afl 2005 round 9

st kilda (4-4) vs adelaide (4-4) telstra dome friday night 740pm

adelaide came from behind to smash st kilda by 46 points to keep their spot in the 8 giving the saints their third striaght loss. st kilda (4-5) host sydney friday night. adelaide (5-4) host carlton sunday afternoon.

ADE 1.2 7.3 13.7 15.13(103)
STK 5.2 5.4 8.6 8.9 (57)
GOALS: ADE – Welsh 5, McGregor 2, Thompson, Edwards, McLeod, Burton, Ricciuto, Reilly, Hart, Goodwin; StK – Riewoldt 2, Gehrig 2, Milne 2, Powell, Fiora

carlton (2-1-5) vs melbourne (5-3) optus oval saturday afternoon 210pm

it was a sad day for carlton their last home game at their traditional ground and despite kicking the last 6 goals of the game still fell 3 goals short against melbourne. carlton (2-1-6) play adelaide sunday afternoon on the road. melbourne (6-3) host richmond friday night at telstra dome.

MELB 4.7 10.13 15.17 15.20 (110)
CARL 2.2 7.4 7.8 13.14 (92)
MELB – Robertson 6, Neitz 3, Read 2, Bruce, Davey, Holland, Yze; CARL – Fevola 2, Morrell 2, Stevens 2, Bentick, Betts, Houlihan, Koutoufides, Lappin, Walker, Whitnall

collingwood (1-7) vs west coast (8-0) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm

is this possible last place collingwood used the home ground advantage and a 7 goal to 2 last quarter for a 23 point win against undefeated west coast. Collingwood (2-7) face hawthorn at the g saturday afternoon. west coast (8-1) host port sunday afternoon.

COL 3.1 9.3 11.7 18.10 (118)
WCE 5.1 7.2 13.3 15.5 (95)
GOALS: COL – Caracella 5, Tarrant 3, Didak 2, Egan 2, T. Cloke 2, Shaw, C. Cloke, Burns, Licuria; WCE – Fletcher 3, Gardiner 3, Matera 2, Hansen, Chick, Cox, Lynch, Sampi, Stenglein, Banfield

brisbane (3-5) vs richmond (6-2) gabba saturday night 710pm

12 mounths ago this would not have been possible but richmond have gone from 15 straight loses to 7 wins in 8 games with 4 point win over grand finalists brisbane who are way off that pace. Brisbane (3-6) host kangaroos saturday night. richmond (7-2) face melbourne at telstra dome friday night.

RICH 4.5 7.9 9.13 12.15 (87)
BRIS 6.5 8.5 10.9 12.11 (83)
GOALS: RICH – Brown 4, Richardson 3, Simmonds 2, Schulz, Pettifer, Krakouer;
BRIS – McGrath 5, Corrie, Voss 2, Akermanis, Black, Bradshaw

port (2-1-5) vs essendon (3-5) aami stadium saturday night 740pm

a slow start didn’t cost ports title defence a much needed boost after a 19 point win over essendon. port (3-1-5) face west coast in perth sunday afternoon. essendon (3-6) host bulldogs sunday afternoon at telstra dome.

PA 0.3 4.8 7.13 12.13 (85)
ESS 3.4 4.6 8.10 9.12 (66)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 5, Lade 2, Dew 2, James, Pickett, Ebert; ESS – M. Johnson 3, Lucas 2, Lloyd, Rioli, McVeigh, Lovett

bulldogs (4-4) vs sydney (4-4) scg sunday afternoon 110pm

sydney kept their spot in the 8 with a 13 point win over bulldogs. bulldogs (4-5) face essendon sunday afternoon at telstra dome. sydney (5-4) face st kilda saturday night at telstra dome.

SYD 1.4 5.7 11.9 13.11 (89)
WB 4.3 5.7 7.12 10.16 (76)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 5, Vogels 3, Hall 2, Goodes, O’Keefe, Crouch; WB – Robbins 4, Gilbee, Johnson, Hahn, Cooney, Morgan, Grant

geelong (6-2) vs kangaroos (5-3) skilled stadium sunday afternoon 210pm

geelong are looking their most danegorus in 10 years with a 85 point win over the roos. geelong (7-2) host freemantle saturday afternoon at skilled stadium. kangaroos (5-4) face brisbane in brisbane to get their season back on track.

GEEL 6.6 8.8 15.12 22.14 (146)
KANG 1.5 4.8 7.12 8.13 (61)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 3, Bartel 3, Playfair 3, Enright 2, Lonergan 2, Ablett 2, Chapman, Ottens, S. Johnson, Thurley, D. Johnson, Tenace, Riccardi; KANG – Thompson 2, Petrie 2, Firrito, Simpson, Rocca, Grant

freemantle (4-4) vs hawthorn (2-6) subiaco sunday afternoon 410pm

something must have been in the water in perth as freo where also victim of a major upset handed to them by hawthorn by 9 goals. freemantle (4-5) are in trouble face geelong at geelong saturday afternoon. hawthorn (3-6) host collingwood saturday afternoon at the g.

HAW 5.6 10.9 15.12 18.16 (124)
FRE 5.3 8.6 8.8 10.10 (70)
GOALS: HAW – Williams 5, Dixon 3, Crawford 2, Brennan 2, Bateman 2, Ladson 2, Lewis, Clarke; FRE – Farmer 3, Longmuir 2, Haselby, Schammer, McPharlin, Pavlich, Grover

ladder

WCE 8 1 0 919 692 132.80 32
GEEL 7 2 0 1034 774 133.59 28
RICH 7 2 0 922 806 114.39 28
MELB 6 3 0 958 862 111.14 24
ADE 5 4 0 781 685 114.01 20
SYD 5 4 0 714 745 95.84 20
KANG 5 4 0 777 873 89.00 20
FRE 4 5 0 856 822 104.14 16

STK 4 5 0 862 838 102.86 16
WB 4 5 0 931 933 99.79 16
PA 3 5 1 704 823 85.54 14
HAW 3 6 0 835 819 101.95 12
BRIS 3 6 0 801 875 91.54 12
ESS 3 6 0 757 885 85.54 12
CARL 2 6 1 816 1038 78.61 10
COL 2 7 0 757 954 79.35 8

goals

Williams (HAW) 37
Brown (RICH) 32
Richardson (RICH) 27
Kingsley (GEEL) 25
Robertson (MELB) 25
Tredrea (PA) 25
Gehrig (StK) 25
Milne (StK) 24
Hall (SYD) 24
Neitz (MELB) 23

round 10 matches

friday

melbourne vs richmond TD (N) 740pm

saturday

geelong vs freemantle SS 210pm

hawthorn vs collingwood MCG 210pm

brisbane vs kangaroos G (N) 710pm

st kilda vs sydney TD (N) 710pm

sunday

adelaide vs carlton AAMI 110pm

essendon vs bulldogs TD 210pm

west coast vs port S 410pm

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