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== Partnerships == === New Zealand partnership === In September 2012, St Kilda announced that they had signed a three-year partnership with the Wellington City Council to play an annual match in New Zealand on [[Anzac Day]] (25 April) at [[Westpac Stadium]] as part of the day's commemorations. As a result of the partnership, St Kilda and the Sydney Swans became the first two AFL clubs to play for premiership points outside of Australia.<ref name="ANZAC" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Saints come marching in for AFL Anzac Day 2013 {{!}} Ministry for Culture and Heritage |url=https://mch.govt.nz/saints-come-marching-afl-anzac-day-2013 |website=mch.govt.nz |access-date=30 June 2021 |archive-date=27 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527105001/https://mch.govt.nz/saints-come-marching-afl-anzac-day-2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although the partnership was extended by three years in 2013,<ref>{{cite web |title=Saints lock in five-year NZ deal |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/450320/saints-lock-in-five-year-nz-deal |website=afl.com.au |date=5 October 2013 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> a review conducted in 2015 saw the conclusion of the partnership.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gabelich |first1=Josh |title=St Kilda explores new NZ opportunities |url=https://www.saints.com.au/news/454695/st-kilda-explores-new-nz-opportunities |website=saints.com.au |date=16 September 2015 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, AFL New Zealand and St Kilda both expressed interest in signing a new partnership in the future with matches hosted in Auckland rather than Wellington.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Matt |title=NZ still wants AFL games despite Saints' China foray |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/37878/nz-still-wants-afl-games-despite-saints-china-foray |website=afl.com.au |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=30 June 2021 |language=en}}</ref> === China partnership === In October 2018, St Kilda signed a three-year deal to replace {{AFL GC}} as {{AFL|PA}}'s opponents in their annual match played in China. The three-year deal was expected to earn St Kilda more than $2 million in addition to any commercial earnings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edmund |first1=Sam |title=St Kilda to play Port Adelaide in China next year |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/st-kilda-to-play-port-adelaide-in-china-next-year/news-story/c4e6980794f89bf87120e09e7e36ae11 |website=www.heraldsun.com.au |access-date=30 June 2021 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 2019, 4.01 million people watched the match between the two clubs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Record TV ratings in China for Tigers' Grand Final triumph |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/148804/record-tv-ratings-in-china-for-tigers-grand-final-triumph |website=afl.com.au |date=23 October 2019 |access-date=11 April 2021 }}</ref> Owing to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the match was not played in the 2020 or 2021 seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Port Adelaide statement β Shanghai 2020 |url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/571637/port-adelaide-statement-shanghai-2020 |website=www.portadelaidefc.com.au |date=3 March 2020 |access-date=26 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Port Adelaide welcomes 2021 AFL fixture |url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/845570/port-adelaide-welcomes-2021-afl-fixture |website=www.portadelaidefc.com.au |date=21 December 2020 |access-date=26 January 2021 |quote=The AFL also confirmed that Port Adelaide's annual game in Shanghai would be postponed due to COVID-19.}}</ref>
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