kangaroos (9-10) vs adelaide (10-9) colonial friday night
adelaide are back into the 8 with a 62 point win over the roos leaving the roos on life support. adeliade (11-9) host hawthorn sunday. kanagroos (9-11) face richmond at the g friday night.
ADE 6.3 14.7 18.10 25.12 (162)
KANG 3.5 7.7 14.7 15.10 (100)
GOALS: ADE – Perrie 5, Ricciuto 5, Stevens 5, Jarman 2, Burton 2, Biglands, Johnson, McLeod, Smart, Stenglein, Welsh; KANG – Burton 2, Carey 2, Clayton 2, Grant 2, Rocca 2, Cochrane, Harvey, King, Rawlings, Sinclair
BEST: ADE – McLeod, Ricciuto, Perrie, Stenglein, Stevens, Hart, Smart; KANG – Grant, Harvey, Simpson, Archer, Burton
INJURY: ADE – Johnson (shin soreness);
KANG – Jones (lacerated head)
UMPIRES: McKenzie, Wenn, Nash
ATTENDANCE: 25,340 at Colonial
richmond (12-7) vs west coast (5-14) colonial saturday
richmond keep their top 4 hopes alive with a 65 point win over west coast. richmond (13-7) host kangaroos at the g friday night. west coast (5-15) host essendon saturday night.
RICH 3.7 9.11 13.15 20.18 (138)
WCE 2.4 3. 6 5.11 10.13 (73)
GOALS: RICH – Hilton 4, Richardson 4, Broderick 3, Ottens 2, Bowden 2, Cameron, King, Tivendale, Knights, A. Kellaway; WCE – Wilson 4, Wooden 2, Cummings 2, Merenda, Haynes
BEST: RICH – Ottens, Richardson, Bowden, Knights, Hilton, King; WCE – Collica, Fletcher
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REPORTS: WCE – Cummings for striking Holland
UMPIRES: Dore, Morris, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 25,056 at Colonial Stadium
collingwood (10-9) vs essendon (15-4) mcg saturday night
a late surge got essendon out of jail again with a 20 point win over collingwood. essendon (16-4) play west coast saturday night in perth. collingwood (10-10) face carlton in a do or die clash saturday at the g.
ESS 4.7 5.12 9.14 15.17 (107)
COL 3.3 7.4 10.8 13.9 ( 87)
GOALS: ESS -M Johnson 3, Hird 3, Lucas 3, Mercuri, McVeigh, Bolton, Alessio, Caracella, Rioli; COL – Rocca 6, Tarrant 3, N. Davis 2, Molloy, Freeborn
BEST: ESS – M Johnson J Johnson, Mercuri, Hird, Caracole, McGrath; COL – Rocca, Buckley, Burns, Tarrant, Prestigiacomo, N Davis
INJURY: ESS – Barnard (eye); COL – Lockyer (concussion)
UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, Kennedy
ATTENDANCE: 71,518 at MCG
port (13-6) vs geelong (9-10) football park saturday night
port secure 3rd with a 30 point win over geelong. port (14-6) play bulldogs at colonial saturday night. geelong (9-11) host brisbane sunday.
PA 4.6 10.9 12.13 14.15(99)
GEEL 1.1 3.2 6.7 10.9 (69)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Primus 2, Dew 2, C Cockatoo-Collins 2, Schofield, Francou, Murray, C. Cornes, Stevens; GEEL – King 3, Graham, Bizzell, Kingsley, White, Murphy, Milburn, Enright
BEST: PA – Schofield, Francou, Stevens, Wanganeen, James, C. Cornes; GEEL – King, Enright, Street, Sanderson, Kingsley, Houlihan
INJURY: PA – Montgomery (ankle)
UMPIRES: Sheehan, McBurney, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 25,536 at Football Park
sydney (11-8) vs melbourne (7-12) scg sunday
melbourne end sydneys home final hopes by 33 points. melbourne (8-12) host freo sunday at the g. sydney (11-9) host st kilda sunday.
MELB 6.7 12.11 15.12 19.17 (131)
SYD 1.4 7.7 11.10 14.14 (98)
GOALS: MELB – Farmer 5, Neitz 4, S. Febey 2, Robertson 2, Brown, Bruce, Funcke, Schwarz, Walsh, Ward; SYD – O’Loughlin 3, Williams 2, Ball, Cresswell, Fixter, Goodes, Kennelly, Mathews, Maxfield, O’Keefe, Schwass
BET: MELB – S.Febey, Walsh, Yze, Brown, Neitz, Farmer; SYD – Williams, Mathews, Ball, O’Loughlin, O’Keefe, Kennelly
INJURY: SYD – Schwass (groin)
UMPIRES: Howlett, Jeffery, Mitchell
ATTENDANCE: 28367 at the SCG
st kilda (3-16) vs carlton (11-8) colonial sunday
carlton kept their top 4 hopes alive with a 44 point win over st kilda. carlton (12-8) host collingwood saturday. st kilda (3-17) travel to play sydney sunday.
