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==Supporters== St Kilda has the most geographically concentrated supporter base of all the Melbourne-based AFL clubs;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Niall |first1=Jake |title=Paradise lost: the Saints and Moorabbin |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/paradise-lost-and-found-the-saints-and-moorabbin-20200210-p53zg6.html |website=The Age |date=10 February 2020 |access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref> St Kilda has historically had a large fanbase around the Bayside suburbs of Melbourne, such as [[St Kilda, Victoria|St Kilda]], with one in five AFL club members in the region being a St Kilda member. The club also has strong support in the south-east regions of Melbourne.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hudson |first1=Fiona |title=Where do diehard fans call home? |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/interactive-footy-fan-map-afl-clubs-membership-heartlands/news-story/4ceb4875ecacd1b3b04eade7b2dc620b |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=Herald Sun |date=9 March 2015}}</ref> Politically, a poll of the club's supporter base indicated a small first party voting preference (39.7%) for the [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] over the Labor Party (36.9%).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stayner |first1=Guy |title=Vote Compass: How do fans of your AFL team lean politically? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-26/vote-compass-a-how-do-fans-of-your-afl-team-lean-politically/5919062?nw=0&r=HtmlFragment |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=ABC News |date=26 November 2014 |language=en-AU}}</ref> The suburb of St Kilda has a significant Jewish community and the club has a strong following from this community.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sport When the Saints came marching in |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/261936660/29192386 |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=Australian Jewish News |date=26 September 1997}}</ref> === Number-one ticket holders === Notable St Kilda supporters who have also been the club's number-one ticket holders include: * [[Eric Bana]] β actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |title=Bana Becomes Saints Number One |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/97593/bana-becomes-saints-number-one |website=saints.com.au |date=25 June 2010 |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Lindsay Fox]] β former club president and St Kilda thirds player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Munro |first1=Peter |title=An epic day for fans who dare to dream |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/an-epic-day-for-fans-who-dare-to-dream-20090705-ge7z1z.html |website=The Age |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=5 July 2009}}</ref> * [[Elle MacPherson]] β model and actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Warwick |title=Retrogram: Celebs get a guernsey |url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/retrogram-herald-sun-writer-warwick-green-looks-at-celebrities-photographed-in-afl-jumpers/news-story/79eb59f5a8cee2298298b04922d85c80 |website=adelaidenow |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en |date=22 April 2014}}</ref> * John Moran β former St Kilda reserves player<ref>{{cite web |title=John Moran Loyalty Award |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/145586/john-moran-loyalty-award |website=saints.com.au |date=17 August 2015 |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> * [[Mark Dreyfus]] β Attorney-General of Australia === Membership and attendance === {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; border-collapse:collapse;" |+Membership & attendance |- style="background:#C1D8FF;" ! rowspan="3" | Year !! colspan="2" | Membership ! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Ladder position !! colspan="3" | Home crowds<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Crowds and Match Attendances |url=https://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/attendances?year=2021&t=A&h=H&s=A |website=www.footywire.com |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |- ! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |AFL audited ! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Change ! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Average ! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Rank ! rowspan="2" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Change |- ! style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Minor round ! style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Finals |- |1984 |4,930 |style="text-align:center" | N/A | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th | β | style="text-align:center" | 17,185 |10 / 12 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,004 |- |1985 |5,708 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 778 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th | β | style="text-align:center" | 15,489 |10 / 12 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,696 |- |1986 |4,321 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,387 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th | β | style="text-align:center" | 15,214 |12 / 12 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 275 |- |1987 |3,924 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 397 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 10th | β | style="text-align:center" | 18,069 |10 / 14 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,855 |- |1988 |5,799 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,875 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 14th | β | style="text-align:center" | 19,499 |8 / 14 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,430 |- |1989 |8,360 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,561 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th | β | style="text-align:center" | 20,483 |7 / 14 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 984 |- |1990 |11,363 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 3,003 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 9th | β | style="text-align:center" | 31,520 |4 / 14 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 11,037 |- |1991 |9,765 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,598 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 4th | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''5th''' | style="text-align:center" | 27,757 |6 / 15 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,763 |- |1992 |11,650 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,885 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''4th''' | style="text-align:center" | 32,591 |6 / 15 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 4,834 |- |1993 |12,956 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,306 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 12th | β | style="text-align:center" | 28,442 |8 / 15 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 4,149 |- |1994 |12,009 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 947 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 13th | β | style="text-align:center" | 22,657 |11 / 15 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 5,785 |- |1995 |8,870 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,139 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 14th | β | style="text-align:center" | 19,173 |12 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,484 |- |1996 |14,375 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,505 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 10th | β | style="text-align:center" | 27,137 |8 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 7,964 |- |1997 |16,610 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,235 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 1st | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''2nd''' | style="text-align:center" | 39,625 |4 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 12,488 |- |1998 |23,204 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 6,594 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''6th''' | style="text-align:center" | 37,427 |7 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,198 |- |1999 |20,793 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,411 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 10th | β | style="text-align:center" | 33,182 |8 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 4,245 |- |2000 |17,855 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,938 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 16th | β | style="text-align:center" | 24,422 |14 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 8,760 |- |2001 |22,248 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 4,393 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 15th | β | style="text-align:center" | 29,850 |10 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,428 |- |2002 |17,696 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 4,552 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 15th | β | style="text-align:center" | 26,174 |14 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,676 |- |2003 |23,626 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,930 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 11th | β | style="text-align:center" | 29,218 |12 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 3,044 |- |2004 |30,534 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 6,908 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 3rd | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''3rd''' | style="text-align:center" | 38,164 |5 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 8,946 |- |2005<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2005.pdf#page=30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401043404/http://s.afl.com.au/staticfile/AFL%20Tenant/AFL/Files/afl_annual_report_2005.pdf |archive-date=2015-04-01 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |32,043 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,509 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 4th | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''4th''' | style="text-align:center" | 39,897 |5 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,733 |- |2006<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c6c8607d-c774-477e-98ac-51f922f355f1/afl_annual_report_2006-min.pdf#page=69 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065645/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c6c8607d-c774-477e-98ac-51f922f355f1/afl_annual_report_2006-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |32,327 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 284 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''8th''' | style="text-align:center" | 38,097 |7 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,800 |- |2007<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/fa1c65de-1c72-4281-8a8c-bdbe68aa92d4/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf#page=45 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065656/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/fa1c65de-1c72-4281-8a8c-bdbe68aa92d4/afl_annual_report_2007.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |30,394 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 1,933 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 9th | β | style="text-align:center" | 37,921 |8 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 176 |- |2008<ref>{{cite web |title=Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/b7fe5d24-3aaa-4bb5-bf65-b1fb5a332a40/afl_annual_report_2008-min.pdf#page=19 |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |30,063 |style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 331 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 4th | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''4th''' | style="text-align:center" | 40,340 |8 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,419 |- |2009<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0f1757b4-7638-44ae-8718-12326f215abc/afl_annual_report_2009-min.pdf#page=38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065652/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0f1757b4-7638-44ae-8718-12326f215abc/afl_annual_report_2009-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |31,906 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 1,843 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 1st | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''2nd''' | style="text-align:center" | 45,365 |'''4 / 16''' | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,025 |- |2010<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/0b3bf9a6-8f7d-4094-8591-d10f5babd3cf/afl_annual_report_2010_V2-min.pdf#page=46 |access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref> |39,021 