adelaide (13-2) vs kangaroos (5-10) aami stadium friday night 840pm
adelaide moved a step closer to the minor premership with a 12 goal win over kangaroos. adelaide (14-2) face west coast in perth saturday afternoon. kangaroos (5-11) host geelong in canberra sunday afternoon.
| ADE | 4.3-27 (18) | 7.6-48 (20) | 14.7-91 (47) | 19.10-124 (72) |
| KAN | 1.3-9 | 4.4-28 | 6.8-44 | 7.10-52 |
| Goals: Adelaide: Mark Ricciuto 5.1, Ken McGregor 4, Rhett Biglands 2, Matthew Bode 2, Scott Thompson 2, Nathan Bock, Brett Burton, Scott Stevens, Jason Torney. Kangaroos: Shannon Grant 2, Nathan Thompson, Daniel Pratt, David Hale, Brent Harvey, Andrew Swallow. |
essendon (1-14) vs carlton (2-13) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
the wooden spoon race had a new twist with the first draw of the year between essendon (who had lost 14 straight) and carlton (who had only beaten essendon in that time once). essendon (1-1-14) host brisbane saturday night at telstra dome. carlton (2-1-13) host freemanlte at telstra dome saturday night.
| ESS | 4.2-26 | 9.4-58 (5) | 13.6-84 (5) | 16.9-105 (–) |
| CAR | 5.3-33 (7) | 8.5-53 | 11.13-79 | 15.15-105 (–) |
| Goals: Essendon: Scott Lucas 6.4, Brent Stanton 2, Angus Monfries 2, Andrew Lovett, Mark McVeigh, Damien Peverill, Mark Johnson, Andrew Lee, David Hille. Carlton: Brendan Fevola 5.2, Eddie Betts 3, Anthony Koutoufides 2, Chris Bryan, Kade Simpson, Andrew Walker, Ryan Houlihan, Jordan Bannister. |
collingwood (9-6) vs west coast (12-3) telstra dome saturday afternoon 210pm
collingwood boosted their top 4 hopes with a 37 point win over 2nd place west coast. collingwood (10-6) host hawthorn friday night at the g. west coast (12-4) host adeliade saturday afternoon.
| COL | 3.3-21 | 10.7-67 (11) | 12.11-83 (12) | 19.13-127 (37) |
| WCE | 5.5-35 (14) | 8.8-56 | 10.11-71 | 13.12-90 |
| Goals: Collingwood: Chris Tarrant 4, Shane O’Bree 3, Nathan Buckley 2, Chris Egan 2, Josh Fraser 2, Brodie Holland, Ben Davies, Alan Didak, Dale Thomas, Anthony Rocca, Dane Swan. West Coast: Mark Seaby 3, Brent Staker 2, Quinten Lynch 2, Daniel Kerr, Sam Butler, David Wirrpanda, Andrew McDougall, Michael Braun, Beau Waters. |
brisbane (6-9) vs hawthorn (5-10) gabba saturday night 710pm
brisbane beat the hawks by 10 points in a close game at the gabba. brisbane (7-9) face essendon saturday night at telstra dome. hawthorn (5-11) face colllingwood at the g friday night.
| RI | 1.4-10 | 5.9-39 | 11.12-78 (12) | 11.18-84 (10) |
| HAW | 5.3-33 (23) | 8.3-51 (12) | 10.6-66 | 11.8-74 |
| Goals: Brisbane: Daniel Bradshaw 4, Jamie Charman 2, Josh Drummond, Matthew Moody, Luke Power, Rhan Hooper, Jared Brennan. Hawthorn: Lance Franklin 3, Mark Williams, Chance Bateman, Trent Croad, Ben Dixon, Richard Vandenberg, Rick Ladson, Luke Hodge, Robert Campbell. |
sydney (8-7) vs richmond (8-7) scg saturday night 710pm
sydney affirmed their title defence with a 8 goal win over richmond. sydney (9-7) travel to play port saturday night. richmond (8-8) host st kilda in a must win game saturday afternoon.
