the comp is crazy
melbourne (1-2) vs bulldogs (2-1) mcg friday night
what a game melbourne dominated the first half but where passed to lose by 2 points in a thriller
| Melbourne | 3.3.21 | 8.6.54 | 10.8.68 | 13.9.87 |
| Western Bulldogs | 2.2.14 | 5.6.36 | 9.8.62 | 13.11.89 |
major goals
mel neitz 7, lyon 3
wb milton connell 3, darcy 2, hudson 2, romero 2
collingwood (2-1) vs carlton (1-2) mcg saturday afternoon
carlton return to form continues with a 17 point win over collingwood from behind.
| Collingwood | 6.1.37 | 9.3.57 | 11.10.76 | 12.12.84 |
| Carlton | 4.3.27 | 6.8.44 | 12.9.81 | 15.11.101 |
coll s rocca 4, a rocca 3
carl kernahan 3, dean 2, hogg 2, murphy 2, ratten 2
richmond (2-1) vs freemantle (2-1) optus oval saturday afternoon
a big come back gets ricmmond a 5 point win over freemanlte
| Richmond | 2.4.16 | 6.6.42 | 6.8.44 | 10.12.72 |
| Fremantle | 2.3.15 | 4.5.29 | 10.7.67 | 10.7.67 |
major goals
rich bowden 2, daffy 2, richardson 2
fre leach 2, d parker 2, waterhouse 2
\st kilda (1-2) vs sydney (1-2) waverly saturday night
\sydney had a big win by 46 points over st kilda who couldn’t keep their form going.
| St Kilda | 3.4.22 | 6.7.43 | 9.9.63 | 12.9.81 |
| Sydney | 4.4.28 | 10.8.68 | 16.13.109 | 18.19.127 |
major goals
stk heatley 2, loewe 2, smith 2, traianidis 2, winmar 2
syd o’brien 5, o’loghlain 4, lockett 3 (against his old club), kelly 2
west coast (2-1) vs hawthorn (2-1) subiaco saturday night
hawthorn fall apart in perth by 24 points against west coast.
| West Coast | 6.3.39 | 7.6.48 | 14.8.92 | 17.10.112 |
| Hawthorn | 3.1.19 | 6.7.43 | 7.9.51 | 13.10.88 |
major goals
wc sumich 7, ph matera 4
haw lord 3, ghraham 2, harford 2, holland 2
geelong (1-2) vs essendon (3-0) skilled stadium sunday afternoon
geelong end essendons run by 7 points in an roller coaster upset.
| Geelong | 2.4.16 | 2.11.23 | 8.17.65 | 11.19.85 |
| Essendon | 4.4.28 | 5.8.38 | 10.10.70 | 11.12.78 |
major goals
geel mckinon 3, burns 2, hocking 2, houlihan 2
ess lloyd 3, berbakov 2, daniher 2
brisbane (1-2) vs north (1-2) gabba sunday afternoon
what a title defence change the roos are in trouble after a 26 point loss to brisbane.
| Brisbane Lions | 2.6.18 | 8.11.59 | 10.14.74 | 15.19.109 |
| North Melbourne | 1.3.9 | 3.5.23 | 10.7.67 | 12.11.83 |
major goals
bris lepsitch 5, lappin 2
north blakey 3
adelaide (1-2) vs port (1-2) aami stadium sunday afternoon
port win the inaggural showdown by 11 points over adeliade.
| Adelaide | 1.1.7 | 3.4.22 | 5.5.35 | 11.6.72 |
| Port Adelaide | 1.6.12 | 5.10.40 | 9.14.68 | 11.17.83 |
major goals
adel modra 7, rintoul 2
port cummings 4, bruer 2, downsbrough 2
ladder
wc 3 1 12 136.1
ess 3 1 12 123.1
wb 3 1 12 107.1
ric 3 1 12 106.3
col 2 2 8 143.9
bris 2 2 8 120.9
carl 2 2 8 103.4
syd 2 2 8 101.8
haw 2 2 8 94.2
fre 2 2 8 91.9
gel 2 2 8 90.9
por 2 2 8 85.3
ade 1 3 4 92.5
nm 1 3 4 84.2
mel 1 3 4 74.9
stk 1 3 4 70.2
round 5
friday (anzac day)
essendon vs collingwood MCG
freemantle vs st kilda S (N)
saturday
bulldogs vs adelaide OO
Melbourne vs west coast MCG
hawthorn vs sydney WP (N)
sunday
carlton vs geelong OO
North vs richmond MCG
Port vs brisbane AAMI