Riley Thilthorpe has kicked a miraculous goal with just one minute remaining to seal a remarkable come-from-behind win for Adelaide over St Kilda in Cairns.

With his team trailing by a point and the clock winding down, Thilthorpe took possession of the ball with his back to the Crows' goal, 15m out.

Somehow, last year's No.2 draft pick managed to kick the ball directly over his head and through the posts to give Adelaide the lead.

It completely a truly incredible comeback in which the Crows had trailed by 36 points in wet conditions but somehow escaped with a 9.12 (66) to 8.12 (60) victory.

The loss will give St Kilda coach Brett Ratten and his players nightmares after they dominated for the first two-and-a-half quarters.

However, following Brad Crouch's goal early in the second half to establish the Saints' game-high lead, Adelaide kicked the final seven goals of the match – including all three in the last quarter – to steal the win.

Thilthorpe kicked three for the night to ultimately have a big influence, while Rory Laird eventually shook the attention of Luke Dunstan to gather 21 of his 33 disposals after half-time.

Ben Keays (32 touches) and Paul Seedsman (31) were also influential.

ST KILDA       4.3       7.6       8.9       8.12 (60)
ADELAIDE     0.0       2.6       6.6       9.12 (66)

 
GOALS  
St Kilda: King 2, Wood 2, Butler, Byrnes, Crouch, Sinclair
Adelaide: Thilthorpe 3, McAdam, Mackay, Rowe, Sloane, Smith, Walker

 
BEST  
St Kilda: Steele, Highmore, Dunstan, Howard, Crouch, Higgins, Sinclair
Adelaide: Seedsman, Keays, Laird, Doedee, Smith   

Crowd: TBC at Cazalys Stadium