st kilda (3-11) vs adelaide (7-7) colonial friday night
adelaide stay in the hunt with a 97 point win over st kilda. adeliade (8-7) host sydney sunday. st kilda (3-12) host bulldogs saturday night.
ADE 6.6 11.9 16.14 23.18 (156)
STK 2.4 6.4 7.5 9.5 (59)
GOALS: Jarman 6, Johnson 3, Stevens 2, Perrie 2, McLeod 2, Ricciuto 2, Goodwin 2, Hewitt, Edwards, Vardy, Marsh; StK – Hall 3, Hamill 2, Callaghan, Voss, Cripps, Powell
BEST: ADE – Clarke, McLeod, Bickley, Stevens, Edwards, Jarman; StK – Cripps, Thompson, Hamill
UMPIRES: Dore, Rowe, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 26,560 at Colonial
carlton (9-5) vs melbourne (5-9) optus oval saturday
melbourne return to the form that got them to the grand final with a 1 goal win over carlton. melbourne (6-9) face richmond at the g friday night. carlton (9-6) host freo saturday.
MELB 7.1 12.6 16.8 18.9 (117)
CARL 5.2 6.3 12.8 16.15 (111)
GOALS: MELB – Green 3, Bruce 3, Farmer 3, Williams 2, Leoncelli 2, Ward, Simmonds, S. Febey, Wheatley, Walsh; CARL – Hickmott 2, Mansfield 2, Lappin 2, Fletcher 2, Houlihan 2, Silvagni, Camporeale, Merrington, Wiggins, Hotton, Koutoufides
BEST: MELB – Walsh, Nicholson, Leoncelli, Bruce, Ward, White; CARL – Lappin, Hotton, Koutoufides, Silvagni, Ratten, Beaumont
INJURY: CARL – Porter (quadricep), Hulme (thigh).
Porter will miss 4-5 weeks.
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Schmitt, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 23,901 at Optus Oval
hawthorn (10-4) vs sydney (7-7) mcg saturday
sydney keep their top 8 hopes alive with a 21 point upset win over hawthorn. sydney (8-7) travel to play adelaide sunday. hawthorn (10-5) play collingwood at the g saturday.
SYD 2.6 7.9 11.11 14.14 (98)
HAW 2.5 4.6 8.8 11.11 (77)
GOALS: SYD – Kelly 3, Stafford 2, Bennett 2, O’Keefe, McPherson, O’Loughlin, Saddington, Nicks, Bolton, Crouch; HAW – Nicholls 2, Johnson 2, Barlow 2, Lord, Chick, Croad, Barker, Graham
BEST: SYD – Goodes, Maxfield, Kelly, Nicks, Barry, Schwass, O’Loughlin; HAW – Barlow, Johnson, Nicholls, Lekkas, Tallis
INJURY: HAW -Harford (ankle)
UMPIRES: Coates, Allen, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 34,394 at MCG
bulldogs (7-7) vs freemantle (0-14) colonial saturday night
freos winless run is now 16 after a 34 point loss to the bulldogs. bulldogs (8-7) face st kilda on saturday night. freo (0-15) travel to play carlton saturday.
WB 8.5 8.10 10.16 16.23 (119)
FRE 3.2 7 5 9.14 11.19 (85)
GOALS: WB – Garlick 3, Eagleton 3, Darcy 3, Johnson, Hudson, Giansiracusa, Brown, Harrison, Gilbee, Romero; FRE – Bell 3, Brown 2, Modra, Kickett, Walker, J. Longmuir, Wira, Pavlich
BEST: WB – Darcy, Brown, Eagleton, Cox, West, Giansiracusa; FRE – Bell, Walker, Fletcher, Jones, Haselby
INJURY: FRE – Brown (corked thigh).
UMPIRES: Woodcock, McInerney, Harvey
ATTENDANCE: 15,111 at Colonial Stadium
port (9-5) vs richmond (9-5) football park saturday night
port steady thier top 4 hopes with a 44 point win over richmond. port (10-5) travel to play brisbane saturday night. richmond (9-6) host melbourne at the g friday night.
PA 2.3 5.8 10.9 14.12 (96)
RICH 1.4 4.6 6.7 7.10 (52)
GOALS: PA – Dew 4, Wanganeen 2, Tredrea 2, Carr 2, Burgoyne, Francis, C. Cornes, James;
RICH – Pettifer 2, Hilton, Rogers, Torney, Tivendale, Knights
BEST: PA – Dew, Montgomery, Burgoyne, Schofield, Carr, Tredrea; RICH – Gaspar, Broderick, Bowden, Campbell, Pettifer, Ottens
INJURY: PA – Wakelin (knee); Che C-C (hamstring)
Che will miss 2 weeks.
