carlton (1-12) vs richmond (4-9) mcg friday night
carlton broke a 10 game losing streak to give their avoiding last hopes alive with a 1 point win over richmond. carlton (2-12) host melbourne at colonial sunday. richmond (4-10) host brisbane saturday night at colonial.
CARL 3.5 6.6 10.6 13.8 (86)
RICH 4.3 8.5 10.10 12.13 (85)
GOALS: CARL – McKernan 5, Doering 2, Wiggins 2, Hickmott, Camporeale, Whitnall, Fletcher;
RICH – Ottens 4, Pettifer 4, Bowden 2, Tivendale, Zantuck
BEST: CARL – McKernan, Beaumont, McKay, Doering, Wiggins, Camporeale; RICH – Coughlan, Cameron, Campbell, Ottens, Pettifer, Fiora
INJURY: CARL – Mansfield (chest infection) replaced in selected side by Cranage;
RICH – Torney (neck)
UMPIRES: Morris, McKenzie, Kennedy, Quigley (subs)
ATTENDANCE: 36,941 at MCG
geelong (7-6) vs west coast (8-5) skilled stadium saturday afternoon
geelong make it 5 striaght by 32 points over west coast. geelong (8-6) face collingwood at the g saturday afternoon. west coast (8-6) host essendon sunday.
GEEL 3.5 3.8 5.15 8.17 (65)
WCE 1.5 4.7 4.9 4.9 (33)
GOALS: Lord 3, Burns, Milburn, Wojcinski, Chapman, Riccardi; WCE – Kerr, Braun, Sampi, Embley
BEST: GEEL – Lord, Kelly, Harley, Ling, Sanderson, Enright, Milburn; WCE – Wirrpunda, Fletcher, Jakovich, McIntosh, Kerr
INJURY: WCE – Wirrpunda (concussion)
CHANGES: GEEL – Rooke (flu) replaced in selected side by Bartel; WCE – Gardiner (hamstring) replaced in selected side by Sampi
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Mitchell, Humphery-Smith
ATTENDANCE: 18,608 at Skilled Stadium
hawthorn (6-7) vs sydney (4-1-8) mcg saturday afternoon
hawks stay alive with a 10 point win over sydney. hawhtorn (7-7) host bulldogs at colonial friday night. sydney (4-1-9) host port sunday.
HAW 3.5 7.6 9.8 11.8 (74)
SYD 1.2 3.5 7.7 9.10 (64)GOALS: HAW – A. Cox 2, Chick 2, S. Cox 2, Johnson, Dixon, Thompson, Barker, Brown;SYD – Kelly 2, Hall, Mathews, Williams, Doyle, O’Loughlin, Nicks, GoodesBEST: HAW – A. Cox, S. Cox, Hay, Chick, Johnson, Graham, Vandenberg, Brown; SYD – Williams, Dunkley, Kelly, Kennelly, Doyle, Goodes, CresswellINJURY: HAW – Barlow (lacerated arm)UMPIRES: McLaren, Dore, NichollsATTENDANCE: 25,079 at MCG
bulldogs (6-7) vs essendon (8-5) colonial saturday night
essendon scrape into the top 4 with a draw against the bulldogs. bulldogs (6-1-7) play hawthorn at colonial friday night. essendon (8-1-5) travel to play west coast sunday.
WB 3.3 9.5 14.6 18.10 (118)
ESS 5.4 8.9 13.13 17.16 (118)
GOALS: WB – Brown 4, McGuiness 3, Darcy 3, Johnson 2, Bandy 2, Smith, Grant, Hunter, Alvey; ESS – Lloyd 5, Caracella 2, Rioli 2, Ramanauskas, Salmon, Lucas, Reynolds, Blumfield, Alessio, Jacobs, Wellman
BEST: WB -Darcy, Bandy, Brown, Croft, Johnson, Garlick; ESS – Hird, J. Johnson, Caracella, Lloyd, Peverill, Wellman
INJURY: WB – Grant (ankle); ESS – Salmon (ribs)
CHANGES: WB -Liberatore (calf) replaced in selected side by Cross
UMPIRES: McBurney, Sheehan, McInerney
ATTENDANCE: 44,864 at Colonial Stadium
freo (6-7) vs port (10-3) subaico saturday night
port beat freo by 84 points to end the perth teams run at home. port (11-3) play sydney in sydney sunday. freo (6-8) travel to canberra to play the roos.
PA 4.5 8.10 14.12 22.15 (147)
FRE 3.5 6.5 7.8 9.9 (63)
GOALS: PA – Dew 6, Tredrea 5, Primus 2, Wanganeen 2, C. Cornes 2, Stevens 2, Cockatoo-Collins, Lade, S. Burgoyne; FRE – McPharlin 2, Farmer 2, Kickett, J. Longmuir, Medhurst, McPhee, Siegert
BEST: PA – Dew, James, Tredrea, Primus, Wanganeen, Carr, Stevens; FRE – Simmonds, Bell, Carr, Koops, Kickett
INJURY: FRE – Croad (concussion)
REPORTS: PA – French for striking Croad
UMPIRES: James, Rosebury, Corcoran
ATTENDANCE: 24194 at Subiaco
melbourne (7-6) vs brisbane (10-3) gabba sunday
for not even a day brisbane was the only trip without a win for a travelling team as brisbane were stunned by 21 points by melbourne. melbourne (8-6) face carlton at colonial sunday. brisbane (10-4) travel to play richmond at colonial saturday night.
