Melbourne v St Kilda – Round 1 2026 Stats, Scores & Goal Kickers

2026 AFLRound 1Sun, 15 Mar, 3:15 pm AEDT

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Melbourne by 13

Away

Scores at each change
Club	QT	HT	3QT	FT
MEL	3.3 21	9.7 61	14.9 93	18.12 120
STK	4.4 28	9.5 59	13.11 89	15.17 107

MCG, MelbourneSunny, 27°Lead changes 13

Recap

Melbourne 18.12 (120) beat St Kilda 15.17 (107) at MCG in Round 1, a 13-point win. The lead changed 13 times.

Jacob van Rooyen kicked six goals for Melbourne and Brody Mihocek three; Max Hall kicked four for St Kilda.

A run of four straight goals in the third quarter turned a 9-point deficit into a 11-point lead.

Best on ground

More from Round 1

Melbourne18.12120

St Kilda15.17107

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

2:55GoalN. Wanganeen-MileraSTK0.0 (0) – 1.0 (6)
5:13GoalC. WindsorMELLevel1.0 (6) – 1.0 (6)
6:22GoalL. RyanSTK1.0 (6) – 2.0 (12)
7:50GoalM. HallSTK1.0 (6) – 3.0 (18)
9:27BehindH. GarciaSTK1.0 (6) – 3.1 (19)
11:45BehindL. RyanSTK1.0 (6) – 3.2 (20)
16:56BehindB. HillSTK1.0 (6) – 3.3 (21)
18:08GoalJ. van RooyenMEL2.0 (12) – 3.3 (21)
19:38GoalJ. van RooyenMEL3.0 (18) – 3.3 (21)
22:39BehindH. SharpMEL3.1 (19) – 3.3 (21)
25:23BehindM. OwensSTK3.1 (19) – 3.4 (22)
27:57BehindB. FritschMEL3.2 (20) – 3.4 (22)
29:56BehindD. TurnerMEL3.3 (21) – 3.4 (22)
32:14GoalJ. HigginsSTK3.3 (21) – 4.4 (28)

2:04GoalJ. HigginsSTK3.3 (21) – 5.4 (34)
3:42GoalB. MihocekMEL4.3 (27) – 5.4 (34)
5:38GoalJ. van RooyenMEL5.3 (33) – 5.4 (34)
8:02GoalL. PickettMELLead change6.3 (39) – 5.4 (34)
10:28GoalM. OwensSTKLead change6.3 (39) – 6.4 (40)
12:21RushedMelbourneMELLevel6.4 (40) – 6.4 (40)
14:39GoalJ. van RooyenMELLead change7.4 (46) – 6.4 (40)
17:43RushedSt KildaSTK7.4 (46) – 6.5 (41)
19:53GoalN. Wanganeen-MileraSTKLead change7.4 (46) – 7.5 (47)
21:44GoalB. MihocekMELLead change8.4 (52) – 7.5 (47)
24:12GoalD. WilsonSTKLead change8.4 (52) – 8.5 (53)
25:52GoalM. HallSTK8.4 (52) – 9.5 (59)
27:47BehindK. TholstrupMEL8.5 (53) – 9.5 (59)
29:04GoalJ. van RooyenMELLevel9.5 (59) – 9.5 (59)
30:13BehindC. WindsorMELLead change9.6 (60) – 9.5 (59)
32:43BehindJ. CulleyMEL9.7 (61) – 9.5 (59)

0:46BehindK. ChandlerMEL9.8 (62) – 9.5 (59)
1:44GoalM. OwensSTKLead change9.8 (62) – 10.5 (65)
3:29GoalM. HallSTK9.8 (62) – 11.5 (71)
5:04GoalB. MihocekMEL10.8 (68) – 11.5 (71)
7:45GoalJ. CulleyMELLead change11.8 (74) – 11.5 (71)
9:25RushedSt KildaSTK11.8 (74) – 11.6 (72)
11:18BehindM. HallSTK11.8 (74) – 11.7 (73)
12:14BehindH. BoxshallSTKLevel11.8 (74) – 11.8 (74)
13:11BehindH. BoxshallSTKLead change11.8 (74) – 11.9 (75)
14:25GoalK. ChandlerMELLead change12.8 (80) – 11.9 (75)
15:53GoalJ. SteeleMEL13.8 (86) – 11.9 (75)
20:14GoalI. KeelerSTK13.8 (86) – 12.9 (81)
21:47GoalM. WoodSTKLead change13.8 (86) – 13.9 (87)
25:55BehindK. PickettMELLevel13.9 (87) – 13.9 (87)
28:02BehindM. WoodSTK13.9 (87) – 13.10 (88)
29:37GoalK. PickettMELLead change14.9 (93) – 13.10 (88)
31:59BehindM. OwensSTK14.9 (93) – 13.11 (89)