essendon (9-2) vs adeliade (6-5) colonial stadium friday night
essendon survive an adeliade scare early by 49 points. essendon (10-2) host freo saturday afternoon at colonial. adelaide (6-6) host collingwood saturday night.
ESS 3.3 7.6 13.10 18.14 (122)
ADE 3.1 6.1 8.4 11.7 (73)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 6, Rioli 3, McGrath 2, Lucas 2, J. Johnson 2, Wellman, McVeigh, Hird;
ADE – Vardy 3, Jarman 2, McLeod 2, Johnson, Clarke, Welsh, Stevens
BEST: ESS – J. Johnson, Lloyd, M. Johnson, Wellman, Barnard, Peverill; ADE – Goodwin, Stevens, Shirley, McLeod
INJURY; ESS – Hardwick (calf, replaced in selected side by Lalich), Hird (concussion), Lalich (concussion); ADE – Robran (knee), Welsh (hamstring)
Robran will miss about 4-6 weeks with a ligament strain and Welsh will miss at least 2 weeks.
UMPIRES: Goldspink, Morris, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 38,816 at Colonial Stadium
geelong (5-6) vs bulldogs (6-5) skilled stadium saturday afternoon
bulldogs come from behind to beat geelong by 7 points. bulldogs (7-5) face carlton at optus oval saturday. geelong (5-7) travel to play sydney sunday.
WB 1.0 7.3 9.4 15.4 (94)
GEEL 7.1 10.2 12.4 13.9 (87)
GOALS: WB – Johnson 3, Brown 2, Eagleton 2, West 2, Hunter, Grant, Gilbee, Curley, Giansiracusa, Robbins; GEEL – Graham 3, Bizzell 3, Hocking 2, Riccardi 2, Milburn, C. Mooney, Kingsley
BEST: WB – West, Johnson, Brown, Grant, Curley, Smith; GEEL – Graham, McGrath, Milburn, Bizzell, Ling, Sanderson
INJURY: WB – Garlick (eye) replaced in selected side by T Curley, Kretiuk (groin) replaced in selected side by R Murphy, Harrison (concussion)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Hanley, Nash
ATTENDANCE: 22,771 at Shell Stadium
freemanlte (0-11) vs st kilda (2-9) subiaco saturday night
freo can’t buy a win in a 10 point loss to fellow struggler st kilda. st kilda (3-9) host richmond at colonial sunday. freemantle (0-12) play essendon at colonial saturday.
STK 5.3 8.7 9.11 12.18 (90)
FRE 2.6 5.9 10.13 11.14 (80)
GOALS: StK – Hamill 3, Milne 3, Callaghan 2, Thompson, Voss, Davis, Hall; FRE – Modra 4, J. Longmuir 2, T. Longmuir 2, Hasleby, Walker, Schell
BEST: StK – Thompson, Hamill, Everitt, Milne, Harvey, Callaghan; FRE – Black, Modra, J. Longmuir, Prescott, Carr, Walker
INJURY: StK – Harvey (knee)
Harvey has a suspected ruptured ACL and will be out for the season.
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Vozzo, Rosebury
ATTENDANCE; 19,857 at Subiaco
melbourne (5-6) vs brisbane (6-5) gabba sunday
brisbane smash melbourne by 49 points. brisbane (7-5) host hawthorn friday night. melbourne (5-7) travel to play west coast sunday.
BRIS 5.1 9.6 16.8 23.10 (148)
MELB 3.4 6.8 10.10 14.15 (99)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 8, Bolton 3, Bradshaw 3, B. Scott 2, Voss 2, Brown, Lappin, McDonald, McRae, White; MELB – Farmer 3, Yze 3, Green 2, Neitz 2, Broadbridge, Robertson, Ward, Wheatley
BEST: BRIS – Black, Lappin, McDonald, Johnson, White, B. Scott, Lynch; MELB – Yze, Nicholson, Neitz, Green, Ward, J. McDonald
INJURY: MELB – Whelan (hamstring), Brown (hamstring)
REPORTS: MELB – Ingerson (attempting to trip)
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Kennedy, Head
ATTENDANCE: 23740 at the Gabba
collingwood (6-5) vs west coast (2-9) colonial friday night
a close start and high scoring didn’t help west coast in a 81 point loss to collingwood. collingwood (7-5) face adeliade saturday night on the road. west coast (2-10) host melbourne on sunday.
COL 4.5 13.8 20.12 26.17 (173)
WCE 5.3 6.4 10.5 14.8 (92)
GOALS: COL – Fraser 4, Molloy 3, Rocca 3, Tarrant 3, L. Davis 2, N. Davis 2, Holland 2, McKee 2, Steinfort 2, Lane, Lockyer, O’Bree; WCE – Cousins 3, Cummings 3, Ph. Matera 3, Chambers, Gaspar, Jakovich, Taylor, Wooden
BEST: COL – Fraser, McKee, Tarrant, Licuria, Betheras, Molloy; WCE – Cousins, Williams, Chambers
INJURY: WCE – Braun (Knee), Pt. Matera (Hamstring), Kemp (Concussion); COL – N. Davis (hamstring)
Braun will miss 2 months. Worse news for Kemp: he will be meeting with specialists to determine whether he will have to retire or not. Even with the helmet, he still took a knock which left him with dizziness and blurred vision long after the game ended.
