Editing St Kilda Football Club (section)

==== Docklands Stadium: 2000–present====
{{See also|Docklands Stadium}}
[[File:Etihad Stadium crop.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|[[Docklands Stadium]] – St Kilda's home ground]]
In 2000, St Kilda moved to a new playing home at [[Docklands Stadium]] following the discontinuation of Waverley Park as a scheduled ground.<ref name=Resurgence/><ref name=Docklands>{{cite web |title=Docklands Stadium (Marvel) |url=http://www.footyindustry.com/?page_id=73 |website=Sports Industry AU |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref>

Docklands Stadium was conceived as a multi-purpose venue to be used for Australian rules football, soccer, rugby and other general entertainment events.<ref name=NewStadium>{{cite news|url=http://150.theage.com.au/view_bestofarticle.asp?straction=update&inttype=1&intid=927|title=City to get $200m high-tech stadium|last=Linnell|first=Stephen|author2=Shane Green|date=31 October 1996|work=[[The Age]]|access-date=23 October 2021|location=Melbourne|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050618035646/http://150.theage.com.au/view_bestofarticle.asp?straction=update&inttype=1&intid=927|archive-date=18 June 2005}}</ref> The AFL sought to replace Waverly Park, which would have been nearly 30 years old in 2000. The decision to build a new stadium was supported by the AFL due to issues regarding accessibility and Waverly Park, with the league stating there would be no improvement to the situation if upgrades were made to the stadium, and any upgrades would result in little financial return.<ref name=Docklands/> The stadium was designated to be in the Docklands region of Melbourne, behind [[Southern Cross Station]], and was designed to hold 52,000 people.<ref name=NewStadium/> The stadium cost approximately $460 million to construct.<ref>{{cite web |title=Docklands Stadium |url=https://pocketozmelbourne.com.au/docklands-stadium.html |website=pocketozmelbourne.com.au |access-date=22 October 2021}}</ref> Exclusive ownership of the ground was later purchased by the AFL in October 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Matt |title=Done deal: AFL signs off on Etihad Stadium purchase |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-07/done-deal-afl-signs-off-on-etihad-stadium-purchase |website=afl.com.au |date=7 October 2016 |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Due to Waverley Park being disused following the construction of Docklands Stadium, St Kilda, alongside fellow tenants Hawthorn, were forced to find a new home ground. As part of the initial arrangement, both clubs were planned to play a significant number of games at the stadium,<ref name=NewStadium/> however, only St Kilda would move to the ground.<ref name=Tenants>{{cite web |title=Tenant Clubs |url=https://marvelstadium.com.au/tenant-clubs/ |website=Marvel Stadium |access-date=22 October 2021 |language=en-AU}}</ref> St Kilda set the attendance record for the ground in 2009, when [[St Kilda vs Geelong (2009 AFL season)|54,444 people attended a match against Geelong]], a match notable for being the latest meeting between undefeated teams in VFL/AFL history. Other former club players also hold records at the venue, with [[Lenny Hayes]] holding the record for most games played at the venue, and [[Nick Riewoldt]] holding the record for most goals kicked.<ref name=Tenants/> To date, St Kilda has played the most AFL matches of any AFL team at Docklands Stadium, and has won the most matches of any AFL team at the ground.<ref>{{cite web |title=Docklands |url=https://afltables.com/afl/venues/docklands.html |website=AFL Tables |access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>

During the [[2021 AFL season|2021]] and [[2022 AFL season]]s, St Kilda played one home game a year at [[Cazalys Stadium]]. Beginning with the [[2023 AFL season]], St Kilda have played one home game a year at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], with their remaining 10 home games played at Docklands Stadium.