richmond (1-3) vs carlton (1-3) mcg friday night 740pm
a strong start wasn’t enough for carlton in a 8 point loss to richmond in a poor kicking second half. richmond (2-3) face essendon at the g saturday night. carlton (1-4) face collingwood at the g sunday afternoon in a home game.
| RCH | 2.3-15 | 7.12-54 | 11.15-81 (14) | 12.20-92 (8) |
| CAR | 5.4-34 (19) | 8.7-55 (1) | 9.13-67 | 11.18-84 |
| Goals: Richmond: Matthew Richardson 3, Kayne Pettifer 2, Greg Tivendale 2, Andrew Krakouer 2, Chris Hyde 2, Nathan Foley. Carlton: Jarrad Waite 3, Brendan Fevola 2, Lance Whitnall, Anthony Koutoufides, Marc Murphy, Andrew Walker, Adrian Deluca, Eddie Betts. |
melbourne (1-3) vs kangaroos (1-3) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
a back and fourth game saw melbourne get another close win by 4 points over the roos. melbourne (2-3) host geelong friday night at the g. kangaroos (1-4) face hawthorn at telstra dome sunday afternoon.
| MEL | 1.3-9 | 7.5-47 (20) | 9.9-63 | 13.12-90 (4) |
| KAN | 2.4-16 (7) | 3.9-27 | 9.12-66 (3) | 12.14-86 |
| Goals: Melbourne: Adem Yze 4, Aaron Davey 3, Paul Wheatley, James McDonald, Russell Robertson, Brad Green, Travis Johnstone, Matthew Bate. Kangaroos: Nathan Thompson 5.3, Brent Harvey 2, Kasey Green 2, Shannon Grant, David Hale, Daniel Pratt. |
adelaide (3-1) vs bulldogs (4-0) aami stadium saturday afternoon 240pm
the crows ended the dogs great start easily by 77 points in a blow out. adelaide (4-1) host port in the showdown saturday night. bulldogs (4-1) face st kilda at telstra dome saturday afternoon.
| ADE | 6.5-41 (33) | 8.9-57 (39) | 14.10-94 (53) | 20.12-132 (77) |
| WB | 1.2-8 | 2.6-18 | 5.11-41 | 7.13-55 |
| Goals: Adelaide: Jason Porplyzia 3, Simon Goodwin 2, Martin Mattner 2, Brent Reilly 2, Rhett Biglands 2, Trent Hentschel, Matthew Bode, Bernie Vince, Hayden Skipworth, Tyson Edwards, Michael Doughty, Ben Rutten, Robert Shirley, Ken McGregor. West.B’dogs: Adam Cooney 2, Farren Ray 2, Matthew Robbins, Brad Johnson, Daniel Giansiracusa. |
sydney (1-3) vs geelong (2-2) anz stadium saturday night 720pm
sydney finally got their title defence going by 22 points over geelong. sydney (2-3) face brisbane at the gabba sunday afternoon. geelong (2-3) face melbourne at the g friday night.
| SYD | 3.3-21 | 7.11-53 (20) | 11.16-82 (24) | 15.17-107 (22) |
| GEE | 4.3-27 (6) | 5.3-33 | 9.4-58 | 13.7-85 |
| Goals: Sydney: Adam Schneider 4.0, Barry Hall 4.2, Craig Bolton 2, Adam Goodes 2, Jude Bolton, Ryan O’Keefe, Michael O’Loughlin. Geelong: Cameron Mooney 3, Paul Chapman 3, Charlie Gardiner 2, Gary Ablett 2, Cameron Ling, Jarad Rooke, Darren Milburn. |
west coast (4-0) vs brisbane (1-3) subiaco saturday night 740pm
west coast are clearly the team to beat in some ways with a 59 point win over brisbane. west coast (5-0) face freemantle in the derby saturday night. brisbane (1-4) host sydney sunday afternoon.
| WCE | 5.4-34 (8) | 9.7-61 (15) | 13.12-90 (32) | 18.14-122 (59) |
| BRI | 4.2-26 | 7.4-46 | 8.8-56 | 9.9-63 |
| Goals: West Coast: Chris Judd 4, Daniel Chick 3, Dean Cox 2, Adam Hunter 2, Josh Wooden, Shannon Hurn, Brent Staker, Quinten Lynch, Jaymie Graham, Andrew Embley, Adam Selwood. Brisbane: Ashley McGrath 2, Jonathan Brown 2, Chris Johnson, Luke Power, Jamie Charman, Mitchell Clark, Tim Notting |
st kilda (2-2) vs freemantle (2-2) auoura stadium sunday afternoon 110pm
in a controversal finish which originally ended in a draw but freemantle won on appeal as st kilda had scored well after the siren to win by a point. st kilda (2-3) host bulldogs saturday afternoon at telstra dome. freemantle (3-2) face west coast at home saturday night.
| STK | 2.5-17 | 6.7-43 | 9.9-63 | 13.15-93 |
| FRE | 5.2-32 (15) | 10.5-65 (22) | 12.7-79 (16) | 14.10-94 (1) |
| Goals: St Kilda: Fraser Gehrig 3, Brett Voss 2, Jason Blake 2, Stephen Milne 2, Nick Dal Santo, Allan Murray, Leigh Montagna, Nick Riewoldt. Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich 6.1, Jeff Farmer 3, Luke McPharlin 2, Daniel Gilmore, Des Headland, Michael Johnson. |
collingwood (3-1) vs port (2-2) telstra dome sunday afternoon 210pm
collingwood have only won one less than the whole of last season with a 41 point win over port. collingwood (4-1) face carlton at the g sunday afternoon. port (2-3) face adeliade in the local showdown sunday afternoon.
