freemanlte (6-7) vs essendon (1-12) subiaco friday night 840pm
freemantle kept their finals hopes alive with a 37 point win over essendon (who have now lost 13 straight). freemanlte (7-7) travel to the g to play collingwood. essendon (1-13) host st kilda saturday afternoon at mcg.
| FRE | 7.3-45 (26) | 8.5-53 (16) | 15.7-97 (26) | 19.11-125 (37) |
| ESS | 3.1-19 | 5.7-37 | 10.11-71 | 12.16-88 |
| Goals: Fremantle: Ryan Murphy 4, Ryan Crowley 4, Matthew Pavlich 4, Justin Longmuir 2, Matthew Carr, Aaron Sandilands, Peter Bell, Byron Schammer, Heath Black. Essendon: Courtney Johns 3, Angus Monfries 2, Jason Johnson 2, Mark Johnson, Mark Bolton, Mark McVeigh, Adam McPhee, Scott Lucas. |
carlton (2-11) vs geelong (5-8) telstra dome saturday afternoon 210pm
geelong keep their slim finals hopes alive with a 65 point win over carlton. carlton (2-12) host bulldogs at telstra dome sunday afternoon. geelong (6-8) host port sunday afternoon.
| CAR | 2.5-17 | 4.7-31 | 7.10-52 | 11.11-77 |
| GEE | 5.0-30 (13) | 11.1-67 (36) | 17.2-104 (52) | 23.4-142 (65) |
| Goals: Geelong: Matthew McCarthy 5.0, Gary Ablett 4, Cameron Mooney 2, Andrew Mackie 2, Paul Chapman 2, Matthew Scarlett, Corey Enright, Jimmy Bartel, Brent Prismall, Cameron Ling, Steve Johnson, Brad Ottens, Mathew Stokes. Carlton: Brendan Fevola 4, Josh Kennedy 2, Kade Simpson, Ryan Houlihan, Andrew Carrazzo, Barnaby French, Lance Whitnall. |
hawthorn (5-8) vs west coast (10-3) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
west coast got another get out of jail free card ina 10 point thrilling win over hawthorn. hawthorn (5-9) play adeliade in adeliade saturday afternoon. west coast (11-3) finally host sydney in the grand final rematch saturday night.
| HAW | 5.3-33 (2) | 10.4-64 (7) | 14.6-90 (5) | 16.8-104 |
| WCE | 5.1-31 | 9.3-57 | 13.7-85 | 17.12-114 (10) |
| Goals: West Coast: Quinten Lynch 5.4, Ben Cousins 2, Andrew Embley 2, Michael Braun, Michael Gardiner, Jaymie Graham, Ashley Hansen, Chris Judd, Adam Selwood, Beau Waters, David Wirrpanda. Hawthorn: Mark Williams 5.1, Trent Croad 3, Ben Dixon 2, Robert Campbell, Tim Clarke, Peter Everitt, Lance Franklin, Luke Hodge, Harry Miller. |
melbourne (9-4) vs brisbane (5-8) gabba saturday night 710pm
not even 8 goals from bradshaw kept brisbane in the finals race in a 8 point loss to melbourne. melbourne (10-4) face richmond friday night at the g. brisbane (5-9) face kangaroos at telstra dome saturday night.
| MEL | 2.2-14 | 5.6-36 | 10.9-69 | 14.14-98 (8) |
| BRI | 5.2-32 (18) | 7.5-47 (11) | 10.10-70 (1) | 13.12-90 |
| Goals: Melbourne: David Neitz 4, Brad Green 2, Colin Sylvia 2, Aaron Davey, Brock McLean, Russell Robertson, Matthew Whelan, Jeff White, Adem Yze. Brisbane: Daniel Bradshaw 8.3, Jason Akermanis 2, Justin Sherman, Jamie Charman, Matthew Moody. |
port (6-7) vs richmond (7-6) aami stadium saturday night 740pm
accruacy got richmonds top 8 spot a boost by 38 points over port. port (6-8) face geelong at geelong sunday afternoon. richmond (8-6) host melbourne at the g friday night.
