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Match Report
Friday 21 August 2026
No. 3
Round 1
Melbourne18.12120
St Kilda15.17107
Melbourne Cricket Ground · Sun, 3:15 PM · Attendance 44,577 · FT
Scoreboard
Quarter by Quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3.3 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 18.12 | 120 |
| St Kilda | 4.4 | 9.5 | 13.11 | 15.17 | 107 |
Scorers
Goalkickers
Melbourne
J. van Rooyen 6, B. Mihocek 3, M. Gawn 1, J. Steele 1, C. Windsor 1, K. Pickett 1, K. Chandler 1, B. Fritsch 1, H. Sharp 1, J. Culley 1, L. Pickett 1
St Kilda
M. Hall 4, N. Wanganeen-Milera 3, M. Owens 2, J. Higgins 2, D. Wilson 1, M. Wood 1, I. Keeler 1, L. Ryan 1
How the match was won
Scoring Progression
MELB · STK
Head to head
Team Statistics
| MELB | Stat | STK |
|---|---|---|
| 341 | Disposals | 411 |
| 212 | Kicks | 241 |
| 129 | Handballs | 170 |
| 82 | Marks | 106 |
| 19 | Marks Inside 50 | 20 |
| 42 | Tackles | 41 |
| 44 | Hitouts | 25 |
| 36 | Clearances | 41 |
| 56 | Inside 50s | 53 |
| 119 | Contested Possessions | 129 |
| 211 | Uncontested Possessions | 268 |
| 44 | One Percenters | 52 |
| 11 | Frees For | 18 |
| 18 | Frees Against | 11 |
| 18 | Goals | 15 |
| 12 | Behinds | 17 |
The full box score
Players
Melbourne
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Salem | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| M. Gawn | 11 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - |
| J. Steele | 9 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| C. Windsor | 6 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Jiath | 14 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
| K. Pickett | 36 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| X. Lindsay | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| K. Tholstrup | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 |
| T. Rivers | 24 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| K. Chandler | 37 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| B. Fritsch | 31 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B. Howes | 22 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 3 | - | - | - |
| H. Sharp | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Turner | 10 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| B. Mihocek | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 8 | - | 3 | - |
| J. van Rooyen | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| J. Lever | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| J. Culley | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Langdon | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 |
| H. Langford | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| H. Petty | 35 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - |
| L. Pickett | 33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| T. Sparrow | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
St Kilda
| Player | # | D | K | H | M | T | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Windhager | 2 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 4 | - | - | - |
| J. Sinclair | 35 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - |
| S. Flanders | 9 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| B. Hill | 8 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 |
| C. Wilkie | 44 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| M. Hall | 40 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| J. Macrae | 6 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | - |
| H. Garcia | 34 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
| N. Wanganeen-Milera | 7 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| D. Wilson | 22 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| M. Owens | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| H. Boxshall | 38 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | - | 2 |
| J. Carroll | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| T. De Koning | 21 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | - |
| J. Silvagni | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - |
| M. Wood | 32 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| A. Caminiti | 47 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| M. Phillipou | 25 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| A. Tauru | 26 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| I. Keeler | 17 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| L. Ryan | 31 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Higgins | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| C. Sharman | 43 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |