# 2019 St Kilda Football Club season

The 2019 St Kilda Football Club season was the 123rd in the club's history. Coached by Alan Richardson and captained by Jarryn Geary, they competed in the AFL's 2019 Toyota Premiership Season.

## 2018 off-season list changes
### Retirements and delistings

| Player | Reason | Career games | Career goals |
| Koby Stevens | Retired | 91 | 40 |
| Ray Connellan | Delisted | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Goddard | Delisted | 10 | 1 |
| Nathan Wright | Delisted | 35 | 9 |
| Nathan Freeman | Delisted | 2 | 1 |
| Sam Gilbert | Delisted | 208 | 38 |
| Darren Minchington | Delisted | 28 | 22 |
| Maverick Weller | Delisted | 121 | 58 |

### Trades

| Date | Gained | Lost | Trade partner |
| 10 October | Pick 39 | Tom Hickey | West Coast |
| 10 October | Pick 39 | Pick 60 | West Coast |
| 10 October | 2019 4th round pick | 2019 4th round pick | West Coast |
| 12 October | Dan Hannebery | Pick 39 | Sydney |
| 12 October | Pick 28 | 2019 2nd round pick | Sydney |
| 12 October | Dean Kent | Pick 65 | Melbourne |
| 17 October | Pick 46 | Pick 28 | Melbourne |
| 17 October | Pick 36 | | Melbourne |

### National draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Team from | League from |
| 1 | 4 | Max King | Sandringham Dragons | TAC Cup |
| 2 | 41 | Jack Bytel | Calder Cannons | TAC Cup |
| 3 | 47 | Matthew Parker | South Fremantle | WAFL |
| 3 | 54 | Nick Hind | Essendon | VFL |
| 4 | 67 | Robbie Young | North Adelaide | SANFL |

### Rookie draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Team from | League from | Ref |
| 1 | 3 | Callum Wilkie | North Adelaide | SANFL | |

### Pre-season supplemental selection period

| Date | Player | Team from | League from | Ref |
| 14 March 2019 | Jonathon Marsh | East Fremantle | WAFL | |
| 15 March 2019 | Sam Rowe | Carlton | AFL | |

### Mid-season draft

| Round | Overall pick | Player | Team from | League from | Ref |
| 1 | 8 | Jack Mayo | Subiaco | WAFL | |

## 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 | Ref. |
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ref. |
| 1 | Saturday 2 March, 1:10pm | North Melbourne | 11.11 (77) | 15.12 (102) | Won by 25 points | Avalon Airport Oval (A) | 1,596 | |
| 2 | Sunday 10 March, 4:10pm | Western Bulldogs | 12.7 (79) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 14 points | Mars Stadium (A) | 4,384 | |

