By the numbers: Collingwood and St Kilda
Collingwoodfc.com.au breaks down the facts and figures that help make up the story of Collingwood's 214 meetings with St Kilda 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.