richmond (11-6) vs collingwood (9-8) mcg friday night
richmond kept their top 4 hopes alive and ended their run of missing the 8 by 20 points over collingwood. richmond (12-6) travel to play brisbane sunday. collingwood (9-9) host bulldogs at the g sunday.
RICH 3.0 4.6 8.10 10.11 (71)
COL 2.3 5.9 6.12 6.15 (51)
GOALS: RICH – Ottens 3, Richardson 3, Rogers 2, Campbell, Bowden; COL – N. Davis 3, Buckley, Holland, Lane
BEST: RICH – Campbell, Gale, Ottens, Chaffey, Knights, Holland; COL – N. Davis, O’Bree, Licuria, Molloy, Wakelin
UMPIRES: Nash, Goldspink, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 69,930 at MCG
geelong (9-8) vs melbourne (6-11) mcg saturday
geelongs finals hopes took a hit in a 3 point loss to melbourne. melbourne (7-11) host hawthorn saturday night at the g. geeloong (9-9 ) face kangaroos friday night at colonial.
MELB 4.1 7.3 12.6 16. 7 (103)
GEEL 5.3 9.6 10.7 15.10 (100)
GOALS: MELB – Robertson 5, Green 3, S. Febey 2, Farmer 2, McDonald, Bruce, Leoncelli, Walsh; GEEL – Graham 5, Kingsley 4, Burns 2, Riccardi, White, Sanderson, Ling
BEST: MELB – Robertson, McDonald, S. Febey, Leoncelli, Yze, Walsh; GEEL – Graham, Kingsley, Sanderson, McGrath, Enright, Scarlett
INJURY: MELB – Brown replaced in selected side by Thompson; GEEL – Burns (hamstring)
Burns will miss 2-3 weeks
REPORTS: MELB – Yze reported for charging Clarke
Yze was cleared of the report at the Tribunal. He admitted to being marginally late in delivering a bump to Clarke, who had just kicked the ball. He said his intention in jumping at Clarke was to put pressure on him. The panel ruled that while the bump might have been late, they said it was not unnecessary or unreasonable force.
UMPIRES: Wenn, Nicholls, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 31,074 at MCG
hawthorn (12-5) vs freemantle (0-17) colonail saturday afternoon
freo have finally won by 16 points over hawthorn in a come from behind win. freemantle (1-17) face west coast in the derby. hawthorn (12-6) face melbourne at the g saturday night.
FRE 2.4 5.6 10.7 16.10 (106)
HAW 7.2 10.5 12.8 13.12 ( 90)
GOALS: FRE – J. Longmuir 5, Pavlich 4, Koops 3, Bell 2, McPhee, Fewster; HAW – Lord 4, Barker 3, McCabe, Hazell, Chick, Thompson, Clarke, Lekkas
BEST: FRE – Bell, Haddrill, J. Longmuir, Fletcher, Pavlich, Jones; HAW – Thompson, Lord, Barker, Cox, Crawford
INJURY: FRE – Black (groin); HAW – Harford (ankle) replaced in selected side by Hazell, Crawford (corked thigh), Rawlings (ankle), Clarke (broken collarbone), Chick (hamstring)
Clarke could be out for the season
REPORTS: FRE – Black reported by emergency umpire J Harvey for striking Vandenberg, Black reported by emergency umpire for wrestling R Vandenberg; Black (Fremantle) reported by field umpire B Rosebury for striking Clarke
HAW – Vandenberg for wrestling Black
Black was suspended for one game on the first striking charge, but was cleared on the second and third charges. Black will miss the Round 19 game against the Eagles.
Vandenberg accepted a $1200 fine for wrestling.
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Vozzo, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 16,595 at Colonial Stadium
sydney (10-7) vs kangaroos (8-9) scg saturday night
sydney make it 5 striaght with a 107 point win over the roos. sydney (11-7) play essendon at colonial sunday. kangaroos (8-10) host geelong friday night at colonial.
SYD 5.2 10.4 14.8 22.11 (143)
KANG 1.5 1.8 2.13 3.18 (36)
GOALS: SYD – Kelly 3, Stafford 3, Schwass 2, Cresswell 2, Williams 2, Nicks 2, Kirk 2, O’Keefe, McPherson, O’Loughlin, Ball, Crouch, Bennett; KANG – Pickett, McCartney, Staull
BEST: SYD – Mathews, Kelly, Williams, Schwass, Goodes, Cresswell; KANG – Simpson, Grant, Harvey, Blakey, McCartney, Cochrane
INJURY: SYD – Dunkley (knee), Seymour (leg)
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Coates, Rowe
CROWD: 32,689. At the SCG
brisbane (12-5) vs bulldogs (9-8) gabba sunday
9 straight wins have secured brisbane 2nd by 33 points over the bulldogs. brisbane (13-5) host richmond sunday. bulldogs (9-9) face collingwood at the g sunday.
