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St Kilda beat Collingwood by two points in Dal Santo’s final game
St Kilda beat Collingwood 39-37 in an Australian rules football match in the AFLW, Australia’s women’s league.
The win was St Kilda’s first of the season and ended an 11-match losing streak.
The Saints had lost their first eight games, and the previous week they scored just one point, matching the league’s lowest score.
Coach Nick Dal Santo had announced he would leave the role and led the team for the final time against Collingwood.
St Kilda fell behind by 12 points at half-time, then kicked four goals in the third quarter to take the lead.
Collingwood cut the gap to two points late in the game, but the Saints held on.
St Kilda said it would begin an independent review of its AFLW program.
St Kilda beat Collingwood 5.9 (39) to 5.7 (37) at Moorabbin Oval, earning their first win of the AFLW season.
The Saints had lost their first eight games and ended an 11-match losing streak with the victory.
St Kilda kicked five second-half goals after trailing by 12 points at half-time.
Nick Dal Santo coached St Kilda for the final time after announcing he would step down; he finished with a 23-39 win-loss record.
Jesse Tawhiao-Wardlaw kicked two goals, while Tyanna Smith recorded 25 touches and 12 clearances for St Kilda.
Collingwood’s Ashley Centra kicked a late goal to cut the margin to two points, but St Kilda held on.
- Who
- St Kilda and Collingwood; Nick Dal Santo was St Kilda’s departing coach.
- What
- St Kilda beat Collingwood by two points to claim its first AFLW win of the season.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Moorabbin Oval, also identified as RSEA Park in the fixture listing.
- Why
- St Kilda sought a win in Dal Santo’s final game as coach; the articles do not state a specific reason for the result.
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- Final score
- St Kilda 5.9 (39), Collingwood 5.7 (37)
- St Kilda record before the game
- 0-8
- Losing streak ended
- 11 matches
- Dal Santo's coaching record
- 23 wins and 39 losses
- St Kilda's leading contributors
- Jesse Tawhiao-Wardlaw kicked two goals; Tyanna Smith had 25 touches and 12 clearances
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