AFL round five 2026, scores, results, odds, stats and start time from Adelaide Oval in Adelaide
St Kilda held their nerve to close out the Gather Round with a gutsy 14-point win over Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval, resisting a late surge to give Ross Lyon a much-needed result and avoid a 1-4 start to the season.
The Saints were in control for much of the night before Port threatened to flip the script in a frantic third term. Power scored four of the last five goals of the quarter to reduce the deficit to single digits at the final change, igniting the pro-Port crowd and setting up a tense finish.
Zak Butters (30 disposals and one goal) was at the center of the attack, looking to put his side ahead with typical grit and class, but the Saints refused to buckle under the weight of the momentum.
Instead, it was Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera who proved the difference. The classy former defender-turned-playmaker finished the contest with 27 disposals and two goals, a performance that underlined his growing reputation in the competition.
In a background that looms large during the nightWanganeen-Milera, who could have worn Port colors had he opted to leave last year, has paid off for Power, justifying every penny of his lucrative long-term deal.
St Kilda have remained consistent of late and regained control with composure behind the ball and clean use going forward. When Port swarmed, the Saints responded.
Jack Silvagni scored his first goal in 13 months and his first as a Saints to put the away team out of reach; His teammates flocked from all over the field to embrace him.
Port seized their chance late but could not deliver the knockout blow; Entrances inside the 50 were repeatedly repelled by the disciplined St Kilda defence, who refused to give an inch.
For Lyon, the win was as much a showpiece as it was an endurance one, one that kept his team’s season alive after a difficult opening month.
