125-747: St Kilda Football Club ( AFLW ) (2020–) VFL/AFL (1965–1992) Moorabbin Oval (also known as RSEA Park under a naming rights agreement) is an Australian rules football ground in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia at Linton Street in the suburb of Moorabbin . The ground was most notable as the home of the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League , serving as its home ground for VFL/AFL matches from 1965 until 1992, and as its primary training and administrative base from 1965 until 2010. In 2018
250-576: A licensed social club and to invest £375,000 for ground improvements over the first 45 years of the deal (a period which expired at approximately the end of 2009). The Moorabbin Football Club, then the defending VFA premiers, supported the move and attempted an amalgamation with St Kilda, actions which resulted in its suspension from the VFA . A new grandstand was finished before the 1965 VFL season. St Kilda FC also agreed to lease parkland belonging to
375-487: A 73-point loss to Geelong. In 2010, Collingwood finished as minor premiers, and after wins in the qualifying and preliminary finals, reached the first Grand Final against St Kilda . The match finished as a draw, forcing the first grand final replay in 33 years. Collingwood won the replay by 56 points. Key defensive player Nick Maxwell captained the club to victory and midfielder Scott Pendlebury (who had already won his first of eventually three Anzac medals earlier in
500-442: A broad-ranging internal review. The emergence of new-generation players such as Taylor Adams , Adam Treloar and Jordan De Goey , alongside key talls Brodie Grundy and Mason Cox mixed well with veterans Pendlebury and Steele Sidebottom . Collingwood jumped from 13th in 2017 to 3rd in 2018, sensationally knocking out reigning premiers Richmond in the preliminary final before falling five points short after leading for most of
625-576: A community gym, recovery centre and yoga studio. The centre was opened on 1 March 2022 with VIPs in attendance including AFL CEO Gillion McLachlan , Nick Riewoldt , Stewart Loewe , Gary Lyon , Jason Dunstall and film star Eric Bana . Victorian Tourism Minister Martin Pakula and Senator Jane Hume also attended. In August 2021, the Saints announced a multi-million dollar upgrade of the ground’s turf, drainage and irrigation system and footpaths. Funding
750-540: A draw – the third drawn grand final in VFL/AFL history. St Kilda midfielder Lenny Hayes won the Norm Smith Medal for the player judged best on ground in the match, making him the first St Kilda player to ever win the medal. Owing to the draw, a second grand final match was played the following week. In the grand final replay, Collingwood won by 56 points. In December 2010, the club was granted ownership of
875-841: A goal or less, losing to Geelong by 6 points in the Qualifying Final, and Sydney by 1 point in the Preliminary Final. McRae was awarded the Monjon Allan Jeans Senior Coach of the Year Award by the AFL Coaches Association for the 2022 season. The 2023 season marked a shift in the club's leadership, as long-time team captain Scott Pendlebury stepped down from the role he had held from 2014 to 2022. Darcy Moore
1000-462: A halo, holding the competition's logo. In 1989, just prior to the league officially becoming the AFL, the club used a logo with a red white and black vertically striped design with the goal and behind posts on it, with a stick figure attempting a mark on it with a halo above its head, with the league logo and the club crest on top of either behind post. The VFL league logo was replaced with the AFL logo when
1125-688: A healthy Anzac Day rivalry with Essendon since 1995. Collingwood fields a reserves team in the Victorian Football League (formerly the VFA) and women's teams in the AFL Women's and VFL Women's competitions. It also owned and operated a netball team in the National Netball League from 2017 to 2023. The Collingwood Football Club was established on 12 February 1892. Collingwood played its first game in
1250-503: A healthy Anzac Day rivalry with Essendon since 1995. Collingwood's two opponents in the themed Rivalry Rounds staged to date have been Carlton (2005–2006, 2009) and Richmond (2007–2008). Arising from the fact that the two areas neighbour each other, Richmond and Collingwood were both highly successful in the late 1920s to the early 1930s; the clubs played against each other in five grand finals between 1919 and 1929 (Collingwood won in 1919, 1927, 1928 and 1929, while Richmond won in 1920). In
1375-460: A loss in their 2011 elimination final, Ross Lyon left the club, despite one year remaining on his contract, to coach Fremantle . Former Sydney, Fremantle and West Coast player and Collingwood assistant coach Scott Watters was announced as Lyon's replacement in October 2011. The years after the departure of Ross Lyon did not prove fruitful for St Kilda. They failed to make the finals in 2012 for
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#17327910725051500-501: A member of the losing side. Despite a very successful home-and-away next season, they were again defeated by the Lions in the 2003 Grand Final , this time in thoroughly convincingly fashion. Following those Grand Final losses, Collingwood struggled for the next two years, finishing 13th in 2004 and second-last in 2005; the latter meant Collingwood was eligible for a priority pick which the club used to recruit Dale Thomas . Collingwood made
1625-487: A phenomenon wittily dubbed "Colliwobbles". Whether this perception is accurate remains a subject of debate; having only won one and drawn one of its last six Grand Finals. Lou Richards ceremoniously buried the Colliwobbles at Victoria Park after the club's 1990 premiership. The 1990 premiership team , coached by Leigh Matthews and captained by Tony Shaw , had a one-sided grand final win against Essendon ,
1750-576: A preliminary final to eventual premiers the Sydney Swans at ANZ Stadium . The club qualified for finals once more in 2013, though were surprisingly eliminated in the first week by underdogs Port Adelaide at home. The result prompted the Magpies coaching staff to begin making radical changes to the club's playing list, which saw premiership players Heath Shaw , Sharrod Wellingham , Heritier Lumumba among others leave for other clubs or retire. Over
1875-577: A preliminary final. The following year saw a similar result, with the club being defeated in a preliminary final by Sydney. St Kilda's 2006 AFL season saw the club finish in sixth position at the end of the home and away rounds and qualify for a third successive finals series. St Kilda were eliminated by Melbourne in the elimination finals. During this season, Robert Harvey broke the all-time games record for St Kilda when he played in his 324th premiership season match in Round 7. On 11 October 2006, Ross Lyon
2000-479: A record crowd of 51,370 against Collingwood in Round 1, 1965, a record that was never broken. When it was first used, Moorabbin Oval was the third largest ground by capacity in metropolitan Melbourne after the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Princes Park ; it was relegated to fourth place following the opening of VFL Park in 1970. St Kilda FC won its first Minor Premiership in 1965 and played in
