bulldogs (5-4) vs kangaroos (3-6) colonial friday night
roos stun bulldogs by 46 points to keep their season alive. kangaroos (4-6) host freo sunday at colonial. bulldogs (5-5) travel to play adeliade saturday night.
KANG 1.4 6.8 10.10 19.11 (125)
WB 3.2 3.5 8.9 11.13 (79)
GOALS: KANG -McKernan 6, Rocca 3, Pickett 2, Harvey 2, King 2, Rawlings, Simpson, McLaren, Clayton; WB – Grant 3, Brown 3, Garlick, West, Darcy, Bartlett, Hunter
BEST: KANG – Stevens, McKernan, Pickett, King, Harvey, Grant; WB – Grant, Hunter, Darcy, Liberatore, West, Brown
INJURY: KANG – Carey (ankle)
Carey tore a ligament when he collided with Bulldog Craig Ellis during a marking contest. Carey will miss 4-6 weeks
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Goldspink, James
ATTENDANCE: 32,793 at Colonial Stadium
carlton (6-3) vs west coast (2-7) optus oval saturday
west coast go from bad to worse in a 119 point demoliton by carlton. carlton (7-3) face richmond at the g sunday. west coast (2-8) host brisbane saturday night.
CARL 6.2 13.7 16.14 21.23 (149)
WCE 1.2 1.5 3.8 3.12 (30)
GOALS: CARL – Beaumont 3, Fevola 3, Whitnall 3, Hulme 2, Lappin 2, Silvagni 2, Bradley, Camporeale, Doering, Houlihan, Koutoufides, Ratten; WCE -Fletcher, Gardiner, Jones
BEST: CARL – Porter, Beaumont, Whitnall, Camporeale, Koutoufides, McKay; WCE – Kerr, Jakovich, Gardiner
INJURY: WCE – Ph.Matera (buttock)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, McBurney, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 19759 at Optus Oval
hawthorn (8-1) vs port (7-2) mcg saturday
port move into 2nd with a 43 point win over hawthorn. port (8-2) travel to sydney on sunday. hawthorn (8-2) face geelong saturday at colonial
PA 4.2 7.6 11.10 17.14 (116)
HAW 3.3 5.7 7.11 10.13 (73)
GOALS: PA – Burgoyne 3, Stevens 3, Wanganeen 3, Dew 2, James 2, Cockatoo-Collins, Montgomery, Primus, Tredrea; HAW – Croad 2, Hay 2, Lekkas 2, Clarke, Dixon, Lord, Thompson
BEST: PA – N. Stevens, Primus, Cockatoo-Collins, Wanganeen, Montgomery, Tredrea, Burgoyne, Mead, Kingsley, James; HAW – Hay, Smith, Rawlings, Lekkas
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Morris, Hanley
ATTENDANCE: 28228 at the MCG
st kilda (2-7) vs melbourne (4-5) coloinal saturday night
melbourne break a 3 game losing streak by 31 points over st kilda. melbourne (5-5) host collingwood on monday queens birthday. st kilda (2-8) host essendon friday night at colonial.
MELB 5.5 8.6 12.8 22.12 (144)
StK 6.1 9.6 15.9 17.11 (113)
GOALS: MELB – Green 4, Neitz 4, Bruce 3, Robertson 2, Woewodin 2, Godfrey, Leoncelli 1, A. McDonald, Schwarz, Thompson, Ward, Wheatley; StK – Callaghan 3, Everitt 2, Hall 2, Hamill 2, Loewe 2, Powell 2, Beetham, Lawrence, Thompson, Voss
BEST: MELB – Yze, Whelan, Brown, J. McDonald, Ward, Neitz, White; StK – Harvey, Hamill, Burke, Everitt, Thompson
INJURY: MELB – J. McDonald (shoulder); StK – Lawrence (hamstring), Burke (knee), Loewe (knee)
UMPIRES: Wenn, Rosebury, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 30498 at Colonial
brisbane (4-5) vs essendon (8-1) gabba saturday night
just when you thought essendon where on another long run brisbane stopped it by 28 points at the gabba ending a 6 game winning streak for essendon. brisbane (5-5) trvael to play west coast saturday night. essendon (8-2) play st kilda at colonial friday night.
BRIS 3.4 7.6 10.8 15.12 (102)
ESS 1.4 2.7 6.12 10.14 (74)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 4, Brown 3, Bradshaw 2, McRae 2, Akermanis, Black, Keating, Notting;
ESS – Lloyd 3, J. Johnson 2, Fletcher, Hird, McGrath, Ramanauskas, Solomon
BEST: BRIS – Black, Ashcroft, C. Scott, Johnson, Brown, White; ESS – M. Johnson, Peverill, Wellman, Fletcher
REPORTS: ESS – Fletcher (tripping)
UMPIRES: Howlett, Kelsey, Nash
ATTENDANCE: 36149 at the Gabba
adeliade (5-4) vs geelong (4-5) football park sunday
7 weeks ago the crows looked like wooden spooners now they are 6th after a 11 point win over geelong. adelaide (6-4) host bulldogs saturday night. geelong (4-6) play hawthorn in a home game at colonial.
