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RD DATE OPPONENT VENUE HOME/AWAY LOCAL TIME TV

1 Sunday, March 27 Adelaide Oval Away 2.50pm

2 Saturday, April 2 Etihad Stadium Home 7.25pm

3 Saturday, April 9 MCG Home 1.45pm

4 Saturday, April 16 Aurora Stadium Away 2.10pm

5 Sunday, April 24 Etihad Stadium Home 1.10pm

6 Saturday, April 30 Etihad Stadium Away 1.45pm

7 Sunday, May 8 Etihad Stadium Home 3.20pm

8 Sunday, May 15 Domain Stadium Away 2.40pm

9 Sunday, May 22 Etihad Stadium Home 4.40pm

10 Saturday, May 28 Etihad Stadium Home 4.35pm

11 Sunday, June 5 Adelaide Oval Away 4.10pm

12 Sunday, June 12 Etihad Stadium Home 1.10pm

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14 Saturday, June 25 Etihad Stadium Home 7.25pm

15 Saturday, July 2 Metricon Stadium Away 1.40pm

16 Sunday, July 10 Etihad Stadium Away 4.40pm

17 Sunday, July 17 Etihad Stadium Home 3.20pm

18 Saturday, July 23 Etihad Stadium Away 7.25pm

19 Saturday, July 30 Etihad Stadium Away 7.25pm

20 Sunday, August 7 MCG Away 1.10pm

21 Saturday, August 13 Etihad Stadium Home 7.25pm

22 Saturday, August 20 MCG Away 2.10pm

23 TBC Etihad Stadium Home TBC TBC

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON1 March 27 Port Adelaide Adelaide Oval 2.50pm

5 April 24 GWS GIANTS Etihad Stadium 1.10pm

7 May 8 North Melbourne Etihad Stadium 3.20pm

8 May 15 West Coast Eagles Domain Stadium 2.40pm

12 June 12 Carlton Etihad Stadium 1.10pm

17 July 17 Melbourne Etihad Stadium 3.20pm

20 August 7 Carlton MCG 1.10pm

SATURDAY AFTERNOON3 April 9 Collingwood MCG 1.45pm

4 April 16 Hawthorn Aurora Stadium 2.10pm

6 April 30 Melbourne Etihad Stadium 1.45pm

15 July 2 Gold Coast SUNS Metricon Stadium 1.40pm

22 August 20 Richmond MCG 2.10pm

SATURDAY TWILIGHT10 May 28 Fremantle Etihad Stadium 4.35pm

SATURDAY NIGHT2 April 2 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium 7.25pm

14 June 25 Geelong Cats Etihad Stadium 7.25pm

18 July 23 Western Bulldogs Etihad Stadium 7.25pm

19 July 30 North Melbourne Etihad Stadium 7.25pm

21 August 13 Sydney Swans Etihad Stadium 7.25pm

SUNDAY TWILIGHT9 May 22 Essendon Etihad Stadium 4.40pm

11 June 5 Adelaide Crows Adelaide Oval 4.10pm

16 July 10 Essendon Etihad Stadium 4.40pm

TBC23 Brisbane Etihad Stadium

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15 July 2 Gold Coast Suns Away 1.40pm

AURORA STADIUM LOCAL TIME

4 April 16 Hawthorn Away 2.10pm

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8 May 15 West Coast Eagles Away 2.40pm

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2 April 2 Western Bulldogs Home 7.25pm

5 April 24 GWS GIANTS Home 1.10pm

6 April 30 Melbourne Away 1.45pm

7 May 8 North Melbourne Home 3.20pm

9 May 22 Essendon Home 4.40pm

10 May 28 Fremantle Home 4.35pm

12 June 12 Carlton Home 1.10pm

14 June 25 Geelong Cats Home 7.25pm

16 July 10 Essendon Away 4.40pm

17 July 17 Melbourne Home 3.20pm

18 July 23 Western Bulldogs Away 7.25pm

19 July 30 North Melbourne Away 7.25pm

21 August 13 Sydney Swans Home 7.25pm

23 TBC Brisbane Home TBC

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3 April 9 Collingwood Home 1.45pm

20 August 7 Carlton Away 1.10pm

22 August 20 Richmond Away 2.10pm

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1 March 27 Port Adelaide Away 2.50pm

11 June 5 Adelaide Crows Away 4.10pm

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5 Sunday, April 24 Etihad Stadium 1.10pm