2125-420: A record of 12 wins, nine losses and two draws, with percentage separating them from eighth-placed arch-rival Carlton. In doing so, Collingwood became the third reigning premier in four years (after Richmond in 2021 and Geelong in 2023) to miss the finals. Throughout the club's history, Collingwood has worn a guernsey of black and white vertical stripes. The all white jumper, with the three black vertical stripes
2250-481: A reputation as perennial underachievers, much of this attributed to their record of finishing last more often than any other club in the league (27 times), having the longest current premiership drought and fourth-longest in history (58 years) , as well as having the second-lowest all-time win percentage of any team still playing in the league (after the Gold Coast Suns ). Additionally, St Kilda have been
2375-497: A return to the finals in 2006, finishing fifth, but were defeated by the Western Bulldogs by 41 points in its elimination final. A loss to Essendon (who were on the bottom of the ladder at the time) late in the season ultimately cost them the double chance. The 2007 season saw them finish sixth on the ladder at season's conclusion, and in the finals they knocked out the grand finalists of the past two years, Sydney , in
2500-462: A second stage of development after a state government grant of $ 13 million was publicly announced on 13 April 2018. Stage 2 will include the construction a Community Health & Wellbeing Centre, a four-lane lap pool, a hydrotherapy pool, male and female changerooms, an additional gym, integrated classroom/suite spaces and a 1000-seat grandstand. Work on Stage 2 commenced in August 2019. In November 2020
2625-493: A total of 18 wins and 5 losses, and ultimately finishing first overall on the ladder. In the first Qualifying Final of the 2023 AFL Finals, Collingwood (9.6.60) defeated Melbourne (7.11.53) by 7 points. In the preliminary final, Collingwood (8.10.58) defeated the Giants (8.9.57) by 1 point, to secure a spot in the 2023 AFL Grand Final . In a closely contested match, Collingwood (12.18.90) defeated Brisbane (13.8.86) by 4 points to win
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#17327910725052750-749: A winning percentage of around 86% across the four seasons, and an average winning margin of about five goals. In 1929 they also became the only team in history to go through a home-and-away season undefeated. Collingwood remains the only club in the history of the VFL/AFL to have been declared premiers on four successive occasions. In the 1950s, the Melbourne Football Club enjoyed an era of unprecedented success, winning five premierships in six years (the last coming in 1960, and having been runner up in 1954). Collingwood lost two Grand Finals to Melbourne in this decade, but bounced back to win premierships in 1953 and 1958. Collingwood's 1958 premiership
2875-580: A year at Marvel Stadium since 2014. Collingwood is a working-class suburb and the Collingwood Football Club supporter base traditionally came from the working class (though its supporter base today goes far beyond). Many of the club's supporters who regularly attend games still come from the working class or from lower socio-economic groups, leading to jokes from supporters of other clubs which typically stereotype their Collingwood counterparts as poor, crude and ignorant. Collingwood
3000-464: Is far reaching as evidence by memberships, crowds, broadcast ratings and more recently, the emergence of influential digital media, such as the Pie Hard podcast. "Good Old Collingwood Forever" is the team song of the Collingwood Football Club. The lyrics were written by player Tom Nelson during Collingwood's 1906 tour of Tasmania, making it the oldest of the team songs currently used in the AFL. It
3125-421: Is much cherished by the club as it prevented Melbourne from equalling Collingwood's record four premierships in a row. The 1958 premiership was however to be Collingwood's last for 32 years, as the club was to suffer a string of Grand Final defeats in coming decades. A string of eight Grand Final losses, often by narrow margins, between 1960 and 1981 gave rise to a perception that the club was prone to "choking",
3250-555: Is sung to the tune of " Goodbye, Dolly Gray ", originally a song written in connection with the Spanish–American War , then a popular Boer War and First World War anthem. It is the only AFL team song to reference the barracker, an Australian rules football term for fan. The current version of the song played at the ground during game day was recorded in 1972 by the Fable Singers. The lyrics are as follows: In 1983,
3375-433: Is the iconic strip that the club is most associated with. The current incarnation of the guernsey is mostly black, with white stripes on the front and lower half of the back, and white numbers. The main clash guernsey is the reverse of this: mostly white, with black stripes and black numbers, worn in away matches against clubs with a predominantly dark guernsey such as Fremantle and Port Adelaide . A secondary clash guernsey
3500-407: Is traditionally reviled by non-Collingwood supporters ("You either love 'em or you hate 'em"). The dislike of the club by outsiders is said to have originated during the 1920s and 1930s, a period of great success for the club which drew the envy and resentment of other clubs. In this period, Collingwood was also perceived as a Catholic and Irish club, at a time when these groups were looked down upon by
3625-412: Is unique among the AFL clubs in now utilising this as its official nickname. Dating back to as early as the 1890s, and to as late as the 1950s, the "Seagulls" was also in use as a nickname, but this has fallen out of use. In 1945, the club adopted the moniker "Panthers"; however, this was short-lived. St Kilda's traditional and current home guernsey has three vertical panels of red, white and black on
3750-506: The 1902 VFL Grand Final . Collingwood was the most successful Victorian club of the 1920s and 1930s, appearing in 13 out of a possible 20 Grand Finals during the period. Collingwood were premiers six times during this time, including four consecutive premierships between 1927 and 1930, a VFL record, and two consecutive premierships in 1935 and 1936. The club's coach during this period was Jock McHale , who served as coach from 1912 to 1949. Collingwood also had three Brownlow Medallists during
3875-399: The 2008 AFL season and were assigned an away final against Adelaide at AAMI Stadium . After at one point trailing in the match, Collingwood went on to end Adelaide's season and earn a semi-final meeting against St Kilda . Having defeated the Saints in both their regular season meetings, Collingwood lost convincingly, ending their 2008 season. The 2009 season saw Collingwood finish inside
