Melbourne v St Kilda, Round 1 2026
2026 AFLRound 1
| 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 beat St Kilda by 13
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.
In context
- Milestone: Christian Salem’s 200th game.
- AFL debut for Latrelle Pickett.
- First game for Melbourne: Changkuoth Jiath, Jack Steele, Brody Mihocek.
- A career-high 4 goals for Max Hall (previous best 3).
- A career-high 6 goals for Jacob van Rooyen (previous best 4).
Best on ground
Melbourne · #2 · 82% game time
- 14
- D
- 6
- G
- 7
- M
- 1
- T
2 clearances · 3 inside 50s · AFL Fantasy 103
Brownlow votes2026 count
Score worm
Melbourne aheadSt Kilda aheadGoalFour or more goals in a row
- Melbourne down by 15Q1 16:56
- 4 goals in a row to MelbourneQ3 5:04 – 15:53
- Melbourne lead by 18Q4 9:39
MelbourneGoals
- J. van Rooyen 6.1
- B. Mihocek 3
- K. Chandler 1.2
- J. Culley 1.1
- B. Fritsch 1.1
- K. Pickett 1.1
- H. Sharp 1.1
- C. Windsor 1.1
- M. Gawn 1
- L. Pickett 1
- J. Steele 1
St KildaGoals
- M. Hall 4.1
- N. Wanganeen-Milera 3.1
- M. Owens 2.2
- J. Higgins 2.1
- L. Ryan 1.2
- M. Wood 1.2
- I. Keeler 1
- D. Wilson 1
- Venue
- MCG, Melbourne
- Field umpires
- Nick Jankovskis, Matt Stevic, Andrew Heffernan, Harrison Birch
MelbourneFinal team
Interchange
EmergenciesJ. Melksham, T. McDonald, M. Heath
Milestones
- Christian Salem · 200th game
- Latrelle Pickett · Debut game
First game for the club
- Changkuoth Jiath · Morwell (Vic)/Xavier College (Vic)/Gippsland U18/Hawthorn
- Jack Steele · Belconnen (NEAFL)/NSW-ACT U18/GWS/St Kilda
- Brody Mihocek · Burnie (Tas)/Tas U18/Maribyrnong Pk (Vic)/Werribee (VFL)/Port Melbourne (VFL)/Collingwood
- Latrelle Pickett · Mallee Park (SA)/Glenelg (SANFL)
St KildaFinal team
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.
MELAttackSTK
- Inside 50s 53
- Scoring shots 15.1732
- Accuracy 47%
56
3018.12
60%
The ball
- Disposals 411
- Contested possessions 129
- Clearances 41
- Marks 106
- Tackles 41
- Free kicks 18
- Biggest lead 15
341
119
36
82
42
11
18
Melbourne18.12120
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2J. van Rooyen | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| 11M. Gawn | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 109 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 36 | |
| 9J. Steele | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | |
| 36K. Pickett | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 91 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 37K. Chandler | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6C. Windsor | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | |
| 14C. Jiath | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5X. LindsayInt | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31B. Fritsch | 15 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 30H. SharpInt | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24T. RiversInt | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | |
| 28B. Mihocek | 14 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 10D. Turner | 15 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 3C. Salem | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12K. Tholstrup | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13J. Culley | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22B. Howes | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8J. Lever | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 35H. Petty | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 15E. Langdon | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4H. Langford | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33L. PickettInt | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32T. SparrowInt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team | 341 | 18 | 11 | 82 | 42 | 36 | 1428 | 212 | 129 | 56 | 44 |
St Kilda15.17107
| Player | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40M. Hall | 26 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 115 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | |
| 35J. Sinclair | 31 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 44C. Wilkie | 27 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 117 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9S. Flanders | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 96 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2M. Windhager | 32 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 93 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 8B. Hill | 27 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 110 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7N. Wanganeen-Milera | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34H. GarciaInt | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 77 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 22D. Wilson | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | |
| 21T. De Koning | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 84 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 | |
| 10M. Owens | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 6J. MacraeInt | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 0 | |
| 32M. Wood | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| 18J. Carroll | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3J. Silvagni | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47A. Caminiti | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1J. Higgins | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38H. BoxshallInt | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31L. Ryan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26A. TauruInt | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17I. KeelerInt | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 43C. Sharman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25M. Phillipou | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | 411 | 15 | 13 | 106 | 41 | 41 | 1658 | 241 | 170 | 53 | 25 |
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 quarterMEL 3.3 (21) · STK 4.4 (28)
- 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)
Second quarterMEL 6.4 (40) · STK 5.1 (31)
- 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)
Third quarterMEL 5.2 (32) · STK 4.6 (30)
- 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)
Last quarterMEL 4.3 (27) · STK 2.6 (18)
- 1:21GoalM. GawnMEL15.9 (99) – 13.11 (89)
- 3:11BehindM. WoodSTK15.9 (99) – 13.12 (90)
- 4:10BehindK. ChandlerMEL15.10 (100) – 13.12 (90)
- 6:54BehindJ. van RooyenMEL15.11 (101) – 13.12 (90)
- 8:18BehindE. LangdonMEL15.12 (102) – 13.12 (90)
- 9:39GoalJ. van RooyenMEL16.12 (108) – 13.12 (90)
- 12:16GoalN. Wanganeen-MileraSTK16.12 (108) – 14.12 (96)
- 14:15BehindL. RyanSTK16.12 (108) – 14.13 (97)
- 16:19RushedSt KildaSTK16.12 (108) – 14.14 (98)
- 19:30BehindJ. HigginsSTK16.12 (108) – 14.15 (99)
- 20:45RushedSt KildaSTK16.12 (108) – 14.16 (100)
- 21:41GoalH. SharpMEL17.12 (114) – 14.16 (100)
- 23:06BehindN. Wanganeen-MileraSTK17.12 (114) – 14.17 (101)
- 24:14GoalM. HallSTK17.12 (114) – 15.17 (107)
- 26:53GoalB. FritschMEL18.12 (120) – 15.17 (107)