| PA | 4.3-27 | 5.8-38 | 5.14-44 | 6.18-54 |
| RCH | 5.3-33 (6) | 8.5-53 (15) | 12.6-78 (34) | 14.8-92 (38) |
| Goals: Richmond: Nathan G Brown 3, Jay Schulz 2, Andrew Krakouer 2, Troy Simmonds 2, Shane Tuck 2, Chris Hyde, Dean Polo, Patrick Bowden. Port: Brendon Lade, Steven Salopek, Warren Tredrea, Matt Thomas, Nathan Lonie, Adam Thompson. |
sydney (8-5) vs adeliade (11-2) scg sunday afternoon 110pm
adelaide remain on top by 39 points over sydney. sydney (8-6) play west coast in perth saturday night. adelaide (12-2) host hawthorn saturday afternoon.
| SYD | 2.2-14 (4) | 3.5-23 | 4.10-34 | 8.14-62 |
| ADE | 1.4-10 | 7.7-49 (26) | 9.8-62 (28) | 15.11-101 (39) |
| Goals: Adelaide: Trent Hentschel 3, Graham Johncock 2, Mark Ricciuto 2, Ken McGregor 2, Rhett Biglands, Simon Goodwin, Matthew Bode, Scott Thompson, Tyson Edwards, Brett Burton. Sydney: Jarrad McVeigh 2, Ryan O’Keefe, Michael O’Loughlin, Nick Davis, Amon Buchanan, Paul Williams, Adam Goodes |
st kilda (7-6) vs collingwood (9-4) telstra dome sunday afternon 210pm
st kilda secure their spot in the 8 by 59 points over collingwood. st kilda (8-6) face essendon at the g saturday afternoon. collingwood (9-5) host freemanlte sunday afternoon at the g.
| STK | 4.3-27 (6) | 9.4-58 (22) | 15.8-98 (43) | 19.8-122 (59) |
| COL | 3.3-21 | 5.6-36 | 8.7-55 | 9.9-63 |
| Goals: St Kilda: Stephen Milne 3, Nick Riewoldt 3, Fraser Gehrig 2, Leigh Montagna 2, Jason Gram 2, Brett Voss 2, Xavier Clarke, Brendon Goddard, Aaron Fiora, Robert Harvey, Matt Maguire. Collingwood: Nathan Buckley 2, Scott Burns 2, James Clement, Dale Thomas, Tarkyn Lockyer, Josh Fraser, Heath Shaw. |
bulldogs (9-4) vs kangaroos (4-9) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
roos stun bulldogs by 2 goals to continue their revival. bulldogs (9-5) face carlton sunday afternoon at telstra dome. kangaroos (5-9) host brisbane saturday night at telstra dome.
| WB | 2.3-15 | 4.7-31 | 10.8-68 | 12.10-82 |
| KAN | 4.2-26 (11) | 7.7-49 (18) | 10.13-73 (5) | 13.16-94 (12) |
| Goals: Kangaroos: Nathan Thompson 5.1, Leigh Harding 2, Hamish McIntosh, David Hale, Leigh Brown, Daniel Harris, Troy Makepeace, Kasey Green. West.B’dogs: Matthew Robbins 4, Rohan Smith 3, Chris Grant 2, Nathan Eagleton, Lindsay Gilbee, Peter Street. |
ladder
| W | L | D | F | A | % | Total | ||
| 1 | ADELAIDE | 12 | 2 | – | 228.178-1546 | 129.133-907 | 170.5 | 48 |
| 2 | WEST COAST | 11 | 3 | – | 198.194-1382 | 176.148-1204 | 114.8 | 44 |
| 3 | MELBOURNE | 10 | 4 | – | 210.174-1434 | 176.182-1238 | 115.8 | 40 |
| 4 | COLLINGWOOD | 9 | 5 | – | 224.158-1502 | 187.164-1286 | 116.8 | 36 |
| 5 | WEST.B’DOGS | 9 | 5 | – | 223.171-1509 | 191.190-1336 | 112.9 | 36 |
| 6 | SYDNEY | 8 | 6 | – | 196.172-1348 | 170.130-1150 | 117.2 | 32 |
| 7 | ST KILDA | 8 | 6 | – | 188.166-1294 | 160.149-1109 | 116.7 | 32 |
