Saints 2009 milestones

[InkerSaint]

I'm collecting some of the game milestones and records this year.

To date:

Rd 1 - Held Sydney goalless for 2 Q's first time since '97.

Rd 2 - Club record 88 tackles, L Montagna 100 games, J Geary 1st AFL goal.

Rd 3 - Club records 15 goalkickers, 436 disposals, C Jones career high 14 tackles, Z Dawson 1st AFL goal. L Ball AFL Army Award.

Rd 4 - Saints lowest opposition score of 28 pts since '71 and lowest score by Freo against Saints, held Freo to record low 8 scoring shots and equal lowest score at Docklands, record 83 pts margin against Freo, C Jones career high 3 goals, S Gilbert career high 28 disposals, S Fisher 100 games.

Rd 5 - At 211.83% the Saints have the highest round 5 percentage in the AFL since Essendon's 220.22% in 1911, held Port Adelaide to their lowest ever half time score of 1.3.9, and their second lowest ever final score of 5.6.36. St Kilda's highest winning margin against Port of 66 points, and best-ever first term at AAMI Stadium with a score of 6.0. L Hayes AFL Army Award.

Rd 6 - N Dal Santo 100 games. 338 = Least points conceded by round 6 since 1967 when Carlton had conceded 324. The Western Bulldogs broke St Kilda's winning streak of quarters won, leaving them with an equal 2nd record of 16 from 2009-R2-Q4 to 2009-R6-Q3.

Rd 7 - the Saints' greatest ever win over Collingwood with 88 points beating the previous record of 73 points in rd 17, 2005. Collingwood's lowest ever score under Mick Malthouse with 5.8.40. Collingwood's lowest score since the rd 21, 1997 figure of 5.9.39 against Adelaide. N Dal Santo and L Montagna both had a career high disposals figure of 38 each. A Schneider career best 5 goals. 5 goals to N Riewoldt marks the first time in his career he has scored 4 or more goals in 4 consecutive matches. Club record 437 disposals beating rd 3 figure of 436. 3rd greatest rd 7 percentage in AFL/VFL history of 208.2% behind Essendon in 1911 with 211.1% and Fitzroy in 1900 with 231.4%.

Rd 8 - J Geary NAB AFL Rising Star nominee.

Rd 9 - 9 wins 0 losses for only the 2nd time in the club's history, behind 2004's 10-0 record. L Hayes 200 games - only the 20th St Kilda player to achieve this milestone. S Milne added 3 goals for a total of 351, the 5th player to have achieved this while at St Kilda.

Rd 10 - N Riewoldt tips 350 goals with a total of 352, equal 2nd on the Coleman list with 32 goals for the season. The Saints match 2004's 10-0 win-loss record.

Rd 11 - Saints go 11-0 to break the club record. J Koschitzke career best 6 goals for a career total of 150 goals.

Rd 12 - Saints hit 12-0 for the season with their 12th win in a row over Carlton. S Gilbert 50 games.

Rd 13 - Richmond hold St Kilda goalless for a quarter for the first time this year. Saints repay Richmond by holding them scoreless for two consecutive quarters (last achieved by Essendon who held Fitzroy scoreless for the first half in round 1, 1995) and restricting them to their lowest score since round 18, 1998 (against Hawthorn, 34-70). J Koschitzke 5 goals for a season total to date of 33, surpassing his season best tally of 30 in 2008. B Goddard career high 35 disposals. M Gardiner 150 games.

Rd 14 - St Kilda goes 14-0 to remain on top of the ladder and become the third team in AFL/VFL history to achieve this winning streak behind Essendon in 2000 (20-0) and Collingwood in 1929 (18-0); defeating Geelong for only their 4th loss in 2 years. Crowd at Etihad Stadium of 54,444 a new AFL record. J Blake 150 games. M Gardiner highest goalkicker for the match with 4, the final one being the matchwinner as well as his 100th AFL goal, and celebrating his 30th birthday on the match day.

Rd 15 - 15-zip. The DVD box set is going to be too big to fit in the Christmas stocking! St Kilda sits two games clear on top of the ladder. L Montagna career high 43 disposals, A McQualter 50 games.

Rd 16 - the Saints pound flag aspirants Adelaide for their 16th straight win, moving into the top 10 for AFL/VFL winning streaks of any kind. It is their 17th consecutive win at Docklands stadium which is a new club record for consecutive wins at any venue. A new club record of 478 disposals with personal career highs for F Ray (39), J Gram (34) and S Baker (32). B McEvoy (8 games) 1st AFL goal.

Rd 17 - 17-0, the 20th Saturday night victory in a row at Docklands for the Saints. More career high disposals this week with N Dal Santo (39), B Goddard (37) and J Blake (31).

Rd 18 - 18-0 with a 1-point nailbiting win. The Saints' winning streak now equal 2nd with Collingwood's 1929 record. R Clarke 50 games, having taken 6 years to reach this milestone after debuting in Rd 17, 2004.

