back with my afl classic write ups.
west coast (runners up 2005) vs st kilda (prelim finalists 2005) subiaco thursday night 840pm
west coast opened their season with a 3 goal win over st kilda despite not goaling in the last quarter but only conceded one goal and didn’t lose any ground. west coast (1-0) play adelaide in adeliade sunday afternoon. st kilda (0- 1) face richmond friday night at telstra dome.
| WCE | 3.1-19 | 7.5-47 (15) | 11.11-77 (18) | 11.18-84 (18) |
| STK | 3.5-23 (4) | 4.8-32 | 8.11-59 | 9.12-66 |
| Goals: West Coast: Dean Cox 2, Andrew Embley 2, Tyson Stenglein, Brent Staker, Ben Cousins, Daniel Kerr, Troy Selwood, Quinten Lynch, Ashley Sampi. St Kilda: Lenny Hayes 3, Fraser Gehrig 2, Robert Harvey, Nick Riewoldt, Fergus Watts, Brett Voss. |
bulldogs (9th 2005) vs richmond (12th 2005) telstra dome friday night 740pm
after being unlucky to miss the 8 in 2005 bulldogs proved that it was no fluke with a 115 point win over richmond a big first up win. bulldogs (1-0) host melbourne at telstra dome saturday afternoon. richmond (0-1) host st kilda friday night at telstra dome.
| WB | 6.4-40 (20) | 9.11-65 (29) | 18.13-121 (79) | 25.17-167 (115) |
| RCH | 3.2-20 | 5.6-36 | 6.6-42 | 7.10-52 |
| Goals: Western Bulldogs: Brad Johnson 5.1, Nathan Eagleton 4, Matthew Robbins 3, Robert Murphy 2, Matthew Boyd 2, Adam Morgan 2, Daniel Cross 2, Mitch Hahn, Lindsay Gilbee, Wayde Skipper, Scott West, Ryan Griffen. Richmond: Troy Simmonds 3, Brett Deledio 2, Kayne Pettifer, Kane Johnson. |
geelong (semi finalists 2005) vs brisbane (11th 2005) skilled stadium saturday afternoon 210pm
brisbanes form drop continues with a 77 point loss to geelong who are looking strong. geelong (1-0) host kangaroos saturday afternoon at skilled stadium. brisbane (0-1) host essendon saturday night at the gabba.
| GEE | 4.3-27 (20) | 8.7-55 (46) | 12.9-81 (63) | 17.13-115 (77) |
| BRI | 1.1-7 | 1.3-9 | 2.6-18 | 5.8-38 |
| Goals: Geelong: Paul Chapman 3, Jimmy Bartel 2, Henry Playfair 2, Brad Ottens 2, Darren Milburn 2, Charlie Gardiner 2, Gary Ablett, Shannon Byrnes, Andrew Mackie, Will Slade. Brisbane: Daniel Bradshaw 2, Ashley McGrath, Mitchell Clark, Jason Akermanis. |
essendon (12th 2005) vs sydney (premiers 2005) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
the matthew lloyd show saw essendon stun reiging premiers sydney by 27 points with lloyd kicking 8 goals and a 9 goal first quarter put the match beyond doubt. essendon (1-0) play brisbane at the gabba saturday night. sydney (0-1) host port sunday afternoon.
| ESS | 9.1-55 (41) | 11.3-69 (17) | 13.6-84 | 17.6-108 (27) |
| SYD | 2.2-14 | 8.4-52 | 10.6-66 | 12.9-81 |
| Goals: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd 8.2, Scott Lucas 4, Scott Camporeale, Chris Heffernan, Mark Johnson, Andrew Lovett, Mark McVeigh. Sydney: Barry Hall 7.2, Michael O’Loughlin 2, Craig Bolton, Adam Goodes, Ben Mathews. Best: Essendon: Matthew Lloyd, Scott Lucas, Jobe Watson, Chris Heffernan, Andrew Lovett, Dustin Fletcher. Sydney: Barry Hall, Amon Buchanan, Adam Goodes, Craig Bolton, Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Ryan O’Keefe. |
port (semi finalists 2005) vs kangaroos (elim finalists 2005) aami stadium saturday night 740pm
kanagroos got their revenge in style by 41 points over port for last years elim final. port (0-1) play sydney on the road sunday afternoon. kanagroos (1-0) face geelong at geelong saturday afternoon.
| PA | 5.3-33 (12) | 8.5-53 | 11.6-72 | 13.9-87 |
| KAN | 3.3-21 | 8.6-54 (1) | 14.10-94 (22) | 19.14-128 (41) |
| Goals: Kangaroos: Daniel Wells 4, Leigh Harding 3, Corey Jones 2, Shannon Grant 2, Leigh Brown 2, Brent Harvey 2, Brady Rawlings, Glenn Archer, Drew Petrie, Nathan Thompson. Port Adelaide: Damon White 3, Brendon Lade 2, Brett Ebert 2, Danyle Pearce 2, Daniel Motlop, Kane Cornes, Josh Mahoney, Shaun Burgoyne. |
hawthorn (14th 2005) vs freemantle (10th 2005) auoura stadium sunday afternoon 110pm
mark willams lead the hawks to a 22 point win over freo in tasmania despite a late fight back from freo. hawthorn (1-0) face collingwood sunday afternoon at telstra dome. freemantle (0-1) host carlton satruday night.