| COL | 6.0-36 (11) | 8.2-50 (1) | 16.6-102 | 18.12-120 (41) |
| PA | 4.1-25 | 7.7-49 | 8.9-57 | 11.13-79 |
| Goals: Collingwood: Anthony Rocca 5.0, Chris Tarrant 4, Nathan Buckley 4, Shane O’Bree 2, Ryan Lonie 2, Dane Swan. Port: Warren Tredrea 2, Peter Burgoyne 2, Brendon Lade, Nathan Lonie, Stuart Dew, Danyle Pearce, Peter Walsh, Steven Salopek, Kane Cornes. |
hawthorn (3-1) vs essendon (1-3) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
the uncontroversal one point thriller of the day saw hawthorn beat essendon by a point probably due to a 9 v 5 day break. hawthorn (4-1) like collingwood are 1 win less than last season face kangaroos at telstra dome sunday afternoon. essendon (1-4) host richmond saturday night at the g.
| HAW | 1.4-10 | 6.5-41 | 11.7-73 (9) | 12.12-84 (1) |
| ESS | 4.2-26 (16) | 7.5-47 (6) | 9.10-64 | 12.11-83 |
| Goals: Hawthorn: Mark Williams 3, Ben Dixon, 2 Tim Clarke 2, Peter Everitt, Shane Crawford, Richard Vandenberg, Trent Croad, Campbell Brown. Essendon: Scott Lucas 3, James Hird 2, Andrew Lovett 2, Jason Winderlich, Kepler Bradley, David Hille, Mark Bolton, Chris Heffernan. |
ladder
| 1 | WEST COAST | 5 | – | – | 527 | 378 | 139.4 | 20 |
| 2 | ADELAIDE | 4 | 1 | – | 503 | 378 | 133.1 | 16 |
| 3 | COLLINGWOOD | 4 | 1 | – | 575 | 439 | 131.0 | 16 |
| 4 | WEST.B’DOGS | 4 | 1 | – | 561 | 464 | 120.9 | 16 |
| 5 | HAWTHORN | 4 | 1 | – | 478 | 406 | 117.7 | 16 |
| 6 | FREMANTLE | 3 | 2 | – | 451 | 437 | 103.2 | 12 |
| 7 | GEELONG | 2 | 3 | – | 484 | 413 | 117.2 | 8 |
| 8 | ST KILDA | 2 | 3 | – | 489 | 464 | 105.4 | 8 |
| 9 | Sydney | 2 | 3 | – | 441 | 470 | 93.8 | 8 |
| 10 | Melbourne | 2 | 3 | – | 446 | 510 | 87.5 | 8 |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 2 | 3 | – | 473 | 556 | 85.1 | 8 |
| 12 | Richmond | 2 | 3 | – | 407 | 557 | 73.1 | 8 |
| 13 | Essendon | 1 | 4 | – | 470 | 490 | 95.9 | 4 |
| 14 | Carlton | 1 | 4 | – | 405 | 446 | 90.8 | 4 |
| 15 | Kangaroos | 1 | 4 | – | 430 | 563 | 76.4 | 4 |
| 16 | Brisbane | 1 | 4 | – | 385 | 554 | 69.5 | 4 |
goals
| In the Goals, 2006 | Games | Goals | R5 | Total Score |
| Anthony ROCCA (Collingwood) | 5 | 18 | 5.0 | 18.6-114 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 5 | 18 | 3.4 | 18.7-115 |
| Barry Hall (Sydney) | 5 | 17 | 4.2 | 17.8-110 |
| Brendan FEVOLA (Car) | 4 | 16 | 2.4 | 16.10-106 |
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 4 | 15 | inj | 15.12-102 |
| Jeff FARMER (Fremantle) | 5 | 13 | 3.0 | 13.5-83 |
| Matthew LLOYD (Essendon) | 3 | 13 | inj | 13.3-81 |
| Nick RIEWOLDT (St Kilda) | 5 | 13 | 1.1 | 13.8-86 |
| Scott LUCAS (Essendon) | 5 | 12 | 3.0 | 12.4-76 |
| Matthew PAVLICH (Fremantle) | 5 | 12 | 6.1 | 12.6-78 |
| Matthew RICHARDSON (Richmond) | 5 | 12 | 3.5 | 12.9-81 |
| Gary ABLETT (Geelong) | 5 | 11 | 2.3 | 11.11-77 |
| Alan DIDAK (Collingwood) | 5 | 11 | 0.2 | 11.5-71 |
| Brad JOHNSON (WBdogs) | 5 | 11 | 1.1 | 11.8-74 |
| Luke McPHARLIN (Fremantle) | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 11.5-71 |
| Robert MURPHY (WBdogs) | 5 | 11 | 0.1 | 11.10-76 |
| Chris TARRANT (Collingwood) | 5 | 11 | 4.0 | 11.8-74 |
| Trent CROAD (Hawthorn) | 5 | 10 | 1.1 | 10.9-69 |
| Aaron DAVEY (Melbourne) | 5 | 10 | 3.0 | 10.3-63 |
| Fraser GEHRIG (St Kilda) | 4 | 10 | 3.4 | 10.11-71 |
| Josh MAHONEY (Port Adel) | 5 | 10 | 0.1 | 10.1-61 |
| Michael O’LOUGHLIN (Sydney) | 5 | 10 | 1.4 | 10.5-65 |
round 6 matches
friday
melbourne vs geelong MCG (N) 740pm
saturday
st kilda vs bulldogs TD 210pm
freemantle vs west coast S 410pm
essendon vs richmond MCG (N) 710pm
adelaide vs port AAMI (N) 740pm
sunday
brisbane vs sydney G 110pm
kanagroos vs hawthorn TD 210pm
carlton vs collingwood MCG 210pm
Harrison’s world 