Editing St Kilda Football Club (section)

=== 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>