bulldogs (7-6) vs essendon (11-2) colonial friday night
essendon got their revenge for their only loss in 2000 by 13 goals over the bulldogs. essendon (12-2) host geelong sunday at colonial. bulldogs (7-7) host freemantle saturday.
ESS 5.3 12.6 19.7 24.10 (154)
WB 3.2 5.3 10.5 11.10 (76)
GOALS: ESS – Moorcroft 6, Lloyd 5, Lucas 3, M. Johnson 2, McVeigh 2, Caracella 2, Solomon, Ramanauskas, Barnes, Rioli; WB – Johnson 3, Darcy 2, Grant, Garlick, Hudson, Curley, Brown, Ellis
BEST: ESS – Moorcroft, Misiti, Mercuri, Lloyd, Caracella, Ramanauskas, Barnard; WB – Darcy, Brown, West, Grant
INJURY: ESS -Hardwick (chest) replaced in selected side by Bannister, J Johnson (ill) replaced in selected side by Bullen, Barnes (groin); WB – Smith (concussion)
UMPIRES: Ellis, Goldspink, Sheehan
ATTENDANCE: 48728 at Colonial
richmond (9-4) vs hawthorn (9-4) mcg saturday
hawks remain in the top 4 with a much needed 58 point win over richmond. hawthorn (10-4) host sydney saturday. richmond (9-5) travel to play port saturday nigth.
HAW 2.1 7.2 13.4 20.9 (129)
RICH 3.4 6.6 9.7 10.11 (71)
GOALS: HAW – Chick 3, Dixon 3, Thompson 3, Hazell 2, Cox 2, Lekkas 2, Harford, McCabe, Crawford, Lord, Croad; RICH – Rogers 2, Ottens 2, Bowden 2, Campbell, Richardson, Cameron, Knights
BEST: HAW – Thompson, Crawford, Tallis, Hay, Rawlings, Harford, Graham;
RICH – Campbell, Ottens, Bowden, Daffy, Torney
INJURY: HAW – Rehn (knee) replaced in selected side by O’Farrell, Barker (thigh) replaced in selected side by Barlow, O’Farrell (knee), Holland (shoulder)
UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Rosebury
ATTENDANCE: 52,189 at MCG
brisbane (8-5) vs st kilda (3-10) gabba saturday night
brisbane make it 5 striaght by 57 points over st kilda. brisbane (9-5) face collingwood at the g sunday. st kilda (3-11) host adelaide friday night.
BRIS 4.6 9.9 14.11 17.17 (119)
STK 2.4 2.5 6.7 9.8 (62)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Hart 3, Brown 2, Akermanis 2, Johnson, McRae, Lynch, Pike, Keating; StK – Callaghan 4, Hall 3, Beetham, Hudghton
BEST: BRIS – Bradshaw, Voss, Johnson, White, Scott, Hart; StK – Thompson, Callaghan, Beetham, Baker
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Kelsey, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 22,911 at The Gabba
adelaide (6-7) vs west coast (3-10) football park saturday night
adelaide stay alive with a 13 point win over west coast. adeliade (7-7) face st kilda at colonial friday night. west coast (3-11) host kanagroos sunday.
ADE 4.5 5.7 8.11 8.16(64)
WCE 3.0 4.4 4.5 7.9(51)
GOALS: ADE – Jarman 3, Ricciuto 2, McLeod 2, Gallagher; WCE – Merenda 2, Ph. Matera 2, Embley, Cummings, Wooden
BEST: ADE – Gallagher, Hart, McLeod, Clarke, Ricciuto, Edwards; WCE – Cousins, Wirrpunda, Jakovich, Wooden, Taylor, Jones
UMPIRES: Coates, Avon, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 31,534 at Football Park
sydney (6-7) vs carlton (9-4) scg sunday
sydney keep their finals hopes alive with a 10 point win over carlton. sydney (7-7) travel to play hawthorn saturday at the g. carlton (9-5) host melbourne saturday.
SYD 4.1 6.5 9.14 12.19 (91)
CARL 5.1 8.5 10.5 12.9 (81)
GOALS: SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Crouch 2, Goodes 2, Stafford, Mathews, Barry, Nicks, Bolton; CARL – Lappin 2, Bradley 2, Hulme 2, Hotton 2, Koutoufides 2, Hickmott, Houlihan
BEST: SYD – Maxfield, Ball, Dunkley, Schwass, Goodes, Crouch; CARL – Fletcher, Hulme, Bradley, Plunkett, Koutoufides, Lappin
INJURY: CARL – Silvagni (virus), replaced by Doering; Whitnall (knee)
REPORTS: SYD – Ball for making contact with field umpire James.
