richmond (8-6) vs melbourne (10-4) mcg friday night 740pm
after a poor start melbourne are looking the best they have in a long time with a 3 goal win over richmond. richmond (8-7) travel to play sydney saturday night. melbourne (11-4) play freemanlte in perth sunday afternoon.
| RCH | 1.2-8 | 2.3-15 | 3.8-26 | 7.10-52 |
| MEL | 1.4-10 (2) | 5.9-39 (24) | 8.12-60 (34) | 9.16-70 (18) |
| Goals: Melbourne: Russell Robertson 4, Aaron Davey, Lynden Dunn, Jared Rivers, Colin Sylvia, Daniel Ward. Richmond: Matthew Richardson 2, Troy Simmonds 2, Kayne Pettifer, Jay Schulz, Andrew Kellaway. |
essendon (1-13) vs st kilda (8-6) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
essendon can’t buy a win in a 3 point loss to st kilda in a club record 14th straight loss. essendon (1-14) face carlton at the g saturday afternoon. st kilda (9-6) host port in tasmania sunday afternoon.
| ESS | 4.5-29 (13) | 6.8-44 (14) | 8.10-58 (9) | 10.11-71 |
| STK | 2.4-16 | 4.6-30 | 7.7-49 | 11.8-74 (3) |
| Goals: St Kilda: Stephen Milne 3, Fraser Gehrig 3, Nick Riewoldt 2, Brett Voss, Jason Gram, Cain Ackland. Essendon: Andrew Lovett 3, Scott Lucas 2, Joel Reynolds 2, Jason Johnson, Jobe Watson, Damien Peverill. |
adeliade (12-2) vs hawthorn (5-9) aami stadium saturday afternoon 240pm
adeliade moved a step closer to a minor premership with a 6 goal win over a competive hawthorn side. adelaide (13-2) host kangaroos friday night.. hawthorn (5-10) play brisbane in brisbane saturday night.
| ADE | 2.3-15 (–) | 5.6-36 (7) | 10.9-69 (15) | 16.13-109 (36) |
| HAW | 2.3-15 (–) | 4.5-29 | 8.6-54 | 11.7-73 |
| Goals: Adelaide: Brett Burton 7.1, Scott Thompson 3, Simon Goodwin 2, Ken McGregor, Graham Johncock, Tyson Edwards, Matthew Bode. Hawthorn: Lance Franklin 3, Robert Campbell 2, Rick Ladson 2, Ben Dixon 2, Mark Williams, Jarryd Roughead. |
kanagroos (5-9) vs brisbane (5-9) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
in one of the games of the round brisbane kept their slim finals hopes alive by a point over the roos. kangaroos (5-10) play adeliade on the road friday night. brisbane (6-9) host hawthorn saturday night.
| KAN | 4.4-28 (13) | 7.12-54 (19) | 8.16-64 (13) | 11.18-84 |
| BRI | 2.3-15 | 5.5-35 | 7.9-51 | 12.13-85 (1) |
| Goals: Brisbane: Jason Akermanis 3, Daniel Bradshaw 2, Michael Rischitelli 2, Jamie Charman, Matthew Moody, Marty Pask, Justin Sherman, Michael Voss. Kangaroos: Nathan Thompson 3, Leigh Harding 2, Brent Harvey 2, Daniel Wells 2, Kasey Green, Ben Schwarze. |
west coast (11-3) vs sydney (8-6) subiaco saturday night 740pn
it took a while but the eagles got their revenge with a 2 point win over sydney for the grand final hurting the swans title defence. west coast (12-3) face collingwood at telstra dome saturday afternoon. sydney (8-7) host richmond saturday night.
| WCE | 3.1-19 | 3.3-21 | 6.11-47 | 9.13-67 (2) |
| SYD | 6.3-39 (20) | 8.5-53 (32) | 8.8-56 (9) | 9.11-65 |
| Goals: West Coast: Adam Selwood 2, Quinten Lynch 2, Chris Judd, Michael Banfield, Beau Waters, Adam Hunter, Tyson Stenglein. Sydney: Barry Hall 4, Adam Goodes 2, Ryan O’Keefe, Luke Vogels, Sean Dempster. |
geelong (6-8) vs port (6-8) skilled stadium sunday afternoon 110pm
geelong kept their finals hopes alive by 10 points over port. geelong (7-8) host bulldogs sunday afternoon. port (6-9) play st kilda in tasmania sunday afternoon.
