St Kilda v Collingwood – Opening Round 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLOpening RoundSun, 8 Mar, 7:20 pm AEDT

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9.1211.12

Collingwood by 12

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Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
STK	2.4 16	5.7 37	7.10 52	9.12 66
COL	4.3 27	5.5 35	10.10 70	11.12 78

MCG, MelbourneMostly sunny, 18°Lead changes 3

Recap

Collingwood 11.12 (78) beat St Kilda 9.12 (66) at MCG in Opening Round, a 12-point win.

Jordan De Goey kicked three goals for Collingwood and Beau McCreery two; Mitch Owens kicked two for St Kilda.

Josh Daicos led the way with 36 disposals and 13 marks.

A run of four straight goals in the first quarter turned a 13-point deficit into a 11-point lead.

St Kilda won the inside-50 count 63–40 but kicked 9.12.

Best on ground

More from Opening Round

St Kilda9.1266

Collingwood11.1278

Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.

2:48BehindM. PhillipouSTK0.1 (1) – 0.0 (0)
4:13BehindM. HallSTK0.2 (2) – 0.0 (0)
5:21BehindN. DaicosCOL0.2 (2) – 0.1 (1)
7:00BehindB. MaynardCOLLevel0.2 (2) – 0.2 (2)
9:21BehindM. OwensSTK0.3 (3) – 0.2 (2)
11:42GoalB. HillSTK1.3 (9) – 0.2 (2)
13:49GoalC. SharmanSTK2.3 (15) – 0.2 (2)
16:56GoalJ. De GoeyCOL2.3 (15) – 1.2 (8)
19:23BehindJ. CarrollSTK2.4 (16) – 1.2 (8)
21:38BehindT. MembreyCOL2.4 (16) – 1.3 (9)
22:16GoalJ. De GoeyCOL2.4 (16) – 2.3 (15)
24:06GoalL. SchultzCOLLead change2.4 (16) – 3.3 (21)
28:05GoalD. McStayCOL2.4 (16) – 4.3 (27)

0:33GoalM. OwensSTK3.4 (22) – 4.3 (27)
4:34BehindM. OwensSTK3.5 (23) – 4.3 (27)
7:45RushedSt KildaSTK3.6 (24) – 4.3 (27)
15:01RushedCollingwoodCOL3.6 (24) – 4.4 (28)
16:00GoalN. Wanganeen-MileraSTKLead change4.6 (30) – 4.4 (28)
17:07BehindD. WilsonSTK4.7 (31) – 4.4 (28)
19:12GoalC. SharmanSTK5.7 (37) – 4.4 (28)
25:01BehindT. MembreyCOL5.7 (37) – 4.5 (29)
26:50GoalL. SchultzCOL5.7 (37) – 5.5 (35)

0:19GoalB. McCreeryCOLLead change5.7 (37) – 6.5 (41)
2:10GoalB. McCreeryCOL5.7 (37) – 7.5 (47)
3:16BehindN. DaicosCOL5.7 (37) – 7.6 (48)
4:37BehindT. MembreyCOL5.7 (37) – 7.7 (49)
6:24BehindD. WilsonSTK5.8 (38) – 7.7 (49)
8:03GoalM. OwensSTK6.8 (44) – 7.7 (49)
9:52BehindC. SharmanSTK6.9 (45) – 7.7 (49)
13:16BehindD. HoustonCOL6.9 (45) – 7.8 (50)
14:16GoalJ. De GoeyCOL6.9 (45) – 8.8 (56)
17:50GoalR. SteeleCOL6.9 (45) – 9.8 (62)
19:42GoalM. HallSTK7.9 (51) – 9.8 (62)
23:12RushedCollingwoodCOL7.9 (51) – 9.9 (63)
25:05GoalD. CameronCOL7.9 (51) – 10.9 (69)
28:17BehindH. BoxshallSTK7.10 (52) – 10.9 (69)
29:30BehindJ. ElliottCOL7.10 (52) – 10.10 (70)