BRIS 4.4 8.10 13.16 19.22 (136)
WB 3.4 5.7 12.10 15.13 (103)
GOALS: BRIS – Akermanis 4, Headland 3, Lynch 3, Brown 2, Black 2, Notting, McDonald, S. Hart, Power, Ashcroft; WB – Garlick 5, Grant 3, Bartlett 2, Johnson 2, Brown, Darcy, Eagleton
BEST: BRIS – Akermanis, Voss, Black, Lappin, Headland, Johnson, McDonald; WB – Garlick, Grant, Robbins, Darcy, Ellis
UMPIRES: Dore, McLaren, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 26,872 at the Gabba
port (11-6) vs adeliade (9-8) football park sunday
port return to 3rd with a 8 point win over adeliade. port (12-6) play st kilda at colonil saturday. adeliade (9-9) host carlton saturday night.
PA 3.3 9.5 13.7 16.11(107)
ADE 6.3 10.6 10.9 15.9 (99)
GOALS: PA -Primus 3, C. Cornes 3, Wanganeen 2, Francis 2, Che C-C 2, Tredrea 2, Paxman, Dew;
ADE – Ricciuto 3, McLeod 2, Stevens 2, Jarman, Smart, Welsh, Johnson, Vardy, Marsh, Biglands, Gallagher
BET: PA – Francou, Paxman, Tredrea, Primus, Wanganeen, Stevens; ADE – Clarke,
McLeod, Stevens, Ricciuto, Bickley, Edwards
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Avon, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 49,846 at Football Park
This was the highest ever attendance for a football match at Football Park.
essendon (14-3) vs carlton (10-7) mcg sunday
carlton keep their top 4 hopes alive with a 7 point win over essendon giving the dons back to back loses for the first time in 2 and a half years. carlton (11-7) travel to play adelaide saturday night. essendon (14-4) host sydney sunday at colonial.
CARL 7.1 10.3 12.4 16. 6 (102)
ESS 4.0 9.1 11.8 14.11 (95)
GOALS: CARL – Lappin 5, Franchina 3, Camporeale 2, Ratten, Whitnall, Hickmott, Porter, Houlihan, Koutoufides; ESS – Lloyd 4, Barnard 2, Mercuri, Hird, Ramanauskas, McVeigh, Johnson, Lucas, McGrath, Jacobs
BEST: CARL – Lappin, Ratten, Hickmott, Silvagni, Koutoufides, Franchina; ESS – Hird, McVeigh, Caracella, Ramanauskas, Barnard, Johnson
INJURY: ESS – Hird (ankle)
Hird will miss 3-4 weeks with a bad sprain.
REPORTS: ESS – Lloyd for striking Fletcher
UMPIRES: Allen, Sheehan, McBurney
ATTENDANCE: 75,873 at MCG
west coast (3-14) vs st kilda (3-14) subiaco sunday
west coast got out of the bottom 2 with a 92 point win over st kilda. west coast (4-14) host freo in the derby sunday. st kilda (3-15) host port saturday.
WCE 5.4 13.10 23.11 26.15 (171)
STK 3.5 5.5 7.6 12.7 (79)
GOALS: WCE -McIntosh 4, Embley 4, Jones 3, Taylor 3, Kerr 2, Green 2, Wirrpunda 2, Haynes 2, Fletcher, Chambers, Collica, Williams; StK – Wulf 2, Milne 2, Hamill, Callaghan, Capuano, Koschitzke, Blake, Baker, Traianidis, Oliver
BEST: WCE – Jones, Gardiner, Cousins, Embley, McIntosh, Pt. Matera; StK – Hamill, Wulf, Peckett, Hudghton, Callaghan, Gehrig
INJURY: StK – Riewoldt (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Kennedy, James, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 31,555 at Subiaco
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2143 | 1577 | 135.89% | 56 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2069 | 1676 | 123.45% | 52 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1936 | 1611 | 120.17% | 48 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1774 | 1665 | 106.55% | 48 |
| 5 | Richmond | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1692 | 1601 | 105.68% | 48 |
| 6 | Carlton | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1883 | 1498 | 125.70% | 44 |
| 7 | Sydney | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1742 | 1475 | 118.10% | 44 |
| 8 | Collingwood | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1838 | 1691 | 108.69% | 36 |
| 9 | Geelong | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1681 | 1617 | 103.96% | 36 |
| 10 | Adelaide | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1643 | 1700 | 96.65% | 36 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1907 | 1977 | 96.46% | 36 |
| 12 | Nth Melbourne | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1759 | 1909 | 92.14% | 32 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 1687 | 1908 | 88.42% | 28 |
| 14 | West Coast | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1439 | 2089 | 68.88% | 16 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1555 | 2140 | 72.66% | 12 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1444 | 2058 | 70.17% | 4 |
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 83
Lynch (BRIS) 48
Tarrant (COL) 45
Rocca (KANG) 41
Richardson (RICH) 38
Hall (St.K) 37
Lappin (CARL) 37
Grant (WB) 36
Johnson (WB) 36
Ottens (RICH) 36
Wanganeen (PA) 36
McKernan (KANG) 35
Robertson (MELB) 35
Green (MELB) 34
Tredrea (PA) 34
round 19 matches
friday
kangaroos v geelong CS (N)
saturday
st kilda v port CS
melbourne v hawthorn MCG (N)
adeliade v carlton FP (N)
sunday
brisbane v richmond G
essendon v sydney CS
collingwood v bulldogs MCG
west coast v freemantle S
Harrison’s world 