REPORTS: PA – Kingsley (striking); RICH – Daffy for wrestling with Montgomery
UMPIRES: Goldspink, Mitchell, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 26,773 at Football Park
collingwood (8-6) vs brisbane (9-5) mcg sunday
brisbane make it 6 striaght with a 26 point win over collingwood. brisbane (10-5) host port saturday night. collingwood (8-7) host hawthorn saturday.
BRIS 7.1 9.4 12.12 19.15 (129)
COL 3.5 9.6 11.6 16.7 (103)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 5, Black 3, Lynch 3, McRae 2, Notting 2, Headland, Lappin, Pike, B. Scott; COL – Holland 4, N. Davis 3, Buckley 2, L. Davis 2, Molloy 2, Didak, Lockyer, Rocca
BEST: BRIS – Black, Notting, Bradshaw, B. Scott, Voss, Ashcroft, White, Lappin; COL – Licuria, N. Davis, Holland, Lockyer, Buckley
REPORTS: BRIS – Pike (abusive language)
UMPIRES: Rowe, McLaren, Kennedy
ATTENDANCE: 45016 at the MCG
essendon (12-2) vs geelong (7-7) colonial sunday
essendon stay on top with a 15 point win over geelong. essendon (13-2) host kangaroos at the g sunday. geelong (7-8) travel to play west coast in perth sunday.
ESS 5.7 10.8 15.12 19.13 (127)
GEEL 1.2 9.5 13.5 17.10 (112)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 6, J. Johnson 4, Moorcroft 2, Blumfield, Caracella, Heffernan, Jacobs, Lalich, Lucas, Ramanauskas; GEEL – Bizzell 4, Burns 3, Clarke 2, Graham, Kilpatrick, Ling, Mensch, Murphy, Rahilly, Riccardi, White
BEST: ESS – J. Johnson, Misiti, Lloyd, Ramanauskas, Hardwick, Fletcher: GEEL – Murphy, Milburn, Sanderson, Scarlett, Bizzell, C. Mooney
INJURY: ESS – Blumfield (knee)
REPORTS: ESS – Mercuri (striking)
UMPIRES: James, Vozzo, McKenzie
ATTENDANCE: 48152 at Colonial
west coast (3-11) vs kangaroos (7-7) subiaco sunday
kangaroos run continues with a 44 point win over west coast. kangaroos (8-7) play essendon at the g sunday. west coast (3-12) host geelong sunday.
KANG 2.3 8.6 16.10 24.10 (154)
WCE 4.2 7.5 13.7 17.8 (110)
GOALS: KANG – Pickett 6, Rocca 6, Carey 5, Rawlings 2, Sinclair 2, Harvey, King, McKernan; WCE – Wilson 4, Ph. Matera 3, Merenda 3, Cousins 2, Cox, Kerr, Taylor, Williams, Wooden
BEST: KANG – Pickett, Harvey, Rocca, Carey, Burton, Sinclair; WCE – Cousins, Merenda, Jones, Glass, Wilson, Kerr
INJURY: KANG – Stevens (knee)
Stevens will require a knee reconstruction and is done for the year.
REPORTS: KANG – Burton (striking)
UMPIRES: Avon, Ellis, Rosebury
ATTENDANCE : 34258 at Subiaco
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1780 | 1212 | 146.86% | 52 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1665 | 1321 | 126.04% | 40 |
| 3 | Brisbane | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1703 | 1398 | 121.82% | 40 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1444 | 1377 | 104.87% | 40 |
| 5 | Carlton | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1557 | 1251 | 124.46% | 36 |
| 6 | Richmond | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1392 | 1364 | 102.05% | 36 |
| 7 | Collingwood | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1579 | 1386 | 113.92% | 32 |
| 8 | Sydney | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1411 | 1335 | 105.69% | 32 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1449 | 1459 | 99.31% | 32 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1388 | 1404 | 98.86% | 32 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1592 | 1661 | 95.85% | 32 |
| 12 | Geelong | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1353 | 1368 | 98.90% | 28 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1414 | 1581 | 89.44% | 24 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1332 | 1779 | 74.87% | 12 |
| 15 | West Coast | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1140 | 1777 | 64.15% | 12 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1192 | 1718 | 69.38% | 0 |
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 60
Tarrant (COL) 39
Lynch (BRIS) 38
Wanganeen (PA) 33
Dew (PA) 31
Hudson (WB) 31
Johnson (WB) 31
Green (MELB) 29
Richardson (RICH) 29
Che C-C (PA) 28
Goodes (SYD) 28
Grant (WB) 28
Hall (St.K) 28
Modra (FRE) 27
Neitz (MELB) 27
round 16 matches
friday
richmond v melbourne MCG (N)
saturday
carlton v freo OO
collingwood v hawthorn MCG
st kilda v bulldogs CS (N)
brisbane v port G (N)
sunday
adelaide v sydney FP
essendon v kangaroos MCG
west coast v geelong S
Harrison’s world 