port (7-12) vs collingwood (11-8) aami stadium friday night 840pm
in a thriller collingwood kept their top 4 hopes alive by 2 points over port. port (7-13) play adeliade in the showdown sunday afternoon. collingwood (12-8) host carlton sunday afternoon.
PORT ADELAIDE: 3.4, 9.6, 12.8, 12.15 (87)
COLLINGWOOD: 6.5, 10.10, 10.13, 12.17 (89)
GOALS – Port Adelaide: Ebert 4, S.Burgoyne 2, C.Cornes, Logan, Salopek, Thurstans, K.Cornes, Lade
Collingwood: Rusling 3, Buckley 2, O’Bree, Lockyer, T.Cloke, H.Shaw, Fraser, Johnson, Didak
BEST – Port Adelaide: S.Burgoyne, C.Cornes, K.Cornes, Salopek, Ebert, Lade, Brogan
Collingwood: Buckley, Johnson, H.Shaw, Holland, Licuria, R.Shaw
bulldogs (11-8) vs adeliade (15-4) mcg saturday afternoon 210pm
adelaide have lost their lead after a 7 point loss to the hulldogs. bulldogs (12-8) host st kilda friday night. adeliade (15-5) play port sunday afternoon.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: 3.4, 5.5, 11.7, 16.9 (105)
ADELAIDE: 1.4, 6.11, 10.12, 14.14 (98)
GOALS – Western Bulldogs: Cooney 5, Johnson 3, Smith 2, Robbins 2, Griffen, Boyd, Ray, McMahon Adelaide: Hentschel 4, Welsh 3, Bode 3, Biglands 2, Bock, Edwards
BEST – Western Bulldogs: Cooney, West, Boyd, Cross, Harris, Robbins, McMahon Adelaide: Goodwin, McLeod, Edwards, Hentschel, Bode, Biglands, Johncock
geelong (9-10) vs sydney (12-7) skilled stadium saturday afternoon 210pm
geelong kept their slim finals hopes alive with a 27 point win over sydney earning revenge for the semi final. geelong (10-10) host melbourne saturday afternoon. sydney (12-8) host brisbane saturday night.
GEELONG: 5.3, 7.4, 11.5, 14.6 (90)
SYDNEY: 3.1, 6.2, 7.4, 9.9 (63)
GOALS – Geelong: Ottens 3, S Johnson 2, Milburn, Lonergan, Prismall, Bartel, Hunt, Mooney, Ablett, Rooke, Corey Sydney: O’Loughlin 3, Grundy 2, O’Keefe 2, J Bolton, Richards
BEST – Geelong: Rooke, Chapman, Milburn, Scarlett, Mooney, Ottens, Corey Sydney: Goodes, O’Keefe, , Jolly, Kirk, Buchanan, J Bolton
essendon (3-1-15) vs hawthorn (6-13) telstra dome saturday night 710pm
hawks beat essendon by 3 goals ruining hirds milestone game. essendon (3-1-16) host richmond saturday night. hawthorn (7-13) host kangaroos in tasmania saturday afternoon.
ESSENDON: 3.2 6.6 9.14 15.16 (106)
HAWTHORN: 8.5 16.7 18.8 19.10 (124)
GOALS – Essendon: Lucas 4, Monfries 3, Hird 2, Watson, McVeigh, Peverill, Stanton, Rioli, Bolton
Hawthorn: Roughead 4, Dixon 3, Vandenberg 3, Franklin 3, Williams 2, Ladson, Crawford, Bateman, Clarke
BEST – Essendon: Hird, Watson, Stanton, Hille, Dyson, Lucas
Hawthorn: Crawford, Mitchell, Bateman, Hodge, Smith, Brown, Dixon, Birchall
freemantle (12-7) vs st kilda (12-7) subiaco saturday night 740pm
freemnalte make it 7 straight and top 4 bound by 58 points over st kilda. freemanlte (13-7) have the derby sunday afternoon. st kilda (12-8) play bulldogs friday night.
