52-998: Ross Smith may refer to: Australian rules footballers [ edit ] Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1942) , Australian rules footballer for St Kilda Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1965) , Australian rules footballer for North Melbourne Association footballers [ edit ] Ross Smith (Scottish footballer) (born 1992), Scottish association football player Ross Smith (soccer) (born 1980), Canadian association football player Other sportspeople [ edit ] Ross Smith (ice hockey) (born 1953), Canadian ice hockey player Ross Smith (badminton) (born 1985), Australian badminton player Ross Smith (darts player) (born 1989), English darts player Ross Smith (rugby union) (1929–2002), New Zealand rugby union player Others [ edit ] Ross Macpherson Smith (1892–1922), Australian aviator Ross Smith (Australian politician) (born 1938), member of
104-540: 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
156-462: 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
208-460: 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
260-577: 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
312-497: A provisional committee of men were elected. The formation was completed on 2 April 1873, and on 11 June 1873 another meeting 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
364-555: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ross Smith (Australian footballer, born 1942) Ross Gibson Smith (born 12 September 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Smith played with St Kilda as a courageous rover . He won the Brownlow Medal in 1967 and captained Victoria at
416-412: 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
468-533: The 1972 Perth Carnival . He once broke his arm smothering a ball in the late sixties and recovered to captain the Saints in the early seventies. He coached Subiaco to a premiership in 1973. He also coached his former club St Kilda for a single season (1977), leading them only three wins and to their first wooden spoon in 22 years. He also went on to lecture in physical education at Rusden SCV in Melbourne during
520-483: 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 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
572-480: 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
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#1732771927990624-611: The South Yarra Football Club and adopted the red from their colour scheme. In 1875, 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
676-626: 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 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
728-543: 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
780-472: 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
832-635: The 1980s. He was inducted to the Saints inaugural Hall of Fame in 2003. In addition he was chosen as first rover in St Kilda's Team of the Century. This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1940s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . St Kilda Football Club The St Kilda Football Club , nicknamed the Saints , is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne , Victoria. The club plays in
884-539: 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
936-638: 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
988-534: 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
1040-672: The Victorian Legislative Assembly See also [ edit ] Ross Smith Secondary School , Australia, named after the aviator [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ross_Smith&oldid=1233582616 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1092-540: The breakaway competition, 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
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#17327719279901144-639: 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
1196-399: 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
1248-445: 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
1300-453: 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
1352-405: 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
1404-422: 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
1456-499: 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
1508-497: 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
1560-568: 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
1612-496: 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
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1664-409: 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
1716-424: 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 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
1768-476: 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
1820-429: 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
1872-460: 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
1924-542: 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
1976-513: 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
2028-458: 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
2080-443: 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
2132-485: 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
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2184-499: 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
2236-414: 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
2288-671: 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 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,
2340-471: 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,
2392-455: Was against Fitzroy . St Kilda's early years in 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
2444-421: 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
2496-506: 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
2548-407: 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
2600-414: 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
2652-420: 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
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#17327719279902704-404: 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
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