title: 2012 St Kilda Football Club season
text: # 2012 St Kilda Football Club season
  
  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.
  
  ## Season summary
  
  ### Pre-season
  
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance |
  | 1 / 1 | Friday, 24 February, 6:40pm | Sydney | 0.4.5 (29) | 0.9.5 (59) | Lost by 30 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 18,880 |
  | 1 / 2 | Friday, 24 February, 8:50pm | Geelong | 1.3.9 (36) | 1.0.6 (15) | Won by 21 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 18,880 |
  | 2 | Saturday, 3 March | Essendon | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Won by forfeit | Wangaratta Showgrounds (A) | |
  | 3 | Saturday, 10 March, 5:10pm | West Coast | 1.10.16 (85) | 0.7.10 (52) | Lost by 33 points | Patersons Stadium (A) | 9,411 |
  | Practice | Friday, 16 March, 4:00pm | Collingwood | 10.20 (80) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 33 points | Visy Park (A) | 3,000 |
  
  ### Regular season
  
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Home | Away | Result | Venue | Attendance | Ladder |
  | 1 | Sunday, 1 April, 4:10pm | Port Adelaide | 13.11 (89) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 4 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 21,179 | 12th |
  | 2 | Sunday, 8 April, 4:40pm | Gold Coast | 21.13 (139) | 7.5 (47) | Won by 92 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 21,032 | 7th |
  | 3 | Saturday, 14 April, 7:40pm | Western Bulldogs | 5.10 (40) | 15.13 (103) | Won by 63 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 28,971 | 5th |
  | 4 | Friday, 20 April, 7:50pm | Fremantle | 11.13 (79) | 14.8 (92) | Lost by 13 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 30,172 | 7th |
  | 5 | Saturday, 28 April, 7:40pm | Melbourne | 10.6 (66) | 12.12 (84) | Won by 18 points | MCG (A) | 24,798 | 6th |
  | 6 | Saturday, 5 May, 7:40pm | Hawthorn | 13.10 (88) | 18.15 (123) | Lost by 35 points | MCG (H) | 42,289 | 9th |
  | 7 | Monday, 14 May, 7:40pm | Carlton | 19.8 (122) | 14.14 (98) | Won by 24 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 38,823 | 8th |
  | 8 | Sunday, 20 May, 2:40pm | West Coast | 18.13 (121) | 13.13 (91) | Lost by 30 points | Patersons Stadium (A) | 38,174 | 9th |
  | 9 | Saturday, 26 May, 4:40pm | Sydney | 16.15 (111) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 28 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 34,737 | 7th |
  | 10 | Friday, 1 June, 7:50pm | Richmond | 16.17 (113) | 18.13 (121) | Lost by 8 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 49,337 | 9th |
  | 11 | Saturday, 9 June, 4:40pm | Gold Coast | 7.7 (49) | 21.18 (144) | Won by 95 points | Metricon Stadium (A) | 12,534 | 8th |
  | 12 | Friday, 15 June, 8:10pm | Adelaide | 17.13 (115) | 16.15 (111) | Lost by 4 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 36,394 | 8th |
  | 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 8th |
  | 14 | Sunday, 1 July, 4:40pm | North Melbourne | 15.13 (103) | 21.10 (136) | Lost by 33 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 33,106 | 9th |
  | 15 | Saturday, 7 July, 7:40pm | Essendon | 21.7 (133) | 8.14 (62) | Won by 71 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 45,838 | 8th |
  | 16 | Saturday, 14 July, 7:40pm | Brisbane Lions | 14.8 (92) | 16.9 (105) | Won by 13 points | The Gabba (A) | 19,228 | 8th |
  | 17 | Sunday, 22 July, 1:10pm | Sydney | 15.15 (105) | 10.16 (76) | Lost by 29 points | SCG (A) | 26,834 | 10th |
  | 18 | Sunday, 29 July, 3:15pm | Western Bulldogs | 16.22 (118) | 6.6 (42) | Won by 76 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 23,498 | 10th |
  | 19 | Saturday, 4 August, 7:40pm | Collingwood | 12.19 (91) | 13.7 (85) | Lost by 6 points | MCG (A) | 57,873 | 10th |
  | 20 | Saturday, 11 August, 1:45pm | Melbourne | 16.11 (107) | 12.10 (82) | Won by 25 points | MCG (H) | 23,464 | 10th |
  | 21 | Friday, 17 August, 7:50pm | Geelong | 18.15 (123) | 11.15 (81) | Lost by 42 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 38,169 | 11th |
  | 22 | Saturday, 25 August, 1:45pm | Greater Western Sydney | 25.13 (163) | 5.5 (35) | Won by 128 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 17,327 | 9th |
  | 23 | Sunday, 2 September, 1:10pm | Carlton | 12.19 (91) | 16.10 (106) | Won by 15 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 31,393 | 9th |
  
  ## Ladder
  
  2012 AFL ladder :
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hawthorn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2679 | 1733 | 154.6 | 68 | Finals series |
  | 2 | Adelaide | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2428 | 1833 | 132.5 | 68 | Finals series |
  | 3 | Sydney (P) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2290 | 1629 | 140.6 | 64 | Finals series |
  | 4 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2123 | 1823 | 116.5 | 64 | Finals series |
  | 5 | West Coast | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2244 | 1807 | 124.2 | 60 | Finals series |
  | 6 | Geelong | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2209 | 1886 | 117.1 | 60 | Finals series |
  | 7 | Fremantle | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1956 | 1691 | 115.7 | 56 | Finals series |
  | 8 | North Melbourne | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2359 | 2097 | 112.5 | 56 | Finals series |
  | 9 | St Kilda | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2347 | 1903 | 123.3 | 48 | |
  | 10 | Carlton | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2079 | 1925 | 108.0 | 44 | |
  | 11 | Essendon | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2091 | 2090 | 100.0 | 44 | |
  | 12 | Richmond | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2169 | 1943 | 111.6 | 42 | |
  | 13 | Brisbane Lions | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1904 | 2092 | 91.0 | 40 | |
  | 14 | Port Adelaide | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1691 | 2144 | 78.9 | 22 | |
  | 15 | Western Bulldogs | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1542 | 2301 | 67.0 | 20 | |
  | 16 | Melbourne | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1580 | 2341 | 67.5 | 16 | |
  | 17 | Gold Coast | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1509 | 2481 | 60.8 | 12 | |
  | 18 | Greater Western Sydney | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1270 | 2751 | 46.2 | 8 | |
  