carlton (1-2) vs hawthorn (2-1) telstra dome friday night 740pm
poor kicking cost carlton in a 32 point loss to hawthorn keeping the hawks strong start going. carlton (1-3) face richmond at the mcg friday night. hawthorn (3-1) host essendon at the g sunday afternoon.
| CAR | 2.4-16 | 4.6-30 | 6.13-49 | 9.14-68 |
| HAW | 5.2-32 (16) | 6.4-40 (10) | 10.6-66 (17) | 15.10-100 (32) |
| Goals: Hawthorn: Trent Croad 5.3, Mark Williams 2, Sam Mitchell 2, Michael Osborne 2, Chance Bateman, Rick Ladson, Peter Everitt, Tim Clarke. Carlton: Lance Whitnall 3, Anthony Koutoufides 2, Nick Stevens 2, Brad Fisher, Eddie Betts. |
bulldogs (3-0) vs geelong (2-1) telstra dome saturday afternoon 210pm
in one of the games of the year so far bulldogs remained unbeaten by 1 point ovr geelong in a thriller. bulldogs (4-0) face thier biggest test yet adeliade in adeliade saturday afternoon. geelong (2-2) travel to the olympic stadium saturday night to play sydney.
| WB | 3.5-23 | 8.9-57 (4) | 10.11-71 (1) | 14.14-98 (1) |
| GEE | 4.2-26 (3) | 8.5-53 | 10.10-70 | 14.13-97 |
| Goals: West.B’dogs: Robert Murphy 3, Mitch Hahn 2, Brad Johnson 2, Adam Cooney 2, Nathan Eagleton 2, Rohan Smith, Daniel Giansiracusa, Matthew Robbins. Geelong: Gary Ablett 4, Cameron Mooney 2, Paul Chapman 2, Corey Enright 2, Brad Ottens, David Johnson, James Kelly, Jared Rooke. |
brisbane (1-2) vs richmond (0-3) gabba saturday night 710pm
richmond got on the board upsetting brisbane by 14 points at the gabba. brisbane (1-3) travel to play west coast saturday night. richmond (1-3) host carlton at the g friday night.
| BRI | 1.6-12 (2) | 4.9-33 (1) | 5.10-40 | 11.16-82 |
| RCH | 1.4-10 | 4.8-32 | 10.11-71 (31) | 14.12-96 (14) |
| Goals: Richmond: Matthew Richardson 4, Greg Stafford 3, Patrick Bowden, Daniel Jackson, Kane Johnson, Kayne Pettifer, Troy Simmonds, Richard Tambling, Shane Tuck. Brisbane: Daniel Bradshaw 2, Jonathan Brown 2, Luke Power 2, Jayden Attard, Rhan Hooper, Daniel Merrett, Matthew Moody, Justin Sherman. |
freemantle (2-1) vs adelaide (2-1) subiaco saturday night 740pm
despite 2.9 second half adeliade beat freemantle by 11 points in perth. freemantle (2-2) face st kilda in tasmania sunday afternoon. adelaide (3-1) host bulldogs saturday afternoon.
| FRE | 1.1-7 | 3.3-21 | 6.3-39 | 9.5-59 |
| ADE | 3.3-21 (14) | 7.7-49 (28) | 8.11-59 (20) | 9.16-70 (11) |
| Goals: Adelaide: Rhett Biglands 2, Matthew Bode 2, Brett Burton 2, Brent Reilly, Mark Ricciuto, Simon Goodwin. Fremantle: Jeff Farmer 3, Graham Polak 3, Matthew Pavlich 2, Matthew Carr. |
sydney (1-2) vs melbourne (0-3) scg sunday afternoon 110pm
two of the biggest disappointments so far played a thriller with melbourne getting their first win by 5 points of the season. sydney (1-3) host geelong at the olmpic stadium saturday night. melbourne (1-3) host kangaroos saturday afternoon at the g.
| SYD | 4.2-26 (5) | 6.6-42 | 9.10-64 | 13.14-92 |
| MEL | 3.3-21 | 7.5-47 (5) | 10.6-66 (2) | 15.7-97 (5) |
| Goals: Melbourne: Adem Yze 3, Travis Johnson 2, Jeff White 2, Aaron Davey 2, Cameron Bruce 2, Brock McLean, David Neitz, Byron Pickett, Russell Robertson. Sydney: Barry Hall 3, Adam Schneider 2, Ted Richards, Ryan O’Keefe, Michael O’Loughlin, Amon Buchanan, Nick Davis, Nick Malceski, Luke Ablett, Jared McVeigh. |
kangaroos (1-2) vs west coast (3-0) manaka oval sunday afternoon 110pm
a scare wasn’t enough for the roos in a 4 goal loss to unbeaten west coast. kangaroos (1-3) play melbourne at the g saturday afternoon. west coast (4-0) host brisbane saturday night.
| KAN | 4.5-29 (10) | 7.6-48 (7) | 8.10-58 | 10.11-71 |
| WCE | 3.1-19 | 6.5-41 | 10.6-66 (8) | 14.11-95 (24) |
| Goals: West Coast: Adam Hunter 4, David Wirrpanda 3, Brent Staker, Adam Selwood, Rowan Jones, Daniel Chick, Chris Judd, Andrew Embley, Dean Cox. Kangaroos: Leigh Harding 3, Corey Jones 2, Michael Firrito, Brent Harvey, Daniel Harris, Kasey Green, Saverio Rocca. |
port (1-2) vs st kilda (2-1) aami stadium monday night 740pm
port scraped home against st kilda by 4 points. port (2-2) play collingwood at telstra dome sunday afternoon. st kilda (2-2) host freemanlte in tasmania sunday afternoon.