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4000-557: The Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. Founded in 1892 in the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood , the club played in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) before joining seven other teams in 1896 to form the breakaway Victorian Football League (VFL), known today as the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally based at Victoria Park , Collingwood now plays home games at
4125-543: The Brownlow Medal . He remains the only person in league history to win both the league's best and fairest Brownlow Medal and the Coleman Medal in the same season. The league was officially renamed the Australian Football League prior to the start of the 1990 premiership season . A competitive 1991 AFL season saw St Kilda qualify for a finals series for the first time since 1973, qualifying fourth at
4250-544: The Melbourne Cricket Ground and has its headquarters and training facilities at Olympic Park Oval and the AIA Centre . Collingwood has played in a record 45 VFL/AFL Grand Finals (including rematches), winning 16 (tied with Carlton and Essendon ), drawing two and losing 27 (also a record). Regarded as one of Australia's most popular sports teams, Collingwood, as of 2013, attracted the highest attendance figures and television ratings of any professional football club in
4375-516: The St Kilda Cricket Club Ground (the "Junction Oval") to Moorabbin Oval at the end of the 1964 season. The council invested a further £100,000 to bring the venue to VFL standards and expand its capacity to 50,000. The St Kilda Football Club signed a 75-year - £5,000 per year (initially) deal for the ground with an up front lump sum payment, under which it became ground manager, and committed to invest £120,000 in establishing
4500-482: The Victorian Football Association (VFA) against Carlton on 7 May 1892. The club won the VFA Premiership in 1896. In 1897, Collingwood, along with fellow VFA clubs Fitzroy , Melbourne , St Kilda , Carlton , Essendon , South Melbourne and Geelong split from the VFA and formed the Victorian Football League (VFL). Collingwood won its first premiership in 1902, defeating Essendon by 33 points in
4625-543: The wooden spoon in 2000 . The following two years were similar, finishing second-last in both seasons. During this period, St Kilda recruited players such as Justin Koschitzke , Nick Riewoldt , Nick Dal Santo and Brendon Goddard who were mainstays of the team over the following decade. In 2004 , St Kilda won a club record of 10 consecutive matches from round 1 to round 10. The club returned to finals, eventually being defeated by eventual premiers Port Adelaide in
4750-472: The 1950s, finishing tenth. Allan Jeans retired from coaching two years later after 16 seasons coaching St Kilda, citing burnout as his reason for retirement. After Lindsay Fox was appointed club president in 1979, the club's outstanding debt of $ 1.45 million was addressed. Many senior players and Allan Jeans accepted a deal to be paid 22.5 cents for each dollar they were owed. Additionally, non-football creditors received 7.5 cents for each dollar owed. The club
4875-473: The 1960s with the 75-year payment deal and attempts to force St Kilda out of Moorabbin Oval by those who claimed to take offence at the club ownership of it were common – particularly after St Kilda won its first Premiership in 1966. After home games ceased being played at Moorabbin Oval, the club maintained its training and administrative base at the ground. The ground was extensively renovated to provide training, administration and entertainment facilities within
5000-773: The 1980 Grand Final, Richmond handed Collingwood an 81-point defeat, a record at the time, causing Collingwood to lose an 8th Grand Finals in a row. Both clubs continue to draw large crowds to their meetings in each season, and the two were the subject of a 'recruiting war' throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with David Cloke, Geoff Raines, Brian Taylor, Wally Lovett, Phillip Walsh, Steven Roach, Gerald Betts, Neil Peart, Peter McCormack, Kevin Morris, Craig Stewart, Ross Brewer, Michael Lockman, Rod Oborne, Allan Edwards, John Annear, Noel Lovell and Bob Heard all exchanging clubs, as well as coach Tom Hafey (moving to Collingwood in 1977 following four flags at Punt Road). Melees have been fought between
5125-431: The 2010 and 2011 seasons, before assuming the head coaching position at the start of the 2012 season . Malthouse, who had been contracted to take on a "head of coaching" role, elected to leave the club rather than put Buckley in what he regarded as an awkward position. Under Buckley, Collingwood continued to be successful in the short term, qualifying inside the top-four in the 2012 season, before falling 26 points short in
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5250-556: The 2017 season, which was the club's 125th anniversary year. In 2020, the club commissioned an independent review into claims of racism at the club. In February 2021, the report was leaked to journalists and revealed that "while claims of racism have been made across the AFL, there is something distinct and egregious about Collingwood's history" and that "what is clear is that racism at the club has resulted in profound and enduring harm to First Nations and African players. The racism affected them, their communities, and set dangerous norms for
5375-539: The 2019 trade period, four high-profile players requested a trade to St Kilda and many discussions were held with other players looking to move. In the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season , the club managed 10 of a possible 17 wins to qualify for their first finals series since 2011. During the finals campaign, St Kilda would defeat the Western Bulldogs in an elimination final by 3 points, bringing
5500-494: The 2023 AFL Premiership, equalling the league-record of 16 VFL/AFL premierships for the club. The 2024 season would prove to be a disappointment for the reigning premiers. Collingwood started the year poorly, losing the first three matches of their flag defence before recovering strongly to lose just once in the following eleven games. Despite this, the Magpies finished the season in indifferent fashion, winning just four of their last nine matches. They ultimately finished ninth with
5625-652: The AFL has permission to broadcast it publicly at each St Kilda match. Prior to 1965, when St Kilda played at the Junction Oval, the club's song was an adaptation of " I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside ". Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club , nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies , is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne , Victoria that competes in
5750-488: The AFL. Additionally, St Kilda are in an alignment with the Sandringham Football Club in the modern VFL. St Kilda have won a single premiership to date, a one-point win in the 1966 VFL Grand Final against Collingwood. They have also qualified for the grand final on six additional occasions. The club has won the minor premiership three times, in 1965 , 1997 and 2009 . St Kilda have developed
