kangaroos (5-1-4) vs richmond (6-4) telstra dome friday night 740pm
what a game for the return of jason mcartney his only game after the bali bombings as he retired not long after the match as the roos scraped home in a thriller by 3 points to secure their spot in the 8. kangaroos (6-1-4) play essendon at telstra dome friday night richmond (6-5) host carlton saturday afternoon at the g in a game to return to form.
KANG 3.4 8.5 10.12 13.14 (92)
RICH 4.2 8.6 10.9 13.11 (89)
GOALS: KANG: Harding 3, Grant 3, King 2, Brown, Morrel, McCartney, A Stevens, Harris;
RICH – Krakouer 3, Houlihan 2, Ottens 2, Fiora, Fleming, Tivendale, Richardson, Bowden, Rodan
hawthorn (3-7) vs adeliade (6-4) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
hawthorn are back on the winners list stunning adelaide by 5 points with joel smith in everything even kicking 2 goals. Hawthorn (4-7) play collingwood at the g sunday afternoon adeliade (6-5) host melbourne sunday afternoon.
HAW 0.1 5.6 7.6 11.9 (75)
ADEL 2.3 4.5 7.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: HAW – Holland 3, Smith 2, Everitt, Ries, Ladson, Rawlings, Vandenberg, Brown;
ADE – McGregor 3, Edwards 2, Ladhams 2, Smart, Perrie, McLeod
st kilda (5-5) vs brisbane (8-1-1) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
a last quarter fight back didn’t prevent a major upset as st kilda show they are not the same team as the previous two years by 5 points over the reginging premiers. st kilda (6-5) host port in tasmania saturday afternoon at york park. Brisbane (8-1-2) host west coast on sunday afternoon.
STK 5.1 9.5 13.6 13.12 (90)
BRIS 5.3 5.4 9.6 13.7 (85)
GOALS: StK – Riewoldt 4, Milne 2, Murray 2, Hamill, Burke, Knobel, Powell, Gehrig;
BRIS – Lynch 4, McGrath, Copeland, Voss, Johnson, McDonald, Power, Pike, Lappin, McRae
sydney (6-4) vs essendon (5-5) anz stadium saturday night 720pm
sydney affirmed thier credentionals with a 9 goal win over essendon with 9 goals to 2 in the third quarter. sydney (7-4) play bulldogs in their “away” game at the scg. Essendon (5-6) play kangaroos at telstra dome friday night.
SYD 4.0 7.2 16.4 21.7 (133)
ESS 1.2 7.3 9.5 12.7 (79)
GOALS: SYD – Hall 5, Davis 4, Goodes 3, Nicks 2, O’Loughlin 2, Williams, Cresswell, Schneider, Kirk, O’Keefe; ESS – Lloyd 5, Lucas 3, Rioli 2, Richards, Cupido
port (7-3) vs freemantle (7-3) aami stadium sunday afternoon 110pm
port are looking very dangeorous after a 49 point win over freemantle moving into 2nd place on the ladder. Port (8-3) play st kilda in tasmania saturday afternoon. Freemantle (7-4) host geelong saturday night.
PA 2.5 7.6 12.12 16.16 (112)
FRE 1.2 5.5 6.7 9.9 (63)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 7, Stevens 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Wanganeen, Burgoyne, Pickett, Cornes, James;
FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Cook 2, Carr, Headland, Grover, Croad
geelong (2-8) vs carlton (3-7) telstra dome sunday afternoon 210pm
geelong got a boost to get some space from last with a 40 point win over carlton. Geelong (3-8) play freemantle in perth saturday night carlton (3-8) play richmond at the g saturday afternoon.
GEEL 3.1 7.3 11.8 17.13 (115)
CARL 3.2 6.2 9.2 12.3 (75)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 4, Riccardi 3, Chapman 2, Ablett 2, Lord 2, Ling, Wojcinski, McCarthy, Mooney; CARL – Camporeale 3, Fevola 3, Lappin 2, Fisher, Fletcher, Whitnall, Beaumont
west coast (7-3) vs bulldogs (1-9) subiaco sunday afternoon 340pm
hold the phone west coast didn’t win at home and it was against last place bulldogs (who didn’t win either) in fact it is the 2nd draw of the year. nathan brown kicked 7 goals for the bulldogs. West coast (7-1-3) travel to brisbane on sunday afternoon the hardest trip for them. Bulldogs (1-1-9) play sydney in a “home” game at the scg.
WCE 5.2 9.5 12.6 19.10 (124)
WB 2.4 7.6 14.8 19.10 (124)
GOALS: WCE – Matera 5, Sampi 3, Embley 3, Jakovich 2, Haynes 2, Cousins, Fletcher, Braun, Chick; WB – Brown 7, Harrison 3, Garlick 2, Johnson 2, Hargrave, Darcy, Bowden, McMahon, Gilbee
melbourne (3-7) vs collingwood (5-5) mcg monday afternoon 210pm
collingwood may be inconsistent but can still get the job done sometimes with a 56 point win over melbourne. Melbourne (3-8) play adeliade in adelaide sunday afternoon collingwood (6-5) play hawthorn at the g sunday afternoon.
COL 4.3 11.4 16. 8 20.13 (133)
MELB 3.4 5.9 6.11 10.17 (77)
GOALS: COL – Burns 4, Didak 3, Tarrant 3, Davis 2, Williams 2, Fraser 2, Lonie 2, Cole, Holland; MELB – Green 3, Bizzell 2, Yze 2, Thompson, Godfrey, White
ladder
BRIS 8 2 1 1139 900 126.56 34
PA 8 3 0 1097 878 124.94 32
WCE 7 3 1 1249 1036 120.56 30
SYD 7 4 0 1074 932 115.24 28
FRE 7 4 0 1161 1065 109.01 28
KANG 6 4 1 1102 1148 95.99 26
ADEL 6 5 0 1088 933 116.61 24
COL 6 5 0 1140 1064 107.14 24
RICH 6 5 0 979 954 102.62 24
STK 6 5 0 1030 1145 89.96 24
ESS 5 6 0 1094 1128 96.99 20
HAW 4 7 0 923 1089 84.76 16
GEEL 3 8 0 926 1046 88.53 12
MELB 3 8 0 956 1186 80.61 12
CARL 3 8 0 995 1256 79.22 12
WB 1 9 1 1122 1315 85.32 6
GOALS
Matera (WCE) 39
Lloyd (ESS) 37
Neitz (MELB) 35
Brown (WB) 34
Fevola (CARL) 33
Tarrant (COL) 29
Hall (SYD) 29
J. Longmuir (FRE) 25
S. Burgoyne (PA) 28
Lynch (BRIS) 24
Medhurst (FRE) 23
Kingsley (GEEL) 23
Harding (KANG) 23
Tredrea (PA) 23
Gehrig (STK) 23
round 12 matches
friday
essendon vs kangaroos TD (N) 740pm
saturday
st kilda vs port AU 210pm
richmond vs carlton MCG 210pm
bulldogs vs sydney SCG (N) 710pm
freemantle vs geelong S (N) 740pm
sunday
brisbane vs west coast G 110pm
collingwood vs hawthorn MCG 210pm
adelaide vs melbourne AAMI 240pm
Harrison’s world 