bulldogs (9-7) vs richmond (10-6) colonial friday night
richmond keep their top 4 hopes alive with a 2 point win over the bulldogs. richmond (11-6) host collingwood friday night at the g. bulldogs (9-8) travel to brisbane sunday to play them.
RICH 4.4 8.9 11.10 15.12 (102)
WB 5.3 7.5 12. 8 15.10 (100)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 5, Hilton 2, Richardson 2, Gale, Campbell, Cameron, Bourke, Gaspar, Tivendale; WB – Brown 4, Grant 3, Johnson 2, Curley 2, Darcy, Cox, Croft, Liberatore
BEST: RICH – Gale, Ottens, Campbell, Knights, Gaspar, Cameron; WB – Smith, Darcy, West, Curley, Ellis, Brown
INJURY: RICH – King (split webbing)
UMPIRES: Coates, McKenzie, Allen
ATTENDANCE: 43,595 at Colonial
geelong (8-8) vs st kilda (3-13) skilled stadium saturday
geelong keep their finals hopes alive with a 2 goal win over st kilda. geelong (9-8) host melbourne saturday at the g. st kilda (3-14) travel to play wst coast sundy in perth.
GEEL 4.3 6.4 11.6 12.6 (78)
STK 2.0 4.3 7.4 10.6 (66)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 3, Graham 2, Ling 2, Spriggs, Bizzell, Clarke, Riccardi, White; StK – Capuano 3, Milne 2, Everitt 2, Hamill 2, Hall
BEST: GEEL – Milburn, Hocking, Kingsley, Kilpatrick, Sholl, Bizzell; StK – Capuano, Everitt, Callaghan, Riewoldt, Koschitzke, Delaney
REPORTS: STK – Hall for striking Corey, Hall for engaging in rough play with Scarlett
INJURY: GEEL – Ling (ankle)
UMPIRES: McInerney, Rosebury, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 22,414 at Shell Stadium
melbourne (6-10) vs adeliade (8-8) mcg saturday afternoon
melbourne are out of the finals hunt while the crows are still alive after a 16 point win by the crows. adeliade (9-8) play port sunday in the showdown. melbourne (6-11) play geelong saturday at the g.
ADE 6.1 9.3 12.7 15.10 (100)
MELB 1.5 6.8 8.9 12.12 (84)
GOALS: ADE – Jarman 6, Welsh 3, Byrne, Smart, Stevens, Marsh, Goodwin, Gallagher; MELB – Robertson 3, Green 2, Bruce 2, Farmer 2, Neitz, S. Febey, Brown
BEST: ADE – Goodwin, Jarman, Bickley, Welsh, Clarke, McLeod; MELB – Neitz, Yze, Farmer, S. Febey, Robertson, Leoncelli
INJURY: ADE – Vardy (groin) replaced in selected side by Doughty
REPORTS: ADE – Smart for tripping Farmer
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Harvey, Howlett
ATTENDANCE: 17,566 at MCG
kanagroos (8-8) vs brisbane (11-5) colonial saturday night
brisbane made it 8 straight after the roos go down to anoter contender by 21 points. brisbane (12-5) host bulldogs sunday. kangaroos (8-9) travel to play sydney saturday night.
BRIS 5.1 9.2 15.10 21.10 (136)
KANG 5.2 11.4 16. 5 18.7 (115)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 6, Notting 4, McRae 4, Power 2, Lappin 2, B. Scott, Akermanis, Brown; KANG – Rocca 6, McKernan 4, Carey 3, Pickett 2, Harvey 2, Harding
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Voss, Bradshaw, Black, Notting, McRae; KANG – Rocca, Harvey, Pickett, Burton, McCartney, McKernan
INJURY: BRIS – Bolton (omitted) replaced in selected side by Kennedy;
KANG – Colbert (knee) replaced in selected side by Harding, McKernan (knee)
UMPIRES: Nicholls, Sheehan, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 26,776 at Colonial Stadium
freemantle (0-16) vs collingwood (8-8) subiaco saturday night
collingwood are back in the 8 with a 29 point win over winless freo. collingwood (9-8) face richmond at the g friday night. freo (0-17) travel to play hawthorn saturday at colonial.
COL 5.2 9.2 11.3 19.5 (119)
FRE 4.4 7.5 11.10 13.12 (90)
GOALS: COL – Tarrant 5, N. Davis 3, Buckley 2, Holland 2, Molloy 2, Rocca 2, Fraser, Licuria, L. Davis; FRE – J. Longmuir 3, Koops 2, Ugle 2, McManus, Cook, Wira, Pavlich, Bell, Bandy
BEST: COL – Licuria, Lockyer, Tarrant, Holland, Clement, O’Bree; FRE -J. Longmuir, Carr, Bell, Black, Kickett, Eastaugh
INJURY: FRE – Bandy (groin)
UMPIRES: Wenn, Corcoran, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 20,498 at Subiaco
sydney (9-7) vs west coast (3-13) scg sunday
sydney keep their home final hopes alive with a 35 point win over west coast. sydney (10-7) host kanagroos saturday night. west coast (3-14) host st kilda sunday.
