Collingwood Media breaks down the facts and figures that help make up the story of Collingwood's 215 meetings with St Kilda since 1897.

5,389,447 – People to have watched a match between Collingwood and St Kilda.

101,655 – People crammed into the MCG to watch St Kilda beat Collingwood by a point in the 1966 Grand Final.

32,862 – The average crowd to attend a match between the Magpies and the Saints.

10,346 – The amount of scoring shots in matches between the two teams.

5,000 – The lowest crowd for a match between Collingwood and St Kilda in round seven, 1942.

1993 – The last time the two clubs met at Victoria Park.

1897 – The year the two clubs joined the VFL.

401 – Disposals won by Dane Swan in 16 games against St Kilda since 2004.

318 – The highest combined score between Collingwood and St Kilda (in round 17, 1980).

215 – Times the clubs have met in 117 years of VFL/AFL football.

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211 – Collingwood’s highest score against St Kilda (32.19. 211) at Waverley Park in round 17, 1980.

156 – Collingwood wins against St Kilda.

100 – Goals kicked by Gordon Coventry in 23 games against St Kilda.

100% - Game time played by Tarkyn Lockyer against St Kilda in round three, 2010. It was the first time he had played 100 per cent of a match since round 18, 2006.

86 – Collingwood’s winning margin the last time the two sides met in round 11, 2014.

57 – Times the Saints have had the better of the Magpies.

56 – Collingwood’s winning margin in the 2010 Grand Final.

48 – The lowest combined score between Collingwood and St Kilda in round 15, 1903.

43 – Disposals and three Brownlow votes were marked against Nathan Buckley’s name in round 12, 1998. Collingwood still lost by 35 points.

39 – St Kilda’s lowest winning score against Collingwood in round five, 1960.

35 – Scoring shots for Collingwood, compared to St Kilda’s 14 in round 11, last year.

26 – Disposals won by Peter Daicos on debut for Collingwood against St Kilda in round four, 1979. Collingwood won by 178 points.

25 – Collingwood’s winning margin in its first clash with the Saints at Victoria Park in 1897.

23 – Total goals kicked in an average match between the two clubs.

22 – Times the two teams have met in the finals.

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18 – Consecutive games Collingwood won against St Kilda before sustaining its first loss to the red, black and white in round seven, 1904.

17 – Behinds and just four goals managed by the Magpies in a feisty loss to the Saints in round three, 2010.

14 – Games played by 1990 premiership hero Tony Francis during his one season at Moorabbin in 1999.

10 – Points. Collingwood’s winning margin in the Semi-Final of 1966. Little did anyone know the Saints would triumph by a point when it mattered most just a fortnight later.

8 - Goals kicked by Tony Lockett in his final outing as a Saint, against Collingwood out at Waverley Park in round 23, 1994. St Kilda won by two points, but Lockett could only manage two Brownlow votes. The three went to a 22-year-old Nathan Buckley.

8 – Quarters of footy it took for Collingwood to claim the 2010 premiership over the Saints.

8 – The most first quarter goals kicked by Collingwood against St Kilda (in round 16, 1937).

6 – Goals kicked by Magpie Bill Twomey in Collingwood’s 75-point win over St Kilda in round eight, 1953.

5 – Goals kicked by Ron McKeown in a losing side out at Waverley Park in the 1992 Elimination Final.

5 – Times the two clubs have drawn, most famously in the 2010 Grand Final.

4 – Goals kicked by Alex Fasolo in the first half against the Saints in round 11, last year. Jamie Elliott also finished the game with four goals, while Travis Cloke kicked 5.

2 – Goals kicked by Saint Craig Devonport in round 12, 1992, one of which proved the match winner.

1 – Helmet worn by Magpie rover Josh Mahoney against the Saints round 12, 1998. It was the first time Mahoney had worn a helmet for Collingwood, coincidentally against St Kilda helmet-head Nathan Burke.

1 – Point. Just one point from Barry Breen was all it took for St Kilda to beat Collingwood in the 1966 Grand Final.

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