7 Sunday, May 8 Etihad Stadium 3.20pm

9 Sunday, May 22 Etihad Stadium 4.40pm

10 Saturday, May 28 Etihad Stadium 4.35pm

12 Sunday, June 12 Etihad Stadium 1.10pm

14 Saturday, June 25 Etihad Stadium 7.25pm

17 Sunday, July 17 Etihad Stadium 3.20pm

21 Saturday, August 13 Etihad Stadium 7.25pm

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LAST TIME ROUND 7, 2015

ADL 18 11 119

STK 10 13 73

MATCHUP HISTORYSix weeks into its inaugural season in the AFL the Adelaide Crows were an unknown quality. But the Crows seemed to be a bit out of their depth in their fi rst trip to Moorabbin in round 7, 1991 where they took on a St Kilda team that was welcoming Tony Lockett and Nicky Winmar in for their fi rst games of the year. Lockett booted 12 goals and Winmar had 33 touches as the Crows were smashed by 131 points for what was at the time the biggest winning margin in St Kilda’s history.

The Saints faced a tough task in the fi rst week of the 2005 fi nals with an away game against top of the table Adelaide and looked to be in trouble after they kicked just the one goal in the fi rst quarter. But a spirited e� ort by the young Saints saw them hold the Crows goalless in the second term and hold out a narrow lead that gave them a direct path to the preliminary fi nal. Nick Dal Santo was polished in the midfi eld and second-gamer James Gwilt kicked two handy goals but the star of the night was 34-year-old Robert Harvey who had 31 touches and kicked three goals to be his team’s best player. The image of Harvey raising his arms in triumph and being mobbed by his young teammates at the siren lingers in the memory of most Saints fans.

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MEMORABLE MOMENTSJosh Bruce 5 goals (Round 7, 2015)

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LAST TIME ROUND 9, 2015

BRI 13 8 86

STK 16 12 108

MATCHUP HISTORYThe most powerful team of the early part of the 2000s was a formidable opponent for a young and developing Saints team but two matches at what was then known as the Telstra Dome stand out.

In 2003 the Saints staged a massive upset thanks partly to an Austinn Jones shot that was judged a point when it may have been out of bounds. The Lions were on their way to a third successive fl ag but that didn’t worry the youthful Saints team. The following year St Kilda had won its fi rst fi ve games but was widely predicted to have a reality check against the powerful Lions. It wasn’t to be, and Troy Schwarze’s spectacular long goal in the fi nal minute had every Saints fan out of their seats in jubilation.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSLeigh Montagna 37 disposals (Round 6, 2014)Nick Riewoldt 4 goals (Round 9, 2015)

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PICTURED - Leigh MontagnaPICTURED - Josh Bruce

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LAST TIME ROUND 4, 2015

STK 12 9 81

CAR 18 13 121

MATCHUP HISTORYFor all the misery of the 1980s, the Saints were capable of the odd stroke of magic such as in round two, 1989. Carlton had been a powerhouse team of the 1980s and was still a strong outfi t. The biggest match-up of the day was key forward Tony Lockett against highly-rated defender Stephen Silvagni. Lockett had an absolute day out with nine goals to his name late in the game. But his biggest moment came in the fi nal minute when he took a mark on the boundary line and calmly slotted his 10th goal to give the Saints a four-point win.

St Kilda fans who had spent years watching their team regularly lose to Carlton may have felt a bit of revenge in 2004 when they handed them a 108-point thumping. The Saints score of 31.10 (196) remains the highest score ever conceded by the Blues. Fraser Gehrig kicked nine goals, Stephen Milne kicked six and Lenny Hayes had 37 touches in a truly dominant performance.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSJimmy Webster debut (Round 7, 2013)David Armitage 100th game (Round 16, 2014)

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ROUND 12Sunday, June 12Etihad Stadium1.10pm

ROUND 20Sunday, August 7MCG1.10pm20

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MATCHUP HISTORYFor all the great rivalries in football, no two teams have a Grand Final history quite like St Kilda and Collingwood. The Saints famously won their fi rst and only premiership by a single point against the Magpies in 1966. Barry Breen’s wobbly punt that bounced through for a point was enough to secure the Saints’ fi rst silverware. Fourty four years later the two teams were locked in another Grand Final epic that fi nished in just the third draw in Grand Final history. Collingwood won the replay the following week with the Saints coming as close as possible to premiership glory without actually tasting it.

Another memorable September clash between the two foundation teams came in 1992. It was on right from the coin toss when Magpies skipper Tony Shaw took the chance to mouth o� at Saints counterpart Danny Frawley only to earn a stern shove to the chest. The Saints went on to notch their fi rst fi nals win in 19 years, only to bow out the following week against Footscray.