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 7,115 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 3rd | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''2nd''' | style="text-align:center" | 40,079 |5 / 16 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 5,286 |- |2011<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/22bd5f58-094c-4f26-bda7-3de1574d69e3/afl_annual_report_2011-min.pdf#page=63 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065634/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/22bd5f58-094c-4f26-bda7-3de1574d69e3/afl_annual_report_2011-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |39,276 |style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 255 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 6th | style="background:#98FB98;" | '''7th''' | style="text-align:center" | 36,345 |8 / 17 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,734 |- |2012<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/59317d2f-a338-4833-a242-21f858d6fa81/AFL-Annual-Report-2012_web-min.pdf#page=74 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065659/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/59317d2f-a338-4833-a242-21f858d6fa81/AFL-Annual-Report-2012_web-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |35,440 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,836 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 9th | β | style="text-align:center" | 32,697 |9 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,648 |- |2013<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Membership Club Support |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/961d597e-b5d8-42b6-9f66-f2518cdd279b/2013-AFL-Annual-Report-min.pdf#page=74 |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |32,707 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 2,733 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 16th | β | style="text-align:center" | 28,965 |10 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 3,732 |- |2014<ref>{{cite web |title=Total Club Members |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c8dff8f1-8c6a-4ce3-9785-f86b31de36a2/2014-AFL-Annual-Report-min.pdf#page=42 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065640/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/c8dff8f1-8c6a-4ce3-9785-f86b31de36a2/2014-AFL-Annual-Report-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> | 30,739 | {{decrease}} 1,968 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 18th | β | 23,296 |14 / 18 | {{decrease}} 5,669 |- |2015<ref>{{cite web |title=Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/5a4b8d80-1fa5-4770-9c21-d3d300b5d640/AFLAnnualReport2015-min.pdf#page=40 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065636/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/5a4b8d80-1fa5-4770-9c21-d3d300b5d640/AFLAnnualReport2015-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |32,746 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,007 | style="background:#ebc2af;" | 14th | β | style="text-align:center" | 25,928 |13 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 2,632 |- |2016<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/064a9aec-6507-4139-8675-f3cbc13df8fd/compressed_2016-AFL-Annual-Report-1-.pdf#page=38 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065639/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/064a9aec-6507-4139-8675-f3cbc13df8fd/compressed_2016-AFL-Annual-Report-1-.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |38,009 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 5,263 | style="background:#ebc2af;" |9th | β |30,690 |14 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 4,762 |- |2017<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/b06c0343-543e-408d-945e-89ce08d8d294/AFL_Annual_Report_2017-min.pdf#page=65 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065635/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/b06c0343-543e-408d-945e-89ce08d8d294/AFL_Annual_Report_2017-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |42,052 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 4,043 | style="background:#ebc2af;" |11th | β |31,319 |14 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{increase}} 629 |- |2018<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/aad564ee-58ac-4f16-97de-8d930a5237ef/2018_Digital_AR_Book-min.pdf#page=49 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065645/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2019/12/05/aad564ee-58ac-4f16-97de-8d930a5237ef/2018_Digital_AR_Book-min.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |46,301 |{{increase}} 4,249 | style="background:#ebc2af;" |16th | β |25,503 |13 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 5,816 |- |2019<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2020/03/18/925fd047-a9b6-4f7d-8046-138a56ba36f4/2019-AFL-Annual-Report.pdf#page=48 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322065653/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2020/03/18/925fd047-a9b6-4f7d-8046-138a56ba36f4/2019-AFL-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=2020-03-22 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |43,038 |{{decrease}} 3,263 | style="background:#ebc2af;" |14th | β |25,401 |15 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 102 |- |2020<ref>{{cite web |title=AFL Club Membership |url=https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2021/03/10/766129c9-3bc6-446d-ab53-2614ffd88a00/2020-Annual-Report.pdf#page=46 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312053448/https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/document/2021/03/10/766129c9-3bc6-446d-ab53-2614ffd88a00/2020-Annual-Report.pdf |archive-date=2021-03-12 |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021}}</ref> |48,588 |{{increase}} 5,550 | style="background:#ebc2af;" |6th |style="background:#98FB98;" |'''5th''' |3,157{{efn|name=note1|text=Capped stadium capacities.}} |14 / 18 | style="text-align:center" | {{decrease}} 22,244 |- |2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-time club membership record confirmed|url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/994043/all-time-club-membership-record-confirmed|access-date=2021-08-05|website=portadelaidefc.com.au|date=5 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |55,802 |{{increase}} 7,286 |style="background:#ebc2af;" |10th | β |19,552{{efn|name=note1|text=Capped stadium capacities.}} |14 / 18 |{{increase}} 16,395 |}
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