afl 2001 round 14

after a interesting round this round keeps the trend
bulldogs (7-6) vs essendon (11-2) etihad stadium friday night
last season the bulldogs gave essendon their only loss this year it is historical for another reason a close start had essendon starting to kick away to a 13 point lead at 1/4 time gary morecroft got the mark of the year as essendon kicked 7 goals to 2 in a 45 point 1/2 time lead another 7 goals to 5 got the lead to 56 points at 3/4 time. it remained one sided with essendon running out 13 goal winners they host geelong on sunday after a 9 day break bulldogs host freemantle on saturday
ESS 5.3 12.6 19.7 24.10 (154)
WB 3.2 5.3 10.5 11.10 (76)
major goal scorers ESS – Moorcroft 6 (and the mark of the year), Lloyd 5, Lucas 3, M. Johnson 2, McVeigh 2, Caracella 2 WB – Johnson 3, Darcy 2,
richmond (9-4) vs hawthorn (9-4) mcg saturday afternoon
can the hawks revive their season in a clash of two top 4 sides richmond got the early jump leading by 9 points at 1/4 time hawthorn worked there way into the lead in the second by 2 points at 1/2 time before they slowly kicked away as hawthorn lead by 21 points at 3/4 time and a 58 point win reminds the comp of the side that started 8-0 they host sydney on saturday richmond face a tough road trip to port adelaide saturday night.
HAW 2.1 7.2 13.4 20.9 (129)
RICH 3.4 6.6 9.7 10.11 (71)
major goal scorers HAW – Chick 3, Dixon 3, Thompson 3, Hazell 2 (in one of his five games), Cox 2, Lekkas 2, RICH – Rogers 2, Ottens 2, Bowden 2,
adeliade (6-7) vs west coast (3-10) aami stadium saturday night
after 3 straight losses which adelaide side shows up is a big guess. a high scoring first quarter compared to the rest of the game had adeliade up by 11 points at 1/4 time west coast were competive cutting the lead to 9 points at 1/2 time a 3 goal to nill third gave adeliade a game winning 28 point lead at 3/4 time westcoast got back to 13 points but not enough as adeliade save their season they travel to st kilda on friday night west coast host kangaroos.
ADE 4.5 5.7 8.11 8.16(64)
WCE 3.0 4.4 4.5 7.9(51)
major goal scorers ADE – Jarman 3, Ricciuto 2, McLeod 2,WCE – Merenda 2, Ph. Matera 2
brisbane (8-5) vs st kilda (3-10) gabba saturday night
can the lions continue their great run almost certanly. A 14 point lead at 1/4 time to brisbane and a goalless second by st kilda had the game over as the lead was 46 points a close third quarter to lead by 52 points. a 57 point win makes it five straight but a bad record at the G will be the test against collingwood on sunday. st kilda host adelaide on friday night.
BRIS 4.6 9.9 14.11 17.17 (119)
STK 2.4 2.5 6.7 9.8 (62)
major goal scorers BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Hart 3, Brown 2, Akermanis 2,StK – Callaghan 4, Hall 3,
sydney (6-7) vs carlton (9-4) sunday afternoon
can the real swans stand up answer maybe. a close game saw carlton start well leading by 6 points at 1/4 time and 12 points at 1/2 time a inaccurate third quarter gave sydney a 3 point lead at 3/4 time and a 10 point win to keep their season alive they play hawthorn on saturday in melbourne carlton host melbourne .
SYD 4.1 6.5 9.14 12.19 (91)
CARL 5.1 8.5 10.5 12.9 (81)
major goal scorers SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Crouch 2, Goodes 2, CARL – Lappin 2, Bradley 2, Hulme 2, Hotton 2, Koutoufides 2
geelong (6-7) vs collingwood (8-5) etihad stadium sunday afternoon
who can continue their good run. collingwood got a jump leading by 19 points at 1/4 time but it was reversed in the second by geelong to lead by 2 points at 1/2 time. a 5 goal to 2 third put geelong in a good posiiton leading by 22 points and held on for an 18 point win their fourth in six weeks against a top 8 side they face essendon sunday collingwood host brisbane sunday
GEEL 3.2 9.7 14.10 16.15 (111)
COL 6.3 9.5 11.6 14.9 (93)
major goal scorers GEEL – Bizzell 5, White 3, Graham 2, Burns 2
COL – Rocca 4, Tarrant 3, Holland 2, Lockyer 2,
melbourne (5-8) vs kangaroos (6-7) mcg sunday afternoon
can melbourne save their season not likely. especially since wayne carey finnally got going after a slow start trailing by 13 points at 1/4 time. before a 4 goal to 1 quarter leading by 6 points at 1/2 time a 5 goal to 2 third put it out to 22 points at 3/4 time an almost even last kept the roos a 28 point win they travel to west coast on sunday while melbornue play carlton.
KANG 4.3 8.8 13.11 18.13 (121)
MELB 6.4 7.8 9.13 13.15 (93)
major goal scorers KANG – Carey 6, Pickett 3, Rocca 2, MELB – Schwarz 2, Green 2, Bruce 2, Farmer 2,
freemantle (0-13) vs port (8-5) subiaco sunday afternoon
can port return to form port started close leading by 8 points at 1/4 time a 6 goal to 3 second leading by 30 points at 1/2 time a 6 goal to 2 third put the result beyond doubt at 55 points at 3/4 time the margin of 92 points hosting richmond at aami stadium while freemantle travel to bulldogs.
PA 4.3 10.8 16.11 25.13 (163)
FRE 3.1 6.2 8.4 11.5 (71)
major goal scorers PA – Burgoyne 6, Tredrea 4, Bassett 2, C. Cockatoo-Collins 2, Poulton 2, Wanganeen 2,FRE – Hasleby 3, Modra 2,
ladder
ess 12 2 48 150.2
haw 10 4 40 106.8
carl 9 5 36 127.5
pa 9 5 36 123.6
bris 9 5 36 121.5
rich 9 5 36 105.6
coll 8 6 32 117.4
syd 7 7 28 104.3
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geel 7 7 28 100.0
kang 7 7 28 96.0
wb 7 7 28 93.4
adel 7 7 28 91.4
mel 5 9 20 88.2
st k 3 11 12 78.4
wc 3 11 12 63.4
free 0 14 0 69.4
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 60
Lynch (Bris) 38
Tarrant (Cool) 36
Hudson (WB) 30
Johnson (WB) 30
Richardson (Rich) 29
Wanganeen (Port) 29
Grant (WB) 28
Neitz (MELB) 27
Che C-C (Port) 26
Dew (Port) 26
Goodes (SYD) 26
Hall (St.K) 25
Brown (WB) 24
Green (MELB) 24
next round
friday
st kilda vs adeliade ES (N)
saturday
carlton vs melbourne OO
hawthorn vs sydney MCG
bulldogs vs freemantle ES
port vs richmond AAMI (N)
sunday
collingwood vs brisbane MCG
essendon vs geelong ES
west coast vs kangaroos S