# 2018 St Kilda Football Club season

The 2018 St Kilda Football Club season was the 122nd in the club's history. Coached by Alan Richardson and captained by Jarryn Geary, they competed in the AFL's 2018 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 | Wednesday 28 February, 7:10pm | Carlton | 13.11 (89) | 9.13 (67) | Lost by 22 points | Ikon Park (A) | 8,098 |
| 2 | Thursday 8 March, 7:05pm | Melbourne | 18.11 (119) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 26 points | Casey Fields (A) | 4,567 |

### 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 | Ref. |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday, 24 March (3:35 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 16.11 (107) | 12.10 (82) | Won by 25 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 23,731 | 6th | |
| 2 | Friday, 30 March (4:20 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.17 (95) | 5.13 (43) | Lost by 52 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 33,966 | 13th | |
| 3 | Saturday, 7 April (7:25 pm) | Adelaide | 7.13 (55) | 15.14 (104) | Lost by 49 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 19,324 | 15th | |
| 4 | Sunday, 15 April (4:40 pm) | Geelong | 15.13 (103) | 7.14 (56) | Lost by 47 points | GMHBA Stadium (A) | 27,338 | 16th | |
| 5 | Saturday, 21 April (1:45 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 10.13 (73) | 9.19 (73) | Match drawn | Etihad Stadium (H) | 14,956 | 15th | |
| 6 | Saturday, 28 April (7:25 pm) | Hawthorn | 13.11 (89) | 7.12 (54) | Lost by 35 points | University of Tasmania Stadium (A) | 15,741 | 16th | |
| 7 | Sunday, 6 May (3:20 pm) | Melbourne | 9.13 (67) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 39 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 25,496 | 16th | |
| 8 | Saturday, 12 May (8:10 pm) | Fremantle | 13.11 (89) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 30 points | Optus Stadium (A) | 41,752 | 16th | |
| 9 | Saturday, 19 May (7:25 pm) | Collingwood | 10.12 (72) | 15.10 (100) | Lost by 28 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 33,994 | 16th | |
| 10 | Saturday, 26 May (1:45 pm) | Richmond | 15.15 (105) | 12.5 (77) | Lost by 28 points | MCG (A) | 48,850 | 16th | |
| 11 | Saturday, 2 June (7:20 pm) | West Coast | 16.5 (101) | 14.4 (88) | Lost by 13 points | Optus Stadium (A) | 54,188 | 16th | |
| 12 | Saturday, 9 June (7:25 pm) | Sydney | 7.13 (55) | 19.12 (126) | Lost by 71 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 27,569 | 16th | |
| 13 | Saturday, 16 June (4:35 pm) | Gold Coast | 11.12 (78) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 2 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 10,181 | 16th | |
| 14 | Bye Round | Bye Round | Bye Round | Bye Round | Bye Round | Bye Round | Bye Round | 16th | |
| 15 | Sunday, 1 July (1:10 pm) | Melbourne | 18.9 (117) | 18.11 (119) | Won by 2 points | MCG (A) | 38,910 | 15th | |
| 16 | Saturday, 7 July (4:35 pm) | Port Adelaide | 12.14 (86) | 7.8 (50) | Lost by 36 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 36,253 | 15th | |
| 17 | Friday, 13 July (7:50 pm) | Carlton | 16.20 (116) | 7.10 (52) | Won by 64 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 33,780 | 15th | |
| 18 | Friday, 20 July (7:40 pm) | Richmond | 8.9 (57) | 16.15 (111) | Lost by 54 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 36,269 | 15th | |
| 19 | Saturday, 28 July (4:05 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 13.8 (86) | 8.13 (61) | Lost by 25 points | Spotless Stadium (A) | 12,014 | 15th | |
| 20 | Saturday, 4 August (7:25 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 9.14 (68) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 35 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 20,748 | 15th | |
| 21 | Friday, 10 August (7:50 pm) | Essendon | 18.14 (122) | 11.13 (79) | Lost by 43 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 37,483 | 15th | |
| 22 | Saturday, 18 August (7:25 pm) | Hawthorn | 11.10 (76) | 12.8 (80) | Lost by 4 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 24,795 | 16th | |
| 23 | Sunday, 26 August (4:40 pm) | North Melbourne | 14.10 (94) | 17.15 (117) | Lost by 23 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 19,866 | 16th | |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Richmond | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2143 | 1574 | 136.1 | 72 | 2018 finals |
| 2 | West Coast (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2012 | 1657 | 121.4 | 64 | 2018 finals |
| 3 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2046 | 1699 | 120.4 | 60 | 2018 finals |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1972 | 1642 | 120.1 | 60 | 2018 finals |
| 5 | Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2299 | 1749 | 131.4 | 56 | 2018 finals |
| 6 | Sydney | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1822 | 1664 | 109.5 | 56 | 2018 finals |
| 7 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1898 | 1661 | 114.3 | 54 | 2018 finals |
| 8 | Geelong | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 2045 | 1554 | 131.6 | 52 | 2018 finals |
| 9 | North Melbourne | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1950 | 1790 | 108.9 | 48 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1780 | 1654 | 107.6 | 48 | |
| 11 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1932 | 1838 | 105.1 | 48 | |
| 12 | Adelaide | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1941 | 1865 | 104.1 | 48 | |
| 13 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1575 | 2037 | 77.3 | 32 | |
| 14 | Fremantle | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1556 | 2041 | 76.2 | 32 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1825 | 2049 | 89.1 | 20 | |
| 16 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 1606 | 2125 | 75.6 | 18 | |
| 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1308 | 2182 | 59.9 | 16 | |
| 18 | Carlton | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1353 | 2282 | 59.3 | 8 | |