Collingwoodfc.com.au breaks down the facts and figures that help make up the story of Collingwood's 214 meetings with Adelaide since 1897.

5,354,592 – People to have watched a match between Collingwood and St Kilda.

101,655 – People crammed into the MCG to watch St Kilda beat Collingwood by a point in the 1966 Grand Final.

32,850 – The average crowd to attend a match between the Magpies and the Saints.

10,297 – The amount of scoring shots in matches between the two teams.

5,000 – The lowest crowd for a match between Collingwood and St Kilda in round seven, 1942.

1993 – The last time the two clubs met at Victoria Park.

1897 – The year the two clubs joined the VFL.

401 – Disposals won by Dane Swan in 16 games against St Kilda since 2004.

318 – The highest combined score between Collingwood and St Kilda (in round 17, 1980).

214 – Times the clubs have met in 117 years of VFL/AFL football.

211 – Collingwood’s highest score against St Kilda (32.19. 211) at Waverley Park in round 17, 1980.

155 – Collingwood wins against St Kilda.

100 – Goals kicked by Gordon Coventry in 23 games against St Kilda.

100% - Game time played by Tarkyn Lockyer against St Kilda in round three, 2010. It was the first time he had played 100 per cent of a match since round 18, 2006.

57 – Times the Saints have had the better of the Magpies.

56 – Collingwood’s winning margin in the 2010 Grand Final.

48 – The lowest combined score between Collingwood and St Kilda in round 15, 1903.

43 – Disposals and three Brownlow votes were marked against Nathan Buckley’s name in round 12, 1998. Collingwood still lost by 35 points.

39 – St Kilda’s lowest winning score against Collingwood in round five, 1960.

26 – Collingwood’s winning margin in its last meeting with St Kilda in round six last season.

26 – Disposals won by Peter Daicos on debut for Collingwood against St Kilda in round four, 1979. Collingwood won by 178 points.

25 – Collingwood’s winning margin in its first clash with the Saints at Victoria Park in 1897.

23 – Total goals kicked in an average match between the two clubs.

22 – Times the two teams have met in the finals.

18 – Consecutive games Collingwood won against St Kilda before sustaining its first loss to the red, black and white in round seven, 1904.

17 – Behinds and just four goals managed by the Magpies in a feisty loss to the Saints in round three, 2010.

10 – Points. Collingwood’s winning margin in the Semi-Final of 1966. Little did anyone know the Saints would triumph by a point when it mattered most just a fortnight later.

8 - Goals kicked by Tony Lockett in his final outing as a Saint, against Collingwood out at Waverley Park in round 23, 1994. St Kilda won by two points, but Lockett could only manage two Brownlow votes. The three went to a 22-year-old Nathan Buckley.

8 – The most first quarter goals kicked by Collingwood against St Kilda (in round 16, 1937).

6 – Goals kicked by Magpie Bill Twomey in Collingwood’s 75-point win over St Kilda in round eight, 1953.

5 – Goals kicked by Ron McKeown in a losing side out at Waverley Park in the 1992 Elimination Final.

5 – Times the two clubs have drawn, most famously in the 2010 Grand Final.

2 – Goals kicked by Saint Craig Devonport in round 12, 1992, one of which proved the match winner.

1 – Helmet worn by Magpie rover Josh Mahoney against the Saints round 12, 1998. It was the first time Mahoney had worn a helmet for Collingwood, coincidentally against St Kilda helmet-head Nathan Burke.

1 – Point. Just one point from Barry Breen was all it took for St Kilda to beat Collingwood in the 1966 Grand Final.