essendon (1st) v richmond (4th) mcg friday
lloyd kicks 100 and essendon are through to the prelim final by 70 points over richmond. richmond will host carlton on saturday in a semi final. essendon will host the winner of port/hawthorn semi final.
ESS 4.5 8.5 12.8 17.11 (113)
RICH 1.4 2.7 4.10 5.13 (43)
GOALS: ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Barnard 2, Caracella 2, Barnes, Hird, Misiti, Ramanauskas, Rioli, Solomon; RICH – Richardson 2, Hilton, Rogers, Tivendale;
BEST: ESS – Lloyd, Hird, Solomon, Alessio, Misiti, Caracella; RICH – Ottens, Bowden, Gaspar, Torney
UMPIRES: Goldspink, James, McLaren
ATTENDANCE: 78,253 at MCG
carlton (5th) vs adeliade (8th) mcg saturday
carlton ended the crows season by 68 points they will play richmond saturday in the semi-final.
CARL 5.4 10.8 12.12 17.16 (118)
ADE 1.6 3.6 5.10 6.14 (50)
GOALS: CARL – Lappin 5, Bradley 2, Hickmott 2, Plunkett 2, Whitnall 2, Allan, Fevola, Houlihan, Hulme; ADE – Jarman 2, Welsh 2, McLeod, Stevens
BEST: CARL – Bradley, Koutoufides, Plunkett, Hickmott, McKay, Whitnall, Lappin; ADE – Bassett, Ricciuto, McLeod
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Nash, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 53,982 at MCG
brisbane (2nd) v port (3rd) gabba saturday night
brisbane are through to the prelim final by 32 points over port. brisbane will host richmond/carlton in a prelim. port host hawthorn in a semi-final saturday night.
BRIS 1.6 3.9 8.14 12.16 (88)
PA 2.0 7.1 8.3 8.8 (56)
GOALS: BRIS – B. Scott 2, Lynch 2, Akermanis 2, Black 2, Voss, Leppitsch, Bradshaw, Lappin;
PA – Burgoyne 3, Tredrea 2, Guerra, Francou, Brogan
BEST: BRIS – Black, B. Scott, White, Akermanis, Brown, Leppitsch, Voss, Lappin; PA – Montgomery, Stevens, Primus, Burgoyne, Carr
INJURY: PA – French (ill) replaced in selected side by Brogan, Wakelin (concussion)
REPORTS: BRIS – Lynch for striking Wakelin in the first quarter, Voss for wrestling Carr; PA – Carr for wrestling Voss
UMPIRES: Sheehan, McBurney, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 32,380 at the Gabba
hawthorn (6th) vs sydney (7th) colonial sunday
a blow out 2nd half saw the hawks beat sydney by 55 points they will play port in the semi.
HAW 1.0 5.4 11.9 19.15 (129)
SYD 4.1 6.3 7.5 11.8 (74)
GOALS: HAW – Barker 4, Chick 3, Crawford 2, Lonie 2, Greene 2, Dixon, Rawlings, Thompson, Barlow, Rehn, Cox; SYD – Kirk 3, Bolton 2, Goodes 2, Stafford, O’Keefe, Kelly, O’Loughlin
BEST: HAW – Chick, Crawford, Barker, Smith, Woods, Lonie, Thompson, Greene, Vandenberg;
SYD – Schwass, Kirk, Mathews, Bolton
INJURY: HAW – Harford (back), Dixon (ankle);
SYD – McPherson (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Lewis, Nicks (calf) replaced in selected side by O’Keefe, Kelly (hamstring), O’Keefe (knee), Cresswell (hand), Williams (foot)
REPORTS: SYD – Dunkley for striking Chick
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Allen, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 32,910 at Colonial Stadium
finals week 2 matches
saturday
richmond v carlton MCG
port v hawthorn FP (N)
Harrison’s world 