FREMANTLE: 6.4, 9.5, 14.10, 17.12 (114)
ST KILDA: 2.1, 2.4, 5.8, 7.14 (56)
GOALS – Fremantle: Farmer 4, Pavlich 3, McManus 3, Longmuir 2, Headland 2, Schammer 2, M Carr
St Kilda: Gehrig 2, Koschitzke, Riewoldt, Harvey, Dal Santo, Goddard
BEST – Fremantle: McManus, McPharlin, Bell, Sandilands, Farmer, Mundy, Black
St Kilda: Harvey, Riewoldt, S.Fisher, Goddard, Gram
brisbane (7-12) vs west coast (15-4) gabba sunday afternoon 110pm
west coast are back on top by 62 points over brisbane. brisbane (7-13) travel to play sydney saturday night. west coast (16-4) have the derby sunday afternoon against freo.
BRISBANE LIONS: 1.2, 5.6, 6.8, 7.10 (52)
WEST COAST: 1.5, 8.8, 11.15, 16.18 (114)
GOALS – Brisbane Lions: Bradshaw 3, Black 2, Drummond, T. Selwood
West Coast: Lynch 8, Embley 3, Seaby 2, Stenglein, Jones, A. Selwood
BEST – Brisbane Lions: Black, T. Selwood, Power, Voss, Stiller, Adcock
West Coast: Lynch, Braun, Cox, Cousins, Wirrpanda, Fletcher, Graham, A. Selwood
carlton (3-1-15) vs richmond (9-10) telstra dome sunday afternoon 210pm
richmond are barely alive after a 45 point win over last place carlton. carlton (3-1-16)face collingwood sunday afternoon. richmond (10-10) face essendon saturday night.
CARLTON: 5.2, 8.6, 13.7, 14.11 (95)
RICHMOND: 4.3, 13.5, 16.13, 21.14 (140)
GOALS – Carlton: Fevola 3, Whitnall 2, Waite 2, Houlihan, French, Walker, Betts, Koutoufides, Bryan, Bentick
Richmond: Stafford 4, Richardson 3, Krakouer 3, Schulz 2, Pettifer 2, Tivendale 2, Foley, Tuck, Deledio, Simmonds, Raines
BEST – Carlton: Scotland, Koutoufides, French, Whitnall, Lappin, Fevola
Richmond: Raines, Foley, Deledio, Johnson, J. Bowden, Hyde, Richardson, Tuck, Stafford
kanagroos (7-12) vs melbourne (12-7) mcg sunday afternoon 210pm
melbourne move into 3rd again with a 50 point win over north. kangaroos (7-13) face hawthorn in tasmania saturday afternoon. melbourne (13-7) face geelong at geelong saturday afternoon.
KANGAROOS: 4.3 9.6 11.8 12.10 (82)
MELBOURNE: 2.3 6.4 14.9 20.12 (132)
GOALS – Kangaroos: Thompson 2, Hale 2, Rocca 2, Sinclair, Green, Firrito, Lower, Sansbury, Harding
Melbourne: Neitz 8, Davey 4, Yze 2, Robertson 2, Ward, Green, Bruce, Godfrey
BEST – Kangaroos: Firrito, Rawlings, Harvey, Hale, Schwarze, Sinclair
Melbourne: Neitz, Green, McLean, Davey, McDonald, Bate, Whelan, Carroll, Holland
ladder
| WC | 20 | 64 | 121.1 |
| AD | 20 | 60 | 144.6 |
| ME | 20 | 52 | 114.4 |
| FR | 20 | 52 | 102.8 |
| SY | 20 | 48 | 120.6 |
| CW | 20 | 48 | 115.0 |
| SK | 20 | 48 | 113.8 |
| WB | 20 | 48 | 108.7 |
| GE | 20 | 40 | 102.3 |
| RI | 20 | 40 | 87.8 |
| PA | 20 | 28 | 90.9 |
| BL | 20 | 28 | 85.9 |
| KA | 20 | 28 | 83.6 |
| HW | 20 | 28 | 80.9 |
| ES | 20 | 14 | 81.3 |
| CA | 20 | 14 | 77.0 |
round 21 matches
friday
bulldogs vs st kilda TD (N) 740pm
saturday
geeloong vs melbourne SS 210pm
hawthorn vs kangaroos AU 210pm
richmond vs essendon MCG (N)7 10pm
sydney vs brisbane ANZ (N) 720pm
sunday
port vs adeliade AAMI 110pm
collingwood vs carlton MCG 210pm
freemantle vs west coast S 440pm
Harrison’s world 