CARL 7.2 9.4 14.11 22.16 (148)
StK 4.3 8.6 12.8 16.8 (104)
GOALS: CARL – Fevola 4, Camporeale 3, Hickmott 2, Houlihan 2, Koutoufides 2, Allan, Fletcher, Freeborn, Hulme, Lappin, McKay, Ratten:
StK – Everitt 3, Callaghan 2, Beetham, Begley, Blake, Capuano, Delaney, Gehrig, Hamill, Jones, Milne, Thompson, Young
BEST: CARL – Koutoufides, Bradley, Fevola, Hickmott, Camporeale, Lappin; StK – Everitt, Thompson, Hamill, Koschitzke
INJURY: CARL – Allan (groin), Lappin (corked buttock); StK – Delaney (quadricep), Hudghton (ankle), Baker (calf)
REPORTS: CARL – Camporeale (tripping)
UMPIRES: Corcoran, Kelsey, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 34521 at Colonial
hawthorn (13-6) vs bulldogs (9-10) mcg sunday
bulldogs stay alive with a 46 point win over hawthorn. bulldogs (10-10) host port saturday night. hawthorn (13-7) play adeliade sunday in adeliade.
WB 3.6 7.11 12.18 17.23 (125)
HAW 4.1 8.1 11.4 12.7 (79)
GOALS: WB – Grant 4, Johnson 4, Smith 3, Giansiracusa 2, Hunter 2, Dimattina, Hudson; HAW – Lord 4, Barker 3, Barlow 2, Lekkas, Lonie, Thompson
BEST: WB – Alvey, Giansiracusa, Johnson, Darcy, Murphy, Grant, West, Smith, Liberatore; HAW – Rawlings, Lord, Barker, Barlow, Lonie, Obst
INJURY: WB – Kretiuk (back related hamstring)
REPORTS: WB – Ellis for wrestling; HAW – Crawford (striking), T.Croad (wrestling)
UMPIRES: Coates, James, McLaren
ATTENDANCE: 26642 at the MCG
freemantle (1-18) vs brisbane (14-5) subiaco sunday
lions look like title favuorites with their 11th straight win by 49 points over freo. brisbane (15-5) travel to geelong sunday. freo (1-19) travel to play melbourne sunday.
BRIS 5.3 9.8 15.9 21.12 (136)
FRE 4.4 5.9 11.11 12.15 (87)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 3, Brown 3, Lappin 3, McRae 3, Lynch 2, Black, Copeland, S. Hart, Headland, Power, C. Scott, Voss; FRE – Pavlich 4, Carr 2, J. Longmuir 2, Brown, Schell, Simpson, Woods
BEST: BRIS – Lappin, Black, Johnson, Brown, Voss, S. Hart; FRE – Pavlich, Hasleby, Cook, Jones, Fletcher, Bell
REPORTS: BRIS – White for striking, Keating for wrestling; FRE – Eastlaugh for wrestling
UMPIRES: Fox, Harvey, Head
ATTENDANCE: 15136 at Subiaco
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Essendon | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 2329 | 1741 | 133.77% | 64 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2335 | 1860 | 125.54% | 60 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2160 | 1794 | 120.40% | 56 |
| 4 | Hawthorn | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2009 | 1861 | 107.95% | 52 |
| 5 | Richmond | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 1927 | 1802 | 106.94% | 52 |
| 6 | Carlton | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2084 | 1708 | 122.01% | 48 |
| 7 | Sydney | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1917 | 1685 | 113.77% | 44 |
| 8 | Adelaide | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1911 | 1853 | 103.13% | 44 |
| 9 | Collingwood | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2044 | 1875 | 109.01% | 40 |
| 10 | Wstn Bulldogs | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2109 | 2175 | 96.97% | 40 |
| 11 | Geelong | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1832 | 1847 | 99.19% | 36 |
| 12 | Nth Melbourne | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 1990 | 2153 | 92.43% | 36 |
| 13 | Melbourne | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1889 | 2162 | 87.37% | 32 |
| 14 | West Coast | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1610 | 2291 | 70.27% | 20 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1773 | 2413 | 73.48% | 12 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1595 | 2294 | 69.53% | 4 |
goals
Lloyd (ESS) 83
Lynch (BRIS) 53
Tarrant (COL) 49
Richardson (RICH) 47
Rocca (KANG) 45
Grant (WB) 42
Johnson (WB) 42
Bradshaw (BRIS) 40
Lappin (CARL) 40
Tredrea (PA) 40
Ottens (RICH) 38
Robertson (MELB) 38
Rocca (COL) 38
Barker (HAW) 37
Hall (StK) 37
round 21 matches
friday
richmond v kangaroos MCG (N)
saturday
carlton v collingwood MCG
bulldogs v port CS (N)
west coast v essendon S (N)
sunday
sydney v st kilda SCG
adeliade v hawthorn FP
geelong v brisbane SS
melbourne v freemantle MCG
Harrison’s world 