5875-744: The AFL. St Kilda moved to the Seaford base after the 2010 season; but, the club still managed Moorabbin Oval and used it as a retail, museum, entertainment and occasional training venue. Renamed RSEA Park - St Kilda's Moorabbin venue was approved for a $ 30 million redevelopment financed by the State Government, St Kilda Saints Football Club, Australian Football League, Kingston Council and local football leagues. The St Kilda Football Club returned to Moorabbin Oval as its primary training and administrative base in March 2018. The venue will also serve as
6000-638: The Brownlow Medal count. At the time, Skilton was awarded the medal on count-back. The league later decided to award a Brownlow Medal to any player who was eligible to win who tied on the same number of votes as a winner who won on count-back – with Howell receiving the Brownlow retrospectively. In 1958, St Kilda won the Consolation Night Series competition , a competition that was played between clubs that had failed to qualify for
6125-486: The Collingwood Football Club on 9 February 2021, although he had initially wanted to see the year through for a seamless transition until being compelled to step down. Buckley stepped down after Round 13 of the 2021 AFL season , and assistant coach Robert Harvey took over as the caretaker coach until the end of the season. Harvey focused on developing youth and letting them play, with Collingwood winning 2 out of their 9 remaining games. In September 2021, Craig McRae
6250-492: The Grand Final. St Kilda ceased playing home games at Moorabbin Oval after 1992 and began playing home fixtures at Waverley Park , as part of the AFL's grounds rationalization strategy of the early 1990s. The club received $ 430,000 upfront and $ 120,000 per year for three years from the AFL as part of the change, which helped to clear some of the club's debt. St Kilda's final home game for premiership points at Moorabbin Oval
6375-603: The Huggins Stand and a heritage museum in the Drake Stand. The G.G. Huggins Stand had three internal floors that contained player rooms, a fully equipped player gymnasium, football department meeting rooms, administration offices, a membership department, gaming room and bar, the Trevor Barker Room (a function room with a bar), club shop, trophy and memorabilia display areas and other facilities. In 2007,
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#17327910725056500-534: The Linen House Centre, a new training and administration property in the City of Frankston at Seaford valued at approximate $ 11 million. Following the season, the club announced a record net profit of $ 7.467 million for season 2010. St Kilda also achieved a new record membership for a single season and were the 2nd-most-watched team on television, rating 22,777,092 viewers across the season. Following
6625-404: The Magpies recording a 48-point victory and ending a 32-year premiership drought which included eight grand final losses and one draw. The sight of club great Darren Millane , who died in a car-crash one year later, holding the ball aloft in triumph at the final siren is one of the indelible images of the match. After the drought-breaking premiership, the club lapsed into a state of decline for
6750-481: The Moorabbin Football Club as a new team, the council began negotiating for existing VFL clubs, many of which were dissatisfied with their home grounds at the time, to move to Moorabbin. In 1963, both Richmond and Fitzroy were approached, and then in early 1964, the council came to an agreement with the St Kilda Football Club . St Kilda relocated its training, playing and administrative base from
6875-562: The Olympic Park Complex. The Collingwood Football Club also used Olympic Park Stadium being adjacent to Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre as its outdoor training ground from 2004 until 2012, when it was demolished. After this occurred, Collingwood Football Club moved its outdoor training ground to the newly developed Olympic Park Oval that replaced the space of the stadium after demolition. The club's original primary home ground, where they played their AFL home games
7000-483: The Oval in their song A Decent Cup of Coffee St Kilda Football Club#Women's teams The St Kilda Football Club , nicknamed the Saints , is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne , Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league. The club's name originates from its original home base in the bayside Melbourne suburb of St Kilda in which
7125-533: The Saints renamed the Health and Wellbeing Centre to the Danny Frawley Centre for Health and Wellbeing, in honour of their former captain. The facility is a multi-purpose space capable of delivering wellbeing programs to schools and community groups of up to 250 participants and will also include dedicated mental health facilities and consultation rooms. It also houses a 25m lap pool, hydrotherapy pool,
7250-453: The VFL were not successful and, in 1899, they had the lowest score ever recorded in a VFL/AFL match, one point against Geelong. The club lost 48 consecutive games, recording their first win on 5 May 1900, against Melbourne. This match initially ended as a draw, but a protest launched by St Kilda saw the result overturned, resulting in a 1-point victory to St Kilda. In 1902, Charlie Baker became
7375-564: The Victorian Football League, from 1897 onwards. St Kilda were one of the eight clubs that took part in the inaugural VFL season in 1897. They made their debut in an away game against Collingwood on 8 May 1897 at Victoria Park . The club's home ground in the new league was the Junction Oval in the suburb of St Kilda, Victoria and the club's first home game was against Fitzroy . St Kilda's early years in
7500-423: The club briefly merged with University to stay financially viable. In March 1888, a decision was made to amalgamate St Kilda with nearby Prahran Football Club. St Kilda retained their colours, name and ground as well as picking up a number of Prahran players. St Kilda competed as a senior club in the VFA from 1877 to 1879, 1881 to 1882 and 1886 to 1896 before accepting an invitation into the breakaway competition,
7625-639: The club temporarily changed their official colours to include yellow in place of white. This was done to avoid association with the German Empire, who had the same colours as St Kilda at the time. The club resumed normal operation in 1918 and fared well initially, qualifying for finals and being defeated in the semi-finals. However, the following years saw St Kilda consistently struggle with poor form. The club qualified for finals once between 1919 and 1938, although during this time period Colin Watson became
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#17327910725057750-433: The club was established in 1873. The club also has strong links to the south-eastern suburb of Moorabbin due to it being the long-standing location of their training ground. St Kilda were one of five foundation teams of the Victorian Football Association (VFA), now known as the Victorian Football League (VFL), and later became one of eight foundation teams of the original Victorian Football League in 1897, now known as
