kangaroos (4-5) vs essendon (6-3) mcg friday night
north return to the winners list by 8 points over essendon. kangaroos (5-5) host richmond friday night at colonial. essendon (6-4) host port saturday night at colonial.
KANG 4.5 6.11 11.16 12.20 (92)
ESS 4.3 6.6 8.10 12.12 (84)
GOALS: KANG – Harvey 2, Morell 2, Baird, Grant, King, McCartney, Martyn, Pickett, Rocca, Stevens; ESS – Lucas 2, Fletcher 2, Alessio, Barnard, Harvey, Jacobs, Mercuri, Moorcroft, Ramanauskas, Reynolds
BEST: KANG – Archer, Simpson, Stevens, McCartney, Makepeace, Colbert; ESS – Fletcher, Jacobs, Ramanauskas, Mercuri, Wellman
INJURY: ESS – McGrath (ankle) replaced in selected side by Forster-Knight, Hille, (illness) replaced in selected side by Bolton, Fletcher (cramp), Peverill (corked thigh)
UMPIRES: McBurney, McLaren, Jeffery
ATTENDANCE: 34,352 at MCG
geelong (3-6) vs melbourne (6-3) skilled stadium saturday afternoon
geelong break a 4 game losing streak by 26 points over melbourne. geelong (4-6) host carlton at colonial sunday. melbourne (6-4) host collingwood on monday in the queens birthday clash.
GEEL 2.6 4.11 8.15 12.17 (89)
MELB 0.3 4.5 5.6 9.9 (63)
GOALS: GEEL – Kingsley 6, Riccardi 2, Chapman, Corey, Harley, King; MELB – Jolly 2, Nicholson 2, Johnstone, Neitz, Robertson, Schwarz, White
BEST: GEEL – Kingsley, Harley, Riccardi, Chapman, Clarke, Grgic; MELB – White, Johnstone, Woewodin, Yze, Brown, Jolly
CHANGES: GEEL – Lord (ill) replaced in selected side by Street
UMPIRES: Allen, James, Quigley
ATTENDANCE: 20,031 at Skilled Stadium
richmond (4-5) vs bulldogs (3-6) mcg saturday
bulldogs continue their revival with a 19 point win over richmond. bulldogs (4-6) host freo at optus oval sunday. richmond (4-6) face the roos at colonial friday night.
WB 6.2 7.6 12. 9 17.15 (117)
RICH 3.0 7.5 11.12 14.14 (98)
GOALS: WB – Bandy 4, Garlick 3, Saunders 3, Grant 2, Smith, Johnson, Harrison, Alvey, Hargrave; RICH – Stafford 3, Ottens 2, Campbell 2, Gaspar, Rogers, Rodan, Hall, King, Tivendale, Zantuck
BEST: WB – Bandy, Johnson, West, Garlick, Darcy, Giansiracusa; RICH – Campbell, Ottens, King, Chaffey, Knights
INJURY: WB – Kretiuk (groin) replaced in selected side by Cross; RICH – Knights (nose)
UMPIRES: Coates, Morris, Dore
ATTENDANCE: 31,506 at MCG
collingwood (6-3) vs sydney (3-1-5) colonial saturday night
collingwood stay in the top 4 with an 11 point win over sydney. collingwood (7-3) face melbourne at the g monday. sydney (3-1-6) travel to play west coast saturday night.
COL 5.9 6.9 8.10 14.11 (95)
SYD 2.1 7.3 10.10 12.12 (84)
GOALS: COL – L. Davis 4, Tarrant 4, Burns 2, Didak, Holland, Molloy, N. Davis;
SYD – Schauble 4, Crouch, Lockett, Maxfield, Nicks, O’Keefe, Bolton, Schwass, Williams
BEST: COL – Burns, Licuria, O’Bree, Clement, Prestigiacomo, L. Davis, Tarrant;
SYD – Cresswell, Williams, Dunkley, Saddington, Nicks, Schauble, Goodes
UMPIRES: Kennedy, Corcoran, Woodcock
ATTENDANCE: 45,269 at Colonial Stadium
adeliade (6-3) vs brisbane (7-2) football park saturday night
adelaide maintain their winning streak against brisbane by 7 points. adeliade (7-3) host hawthorn saturday afternoon. brisbane (7-3) host st kilda sunday.
ADE 6.2 9.5 11.9 15.11 (101)
BRIS 5.3 6.5 9.6 14.10 (94)
Goals: ADE – Schell 4, Bode 2, Welsh 2, Stevens 2, McLeod 2, Burton 2, Johncock; BRIS – Lynch 4, Black 2, Voss, McRae, Power, Notting, Akermanis, Pike, Keating, Shattock
BEST: ADE – Ricciuto, Johnson, Bickley, Bode, Hart, Stevens; BRIS – Lappin, Voss, Pike, Lynch, Black, Akermanis
INJURY: ADE – Bickley (cut head); BRIS – B. Scott (concussion), Charman (shoulder), Ashcroft (cut head)
UMPIRES: Humphery-Smith, McKenzie, Avon
ATTENDANCE: 47,279 at Football Park
hawthorn (5-4) vs port (6-3) york park sunday
port move into the top 2 with a 40 point win over the hawks. port (7-3) travel to play essendon at colonial saturday night. hawthorn (5-5) travel to play adeliade saturday afternoon.
