| Club: | St Kilda Football Club |
| Season: | 2010 |
| President: | Greg Westaway |
| Coach: | Ross Lyon |
| Captain: | Nick Riewoldt |
| Home Ground: | Etihad Stadium |
| Preseason Comp: | Pre-season competition |
| Preseason Result: | Runner up |
| Regularseason Comp: | AFL season |
| Regularseason Result: | 3rd |
| Finals Series: | Finals series |
| Finals Result: | Runners up |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Lenny Hayes |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
The St Kilda Football Club competed in the 2010 Australian Football League (AFL) premiership season. They finished the home and away season in third place. They won through to the 2010 Grand Final after qualifying and preliminary finals wins and drew with Collingwood in the grand final, however they were beaten in the replay to finish runner up for the second consecutive year.
A number of new records were set by the Saints throughout 2010:
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7 Lenny Hayes VC 10 Steven Baker 12 Nick Riewoldt C 14 Jarryn Geary 19 Sam Gilbert |
21 Nick Heyne 22 Farren Ray 25 Sam Fisher 27 Jason Blake 29 Tom Lynch 30 Brett Peake 31 Jesse Smith 33 James Gwilt 38 Will Johnson | 40 Robert Eddy 41 Paul Cahill 45 Luke Miles Rookies: 36 Tomas Walsh 37 Leigh Fisher 47 Tom Simpkin 48 Blake McGrath 49 Steven Gaertner 50 Jarryd Allen |
See main article: 2010 NAB Cup. St Kilda qualified for the NAB cup Grand Final however were beaten by the Western bulldogs in to finish Runner up.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Friday, 19 February (7:40 pm) | 2.13.4 (100) | 1.13.12 (99) | Won by 1 point | Etihad Stadium (H) | 29,801 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 27 February (7:10 pm) | 2.9.7 (79) | 0.12.6 (78) | Won by 1 point | Etihad Stadium (H) | 10,998 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 6 March (7:10 pm) | 2.15.7 (115) | 2.3.9 (45) | Won by 70 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 5,241 | ||
| GF | Saturday, 13 March (7:10 pm) | 2.13.8 (104) | 0.9.10 (64) | Lost by 40 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 42,381 | ||
See main article: 2010 AFL season.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Ladder | |||
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saturday, 27 March (7:10 pm) | 13.10 (88) | 15.6 (96) | Won by 8 points | ANZ Stadium (A) | 31,330 | 8th | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 3 April (7:10 pm) | 23.5 (143) | 6.9 (39) | Won by 104 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 32,006 | 1st | ||
| 3 | Friday, 9 April (7:40 pm) | 10.9 (69) | 4.17 (41) | Won by 28 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 49,669 | 1st | ||
| 4 | Sunday, 18 April (4:40 pm) | 16.12 (108) | 14.9 (93) | Won by 15 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 29,814 | 1st | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 24 April (7:10 pm) | 7.12 (54) | 6.8 (44) | Lost by 10 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 23,355 | 2nd | ||
| 6 | Friday, 30 April (7:40 pm) | 6.10 (46) | 7.7 (49) | Won by 3 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 43,072 | 3rd | ||
| 7 | Monday, 10 May (7:20 pm) | 9.14 (68) | 20.9 (129) | Lost by 61 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 42,866 | 5th | ||
| 8 | Sunday, 16 May (4:40 pm) | 11.15 (81) | 14.9 (93) | Lost by 12 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 39,204 | 7th | ||
| 9 | Sunday, 23 May (2:40 pm) | 8.8 (56) | 13.13 (91) | Won by 35 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 36,244 | 5th | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 29 May (7:10 pm) | 19.9 (123) | 12.4 (76) | Won by 47 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 28,708 | 4th | ||
| 11 | Friday, 4 June (7:40 pm) | 8.11 (59) | 14.13 (97) | Won by 38 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 32,858 | 3rd | ||
| 12 | Sunday, 13 June (2:40 pm) | 10.7 (67) | 12.13 (85) | Won by 18 points | Subiaco Oval (A) | 37,569 | 2nd | ||
| 13 | Friday, 25 June (7:40 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 6.10 (46) | Won by 24 points | MCG (H) | 58,208 | 2nd | ||
| 14 | Sunday, 4 July (4:40 pm) | 15.10 (100) | 9.11 (65) | Won by 35 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 31,993 | 2nd | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 10 July (7:10 pm) | 10.5 (65) | 11.13 (79) | Won by 14 points | The Gabba (A) | 29,329 | 2nd | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 17 July (2:10 pm) | 15.10 (100) | 6.16 (52) | Lost by 48 points | MCG (A) | 81,386 | 3rd | ||
| 17 | Friday, 23 July (7:40 pm) | 14.3 (87) | 13.9 (87) | Draw | Etihad Stadium (H) | 49,373 | 3rd | ||
| 18 | Friday, 30 July (7:40 pm) | 16.12 (108) | 11.9 (75) | Lost by 33 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 37,165 | 3rd | ||
| 19 | Sunday, 8 August (1:10 pm) | 23.13 (151) | 8.9 (57) | Won by 94 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 22,467 | 3rd | ||
| 20 | Sunday, 15 August (4:40 pm) | 9.9 (63) | 17.13 (115) | Won by 52 points | Etihad Stadium (A) | 23,118 | 3rd | ||
| 21 | Saturday, 21 August (2:10 pm) | 17.13 (115) | 14.10 (94) | Won by 21 points | Etihad Stadium (H) | 33,790 | 3rd | ||
| 22 | Saturday, 28 August (3:40 pm) | 9.11 (65) | 5.7 (37) | Lost by 28 points | AAMI Stadium (A) | 38,121 | 3rd |
See also: 2010 AFL finals series.
| Final | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (St Kilda's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Home | Away | Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Qualifying | Friday, 3 September (7:45pm) | 11.13 (79) | 12.11 (83) | Won by 4 points | MCG (A) | 63,608 | ||
| Second Preliminary | Saturday, 18 September (7:20pm) | 13.10 (88) | 8.16 (64) | Won by 24 points | MCG (H) | 62,694 | ||
| Grand Final | Saturday, 25 September (2:30pm) | 9.14 (68) | 10.8 (68) | Draw | MCG (A) | 100,016 | ||
| Grand Final Replay | Saturday, 2 October (2:30pm) | 16.12 (108) | 7.10 (52) | Lost by 56 points | MCG (A) | 93,853 | ||