St Kilda v Collingwood, Opening Round 2026
2026 AFLOpening Round
| 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 beat St Kilda by 12
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.
In context
- First game for St Kilda: Jack Silvagni, Tom De Koning, Sam Flanders, Liam Ryan.
- First game for Collingwood: Jack Buller.
- A career-high 13 marks for Josh Daicos (previous best 11).
- A career-high 13 marks for Billy Frampton (previous best 11).
Best on ground
Collingwood · #7 · 89% game time
- 36
- D
- 0
- G
- 13
- M
- 1
- T
3 clearances · 4 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 141
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
St Kilda aheadCollingwood aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Collingwood down by 13Q1 13:49
- 4 goals in a row to CollingwoodQ1 16:56 – 28:05
- Collingwood lead by 18Q3 25:05
St KildaGoals
- M. Owens 2.2
- C. Sharman 2.1
- L. Ryan 1.2
- M. Hall 1.1
- J. Higgins 1
- B. Hill 1
- N. Wanganeen-Milera 1
CollingwoodGoals
- J. De Goey 3
- B. McCreery 2.1
- L. Schultz 2
- J. Elliott 1.1
- D. Cameron 1
- D. McStay 1
- R. Steele 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Nick Foot, Justin Power, Matt Stevic, Curtis Deboy
St KildaFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesL. Stocker, I. Keeler, C. Banfield
First game for the club
- Jack Silvagni · Greythorn (Vic)/Xavier College (Vic)/Oakleigh U18/Carlton
- Tom De Koning · Mt Martha (Vic)/Padua College (Vic)/Dandenong U18/Carlton
- Sam Flanders · Moe (Vic)/Lowanna College (Vic)/Gippsland U18/Gold Coast
- Liam Ryan · Rovers, Geraldton (WA)/Subiaco (WAFL)/West Coast
CollingwoodFinal team
Interchange
- 15Parker
- 10Pendlebury
- 22Sidebottom
- 45Steele
- 28Membrey
EmergenciesO. Steene, J. Cochran, L. Sullivan
First game for the club
- Jack Buller · Cottesloe (WA)/Scotch College (WA)/Claremont (WAFL)/Sydney Swans
How the FanCrew rating works
FanCrew rating: Champion Data rating points and AFL Fantasy points together, on a 0–10 scale against every AFL game since 2001 (Fantasy points alone before 2012). 6.5 is a typical game, 8.5 and up a standout. Players need 15% game time to be rated.
St Kilda won the inside-50 count 63–40 but kicked 9.12.
STKAttackCOL
- Inside 50s 40
- Scoring shots 11.1223
- Accuracy 48%
63
219.12
43%
The ball
- Disposals 434
- Contested possessions 113
- Clearances 29
- Marks 147
- Tackles 53
- Free kicks 16
- Biggest lead 18
387
128
31
92
57
27
13
Disposals
Goals
Marks
Tackles
St Kilda9.1266
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35J. Sinclair | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 122 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| 44C. Wilkie | 26 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2M. Windhager | 29 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21T. De Koning | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 17 | |
| 9S. Flanders | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8B. Hill | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 7N. Wanganeen-Milera | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 73 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 34H. GarciaInt | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 79 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | |
| 3J. Silvagni | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 40M. Hall | 17 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 74 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 10M. Owens | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
| 25M. Phillipou | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| 18J. CarrollInt | 16 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1J. Higgins | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6J. MacraeInt | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32M. WoodInt | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 43C. Sharman | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22D. Wilson | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 47A. Caminiti | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38H. Boxshall | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 19R. Marshall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 31L. RyanInt | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 26A. Tauru | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 387 | 9 | 11 | 92 | 57 | 31 | 1575 | 225 | 162 | 63 | 28 |
Collingwood11.1278
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7J. Daicos | 36 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 141 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 35N. Daicos | 41 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 136 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | |
| 14D. Cameron | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 112 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 20 | |
| 4B. Maynard | 27 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10S. PendleburyInt | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25J. Crisp | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9D. Houston | 28 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8L. Schultz | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 112 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2J. De Goey | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3I. Quaynor | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1P. Lipinski | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |
| 31B. McCreery | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 12H. Perryman | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 80 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17B. Frampton | 19 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44N. Long | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 45R. SteeleInt | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5J. Elliott | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 22S. SidebottomInt | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 15W. ParkerInt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11D. McStay | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16E. Allan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34J. Buller | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28T. MembreyInt | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 434 | 11 | 9 | 147 | 53 | 29 | 1816 | 264 | 170 | 40 | 21 |
Bold marks each side's best in a column; tap a heading to sort. RTG is the FanCrew rating, AF is AFL Fantasy points.
First quarterSTK 2.4 (16) · COL 4.3 (27)
- 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)
Second quarterSTK 3.3 (21) · COL 1.2 (8)
- 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)
Third quarterSTK 2.3 (15) · COL 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)
Last quarterSTK 2.2 (14) · COL 1.2 (8)
- 1:33GoalL. RyanSTK8.10 (58) – 10.10 (70)
- 3:40GoalJ. HigginsSTK9.10 (64) – 10.10 (70)
- 8:00BehindB. McCreeryCOL9.10 (64) – 10.11 (71)
- 11:54GoalJ. ElliottCOL9.10 (64) – 11.11 (77)
- 14:40RushedCollingwoodCOL9.10 (64) – 11.12 (78)
- 16:16BehindL. RyanSTK9.11 (65) – 11.12 (78)
- 18:07BehindL. RyanSTK9.12 (66) – 11.12 (78)