st kilda (1-1) vs brisbane (1-1) telstra dome thursday night 740pm
st kilda opened the easter round with a 37 point win over brisbane. st kilda (2-1) face port in adelaide monday night. brisbane (1-2) host richmond saturda ynight.
| STK | 7.3-45 (19) | 10.6-66 (35) | 16.9-105 | 19.10-124 (37) |
| BRI | 4.2-26 | 4.7-31 | 8.11-59 | 12.15-87 |
| Goals: St Kilda: Nick Riewoldt 5.2, Stephen Milne 3, Fraser Gehrig 2, Aaron Fiora, Brendon Goddard, Jason Blake, Sam Fisher, Leigh Montagna, Cain Ackland, Troy Schwarze, Matt Maguire, Aaron Hamill. Brisbane: Jonathan Brown 2, Jared Brennan 2, Jamie Charman 2, Luke Power 2, Cheynee Stiller, Jason Akermanis, Michael Rischitelli, Justin Leppitsch. |
geelong (2-0) vs hawthorn (1-1) skilled stadium saturday afternon 210pm
hawthorn not only stun early flag contenders geelong but did so by 52 points at geelong. geelong (2-1) face bulldogs at telstra dome saturday afternoon. hawthorn (2-1) face carlton at telstra dome friday night.
| GEE | 2.5-17 | 4.10-34 | 5.11-41 | 6.13-49 |
| HAW | 4.1-25 (8) | 6.5-41 (7) | 9.8-62 (21) | 15.11-101 (52) |
| Goals: Hawthorn: Campbell Brown 3, Mark Williams 3, Luke Hodge 2, Rick Ladson 2, Michael Osborne, Shane Crawford, Richard Vandenberg, Trent Croad, Robert Campbell. Geelong: Jimmy Bartel 2, Steve Johnson 2, Joel Corey, Darren Milburn. |
carlton (1-1) vs sydney (0-2) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
it took a couple of weeks but the swans title defence has started by 7 points over carlton. carlton (1-2) host hawthorn friday night at telstra dome. sydney (1-2) host melbourne sunday afternoon.
| CAR | 1.3-9 | 3.4-22 | 8.6-54 | 11.8-74 |
| SYD | 4.3-27 (18) | 6.4-40 (18) | 10.7-67 (13) | 12.9-81 (7) |
| Goals: Sydney: Michael O’Loughlin 4, Jude Bolton 2, Nick Davis 2, Barry Hall, Ben Mathews, Jarrad McVeigh, Ryan O’Keefe. Carlton: Brendan Fevola 3, Nick Stevens 2, Adam Bentick, Eddie Betts, Anthony Koutoufides, Dylan McLaren, Jason Saddington, Kade Simpson. |
west coast (2-0) vs richmond (0-2) subiaco saturday night 740pm
west coast make it 3 straight by 46 points over richmond in perth. west coast (3-0) face kangaroos in canberra on sunday afternoon. richmond (0-3) face brisbane on the road saturday night.
| WCE | 3.3-21 | 7.10-52 (13) | 15.13-103 (44) | 20.16-136 (46) |
| RCH | 4.2-26 (5) | 6.3-39 | 9.5-59 | 14.6-90 |
| Goals: West Coast: Ashley Sampi 3, Andrew Embley 3, Adam Hunter 2, Dean Cox 2, Quinten Lynch 2, Jaymie Graham, Mark Nicoski, Beau Waters, Chris Judd, Mark Seaby, David Wirrpanda, Michael Braun, Rowan Jones. Richmond: Matthew Richardson 4, Shane Tuck 2, Patrick Bowden 2, Chris Hyde, Richard Tambling, Daniel Jackson, Nathan Brown, Kayne Pettifer, Greg Tivendale |
melbourne (0-2) vs adelaide (1-1) carrara sunday afternoon 110pm
the long awaited return to the gold coast lead to a late thriller but adelaide held on for a 5 point win over melbourne who remain winless. melbourne (0-3) face sydney sunday afternoon in sydney. adelaide (2-1) play freemantle in perth saturday night.
| MEL | 2.0-12 | 9.5-59 | 10.9-69 | 14.13-97 |
| ADE | 6.5-41 (29) | 11.6-72 (13) | 14.10-94 (25) | 15.12-102 (5) |
| Goals: Adelaide: Brett Burton 5.3, Matthew Bode 3, Mark Ricciuto 3, Tyson Edwards 2, Trent Hentschel, Hayden Skipworth. Melbourne: David Neitz 4, Cameron Bruce 3, Nathan D Brown 2, Russell Robertson, Brad Miller, Adem Yze, Travis Johnstone, Aaron Davey. |
essendon (1-1) vs bulldogs (2-0) telstra dome sunday afternoon 210pm
despite a good effort essendon fell 11 points short to ladder leaders bulldogs. essendon (1-2) have collingwood on anzac day tuesday. bulldogs (3-0) host geelong saturday afternoon.
