2012 St Kilda Football Club season

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{{Infobox AFL club season

| club = St Kilda Football Club

| season = 2012

| image =

| imagesize = 120px

| caption = St Kilda's guernsey for the 2012 season

| president =

| coach = Scott Watters

| captain = Nick Riewoldt

| home ground = Etihad Stadium {{Nowrap|(Capacity: 56,347)}}

| regularseason comp = AFL season

| regularseason result = 9th

| finals series = Finals series

| finals result = DNQ

| club b&f = Best and Fairest

| best and fairest = Lenny Hayes

| leading goalscorer = Stephen Milne (56)

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| average attendance =

| prevseason = 2011

| nextseason = 2013

}}

The 2012 St Kilda Football Club season was the 116th in the club's history. Coached by Scott Watters and captained by Nick Riewoldt, they competed in the AFL's 2012 Toyota Premiership Season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/club-honours|title=Club Honours}}

Season summary

= Pre-season =

{{Main|2012 NAB Cup}}

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| rowspan="2" style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;" |Rd

| rowspan="2" style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;" |Date and local time

| rowspan="2" style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;" |Opponent

| colspan="3" style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;" |Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)

| rowspan="2" style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;" |Venue

| rowspan="2" style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;" |Attendance

Home

!Away

!Result

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|1 / 1

| Friday, 24 February, 6:40pm

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 0.4.5 (29)

| 0.9.5 (59)

| Lost by 30 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|18,880

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|1 / 2

| Friday, 24 February, 8:50pm

|{{AFL Gee}}

| 1.3.9 (36)

| 1.0.6 (15)

| Won by 21 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|18,880

style="background:#d9f9e9"

| 2

| Saturday, 3 March

|{{AFL Ess}}

| colspan="2" | Game cancelled

| Won by forfeit

| Wangaratta Showgrounds (A)

|

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| 3

| Saturday, 10 March, 5:10pm

|{{AFL|WC}}

| 1.10.16 (85)

| 0.7.10 (52)

| Lost by 33 points

| Patersons Stadium (A)

| 9,411

style="background:#fcc;"

| Practice

| Friday, 16 March, 4:00pm

|{{AFL Col}}

| 10.20 (80)

| 6.11 (47)

| Lost by 33 points

| Visy Park (A)

|3,000

=Regular season=

{{Main|2012 AFL season}}

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| rowspan=2 style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;"| Rd

| rowspan=2 style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;"| Date and local time

| rowspan=2 style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;"| Opponent

| colspan=3 style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;"| Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold)

| rowspan=2 style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;"| Venue

| rowspan=2 style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;"| Attendance

| rowspan=2 style="border: solid #ED0F05 2px;"| Ladder

Home

! Away

! Result

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|1

| Sunday, 1 April, 4:10pm

| {{AFL PA}}

| 13.11 (89)

| 13.7 (85)

| Lost by 4 points

| AAMI Stadium (A)

|21,179

|12th

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|2

| Sunday, 8 April, 4:40pm

| {{AFL GC}}

| 21.13 (139)

| 7.5 (47)

| Won by 92 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|21,032

|7th

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|3

| Saturday, 14 April, 7:40pm

| {{AFL WB}}

| 5.10 (40)

| 15.13 (103)

| Won by 63 points

| Etihad Stadium (A)

|28,971

|5th

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|4

| Friday, 20 April, 7:50pm

| {{AFL Fre}}

| 11.13 (79)

| 14.8 (92)

| Lost by 13 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|30,172

|7th

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|5

| Saturday, 28 April, 7:40pm

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 10.6 (66)

| 12.12 (84)

| Won by 18 points

| MCG (A)

|24,798

|6th

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|6

| Saturday, 5 May, 7:40pm

| {{AFL Haw}}

| 13.10 (88)

| 18.15 (123)

| Lost by 35 points

| MCG (H)

|42,289

|9th

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|7

| Monday, 14 May, 7:40pm

| {{AFL Car}}

| 19.8 (122)

| 14.14 (98)

| Won by 24 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|38,823

|8th

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|8

| Sunday, 20 May, 2:40pm

| {{AFL|WC}}

| 18.13 (121)

| 13.13 (91)

| Lost by 30 points

| Patersons Stadium (A)

|38,174

|9th

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|9

| Saturday, 26 May, 4:40pm

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 16.15 (111)

| 12.11 (83)

| Won by 28 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|34,737

|7th

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|10

| Friday, 1 June, 7:50pm

| {{AFL Ric}}

| 16.17 (113)

| 18.13 (121)

| Lost by 8 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|49,337

|9th

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|11

| Saturday, 9 June, 4:40pm

| {{AFL GC}}

| 7.7 (49)

| 21.18 (144)

| Won by 95 points

| Metricon Stadium (A)

|12,534

|8th

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|12

| Friday, 15 June, 8:10pm

| {{AFL Ade}}

| 17.13 (115)

| 16.15 (111)

| Lost by 4 points

| AAMI Stadium (A)

|36,394

|8th

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| 13

| colspan="7" | Bye

|8th

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|14

| Sunday, 1 July, 4:40pm

| {{AFL NM}}

| 15.13 (103)

| 21.10 (136)

| Lost by 33 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|33,106

|9th

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|15

| Saturday, 7 July, 7:40pm

| {{AFL Ess}}

| 21.7 (133)

| 8.14 (62)

| Won by 71 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|45,838

|8th

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|16

| Saturday, 14 July, 7:40pm

| {{AFL BL}}

| 14.8 (92)

| 16.9 (105)

| Won by 13 points

| The Gabba (A)

|19,228

|8th

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|17

| Sunday, 22 July, 1:10pm

| {{AFL Syd}}

| 15.15 (105)

| 10.16 (76)

| Lost by 29 points

| SCG (A)

|26,834

|10th

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|18

| Sunday, 29 July, 3:15pm

| {{AFL WB}}

| 16.22 (118)

| 6.6 (42)

| Won by 76 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|23,498

|10th

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|19

| Saturday, 4 August, 7:40pm

| {{AFL Col}}

| 12.19 (91)

| 13.7 (85)

| Lost by 6 points

| MCG (A)

|57,873

|10th

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|20

| Saturday, 11 August, 1:45pm

| {{AFL Mel}}

| 16.11 (107)

| 12.10 (82)

| Won by 25 points

| MCG (H)

|23,464

|10th

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|21

| Friday, 17 August, 7:50pm

| {{AFL Gee}}

| 18.15 (123)

| 11.15 (81)

| Lost by 42 points

| Etihad Stadium (A)

|38,169

|11th

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|22

| Saturday, 25 August, 1:45pm

| {{AFL GWS}}

| 25.13 (163)

| 5.5 (35)

| Won by 128 points

| Etihad Stadium (H)

|17,327

|9th

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|23

| Sunday, 2 September, 1:10pm

| {{AFL Car}}

| 12.19 (91)

| 16.10 (106)

| Won by 15 points

| Etihad Stadium (A)

|31,393

|9th

Ladder

{{:2012 AFL season|transcludesection=Ladder|showteam=StK}}

References

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