PA 5.3 8.5 12.11 17.15 (117)
HAW 1.2 4.3 8.4 12.5 (77)
GOALS: PA – Tredrea 3, Stevens 3, Dew 2, Burgoyne 2, Burgoyne 2, Montgomery, Cockatoo-Collins, Carr, K. Cornes, Poulton; HAW – Holland 3, Barlow 2, Lonie 2, Chick, Dixon, Osborne, Vandenberg, Crawford
BEST: PA – Stevens, Cockatoo-Collins, Burgoyne, Carr, Wakelin, Primus; HAW – Barlow, A. Cox, Rawlings, Dixon, Lonie
UMPIRES: Schmitt, Ellis, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 18,112 at York Park, Launceston
st kilda (2-1-6) vs west coast (5-4) colonial sunday
west coast couldn’t repeat their last away win in a 50 point loss to st kilda. st kilda (3-1-6) play brisbane on sunday on the road. west coast (5-5) host sydney saturday night.
STK 8.0 15.3 20.5 20.7 (127)
WCE 3.2 5.5 7.8 11.11 (77)
GOALS: StK -Milne 5, Voss 3, Hamill 2, Everitt 2, Riewoldt 2, Davis 2, Thompson, Hudghton, Loewe, Schwarze; WCE – Embley 4, Ph. Matera 3, Chambers 2, Fletcher, Wilson
BEST: StK – Thompson, Hayes, Hamill, Peckett, Voss, Milne, Baker, Everitt; WCE – Fletcher, Braun, Wirrpunda, Embley, Cousins
INJURY: STK – Harvey (calf), Hudghton (hamstring), Riewoldt (cut eye);
WCE – Gardiner replaced in selected side by Sierakowski, Wilson (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Rowe, Wenn, Kelsey
ATTENDANCE: 18,876 at Colonial Stadium
freo (4-5) vs carlton (1-8) subiaco sunday
carltons horror year continues with a 28 point loss to freo. freo (5-5) play bulldogs at optus oval sunday. carlton (1-9) play geelong sunday at coloinal.
FRE 1.4 8.6 13.9 14.12 (96)
CARL 4.3 7.5 8.8 10.8 (68)
GOALS: FRE – J. Longmuir 4, Croad 3, Medhurst 2, Pavlich, Hasleby, McManus, Norrish, Farmer; CARL – Ratten 2, Whitnall 2, Fevola 2, Murphy 2, Plunkett, Lappin
BEST: FRE – Pavlich, Simmonds, Hasleby, Carr, J. Longmuir, Bell, McManus; CARL – Ratten, Murphy, Plunkett, Hotton, Fletcher
INJURY: FRE – Polak (shoulder); CARL – McKernan (head)
UMPIRES: Head, McInerney, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 27,277 at Subiaco
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Brisbane | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1133 | 854 | 132.67% | 28 |
| 2 | Port Adelaide | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1074 | 850 | 126.35% | 28 |
| 3 | Adelaide | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1047 | 909 | 115.18% | 28 |
| 4 | Collingwood | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 942 | 822 | 114.60% | 28 |
| 5 | Essendon | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 949 | 798 | 118.92% | 24 |
| 6 | Melbourne | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 994 | 956 | 103.97% | 24 |
| 7 | West Coast | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1087 | 1063 | 102.26% | 20 |
| 8 | Fremantle | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 907 | 928 | 97.74% | 20 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 977 | 1042 | 93.76% | 20 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 965 | 1031 | 93.60% | 20 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 982 | 967 | 101.55% | 16 |
| 12 | Geelong | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 922 | 981 | 93.99% | 16 |
| 13 | Richmond | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 882 | 1018 | 86.64% | 16 |
| 14 | Sydney | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 879 | 911 | 96.49% | 14 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 719 | 1029 | 69.87% | 14 |
| 16 | Carlton | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 733 | 1033 | 70.96% | 4 |
goals
GOALS
Kingsley (GEEL) 31
Hall (SYD) 30
Wilson (WCE) 29
Welsh (ADE) 26
Lynch (BRIS) 25
Croad (FRE) 25
Rocca (KANG) 23
Neitz (MELB) 23
Milne (STK) 23
Bradshaw (BRIS) 22
Lloyd (ESS) 21
Bandy (WB) 21
Tredrea (PA) 20
J. Longmuir(FRE)19
Akermanis (BRIS)19
round 11 matches
friday
kangaroos v richmond CS (N)
saturday
adelaide v hawthorn FP
essendon v port CS (N)
west coast v sydney S (N)
sunday
brisbane v st kilda G
geelong v carlton CS
bulldogs v freemnatle OO
monday
melbourne v collingwood MCG
Harrison’s world 