7875-459: The club when home games at Moorabbin ceased in 1992. The 75-year deal precludes Moorabbin Oval from being sold until approximately 2039. The St Kilda Football Club left their original home ground, the Junction Oval after the 1964 season and moved to Moorabbin Oval, motivated by the desire to operate its own venue. In March 1964, the club arranged a deal to move its playing, training and administrative base to Moorabbin Oval with all home games at
8000-422: The club's 2011 AFL season, Malthouse left Collingwood after deciding not to stay on as "director of coaching". Star midfielder Dane Swan won the 2011 Brownlow Medal with a then-record 34 votes. Malthouse would leave having coached the club to eight finals series and four grand finals in 12 years. Nathan Buckley, regarded as one of Collingwood's greatest players, was appointed assistant coach under Malthouse for
8125-399: The club. Former St Kilda coach Ross Lyon would be reinstated as senior coach for the 2023 season. In the 2023 season , Ross Lyon's first season back as coach, St Kilda would return to the finals, finishing sixth with a 13–10 record. They would be defeated by Greater Western Sydney by 24 points in the elimination final. In 2017, following the inaugural AFL Women's (AFLW) season, St Kilda
8250-445: The competition changed names in 1990. The St Kilda Football Club crest first appeared officially on the jumper in 1933, after existing at the club for quite some time beforehand in basic design form. The crest became an iconic feature of the club's jumper – a well-known and recognisable symbol of the club. The crest also includes the club's motto, Fortius Quo Fidelius , which is usually translated as "Strength through Loyalty". As with
8375-416: The elimination final and then West Coast in overtime at Subiaco Oval in the semi-final. Having earned a preliminary final against Geelong , Collingwood lost to the eventual premiers, by five points in one of the most memorable preliminary finals in over a decade. Nathan Buckley would announce his retirement at season's end after playing just five games in 2007 due to injury. Collingwood finished eighth in
8500-453: The end of the home and away rounds. However, the club failed to win a final, being defeated by Geelong. St Kilda finally broke through the following year, winning its first finals series match since 1973 against Collingwood. St Kilda won the 1996 Ansett Australia Cup competition, also known as the pre-season cup. The team defeated Carlton in the final 20.10 (130) to 10.12 (72) in front of 66,888 people at Waverley Park. Nicky Winmar became
8625-486: The end of the home-and-away season. The club made significant on-field and administrative changes in the late 2010s. It was a foundation member of the inaugural AFL Women's competition in 2017 and in the same year established the Collingwood Magpies Netball team, a division of the club competing in the professional National Netball League . Collingwood unveiled a new permanent logo at the end of
8750-405: The eventual premiers, Hawthorn, in the preliminary final. St Kilda's 2009 season is considered one of the most dominant home-and-away seasons in AFL history. The club won 20 games—the best-ever home and away record for the club—as well as winning 19 games in a row before being defeated by Essendon. In Round 14, St Kilda defeated Geelong by six points , with both teams being undefeated prior to
8875-422: The first St Kilda player to be the league's leading goalkicker in a home and away season with 30 goals. Six successive wins at the start of the 1907 season helped St Kilda to its first finals appearance, qualifying third with nine wins and eight losses. The club was beaten by eventual premiers Carlton . The following year, the club once again qualified in third position and were again eliminated by Carlton in
9000-499: The first St Kilda player to win the Michael Tuck Medal for best player on the ground in the 1996 Ansett Australia Cup Final. Despite this success, the club failed to make the finals. In the 1997 season , St Kilda qualified for the finals series in first position at the end of the home and away rounds with 15 wins and 7 losses, winning the second minor premiership in the club's history. St Kilda defeated Brisbane in
9125-497: The first St Kilda player to win the league's highest individual award, winning the 1925 Brownlow Medal . Additionally in 1936, forward Bill Mohr kicked 101 goals, winning the leading goalkicker award and becoming the first St Kilda player to kick 100 goals or more in a season. The club qualified for finals in 1939 , finishing the season in fourth after a record run of eight consecutive victories. The team had its first finals win since 1913, against Richmond , but were eliminated in
9250-476: The first and most recent match in 2024 ending in draws respectively. The rivalry between Collingwood and Melbourne was at its peak between 1955 and 1964, when the two played off in the grand final on five occasions. This included the 1958 Grand Final where Collingwood's victory prevented Melbourne from equalling Collingwood's record of four premierships in succession (1927–1930). The old rivalry with Melbourne has faded in recent decades due to Melbourne not enjoying
9375-568: The first finals victory to the club since 2010 preliminary final against the same opponent. Richmond would later defeat St Kilda by 31 points in the semi-final, ending their campaign. In the following 2021 season, the club would decline in performance, leading to the club finishing 10th with only a 10–12 record. In the 2022 season, after starting at an impressive 8-3 record by round 11, the club would then win only three of their last 11, leading to an 11-11 record, finishing 10th once again. On October 14, 2022, senior coach Brett Ratten would be sacked by
9500-496: The first time since 2007 and continued poor performances that ultimately culminated in the club finishing last in 2014. Despite this, the 2013 season marked a historic moment for St Kilda and the AFL when St Kilda hosted the first premiership match outside of Australia in New Zealand . Following the 2013 season, senior coach Scott Watters was sacked. On 14 November, former Port Adelaide director of coaching Alan Richardson
9625-409: The front, with the club crest located on the left breast. The guernsey has a plain black back, white ribbing and white numbers. The away guernsey is similar. The current clash guernsey is similar to other guernseys but has extra white panels on either side of the red and black panels. The guernsey has a white back, with the tri-colour panels continuing below the number. It retains the white ribbing of
9750-476: The grand final, Ross Lyon signed a three-year extension to his coaching contract until the end of the 2012 season . The following year, St Kilda experienced a similar level of success, qualifying for the finals in third position. The club recorded their first win against Geelong in a finals match in the 2nd qualifying final and eventually qualified for the Grand Final against Collingwood. The match ended in
