after the lions won the 2001 flag a lot of quesitons where to be answered early in 2002.
richmond vs collingwood MCG thursday night
after an improvement collingwood now don’t need to improve much to make the 8 in a game where collingwoods mark richardson goals first but its the other richardson who destorys collingwood matthew kicks 6 and at 1/4 time its over richmond trying to make it one step closer to there first flag since 1980 and a 37 point win they face a big test next against essendon on friday night. Collingwood host west coast on saturday. both games at the G tip correct.
| Richmond | 9.2.56 | 13.5.83 | 19.8.122 | 24.11.155 |
| Collingwood | 4.1.25 | 7.5.47 | 13.8.86 | 18.10.118 |
major goals
rich matthew richardson 6, ottens 4, tivendale 3, bowden 2, krakeour 2
coll cummings 5 (great start for a fourth club), holland 3, mark richardson 3, rocca 2
st kilda vs carlton ETIHAD stadium sautrday afternoon
st kilda must have been praying a lot that easter as they stun carlton by 24 points in a game with only two major goal kickers between them it still is early in the year. the only good sign for carltons is the third quarter but a horrible finish scares them they host sydney on saturday at carlton st kilda travel to play freemantle on sunday at subaico. tip wrong.
| St Kilda | 4.1.25 | 6.3.39 | 7.3.45 | 14.5.89 |
| Carlton | 1.1.7 | 4.1.25 | 7.4.46 | 10.5.65 |
major goals
stk milne 2
carl merrington 2
geelong vs essendon MCG saturday night
essendon fans felt hard done by winning only one flag from three minor premerships but it doesn’t effect their preformance destroying an out of form Geelong by 50 points the only good sign for geelong was their last quarter. geelong travel to adeliade on saturday night essendon host richmond at the G. tip correct.
| Geelong | 2.0.12 | 7.2.44 | 8.6.54 | 11.10.76 |
| Essendon | 4.5.29 | 11.9.75 | 17.12.114 | 18.18.126 |
major goals
ess lloyd 6, hird 2, masiti 2
geel kingsley 4
port vs kangaroos AAMI stadium saturday night
after winning the preseason comp for the second year running they only have two weeknesses normal finals and kangaroos and this doesn’t improve with the loss of wayne carey due to a club ban. it is an embarrasment for a flag contender going down by 10 points to a team who will be lucky to make the 8 without carey. kangaroos host bulldogs on saturday night on etihad. Port travel to play melbourne on sunday at the G. tip wrong.
| Port Adelaide | 1.1.7 | 4.3.27 | 6.6.42 | 11.7.73 |
| Kangaroos | 3.4.22 | 6.6.42 | 10.10.70 | 12.11.83 |
major goals
port p burygone 2, dew 2, scofield 2
kang grant 3, harvey 2, pickett 2 (against his future club), robbins 2
sydney vs brisbane SCG sunday afternoon
can the lions 16 game run end no only one quarter did sydney win and while that quarter was decisive a 23 point loss feels about right even with the return of tony lockett. sydney travel to carlton to play carlton saturday. Brisbane host hawthorn on sunday. tip correct.
| Sydney | 2.3.15 | 8.8.56 | 8.12.60 | 12.15.87 |
| Brisbane Lions | 3.2.20 | 5.3.33 | 11.6.72 | 17.8.110 |
major goals
syd hall 4 (great club debut) nicks 3
bris lepsitch 5, akermanis 3, white 2
bulldogs vs adeliade Etihad stadium sunday afternoon
this game has the least attispation of the round what a game where the dogs inaccuracy costs them in a 19 point loss they play kangaroos on docklands on saturday night adelaide host geelong at aami on saturday night. tip wrong i think
| Western Bulldogs | 4.5.29 | 8.9.57 | 10.15.75 | 12.21.93 |
| Adelaide | 3.5.23 | 9.9.63 | 12.12.84 | 16.16.112 |
major goals
adel mcleod 3, burton 2, fitzgerald 2, perrie 2, schell 2
wb bandy 2, brown 2, diratmina 2, b johnson 2
west coast vs freemantle subiaco sunday afternoon
the two horrible teams last season battle it out with the derby west coast win their third straight derby by 19 points to open their account they travel to the G to play collingwood saturday freemantle host st kilda on sunday. tip correct.
| West Coast | 6.1.37 | 9.5.59 | 16.6.102 | 21.11.137 |
| Fremantle | 4.4.28 | 8.7.55 | 11.9.75 | 18.10.118 |
major goals
wc wilson 6, ph matera 4, embley 3, chambers 2, wirrapunda 2
free croad 3 (great club debut), mcmanus 3, medhurst 3 (great debut), carr 2, cunningham 2
hawthorn vs melbourne MCG monday afternoon
the start of a painful day that is easter monday for hawthorn a crazy back and fourth game 44 down at half time hawthorn kicked 9 goals to 1 in the third and were in front but failed badly in the last to lose by 26 points they travel to brisbane on sunday. melbourne host port on sunday at the G.
| Hawthorn | 4.4.28 | 4.6.30 | 13.12.90 | 15.13.103 |
| Melbourne | 6.1.37 | 12.2.74 | 13.6.84 | 20.9.129 |
major goals
haw dixon 3, chick 2, crawford 2, rawlings 2
mel nietz 5, green 3, powell 2, yze 2
ladder
ess 1 0 4 165.8
stk 1 0 4 136.9
ric 1 0 4 131.4
bri 1 0 4 126.4
mel 1 0 4 125.2
ade 1 0 4 120.4
wc 1 0 4 116.1
kan 1 0 4 113.7
por 0 1 0 88.0
fre 0 1 0 86.1
wb 0 1 0 83.0
haw 0 1 0 79.8
syd 0 1 0 79.1
col 0 1 0 76.1
car 0 1 0 73.0
gel 0 1 0 60.3
next round
friday
essendon vs richmond MCG (N)
saturday
Carlton vs syndey OO
Collingwood vs west coast MCG
Kangaroos vs Bulldogs ES (N)
Adeliade vs Geelong AAMI (N)
sunday
Brisbane vs Hawthorn G
Melbourne vs Port MCG
Freemantle vs St Kilda S
tips 4/8
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