchase agreement in August 1964 for immediate ownership of the venue to be transferred to St Kilda FC, provided it completed required works at the ground to establish a social club, training facilities and spectator seating on the site in time for the 1965 Premiership season. The Saints won 16 consecutive matches at the venue between Round 7 1965 and Round 1 1967. The St Kilda Football Club Crest first appeared officially on the jumper in approximately 1933, after existing at the club for quite some time beforehand in basic design form. The club had its first AFLW win at RSEA Park in Round 3 that year. In 1965 the purchase agreement was completed, and St Kilda FC was given 100% ownership of the venue via a lump sum payment and an agreement to pay the remainder of the purchase cost off in instalments over 75 years. St Kilda's final home game for premiership points at Waverley Park was the Round 20 match on 14 August 1999, a 25-point loss which ended chances of a third consecutive finals campaign in a row since 1997.[19]. St Kilda FC won its only Junior Premiership in 1957. St Kilda FC has hosted the largest percentage of those games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for Premiership points (14 overall), and used two international venues in New Zealand & China. The St Kilda Saints desperately need a rebound, but they’ll have a tough time of it against the West Coast Eagles at Marvel Stadium. [5][6] On 11 June 1873 another meeting was held to appoint the final committee. From 2017, St Kilda has had a greater involvement in the operation of the VFL club and, from 2018, Sandringham can play three games per year in St Kilda colours. Figure refers to the club's overall finishing position that season. Under the affiliation, reserves players for St Kilda played VFL football with Springvale/Casey. Kevin Billing watched entire 1966 Grand Final on the bench but is just happy to be part of the club’s finest hour. [17] St Kilda's final home game for premiership points at Moorabbin Oval was the Round 20 match on 1 August 1992, an 18-point win over the Fitzroy Lions in front of 27,736. St Kilda Saints FC's first title win of any kind in the Australian Football League was the 1940 Lightning Premiership. From 1919 to 1991 the VFL/AFL operated a reserves competition and, from 1992 to 1999, a de facto AFL reserves competition was run by the Victorian State Football League. Crouch was given a two-game suspension by the AFL for conduct unbecoming after he and former Crows teammate Tyson Stengle were caught by police in possession of an illicit substance last September in the Adelaide CBD. [28] A re-recorded version is currently in use. This is a list of St Kilda Football Club players who have made one or more appearances in the Australian Football League (AFL), known as the Victorian Football League (VFL) until 1990. The Saints first Premiership at the highest level was the 1966 Premiership Season which culminated in a famous one-point win in the 1966 Grand Final.[3]. Updated: 15 May 2021Source(s): Playing list, Coaching staff. St Kilda's final home game for premiership points at the Junction Oval was the Round 18 match on 22 August 1964 against Geelong, which St Kilda won 12.18 (90) to 11.12 (78) in front of a crowd of 37,100.[15]. 1999 - Essendon 20.13.133 d. St Kilda 11.10.76 (Melbourne Cricket Ground) It featured every known player from the club's history in the AFL's name printed on it. St Kilda fielded a reserves team in both of these competitions, allowing players who were not selected for the senior team to play for St Kilda in the lower grade. Ian Stewart was also named a member of the AFL Team of the Century. For a period from 1996 to 2001, a stylised jumper based on the club crest itself was worn. 1982 - Geelong 19.18.132 d. St Kilda 12.11.83 (Melbourne Cricket Ground) The Saints won two consecutive Elimination Finals at Waverley Park in 1972 & 1973. The crest also includes the club's motto, Fortius Quo Fidelius, which is usually translated as "Strength through loyalty". The club's name originates from its establishment base in the bayside Melbourne suburb of St Kilda in 1873. [8][9], St Kilda FC moved from the VFA into the breakaway Victorian Football League (AFL) in 1897.[10]. Rich history, exciting future. [18] St Kilda Football Club retained Moorabbin Oval as a training, administration and entertainment venue. The affiliation ended after the 2008 season. St Kilda FC's first home game at Moorabbin was a 6-point win over Collingwood 8.12 (60) d. 8.6 (54) in front of a record crowd of 51,370, the highest attendance in history at the venue.[16]. St Kilda competed in the Challenge Cup 1874 to 1876, as a senior club in the Victorian Football Association from 1877 to 1879, and in the VFA again from 1886 to 1896. [27] The song was recorded in 1972 by the Fable Singers and released as a single. In December 2010, the club received the keys to a new additional training and administration property in the City of Frankston at Seaford,[29] which was known by its sponsorship name of the Linen House Centre, after its construction was completed at a cost of approximately $9.5 million. The colours of the St Kilda Football Club are red, white and black. Waverley Park was opened by the Victorian Football League in 1972 under the name "VFL Park". 