| SYD | 4.3-27 (15) | 7.8-50 (20) | 12.13-85 (46) | 14.17-101 (48) |
| RCH | 2.0-12 | 4.6-30 | 5.9-39 | 7.11-53 |
| Goals: Sydney: Heath Grundy 3, Ryan O’Keefe 3, Michael O’Loughlin 3, Barry Hall 2, Adam Goodes, Simon Phillips, Amon Buchanan. Richmond: Jay Schulz 2, Nathan Brown 2, Dean Polo, Patrick Bowden, Danny Meyer. |
st kilda (9-6) vs port (6-9) york park sunday afternoon 110pm
port run out of time in a 4 point loss to st kilda. st kilda (10-6) face richmond at the staurday afternoon. port (6-10) host sydney saturday night.
| STK | 3.4-22 (20) | 6.7-43 (26) | 7.11-53 (7) | 8.16-64 (4) |
| PA | 0.2-2 | 2.5-17 | 6.10-46 | 8.12-60 |
| Goals: St Kilda: Fraser Gehrig 3, Nick Riewoldt 2, Stephen Milne, Robert Harvey, Jason Blake. Port: Josh Mahoney 2, Daniel Motlop, Damon White, Steven Salopek, Danyle Pearce, Kane Cornes, Brett Ebert. |
geelong (7-8) vs bulldogs (10-5) skilled stadium sunday afternoon 210pm
geelong kept their finals hopes alive with a 1 point win over bulldogs. geelong (8-8) face kangaroos in canberra sunday afternoon. bulldogs (10-6) face melbourne at the g in a big game sunday afternoon.
| GEE | 2.3-15 | 7.4-46 | 11.8-74 (–) | 13.12-90 (1) |
| WB | 4.2-26 (11) | 8.3-51 (5) | 11.8-74 (–) | 13.11-89 |
| Goals: Geelong: Paul Chapman 3, Steve Johnson 2, Brad Ottens 2, James Kelly, Matthew Egan, Matthew McCarthy, Jared Rooke, Cameron Ling, Joel Corey. Bulldogs: Brad Johnson 5.3, Travis Baird 2, Lindsay Gilbee 2, Jordan McMahon, Matthew Robbins, Daniel Harris, Chris Grant. |
freemanlte (8-7) vs melbourne (11-4) subiaco sunday afternoon 410pm
freo kept their finals hopes alive with a 29 point win over melbourne. freemanlte (9-7) face carlton sunday afternoon at telstra dome. melbourne (11-5) host bulldogs sunday afternoon at the g.
| FRE | 4.2-26 | 8.3-51 (20) | 12.4-76 (34) | 15.6-96 (39) |
| MEL | 4.3-27 (1) | 4.7-31 | 5.12-42 | 9.13-67 |
| Goals: Fremantle: Matthew Pavlich 3, Jeff Farmer 2, Ryan Crowley 2, Daniel Gilmore, Brett Peake, Aaron Sandilands, Shaun McManus, Des Headland, Luke Webster, Ryan Murphy, Byron Schammer. Melbourne: Aaron Davey 3, Lynden Dunn 2, Russell Robertson 2, Travis Johnstone, Mark Jamar. |
ladder
| 1 | ADELAIDE | 14 | 2 | – | 1779 | 1032 | 172.4 | 56 |
| 2 | WEST COAST | 12 | 4 | – | 1539 | 1396 | 110.2 | 48 |
| 3 | MELBOURNE | 11 | 5 | – | 1571 | 1386 | 113.3 | 44 |
| 4 | COLLINGWOOD | 10 | 6 | – | 1733 | 1495 | 115.9 | 40 |
| 5 | ST KILDA | 10 | 6 | – | 1432 | 1240 | 115.5 | 40 |
| 6 | WEST.B’DOGS | 10 | 6 | – | 1708 | 1506 | 113.4 | 40 |
| 7 | SYDNEY | 9 | 7 | – | 1514 | 1270 | 119.2 | 36 |
| 8 | FREMANTLE | 9 | 7 | – | 1390 | 1484 | 93.7 | 36 |
| 9 | Geelong | 8 | 8 | – | 1482 | 1432 | 103.5 | 32 |
| 10 | Richmond | 8 | 8 | – | 1289 | 1530 | 84.2 | 32 |
