questions about creditabillity of candidates for the flag increase.
st kilda (3-11) vs adeliade (7-7) etihad stadium friday night
another possible coach sacking at st kilda you’d think would spark the team into action by 1/4 time his carer looked over with a 26 point at 1/4 time. a 5 goal to 4 second had the lead out to 35 points at 1/2 time. a 5 goal to 1 third quarter had the lead at 63 points and a 7 goal to 2 last had the margin of 97 points showing their still alive they host sydney sunday st kilda host bulldogs saturday night.
ADE 6.6 11.9 16.14 23.18 (156)
STK 2.4 6.4 7.5 9.5 (59)
major goal scorers adel Jarman 6, Johnson 3, Stevens 2, Perrie 2, McLeod 2, Ricciuto 2, Goodwin 2, StK – Hall 3, Hamill 2,
carlton (9-5) vs melbourne (5-9) optus oval saturday afternoon
after a shock loss can carlton bounce back the answer should be yes. a close start gave melbourne confidence as they lead by 11 points at 1/4 time a 5 goal to 1 second quarter had melbourne 39 points clear a 6 goal to 4 third cut the lead to 25 points and a 4 goal to 1 last saw melbourne hold on for a 6 point win they play richmond next carlton host freemantle
MELB 7.1 12.6 16.8 18.9 (117)
CARL 5.2 6.3 12.8 16.15 (111)
major goal scoers MELB – Green 3, Bruce 3, Farmer 3, Williams 2, Leoncelli 2, CARL – Hickmott 2, Mansfield 2, Lappin 2, Fletcher 2, Houlihan 2,
hawthorn (10-4) vs sydney (7-7) mcg saturday afternoon
can the hawks play consistant not sure but they blow it here a close start had Sydney up by a point at 1/4 time. A 5 goal to 2 second quarter put Sydney in the boxseat to lead by 21 points the margin stayed the same at 3/4 time and the end as sydney get a step closer to finals footy. sydney travel to play adeliade while hawthorn play collingwood.
HAW 2.5 4.6 8.8 11.11 (77)
SYD 2.6 7.9 11.11 14.14 (98)
goals syd kelly 3, bennett 2, stafford 2 haw barlow 2, johnson 2, nicholls 2,
Bulldogs (7-7) vs freemantle (0-14) Etihad stadium Saturday night
Freemantle hunting for a long drought breaker was almost lost by 1/4 time after the bulldogs kicked 8 goals to 3 with a 33 point lead at 1/4 time. A 4 goal to nil second quarter cut the lead to 11 points at 1/2 time. A close third kept he bulldogs ahead by 8 points at 3/4 time a 6 goal to 2 last set up a 34 point win they play st Kilda while freemantle travel to carton
Wb 8.5 8.10 10.16 16.23 (119)
Free 3.2 7.5 9.14 11.19 (85)
Major goals wb Darcy 3, eagleton 3, Garlick 3,
Free bell 3, brown 2
Port (9-5) vs Richmond (9-5) aami stadium Saturday night
After a drought breaker port where trying to keep their top 4 hopes alive and used the home ground advantage well despite a close start port lead by 5 points at 1/4 time. An immaculate second had the lead to 8 points at 1/2 time. Port won ahead in the third by leading by 26 points at 3/4 time. A 4 goal to 1 last sealed a 44 point win they travel to red hot Brisbane Richmond host Melbourne.
Port 2.3 5.8 10.9 14.12 (96)
Rich 1.4 4.6 6.7 7.10 (52)
Major goals pa dew 4, Carr tredrea wanageen 2
Rich petifer 2
Collingwood (8-6) vs Brisbane (9-5) mcg Sunday afternoon
Brisbane’s 5 game winning streak hasn’t included a game at the home of footy but when they get there they send a message with a 20 point lead at 1/4 time. Collingwood 6 goal to 2 second quarter put them 2 points ahead Brisbane got ahead in the third by 12 points and won the last quarter shoot out to win by 26 points they host port Collingwood host hawthorn
Bris 7.1 9.4 12.12 19.15 (129)
Coll 3.5 9.6 11.6 16.7 (103)
Major goals bris Bradshaw 5, black 3, Lynch 3, McRae 2, knotting 2
Coll Holland 4, n Davis 3, Buckley 2, Molloy 2, l Davis 2
Essendon (12-2) vs Geelong (7-7) Etihad stadium Sunday afternoon
Essendon hunting a fifth straight win to seal first on the ladder got a big lead in the first leading by 35 points. Geelong amazingly dominated the second cutting the lead to 9 points. Essendon looked home with a 17 point lead at 3/4 time but geelong stayed competitve but essendon won by 15 points they host kangaroos while geelong travel to perth against west coast.
ess 6.7 10.8 1.512 19.13 (127)
gee 1.2 9.5 13.5 17.10 (112)
major goal scroeres ess lloyd 6, j johnson 4, morecroft 2
geel blizell 4 (great for him), burns 3, clarke 2
west coast (3-11) vs kangaroos (7-7) subiaco sunday afternoon
west coast finally showed skill in the last fortnight but a difficult task despite a good start leadin by 11 points at 1/4 time but kangaroos started kicking clear by 7 points at 1/2 time a strong third put the roos clear by 21 points a strong finish set up a 44 point win for the roos they play essendon west coast host geelong.
wc 4.2 7.5 13.7 17.8 110
kan 2.3 8.6 16.10 24.10 154
major goals kang pickett 6, rocca 6, carey 5, rawlings 2, sincalir 2
wc wilson 4, ph matera 3, marenda 3, cousins 2
ladder
ess 13 2 52 146.9
bri 10 5 40 126.0
por 10 5 40 121.8
haw 10 5 40 104.9
car 9 6 36 124.6
ric 9 6 36 102.1
col 8 7 32 113.9
syd 8 7 32 105.7
kan 8 7 3 299.3
ade 8 7 32 98.9
wb 8 7 32 95.8
gee 7 8 28 98.9
mel 6 9 24 89.4
stk 3 12 12 74.9
wc 3 12 12 75.2
fre 0 15 0 69.4
next round
friday
richmond vs melbourne MCG (N)
saturday
carlton vs freemantle OO
Collingwood vs Hawthorn MCG
St Kilda vs Bulldogs ES (N)
Brisbane vs port G (N)
Sunday
Adelaide vs sydney AAMI
Essendon vs Kangaroos MCG
West Coast vs Geelong S
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