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LAST TIME ROUND 14, 2015

STK 25 12 162

ESS 8 4 52

MATCHUP HISTORYYou don’t have to look too far back to fi nd a memorable game against the Bombers, with the Saints thrashing the red and black to the tune of 110 points in round 14, 2015.

Josh Bruce kicked fi ve and Nick Riewoldt kicked four while David Armitage had 38 possessions. There has been particular interest in these two teams since Brendon Goddard became the fi rst player to change clubs under the AFL’s free agency system. Goddard departed the Saints for the Bombers at the end of 2012.

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MEMORABLE MOMENTSJack Billings first AFL goal (Round 5, 2014)Jack Lonie Rising Star nomination (Round 14, 2015)Josh Bruce St Kilda debut (Round 5, 2014)Daniel McKenzie debut (Round 5, 2015)

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ROUND 9Sunday, May 22Etihad Stadium4.40pm

ROUND 16Sunday, July 10Etihad Stadium4.40pm20

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PICTURED - (L-R) Jack Sinclair, Jack Lonie, Jack Steven.

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LAST TIME ROUND 19, 2015

STK 8 11 59

FRE 15 6 96

MATCHUP HISTORYGames against Fremantle have always held a particular level of interest ever since Ross Lyon quit the Saints coaching post at the end of 2011 to take the Fremantle job. In Lyon’s time at Fremantle, the Saints have enjoyed a couple of surprise wins at Etihad Stadium. The fi rst was the fi nal game of the 2013 season in which Jack Steven and Leigh Montagna each had 47 possessions and the Saints won by 71 points as they farewelled the retiring Justin Koschitzke, Stephen Milne and Jason Blake.

The following year the Saints staged the biggest upset of the season, knocking o� a Fremantle making its run home to the fi nals. The most memorable moment of that game was Saints ruckman Billy Longer theatrically pointing to the scoreboard while engaging in a push and shove with Zac Clarke.

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ROUND 10Saturday, May 28Etihad Stadium4.35pm20

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MEMORABLE MOMENTSJack Steven and Leigh Montagna 47 disposals each (Round 23, 2013)Nick Riewoldt 4 goals and 30 disposals (Round 18, 2014)

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LAST TIME ROUND 21, 2015

STK 14 13 97

GEE 17 7 97

MATCHUP HISTORYThe round 14, 2009 clash is widely regarded as one of the great home and away games of the modern era. Both teams had gone into the game undefeated and the match was hotly anticipated as a dress rehearsal to that year’s Grand Final (which it turned out to be the case.) The match lived up to the hype right down to the fi nal minutes when St Kilda ruckman Michael Gardiner took a spectacular contested mark and kicked the goal to give the Saints the win. Gardiner took another mark shortly afterwards on the wing to hold up play and give his team a brilliant win.

The two teams have engaged in several big fi nals over the years including the 1991 elimination fi nal that featured a shootout between Bill Brownless and Tony Lockett, qualifying fi nals in 2008 and 2010 and of course the Grand Final in 2009 which Geelong won by a narrow margin.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSSeb Ross career high 28 disposals (Round 13, 2014)Jason Holmes debut (Round 21, 2015)

ROUND 14Saturday, June 25Etihad Stadium7.25pm20

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LAST TIME ROUND 2, 2015

GC 10 16 76

STK 16 8 104

MATCHUP HISTORYSt Kilda went into 2015 with some experts predicting they wouldn’t win a game for the year. That went out the window two weeks into the season when Josh Bruce announced himself on the AFL scene with a six goal performance at Metricon Stadium that took his team to a surprise win. Jack Sinclair and Jack Lonie also impressed in their second games.

Two players have played for both clubs with Tom Hickey arriving at the Saints at the end of 2012 after spending two years with the Suns, while Andrew McQualter went the other way after his time at the Saints ended in 2011.

