# 2011 St Kilda Football Club season

The 2011 St Kilda Football Club season was the club's 114th since their introduction to the VFL/AFL in 1897.

## Season Summary
### 2011 Preseason

| 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 / 1 | Friday, 18 February (8:20pm) | Brisbane Lions | 0.2.3 (15) | 1.5.5 (44) | Won by 29 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 24,158 |
| 1 / 2 | Friday, 18 February (9:25pm) | Essendon | 0.5.8 (38) | 0.6.2 (38) | Draw | Etihad Stadium (A) | 24,158 |
| 2 | Saturday, 26 February (7:10pm) | Geelong | 1.6.6 (51) | 1.15.7 (106) | Won by 55 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 24,158 |
| 3 | Friday, 4 March (7:40pm) | Essendon | 0.12.12 (84) | 0.6.9 (45) | Lost by 39 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 17,632 |
| Practice | Saturday, 12 March, 7:00pm | Sydney | 12.12 (84) | 8.5 (53) | Lost by 31 points | BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour (A) | 4,827 |

### 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 | Friday, 25 March (7:40 pm) | Geelong | 6.12 (48) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 1 points | MCG (A) | 42,869 | 10th |
| 2 | Friday, 1 April (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 13.17 (95) | 14.11 (95) | Draw | MCG (H) | 41,465 | 11th |
| 3 | Sunday, 10 April (4:40 pm) | Essendon | 12.12 (84) | 21.10 (136) | Lost by 52 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 47,762 | 12th |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 13th |
| 5 | Thursday, 21 April (7:40 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 11.10 (76) | 13.11 (89) | Won by 13 points | The Gabba (A) | 22,520 | 11th |
| 6 | Saturday, 30 April (7:10 pm) | Adelaide | 13.12 (90) | 9.17 (71) | Lost by 19 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 33,854 | 13th |
| 7 | Monday, 9 May (7:20 pm) | Carlton | 12.9 (81) | 11.18 (84) | Lost by 3 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 38,823 | 14th |
| 8 | Sunday, 15 May (1:10 pm) | Hawthorn | 14.15 (99) | 10.9 (69) | Lost by 30 points | MCG (A) | 42,453 | 15th |
| 9 | Saturday, 21 May (2:10 pm) | Melbourne | 16.10 (106) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 20 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 28.863 | 13th |
| 10 | Saturday, 28 May (1:10 pm) | Fremantle | 7.14 (56) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 46 points | Patersons Stadium (A) | 35,483 | 11th |
| 11 | Saturday, 4 June (7:10 pm) | Collingwood | 16.12 (108) | 7.9 (51) | Lost by 57 points | MCG (A) | 62,991 | 11th |
| 12 | Friday, 10 June (7:40 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 12.9 (81) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 24 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 31,237 | 9th |
| 13 | Saturday, 18 June (7:10 pm) | Geelong | 11.6 (72) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 28 points | MCG (H) | 39,539 | 12th |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 13th |
| 15 | Sunday, 3 July (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 10.10 (70) | 12.7 (79) | Won by 9 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 29,693 | 12th |
| 16 | Sunday, 10 July (2:40 pm) | Port Adelaide | 8.5 (53) | 17.7 (109) | Won by 56 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 16,887 | 11th |
| 17 | Saturday, 16 July (7:10 pm) | West Coast | 13.4 (82) | 9.7 (61) | Won by 21 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 31,416 | 10th |
| 18 | Friday, 22 July (7:40 pm) | Adelaide | 19.13 (127) | 3.6 (24) | Won by 103 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 26,546 | 8th |
| 19 | Saturday, 30 July (7:10 pm) | Gold Coast | 6.18 (54) | 10.14 (74) | Won by 20 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 17,482 | 7th |
| 20 | Friday, 5 August (7:40 pm) | Fremantle | 16.17 (113) | 10.12 (72) | Won by 41 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 26,181 | 6th |
| 21 | Friday, 12 August (7:40 pm) | Collingwood | 10.10 (70) | 14.5 (89) | Lost by 19 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 46,505 | 6th |
| 22 | Sunday, 21 August (1:10 pm) | Sydney | 10.23 (83) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 15 points | ANZ Stadium (A) | 25,025 | 6th |
| 23 | Saturday, 27 August (7:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 19.21 (135) | 10.10 (70) | Won by 65 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 35,848 | 6th |
| 24 | Saturday, 3 September (7:10 pm) | Carlton | 9.12 (66) | 13.8 (86) | Won by 20 points | MCG (A) | 55,606 | 6th |

### 2011 Finals Series

| Final | 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 |
| Final | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
| Second Elimination | Saturday 10 September (7.20pm) | Sydney | 8.9 (57) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 25 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 39,205 |
| Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Qualifying and elimination finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Preliminary finals | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 10 September, MCG | 10 September, MCG | 10 September, MCG | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Collingwood | 12.10 (82) | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | West Coast | 9.8 (62) | 17 September, Patersons Stadium | 17 September, Patersons Stadium | 17 September, Patersons Stadium | | | | |
| | | | West Coast | West Coast | 15.11 (101) | | | | |
| 11 September, MCG | 11 September, MCG | 11 September, MCG | Carlton | Carlton | 15.8 (98) | 23 September, MCG | 23 September, MCG | 23 September, MCG | | | |
| 5 | Carlton | 21.23 (149) | | | | Collingwood | Collingwood | 10.8 (68) | |
| 8 | Essendon | 13.9 (87) | | | | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | 9.11 (65) | 1 October, MCG | 1 October, MCG | 1 October, MCG |
| | | | | | | | | | Collingwood | Collingwood | 12.9 (81) |
| 10 September, Etihad Stadium | 10 September, Etihad Stadium | 10 September, Etihad Stadium | | | | 24 September, MCG | 24 September, MCG | 24 September, MCG | Geelong | Geelong | 18.11 (119) |
| 6 | St Kilda | 8.9 (57) | | | | Geelong | Geelong | 17.15 (117) | | |
| 7 | Sydney | 12.10 (82) | 16 September, MCG | 16 September, MCG | 16 September, MCG | West Coast | West Coast | 10.9 (69) | | |
| | | | Hawthorn | Hawthorn | 19.8 (122) | | | | | | |
| 9 September, MCG | 9 September, MCG | 9 September, MCG | Sydney | Sydney | 13.8 (86) | | | | | |
| 2 | Geelong | 14.14 (98) | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 9.13 (67) | | | | | | | | |

## Ladder

2011 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2592 | 1546 | 167.7 | 80 | Finals series |
| 2 | Geelong (P) | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2548 | 1619 | 157.4 | 76 | Finals series |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2355 | 1634 | 144.1 | 72 | Finals series |
| 4 | West Coast | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2235 | 1715 | 130.3 | 68 | Finals series |
| 5 | Carlton | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2225 | 1700 | 130.9 | 58 | Finals series |
| 6 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1891 | 1677 | 112.8 | 50 | Finals series |
| 7 | Sydney | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1897 | 1735 | 109.3 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2217 | 2217 | 100.0 | 46 | Finals series |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 2106 | 2082 | 101.2 | 40 | |
| 10 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 2060 | 2155 | 95.6 | 36 | |
| 11 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1791 | 2155 | 83.1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Richmond | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 2069 | 2396 | 86.4 | 34 | |
| 13 | Melbourne | 22 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1974 | 2315 | 85.3 | 34 | |
| 14 | Adelaide | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1742 | 2193 | 79.4 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1814 | 2240 | 81.0 | 16 | |
| 16 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1718 | 2663 | 64.5 | 12 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1534 | 2726 | 56.3 | 12 | |