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===1916β1949: World wars and individual success === Owing to World War I, St Kilda went into recess in 1916 and 1917. Just prior to their recession, the club temporarily changed their official colours to include yellow in place of white. This was done to avoid association with the German Empire, who had the same colours as St Kilda at the time.<ref name="War">{{cite web |title=1910-1919: Heartbreak and the Great War |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1910-1919 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The club resumed normal operation in 1918 and fared well initially, qualifying for finals and being defeated in the semi-finals.<ref name="War"/> However, the following years saw St Kilda consistently struggle with poor form. [[File:St_kilda_1928.jpg|thumb|The 1928 team]] The club qualified for finals once between 1919 and 1938, although during this time period [[Colin Watson (footballer)|Colin Watson]] became the first St Kilda player to win the league's highest individual award, winning the 1925 [[Brownlow Medal]].<ref>{{cite news |title="Best And Fairest" |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/233575645?searchTerm=Brownlow%20Medal |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=News |date=7 October 1925}}</ref> Additionally in 1936, forward [[Bill Mohr]] kicked 101 goals, winning the leading goalkicker award and becoming the first St Kilda player to kick 100 goals or more in a season.<ref>{{cite news |title="The Argus" Cup To W. Mohr |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11919028?searchTerm=Leading%20Goalkicker%20St%20Kilda |access-date=12 October 2021 |work=Argus |date=26 September 1936}}</ref> The club qualified for finals in [[1939 VFL season|1939]], finishing the season in fourth after a record run of eight consecutive victories. The team had its first finals win since 1913, against [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]], but were eliminated in the preliminary final by Collingwood.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Crest is Immortalised |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1930-1939 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> St Kilda won three of the first four games early in the [[1940 VFL season|1940 season]] and were on top of the ladder after Round 4, however, the club went on to finish second last. Despite prominent players emerging for the club such as [[Harold Bray]], [[Keith Drinan]], [[Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926)|Peter Bennett]] and later [[Neil Roberts (Australian footballer)|Neil Roberts]], St Kilda were rarely competitive for the duration of the 1940s.<ref>{{cite web |title=1940-1949: The Lean Years |url=https://www.saints.com.au/club/history/history-by-decade/1940-1949 |website=saints.com.au |date=4 March 2020 |access-date=12 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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