Marcus Windhager's running battle with Nick Daicos has earned the St Kilda tagger an AFL fine for striking.

Windhager can accept a $1000 penalty for the first-quarter incident in Saturday night's match against Collingwood at Marvel Stadium.

His tag on the Magpies star lived up to the pre-game hype, with plenty of incidents and Daicos eventually kicking a crucial goal in the last term as Collingwood won by 34 points.

It also continues to generate headlines, with St Kilda coach Ross Lyon saying the club will ask the AFL about free kicks paid against them for off-the-ball incidents.

Following the match Lyon questioned some of the umpiring as Windhager tried to stop Daicos while Collingwood teammates likewise tried to disrupt the tag.

"I'm not sure they were free kicks, but I think we'll take that in (to the AFL) and ask the question," Lyon said.

"Are there two sets of rules going around? I'm not sure."

Windhager is in solid form and while Daicos ultimately won their battle, Lyon was full of praise for his player.

"I said to him, it reminds me of Ryan Crowley and Clint Jones and Cameron Ling - 'I love it mate'. He's a ripping kid," said Lyon, referring to past tagging specialists.

"I liked the theatre of it, there was a lot of noise, a bit of theatrics, both teams supporting their player - it's great for the game, isn't it?"

Roger Vaughan - AAP