Rd 19 - The day after the '66 Premiers reunion gathering the Saints of 2009 echoed their winning Grand Final score of 10.14 (74), knocking out 2008 Premiers Hawthorn - the only team the Saints had not met this season. 19-0, a win all the more remarkable for its player absences (2008 AA CHF Riewoldt, 2008 AA CHB Fisher, and top 4 possession winners in 2009 Dal Santo, Montagna, Goddard, and Hayes) and a new AFL record of 115 tackles. Debutant Jack Steven also kicked his first goal. C Begley 1st AFL game for the Saints. The winning streak now moves the Saints to clear 2nd, and equal 5th for winning streaks across seasons.

Rd 20 - St. Kilda record their first loss for the season to Essendon by 2 points, in spite of the return of 8 regulars back into the side, and holding the Bombers goalless in the final quarter. S Milne AFL Army Award.

Rd 21 - Another loss for the Saints, the second in a row and the first consecutive loss for the club since Rd 12, 2008. Ironically with second-placed Geelong losing it's Friday night clash the Saints became a lock for the minor premiership (McClelland trophy since 1991), the 3rd such honour in the club's history.

Rd 22 - the Saints log their 20th win to close out the Home & Away season. Conceding 1411 points for the season, St. Kilda set a record for the lowest points-against since the competition was expanded to 22 rounds in 1970. N Riewoldt 6 goals for 3rd place on the Coleman list and a new personal best season tally of 68, surpassing his 2004 tally of 67. He also took 9 marks for a total of 205 for season to date, leading the League tally by 10. S Milne apparently moved into the midfield to record a career high 26 disposals.

QF - St. Kilda defeats Collingwood 80-52, the fifth consecutive finals victory over the Magpies. The last time Collingwood won a final against the Saints was the 1966 Semi Final. Sam Fisher brings his own ball and uses it 42 times for a new career high, as well as taking 16 marks. N Riewoldt 5 goals to clock a total of 27 in finals, passing Barry Breen's club record of 25 set in 1973, and pass Fraser Gehrig's career total of 390 goals for St. Kilda with 393 to take 4th place for the club's all-time goalkickers.

SF - No footy for the Saints but 5 players are named All Australian with Nick Riewoldt at CHF and team captain, Leigh Montagna and Lenny Hayes in the Centre line, and Nick Dal Santo and Brendon Goddard named as interchange players.

PF - The Saints win their way through to the 6th Grand Final in club history (1913, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1997) after a tense struggle against the Western Bulldogs, prevailing in spite of losing contested ball (130-147) and inside-50 (40-57) figures. It is St. Kilda's first victory against the Bulldogs in a final, having only met twice previously in 1992 and 1961. J Gram 100 games.

GF - St. Kilda lost to Geelong in a crushing encounter in the wet, setting a new AFL record for tackles with 118, and Geelong laying 96 to add to a new AFL record for total tackles in a game; and in spite of dominating the inside-50 count 58-42, and winning the first three quarters. F Ray 100 games, C Jones 50 games.

[BringBackMadDog]

After 3 rounds our cumulative score against (198) was the lowest recorded in the National AFL competition

[battye]

After 3 rounds our cumulative score against (198) was the lowest recorded in the National AFL competition

What about after 4 rounds? Surely 28 points couldn't have displaced us

[desertsaint]

On mmm i'm sure they said the lowest score at etiwhateva stadium was 28 by the saints - which freo have now equaled. Did i miss something -anyone know?

[ThePunter]

Who would win the battle of the "28"s?

Compare and contrast the differing experience levels of the two sides who couldn't get past 4 times 7.

St Kilda Round 6 2002

B Schwarze (13th game) Hudghton (108th) Begley (27th)
HB Wulf (10th) Riewoldt (12th) Lawrence (91st)
C Black (74th) Baker (32nd) Beetham (33rd)
HF Callaghan (114th) Oliver (6th) Voss (60th)
F Milne (23rd) Hamill (119th) X Clarke (4th)
Foll Knobel (19th) Hayes (57th) Thompson (115th)
Int Capuano (98th) Maguire (1st) Montagna (1st) Dal Santo (3rd)

Average age at game time: 22 yrs, 115 days

Fremantle Round 4 2008

B Hayden (96th) Johnson (78th) Tarrant (202nd)
HB Head (7th) Grover (150th) Dodd (80th)
C Palmer (24th) Hasleby (170th) Ibbotson (24th)
HF Gilmore (42nd) McPharlin (137th) Schammer (109th)
F Peake (61st) Pavlich (198th) Bradley (62nd)
Foll Sandilands (119th) Crowley (76th) Mundy (90th)
Int Solomon (194th) Hill (4th) Suban (4th) Duffield (27th)

Average age at game time: 25 yrs, 33 days

Fremantle: the worst I've ever seen.

[Saint Bev]

St Kilda Round 6 2002

Wow, thats really interesting, we had a very inexperienced side.

[InkerSaint]

Some good stats came out of round 5. Updated.

[Solar]

Who would win the battle of the "28"s?

Compare and contrast the differing experience levels of the two sides who couldn't get past 4 times 7.

