The Saints are MARCHING IN to Gather round closing out this year’s edition with a clash against Port Adelaide on Sunday night at Adelaide Oval.  

ROUND 5 - GATHER ROUND
Port Adelaide v St Kilda 
Sunday 12 April 
Adelaide Oval 
7:15pm AEST / 6:45pm ACST (Local time) 
Broadcast on Seven, Fox Footy & Kayo 

KEY TIMINGS: 
Gates open: 5:00pm ACST (Local time) 
First bounce: 6:45pm ACST (Local time) 

What’s On: 

BEFORE THE GAME 

Run 4 Your Club 

Run 4 Your Club is a 4km run or walk taking place at this year’s Gather Round. Kicking off at Elder Park (AFL Footy Festival) on Saturday 11 April at 8am, fans from all 18 AFL clubs will be participating and representing their team in a friendly club-versus-club competition. 

Find out more and secure your spot here.  

IN THE STADIUM 🏟️ 

Havana Brown performing at The Pepsi Collective 

Join Havana Brown at The Pepsi Collective, an elevated match day experience that includes a premium viewing experience from level three in the Riverbank Stand, complemented with access to bespoke food and drink options and entertainment in the William Magarey Room.   

For more info and tickets see here.  

MEMBER ZONE 😇 

The Member Zone is a dedicated online space to link St Kilda members with all the information they need to get the most out of their memberships. 

Click here to access our Member Zone. 

GETTING TO THE GAME 🚂 

Adelaide Oval sits in the heart of the city, bordered by the River Torrens and the surrounding precinct. Saints fans are strongly encouraged to make use of the FREE Think! Road Safety Footy Express bus, train or tram services with a valid AFL game day ticket. 

All standard Adelaide Metro weekend bus, train and tram services are also free with your AFL game day ticket, from the first to the last service on game day. 

For more details, click here. 

Train 
Adelaide Railway Station is on North Terrace, about a five-minute walk via the Riverbank footbridge or along King William Street. Visit the Adelaide Metro website for timetables and further information. 

Tram 
The Glenelg tram line will be closed from Monday 4 August through to late January 2026, with substitute buses running between Moseley Square, Glenelg and South Terrace, Adelaide. 

Trams will continue to run between South Terrace and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, as well as between Botanic Gardens and the Entertainment Centre. Weekend services will also operate between South Terrace and Festival Plaza. Check the Adelaide Metro website for updated timetables and details. 

Taxis 
Taxi ranks can be found on the western side of King William Road, the southern side of Pennington Terrace and the eastern side of Montefiore Road. 

Road Closures 
War Memorial Drive will be closed several hours before the game. 

For more information on road closures and parking restrictions, click here. 

ST KILDA has survived a late scare from Port Adelaide for a season-steadying 14-point triumph in Gather Round's finale.

The Saints twice led by healthy margins before holding off Power comebacks for a 12.9 (81) to 9.13 (67) win at a rain-soaked Adelaide Oval.

St Kilda held a match-high 32 point lead in the second term of Sunday night's fixture, and remained 31 points ahead midway through the third.

But the Power, propelled by Zak Butters (30 disposals), rallied with the next three goals.

Port trailed by nine points at three-quarter time, and got within eight early in the last quarter.

But a rare goal from recruit Jack Silvagni, from a 50m 'stand' penalty against Jason Horne-Francis, gave the Saints precious space before a long Mattaes Phillipou bomb effectively sealed victory.

St Kilda's win lifts them to a two-three record, the same as Port.

Trump card Nasiah Wangeen-Milera was influential with two goals, 28 disposals, nine tackles and eight clearances.

Teammates Mitch Owens and Phillipou also kicked two majors while Jack Sinclair (23 disposals) and Hugo Garcia (26, one goal) provided grunt in the packs.

Port's Butters, acting captain in the absence of Connor Rozee (hamstring), was outstanding, as was Horne-Francis (two goals, 26 touches).

Veterans Darcy Byrne-Jones (21 touches, one goal) and Ollie Wines (26 possessions) revelled in the wet, while spearhead Mitch Georgiades and Corey Durdin both kicked two goals.

The Saints dominated the opening term with four consecutive goals. When Phillipou converted, they led 27-0.

Port, deploying Jase Burgoyne to a close-checking role on Wanganeen-Milera in the first half, trailed by 20 points at quarter-time.

Wanganeen-Milera got busy early in the second term, kicking a goal and delivering inside 50m for another as St Kilda crafted a match-high 32-point break.

But Port responded with a three-goal quarter only for a late Owens strike to boost St Kilda's half-time advantage to 27 points.

A third-term flashpoint soon gave the Saints further scoring ammunition when Owens was given a dubious free kick for a ruck infringement.

Butters' verbal outburst was penalised 50m and he was reported for abusive language as Owens goaled from close range.

That put the Saints 31 points clear and, with heavy rain falling, seemingly safe.

Butters and Horne-Francis rallied their troops as Port scored four goals to two in the third quarter, but Port could only come as close as eight points in the last term before the Saints kicked clear.

I can't believe it's Butters
With St Kilda leading by 25 points and the rain pouring down, Port Adelaide needed a good start to the second half and looked like they had one when Jason Horne-Francis appeared to slot a goal from 35 metres. But then it was ruled to have scraped the post. The ball went down the other end where Jordon Sweet infringed against Mitch Owens in the ruck and a 50 metre penalty was paid for abuse from Zak Butters, the superstar midfielder reported for disent. Suddenly the job was a whole lot bigger for the Power.

Best of friends the best of enemies
Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera is drawing a tag most weeks this year and has had some trouble dealing with the attention, so Josh Carr obviously thought it would be a well-advised tactical move. But one would have to wonder if the choice of tagger was the right one. The Saints' two-million dollar man put in a sparkling performance despite the close attention of Jase Burgoyne - one of his best friends - who seemed reluctant to bring much behind-the-scenes aggression to try and distract Wanganeen-Milera.

PORT ADELAIDE   1.2    4.5    8.11    9.13 (67)
ST KILDA              4.4    8.8    10.8    12.9 (81) 

GOALS
Port Adelaide: Georgiades 2, Durdin 2, Horne-Francis 2, Byrne-Jones, Butters, Berry
St Kilda: Wanganeen-Milera 2, Owens 2, Phillipou 2, Wood, Silvagni, Sharman, Ryan, Hall, Garcia

BEST
Port Adelaide: Butters, Horne-Francis, Byrne-Jones, Aliir, Georgiades
St Kilda: Wanganeen-Milera, Garcia, Wilkie, Windhager, Sinclair

INJURIES
Port Adelaide: TBC
St Kilda: TBC

Crowd: TBC at Adelaide Oval