carlton (0-2) vs collingwood (1-1) mcg friday night
carlton opened their account with a 20 point win over collingwood. carlton (1-2) play port sunday in adeliade. collingwood (1-2) host hawthorn saturday at the g.
CARL 4.3 7.7 8.9 11. 9 (75)
COL 1.2 3.6 5.9 7.13 (55)
GOALS: CARL – Lappin 3, McKernan 3, Hickmott 2, Camporeale, Hulme, Ratten
COL – Buckley 2, Burns, Cloke, N. Davis, Lockyer, Lonie
BEST: CARL – Murphy, Hulme, Houlihan, Beaumont, McKay; COL -Lockyer, Buckley, Burns, L. Davis, Cloke
INJURY: CARL – Gallagher (ankle) replaced in selected side by Merrington;
COL – Tarrant (corked quad) replaced in selected side by Johnson, Richardson (hamstring)
Richardson will miss 3 weeks with the injury.
UMPIRES: Mitchell, James, Rosebury
ATTENDANCE: 63,864 at MCG
richmond (1-1) vs melbourne (2-0) mcg saturday afternoon
richmond end melbournes dream run by 20 points. richmond (2-1) travel to play freo sunday in perth. melbourne (2-1) host west coast at optus oval saturday.
RICH 3.4 6.6 8.11 13.18 (96)
MELB 2.4 5.5 10. 6 11.10 (76)
GOALS: RICH – Rogers 2, Ottens 2, Poyas 2, Hilton, Campbell, Stafford, Cameron, Rodan, Krakouer, Torney; MELB – Green 2, Vardy 2, Wheatley 2, Armstrong, Neitz, Yze, Bruce, Leoncelli
BEST: RICH – Chaffey, Campbell, Torney, A. Kellaway, Zantuck, Bowden; MELB – White, Wheatley, Powell, J. McDonald, Vardy, Whelan
INJURY: RICH – Gaspar (calf) replaced in selected side by Hilton, Hilton (dislocated shoulder); MELB – Johnstone (groin)
Hilton will miss 8 weeks.
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Avon, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 37,154 at MCG
adeliade (2-0) vs sydney (1-1) football park saturday afternoon
a dominate first half kept the crows unbeaten by 30 points over sydney. adelaide (3-0) face essendon at colonial friday night. sydney (1-2) host kangaroos saturday night.
ADE 7.4 12.6 15.10 17.12 (114)
SYD 1.1 4.3 8.3 13. 6 (84)
GOALS: ADE – Fitzgerald 4, Burton 3, Welsh 2, Beinke 2, Bode, Doughty, McLeod, Schell, Johnson, Goodwin; SYD – M. O’Loughlin 3, Hall 2, Bolton 2, Fosdike 2, Nicks, Goodes, Bennett, Stevens
BEST: ADE – Bickley, Welsh, Doughty, Bode, Fitzgerald, Hart; SYD – Fosdike, McPherson, Mathews, M. O’Loughlin, Bolton, Crouch
INJURY: ADE – Stevens (cheekbone), Burton (ankle); SYD – Williams (calf), Schauble (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Brockman and Schwass, Barry (internal bleeding)
Barry came off late in the final term with dizziness, was treated at the ground and taken to hospital. The cause of the bleeding is unknown. Barry will remain in hospital for several days for observation and will miss several weeks due to the blood loss.
UMPIRES: McLaren, Head, Schmitt
ATTENDANCE: 42,246 at Football Park
kanagroos (2-0) vs geelong (0-2) colonial saturday nigh
geelong open their account stunning the roos by 8 points. geelong (1-2) host st kilda sunday. kangaroos (2-1) play sydney in sydney saturday night.
GEEL 2.1 6.4 10.6 11.9 (75)
KANG 2.2 5.3 7.3 10.7 (67)
GOALS: GEEL – Burns 2, Ling 2, Rooke, Graham, Sholl, Kingsley, Ablett, Mooney, Corey; KANG – Rocca 4, Harvey 2, Simpson 2, Burton, S. Motlop
BEST: GEEL – Ling, Sanderson, Scarlett, Rooke, Riccardi, Ablett; KANG – Archer, Stevens, Simpson, Makepeace, Martyn, Baird
INJURY: GEEL – Enright (shoulder), Ling (ankle); KANG – Blakey (shoulder)
Enright will miss 6-12 weeks, Blakey will miss one week
UMPIRES: Coates, Rowe, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 27286 at Colonial Stadium
brisbane (2-0) vs essendon (2-0) gabba saturday nigh
brisbane make it 19 straight in the grand final rematch ruining sheedy’s 500th game as coach by 50 points. brisbane (3-0) travel to play bulldogs saturday night at colonial. essendon (2-1) host adeliade friday night at colonial.
BRIS 3.4 8.7 11.12 17.15 (117)
ESS 3.2 4.6 6.10 9.13 (67)
GOALS: BRIS – Bradshaw 6, Akermanis 4, Voss 2, McRae, B. Scott, Notting, Black, White; ESS – Lloyd 3, Blumfield, Hird, J. Johnson, Misiti, Heffernan, Alessio
BEST: BRIS – Lappin, Black, Michael, Akermanis, Pike, Bradshaw, Charman; ESS – Hird, J. Johnson, Fletcher, Peverill, Ramanauskas
INJURY: BRIS – Voss (hip); ESS – Wellman (hamstring)
Wellman will miss 3 weeks.