### 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 | Sunday 24 March, 1:10pm | Gold Coast | 13.8 (86) | 13.7 (85) | Won by 1 point | Marvel Stadium (H) | 20,291 | 9th | |
| 2 | Saturday 30 March, 4:35pm | Essendon | 9.11 (65) | 10.16 (76) | Won by 11 points | Marvel Stadium (A) | 44,252 | 5th | |
| 3 | Sunday 7 April, 5:20pm | Fremantle | 11.5 (71) | 9.12 (66) | Lost by 5 points | Optus Stadium (A) | 38,227 | 10th | |
| 4 | Sunday 14 April, 3:20pm | Hawthorn | 10.14 (74) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 5 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 35,883 | 5th | |
| 5 | Saturday 20 April, 4:35pm | Melbourne | 7.13 (55) | 15.5 (95) | Won by 40 points | MCG (A) | 35,558 | 2nd | |
| 6 | Saturday 27 April, 4:35pm | Adelaide | 10.8 (68) | 15.7 (97) | Lost by 29 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 28,404 | 6th | |
| 7 | Saturday 4 May, 1:45pm | Greater Western Sydney | 18.6 (114) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 44 points | UNSW Canberra Oval (A) | 12,633 | 8th | |
| 8 | Saturday 11 May, 7:25pm | West Coast | 10.10 (70) | 12.16 (88) | Lost by 18 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 24,246 | 12th | |
| 9 | Saturday 18 May, 1:45pm | Collingwood | 17.10 (112) | 10.11 (71) | Lost by 41 points | MCG (A) | 60,702 | 13th | |
| 10 | Sunday 26 May, 3:20pm | Carlton | 9.14 (68) | 8.7 (55) | Won by 13 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 35,058 | 11th | |
| 11 | Sunday 2 June, 2:20pm | Port Adelaide | 9.15 (69) | 22.7 (139) | Lost by 70 points | Jiangwan Stadium (H) | 9,142 | 12th | |
| 12 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 13th | |
| 13 | Saturday 15 June, 1:45pm | Gold Coast | 11.10 (76) | 11.14 (80) | Won by 4 points | Riverway Stadium (A) | 7,243 | 11th | |
| 14 | Saturday 22 June, 4:35pm | Brisbane Lions | 8.11 (59) | 17.13 (115) | Lost by 56 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 22,885 | 11th | |
| 15 | Sunday 30 June, 1:10pm | Richmond | 10.10 (70) | 16.7 (103) | Lost by 33 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 40,962 | 14th | |
| 16 | Sunday 7 July, 3:20pm | North Melbourne | 17.10 (112) | 11.7 (73) | Lost by 39 points | Blundstone Arena (A) | 10,696 | 15th | |
| 17 | Saturday 13 July, 7:25pm | Geelong | 12.12 (84) | 8.9 (57) | Lost by 27 points | GHMBA Stadium (A) | 24,035 | 15th | |
| 18 | Sunday 21 July, 4:40pm | Western Bulldogs | 17.14 (116) | 14.5 (89) | Won by 27 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 21,705 | 14th | |
| 19 | Saturday 27 July, 7:25pm | Melbourne | 15.14 (104) | 13.7 (85) | Won by 19 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 22,854 | 13th | |
| 20 | Saturday 3 August, 7:40pm | Adelaide | 14.8 (92) | 10.10 (70) | Lost by 22 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 39,984 | 14th | |
| 21 | Sunday 11 August, 1:10pm | Fremantle | 10.12 (72) | 10.9 (69) | Won by 3 points | Marvel Stadium (H) | 17,715 | 13th | |
| 22 | Saturday 17 August, 1:45pm | Carlton | 11.12 (78) | 10.8 (68) | Lost by 10 points | MCG (A) | 51,786 | 14th | |
| 23 | Saturday 24 August, 1:45pm | Sydney | 17.7 (109) | 8.16 (64) | Lost by 45 points | SCG (A) | 33,722 | 14th | |

## Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Geelong | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1984 | 1462 | 135.7 | 64 | Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2004 | 1694 | 118.3 | 64 | Finals series |
| 3 | Richmond (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1892 | 1664 | 113.7 | 64 | Finals series |
| 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1885 | 1601 | 117.7 | 60 | Finals series |
| 5 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1902 | 1691 | 112.5 | 60 | Finals series |
| 6 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1926 | 1669 | 115.4 | 52 | Finals series |
| 7 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1941 | 1810 | 107.2 | 48 | Finals series |
| 8 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1702 | 1784 | 95.4 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | Hawthorn | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1742 | 1602 | 108.7 | 44 | |
| 10 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1806 | 1714 | 105.4 | 44 | |
| 11 | Adelaide | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1776 | 1761 | 100.9 | 40 | |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1824 | 1834 | 99.5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Fremantle | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1579 | 1718 | 91.9 | 36 | |
| 14 | St Kilda | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1645 | 1961 | 83.9 | 36 | |
| 15 | Sydney | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1706 | 1746 | 97.7 | 32 | |
| 16 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1609 | 1905 | 84.5 | 28 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1569 | 1995 | 78.6 | 20 | |
| 18 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1351 | 2232 | 60.5 | 12 | |