Season 2009 - Wrap Up
St. Kilda finished the home and away fixture on top, didn't lose a game until round 20 and was clearly
best team all year. But history will show the Geelong Cats were the premiers of the season and making the grand final
counts for naught. St. Kilda was also the number one scoring team in the Dream Team competition, with players who
could rack up big numbers and a defence that simply swarmed and choked the oppostion. Their big names produced big numbers,
whilst their lesser types started to step it up, look for more of the same next year.
Stat Leaders
Leading goalkicker: Nick Riewoldt (68)
Leading possession winner: Leigh Montagna (594)
Most kicks: Leigh Montagna (347)
Most handballs: Lenny Hayes (274)
Most marks: Nick Riewoldt (117)
Most tackles: Leigh Montagna (139)
Most hit-outs: Michael gardiner(410)
Most Dream Team Points: Leigh Montagna (2433 - 21 games)
Most Dream Team Average: Leigh Montagna (116)
Most Super Coach Points: Leigh Montagna (2642)
Most Super Coach Average: Leigh Montagna (126)
Awards
Doig Medal:
- Nick Riewoldt (642 votes)
- Brendon Goddard (638 votes)
- Leigh Montagna (635 votes)
- Nick Dal Santo (618 votes)
- Lenny Hayes (603 votes)
- Clint Jones (587 votes)
- Sam Fisher (531 votes)
- Sam Gilbert (521 votes)
- Jason Blake (487 votes)
- Jason Gram (463 votes)
Most Promising New Player: Zac Dawson
Who They Lost?
Luke Ball (via the antional draft)
First-round draft pick No.16 (traded to Essendon)
Third-round draft pick No.48 (traded to Fremantle)
Xavier Clarke (traded to Brisbane Lions)
Jarryd Allen (retired)
Max Hudghton (retired)
Who They Gained?
Andrew Lovett (from Essendon)
Brett Peake (from Fremantle)
Fifth-round draft pick No.60 (from Brisbane Lions)
Under The Gun
Trading away a number one pick for Lovett was already a polarising move. But getting arrested for drunkeness
just as the Saints started their preseason training has really put the gun on Lovett.
Burning Question: Can St. Kilda's aging ruck division carry them another year?
Michael Gardiner and Steven King are 30 and 31 years old respectively so the question is whether they
can hold form long enough to make a substantial contribution deep into next season. They started off very strong,
with talk of All-Australian selection for Gardiner, however, injury and discipline issues saw them miss a chunk of games late into
the season. Even though both Gardiner and King aren't going to make a huge impact in terms of fantasy scoring, poor ruck play will
impact St. Kilda array of fantasy superstars.
Some fantasy football stats for Michael Gardiner:
Averages DT (63) SC (63)
High DT (104) SC (131)
Low DT (37) SC (40)
90+ Points DT (1/17) SC (2/17)
Sub-70 Points DT (10/17) SC (11/17)
Some fantasy football stats for Steven King:
Averages DT (53) SC (51)
High DT (73) SC (72)
Low DT (9*) SC (26*)
* due to injury
90+ Points DT (0/16) SC (0/16)
Sub-70 Points DT (15/16) SC (12/16)