st kilda (12-4) vs essendon (9-7) telstra dome friday night 740pm
with fletcher a late withdrawl essendon didn’t stand a chance in shutting down gehrig (8 goals) and riewoldt (7 goals) in a 35 point loss. st kilda (13-4) face geelong at geelong sunday afternon. essendon (9-8) host port saturday night at telstra dome.
STK 6.4 9.5 15.6 20.7 (127)
ESS 2.1 4.3 9.7 14.8 (92)
GOALS: StK – Gehrig 8, Riewoldt 7, Montagna 3, Dal Santo, Guerra; ESS – Lloyd 6, Haynes 2, Hille 2, J. Johnson, Lovett-Murray, Winderlich, Ramanauskas
kangaroos (8-8) vs hawthorn (2-14) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
hawthorn have sacked peter schwab and a 80 point loss to the roos not a good week for the struggling hawks. Kangaroos (9-8) play adelaide on the road friday night. Hawthorn (2-15) face melbourne at the g (one of only two victims this year) on sunday afternoon.
KANG 6.2 12.7 17.9 22.11 (143)
HAW 1.4 3.6 5.6 9.9 (63)
GOALS: KANG – S. Harvey 4, Motlop 3, Harris 2, Wells 2, Petrie 2, Grant 2, Brown 2, Rocca 2, B. Harvey, Makepeace, M. Stevens; HAW – Lekkas 2, Thompson 2, Graham, Brown, Hodge, Holland, Williams
freemantle (9-7) vs sydney (9-7) subiaco saturday afternoon 340pm
freemantle are looking good for a home final after a 27 point win over sydney. Freemantle (10-7) face carlton saturday afternoon at optus oval. Sydney (9-8) host brisbnae saturday night.
FRE 6.5 11.7 16.8 18.10 (118)
SYD 3.1 5.2 10.3 14.7 (91)
GOALS: FRE – Farmer 5, J. Longmuir 4, Medhurst 3, Headland 2, Grover, Bell, Cook, Simmonds;
SYD – Hall, O’Loughlin 3, O’Keefe 2, Kennelly, Nicks, C Bolton, Maxfield, Crouch, Bevan
bulldogs (4-12) vs collingwood (5-11) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
collingwood returned to form with a 49 point win over bulldogs. bulldogs (4-13) travel to play west coast sunday afternoon. collingwood (6-11) face richmond saturday afternoon at the g.
COL 3.5 6.9 9.12 17.13 (115)
WB 1.3 3.8 7.12 8.18 (66)
GOALS: COL – Burns 3, Fraser 3, Buckley 2, Holland 2, Walker 2, Woewodin, Lonie, Lockyer, Lokan, King; WB – Robbins 3, Johnson, Hahn, Darcy, Bowden, Rawlings
brisbane (12-4) vs adelaide (5-11) gabba saturday night 710pm
an over the top 141 point win put brisbane on top for the first time in 2004 on their way to what they hope is a 4 peat. Brisbane (13-4) play sydney in sydney saturday night adelaide (5-12) host kanagroos at aami stadium friday night.
BRIS 3.6 8.11 18.12 29.15 (189)
ADE 2.2 4.6 6.10 6.12 (48)
GOALS: Lynch 6, Akermanis 4, Voss 3, Lappin 3, Caracella 3, Rischitelli 2, Notting 2, Black 2, McGrath, Copeland, Macdonald, McRae;
port (12-4) vs west coast (8-8) aami stadium sunday afternoon 110pm
good kicking kept port on track by 26 points over west coast. Port (13-4) face essendon at telstra dome saturday night. west coast (8-9) host bulldogs sunday afternoon.
PA 5.0 10.4 12.4 16.6 (102)
WCE 2.5 4.8 7.16 9.22 (76)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 6, White 2, Lade, Schofield, Carr, Pickett, Brogan, Mahoney, Cassisi, Thurstans; WCE – Matera 4, Judd, Kerr, Braun, Adkins, Lynch
richmond (4-12) vs melbourne (12-4) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
melbourne secured a top 4 spot with a 56 point win over richmond. Richmond (4-13) face collingwood at the g saturday afternoon. Melbourne (13-4) host hawthorn at the g sunday afternoon.
MELB 5.3 11.7 15.10 19.12 (126)
RICH 4.4 7.7 9.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 6, Miller 4, Holland 3, Robertson 2, Walsh, Yze, Brown, Johnstone;
RICH – Pettifer 4, Richardson 2, Ottens 2, Chaffey, Houlihan
geelong (10-6) vs carlton (7-9) telstra dome sunday afternoon 210pm
geelong kept their top 4 hopes alive with a 57 point win over carlton. geelong (11-6) host st kilda sunday afternoon. carlton (7-10) host freemantle saturday afternoon.
GEEL 5.5 9.10 12.17 18.23 (131)
CARL 1.3 4.4 8.6 11.8 (74)
GOALS: GEEL – Chapman 4, Kingsley 4, Ablett 3, Wojcinski 2, Graham, Johnson, Scarlett, Gardiner, Callan; CARL – Fevola 3, Morrell, Clarke, Stevens, Deluca, Waite, Houlihan, Fisher, Koutoufides
ladder
BRIS 13 4 1957 1428 137.04 52
STK 13 4 1914 1431 133.75 52
PA 13 4 1870 1461 127.99 52
MELB 13 4 1793 1445 124.08 52
GEEL 11 6 1588 1372 115.74 44
FRE 10 7 1545 1421 108.73 40
KANG 9 8 1723 1521 113.28 36
SYD 9 8 1458 1455 100.21 36
ESS 9 8 1782 1782 100.00 36
WCE 8 9 1538 1677 91.71 32
CARL 7 10 1438 1787 80.47 28
COL 6 11 1426 1575 90.54 24
ADEL 5 12 1526 1648 92.60 20
WB 4 13 1498 1867 80.24 16
RICH 4 13 1296 1873 69.19 16
HAW 2 15 1275 1884 67.68 8
goals
Matthew Lloyd (ESS) 72
Fraser Gehrig (StK) 64
David Neitz (MELB) 61
Warren Tredrea (PA) 59
Brendan Fevola (CARL) 57
Barry Hall (SYD) 56
Matthew Richardson (RICH) 52
Phillip Matera (WCE) 50
Nick Riewoldt (StK) 44
Stephen Milne (StK) 41
Kent Kingsley (GEEL) 39
Paul Medhurst (FRE) 36
Saverio Rocca (KANG) 33
Cameron Bruce (MELB) 31
Alastair Lynch (BRIS 31
round 18 matches
friday
adelaide vs kangaroos aami (N) 840pm
saturday
collingwood vs richmond MCG 210pm
carlton vs freemantle OO 210pm
essendon vs port TD (N) 710pm
sydney vs brisbane SCG (N) 710pm
sunday
geelong vs st kilda SS 110pm
melbourne vs hawthorn MCG 210pm
west coast vs bulldogs S 410pm
Harrison’s world 