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MEMORABLE MOMENTSJosh Bruce 6 goals (Round 2, 2015)Jack Lonie first AFL goal (Round 2, 2015)Jack Sinclair first AFL goal (Round 2, 2015)Sam Fisher 200 Games (Round 2, 2015)

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GWS 12 12 84

STK 6 13 49

MATCHUP HISTORYThe briefest of all rivalries the Saints have and the strongest connection between the two clubs is Josh Bruce, who changed from orange and charcoal to red, white and black at the end of 2013. It’s a move that has paid o� so far for both the Saints and Bruce, with the key forward booting 50 goals in a career best season in 2015.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSJack Lonie debut (Round 1, 2015)Jack Sinclair debut (Round 1, 2015)Tim Membrey Saints debut game and first club goal (Round 1, 2015)Josh Bruce Mark on the Year nomination (Round 1, 2015)

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ROUND 15Saturday, July 2Metricon Stadium1.40pm Local Time20

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PICTURED - Josh BrucePICTURED - Sam Fisher

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LAST TIME ROUND 10, 2015

STK 10 9 69

HAW 20 12 132

MATCHUP HISTORYHaving shared the Mornington Peninsula as a traditional recruiting zone, as well as Waverley Park as a home ground, there is a lot of common ground between the Hawks and the Saints.

But the most famous common ground would have to be Allan Jeans - a favourite son of both clubs, havingcoached the Saints to the 1966 premiership and Hawthorn to three fl ags in 1983, 1986 and 1989.

The two teams contested one of the most intense Grand Finals of all time in 1971 where both teams went into the Grand Final with one premiership apiece. The Hawks came from behind to secure their second despite Hawks full forward Peter Hudson falling just short of kicking a record 151st goal for the season. Hawthorn has since gone on to win a few more fl ags, us not so much.

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MEMORABLE MOMENTSBlake Acres debut (Round 7, 2014)Maverick Weller St Kilda debut (Round 7, 2014)Jarryn Geary 100th game (Round 7, 2014)

MEMORABLE MOMENTSLuke Dunstan, Jack Billings and Eli Templeton AFL debut (Round 1, 2014)Leigh Montagna goal with seconds remaining (Round 11, 2015)

LAST TIME ROUND 11, 2015

MEL 6 10 46

STK 12 11 83

MATCHUP HISTORYSt Kilda’s longest current winning streak is against Melbourne with the Saints claiming the past 12 victories over the red and blue, with the most recent a thrilling win thanks to a last minute goal from Leigh Montagna. The vision and audio of Alan Richardson from the coaches box remains one of the most enduring images of St Kilda’s 2015 season.

Some of the more memorable St Kilda v Melbourne games in recent seasons include the 1987 clash where Tony Lockett booted 12 of St Kilda’s 14 goals in total in a losing team and the 1978 clash where the Saints kicked their highest ever score of 31.18 (204).

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ROUND 4Saturday, April 16Aurora Stadium2.10pm Local Time20

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ROUND 6Saturday, April 30Etihad Stadium1.45pm

ROUND 17Sunday, July 17Etihad Stadium3.20pm20

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PICTURED - Jack Steven PICTURED - Eli Templeton

Luke Dunstan, Jack Billings and Eli Templeton AFL debut (Round 1, 2014)

PICTURED - Eli Templeton

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LAST TIME ROUND 20, 2015

NTH 18 12 120

STK 11 17 83

MATCHUP HISTORYOne of the most defi ning games in St Kilda’s history came against North Melbourne in round 5, 1933. A succession of injuries in a bruising encounter left the Saints with only 15 men on the ground by the fi nal quarter, not that that held them back from eventually securing a 14-point win. It was widely believed that after this game it was decided that St Kilda players would wear the club shield on the jumper, a tradition that continues to this day. But that urban legend has since been dispelled, with photographic evidence of players wearing the shield in earlier games in 1933.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSLeigh Montagna 33 disposals (Round 20, 2015)

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LAST TIME ROUND 18, 2015

PTA 17 10 112

STK 6 13 49

MATCHUP HISTORYAs far as heart-breakers go, few can surpass the 2004 preliminary fi nal between St Kilda and Port Adelaide. The Saints led for a decent portion of the game and had all the momentum when Fraser Gehrig booted his 100th goal for the season early in the match. The ensuring crowd invasion brought a halt to proceedings and to St Kilda’s momentum and the Power were able to claw their way back, eventually winning that game and the following week’s Grand Final against the Brisbane Lions while the Saints were left to ponder what might have been.

There have been some more pleasant memories of Port Adelaide encounters – the second ever game between the two was a win to the Saints with the 33-point margin just enough to secure the 1997 minor premiership.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSNick Riewoldt’s 600th AFL goal (Round 12, 2014)Tom Curren’s debut (Round 17, 2013)

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ROUND 7Sunday, May 8Etihad Stadium3.20pm

ROUND 19Saturday, July30Etihad Stadium7.25pm20

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LAST TIME ROUND 16, 2015

STK 10 13 73

RCH 13 11 89

MATCHUP HISTORYThe most famous common ground between the Saints and the Tigers was the sensational trade in 1971 that saw Ian Stewart head to Richmond and Bill Barrot to the Saints. Stewart won a third Brownlow medal and a premiership with Richmond while Barrot played two games and left St Kilda before the season was out. It was fair to say we didn’t come out on top in that one.