9875-559: The ground was once again reopened as the primary training and administrative base for St Kilda. In 1951, the growing City of Moorabbin committed to developing a fenced football venue that was up to Victorian Football Association standards to be used by the Moorabbin Football Club . The strong club had been admitted from the Federal District League to the VFA in 1951 , and its continued admission
10000-429: The home and away season as minor premiers for the first time in the club's history. St Kilda defeated Collingwood in the second semi-final to progress into the grand final. The club finished second in the 1965 premiership season, being defeated by Essendon in the 1965 VFL Grand Final . Following their successful 1965 season, St Kilda qualified for finals in consecutive years for the first time since 1907–08. The club
10125-693: The home ground for the Sandringham Dragons and the Southern Football League and other local community clubs and leagues. Stage 1 was due for completion in November 2018. As part of the upgrade, the Drake Stand and G. G. Huggins stand were removed. As part of the deal, the leased parkland outside the property borderline on the outer side of the ground was released back to the local council, with St Kilda FC no longer required to maintain rental payments. Moorabbin Oval commenced
10250-411: The home guernseys and has black numbers. St Kilda has used multiple different logos since it was formed in 1873. Prior to 1976, no clubs in the VFL used logos in an official capacity. Many early club logos were printed in the same shield design frame and had each club's individual colours, name and design in them. St Kilda used a consistent design in the 1970s and 1980s, featuring a stick figure bearing
10375-427: The ladder in the 2000 AFL season and in the 2001 AFL season , only narrowly missing the finals in the latter year. Collingwood met reigning premiers Brisbane in the 2002 Grand Final and were regarded as massive underdogs, eventually falling just 9 points short of an improbable premiership. Buckley, the captain, became just the third player to win the Norm Smith Medal as best afield in the Grand Final despite being
10500-448: The line "Oh, the premiership's a cakewalk" was briefly changed to "there is just one team we favour" as it was felt to be embarrassing due to the long period the club had been without a premiership. However, the change was unpopular and was quickly reverted. Carlton is considered to be the club's most bitter arch-rival (for full details see Carlton–Collingwood AFL rivalry ), with Richmond close behind. Collingwood has also enjoyed
10625-411: The local council on the outer side of the ground outside the clubs property - so that if further spectator seating or carpark developments occurred there would be more room for the constructions. The St Kilda Football Club completed its financial obligation to make ground improvements prior to the end of 2009, including redeveloping the G.G. Huggins Stand into the main training and administration base for
10750-495: The local council, and complete the required works by a deadline date to ensure the agreement was ratified and the purchase was complete. The remaining purchase cost of Moorabbin Oval was scheduled to be repaid over the subsequent agreement period of 75 years, which ends in 2039. St Kilda Football Club's move to Moorabbin Oval was highly successful. In its first season at the new ground the club played in front of capacity crowds. The Saints' first ever home game at Moorabbin attracted
10875-449: The match against West Coast in the 2018 Grand Final , the senior team's 27th defeat in a Grand Final. Buckley's growth as a coach was partially credited for the rapid improvement. In 2019, Collingwood had another strong season, finishing fourth on the ladder, but they were unable to return to the Grand Final after a shattering four-point defeat to Greater Western Sydney in the first preliminary final. In 2020, Collingwood finished 8th at
11000-542: The match. The game broke multiple records, including highest-ever crowd for an AFL match at Docklands Stadium (54,444). The game was sold out two weeks in advance, causing a change in timeslot (moving from 2:10 pm to 3:10 pm) so that the Seven Network could broadcast the game live in Victoria. St Kilda eventually progressed to that year's grand final , when they were defeated by Geelong by 12 points. Following
11125-588: The most significant beneficiary of AFL funding of the Victorian clubs in the decade up to 2022, and have gained the reputation of being a mendicant club as a result. On 14 March 1873, a meeting was held in Windsor to form the St Kilda Football Club. At this meeting, a provisional committee of men were elected. The formation was completed on 2 April 1873, and on 11 June 1873 another meeting
11250-517: The nation, across all codes. In 2023, it topped the AFL membership ladder with 106,470 members. The club's song, " Good Old Collingwood Forever ", dates back to 1906, making it the oldest team song currently used in the AFL. Its home guernsey consists of black and white stripes, based on the colours of the Australian magpie . Historically, the club's biggest rivals have been neighbouring clubs Carlton and Richmond . Collingwood has also enjoyed
11375-433: The new venue starting the 1965 season . The club signed a preliminary purchase agreement in August 1964, locking the club into Moorabbin Oval facilities for 75 years with no bail-out clause, provided it completed required works at the ground to establish a social club, training facilities and spectator seating on the site in time for the 1965 Premiership season. The club had to invest a set amount, combined with funds from
11500-431: The next four years, younger talent was drafted but the club's win–loss recorded continued to deteriorate. Collingwood failed to make finals from 2014 through to the end of the 2017 season , progressively sliding down the ladder each year. Buckley came under intense media pressure to resign or be sacked from his position, though club administrators elected to grant him a two-year extension to his contract in October 2017 after
11625-602: The next two seasons, before poor results in 1998 and 1999 saw Shaw announce his resignation. Media personality, sports journalist and administrator Eddie McGuire was elected President in October 1998. He oversaw the installation of new head coach Michael Malthouse in October 1999, whose appointment proved to be a masterstroke in reviving the club on-field. Under Malthouse, the acquisition and emergence of players such as Paul Licuria , Alan Didak , Anthony Rocca and Nathan Buckley resulted in Collingwood quickly moving up
11750-450: The nickname "Saints", the club crest has no religious associations. A logo change before the start of the 1995 season saw the club make the decision to use the official club crest as the club's official logo in the league. The club song is an adaption of " When The Saints Go Marching In ". The song was recorded in 1972 by the Fable Singers and released as a single. The song was recorded with all copyright and royalty agreements in place, and