ADE 2.4 4.9 7.10 9.12 (66)
GEEL 2.2 2.2 4.4 8.7 (55)
GOALS: ADE – Edwards 2, Goodwin 2, Clarke, McLeod, Beinke, Johnson, Marsh; GEEL – Graham 2, Mensch 2, Houlihan, Bizzell, Clarke, Harley
BEST: ADE – Hart, Burton, Goodwin, McLeod, Jarman, Clarke; GEEL – Spriggs, Murphy, Houlihan, Clarke, Sanderson, McGrath
UMPIRES: McLaren, Ellis, Rowe
ATTENDANCE: 40,466 at Football Park
collingwood (5-4) vs sydney (4-5) colonial sunday
sydney stun collingwood by 3 goals to keep in touch with the top 8. sydney (5-5) host port sunday. collingwood (5-5) face melbourne at the g monday.
SYD 3.2 7.3 10.5 11.7 (73)
COL 2.2 4.8 6.8 7.13 (55)
GOALS: SYD – McPherson 2, Goodes 2, Stafford, Schwass, Lewis, Williams, O’Loughlin, Stevens, Bolton; COL – Tarrant 3, Rocca 2, L. Davis, Ukovic
BEST: SYD – Williams, Stafford, Barry, Schwass, McPherson, Bolton; COL – Tarrant, Molloy, Licuria, Rocca, Fraser, Richardson
INJURY: SYD – Dunkley (corked thigh and general soreness), James (hamstring), Fosdike (ankle), Cresswell (calf), Goodes (finger), Mathews (concussion), Kirk (knee); COL – Buckley (hamstring)
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Jeffery, Coates
ATTENDANCE: 42,640 at Colonial Stadium
freemantle (0-9) vs richmond (5-4) subiaco sunday
new coach no win for freo in a 38 point loss to richmond. richmond (6-4) host cralton sunday at the g. freo (0-10) play kangaroos at colonial sunday.
RICH 2.4 5.7 8.10 12.12 (84)
FRE 2.3 3.8 5.10 6.10 (46)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 3, Hilton, Rogers, Chaffey, Bowden, Campbell, Holland, Broderick, Hall, Tivendale; FRE – Dodd 2, Shell 2, Carr, Fewster
BEST: RICH – Ottens, Tivendale, Campbell, Gaspar, Torney, Holland; FRE – McManus, Walker, Prescott, Bell, Pavlich, Black
INJURY: RICH – Biddiscombe (knee); FRE – Dodd (knee), Brown (elbow)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Avon, Head
ATTENDANCE: 19,626 at Subiaco Oval
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1131 | 793 | 142.62% | 32 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1185 | 874 | 135.58% | 32 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 994 | 877 | 113.34% | 32 |
| 4 | Carlton | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1047 | 793 | 132.03% | 28 |
| 5 | Richmond | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 969 | 931 | 104.08% | 24 |
| 6 | Adelaide | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 901 | 946 | 95.24% | 24 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 977 | 900 | 108.56% | 20 |
| 8 | Brisbane | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1083 | 1019 | 106.28% | 20 |
| 9 | Sydney | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 972 | 929 | 104.63% | 20 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1084 | 1085 | 99.91% | 20 |
| 11 | Melbourne | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 960 | 972 | 98.77% | 20 |
| 12 | Geelong | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 866 | 899 | 96.33% | 16 |
| 13 | Nth Melbourne | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 827 | 1014 | 81.56% | 16 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 948 | 1170 | 81.03% | 8 |
| 15 | West Coast | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 730 | 1214 | 60.13% | 8 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 816 | 1074 | 75.98% | 0 |
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 42
Tarrant (COL) 26
Lynch (BRIS) 24
Richardson (RICH) 24
Wanganeen (PA) 24
Hudson (WB) 23
Neitz (MELB) 23
Wilson (WCE) 23
Barker (HAW) 22
Che C-C (Port) 22
Dew (PA) 22
Johnson (WB) 22
O’Loughlin (SYD) 20
Robertson (MELB) 20
Grant (WB) 19
round 11 matches
friday
st kilda v essendon CS (N)
saturday
geelong v hawthorn CS
west coast v brisbane S (N)
adelaiade v bulldogs FP (N)
sunday
sydney v port SCG
kangaroos v freemantle CS
richmond v carlton MCG
monday
melbourne v collingwood MCG
Harrison’s world 