# 2016 St Kilda Football Club season

The 2016 St Kilda Football Club season was the 120th in the club's history. Coached by Alan Richardson and captained by Nick Riewoldt, they competed in the AFL's 2016 Toyota Premiership Season.

## Season summary
### Pre-season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | Saturday 20 February, 2:05pm | North Melbourne | 1.9.10 (73) | 0.18.9 (117) | Lost by 47 points | Norm Minns Oval, Wangaratta (H) | 6,216 |
| 2 | Sunday 6 March | Brisbane Lions | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Game Cancelled | Harrup Park Country Club, Mackay (A) | |
| 3 | Sunday 13 March, 4:10pm | Melbourne | 1.14.14 (107) | 0.12.11 (83) | Lost by 24 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 8,621 |

### Regular season

| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder |
| 1 | Sunday, 27 March (2:50 pm) | Port Adelaide | 20.13 (133) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 33 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 42,896 | 13th |
| 2 | Saturday, 2 April (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 5.6 (36) | 13.15 (93) | Lost by 57 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 37,7353 | 18th |
| 3 | Saturday, 9 April (1:45 pm) | Collingwood | 18.11 (119) | 14.6 (90) | Won by 29 points | MCG (H) | 50,903 | 13th |
| 4 | Saturday, 16 April (2:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 13.9 (87) | 13.6 (84) | Lost by 3 points | Aurora Stadium (A) | 36,650 | 12th |
| 5 | Sunday, 24 April (1:10 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 12.7 (79) | 19.12 (126) | Lost by 47 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 21,052 | 13th |
| 6 | Saturday, 30 April (1:45 pm) | Melbourne | 15.9 (96) | 20.15 (135) | Won by 39 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 27,260 | 12th |
| 7 | Sunday, 8 May (3:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 11.9 (75) | 11.16 (82) | Lost by 7 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 27,254 | 13th |
| 8 | Sunday, 15 May (2:40 pm) | West Coast | 20.12 (132) | 3.11 (29) | Lost by 103 points | Domain Stadium (A) | 36,140 | 14th |
| 9 | Sunday, 22 May (4:40 pm) | Essendon | 16.13 (109) | 9.9 (63) | Won by 46 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 29,026 | 13th |
| 10 | Saturday, 28 May (4:35 pm) | Fremantle | 15.11 (101) | 10.7 (67) | Won by 34 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 17,927 | 13th |
| 11 | Sunday, 5 June (4:10 pm) | Adelaide | 19.19 (133) | 6.9 (45) | Lost by 72 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 40,896 | 13th |
| 12 | Sunday, 12 June (1:10 pm) | Carlton | 17.8 (110) | 12.6 (78) | Won by 32 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 47,945 | 12th |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 12th |
| 14 | Saturday, 25 June (7:25 pm) | Geelong | 14.9 (93) | 13.12 (90) | Won by 3 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 28,745 | 12th |
| 15 | Saturday, 2 July (1:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 15.18 (108) | 8.20 (68) | Lost by 40 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 14,071 | 13th |
| 16 | Sunday, 10 July (4:40 pm) | Essendon | 14.14 (98) | 17.7 (109) | Won by 11 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 25,204 | 12th |
| 17 | Sunday, 17 July (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 15.20 (110) | 11.8 (74) | Won by 36 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 26,389 | 10th |
| 18 | Saturday, 23 July (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 9.6 (60) | 11.9 (75) | Won by 15 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 26,532 | 9th |
| 19 | Saturday, 30 July (7:25 pm) | North Melbourne | 12.13 (85) | 8.14 (62) | Lost by 23 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 44,287 | 10th |
| 20 | Sunday, 7 August (1:10 pm) | Carlton | 7.9 (51) | 19.8 (122) | Won by 71 points | MCG (A) | 37,797 | 9th |
| 21 | Saturday, 13 August (7:25 pm) | Sydney | 11.10 (76) | 23.8 (146) | Lost by 70 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 33,059 | 10th |
| 22 | Saturday, 20 August (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 6.10 (46) | 7.13 (55) | Won by 9 points | MCG (A) | 35,255 | 9th |
| 23 | Sunday, 28 August (1:10 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 25.11 (161) | 15.13 (103) | Won by 58 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 21,834 | 9th |

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2221 | 1469 | 151.2 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 2 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1554 | 143.8 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2134 | 1800 | 118.6 | 68 | 2016 finals |
| 4 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2380 | 1663 | 143.1 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 5 | Adelaide | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2483 | 1795 | 138.3 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 6 | West Coast | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2181 | 1678 | 130.0 | 64 | 2016 finals |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs (P) | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1857 | 1609 | 115.4 | 60 | 2016 finals |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1956 | 1859 | 105.2 | 48 | 2016 finals |
| 9 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1953 | 2041 | 95.7 | 48 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2055 | 1939 | 106.0 | 40 | |
| 11 | Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1944 | 1991 | 97.6 | 40 | |
| 12 | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1910 | 1998 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 13 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1713 | 2155 | 79.5 | 32 | |
| 14 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1568 | 1978 | 79.3 | 28 | |
| 15 | Gold Coast | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1778 | 2273 | 78.2 | 24 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1574 | 2119 | 74.3 | 16 | |
| 17 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1770 | 2872 | 61.6 | 12 | |
| 18 | Essendon | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1437 | 2356 | 61.0 | 12 | |