| GEE | 1.1-7 | 4.5-29 (6) | 5.9-39 | 9.14-68 (10) |
| PA | 2.4-16 (9) | 3.5-23 | 6.7-43 | 8.10-58 |
| Goals: Geelong: Brad Ottens 3, Paul Chapman 2, Mathew Stokes 2, Cameron Ling, Cameron Mooney. Port: Motlop 2, Tredrea, Mahoney, Walsh, S Burgoyne, Ebert, Thomas. |
carlton (2-12) vs bulldogs (9-5) telstra dome sunday afternon 210pm
bulldogs moved into the top 4 with a 30 point win over carlton. carlton (2-13) face essendon at the g saturday afternoon. bulldogs (10-5) face geelong on sunday afternoon at docklands.
| CAR | 3.2-20 | 7.5-47 | 10.10-70 (–) | 11.14-80 |
| WB | 4.3-27 (7) | 7.6-48 (1) | 10.10-70 (–) | 16.14-110 (30) |
| Goals: West.B’dogs: Daniel Giansiracusa 3, Matthew Robbins 3, Brad Johnson 3, Adam Cooney 2, Rohan Smith 2, Chris Grant, Scott West, Will Minson. Carlton: Eddie Betts 2, Adam Bentick, Luke Blackwell, Brendan Fevola, Barnaby French, Kade Simpson, Josh Kennedy, Lance Whitnall, Heath Scotland, Setanta O’hAilpin. |
collingwood (9-5) vs freemantle (7-7) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
freemanlte moved back into the top 8 with a 15 point upset win over collingwood. collingwood (9-6) host west coast saturday afternoon. freemantle (8-7) host melbourne sunday afternoon.
| COL | 3.6-24 (2) | 7.9-51 | 10.13-73 | 15.14-104 |
| FRE | 3.4-22 | 9.5-59 (8) | 14.7-101 (18) | 18.11-119 (15) |
| Goals: Fremantle: Jeff Farmer 6.2, Matthew Pavlich 4, Ryan Crowley 2, Ryan Murphy 2, Des Headland 2, Marcus Drum, Matthew Carr. Collingwood: Alan Didak 3, Chris Tarrant 3, Anthony Rocca 2, Nathan Buckley 2, Scott Burns, Dale Thomas, Scott Pendlebury, Dane Swan, Josh Fraser. |
ladder
| W | L | D | F | A | % | Total | ||
| 1 | ADELAIDE | 13 | 2 | – | 244.191-1655 | 140.140-980 | 168.9 | 52 |
| 2 | WEST COAST | 12 | 3 | – | 207.207-1449 | 185.159-1269 | 114.2 | 48 |
| 3 | MELBOURNE | 11 | 4 | – | 219.190-1504 | 183.192-1290 | 116.6 | 44 |
| 4 | WEST.B’DOGS | 10 | 5 | – | 239.185-1619 | 202.204-1416 | 114.3 | 40 |
| 5 | ST KILDA | 9 | 6 | – | 199.174-1368 | 170.160-1180 | 115.9 | 36 |
| 6 | COLLINGWOOD | 9 | 6 | – | 239.172-1606 | 205.175-1405 | 114.3 | 36 |
| 7 | SYDNEY | 8 | 7 | – | 205.183-1413 | 179.143-1217 | 116.1 | 32 |
| 8 | FREMANTLE | 8 | 7 | – | 188.166-1294 | 204.193-1417 | 91.3 | 32 |
| 9 | Richmond | 8 | 7 | – | 177.174-1236 | 203.211-1429 | 86.5 | 32 |
| 10 | Geelong | 7 | 8 | – | 206.156-1392 | 195.173-1343 | 103.6 | 28 |
| 11 | Brisbane | 6 | 9 | – | 190.201-1341 | 207.198-1440 | 93.1 | 24 |
| 12 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 9 | – | 198.189-1377 | 220.194-1514 | 91.0 | 24 |