| PA | 6.2-38 (12) | 12.5-77 (24) | 17.6-108 (15) | 19.8-122 (4) |
| STK | 4.2-26 | 8.5-53 | 14.9-93 | 18.10-118 |
| Goals: Port: Josh Mahoney 6.0, Stuart Dew 4, Peter Burgoyne 3, Warren Tredrea 2, Daniel Motlop, Michael Pettigrew, Nathan Lonie, Brett Ebert. St Kilda: Aaron Hamill 4, Nick Riewoldt 3, Troy Schwarze 3, Stephen Milne 2, Luke Ball 2, Brett Voss, Steven Baker, Andrew McQualter, Xavier Clarke. |
collingwood (2-1) vs essendon (1-2) mcg tuesday afternoon 210pm
essendons bad luck continues with a 17 point loss on anzac day to collingwood. collingwood (3-1) host port at telstra dome sunday afternoon. essendon (1-3) play hawthorn at the g sunday afternoon.
| COL | 2.4-16 | 6.8-44 | 11.14-80 (7) | 15.16-106 (17) |
| ESS | 4.4-28 (12) | 7.8-50 (6) | 10.13-73 | 12.17-89 |
| Goals: Collingwood: Alan Didak 4, Nathan Buckley 3, Dale Thomas 2, James Clement, Cameron Cloke, Brodie Holland, Paul Licuria, Ryan Lonie, Anthony Rocca. Essendon: David Hille 3, James Hird 2, Scott Lucas 2, Chris Heffernan, Andrew Lovett, Angus Monfries, Dean Rioli, Jason Winderlich. |
ladder
| 1 | WEST.B’DOGS | 4 | – | – | 506 | 332 | 152.4 | 16 |
| 2 | WEST COAST | 4 | – | – | 405 | 315 | 128.6 | 16 |
| 3 | COLLINGWOOD | 3 | 1 | – | 455 | 360 | 126.4 | 12 |
| 4 | HAWTHORN | 3 | 1 | – | 394 | 323 | 122.0 | 12 |
| 5 | ADELAIDE | 3 | 1 | – | 371 | 323 | 114.9 | 12 |
| 6 | GEELONG | 2 | 2 | – | 399 | 306 | 130.4 | 8 |
| 7 | ST KILDA | 2 | 2 | – | 396 | 370 | 107.0 | 8 |
| 8 | FREMANTLE | 2 | 2 | – | 357 | 344 | 103.8 | 8 |
| 9 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 2 | – | 394 | 436 | 90.4 | 8 |
| 10 | Essendon | 1 | 3 | – | 387 | 406 | 95.3 | 4 |
| 11 | Carlton | 1 | 3 | – | 321 | 354 | 90.7 | 4 |
| 12 | Sydney | 1 | 3 | – | 334 | 385 | 86.8 | 4 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 1 | 3 | – | 356 | 424 | 84.0 | 4 |
| 14 | Brisbane | 1 | 3 | – | 322 | 432 | 74.5 | 4 |
| 15 | Kangaroos | 1 | 3 | – | 344 | 473 | 72.7 | 4 |
| 16 | Richmond | 1 | 3 | – | 315 | 473 | 66.6 | 4 |
goals
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 4 | 15 | 1.6 | 15.12-102 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 4 | 15 | 2.0 | 15.3-93 |
| Brendan FEVOLA (Car) | 3 | 14 | susp | 14.6-90 |
| Barry Hall (Sydney) | 4 | 13 | 3.1 | 13.6-84 |
| Anthony ROCCA (Collingwood) | 4 | 13 | 1.3 | 13.6-84 |
| Matthew LLOYD (Essendon) | 3 | 13 | inj | 13.3-81 |
| Nick RIEWOLDT (St Kilda) | 4 | 12 | 3.3 | 12.7-79 |
| Robert MURPHY (WBdogs) | 4 | 11 | 3.2 | 11.9-75 |
| Alan DIDAK (Collingwood) | 4 | 11 | 4.0 | 11.3-69 |
| Brad JOHNSON (WBdogs) | 4 | 10 | 2.2 | 10.7-67 |
| Jeff FARMER (Fremantle) | 4 | 10 | 3.3 | 10.5-65 |
| Josh MAHONEY (Port Adel) | 4 | 10 | 6.0 | 10.0-60 |
| Gary ABLETT (Geelong) | 4 | 9 | 4.2 | 9.8-62 |
| Trent CROAD (Hawthorn) | 4 | 9 | 5.3 | 9.8-62 |
| Brett BURTON (Adelaide) | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 9.6-60 |
| Daniel BRADSHAW (Brisbane) | 4 | 9 | 2.1 | 9.4-58 |
| Scott LUCAS (Essendon) | 4 | 9 | 2.1 | 9.4-58 |
| Matthew RICHARDSON (Richmond) | 4 | 9 | 4.1 | 9.4-58 |
| Luke McPHARLIN (Fremantle) | 4 | 9 | 0.1 | 9.3-57 |
| Michael O’LOUGHLIN (Sydney) | 4 | 9 | 1.0 | 9.1-55 |
round 5 matches
friday
richmond vs carlton MCG (N) 740pm
saturday
melbourne vs kangaroos MCG 210pm
adelaide vs bulldogs AAMI 240pm
sydney vs geelong ANZ (N) 720pm
west coast vs brisbane S (N) 740pm
sunday
st kilda vs freemanlte AU 110pm
collingwood vs port TD 210pm
hawthorn vs essendon MCG 210pm
Harrison’s world 