kangaroos (1-4) vs richmond (4-1) colonial stadium friday night
for 3 quarters the game was close before a 7.4 to nothing last quarter gave richmond a 51 point win. richmond (5-1) host essendon saturday afternoon at the g. north (1-5) face collingwood at coloinal sunday.
RICH 5.1 9.6 12.11 19.15 (129)
KANG 5.2 8.4 12.6 12.6 (78)
GOALS: RICH – Richardson 4, Bowden 3, Rogers 3, Chaffey 2, Hilton 2, Ottens 2, Broderick, Daffy, Knights; KANG – King 3, Jones 2, McLaren 2, Rocca 2, Blakey, Colbert, Morrell
BEST: RICH – Bowden, Richardson, Hilton, Knights, Chaffey, Gaspar, Ottens, Biddiscombe, D. Kellaway; KANG – Stevens, King, McLaren, Simpson, Blakey, Petrie
INJURY: RICH – Dragicevic (knee), Torney (thigh); KANG – McLaren (thigh)
Marc Dragicevic will undergo a full reconstruction after tearing the anterior cruciate and medial ligaments in his left knee during a second-quarter clash with Kangaroo defender Glenn Archer. The 20-year-old utility, will miss the remainder of the season.
UMPIRES: Nash, Allen, Hanley
ATTENDANCE: 39773 at Colonial
st kilda (1-4) vs sydney (3-2) colonial saturday
st kilda snap a 4 game losing streak stunning sydney by 26 points. st kilda (2-4) host hawthorn saturday night. sydney (3-3) host brisbane sunday.
STK 4.1 9.7 13.10 18.12 (120)
SYD 4.4 8.5 12.6 14.10 (94)
GOALS: StK – Hall 5, Milne 3, Loewe 3, Burke 2, Everitt 2, Hamill, Hayes, Moyle; SYD – Schwass 3, Williams 2, O’Loughlin 2, Goodes 2, Ahmat, Fosdike, Stevens, Bolton, Ball
BEST: StK – Milne, Jones, Hall, Loewe, Gehrig, Everitt, Burke; SYD – Schwass, Saddington, O’Loughlin, Cresswell, Stevens
INJURY: StK – Davis (concussion), Hayes (bruised shin); SYD – Stevens (corked thigh), Maxfield (knee)
UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 28,933 at Colonial Stadium
freemantle (0-5) vs melbourne (3-2) subiaco saturday night
for the 2nd week running freo outplayed their oppoentns for most of 3 quarters only to get smashed at the end this time by 45 points by melbourne. melbourne (4-2) host bulldogs friday night at the g. freo (0-6) travel to play adealiade saturday night.
MELB 2.3 5.7 10.7 18.11 (119)
FRE 4.7 7.12 9.17 9.20 (74)
GOALS: MELB – Green 4, Robertson 3, Ward 2, Neitz 2, Beams 2, Schwarz, Yze, Woewodin, A. McDonald, Rigoni; FRE – Modra 3, Bandy 2, Cook, Dodd, Koops, Shipp
BEST: MELB – Ward, Yze, A. McDonald, Woewodin, Rigoni, S. Febey; FRE – Bell, Hasleby, Cook, Carr, Modra, Fewster
INJURY: MELB – Leoncelli (shoulder); FRE – Modra (ankle), Hasleby (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Goldspink, Woodcock, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 19,775 at At Subiaco Oval
brisbane (2-3) vs geelong (2-3) gabba saturday night
brisbane keep thier home run intact by 55 points over out of form geelong. brisbane (3-3) play sydney on the road sunday. geelong (2-4) host carlton at the g sunday.
BRIS 6.2 12.7 15.12 17.14 (116)
GEEL 2.2 3.3 6.5 8.13 (61)
GOALS: BRIS – Brown 7, Lynch 2, Akermanis 2, Headland, Voss, Power, Black, McDonald, Picken; GEEL – Houlihan 2, Burns 2, Spriggs, Bizzell, Mensch, Harley
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Brown, Voss, Black, Lappin, White; GEEL – Spriggs, Bizzell, Sholl
INJURY: BRIS – Power (groin), C. Scott (abductor muscle)
REPORTS: GEEL – J. Mooney (headbutting)
UMPIRES: Ellis, Howlett, Dore
ATTENDANCE: 25,881 at the Gabba
port (4-1) vs bulldogs (2-3) football park saturday night
with premership talk dominated by essendon and hawthorn (with richmond being the wild card) port are also dangerous with a 43 point win over the bulldogs. port (5-1) play west coast in perth sunday. bulldogs (2-4) play melbourne at the g friday night.