St Kilda Round 6 2002

B Schwarze (13th game) Hudghton (108th) Begley (27th)
HB Wulf (10th) Riewoldt (12th) Lawrence (91st)
C Black (74th) Baker (32nd) Beetham (33rd)
HF Callaghan (114th) Oliver (6th) Voss (60th)
F Milne (23rd) Hamill (119th) X Clarke (4th)
Foll Knobel (19th) Hayes (57th) Thompson (115th)
Int Capuano (98th) Maguire (1st) Montagna (1st) Dal Santo (3rd)

Average age at game time: 22 yrs, 115 days

Fremantle Round 4 2008

B Hayden (96th) Johnson (78th) Tarrant (202nd)
HB Head (7th) Grover (150th) Dodd (80th)
C Palmer (24th) Hasleby (170th) Ibbotson (24th)
HF Gilmore (42nd) McPharlin (137th) Schammer (109th)
F Peake (61st) Pavlich (198th) Bradley (62nd)
Foll Sandilands (119th) Crowley (76th) Mundy (90th)
Int Solomon (194th) Hill (4th) Suban (4th) Duffield (27th)

Average age at game time: 25 yrs, 33 days

Fremantle: the worst I've ever seen.

HOW COOL IS THAT FORWARD LINE

OLLIIIEEEE!!!

LMAO

seriously we had a VFL CHF, a third tall at FF and some odds and ends around them. Thats goes down as one of the worst forward lines. God we were bad weren't we!

Makes it so much sweeter to remember the pain that those 3-4 years caused

[saintbrat]

Rd 6
fairly certain i heard we kept the Dogs to their lowest ever score at Docklands

still only used 24 players in 6 rounds.

[clarky449]

I thought it was lowest score and docklands since 2007

[saintbrat]

could have been clarky449- just heard the end of it

[HarveysDeciple]

Some extra milestones from a player point of view.

Lenny Hayes will play his 200th game in Round 9 (barring prior mishap)

Which I think is against the Lions at the dome?

[InkerSaint]

Added some new figures after last night's smashing of the Pies. There's probably more to come out of that game - let me know of any that you hear about.

[SainterK]

Added some new figures after last night's smashing of the Pies. There's probably more to come out of that game - let me know of any that you hear about.

It's the most we have ever beaten the pies by

[Sainterman]

Highest ever % after 7 rounds at 208.2

[snoopygirl]

Some extra milestones from a player point of view.

Lenny Hayes will play his 200th game in Round 9 (barring prior mishap)

Which I think is against the Lions at the dome?

Please tell me you've miscalculated HD? I have to go to my mother's 70th & will miss the game.

[InkerSaint]

It's the most we have ever beaten the pies by

Already included that one.

Highest ever % after 7 rounds at 208.2

Is that an all-time figure across the entire AFL/VFL comp? There are some pretty scary records if you go back to 1904 and thereabouts.

[bigmicka]

Highest ever % after 7 rounds at 208.2

Is that an all-time figure across the entire AFL/VFL comp? There are some pretty scary records if you go back to 1904 and thereabouts.[/quote]

That is St.Kildas highest percentage after round 7 ever.

Third in round 7 to Fitzroy 1900 231.4 and Essendon 1911 211.1

mic

[InkerSaint]

And here was I thinking it would be a quiet round for stats. New club record for disposals, personal record for Riewoldt added along with 6 other records. Nice work Sainters!

[saintbrat]

Some extra milestones from a player point of view.

Lenny Hayes will play his 200th game in Round 9 (barring prior mishap)

Which I think is against the Lions at the dome?

Please tell me you've miscalculated HD? I have to go to my mother's 70th & will miss the game.

unfortunately he is correct Snoopygirl
on 198 now

Sam Gilbert is 4 of 50- vs nth Melb Rd 11
and Gardi is 5 of 150 - vs Carlton rd 12

[perfectionist]

Best first seven rounds by any club ever (wins plus percentage). In 1900, Fitzroy had one defeat after 7 rounds and in 1911, Essendon had one draw.

[SaintDebi]

Some extra milestones from a player point of view.

Lenny Hayes will play his 200th game in Round 9 (barring prior mishap)

Which I think is against the Lions at the dome?

Please tell me you've miscalculated HD? I have to go to my mother's 70th & will miss the game.

What an inconsiderate day for you mum to have a birthday!
Never mind Snoopygirl. I absolutely adore Lenny, so I'll be sure to cheer him on extra hard for the both of us. Hope your mum has a great night.

[snoopygirl]

I've already told her I'm not happy about missing his milestone game. She told me I could still go to the game & come after, but I know what that means! I'd be written out of the will no doubt. Oh well, I'll just have to make sure I see his 250th.

[IluvHarvey]

Sam Gilbert is 4 of 50- vs nth Melb Rd 11
and Gardi is 4 of 150 - vs Carlton rd 12

I'm confused how can they be different games?

[saintbrat]

Sam Gilbert is 4 of 50- vs nth Melb Rd 11
and Gardi is 5 of 150 - vs Carlton rd 12

I'm confused how can they be different games?

oops
cold fingers
heaters not on yet