7,708 talking about this. Between 1957 and 1964 the Saints won 72.2% of home games at the venue. The 27-year-old joined St Kilda as a restricted free agent during the off-season but his Saints debut had to be pushed back. A simple nickname was derived on the basis: "if you can't stop saying 'Saint Kilda', just call us the 'Saints'". The project began construction in late 2020 and is due to be completed by the end of 2021 and a cost of approximately $16 Million. St Kilda were one of the eight clubs that took part in the inaugural Victorian Football League (AFL) season in 1897. The change occurred because vertical was more suited to the flora and fauna the club colours are based on. [4] The formation was completed on 2 April 1873. As part of the development deal, the parkland behind the old terraces on the outer side of the ground (that was primarily leased for home game parking and possible future developed of spectator seating) is no longer leased by St Kilda FC and has been released back to the local council. "St Kilda Saints" redirects here. Fantasy Leagues. Club Logo. The club plays in the Australian Football League, the sport's premier league. The club's name originates from its establishment base in the bayside Melbourne suburb of St Kilda in 1873. St Kilda FC's first 9 seasons at Moorabbin Oval were amongst the best in league history. They are based on flora and fauna from the bayside suburbs of Melbourne which include the establishment suburb, St Kilda. The club has used many logos since it was formed in 1873 for promotional and merchandise purposes. The clash jumper is very distinct from the home jumper, bearing red, white and black vertical stripes with white front and back. A table of Night Series Finals St Kilda FC competed in (for teams that failed to qualify for the Finals Series between 1956-71, 1977-78). The song was recorded with all copyright and royalty agreements in place and the AFL has permission to broadcast it publicly at each St Kilda match. ^ Denotes the ladder was split into two conferences. The Saints won 10 consecutive matches at the venue between Round 14 1915 and Round 1 1919, a period where the club wore Beach Sand Yellow instead of the traditional White. St Kilda used several different logos, including some featuring the haloed stick figure in the 1980s and 1990s. St Kilda Football Club has apologised to former player Rod Owen, following an ABC Sport investigation which revealed that Owen was sexually molested by … Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club. St Kilda were one of the foundation clubs for the inaugural VFL season in 1897. The Australian Football League owned facility (which replaced Waverley Park as the league-owned stadium in 2000) is a short walk from the major Melbourne central business district train station "Southern Cross" (formerly known as "Spencer Street"), has a retractable roof, and continues to be St Kilda FC's permanent home. Players that are fit to play for St Kilda FC but not selected are made available to play in the VFL and VFL Women's via that alignment. The St Kilda Football Club, known as the Saints, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Stage one was a two part development with the demolishing of the old Drake and Huggins stands and the construction of new training, entertainment and playing facilities at the venue.[31][32]. St Kilda FC fared well after its opening, winning 18 of its first 25 matches at the new venue in the first 6 seasons, including the first ever finals match at the venue. [2] The Saints field teams in the Australian Football League and AFL Women's. Saints fans, march in here! Shortly after the league officially changed its name to the AFL prior to the start of the 1990 premiership season, the club used a logo with a red, white and black vertically striped design with the goal and behind posts on it, with a stick figure attempting a mark on it with a halo above its head, with the league logo and the club crest on top of either behind post. The AFL embarked on a strategy of grounds rationalisation in the early 1990s and, with Moorabbin Oval's facilities ageing, St Kilda opted to take a deal to move home games to Waverley Park from 1993 and renovate Moorabbin Oval for training, administration and social club purposes. In 1923 the club returned to using the club's original colours of red, white and black in AFL traditional vertical stripe format. [7] St Kilda FC's original home ground was the "Alpaca Paddock", which was a large fenced off area at the St Kilda end of what is now known as Albert Park. By opting in & providing your personal information, you agree to such use by St Kilda and the AFL, in accordance with the AFL and AFL club’s privacy policies. The club's first home game was against Fitzroy in Round 2 of the inaugural season on Saturday 15 May 1897. St Kilda were a foundation team of the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1877 and later, in 1897, became a foundation team in the Victorian Football League (VFL), which later became known as the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1990. [40] The club has also fielded a team in the second-tier VFL Women's league since 2018, in partnership with VFL men's club Sandringham. St Kilda Road Campus is a progressive learning environment where innovation and tradition intertwine. On 14 March 1873 a meeting was held in the Melbourne suburb Windsor to form the St Kilda Football Club that had been previously advertised in the Argus Newspaper.