bulldogs (3-2) vs essendon (5-0) colonial stadium friday night
essendon are in cruise control after a 73 point win over the bulldogs. bulldogs (3-3) face hawthorn saturday at the g. essendon (6-0) face collingwood on anzac day tuesday.
ESSENDON 6.5 9.8 12.12 22.12 (144)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 1.3 4.4 7. 7 12. 9 (81)
Goals: Essendon: S Lucas 6 J Blumfield 3 B Caracella 3 M Loyd 3 S Alessio D Bewick D Fletcher M Johnson J Misiti G Moorcroft S Wellman. Western Bulldogs: L Darcy 3 D Southern 3 R Smith 2 S Cox N Eagleton C Grant J Romero.
Best: Essendon: B Caracella S Lucas D Fletcher G Moorcroft A Ramanauskas J Johnson J Barnes D Jacobs. Western Bulldogs: L Darcy S West R Smith S Wynd S Cox T Liberatore
Injuries: Essendon: J Hird (bruised kidney) M Mercuri (bruised buttock) replaced in selected side by D Jacobs, P Barnard (cut foot) replaced in selected side by M Prior. Western Bulldogs: S Kretiuk (ankle).
Umpires: S McLaren M Ellis G Dore
Crowd: 42,029 at Colonial Stadium.
carlton (2-3) vs port (1-4) optus oval saturday afternoon
carlton are back in the 8 with a 91 point win over port despite a late contest. carlton (3-3) face richmond at the g monday. port (1-5) face adelaide sunday.
CARLTON 6.2 13.7 23.11 26.13 (169)
PORT ADELAIDE 3.3 6.3 8.3 12. 6 (78)
Goals: Carlton: B Ratten 6 L Whitnall 4 A Hamill 3 A Hickmott 2 T Hotton 2 M Lappin 2 B Backwell 2 S Beaumont C Bradley S Camporeale A Franchina D Rice. Port Adelaide: M Bode 3 M Harwood 3 W Tredrea 2 S Dew B French N Stevens M Wilson.
Best: Carlton: B Ratten S Camporeale C Bradley M Allan A Franchina A Hickmott T Hotton M Lappin. Port Adelaide: A Kingsley S Paxman F Francis.
Injuries: Carlton: Nil. Port Adelaide: F Francis (sternum) A Kingsley (slight concussion).
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: A Coates, K Nicholls, R Kelsey.
Official crowd: 16,511 at Optus Oval.
collingwood (5-0) vs kangaroos (3-2) mcg saturday afternoon
reigining premiers kangaroos brought collingwood back to earth by 32 points. collingwood (5-1) have the anzac day clash tuesday. kangaroos (4-2) face st kilda saturday night at colonial.
KANGAROOS 3.3 7.5 13. 8 17.12 (114)
COLLINGWOOD 2.5 2.9 6.11 11.16 ( 82)
Goals: Kangaroos: W Carey 4 S Grant 3 D King 2 A Simpson M Pike D Calthorpe E Hewitt M Burton P Bell A Lange S Watt. Collingwood: S Watson 3 S Rocca 2 M Orchard P Williams C Tarrant B Tuckey T Lockyer J Fraser.
Best: Kangaroos: W Carey M Martyn J Blakey A Simpson S Grant P Bell B Harvey. Collingwood: C Tarrant G Freeborn S Watson T Lockyer N Buckley
Injuries: Kangaroos: C McKernan (bruised kidney) replaced in selected side by S Watt. Collingwood: G Brown (hamstring) replaced in selected side by B Tuckey, S Prestigiacomo (ankle).
Reports: M Pike (Kangaroos) reported by field umpire S McInerney for tripping M Orchard (Collingwood) during the third quarter, G Archer (Kangaroos) reported by field umpire S McInerney for striking S Watson (Collingwood) during the fourth quarter.
Umpires: H Kennedy, S McInerney, S Wenn.
Official crowd: 55,802 at MCG.
st kilda (0-4-1) vs brisbane (2-3) colonial stadium saturday night
brisbane beat st kilda by 39 points in their fifth away game in 6 rounds. brisbane (3-3) face freemanlte in perth anzac day tuesday. st kilda (0-5-1) host kangaroos saturday night.
BRISBANE 6.4 9.8 11.11 15.15 (105)
ST KILDA 1.3 4.7 8. 9 9.12 ( 66)
Goals: Brisbane: L Power 3 J Molloy 3 D Bradshaw 3 A Lynch 2 C Scott 2 T Notting S Black. St Kilda: P Everitt 3 J Peckett G Mitchell S Loewe J Traianidis B Knowles B Moyle.
Best: Brisbane: J Leppitsch A Heuskes C Johnson J Molloy A Lynch T Notting. St Kilda: D Wakelin P Everitt S Loewe L Hayes M Young N Burke.
Injuries: Brisbane: B McDonald (groin) replace in seclected side by M McKinnon C McRay (concussion). St Kilda: A Thompson (back) replaced in selected side by B Knowles).
Reports: J Leppitsch (Brisbane) for striking P Everitt in the first quarter by field umpire C Mitchell. J Leppitsch (Brisbane) for striking G Mitchell in the first quarter by field unpire D Humphery-Smith.
Umpires: C Mitchell, D Humphery-Smith, J Schmitt.
Crowd: 18,194 at Colonial Stadium.
west coast (2-2-1) vs freemantle (2-3) subiaco saturday night
the perth derby was another blowout as west coast win by 117 points over freo with cummings kicking 10. west coast (3-2-1) play melbourne at the g sunday. freemantle (2-4) host brisbane anzac day tuesday.
West Coast: 5.3, 11.4, 19.9, 28.10 178
Fremantle: 3.0, 4.3, 6.3, 9.7 61.
