collingwood (2-2) vs essendon (3-1) mcg friday night
collingwood win the anzac day clash for the first time since 1998 doubling essendons score by 33 points. collingwood (3-2) play st kilda at colonial friday night. essendon (3-2) travel to play freo saturday afternoon.
COL 1.2 3.5 7.8 9.12 (66)
ESS 1.1 2.4 2.7 4.9 (33)
GOALS: COL – N. Davis 2, Fraser , Burns, L. Davis, Lockyer, Lonie, McKee, Steinfort;
ESS – Lloyd 2, Fletcher, Jacobs
BEST: COL – L. Davis, Burns, McGough, Freeborn, Lockyer, Buckley, Steinfort, Cloke; ESS – J. Johnson, Jacobs, Fletcher, Hille
ANZAC MEDAL: Mark McGough
INJURY: COL – Fraser (cut hand); ESS – Peverill (broken arm)
Peverill’s arm was broken when Magpie Steven McKee tried to soccer the ball off the ground and connected with Peverill’s arm instead. Peverill had surgery and will miss 6-8 weeks.
UMPIRES: James, Allen, McLaren
Official crowd: 84,894 at MCG
bulldogs (0-4) vs melbourne (3-1) colonial friday night
bulldogs waste so many chances that they lose to melbourne by 23 points. melbourne (4-1) travel to play sydney sunday. bulldogs (0-5) play carlton at coloial saturday night.
MELB 2.2 5.6 10.8 15.14 (104)
WB 1.9 5.14 8.17 10.21 (81)
GOALS: MELB – Schwarz 3, Neitz 3, Yze 2, Vardy 2, Bruce, J. McDonald, Green, Wheatley, Woewodin; WB – Bandy 4, Johnson 2, Garlick, Gilbee, Giansiracusa, Grant
BEST: MELB – Woewodin, Leoncelli, Vardy, J. McDonald, Yze, Powell; WB – Johnson, West, Bandy, Darcy
INJURY: MELB – Johnstone (groin) replaced in selected side by Armstrong, Whelan (back);
WB – Kretiuk (groin), Liberatore (cut cheek)
REPORTS: WB – Giansiracusa for allegedly striking Brown
UMPIRES: Bozzo, Sheehan, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 30,789 at Colonial
hawthorn (1-3) vs richmond (2-2) mcg saturday afternoon
hawks are back on the winners list by 7 goals over richmond. hawthorn (2-3) play the roos at the g saturday afternoon. richmond (2-3) host adeliade sunday at colonial.
HAW 4.3 9.4 13.8 19.11 (125)
RICH 4.3 6.5 8.11 12.11 (83)
GOALS: HAW – Holland, Chick 4, Thompson, Barker 2, Bateman, Harford, Crawford, Vandenberg, McCabe, Ries, Cox; RICH – Rodan, Bowden 3, Ottens, Hudson, Hall, Fiora, King, Coughlan
BEST: HAW – Holland, Thompson, Chick, Barker, Harford, Hay, Crawford; RICH – Zantuck, King, Tivendale, Rodan, Bowden, Hall
INJURY: HAW – Barlow (corked thigh) replaced in selected side by Mitchell, Crawford (corked thigh), Chick (sore calf), Bateman (corked thigh); RICH – Richardson (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Vardy
UMPIRES: Dore, Morris, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 39,694 at the MCG
west coast (2-2) vs brisbane (4-0) subiaco saturday afternoon
west coast end brisbanes 20 game winning streak by 46 points in perth. west coast (3-2) travel to play port sunday. brisbane (4-1) host geelong saturday night.
WCE 4.1 7.7 12.11 18.13 (121)
BRIS 3.4 5.11 8.12 10.15 (75)
GOALS: WCE – Wilson 5, Judd, Williams Kerr, Cousins 2, Embley, Merenda, Gardiner, Chambers, Matera; BRIS – Bradshaw, Power, Akermanis 2, McRae, C Scott, Voss, Michael
BEST: WCE – Matera, Kerr, Gardiner, Cousins, Wooden, Wilson, Wirrpunda, Judd; BRIS – Voss, McRae, Lappin, Power
INJURY: BRIS – Leppitsch (corked thigh), Brown (ankle)
UMPIRES: Wenn, McKenzie, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 33,310 at Subiaco
st kilda (1-3) vs sydney (2-2) colonial saturday night
the first draw since round 10 2000 between st kilda off two big losses and sydney. st kilda (1-1-3) host collingwood friday night at colonial. sydney (2-1-2) host melbourne sunday.
STK 2.2 2.2 5.5 8.8 (56)
SYD 0.2 1.4 2.6 8.8 (56)
GOALS: STK – Schwarze 2, Wulf, Begley, Clarke, Callaghan, Peckett, Milne; SYD – Williams 2, Dunkley, Stevens, Maxfield, Hall, Bolton, Cresswell
BEST: STK – Voss, Dal Santo, Hayes, Riewoldt, Milne, Lawrence, Begley; SYD – Kelly, Williams, Cresswell, Fosdike
INJURY: StK – Hudghton (mild concussion), Jones (hamstring)
REPORTS: SYD – Bolton for striking Cripps
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Kelsey, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 21,007 at Colonial Stadium
adelaide (3-1) vs port (2-2) football park saturday night
port win their 4th striaght showdown by 8 points over the crows. port (3-2) host west coast sunday. adeliade (3-2) travel to play richmond at colonial sunday.
PA 3.0 6.0 10.3 14.6 (90)
ADE 6.1 9.4 11.8 12.10 (82)
GOALS: PA – Cornes 3, Wanganeen 2, Burgoyne 2, Tredrea, Lade, James, Poulton, Kingsley, Guerra, Cockatoo-Collins; ADE – Welsh 2, Burton 2, Johncock 2, Stevens 2, Bode, Bickley, Goodwin, Stenglein
BEST: PA – Port Adelaide: Schofield, Kingsley, C. Cornes, Stevens, French, Burgoyne; ADE – Goodwin, Johnson, Doughty, Bickley, Smart, Stevens
INJURY: PA – Bishop (knee), Montgomery (head); ADE – Johnson (hamstring)
CHANGES: PA – Primus (corked knee) replaced in selected side by K. Cornes
UMPIRES: McBurney, Coates, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 49,513 at Football Park
geelong (2-2) vs freemantle (2-2) skilled stadium sunday afternoon
geelong smash freo by 62 points. geelong (3-2) face the hardest trip brisbane in brisbane saturday night. freo (2-3) host essendon saturday afternoon.
GEEL 4.2 9.4 15.6 17.9 (111)
FRE 2.1 3.4 4.7 6.13 (49)
GOALS: GEEL – Graham 3, Bartel 2, Riccardi 2, Kingsley 2, Mooney 2, Ablett 2, King, Burns, Sholl, Ling; FRE – Farmer 2, T. Longmuir 2, Croad, Cunningham
BEST: GEEL – Riccardi, Bartel, Corey, Sholl, Scarlett, Ling, Mooney, Harley, Ablett;
FRE – Koops, Pavlich, Bell, Cook, T. Longmuir, Grover
INJURY: GEEL – Kilpatrick (hamstring), Milburn (concussion), Burns (cramp)
CHANGES: FRE – Cunningham replaced Norrish in selected side
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Woodcock, Humphry-Smith
ATTENDANCE: 20,075 at Skilled Stadium
carlton (1-3) vs kangaroos (2-2) colonial sunday afternoon
carlton go from bad to worse in a 19 point loss to the roos. kangaroos (3-2) host hawthorn at the g saturday. carlton (1-4) host bulldogs at colonial saturday night.
KANG 4.5 9.11 13.13 19.17 (131)
CARL 5.4 7.8 13.9 17.10 (112)
GOALS: KANG – McCartney 3, Clayton 3, Rocca 3, Pickett 3, King 2, Stevens, Burton, Harvey, Morrell, Cochrane; CARL – Lappin 6, Murphy 3, Houlihan 2, Hickmott, Camporeale, Freeborn, Bradley, Beaumont, Wiggins
BEST: KANG – Harvey, Simpson, Morrell, Stevens, Archer, Robbins, Burton; CARL – Lappin, Ratten, McKay, Bradley, Murphy, Freeborn
INJURY: KANG – Martyn (hamstring), Stevens (calf), Archer (eye); CARL – Hulme (knee), Hickmott (broken arm), Camporeale (hamstring), McKernan (groin)
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Jeffery, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 35,138 at Colonial Stadium
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 544 | 399 | 136.34% | 16 |
| 2 | Melbourne | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 555 | 465 | 119.35% | 16 |
| 3 | Geelong | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 507 | 396 | 128.03% | 12 |
| 4 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 532 | 425 | 125.18% | 12 |
| 5 | Essendon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 460 | 400 | 115.00% | 12 |
| 6 | West Coast | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 593 | 531 | 111.68% | 12 |
| 7 | Nth Melbourne | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 491 | 460 | 106.74% | 12 |
| 8 | Adelaide | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 499 | 468 | 106.62% | 12 |
| 9 | Collingwood | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 463 | 445 | 104.04% | 12 |
| 10 | Sydney | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 441 | 413 | 106.78% | 10 |
| 11 | Fremantle | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 460 | 482 | 95.44% | 8 |
| 12 | Richmond | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 466 | 569 | 81.90% | 8 |
| 13 | Hawthorn | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 426 | 543 | 78.45% | 8 |
| 14 | St Kilda | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 318 | 502 | 63.35% | 6 |
| 15 | Carlton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 380 | 534 | 71.16% | 4 |
| 16 | Wstn Bulldogs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 430 | 533 | 80.68% | 0 |
goals
GOALS
1. Lloyd(ESS) 20
2. Wilson(WCE) 20
3. Neitz(MELB) 19
4. Hall(SYD) 17
5. Bradshaw(BRIS) 15
6. Akermanis(BRIS) 12
7. Croad(FRE) 12
8. Pickett(KANG) 12
9. Rocca(KANG) 12
10. Holland(COL) 11
11. Green(MELB) 11
12. Welsh(ADE) 11
13. Burgoyne(PA) 10
14. Kingsley(GEEL) 10
15. Ottens(RICH) 10
round 6 matches
friday
st kilda v collingwood CS (N)
saturday
kangaroos v hawthorn MCG
freemantle v essendon S
carlton vs bulldogs CS (N)
brisbane v geelong G (N)
sunday
sydney v melbourne SCG
richmond v adelaide CS
port v west coast FP
Harrison’s world 