| 8 | RICHMOND | 8 | 6 | – | 170.164-1184 | 194.195-1359 | 87.1 | 32 |
| 9 | Fremantle | 7 | 7 | – | 170.155-1175 | 189.179-1313 | 89.5 | 28 |
| 10 | Geelong | 6 | 8 | – | 197.142-1324 | 187.163-1285 | 103.0 | 24 |
| 11 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 8 | – | 190.179-1319 | 211.180-1446 | 91.2 | 24 |
| 12 | Brisbane | 5 | 9 | – | 178.188-1256 | 196.180-1356 | 92.6 | 20 |
| 13 | Kangaroos | 5 | 9 | – | 168.166-1174 | 208.149-1397 | 84.0 | 20 |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 5 | 9 | – | 167.138-1140 | 209.172-1426 | 79.9 | 20 |
| 15 | Carlton | 2 | 12 | – | 156.160-1096 | 214.191-1475 | 74.3 | 8 |
| 16 | Essendon | 1 | 13 | – | 170.174-1194 | 236.174-1590 | 75.1 | 4 |
goals
| In the Goals, 2006 | Games | Goals | R14 | Total Score |
| Brendan FEVOLA (Carlton) | 13 | 54 | 4.1 | 54.33-357 |
| Barry HALL (Sydney) | 14 | 44 | 0.4 | 44.23-287 |
| Brad JOHNSON (WBdogs) | 14 | 40 | 0.1 | 40.24-264 |
| Matthew PAVLICH (Fremantle) | 14 | 40 | 4.2 | 40.15-255 |
| Anthony ROCCA (Collingwood) | 14 | 40 | 0.1 | 40.18-258 |
| David NEITZ (Melbourne) | 12 | 39 | 4.3 | 39.15-249 |
| Nick RIEWOLDT (St Kilda) | 14 | 39 | 3.1 | 39.22-256 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 13 | 38 | 5.1 | 38.20-248 |
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 12 | 37 | 2.2 | 37.22-244 |
| Nathan THOMPSON (Kangaroos) | 14 | 37 | 5.1 | 37.23-245 |
| Daniel BRADSHAW (Brisbane) | 14 | 35 | 8.3 | 35.27-237 |
| Jonathan BROWN (Brisbane) | 10 | 35 | inj | 35.18-228 |
| Fraser GEHRIG (St Kilda) | 13 | 35 | 2.0 | 37.25-235 |
| Gary ABLETT (Geelong) | 14 | 32 | 3.0 | 32.22-214 |
| Trent HENTSCHEL (Adelaide) | 13 | 32 | 3.2 | 32.17-209 |
| Scott LUCAS (Essendon) | 14 | 31 | 1.2 | 31.25-211 |
| Brett BURTON (Adelaide) | 11 | 28 | 1.0 | 28.18-186 |
| Alan DIDAK (Collingwood) | 14 | 27 | 0.1 | 27.12-174 |
| Russell ROBERTSON (Melbourne) | 14 | 27 | 1.0 | 27.17-179 |
| Ben DIXON (Hawthorn) | 14 | 26 | 2.0 | 26.12-168 |
| Quinten LYNCH (West Coast) | 14 | 26 | 5.4 | 26.22-178 |
| Matthew ROBBINS (West.B’dogs) | 14 | 26 | 4.1 | 26.12-168 |
| Aaron DAVEY (Melbourne) | 14 | 23 | 1.0 | 23.10-148 |
| Leon DAVIS (Collingwood) | 13 | 23 | inj | 23.14-151 |
| Kayne PETTIFER (Richmond) | 14 | 23 | 0.1 | 23.14-152 |
| Michael O’LOUGHLIN (Sydney) | 14 | 22 | 1.3 | 22.19-151 |
| Paul CHAPMAN (Geelong) | 14 | 21 | 2.0 | 21.11-137 |
| Josh MAHONEY (Port Adel) | 14 | 21 | 0.0 | 21.6-132 |
| Chris TARRANT (Collingwood) | 13 | 21 | 0.1 | 21.16-142 |
round 15 matches
friday
richmond vs melbourne MCG (N) 740pm
saturday
essendon vs st kilda MCG 210pm
adelaide vs hawthron AAMI 310pm
kanagroos vs brisbane TD (N) 710pm
west coast vs sydney S (N) 740pm
sunday
geelong vs port SS 110pm
carlton vs bulldogs TD 210pm
collingwood vs freemantle MCG 210pm
Harrison’s world 