SYD 4.6 6.9 8.13 11.17 (83)
WCE 1.3 1.5 2.9 6.12 (48)
GOALS: SYD – Kelly 2, Williams 2, Stafford, Schwass, O’Keefe, Cresswell, O’Loughlin, Ball, Kirk; WCE – Jakovich 2, Merenda, Embley, Kerr, Haynes
BEST: SYD – Williams, O’Keefe, Mathews, Maxfield, Dunkley, Kelly; WCE – Taylor, Cousins, Pt. Matera, Kerr, Haynes, Collica
INJURY: SYD – Seymour (hip), Schwass (back), Goodes (finger), O’Keefe (concussion), Fixter (foot); WCE – Ph. Matera (ankle) replaced in selected side by Haynes, Cox (flu) replaced in selected side by Hunter, Wirrpunda (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Hanley, Nash, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 20,669 at SCG
hawthorn (11-5) vs carlton (10-6) mcg sunday
ben dixon saved the hawks after the siren by 3 points over carlrton. hawthorn (12-5) host freo saturday at colonial. carlton (10-7) face essendon at the g sunday.
HAW 4.2 7.2 9.4 15.6 (96)
CARL 4.2 8.6 11.12 13.15 (93)
GOALS: HAW – Lord 4, Dixon 4, Crawford, Chick, Croad, Green, Barlow, Graham, Lekkas; CARL – Silvagni 4, Ratten 2, Hulme 2, Mansfield, Bradley, Fletcher, Plunkett, Doering
BEST: HAW – Crawford, Thompson, Smith, Lord, Dixon, Green; CARL – Silvagni, Ratten, Lappin, Christou, Camporeale, Hulme
INJURY: HAW – Harford (ankle) replaced in selected side by Hazell, Bowyer (broken leg); CARL – Koutoufides (groin) replaced in selected side by Nelson, Freeborn (thigh) replaced in selected side by Doering, B Nelson (concussion), Prendergast (broken finger)
REPORTS: HAW – Crawford for striking Camporeale; CARL – McKay for wrestling Lord, Rice for wrestling Chick
UMPIRES: Kennedy, McLaren, Vozzo
ATTENDANCE: 52,472 at MCG
port (10-6) vs essendon (14-2) football park sunday
port keep their top 4 hopes alive stunning essendon by 7 points. port (11-6) host adelaide in the showdown sunday. essendon (14-3) host carlton at the g sunday.
PA 4.5 7.7 13. 9 15.14 (104)
ESS 2.1 7.8 10.10 14.13 (97)
GOALS: PA – Guerra 4, Francis 2, C. Cornes 2, Tredrea 2, Schofield, Dew, Carr, James, Stevens; ESS – Lloyd 4, Lucas 3, Wellman 2, Mercuri, McVeigh, J. Johnson, Misiti, Alessio
BEST: PA – Primus, Stevens, Francou, Wanganeen, Paxman, Guerra;
ESS -Wellman, J. Johnson, Barnard, Alessio, Lucas, Hird
INJURY: ESS – M. Johnson (shoulder)
Johnson will miss at least a month.
UMPIRES: Dore, Goldspink, James
ATTENDANCE: 37,930 at Football Park
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2048 | 1475 | 138.85% | 56 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1933 | 1573 | 122.89% | 48 |
| 3 | Hawthorn | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1684 | 1559 | 108.02% | 48 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1829 | 1512 | 120.97% | 44 |
| 5 | Richmond | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1621 | 1550 | 104.58% | 44 |
| 6 | Carlton | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1781 | 1403 | 126.94% | 40 |
| 7 | Sydney | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 1599 | 1439 | 111.12% | 40 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1787 | 1620 | 110.31% | 36 |
| 9 | Geelong | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1581 | 1514 | 104.43% | 36 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1804 | 1841 | 97.99% | 36 |
| 11 | Adelaide | 17 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1544 | 1593 | 96.92% | 36 |
| 12 | Nth Melbourne | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1723 | 1766 | 97.57% | 32 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 17 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1584 | 1808 | 87.61% | 24 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1476 | 1969 | 74.96% | 12 |
| 15 | West Coast | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1268 | 2010 | 63.08% | 12 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1338 | 1968 | 67.99% | 0 |
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 75
Lynch (BRIS) 45
Tarrant (COL) 45
Rocca (KANG) 41
Hall (StK) 37
McKernan (KANG) 35
Richardson (Rich) 35
Johnson (WB) 34
Wanganeen (Port) 34
Grant (WB) 33
Ottens (RICH) 33
Bradshaw (BRIS) 32
Hudson (WB) 32
Lappin (CARL) 32
Brown (WB) 31
round 18 matches
friday
richmond v collingwood MCG (N)
saturday
geelong v melbourne MCG
hawthorn v freemantle CS
sydney v kangaroos SCG (N)
sunday
brisbane v bulldogs G
essendon v carlton MCG
port v adelaide FP
west coast v st kilda S
Harrison’s world 