Why the Saints Lost the Right Way - Neds Blog At the risk of sounding like Ezra Klein after He died (RIP), for St Kilda this season there’s a right way and a wrong way to lose.   The wrong way to lose would be to have spent an offseason renovatin...

The Saints lost their most internally important home and away game probably since they played Geelong in Round 14, 2009.

But there's room for hope.

They lost the right way
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Scores in the 2026 OR STK v COLL game

Scott Pendlebury on the ground
COLL 8.8 (56)
STK 3.6 (24)

Scott Pendlebury on the bench
COLL 3.4 (22)
STK 6.6 (42)

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The Pies get the job done against the Saints to end Opening Round. #aflSaintsPies

FUN FOOTY FACT: Although tonight's #AFLSaintsPies game was the seventh in VFL/#AFL history to finish 78 v 66, it was the first to end 11.12 v 9.12.
Previously:
1912 Fi 11.12 d Me 10.6
1928 Ca 10.18 d Es 9.12
2001 Ge 12.6 d SK 10.6
2003 PA 12.6 d Ad 9.12
2011 Ha 10.18 d Ca 8.18
2012 Fr 12.6 d Ri 9.12

2026 Opening Round - St Kilda v Collingwood
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82,528 is the biggest H&A crowd for STK in V/AFL games and the 41st biggest for Scott Pendlebury

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Solid win for Collingwood tonight, too much poise for Saints. Yeah, they're old, but not many better for footy nous (eg. Pendles' tonight) & solid across the park. Good system, great discipline. No reason they can't contend again. PS. How's those Daicos boys?! #AFLSaintsPies

Funnily enough, I enjoyed seeing St Kilda lose that game despite it being against Collingwood #AFLSaintsPies

#AFLSaintsPies Collingwood score a hard fought win at the MCG. Collingwood 78 defeated St Kilda 66

Most V/AFL wins as teammates
217 - Joel Selwood & Tom Hawkins
200 - SCOTT PENDLEBURY & STEELE SIDEBOTTOM
193 - Kevin Bartlett & Francis Bourke
190 - Corey Enright & Jimmy Bartel
188 - Joel Selwood & Harry Taylor

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Biggest V/AFL H&A crowds for STK
82,528 - 2026 OR v COLL
81,386 - 2010 R16 v coll
80,060 - 1992 R12 v coll
72,669 - 1978 R10 v coll
72,114 - 1965 R09 v melb
71,663 - 1996 R07 v coll
71,488 - 1998 R11 v rich

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30’6” HT@The’G St Kilda 2.4 5.7 (37): C.Sharman 2; Brad Hill,* M.Owens; N.Wanganeen-Milera Collingwood 4.3 5.5 (35): J.De Goey, L.Schulz 2; D.McStay

Second quarter player stats headed by Pie Dan Houston (47AF), 4 of his mates (Cameron, Jaicos, Schulz, and Quaynor), then new Saint Sam Flanders (31AF)

First half player stats headed by Pie Dan Houston (61AF), 5of his mates (Jaicos, Cameron, Jaicos, Maynard, Quaynor , and Schulz), then Saint Jack Sinclair (57AF)

30’6” HT@The’G
@stkildafc.bsky.social 2.4 5.7 (37): C.Sharman 2; Brad Hill,* M.Owens, N.Wanganeen-Milera;
#CollingwoodFC 4.3 5.5 (35): J. De Goey, L.Schulz 2; D.McStay
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Crowd of 82,528 at the MCG for #AFLSaintsPies

If I had to assign a film genre to this #AFLSaintsPies game, I'd say 'slapstick comedy'.

FFS the umps love the scum #AFLSaintsPies #AFL

Ooh it’s getting hot out there now, temperature’s gone right up 🔥 #AFLSaintsPies #AFL

Not getting full value for their $3.7m spending spree just yet the saints #aflsaintspies

Confucious say “bad kicking is bad football.” #AFLSaintsPies #AFL

Five goal assists for Pendlebury three minutes into the third quarter.. #AFLSaintsPies

I typed in #aflpissants but got the shorts on backwards.
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30’49” QT@The’G St Kilda 2.4 (16): Brad Hill 12’; C.Sharman 14’; Collingwood 4.3 (27): J. De Goey 17’, 23’; L.Schulz 25’; D.McStay 19’

First quarter player stats headed by Pie Brayden Maynard (48F) followed by six of his mates (both Daicoses, Houston, Quaynor, Cameron, and De Goey), then comes Tom (spits) De Koning (30AF) for St Kilda

30’49” QT@The’G
@stkildafc.bsky.social 2.4 (16): Brad Hill 12’; C.Sharman 14’;
#CollingwoodFC 4.3 (27): J. De Goey 17’, 23’; L.Schulz 25’; D.McStay 19’
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Has just taken to the field #AFLSaintsPies

17 minutes in, Pendlebury yet to take to the field #AFLSaintsPies

PROJECTED FINAL SCORE:
St Kilda 0.32.32 v Collingwood 0.32.32

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Nothing quite like a packed MCG. This should be a cracking game of footy. #AFLSaintsPies #AFL

Playing in a V/AFL club's first match of the season the most times
20 - SCOTT PENDLEBURY
20 - Robert Harvey
20 - Dustin Fletcher
19 - Ted Whitten snr
18 - Shaun Burgoyne
18 - Gary Ablett jnr

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“When The Saints take on The Magpies
Someday too far away
I barrack for St. Kilda
In that funny game they play”

“So excuse me please such days as these
And send me to the town
Where the children sing when St. Kilda win
And the rain comes falling down.”
- @billybragg.bsky.social

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St Kilda v Collingwood @ M.C.G. 28 models give Collingwood a 53-90% chance of victory over St Kilda at the M.C.G. on Sunday with an average tipped margin of 14 points, but Winnable and Punters give St Kilda a 53% chance with a margin of 2 points.

Collingwood by 12 with a 64% win chance. St Kilda v Collingwood @ M.C.G. #AFLSaintsPies https://squiggle.com.au/game/?gid=38498