REPORTS: BRIS – Pike for striking J. Johnson
UMPIRES: Allen, Kelsey, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 35,898 at the Gabba
hawthorn (0-2) vs freemantle (1-1) york park sunday
hawks open their account by 10 points over freo. hawthorn (1-2) play collingwood at the g saturday. freo (1-2) host richmond sunday.
HAW 3.3 7.3 8.8 13.11 (89)
FRE 2.4 3.7 8.10 11.13 (79)
GOALS: HAW – Chick 2, Barlow 2, Vandenberg 2, Williams, Dixon, Thompson, Cox, Greene, Lekkas,, Bateman; FRE – Medhurst 3, J. Longmuir 3, Croad 2, Hasleby, Farmer, Bell
BEST: HAW – Smith, Crawford, Chick, Thompson, Cox, Rawlings, Vandenberg; FRE – Bell, Walker, Cook, Koops, Parker, Medhurst, J. Longmuir
UMPIRES: Quigley, McKenzie, Wenn
ATTENDANCE: 15,066 at York Park, Launceston
st kilda (1-1) vs port (0-2) colonial sunday
port open their account with an 83 point demolition of st kilda. port (1-2) host carlton sunday. st kilda (1-2) travel to geelong sunday.
PA 4.4 10.10 15.15 20.19 (139)
STK 2.2 5.2 7.5 8.8 (56)
GOALS: PA – Lade 4, P. Burgoyne 3, Wanganeen 3, Carr 2, Guerra 2, Cockatoo-Collins, C. Cornes, Francou, Montgomery, Schofield, N. Stevens; StK – Milne 4, Baker, Hayes, Koschitzke, Peckett
BEST: PA – Carr, Stevens, Schofield, Lade, Wanganeen, Primus, Hardwick, P. Burgoyne;
StK – Milne, Hayes, Thompson, Jones, Peckett, Clarke
INJURY: StK- Burke (knee)
UMPIRES: Dore, Morris, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 17,641 at Colonial Stadium
west coast (1-1) vs bulldogs (0-2) subiaco sunday
west coast beat the winless bulldogs by 32 points. west coast (2-1) play melbourne at optus oval saturday. bulldogs (0-3) host brisbane saturday night at colonial.
WCE 5.2 8.3 10.10 17.11 (113)
WB 2.4 4.9 8.13 11.15 (81)
GOALS: WCE – Wilson 4, Ph. Matera 3, Williams 3, Gaspar 2, Fletcher, Judd, Braun, Cousins, Haynes; WB – Grant 2, Giansiracusa 2, Johnson, Bowden, Birss, Kretiuk, Darcy, McMahon, Garlick
BEST: WCE – Jakovich, Gardiner, Gaspar, Braun, Wilson, Williams; WB – Grant, Smith, Giansiracusa, Garlick, Darcy, West
INJURY: WB – Brown (ankle), Robbins (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Corcoran, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 31,854 at Subiaco
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 200 | 187.50% | 12 |
| 2 | Adelaide | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 256 | 131.25% | 12 |
| 3 | Essendon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 305 | 253 | 120.55% | 8 |
| 4 | West Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 369 | 319 | 115.67% | 8 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 314 | 281 | 111.74% | 8 |
| 6 | Nth Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 260 | 245 | 106.12% | 8 |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 311 | 306 | 101.63% | 8 |
| 8 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 294 | 248 | 118.55% | 4 |
| 9 | Sydney | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 282 | 257 | 109.73% | 4 |
| 10 | Fremantle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 273 | 299 | 91.30% | 4 |
| 11 | Collingwood | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 293 | 349 | 83.95% | 4 |
| 12 | St Kilda | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 280 | 77.86% | 4 |
| 13 | Geelong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 230 | 303 | 75.91% | 4 |
| 14 | Carlton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 255 | 67.84% | 4 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 238 | 356 | 66.85% | 4 |
| 16 | Wstn Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 271 | 335 | 80.90% | 0 |
goals
1. Wilson (WCE) 15
2. Hall (SYD) 13
3. Lloyd (ESS) 12
4. Holland (COL) 11
5. Bradshaw (BRIS) 11
6. Neitz (MELB) 10
7. Akermanis (BRIS) 9
8. Milne (STK) 8
9 Pickett (KANG) 8
10 Ph. Matera (WCE) 8
11. Ottens (RICH) 7
12. Welsh (ADE) 7
13. Richardson (RICH) 7
14. Rocca (KANG) 7
15. Burton (ADE) 7
round 4 matches
friday
essendon v adeliade CS (N)
saturday
collingwood v hawthorn MCG
melbourne v west coast OO
bulldogs v brisbane CS (N)
sydney v kangaroos SCG (N)
sunday
port v carlton FP
geelong v st kilda SS
freo v richmond S
Harrison’s world 