| ESS | 5.5-35 (9) | 8.10-58 (5) | 10.12-72 | 13.15-93 |
| WB | 4.2-26 | 8.5-53 | 13.11-89 (17) | 15.14-104 (11) |
| Goals: West.B’dogs: Robert Murphy 2, Mitch Hahn 2, Adam Cooney 2, Chris Grant 2, Nathan Eagleton 2, Matthew Robbins, Lindsay Gilbee, Daniel Cross, Brett Montgomery, Rohan Smith. Essendon: Scott Lucas 2, James Hird 2, Kepler Bradley 2, Matthew Lloyd, Paddy Ryder, Andrew Lovett, Mark Johnson, Mark Bolton, Chris Heffernan, Angus Monfries. |
port (1-1) vs freemantle (1-1) aami stadium sunday afternoon 440pm
freemantle got their revenge for being knocked out of the 8 by port last season by 31 points. port (1-2) host st kilda monday night. freemantle (2-1) host adelaide saturday night.
| PA | 0.5-5 | 3.9-27 | 7.11-53 | 11.13-79 |
| FRE | 0.6-6 (1) | 5.12-42 (15) | 9.16-70 (17) | 15.20-110 (31) |
| Goals: Fremantle: Luke McPharlin 3, Paul Medhurst 2, Des Headland 2, Josh Carr 2, Shaun McManus 2, Jeff Farmer, Heath Black, Peter Bell, Matthew Pavlich. Port: Brendon Lade 4, Josh Mahoney 2, Michael Pettigrew, Adam Thomson, Danyle Pearce, Shaun Burgoyne, Stuart Dew. |
kangaroos (1-1) vs collingwood (1-1) telstra dome monday afternoon 210pm
it would have been worse if sav rocca was still a collingwood player but a 77 point loss is still awful for the roos. kangaroos (1-2) host west coast in canberra sunday afternoon. collingwood (2-1) host essendon at the g on anzac day tuesday.
| KAN | 2.3-15 | 5.4-34 | 8.6-54 | 11.10-76 |
| COL | 3.3-21 (6) | 9.5-59 (25) | 16.12-108 (54) | 23.15-153 (77) |
| Goals: Collingwood: Chris Tarrant 6.0, Alan Didak 3, Anthony Rocca 3, Brodie Holland, Leon Davis, Dane Swan 2, Nathan Buckley, Tarkyn Lockyer, Josh Fraser, Ryan Lonie, Heath Shaw. Kangaroos: Saverio Rocca 6.1, Shannon Grant 2, Leigh Brown, Daniel Wells, Brent Harvey. |
ladder
| 1 | WEST.B’DOGS | 3 | – | – | 408 | 235 | 173.6 | 12 |
| 2 | WEST COAST | 3 | – | – | 310 | 244 | 127.0 | 12 |
| 3 | GEELONG | 2 | 1 | – | 302 | 208 | 145.2 | 8 |
| 4 | COLLINGWOOD | 2 | 1 | – | 349 | 271 | 128.8 | 8 |
| 5 | HAWTHORN | 2 | 1 | – | 294 | 255 | 115.3 | 8 |
| 6 | ADELAIDE | 2 | 1 | – | 301 | 264 | 114.0 | 8 |
| 7 | ST KILDA | 2 | 1 | – | 278 | 248 | 112.1 | 8 |
| 8 | FREMANTLE | 2 | 1 | – | 298 | 274 | 108.8 | 8 |
| 9 | Carlton | 1 | 2 | – | 253 | 254 | 99.6 | 4 |
| 10 | Essendon | 1 | 2 | – | 298 | 300 | 99.3 | 4 |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 1 | 2 | – | 272 | 318 | 85.5 | 4 |
| 12 | Sydney | 1 | 2 | – | 242 | 288 | 84.0 | 4 |
| 13 | Kangaroos | 1 | 2 | – | 273 | 378 | 72.2 | 4 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 1 | 2 | – | 240 | 336 | 71.4 | 4 |
| 15 | Melbourne | – | 3 | – | 259 | 332 | 78.0 | 0 |
| 16 | Richmond | – | 3 | – | 219 | 391 | 56.0 | 0 |
goals
| Brendan FEVOLA (Car) | 3 | 14 | 3.1 | 14.6-90 |
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 3 | 14 | 3.1 | 14.6-90 |
| Matthew LLOYD (Essendon) | 3 | 13 | 1.1 | 13.3-81 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 3 | 13 | 3.1 | 13.3-81 |
| Anthony ROCCA (Collingwood) | 3 | 12 | 3.3 | 12.3-75 |
| Barry Hall (Sydney) | 3 | 10 | 1.3 | 10.5-65 |
| Luke McPHARLIN (Fremantle) | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9.2-56 |
| Nick RIEWOLDT (St Kilda) | 3 | 9 | 5.2 | 9.4-56 |
| Brad JOHNSON (WBdogs) | 3 | 8 | 0.1 | 8.5-53 |
| Kent KINGSLEY (Geelong) | 2 | 8 | 0.2 | 8.3-51 |
| Brendon LADE (Port Adel) | 3 | 8 | 4.1 | 8.4-52 |
| Robert MURPHY (WBdogs) | 3 | 8 | 2.1 | 8.7-55 |
| Michael O’LOUGHLIN (Sydney) | 3 | 8 | 4.1 | 8.1-49 |
round 4 matches
friday
carlton vs hawthorn TD (N) 740pm
saturday
bulldogs vs geelong TD 210pm
brisbane vs richmond G (N) 710pm
freemantle vs adelaide S (N) 740pm
sunday
kangaroos vs west coast MO 110pm
sydney vs melbourne SCG 110pm
monday
port vs st kilda AAMI (N) 740pm
tuesday
collingwood vs essendon MCG 210pm
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