# 2014 St Kilda Football Club season

The 2014 St Kilda Football Club season was the 118th in the club's history. Coached by Alan Richardson and captained by Nick Riewoldt, they competed in the AFL's 2014 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, 19 February, 7:10pm | Western Bulldogs | 0.10.7 (67) | 1.7.5 (56) | Lost by 11 points | Simonds Stadium (A) | 2,894 |
| 2 | Saturday, 1 March, 4:40pm | Greater Western Sydney | 7.11.10 (139) | 0.10.11 (71) | Lost by 68 points | Robertson Oval, Wagga Wagga (A) | 7,944 |
| Practice | Saturday, 8 March, 12:30pm | Port Adelaide | 18.7 (115) | 16.10 (106) | Lost by 9 points | Alberton Oval (A) | 6,000 |

### 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 | Saturday, 22 March (7:40 pm) | Melbourne | 10.8 (68) | 6.15 (51) | Won by 17 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 31,657 | 8th |
| 2 | Saturday, 29 March (1:40 pm) | Greater Western Sydney | 15.5 (95) | 13.10 (88) | Won by 7 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 19,640 | 6th |
| 3 | Saturday, 5 April (4:40 pm) | West Coast | 12.11 (83) | 8.10 (58) | Lost by 25 points | Patersons Stadium (A) | 36,448 | 9th |
| 4 | Sunday, 13 April (3:20 pm) | Adelaide | 7.8 (50) | 20.16 (136) | Lost by 86 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 22,923 | 12th |
| 5 | Saturday, 19 April (7:40 pm) | Essendon | 9.11 (65) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 16 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 36,041 | 9th |
| 6 | Friday, 25 April (7:45 pm) | Brisbane Lions | 11.13 (79) | 12.10 (82) | Lost by 3 points | Westpac Stadium (H) | 13,409 | 11th |
| 7 | Saturday, 3 May (1:45 pm) | Hawthorn | 27.13 (175) | 4.6 (30) | Lost by 145 points | MCG (A) | 32,924 | 12th |
| 8 | Monday, 12 May (7:20 pm) | Carlton | 9.15 (69) | 15.11 (101) | Lost by 32 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 26,708 | 14th |
| 9 | Sunday, 18 May (4:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 13.9 (87) | 19.11 (125) | Lost by 38 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 14,625 | 15th |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 16th |
| 11 | Friday, 30 May (7:50 pm) | Collingwood | 8.6 (54) | 21.14 (140) | Lost by 86 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 34,855 | 16th |
| 12 | Saturday, 7 June (4:10 pm) | Port Adelaide | 19.15 (129) | 9.5 (59) | Lost by 70 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 42,374 | 17th |
| 13 | Sunday, 15 June (1:10 pm) | Geelong | 20.13 (133) | 5.7 (37) | Lost by 96 points | Simonds Stadium (A) | 25,180 | 18th |
| 14 | Sunday, 22 June (3:20 pm) | West Coast | 10.10 (70) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 33 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 17,317 | 18th |
| 15 | Saturday, 28 June (2:10 pm) | Richmond | 11.7 (73) | 18.9 (117) | Lost by 44 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 28,487 | 18th |
| 16 | Sunday, 6 July (1:10 pm) | Carlton | 24.7 (151) | 10.6 (66) | Lost by 85 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 29,297 | 18th |
| 17 | Saturday, 12 July (2:10 pm) | North Melbourne | 13.14 (92) | 3.15 (33) | Lost by 59 points | Blundstone Arena (A) | 10,641 | 18th |
| 18 | Saturday, 19 July (4:40 pm) | Fremantle | 17.16 (118) | 9.6 (60) | Won by 58 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 16,594 | 18th |
| 19 | Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) | Gold Coast | 17.15 (117) | 9.10 (64) | Lost by 53 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 12,027 | 18th |
| 20 | Sunday, 10 August (3:20 pm) | Western Bulldogs | 15.9 (99) | 18.14 (122) | Lost by 23 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 30,095 | 18th |
| 21 | Saturday, 16 August (1:45 pm) | Sydney | 19.13 (127) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 71 points | SCG (A) | 31,361 | 18th |
| 22 | Sunday, 24 August (4:40 pm) | Richmond | 15.8 (98) | 10.12 (72) | Lost by 26 points | MCG (A) | 47,200 | 18th |
| 23 | Sunday, 31 August (2:50 pm) | Adelaide | 22.9 (141) | 9.8 (62) | Lost by 79 points | Adelaide Oval (A) | 44,969 | 18th |

## Standings

2014 AFL ladder :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
| 1 | Sydney | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2126 | 1488 | 142.9 | 68 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn (P) | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2458 | 1746 | 140.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 3 | Geelong | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2033 | 1787 | 113.8 | 68 | Finals series |
| 4 | Fremantle | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2029 | 1556 | 130.4 | 64 | Finals series |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2180 | 1678 | 129.9 | 56 | Finals series |
| 6 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2026 | 1731 | 117.0 | 56 | Finals series |
| 7 | Essendon | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1828 | 1719 | 106.3 | 50 | Finals series |
| 8 | Richmond | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1887 | 1784 | 105.8 | 48 | Finals series |
| 9 | West Coast | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2045 | 1750 | 116.9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Adelaide | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2175 | 1907 | 114.1 | 44 | |
| 11 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1766 | 1876 | 94.1 | 44 | |
| 12 | Gold Coast | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1917 | 2045 | 93.7 | 40 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1891 | 2107 | 89.7 | 30 | |
| 14 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1784 | 2177 | 81.9 | 28 | |
| 15 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1532 | 2212 | 69.3 | 28 | |
| 16 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1780 | 2320 | 76.7 | 24 | |
| 17 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1336 | 1954 | 68.4 | 16 | |
| 18 | St Kilda | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1480 | 2436 | 60.8 | 16 | |