MELB 2.2 6.7 13.8 20.11 (131)
BRIS 8.3 11.8 14.11 16.14 (110)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 7, Ward 4, Robertson 2, Yze, Johnstone, Green, Vardy, Wheatley, Bruce, Leoncelli; BRIS – Headland 5, Akermanis 4, Lynch 2, Bradshaw 2, Notting, Leppitsch, Shattock
BEST: MELB – Neitz, Bizzell, White, Powell, Ward, Johnstone, Lamb, Bruce; BRIS – Headland, Akermanis, White, Ashcroft, Pike, B. Scott
INJURY: MELB – J.McDonald (ankle)
BRIS – Bradshaw (knee), Copeland (sternum), Charman (ribs)
UMPIRES: Wenn, Avon, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 25,166 at the Gabba
st kilda (3-1-9) vs kangaroos (6-7) colonial sunday
roos stay in the finals hunt by 44 points over st kilda. kangaroos (7-7) host freo saturday in canberra. st kilda (3-1-10) play adelaide on the road saturday night.
KANG 3.0 8.1 15.2 20.8 (128)
STK 5.1 10.2 11.4 13.6 (84)
GOALS: KANG – Harding 4, Petrie 3, Sinclair 3, Baird 2, Rawlings 2, Porter, Harvey, Burton, Smith, Morrell, King; StK – Milne 4, Peckett 2, Black 2, Cripps, Loewe, Harvey, Hamill, Clarke
BEST: KANG – Burton, Harvey, Simpson, Robbins, Harding, Archer; StK – Hayes, Peckett, Jones, Hamill, Thompson, Milne
INJURY: KANG -Grant (shoulder), Martyn (eye)
CHANGES: KANG -McCartney replaced in selected side by Baird
UMPIRES: Head, Woodcock, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 23,864 at Colonial Stadium
adelaide (8-5) vs collingwood (9-4) aami stadium (football park) sunday
collingwood are looking good for 3rd holding off the fast finishing crows by 22 points. collingwood (10-4) host geelong saturday afternoon. adelaide (8-6) host st kilda saturday night in a must win game
COL 4.6 13.8 18.10 21.12 (138)
ADE 2.4 4. 9.11 17.14 (116)
GOALS: COL – Fraser 4, L Davis 3, Didak 3, Lockyer 2, N Davis 2, Rocca 2, Burns 2, Buckley, O’Bree, Licuria; ADE -Burton 4, Ricciuto 3, Bassett 2, Bode 2, Goodwin, Doughty, Edwards, McLeod, Johnson, Biglands
BEST: COL – Buckley, Scotland, Burns, Didak, Licuria, Fraser; ADE – Goodwin, McGregor, Johnson, Burton, Edwards, Bode
INJURY: COL – Licuria (ankle); ADE – McLeod (abductor strain, ankle), Stenglein (abductor strain)
UMPIRES: Allen, Ellis, Coates
ATTENDANCE: 46,368 at Football Park
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1644 | 1147 | 143.33% | 44 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1618 | 1269 | 127.50% | 40 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1378 | 1163 | 118.49% | 40 |
| 4 | Essendon | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1308 | 1197 | 109.27% | 34 |
| 5 | Adelaide | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1455 | 1338 | 108.74% | 32 |
| 6 | West Coast | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1446 | 1422 | 101.69% | 32 |
| 7 | Geelong | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1284 | 1263 | 101.66% | 32 |
| 8 | Melbourne | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1406 | 1385 | 101.52% | 32 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1383 | 1441 | 95.98% | 28 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1249 | 1347 | 92.72% | 28 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1493 | 1412 | 105.74% | 26 |
| 12 | Fremantle | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1202 | 1438 | 83.59% | 24 |
| 13 | Sydney | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1270 | 1250 | 101.60% | 18 |
| 14 | Richmond | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1175 | 1449 | 81.09% | 16 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1019 | 1490 | 68.39% | 14 |
| 16 | Carlton | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1112 | 1431 | 77.71% | 8 |
goals
GOALS
Hall (SYD) 42
Kingsley (GEEL) 39
Neitz (MELB) 38
Tredrea (PA) 35
Lynch (BRIS) 34
Milne (STK) 33
Bradshaw (BRIS) 32
Dew (PA) 31
Akermanis (BRIS) 31
Croad (FRE) 30
Rocca (KANG) 29
Burton (ADE) 29
Johnson (WB) 29
Wilson (WCE) 29
Tarrant (COL) 28
round 15 matchese
friday
hawthorn v bulldogs CS (N)
saturday
kangaroos v freo MO
collingwood v geelong MCG
richmond v brisbane CS (N)
adelaide v st kilda AAMI (N)
sunday
sydney v port SCG
carlton v melbourne CS
west coast v essendon S
Harrison’s world 