essendon (17-0) vs freemanlte (7-10) colonial stadium friday night
essendon destroy freo by 87 points to end the dockers finals hopes all but mathmatically and keep their run going.
melbourne (9-8) vs sydney (7-10) mcg
melbourne kept their top 4 hopes alive and all but ending sydneys season by 26 points.
geleong (9-1-7) vs adelaide (8-9) skilled stadium saturday
geelong keep their top 4 hopes alive with a 7 point win over adeliade leaving the crows in trouble.
north (11-6) vs richmond (9-8) scg saturday
the gap between the top 3 and everyone else widdened with norths 13 goal win over richmond.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 5.6 | 9.9 | 15.12 | 20.14 | 134 |
| Richmond | 1.6 | 5.8 | 6.10 | 7.14 | 56 |
west coast (6-1-10) vs st kilda (2-1-14) waca saturday
west coasts small finals hopes are alive after an 86 point win over st kilda ending the wooden spoon race.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast | 4.3 | 9.6 | 15.8 | 17.13 | 115 |
| St Kilda | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 29 |
carlton (14-3) vs collingwood (6-11) optus oval sunday
carlton make it 13 striaght with a 111 point win over collingwood.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton | 4.6 | 9.9 | 20.12 | 28.12 | 180 |
| Collingwood | 1.1 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 69 |
port (4-1-12) vs bulldogs (9-8) football park sunday
port stun bulldogs by 43 points.
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Adelaide | 7.3 | 13.6 | 15.11 | 23.11 | 149 |
| Western Bulldogs | 4.2 | 8.6 | 10.10 | 16.10 | 106 |
brisbane (8-9) vs hawthorn (8-9) gabba sunday
hawks stay in the finals hunt with a 3 goal win over brisbane at the gabba.
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2364 | 1435 | 164.74% | 72 |
| 2 | Carlton | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2304 | 1655 | 139.21% | 60 |
| 3 | Nth Melbourne | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 2032 | 1899 | 107.00% | 48 |
| 4 | Geelong | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1809 | 1858 | 97.36% | 42 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1985 | 1776 | 111.77% | 40 |
| 6 | Wstn Bulldogs | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1988 | 1916 | 103.76% | 36 |
| 7 | Hawthorn | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1836 | 1873 | 98.02% | 36 |
| 8 | Richmond | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1708 | 1854 | 92.13% | 36 |
| 9 | Brisbane | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2058 | 1979 | 103.99% | 32 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1911 | 1905 | 100.31% | 32 |
| 11 | West Coast | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1848 | 1913 | 96.60% | 30 |
| 12 | Sydney | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1801 | 1837 | 98.04% | 28 |
| 13 | Fremantle | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1580 | 2096 | 75.38% | 28 |
| 14 | Collingwood | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1738 | 2050 | 84.78% | 24 |
| 15 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1568 | 1899 | 82.57% | 22 |
| 16 | St Kilda | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1538 | 2123 | 72.44% | 10 |
round 19 matches
friday
geelong vs north CS
adeliade vs west coast FP
saturday
carlton vs bulldogs OO
essendon vs hawthorn CS
sunday
freemantle vs richmond WACA
collingwood vs sydney MCG
st kilda vs melbourne CS
brisbane vs port G