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Rowe, James
ATTENDANCE: 30,488 at SCG
geelong (6-7) vs collingwood (8-5) colonial sunday
geelong stun collingwood by 3 goals to stay in the finals hunt. geelong (7-7) face essedon at colonial sunday. collingwood (8-6) host brisbane sunday at the g.
GEEL 3.2 9.7 14.10 16.15 (111)
COL 6.3 9.5 11.6 14.9 (93)
GOALS: GEEL – Bizzell 5, White 3, Graham 2, Burns 2, Sholl, Clarke, C. Mooney, Scarlett; COL – Rocca 4, Tarrant 3, Holland 2, Lockyer 2, Licuria, Fraser, Johnson
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Graham, Bizzell, Rahilly, C. Mooney, Mensch; COL -Fraser, O’Bree, Rocca, Lockyer, Licuria, Prestigiacomo
INJURY: GEEL – Houlihan (corked thigh) replaced in selected side by C Ling; COL – Wakelin (thigh) replaced in selected side by T Lane, Buckley (ankle), Fraser (ankle)
REPORTS: COL – Johnson for charging White
UMPIRES: Dore, Allen, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 50,160 at Colonial Stadium
kanagroos (6-7) vs melbourne (5-8) mcg sunday
kanagroos stay alive with a 28 point win over melbourne. kangaroos (7-7) travel to play west coast in perth.melbourne (5-9) play carlton at carlton saturday.
KANG 4.3 8.8 13.11 18.13 (121)
MELB 6.4 7.8 9.13 13.15 (93)
GOALS: KANG – Carey 6, Pickett 3, Rocca 2, Grant, Harvey, McKernan, Morrell, King, Makepeace, Cochrane; MELB – Schwarz 2, Green 2, Bruce 2, Farmer 2, Ward, Yze, McDonald, White, Leoncelli
BEST: KANG – Grant, Carey, Rocca, King, Harvey, McKernan, Simpson, Stevens; MELB – Ward, Schwarz, McDonald, Bruce
UMPIRES: Harvey, Kennedy, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 27,464 at MCG
freemantle (0-13) vs port (8-5) subiaco sunday
port stay in the top 4 race with a 92 point demolition of winless freo. port (9-5) host richmond saturday night. freemantle (0-14) face bulldogs at colonial saturday.
PA 4.3 10.8 16.11 25.13 (163)
FRE 3.1 6.2 8.4 11.5 (71)
GOALS: PA – Burgoyne 6, Tredrea 4, Bassett 2, C. Cockatoo-Collins 2, Poulton 2, Wanganeen 2, Stevens, Schofield, Montgomery, Mead, Francis, Dew, C. Cornes; FRE – Hasleby 3, Modra 2, Bell, Black, Brown, Carr, Cunningham, J. Longmuir
BEST: PA – Wanganeen, Tredrea, Carr, C. Cornes, Burgoyne, Schofield; FRE – Carr, Hasleby, Fletcher, Parker, Black, Bell
INJURY: FRE – Eastaugh (groin)
UMPIRES: Nash, Woodcock, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 15,961 at Subiaco Oval
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1653 | 1100 | 150.27% | 48 |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1367 | 1279 | 106.88% | 40 |
| 3 | Carlton | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1446 | 1134 | 127.51% | 36 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1569 | 1269 | 123.64% | 36 |
| 5 | Brisbane | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1574 | 1295 | 121.54% | 36 |
| 6 | Richmond | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1340 | 1268 | 105.68% | 36 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1476 | 1257 | 117.42% | 32 |
| 8 | Sydney | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1313 | 1258 | 104.37% | 28 |
| 9 | Geelong | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1241 | 1241 | 100.00% | 28 |
| 10 | Nth Melbourne | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1295 | 1349 | 96.00% | 28 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1473 | 1576 | 93.46% | 28 |
| 12 | Adelaide | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1232 | 1345 | 91.60% | 28 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1297 | 1470 | 88.23% | 20 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1273 | 1623 | 78.43% | 12 |
| 15 | West Coast | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1030 | 1623 | 63.46% | 12 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1107 | 1599 | 69.23% | 0 |
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 60
Lynch (Bris) 38
Tarrant (Cool) 36
Hudson (WB) 30
Johnson (WB) 30
Richardson (Rich) 29
Wanganeen (Port) 29
Grant (WB) 28
Neitz (MELB) 27
Che C-C (Port) 26
Dew (Port) 26
Goodes (SYD) 26
Hall (St.K) 25
Brown (WB) 24
Green (MELB) 24
round 15 matches
friday
st kilda v adelaide CS (N)
saturday
carlton v melbourne OO
hawthorn v sydney MCG
bulldogs v freo CS
port v richmond FP (N)
sunday
collingwood v brisbane MCG
essendon v geelong CS
west coast v kangaroos S
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