Adelaide and St Kilda have met 41 times, with the Crows ahead 25 wins to 15. There has also been one draw involving the two clubs.
The draw came in Round 14, 1994 with the sides locked on 79 points apiece at the final siren. Crows ruckman Shaun Rehn had 30 disposals and a goal that day at Waverley Park. However, opposing ruckman Lazar Vidovic took the three Brownlow Medal votes after gathering 27 touches and 13 marks.
Adelaide has won nine of the last 10 clashes between the two sides by an average margin of 49 points.
St Kilda’s most recent victory against the Crows was in Round 18, 2011. The Saints won that game, which would prove to be Neil Craig’s final outing as Adelaide coach, by 103 points.
Adelaide’s final score of 3.6. 24 is the lowest total in the Club’s history. Small forward Stephen Milne finished with eight goals.
The two teams last met in Round 12, 2017, with the Crows coming out on top by 57 points at Adelaide Oval.
Forwards Josh Jenkins, Taylor Walker and Tom Lynch all kicked three goals on that night.
Sam Jacobs picked up the three Brownlow votes on the back of 25 disposals and 37 hit-outs.
Round Four, 2014, marked the last meeting at Etihad Stadium and saw Adelaide come away with an 86-point victory. Josh Jenkins slotted four and James Podsiadly chipped in with three.
If selected, this will be the fifth time ex-Saint Tom Lynch has played against his old side for premiership points. Lynch averages 19 disposals and two goals a game against the Saints.
The Crows and Saints have met on a Saturday night seven times. The ledger currently stands at 4 – 3 in favour of Adelaide.
Tony Lockett holds the record for most goals in a game between the two sides, piling on 12 majors in Round Seven, 1991. The Saints eventual winning margin of 131 points is the largest between the two sides.
Tony Modra holds the record for most Crows goals in a game against St Kilda, bagging seven in Round 15, 1993.
Richard Douglas needs one more major to reach 150 AFL goals. To date, he has kicked eight from 13 games against the Saints
Brownlow Medallist Robert Harvey amassed 43 disposals in Round 15, 1997, the highest tally recorded in a match between Adelaide and St Kilda.
The Crows have recorded the most handballs so far this season (371), closely followed by the Saints in second (360).
St Kilda have the highest number of uncontested possessions after two rounds (558) as well as the most uncontested marks (208).
Jack Billings sits fourth in the League for score involvements with 23. Josh Jenkins leads the way for Adelaide with 19.
Sam Jacobs has a total of 73 hit-outs in 2018, while St Kilda ruckman Billy Longer has managed 38 in their two games so far, including just two hit-outs to advantage. This sees the Saints with the least clearances in the League through the opening rounds (55).
Defender Nathan Brown has the most one-percenters for St Kilda (15) and Daniel Talia has the same number for the Crows.