| HAW | 1.1-7 | 5.4-34 (5) | 14.6-90 (42) | 17.7-109 (22) |
| FRE | 2.1-13 (6) | 4.5-29 | 7.6-48 | 13.9-87 |
| Goals: Hawthorn: Mark Williams 8.2, Ben Dixon 2, Shane Crawford 2, Peter Everitt, Jarryd Roughead, Richard Vandenberg, Trent Croad, Chance Bateman. Fremantle: Justin Longmuir 3, Luke McPharlin 3, Jeff Farmer 3, Paul Medhurst 2, Matthew Pavlich, Peter Bell. |
melbourne (elim finalist 2005) vs calrton (last 2005) telstra dome sunday afternoon 440pm
carlton stun melbourne by 21 points to open their season well melbourne (0-1) face bulldogs saturday afternoon at telstra dome. carlton (1-0) face freemantle in perth saturday night.
| MEL | 3.3-21 (–) | 4.9-33 | 6.10-46 | 10.12-72 |
| CAR | 3.3-21 (–) | 6.7-43 (10) | 10.9-69 (23) | 13.15-93 (21) |
| Goals: Carlton: Brendan Fevola 5.3, Jarrad Waite 3, Marc Murphy, Kade Simpson, Dylan McLaren, Trent Sporn, Andrew Carrazzo. Melbourne: Aaron Davey 3, David Neitz 2, Russell Robertson 2, Colin Sylvia, Clint Bartram, Cameron Bruce. Best: Carlton: Matthew Lappin, Jarrad Waite, Heath Scotland, Kade Simpson, Nick Stevens, Brendan Fevola. Melbourne: Cameron Bruce, Brad Green Aaron Davey James McDonald, Adem Yze, Matthew Whelan. |
collingwood (15th 2005) vs adelaide (prelim finalist 2005) telstra dome monday night 740pm
despite being in the game for 3 quarters collingwood fell apart late in a 34 point loss to adeliade. collingwood (0-1) play hawthorn sunday afternoon at telstra dome. adelaide (1-0) host west coast sunday afternoon.
| COL | 5.1-31 (18) | 7.4-46 | 12.5-77 | 12.5-77 |
| ADE | 2.1-13 | 9.5-59 (13) | 12.6-78 (1) | 17.9-111 (34) |
| Goals: Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto 6.2, Ian Perrie 3, Brett Burton 2, Rhett Biglands 2, Brent Reilly, Matthew Bode, Scott Thompson, Robert Shirley. Collingwood: Alan Didak 3, Dale Thomas 2, Leon Davis, Chris Egan, Travis Cloke, Nick Maxwell, Shane O’Bree, Anthony Rocca, Ryan Lonie. |
ladder
| 1 | WEST.B’DOGS | 1 | – | – | 167 | 52 | 321.2 | 4 |
| 2 | GEELONG | 1 | – | – | 115 | 38 | 302.6 | 4 |
| 3 | KANGAROOS | 1 | – | – | 128 | 87 | 147.1 | 4 |
| 4 | ADELAIDE | 1 | – | – | 111 | 77 | 144.2 | 4 |
| 5 | ESSENDON | 1 | – | – | 108 | 81 | 133.3 | 4 |
| 6 | CARLTON | 1 | – | – | 93 | 72 | 129.2 | 4 |
| 7 | WEST COAST | 1 | – | – | 84 | 66 | 127.3 | 4 |
| 8 | HAWTHORN | 1 | – | – | 109 | 87 | 125.3 | 4 |
| 9 | FREMANTLE | – | 1 | – | 87 | 109 | 79.8 | 0 |
| 10 | St Kilda | – | 1 | – | 66 | 84 | 78.6 | 0 |
| 11 | Melbourne | – | 1 | – | 72 | 93 | 77.4 | 0 |
| 12 | Sydney | – | 1 | – | 81 | 108 | 75.0 | 0 |
| 13 | Collingwood | – | 1 | – | 77 | 111 | 69.4 | 0 |
| 14 | Port Adelaide | – | 1 | – | 87 | 128 | 68.0 | 0 |
| 15 | Brisbane | – | 1 | – | 38 | 115 | 33.0 | 0 |
| 16 | Richmond | – | 1 | – | 52 | 167 | 31.1 | 0 |
goals
| In the Goals, 2006 | Games | Goals | R1 | Total Score |
| Matthew LLOYD (Essendon) | 1 | 8 | 8.2 | 8.2-50 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 1 | 8 | 8.2 | 8.2-50 |
| Barry Hall (Sydney) | 1 | 7 | 7.2 | 7.2-44 |
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 1 | 6 | 6.2 | 6.2-38 |
| Brad JOHNSON (West.B’dogs) | 1 | 5 | 5.1 | 5.1-31 |
| Nathan EAGLETON (West.B’dogs) | 1 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2-26 |
| Scott LUCAS (Essendon) | 1 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.1-25 |
| Daniel WELLS (Kangaroos) | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0-24 |
round 2 matches
friday
richmond vs st kilda TD (N) 740pm
saturday
geelong vs kangaroos SS 210pm
bulldogs vs melbourne TD 210pm
brisbane vs essendon G (N) 710pm
freemantle vs carlton S (N) 740pm
sunday
sydney vs port SCG 110pm
hawthorn vs collingwood TD 210pm
adelaide vs west coast AAMI 240pm
Harrison’s world 