11875-574: The period, with Syd Coventry winning in 1927, Albert Collier in 1929 and Harry Collier in 1930. The club's ruthlessly successful period later earned the club the nickname "The Machine". American journalist and author Sam Walker included the Machine team in his book The Captain Class , which listed some the author's greatest teams in the history of world sport. The Collingwood team of 1927–30 not only achieved four straight premierships, but did so with
12000-458: The preliminary final by Collingwood. St Kilda won three of the first four games early in the 1940 season and were on top of the ladder after Round 4, however, the club went on to finish second last. Despite prominent players emerging for the club such as Harold Bray , Keith Drinan , Peter Bennett and later Neil Roberts , St Kilda were rarely competitive for the duration of the 1940s. The 1950s were initially as uncompetitive for St Kilda as
12125-544: The preliminary final in front of a crowd of 94,959, which caused the rivalry to reach its highest point since 1980. Games between these two clubs regularly attract large crowds regardless of whether they are in finals contention or not. Collingwood has enjoyed an Anzac Day rivalry with the Essendon Football Club since 1995, when the first Anzac Day clash took place. After the 2024 match, Collingwood have won this contest 17 times and Essendon 11 times, with
12250-443: The premiership season finals series. St Kilda defeated Carlton 16.13 (109) to 15.11 (101). In 1961, after finishing sixth in 1960, Allan Jeans was appointed coach. In his first season as coach, St Kilda qualified for the final four for the first time since 1939. The club lost to Footscray in the first semi-final. The club qualified for finals again in 1963 , but was eliminated in the semi-finals again. In 1965, St Kilda finished
12375-485: The premiership. However, the team's performance declined severely, losing six of their final eight matches to from first to sixth at the conclusion of the premiership season. After qualifying for the finals in consecutive seasons, St Kilda were defeated narrowly by Sydney in the qualifying finals and then eliminated comprehensively by Melbourne in the semi-finals. During the early part of the decade, St Kilda struggled, winning only two matches and drawing one to finish with
12500-499: The prior decade. The club failed to make the finals for the first half of the decade, and won three wooden spoons over the period. At the end of 1955, Alan Killigrew was appointed as the club's coach. As part of Killigrew's plan to reinvigorate the club, 17 players were removed from the club's list - one of the most substantial list turnovers in VFL history. Between 1957 and 1959, St Kilda won three consecutive Brownlow Medals. The 1959 winner, Verdun Howell , tied with Bob Skilton in
12625-439: The public." Collingwood President Eddie McGuire suggested that the report signalled "A historic and proud day" for the media and club which was working towards addressing racism and that it "was not a racist club". Many criticised McGuire's response, including AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan , Héritier Lumumba , former Indigenous Collingwood player Tony Armstrong and a Victorian Senator, among others. McGuire later apologised for
12750-414: The qualifying finals and North Melbourne in the preliminary finals to move through to the grand final. St Kilda finished second after being beaten in the 1997 AFL Grand Final by Adelaide. The 1998 season initially appeared to be equally strong for the club. After Round 14 of the season, St Kilda was on top of the ladder in Round 14 with eleven wins and three losses and were tipped as warm favourites for
12875-558: The relationship between the club and the City of Kingston deteriorated, and St Kilda announced that it would move its primary administrative and training base away from Moorabbin. A new facility was built at Belvedere Park in Seaford , approximately 21 kilometres south of Moorabbin; the development was a St Kilda Football Club development in conjunction with the Frankston City Council, the State Government of Victoria and
13000-553: The remainder of the decade, culminating with the club's second wooden spoon in 1999. The Magpies returned to finals, though were quickly eliminated, in the 1992 season against St Kilda and in the 1994 AFL season against West Coast . Matthews left as head coach at the end of the 1995 season and was replaced at the start of the following year by 1990 premiership captain Tony Shaw , who had only retired from football 18 months earlier. Mid-table finishes under Shaw were achieved for
13125-402: The remarks. On 4 February, 150 Collingwood players from the men's and women's teams penned an open letter apologising "to anyone who, through their association with our club, has been marginalised, hurt or discriminated against due to their race." First-grade footballer Darcy Moore said that the players were "humiliated and shocked" by the report's findings. McGuire stood down as President of
13250-633: The rest of Australian society and subjected to a considerable degree of social exclusion. According to a 2001 study, Collingwood ' s old home ground of Victoria Park had a reputation as one of the worst venues for racial vilification, though it has also been said that the problem was similar at all grounds. Collingwood has however been involved in several high-profile incidents of this type, such as those involving indigenous players Nicky Winmar in 1993 and Adam Goodes in 2013. Michael Long ' s accusation of racial vilification against Collingwood ruckman Damian Monkhorst in 1995 also led directly to
13375-473: The same level of on-field success, however, it remains strong and is an annual scheduled fixture on the Kings Birthday public holiday. Collingwood Football Club had its original training and administration base at Victoria Park from 1892 until 2004. In 2004, Collingwood Football Club moved its primary administrative and training base to the purpose-built Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre at
13500-471: The semi-finals. The 1913 season saw major improvement with the team finishing fourth, eventually being defeated in the Grand Final by Fitzroy. Owing to the finals system at the time, Fitzroy, who had been defeated by St Kilda the previous week, were allowed to challenge St Kilda to a rematch the following week. St Kilda lost the rematch 7.14 (56) to 5.13 (43). Owing to World War I, St Kilda went into recess in 1916 and 1917. Just prior to their recession,
13625-446: The teams in two recent matches—Round 20, 2009, and Round 2, 2012—with almost all players from both teams involved in the altercations. Both teams played each other 3 times during 2018, with all three games attracting massive crowds. Crowds of 72,157 and 88,180 were recorded between both home-and-away games, with Richmond winning both times, until Collingwood unexpectedly pulled off a massive upset in their finals game, smashing Richmond in