| 13 | Kangaroos | 5 | 10 | – | 179.184-1258 | 220.162-1482 | 84.9 | 20 |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 5 | 10 | – | 178.145-1213 | 225-185-1535 | 79.0 | 20 |
| 15 | Carlton | 2 | 13 | – | 167.174-1176 | 230.205-1585 | 74.2 | 8 |
| 16 | Essendon | 1 | 14 | – | 180.185-1265 | 247.182-1664 | 76.0 | 4 |
goals
| In the Goals, 2006 | Games | Goals | R15 | Total Score |
| Brendan FEVOLA (Carlton) | 14 | 55 | 1.2 | 55.35-365 |
| Barry HALL (Sydney) | 15 | 48 | 4.1 | 48.24-312 |
| Matthew PAVLICH (Fremantle) | 15 | 44 | 4.2 | 44.17-281 |
| Brad JOHNSON (WBdogs) | 15 | 43 | 3.2 | 43.26-284 |
| Anthony ROCCA (Collingwood) | 15 | 42 | 2.1 | 42.19-271 |
| Nick RIEWOLDT (St Kilda) | 15 | 41 | 2.0 | 41.22-268 |
| Nathan THOMPSON (Kangaroos) | 15 | 40 | 3.4 | 40.27-267 |
| David NEITZ (Melbourne) | 13 | 39 | 0.1 | 39.16-250 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 14 | 39 | 1.0 | 39.20-254 |
| Fraser GEHRIG (St Kilda) | 14 | 38 | 3.2 | 38.27-255 |
| Daniel BRADSHAW (Brisbane) | 15 | 37 | 2.2 | 37.29-251 |
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 13 | 37 | 0.2 | 37.24-246 |
| Jonathan BROWN (Brisbane) | 10 | 35 | inj | 35.18-228 |
| Brett BURTON (Adelaide) | 12 | 35 | 7.1 | 35.19-229 |
| Scott LUCAS (Essendon) | 15 | 33 | 2.3 | 33.28-226 |
| Gary ABLETT (Geelong) | 15 | 32 | 0.1 | 32.23-215 |
| Trent HENTSCHEL (Adelaide) | 14 | 32 | 0.0 | 32.17-209 |
| Russell ROBERTSON (Melbourne) | 15 | 31 | 4.4 | 31.21-207 |
| Alan DIDAK (Collingwood) | 15 | 30 | 3.2 | 30.14-194 |
| Matthew ROBBINS (West.B’dogs) | 15 | 29 | 3.1 | 29.13-187 |
| Ben DIXON (Hawthorn) | 15 | 28 | 2.1 | 28.13-181 |
| Quinten LYNCH (West Coast) | 15 | 28 | 2.1 | 28.23-191 |
| Jeff FARMER (Fremantle) | 12 | 25 | 6.2 | 25.11-161 |
| Aaron DAVEY (Melbourne) | 15 | 15 | 1.1 | 24.11-155 |
| Kayne PETTIFER (Richmond) | 15 | 24 | 1.1 | 24.15-159 |
| Chris TARRANT (Collingwood) | 14 | 24 | 3.2 | 24.18-162 |
| Paul CHAPMAN (Geelong) | 15 | 23 | 2.1 | 23.12-150 |
| Leon DAVIS (Collingwood) | 14 | 23 | 0.0 | 23.14-151 |
| Josh MAHONEY (Port Adel) | 15 | 22 | 1.1 | 22.7-139 |
| Michael O’LOUGHLIN (Sydney) | 15 | 22 | 0.0 | 22.19-151 |
| Chris GRANT (West.B’dogs) | 15 | 21 | 1.3 | 21.10-136 |
| Andrew EMBLEY (West Coast) | 15 | 20 | 0.1 | 20.21-141 |
| Stephen MILNE (St Kilda) | 14 | 20 | 3.2 | 20.17-137 |
| Troy SIMMONDS (Richmond) | 15 | 20 | 2.1 | 20.7-127 |
round 16 matches
friday
adelaide vs kangaroos AAMI (N) 840pm
saturday
essendon vs carlton MCG 210pm
collingwood vs west coast TD 210pm
sydney vs richmond SCG (N) 710pm
brisbane vs hawthorn G (N) 710pm
sunday
st kilda vs port AU 110pm
geelong vs bulldogs TD 210pm
freemantle vs melbourne S 410pm
Harrison’s world 