In 2015 the two clubs contested the inaugural Maddie’s Match in honour of Maddie Riewoldt the sister of St Kilda captain Nick and cousin of Richmond’s Jack. The match celebrated Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision which was set up to raise awareness and funding for su� erers of aplastic anaemia.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSHugh Goddard debut (Round 16, 2015)Maddie’s Match (Round 16, 2015)

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LAST TIME ROUND 11, 2015

MEL 6 10 46

STK 12 11 83

MATCHUP HISTORYThese two clubs have in many ways had parallel histories since they were foundation VFL clubs in 1897. The Swans, based at Lakeside Oval and the Saints at the nearby Junction Oval were very close neighbours with a limited amount of success for the bulk of their histories. Since the Swans relocated to Sydney in 1982 the teams have continued a rivalry that has only been heightened by the departures of Tony Lockett and Barry Hall to the Swans. It hasn’t always been one-way tra� c though as the Saints pulled o� one of the most successful trades of all time when it landed Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster at the end of 2007.

Perhaps the most memorable image from the history between the two teams is the pig that was released on to the SCG during a Swans v St Kilda game in 1993 with number 4, Pluga written on its body.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSJason Holmes vs fellow international player Mike Pyke, Round 22, 2015

LAST 20

STK 9

SYD 11

ROUND 21Saturday, August 13Etihad Stadium7.25pm20

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PICTURED - (L-R) Jack Sinclair, Nick Riewoldt, Paddy McCartin PICTURED - Jason Holmes

ROUND 22Saturday, August 20MCG2.10pm20

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LAST TIME ROUND 23, 2015

WSC 18 17 125

STK 4 6 30

MATCHUP HISTORYThe Saints have had some sensational battles with the Eagles over the years including some gripping encounters at Subiaco Oval that have fallen the Saints way.

Few could forget the round six match in 1998 when the Saints crossed the nullabor without co-captains Nathan Burke and Stewart Loewe. Many predicted a thumping but few predicted a six-goal haul from both Daniel Healy and Peter Everitt on the day they each turned 24 years old. A late free kick against Ashley McIntosh in the Saints forward line sealed the win by two points.

Nine years later the Saints faced another daunting trip west, this time to take on an Eagles team that was fl ying high from winning the previous year’s premiership. The Saints were boosted by the absence of Chris Judd and Ben Cousins and had the added incentive of Robert Harvey’s 350th AFL game.

After a tight fi rst term, the Saints booted seven goals in a stunning second quarter, giving them a lead they didn’t surrender and one of the more unlikely victories. The love for Harvey was evident at the end of the game with St Kilda players coming from everywhere to mob him.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSHugh Goddard’s first AFL goal (Round 23, 2015)Jack Billings Rising Star nomination and 25 disposals at 100% efficiency (Round 14, 2014)

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LAST TIME ROUND 5, 2015

STK 7 14 56

WSB 9 8 62

MATCHUP HISTORYThe Bulldogs were one of the fairytale stories of 2015, surpassing almost every expectation by fi nishing in the fi nals. And it looked like they were set to continue their winning ways when they led by 55 points shortly before half-time of their round six clash with the Saints.

A scu� e right on half-time seemed to act as a spark for the Saints who piled on seven goals in the third quarter and another four in the last to give them a seven-point victory in what was the fi fth greatest comeback win in the history of the VFL/AFL.

Jack Billings and David Armitage had career-best games for the Saints, Armitage gathering an extraordinary 45 disposals and Billings kicking four second-half goals to orchestrate one of the most unlikely victories.

The two clubs also share a title they would both be happy to shed some time soon as the only two Victorian clubs to have won just one premiership.

MEMORABLE MOMENTSFarren Ray’s 200th afl game (round 13, 2015)Jack Billings three last quarter goals and four for the match (round 6, 2015)David Armitage career-high 45 disposals (round 6, 2015)

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ROUND 8Sunday, May 15Domain Stadium2.40pm Local Time20

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ROUND 2Saturday, April 2Etihad Stadium7.25pm

ROUND 18Saturday, July 23Etihad Stadium7.25pm20

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PICTURED - Jason Holmes PICTURED - Jack Billings

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