Goals: West Coast: S Cummings 10, C Morrison 4, Peter Matera 3, M Braun, Phillip Matera, G Jakovich, F Gehrig 2, C Rintoul, D Banfield, R Jones. Fremantle: C Waterhouse, M Pavlich 2, P Haselby, H Black, S McManus, T Modra, D Bandy.
Best: Eagles: S Cummings, M Gardiner, D Wirrpunda, Peter Matera, M Braun, C Morrison Fremantle: D Bandy, T Cook, S McManus, A Jones, J Longmuir, A Fletcher.
Injuries: Eagles: D Banfield (ankle ). Fremantle: T Modra (shoulder)
Umpires: D McCauley, D Howlett, T Burton.
Crowd: 40,460.
adelaide (0-5) vs hawthorn (2-3) football park sunday afternoon
crows are on the board destroying hawks by 86 points to move off the bottom. adelaide (1-5) face port in the showdown sunday. hawthorn (2-4) host bulldogs saturday.
ADELAIDE 6.1 13.3 17.8 22.11 (143) HAWTHORN 4.1 6.3 7.6 8.9 (57)
Goals: Adelaide: D Jarman 5 B Beinke 4 S Rehn 4 S Welsh 3 P Vardy 2 S Goodwin 2 J Byrne R Biglands. Hawthorn: T Croad 2 N Thompson D Chick B Dixon R Vandenberg A Rock J Barker.
Best: Adelaide: M Ricciuto S Goodwin K Koster B Beinke D Jarman S Rehn. Hawthorn: T Croad J Rawlings R Vandenberg R Taylor B Young A Rock.
Injuries: Adelaide: Nil Hawthorn: A Lord (Hamstring)
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: D Goldspink J Harvey M Avon.
Crowd: 38,234. At Football Park.
sydney (3-2) vs richmond (2-3) scg sunday afternoon
in the match of inconsistent with richmond wining by a goal over sydney. sydney (3-3) host geelong saturday night. richmond (3-3) host carlton monday.
RICHMOND 5.4 9.6 14.9 17.10 (112) SYDNEY 5.4 10.6 11.9 16.10 (106)
Goals: Richmond: M Rogers 4 B Ottens 4 B Gale 4 N Daffy 2 R Hilton D Gaspar B Harrison. Sydney: A Goodes 5 J Stevens 3 D Cresswell 2 R Ahmat 2 M O’Loughlin 2 G Stafford M Nicks.
Best: Richmond: B Ottens B Gale M Knights N Daffy P Broderick C King M Rogers M Dragicevic. Sydney: A Goodes A Schauble B Mathews J Stevens S Maxfield M O’Loughlin.
Injuries: Richmond: M Dragicevic (concussion) B Gale (back). Sydney: J Saddington (gastro) replaced in the selected side by G Bennett, M O’Loughlin (hip) B Mathews (cork).
Reports: A Mills (Richmond) reported by field umpire S Hanley for striking A Schauble (Sydney) during the first quarter. B Seymour (Sydney) reported by field umpire M Vozzo for charging M Dragicevic (Richmond) during the third quarter.
Umpires: B Allen, S Hanley, M Vozzo.
Official crowd: 25,040 at the SCG.
geelong (4-1) vs melbourne (3-2) skilled stadium sunday afternoon
geelong moved into 2nd with a 25 point win over melbourne. geelong (5-1) play sydney on the road saturday night. melbourne (3-3) host west coast sunday.
GEELONG 3.6 6.12 11.16 15.19 (109) MELBOURNE 3.2 6. 5 7. 6 12.12 ( 84)
Goals: Geelong A Houlihan 3 D Mensch 3 P Lynch 2 D Clarke 2 D O’Brien 2 C Bizzell J Mooney G Hocking. Melbourne: J Farmer 4 D Schwarz 2 I Robertson 2 D Neitz S Woewodin A Leoncelli G Rigoni.
Best: Geelong: G Hocking B Graham C Bizzell A Houlihan D O’Brien P Riccardi. Melbourne: G Rigoni S Woewodin S Febey J Farmer A Yze D Schwarz.
Injuries: Nil.
Reports: Nil.
Umpires: B Sheehan, D Morris, M Norden.
Official crowd: 26,761 at Shell Stadium.
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 814 | 507 | 160.55% | 24 |
| 2 | Geelong | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 749 | 575 | 130.26% | 20 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 709 | 590 | 120.17% | 20 |
| 4 | Nth Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 747 | 734 | 101.77% | 16 |
| 5 | West Coast | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 786 | 605 | 129.92% | 14 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 706 | 599 | 117.86% | 12 |
| 7 | Sydney | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 669 | 630 | 106.19% | 12 |
| 8 | Carlton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 720 | 683 | 105.42% | 12 |
| 9 | Wstn Bulldogs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 671 | 662 | 101.36% | 12 |
| 10 | Brisbane | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 687 | 679 | 101.18% | 12 |
| 11 | Richmond | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 624 | 670 | 93.13% | 12 |
| 12 | Fremantle | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 544 | 711 | 76.51% | 8 |
| 13 | Hawthorn | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 568 | 751 | 75.63% | 8 |
| 14 | Adelaide | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 608 | 711 | 85.51% | 4 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 544 | 810 | 67.16% | 4 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 540 | 769 | 70.22% | 2 |
matches round 7
saturday
hawthorn vs bulldogs MCG
sydney vs geelong SCG (N)
st kilda vs kangaroos CS (N)
sunday
melborune vs west coast CS
port vs adeliade FP
monday
richmond vs carlton MCG
tuesday
collingwood vs essendon MCG
freemantle vs brisbane S
Harrison’s world 