However , with fullback Verdun Howell unfit , the club lost to Footscray in the first semi-final .
St Kilda qualified for the final four for the first time since 1939 , qualifying third with eleven wins and seven losses .
With fullback Verdun Howell unfit , the club lost to Footscray in the first semi-final .
St Kilda qualified for the final four for the first time since 1939 , qualifying third with eleven wins and seven losses .