afl 2002 round 6

the season just got crazy

st kilda (1-3-1) vs collingwood (3-2) etihad stadium friday night

after a drought breaking draw can st kilda go one step further against a red hot collingwood no in fact they only goal kicking to one end and an 83 point loss flatters st kilda they play melbourne at the G on sunday collingwood have now won three in a row play bulldogs at etihad sunday.

St Kilda 1.1.7 1.3.9 3.8.26 3.10.28
Collingwood 4.4.28 9.9.63 12.12.84 16.15.111

major goals

coll n davis 4, rocca 3

stk none

kangaroos (3-2) vs hawthorn (2-3) mcg saturday afternoon

hawthorns revival continues ending john blakeys 350th with an easy 68 point win to remind the roos how bad they are without wayne carey and a trip to perth to west coast on saturday afternoon hawthorn host geelong at the G on saturday afternoon.

Kangaroos 4.1.25 5.2.32 11.4.70 13.9.87
Hawthorn 8.4.52 14.8.92 21.9.135 24.11.155

major goals

haw barker 3,  chick 3, lekkas 3, vanderburg 3, dixon 2, pachonie 2, ries 2 (great from a youngster)

kang clayton 3, rocca 3, morell 2

fremantle (2-3) vs esssendon (3-2) subiaco saturdy afternoon

the perth trip hoodoo continues with last years wooden spooners beating the defending minor premiers by 27 points to make matters worse hird and lloyd are now injured. freemantle travel to adeliade to play adelaide saturday night essendon host carlton friday night at the G.

Fremantle 2.3.15 5.8.38 9.9.63 13.11.89
Essendon 3.2.20 5.5.35 7.6.48 9.8.62

major goals

free farmer 3, longmuir 3, bell 2, croad 2

ess harvey 3

carlton (1-4) vs bulldogs (0-5) etihad stadium saturday night

for the first time in a long time Carlton are last and have no way out of it easily they lose by 28 points  to the previously last bulldogs the dogs dominate with a 28 point win in a reversal of recent weeks its their accuracy helps they host Collingwood on sunday at etihad,  carlton play essendon at the G friday night.

Carlton 3.2.20 5.5.35 8.7.55 9.14.68
Western Bulldogs 5.5.35 8.7.55 11.11.77 14.12.96

major gaols

wb bandy 3, grant 3, johnson 2

carl whintall 4, ratten 2 (great from a veteran)

brisbane (4-1) vs geelong (3-2) gabba saturday night

brisbane returned to from with a 57 point win against a red hot geelong who realise wins against strugglers doesn’t help their long term prospects

Brisbane Lions 6.6.42 10.13.73 15.16.106 21.20.146
Geelong 2.4.16 6.5.41 8.10.58 13.11.89

major goals

bris lynch 5, headland 4,mcrae 3, knoting 2, power 2, c scott 2

geel kingsley 4, graham 2, ling 2

sydney (2-2-1) vs melbourne (4-1) scg sunday afternoon

after a strong start to the year melbourne fall from grace with a 28 point loss to sydney.

Sydney 4.4.28 8.5.53 13.6.84 15.9.99
Melbourne 0.2.2 5.5.35 8.7.55 10.11.71

major goals

syd hall 6, nicks 3, schable 3

mel funcke 2 (who?), vardy 2, wheatley 2

richmond (2-3) vs adeliade (3-2) etihad stadium sunday afternoon

who will rebound well adeliades inaccuracy doesn’t cost them in a 32 point win

Richmond 2.3.15 4.4.28 8.7.55 11.7.73
Adelaide 5.0.30 7.12.54 9.17.71 14.21.105

major goals

adel stevens 3, perrie 2, welsh 2

rich ottens 3, richardson 2, tivendale 2

port (3-2) vs west coast (3-2) aami stadium sunday afternoon

can west coast do a big upset no its a blow out 54 point win by port.

Port Adelaide 8.4.52 10.7.67 14.12.96 20.13.133
West Coast 1.2.8 8.5.53 8.9.57 11.13.79

major goals

port tredrea 5, cockatoo-colins 3, dew 3, scofield 2, stevens 2

wc chambers 2, cousins 2, haynes 2, judd 2

ladder

bris 5 1 20 141,4

port 4 2 16 131.9

coll 4 2 16 121.4

adel 4 2 16 111.6

mel 4 2 16 111.0

syd 3 2 1 14 111.6

geel 3 3 12 110.0

ess 3 3 12 106.7


wc 3 3 12 101.2

fre 3 3 12 100.9

kan 3 3 12 94.0

haw 3 3 12 92.9

ric 2 4 8  80.0

stk 1 4 1 6 56.4

wb 1 5 4 87.5

carl 1 5 4 71.1

next round

friday

essendon vs carlton MCG (N)

saturday

hawthorn vs geelong MCG

West Coast vs Kangaroos S

Richmond vs sydney ES (N)

Adeliade vs Freemantle AAMI (N)

sunday

brisbane vs port G

Melbourne vs St Kilda MCG

Bulldogs vs Collingwood ES

 

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