carlton (2-1-4) vs geelong (5-2) telstra dome friday night 740pm
geelong kept their top 4 spot with a massive 70 point win over struggling carlton. carlton (2-1-5) host melbourne in the final ever game at optus oval (the old princess park) saturday afternoon geelong (6-2) host kangaroos sunday afternoon at skilled stadium.
EEL 6.3 10.5 15.9 22.11 (143)
CARL 0.5 6.10 9.12 10.13 (73)
GOALS: GEEL – Ablett 4, Thurley 4, Ottens 3, Milburn 2, S. Johnson 2, Kingsley, King, Corey, Rooke, Byrnes, Enright, Gardiner; CARL – Fevola 5, Waite 3, Koutoufides 2
hawthorn (1-6) vs melbourne (5-2) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
if anyone said that hawthorn would upset melbourne and not trail after a great start they would be laughed out of the room but the hawks not only won but did so by 39 points. hawthorn (2-6) play freemantle in perth sunday afternoon. melbourne (5-3) face carlton at optus oval saturday afternoon.
HAW 7.4 9.7 13.12 19.14 (128)
MELB 1.1 7.4 10.7 13.11 (89)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 8, Everitt 2, Roughead 2, Dixon 2, Franklin 2, Brennan, Clarke, Taylor; MELB – Green 4, Sylvia 2, Davey 2, Holland, McLean, Johnstone, Godfrey, White
west coast (7-0) vs st kilda (4-3) subiaco saturday afternoon 410pm
west coast are still unbeaten 2 games clear with a 6 goal win over st kilda. west coast (8-0) face collingwood at the g sautrday afternoon. st kilda (4-4) host adelaide friday night at telstra dome.
WCE 4.3 9.5 11.7 13.10 (88)
STK 1.2 2.4 4.7 7.10 (52)
GOALS: WCE – Gardiner 4, Fletcher 2, Cousins 2, Sampi, Hansen, Embley, Cox, Jones; StK – Milne 3, Riewoldt, Ackland, McGough, Blake
kanagroos (5-2) vs bulldogs (3-4) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
bulldogs stun a slipping kangaroos side by 26 points. kanagroos (5-3) face geelong at skilled stadium sunday afternoon. bulldogs (4-4) host synney in their annual home game in sydney.
WB 3.3 7.4 14.6 18.10 (118)
KANG 3.5 8.9 10.12 13.14 (92)
GOALS: WB – Giansiracusa 4, Cooney 2, Grant 2, Johnson 2, R. Murphy 2, Boyd, Eagleton, Gilbee, Harris, Smith, Walsh; KANG – Grant 4, Rocca 3, Harvey 2, Thompson 2, Hale, Wells
adelaide (4-3) vs brisbane (2-5) Aami stadium saturday night 740pm
5 unanswered goals got brisbane a 9 point upset win over adelaide in the 2nd upset of the round. adelaide (4-4) face st kilda at telstra dome friday night. brisbane (3-5) host richmond saturday night.
BRIS 2.0 7.1 10.3 11.6 (72)
ADE 1.2 1.5 5.11 8.15 (63)
GOALS: BRIS – McGrath 3, C. Scott 2, Sherman 2, Moody, Black, Merrett, Brown; ADE – Thompson 3, Welsh 2, Ricciuto 2, Jericho
sydney (3-4) vs port (2-1-4) scg sunday afternoon 110pm
ports title defence is in trouble after a 4 goal loss to sydney. sydney (4-4) face bulldogs in their “away” game in sydney. port (2-1-5) host esssendon saturday night.
SYD 2.4 3.8 6.12 9.15 (69)
PA 1.2 2.6 4.8 6.9 (45)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Hall 2, Goodes 2, Vogels, Ablett; PA – K. Cornes, Walsh, Dew,
Lade, Wanganeen, Ebert
collingwood (1-6) vs richmond (5-2) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm\
richmond are red hot going from last to 3rd in one year with a 35 point win over collingwood. Collingwood (1-7) host west coast at the g in last v 1st saturday afternoon. richmond (6-2) play brisbane on the road saturday night.
RICH 2.1 4.4 5.10 13.15 (93)
COL 4.1 6.5 7.8 8.10 (58)
GOALS: RICH – Brown 5, Tambling 2, Bowden, Coughlan, Graham, Knobel, Richardson, Simmonds; COL – Caracella 2, Burns, C. Cloke, T. Cloke, Holland, Swan, Walker
essendon (2-5) vs freemantle (4-3) telstra dome sunday afternoon 210pm
freos weird form continues with a 35 point loss to essendon. Essendon (3-5) travel to play port saturday night. freemantle (4-4) host hawthorn sunday afternoon.
ESS 5.3 7.8 10.11 17.15 (117)
FRE 2.4 4.8 10.12 11.16 (82)
GOALS: ESS – Lovett 5, Lovett-Murray 2, Lucas 2, M. Johnson 2, Laycock 2, McVeigh 2, Cupido, Lloyd; FRE – Farmer 3, Pavlich 2, Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Medhurst, McPharlin, J. Carr
ladder
WCE 8 0 0 824 574 143.55 32
GEEL 6 2 0 888 713 124.54 24
RICH 6 2 0 835 723 115.49 24
MELB 5 3 0 848 770 110.13 20
KANG 5 3 0 716 727 98.49 20
FRE 4 4 0 786 698 112.61 16
STK 4 4 0 805 735 109.52 16
ADE 4 4 0 678 628 107.96 16
WB 4 4 0 855 844 101.30 16
SYD 4 4 0 625 669 93.42 16
BRIS 3 5 0 718 788 91.12 12
ESS 3 5 0 691 800 86.38 12
PA 2 5 1 619 757 81.77 10
CARL 2 5 1 724 928 78.02 10
HAW 2 6 0 711 749 94.93 8
COL 1 7 0 639 859 74.39 4
goals
Williams (HAW) 32
Brown (RICH) 28
Richardson (RICH)24
Gehrig (StK) 23
Kingsley (GEEL) 22
Milne (StK) 22
Hall (SYD) 22
Lucas (ESS) 20
Neitz (MELB) 20
Tredrea (PA) 20
round 9 matches
friday
st kilda vs adelaide TD (N) 740pm
saturday
carlton vs melbourne OO 210pm
collingwood vs west coast MCG 210pm
brisbane vs richmond G (N) 710pm
port vs essendon AAMI (N) 740pm
sunday
bulldogs vs sydney SCG 110pm
geelong vs kangaroos SS 210pm
freemantle vs hawthorn S 410pm
Harrison’s world 