afl 2001 round 19

with the finals coming up it will be an interesting round
kangaroos (8-10) vs geelong (9-9) etihad stadium friday night
after a poor loss kangaroos had to win to stay alive a strong start put the cats on trobule with a 19 point lead at 1/4 time a 8 goal to 4 second had the lead of 43 points at 1/2 time one more goal than their oppoents had the roos 49 points clear at 3/4 time and the end. kangaroos still alive host adeliade on firday night geelong travel to port on saturday night.
Kangaroos 6.3.39 14.4.88 17.4.106 21.5.131
Geelong 3.2.20 7.3.45 8.9.57 12.10.82
major goals
kang king 3, motlop 3, pickett 3, carey 2, grant 2 harvey 2, mckernan 2, rocca 2
geel graham 3, bizell 2, enright 2
st kilda (3-15) vs port (12-6) etihad stadium saturday afternoon
15th v 3rd question is what will the margin be and how bad will st kilda embarrses themselves the answer is not at all a close start and they were 7 points up at 1/4 time but port looked strong in the second by 17 points at 1/2 time and 31 points at 3/4 time than st kilda almost stole the match but inaccuracy cost them in a 11 point loss they play carlton on sunday port host geelong on saturday night.
St Kilda 3.8.26 6.12.48 11.13.79 16.18.114
Port Adelaide 3.1.19 10.5.65 17.8.110 19.11.125
major goals
stk milne 4, everett 3, hamil 3, moyle 2, polpp 2
por c cornes 4, francis 4 tredrea 3, cockatoo-colins 2, stevens 2
melbourne (7-11) vs hawthorn (12-6) mcg saturday night
can the hawks redeem themselves the answer was an enphatic yes. the first had the dees competive in attack but not defence trailing by 19 points at 1/4 time a 8 goal to 1 second had the game over by 67 points at 1/2 time melbourne actually won the third quarter but 11 goals down at 3/4 time a 6 goal to 2 last set up hawthorn by 85 points they host bulldogs on sunday melbourne travel to sydney on sunday now there finals hopes are over.
Melbourne 4.2.26 5.2.32 8.6.54 10.11.71
Hawthorn 7.3.45 15.9.99 18.12.120 24.12.156
major goals
haw croad 5, barlow 4, dixon 4 barker 3, crawford 2, greene 2, thompson 2
mel farmer 2 (the leading goal scorers play for the same team next season that isn’t either) yze 2, scwearthz 2
adelaide (9-9) vs carlton (11-7) aami stadium saturday night
its crnch time for both sides at 1/4 time the crows looked good for another win over carlton leading by 11 points at 1/4 time a 4.4 to 0.1 second put the game leading by 38 points at 1/2 time carlton reduced the lead slightly to 36 points at 3/4 time but a 53 point doubling the score win keeps adelaide alive they travel to kanagroos on friday night carlton travel to st kilda on sunday.
Adelaide 4.1.25 8.5.53 11.10.76 16.10.106
Carlton 2.2.14 2.3.15 6.4.40 8.5.53
major goals
adel jarman 4, mcleoud 3, stevens 3, riccuito 2
carl lappin 2
brisbane (13-5) vs richmond (12-6) gabba sunday afternoon
two top 4 contenders one winner. at 1/4 time brisbane were 22 points up they use their chances for a 38 point lead at 1/2 time richmond fight back to trail by 29 points at 3/4 time but brisbane stay strong running out by 31 points. they travel to perth to play freemantle on sunday richmond host west coast on saturday afternoon.
Brisbane Lions 4.5.29 10.6.66 14.10.94 19.14.128
Richmond 1.1.7 4.4.28 10.5.65 15.7.97
major goals
bris bradshaw 5, copeland 3, lynch 3
rich richardson 5, rogers 3, campbell 2
collingwood (9-9) vs bulldogs (9-9) mcg sunday afternoon
two sides fighting for finals footy. a good start had collingwood up by 9 points at 1/4 time before putting the foot on the accelerator 28 points at 1/2 time 55 points at 3/4 time bulldogs pegged back the final margin to 42 points but their season is in taters they play hawthorn on sunday. Collingwood host essendon on saturday night.
Collingwood 4.1.25 9.9.63 15.15.105 17.17.119
Western Bulldogs 2.4.16 5.5.35 7.8.50 11.11.77
major goals
coll l davis 4, n davis 3, rocca 3, lockeyer 2
wb hudson 3, gircurssa 2, grant 2, johnson 2
essendon (14-4) vs sydney (11-7) etihad stadium sunday afternoon
can essendon after two losses and a horror start can they rebound for 3 quarters didn’t look strong trailing by 8 points at 1/4 time 28 points at 1/2 time 21 points at 3/4 time than sydney struggled and essendon won by 2 points they play collingwood sydney host melbourne.
Essendon 1.3.9 2.8.20 5.11.41 11.13.79
Sydney 2.5.17 7.6.48 9.8.62 11.11.77
major goals
ess lloyd 4
syd nicks 3
west coast (4-14) vs freemantle (1-17) subiaco sunday afternoon
after big wins these sides played a critical game a poor start gave the eagles a 13 point lead at 1/4 time a close second lead by 19 points at 1/2 time the third set west coast up leading by 32 points at 3/4 time and a 34 point win they travel to play richmond on saturday freemantle host brisbane desperate to avoid the wooden spoon.
West Coast 2.4.16 5.5.35 10.9.69 14.14.98
Fremantle 0.3.3 2.4.16 5.7.37 9.10.64
major goals
wc merenda 4, jones 2, wilson 2
fre m carr 2
ladder
ess 15 4 60 134.3
bri 14 5 56 123.9
por 13 6 52 119.5
haw 13 6 52 111.2
ric 12 7 48 103.5
car 11 8 44 120.1
syd 11 8 44 117.2
col 10 9 40 110.7
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ade 10 9 40 99.8
gee 9 10 36 100.9
kan 9 10 36 94.9
wb 9 10 36 94.7
mel 7 12 28 85.2
wc 5 14 20 71.4
stk 3 16 12 73.7
fre 1 18 4 69.9
next round
friday
kangaroos vs adeliade ES (N)
saturday
richmond vs west coast ES
collingwood vs essendon MCG (N)
port vs geelong AAMI (N)
sunday
sydney vs melbourne SCG
st kilda vs carlton ES
hawthorn vs bulldogs MCG
freemantle vs brisbane S