St Kilda will travel far and wide in 2013, with seven matches outside Victoria, including a home match in New Zealand. The Saints have a comfortable enough fixture though, with two games against Richmond, Carlton, the Sydney Swans, Gold Coast and Fremantle. There are six short breaks, including back-to-back between rounds seven and nine. The Saints will feature in three Friday night games, and eight twilight games (four Saturday, four Sunday).
CLUB HIGHLIGHTS
- Will kick off the season against Gold Coast on Saturday night at Metricon Stadium.
- Seven matches to be played outside Victoria, including a round three appearance at Manuka Oval in Canberra against GWS.
- To play a home match against the Sydney Swans on Anzac Day in round five at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand - the first-ever match for premiership points outside Australia.
- Will again host a Monday night match, against Carlton at Etihad Stadium in round seven, post-Mother's Day.
- To feature on the Friday night stage on three occasions, two of them home games, against Richmond at the MCG in round two and Hawthorn at Etihad Stadium in round 20.
- Must face only two of the 2012 finalists twice - Sydney Swans and Geelong.
To download a pdf version of the 2013 fixture, click here.
| RD | DATE | OPPONENT | VENUE | H/A | LOCAL TIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, March 30 | Gold Coast SUNS | Metricon Stadium | Away | 6.40pm |
| 2 | Friday, April 5 | Richmond | MCG | Home | 7.50pm |
| 3 | Saturday, April 13 | GWS GIANTS | Manuka Oval | Away | 4.40pm |
| 4 | Saturday, April 20 | Essendon | Etihad Stadium | Home | 4.40pm |
| 5 | Thursday, April 25 | Sydney Swans | Westpac Stadium | Home | 7.40pm |
| 6 | Friday, May 3 | Collingwood | Etihad Stadium | Away | 7.50pm |
| 7 | Monday, May 13 | Carlton | Etihad Stadium | Home | 7.40pm |
| 8 | Sunday, May 19 | Adelaide Crows | AAMI Stadium | Away | 4.10pm |
| 9 | Saturday, May 25 | Western Bulldogs | Etihad Stadium | Home | 4.40pm |
| 10 | Sunday, June 2 | North Melbourne | Etihad Stadium | Away | 4.40pm |
| 11 | Sunday, June 9 | West Coast Eagles | Etihad Stadium | Home | 4.40pm |
| 12 | Bye | ||||
| 13 | Saturday, June 22 | Melbourne | MCG | Home | 4.40pm |
| 14 | Sunday, June 30 | Richmond | MCG | Away | 4.40pm |
| 15 | Sunday, July 7 | Fremantle | Patersons Stadium | Away | 1.15pm |
| 16 | Saturday, July 13 | Carlton | Etihad Stadium | Away | 7.40pm |
| 17 | Saturday, July 20 | Port Adelaide | Etihad Stadium | Home | 2.10pm |
| 18 | Saturday, July 27 | Geelong Cats | Simonds Stadium | Away | 7.40pm |
| 19 | Saturday, August 3 | Brisbane Lions | Gabba | Away | 7.40pm |
| 20 | Friday, August 9 | Hawthorn | Etihad Stadium | Home | 7.50pm |
| 21 | Sunday, August 18 | Sydney Swans | SCG | Away | 3.15pm |
| 22 | Sunday, August 25 | Gold Coast SUNS | Etihad Stadium | Home | 1.10pm |
| 23 | TBC | Fremantle | Etihad Stadium | Home | TBC |