| 11 | Brisbane | 7 | 9 | – | 1425 | 1514 | 94.1 | 28 |
| 12 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 10 | – | 1437 | 1578 | 91.1 | 24 |
| 13 | Kangaroos | 5 | 11 | – | 1310 | 1606 | 81.6 | 20 |
| 14 | Hawthorn | 5 | 11 | – | 1287 | 1619 | 79.5 | 20 |
| 15 | Carlton | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1281 | 1690 | 75.8 | 10 |
| 16 | Essendon | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1370 | 1769 | 77.4 | 6 |
goals
| Brendan FEVOLA (Carlton) | 15 | 60 | 5.2 | 60.37-397 |
| Barry HALL (Sydney) | 16 | 50 | 2.2 | 50.26-326 |
| Brad JOHNSON (WBdogs) | 16 | 48 | 5.3 | 48.29-317 |
| Matthew PAVLICH (Fremantle) | 16 | 47 | 3.1 | 47.18-300 |
| Nick RIEWOLDT (St Kilda) | 16 | 43 | 2.2 | 43.24-282 |
| Anthony ROCCA (Collingwood) | 16 | 43 | 1.0 | 43.19-277 |
| Mark RICCIUTO (Adelaide) | 14 | 42 | 5.1 | 42.25-277 |
| Daniel BRADSHAW (Brisbane) | 16 | 41 | 4.3 | 41.32-278 |
| Fraser GEHRIG (St Kilda) | 15 | 41 | 3.1 | 41.28-274 |
| Nathan THOMPSON (Kangaroos) | 16 | 41 | 1.1 | 41.28-274 |
| Mark WILLIAMS (Hawthorn) | 15 | 40 | 1.1 | 40.21-261 |
| Scott LUCAS (Essendon) | 16 | 39 | 6.3 | 39.31-265 |
| David NEITZ (Melbourne) | 14 | 39 | 0.3 | 39.19-253 |
| Brett BURTON (Adelaide) | 13 | 36 | 1.2 | 36.21-237 |
| Jonathan BROWN (Brisbane) | 10 | 35 | inj | 35.18-228 |
| Russell ROBERTSON (Melbourne) | 16 | 33 | 2.1 | 33.22-220 |
| Gary ABLETT (Geelong) | 16 | 32 | 0.1 | 32.24-218 |
| Trent HENTSCHEL (Adelaide) | 14 | 32 | inj | 32.17-209 |
| Alan DIDAK (Collingwood) | 16 | 31 | 1.2 | 31.16-202 |
| Quinten LYNCH (West Coast) | 16 | 30 | 2.0 | 30.23-203 |
| Matthew ROBBINS (West.B’dogs) | 16 | 30 | 1.1 | 30.14-194 |
| Ben DIXON (Hawthorn) | 16 | 29 | 1.1 | 29.14-188 |
| Chris TARRANT (Collingwood) | 15 | 28 | 4.2 | 28.20-188 |
| Aaron DAVEY (Melbourne) | 16 | 27 | 3.0 | 27.11-173 |
| Jeff FARMER (Fremantle) | 13 | 27 | 2.0 | 27.11-173 |
| Paul CHAPMAN (Geelong) | 16 | 26 | 3.0 | 26.12-168 |
| Michael O’LOUGHLIN (Sydney) | 16 | 25 | 3.1 | 25.20-170 |
| Josh MAHONEY (Port Adel) | 16 | 24 | 2.0 | 24.7-151 |
| Kayne PETTIFER (Richmond) | 16 | 24 | 0.0 | 24.15-159 |
| Leon DAVIS (Collingwood) | 14 | 23 | VFL | 23.14-152 |
| Chris GRANT (West.B’dogs) | 16 | 22 | 1.0 | 22.10-142 |
| Nathan BUCKLEY (Collingwood) | 15 | 21 | 2.1 | 21.8-134 |
| Stephen MILNE (St Kilda) | 15 | 21 | 1.1 | 21.18-144 |
| Andrew EMBLEY (West Coast) | 16 | 20 | 0.0 | 20.21-141 |
| Troy SIMMONDS (Richmond) | 16 | 20 | 0.0 | 20.7-127 |
round 17 matches
friday
collingwood vs hawthorn MCG (N) 740pm
saturday
st kilda vs richmond MCG 210pm
west coast vs adelaide S 410pm
essendon vs brisbane TD (N) 710pm
port vs sydney AAMI (N) 740pm
sunday
kangaroos vs geelong MO 110pm
carlton vs freemantle TD 210pm
melbourne vs bulldogs MCG 210pm
Harrison’s world 