13750-407: The top-four for the first time since 2003, but in the qualifying final were beaten by minor premiers St Kilda convincingly. Having won a second chance, Collingwood struggled against Adelaide for the second year in a row before John Anthony kicked the match-winning goal with a minute left to send them into another preliminary final meeting with Geelong. But the season ended abruptly for the Magpies, with
13875-405: The year) was awarded the Norm Smith Medal . The club won a second consecutive minor premiership in 2011, and qualified for the Grand Final after a three-point victory against Hawthorn in the preliminary final. However, Collingwood was then beaten by Geelong by 38 points in the decider, after trailing by seven points at three-quarter time. Following the Grand Final loss, which also marked the end of
14000-421: Was among eight clubs that applied for licences to enter the competition from 2019 onwards. In September 2017, the club was announced as one of four clubs to receive a licence to join the competition in 2020 . The club's on-field nickname is the "Saints", usage of which dates back to as early as the 1870s. Many clubs' early nicknames were derived from an abbreviation or demonym of the club's suburb, but St Kilda
14125-506: Was announced as new senior coach for the next three years. Following further poor performances in the 2018 and 2019 seasons, Richardson was advised that his contract would not be renewed for 2020. As a result, he resigned from his position as senior coach. Assistant coach Brett Ratten took over as caretaker coach. After winning three of the season's last six games, Ratten was appointed permanent senior coach in September 2019. During
14250-426: Was appointed as head coach of the club for the 2022 season and onwards. In his first season as Senior Coach, McRae led the club from a 17th place finish in the previous year, to 4th place on the ladder at the conclusion of the 2022 regular season, which included an 11 game winning streak and an AFL record of 11 separate wins by under 12 points. Collingwood would go on to lose two of their three Finals games in 2022 by
14375-407: Was appointed as the new head coach for St Kilda, replacing Grant Thomas . After missing finals in 2007 , St Kilda again qualified for the finals in 2008 . A 108-point win over Essendon in the final home-and-away round saw the club take fourth position for the finals series. St Kilda were defeated by Geelong in the qualifying finals, defeated Collingwood in the semi-finals and were eliminated by
14500-460: Was at Victoria Park from 1892 until 1999. Since 2000, The club's primary home ground has been the Melbourne Cricket Ground , even though the club had already experimented playing home games at the venue since 1993, where in the period between 1994 and 1999, the club would play seven of its home games at the MCG, while retaining three at Victoria Park. Additionally, the club has played two home games
14625-540: Was contingent on the council developing Moorabbin Oval for its use. The venue became one of the highest quality venues in the Association and was noted for having the largest playing surface in the Association, similar in size to the Melbourne Cricket Ground . Starting from 1960, the Moorabbin Council worked actively to bring VFL football to the venue. After it was found that the VFL was unlikely to admit
14750-713: Was contributed by the Federal Government, Victorian Government, Kingston City Council and the AFL. The turf upgrade was expected to be completed by mid-February 2022. Moorabbin Oval was the home of the Melbourne Reds in the former Australian Baseball League from 1994 to 1999. An abandoned Moorabbin Oval was the site of a police targeting sniper in Season 1 Episode 3 of the Melbourne-based police drama Rush . Weddings Parties Anything references
14875-414: Was defeated in the second semi-final by Collingwood - however, the club defeated Essendon in the preliminary final in to qualify for the 1966 VFL Grand Final . St Kilda defeated Collingwood by a single point to win their first premiership in 68 seasons. The following year, St Kilda failed to qualify for the finals series, finishing fifth. Despite continued finals appearances in the early 1970s, St Kilda
15000-534: Was held to appoint the final committee. The club's original home ground was colloquially nicknamed the "Alpaca Paddock", which was a large fenced-off area at the St Kilda end of what is now known as Albert Park . During its formation years, the club underwent multiple mergers. In June 1873, it merged with the South Yarra Football Club and adopted the red from their colour scheme. In 1875,
15125-459: Was introduced in 2011 and is used only in matches against North Melbourne due to similarity between the two uniforms. The alternate uniform is black with only two white stripes on each side instead of three. Traditionally, Collingwood has worn a white guernsey with black stripes. The club switched to the black guernsey with white stripes in 2001. Nike is the current manufacturer of the Magpies' apparel. Collingwoods cultural reach and impact
15250-669: Was the Round 20 match on 1 August 1992, an 18-point win over the Fitzroy Lions in front of 27,736. The St Kilda Football Club played 254 matches for premiership points at Moorabbin Oval between 1965 and 1992, with an average attendance of 21,232. In the late 1970s and early to mid-1980s, when St Kilda suffered from severe financial hardship and had generally weak results, the ground was often quite muddy due to ground management issues including security. Other organisations who did not own their home base or stadium took exception at St Kilda FC's "groundbreaking" deal to buy Moorabbin Oval in
15375-420: Was ultimately able to settle with its creditors for $ 195,000. Despite these efforts, continuing financial pressures and defeats saw the club remain in the bottom three for every season between 1979 and 1986. In 1987 , Tony Lockett won the league's Coleman Medal for leading goalkicker in the home-and-away season, the fourth St Kilda player to achieve this. Lockett also became the seventh St Kilda player to win
15500-404: Was unable to win a second premiership - being defeated by the eventual premiers in each finals series between 1970 and 1973. During this 4-year period, St Kilda qualified for the 1971 VFL Grand Final . Despite leading by 20 points at the beginning of the last quarter, they were defeated by Hawthorn by 7 points. In 1974 , St Kilda declined to the lower half of the ladder for the first time since
15625-447: Was voted as the club's new captain for the 2023 season and beyond. The Magpies entered the 2023 season with the aim to build upon their strong performance in the 2022 season. Key offseason additions included Tom Mitchell (from Hawthorn), Bobby Hill (from GWS), and Billy Frampton (from Adelaide) through trades, and signing Dan McStay to the club as a free agent. Collingwood had a successful second season under Craig McRae, securing
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