PA 5.2 9.3 15.5 20.9 (129)
WB 4.1 7.5 9.7 13.8 (86)
GOALS – PA – Burgoyne 3, Cockatoo-Collins 3, Cornes 3, James 3, Wilson 2, Wanganeen, Francis, Tredrea, Carr, Guerra, N Stevens; WB – Johnson 3, West 2, Grant, Garlick, Smith, Hudson, Eagleton, Harrison, Cox, Bartlett
BEST: PA – Francou, Primus, Francis, Cockatoo-Collins, Wanganeen, Carr; WB – Johnson, Eagleton, Grant, Smith, West, Harrison
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Coates, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 30,197 at Football Park
hawthorn (5-0) vs adelaide (2-3) york park sunday
hawks make their tassie debut in style with a 13 point win over an innacurate adelaide. hawthorn (6-0) face st kilda saturday night while adelaide (2-4) host freo also saturday night.
HAW 3.1 12.3 14.4 16.8 (104)
ADE 1.7 6.9 9.15 12.19 (91)
GOALS: HAW – Barker 3, Chick 2, Crawford 2, Croad 2, Dixon 2, Lord, Picioane, Rawlings, Thompson, Vandenberg; ADE – McLeod 4, Jarman 3, Beinke 2, Goodwin, Ricciuto, Welsh
BEST: HAW – Dixon, Barker, Chick, Rawlings, McCabe, Vandenbrg; ADE – Jarman, McLeod, Welsh, Beinke, Goodwin, Ricciuto
INJURY: HAW – Holland (shoulder)
REPORTS: Hay (HAW) and McLeod (ADE) for wrestling
UMPIRES: James, McBurney, Mitchell
ATTENDANCE: 17460 at York Park, Tasmania
collingwood (2-3) vs carlton (3-2) mcg sunday
collingwood mostly answered critics with an 8 point win over carlton. collingwood (3-3) host kangaroos at colonial sunday. carlton (3-3) face geelong at the g sunday.
COL 4.7 9.10 13.11 15.13 (103)
CARL 4.1 6.5 10.8 14.11 (95)
GOALS: COL – Rocca 6, Buckley 2, N. Davis, Fraser, Freeborn, Lockyer, Lonie, Richardson, Tarrant; CARL – Houlihan 2, Koutoufides 2, Ratten 2, Whitnall 2, Camporeale, Fevola, Hickmott, Hulme, McKay, Porter
BEST: COL Buckley, Rocca, Freeborn, Steinfort, Wakelin, Lonie, O’Bree; CARL – Porter, Camporeale, McKay, Houlihan, Bradley
Alfred Deakin Medal: Mark Porter (CARL)
REPORTS: CARL – Rice (striking)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Schmitt, Humphrey-Smith
ATTENDANCE: 73572 at the MCG
essendon (4-1) vs west coast (2-3) colonial sunday
essendon destroy west coast by 88 points to keep 2nd. essendon (5-1) face richmond at the g in a top 4 clash saturday. west coast (2-4) host port sunday.
ESS 4.3 11.8 19.10 24.14 (158)
WCE 3.3 7.4 8.7 10.10 (70)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 10, Rioli 3, Alessio 2, Blumfield 2, Lucas 2, Wellman 2, Hird, J. Johnson, Ramanauskas; WCE – Wilson 5, Ph. Matera 2, Merenda 2, Taylor
BEST: ESS – Hird, Peverill, Blumfield, Alessio, Lloyd, Rioli, Caracella, J. Johnson;
WCE – Taylor, Wirrpunda, Kerr, Pet. Matera, Wilson
INJURY: WCE – Cousins (back/thigh), Gardiner (ankle), Kemp (thigh), Pet. Matera (calf), McIntosh (thigh)
UMPIRES: Morris, Kennedy, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 33841 at Colonial
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Hawthorn | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 616 | 482 | 127.80% | 24 |
| 2 | Essendon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 730 | 481 | 151.77% | 20 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 750 | 564 | 132.98% | 20 |
| 4 | Richmond | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 643 | 527 | 122.01% | 20 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 592 | 579 | 102.25% | 16 |
| 6 | Brisbane | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 679 | 596 | 113.93% | 12 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 608 | 538 | 113.01% | 12 |
| 8 | Sydney | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 634 | 575 | 110.26% | 12 |
| 9 | Carlton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 566 | 558 | 101.43% | 12 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 651 | 705 | 92.34% | 8 |
| 11 | Geelong | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 530 | 576 | 92.01% | 8 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 567 | 680 | 83.38% | 8 |
| 13 | Adelaide | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 485 | 594 | 81.65% | 8 |
| 14 | West Coast | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 515 | 681 | 75.62% | 8 |
| 15 | Nth Melbourne | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 396 | 667 | 59.37% | 4 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 549 | 708 | 77.54% | 0 |
round 7 matches
friday
melbourne vs bulldogs MCG (N)
saturday
richmond v essendon MCG
st kilda v hawthorn CS (N)
adeliade v freemantle FP (N)
sunday
sydney v brisbane SCG
geelong v carlton MCG
collingwood v north CS
west coast v port S
Harrison’s world 