Umpires: Harvey, Fox, Ellis.
ATTENDANCE: 36,589 at Colonial Stadium
hawthorn (8-3) vs kangaroos (5-6) mcg saturday
hawks earn revenge by 3 points for last years semi over the roos. hawthorn (9-3) play brisbane in brisbane friday night. kangaroos (5-7) host port in canberra saturday.
HAW 7.2 11.7 13.10 15.11 (101)
KANG 2.3 6.8 10.10 14.14 (98)
GOALS: HAW – Dixon 3, Lekkas 3, Chick 2, O’Farrell 2, Barker, Crawford, Holland, Tallis, Thompson; KANG – Morrell 3, Grant 2, Rocca 2, Archer, Clayton, Colbert, McKernan, Pickett, Rawlings, Simpson
BEST: HAW – Hay, Smith, Graham, Lekkas, Dixon, Tallis, Chick; KANG – Harvey, Stevens, Grant, Rawlings, Morrell
INJURY: HAW – Barker (thigh), Woods (hamstring); KANG – Motlop (leg)
Barker will miss next week and Woods will miss 3 weeks.
UMPIRES: Rowe, Jeffery, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 41,295 at the MCG
richmond (7-4) vs sydney (6-5) colonial saturday night
richmond keep in touch with the top 4 with a 26 point win over sydney. richmond (8-4) face st kilda sunday at colonial. sydney (6-6) host geelong sunday.
RICH 4.3 7.6 12.10 12.14 (86)
SYD 3.4 3.8 5.11 8.12 (60)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 3, Bourke, Cameron, Chaffey, Hall, King, Knights, Mills, Pettifer, Rogers; SYD – Williams 3, Nicks 2, Goodes, McPherson, Stevens
BEST: RICH – Bowden, Campbell, Gale, Ottens, King, Holland; SYD – Schwass, Goodes, Lewis, McPherson, Williams
INJURY: RICH – Gale (shoulder), A. Kellaway (ankle); SYD – O’Loughlin (shoulder)
UMPIRES: James, Coates, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 37196 at Colonial
port (8-3) vs carlton (7-4) football park sunday
carlton add port to their victim list by 34 points. carlton (8-4) host bulldogs saturday. port (8-4) face bogey side kangaroos in canberra saturday.
CARL 4.3 7.8 13.11 15.14 (104)
PA 2.4 5.5 8.6 10.10 (70)
GOALS: CARL – Koutoufides 4, Ratten 2, Hickmott 2, Camporeale 2, Whitnall, Hulme, Bradley, Hotton, Lappin; PA – Wanganeen 3, Carr 2, Dew, Tredrea, Paxman, N. Stevens, Francou
BEST: CARL – Koutoufides, Camporeale, Ratten, Hickmott, McKay, Plunkett; PA – Primus, James, Schofield, Poulton, Francis, Wanganeen
INJURY: PA – Ackland (ankle), Kingsley (shoulder)
UMPIRES: McLaren, McKenzie, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 35,805 at Football Park
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1381 | 952 | 145.06% | 40 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1185 | 1068 | 110.96% | 36 |
| 3 | Carlton | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1212 | 951 | 127.44% | 32 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1333 | 1103 | 120.85% | 32 |
| 5 | Richmond | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1143 | 1052 | 108.65% | 32 |
| 6 | Collingwood | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1284 | 1049 | 122.40% | 28 |
| 7 | Brisbane | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1315 | 1180 | 111.44% | 28 |
| 8 | Wstn Bulldogs | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 1305 | 1269 | 102.84% | 28 |
| 9 | Sydney | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1157 | 1093 | 105.86% | 24 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1071 | 1195 | 89.62% | 24 |
| 11 | Geelong | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1046 | 1083 | 96.58% | 20 |
| 12 | Nth Melbourne | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1079 | 1183 | 91.21% | 20 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1116 | 1254 | 89.00% | 20 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1124 | 1378 | 81.57% | 12 |
| 15 | West Coast | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 884 | 1471 | 60.10% | 8 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 964 | 1318 | 73.14% | 0 |
goals
Lloyd (Ess) 50
Lynch (Bris) 34
Tarrant (Coll) 34
Neitz (Melb) 27
Richardson (Rich) 27
Grant (WB) 26
Hudson (WB) 26
Johnson (WB) 25
Wanganeen (PA) 25
Che C-C (PA) 24
Dew (PA) 24
Goodes (Syd) 24
Modra (Fre) 24
Barker (Haw) 23
Rocca (Kang) 23
round 13 matches
friday
brisbane v hawthorn G (N)
saturday
carlton v bulldogs OO
kangaroos v port MO
essendon v freemantle CS
adelaide v collingwood FP (N)
sunday
sydney v geelong SCG
st kilda v richmond CS
west coast v melbourne S
Harrison’s world 