hawthorn (7-7) vs bulldogs (6-1-7) colonial friday night
hawks stay alive with a 23 point win over the bulldogs. hawthorn (8-7) face melbourne at the g saturday. bulldogs (6-1-8) play adeliade on the road sunday.
HAW 2.2 8.7 10.11 17.14 (116)
WB 3.3 8.6 12.8 14.9 (93)
GOALS: HAW – Crawford 3, Brown 2, Chick 2, Thompson 2, Vandenberg 2, Graham, Holland, Johnson, Lonie, S. Cox, Barlow; WB – Darcy 2, Johnson 2, Robbins 2, Bandy, Garlick, Giansiracusa, Grant, Harrison, Hunter, Brown, Cross
BEST: HAW – Johnson, Vandenberg, Crawford, A. Cox, Rehn, Chick; WB- Harrison, Johnson, Darcy, Smith, Grant
INJURY: WB – Smith (shoulder), Dimattina (concussion)
UMPIRES: James, Allen, Ellis
ATTENDANCE: 35,434 at Colonial
kangaroos (7-7) vs freo (6-8) manaka saturday afternoon
freo remain without an away win losing by 1 point to the roos. kangaroos (8-7) host port saturday afternoon at optus oval. freo (6-9) host west coast in the derby saturday night.
KANG 2.3 6.5 10.9 12.11 (83)
FRE 5.3 10.5 12.7 12.10 (82)
GOALS: KANG – Rocca 3, King 3, Stevens, Petrie, Clayton, Harvey, Morrell, Harding; FRE – Farmer 3, Medhurst 3, Hasleby, Cook, J. Longmuir, Koops, Brown, Bell
BEST: KANG – Archer, King, Clayton, Stevens, Rocca, Simpson; FRE – McPharlin, Cook, Grover, Bell, Norrish, Medhurst, Haines
INJURY: KANG – Colbert (shoulder); FRE – Haines (bruised leg)
UMPIRES: Wenn, Jeffery, Goldspink
ATTENDANCE: 9,242 at Manuka Oval
collingwood (10-4) vs geelong (8-6) mcg saturday afternoon
geelong may have won 6 straight but finally claimed a big scalp away from skilled. with a 28 point win over collingwood. geelong (9-6) face essendon at colonial saturday night. collingwood (10-5) host richmond friday night at the g.
GEEL 5.5 7.9 13.11 19.13 (127)
COL 2.2 5.4 12.8 15.9 (99)
GOALS: GEEL – Johnson 4, Kingsley 4, Mooney 4, Burns 2, Rahilly 2, Lord, Harley, Chapman;
COL – Lockyer 3, Rocca 3, N. Davis 2, Davis 2, Didak, Fraser, Betheras, O’Bree, Cloke
BEST: GEEL – Enright, King, Ling, Scarlett, Kingsley, Rahilly, Mooney; COL – Rocca, Cole, Lockyer, N. Davis, Fraser, Cloke
INJURY: GEEL – Sanderson (ankle)
REPORTS: COL – Buckley by field umpire Morris for misconduct in that he wiped blood on the shirt of Ling
UMPIRES: Sheehan, Humphery-Smith, Morris
ATTENDANCE: 65,331 at MCG
richmond (4-10) vs brisbane (10-4) colonial saturday night
richmonds horror run continues with a 63 point loss to brisbane in the prelim rematch. brisbane (11-4) host sydney sunday. richmond (4-11) face collingwood at te g friday night.
BRIS 6.3 11.6 15.9 18.10 (118)
RICH 1.2 3.6 5.8 7.13 (55)
GOALS: BRIS – Lynch 7, Voss 3, Headland 2, Notting, Pike, Power, B. Scott, McRae, White; RICH – Ednie 2, Torney 2, Pettifer, Stafford, Chaffey
BEST: BRIS – Headland, Power, Lynch, B. Scott, Michael, Johnson, Voss, C. Scott;
RICH – Coughlan, Fiora, Chaffey, Campbell, Rodan, Newman
INJURY: RICH – Fiora (hamstring)
UMPIRES: Rosebury, Schmitt, Fussell
ATTENDANCE: 22,642 at Colonial
adelaide (8-6) vs st kilda (3-1-10) aami stadium saturday night
adelaide keep their top 4 hopes alive with a 3 goal win over st kilda snapping a 3 game losing streak. adelaide (9-6) host bulldogs sunday. st kilda (3-1-11) face carlton at colonial sunday in the bototm of the ladder clash.
ADE 4.3 6.4 10.5 15.9 (99)
STK 3.0 4.5 7.7 12.9 (81)
GOALS: ADE – Stevens 3, Johncock 2, Gallagher 2, Goodwin 2, Shir, Smart, Edwards, Bode, Burton, Ladhams; StK – Gehrig 4, Lawrence 2, Hamill, Clarke, Milne, Dal Santo, Moyle, Schwarze
BEST: ADE – Gallagher, Ladhams, Bode, Edwards, Shir, Stevens; StK – Thompson, Gehrig, Peckett, Jones, Black, Riewoldt
INJURY: StK – Harvey (shoulder)
UMPIRES: Avon, McInerney, Margetts
ATTENDANCE: 29,875 at AAMI Stadium
sydney (4-1-9) vs port (11-3) scg sunday
port hold off sydney to make it 8 striaght wins. port (12-3) play the roos at optus oval the only side they haven’t beaten yet ever. sydney (4-1-10) travel to brisbane sunday.
PA 2.4 4.7 10.7 14.10 (94)
SYD 1.6 6.8 9.10 13.14 (92)
GOALS: PA – Poulton 2, Francou 2, P. Burgoyne 2, Dew 2, Primus, Lade, Schofield, Tredrea, C. Cornes, Stevens; SYD – Williams 3, Doyle 2, O’Loughlin 2, Stevens 2, Fosdike, Hall, Mathews, Goodes
BEST: PA – Poulton, Schofield, Stevens, Francou, Tredrea, James; SYD – Goodes, Cresswell, Williams, Kelly, Saddington, Fixter
INJURY: PA – Kingsley (ankle); SYD – Doyle (ankle)
REPORTS: PA – S. Burgoyne reported by field umpire McLaren for charging Doyle
UMPIRES: McLaren, Rowe, McKenzie
Crowd: 18,974 at the SCG
carlton (2-12) vs melbourne (8-6) colonial sunday
carlton are a step closer to their first wooden spoon after losing to melbourne by 44 points. melbourne (9-6) host hawthorn saturday afternoon at the g. carlton (2-13) host st kilda sunday at colonial.
MELB 6.3 13.7 15.8 21.13 (139)
CARL 6.2 6.5 9.9 14.11 (95)
GOALS: MELB – Neitz 9, Vardy 4, Robertson 3, Walsh 2, Lamb, Wheatley, Woewodin; CARL – Fevola 3, Koutoufides 3, Houlihan 2, Beaumont, Doering, McKernan, Merrington, Murphy, Whitnall
BEST: MELB – Neitz, Yze, Ellis, White, Walsh, Whelan, Leoncelli; CARL – Murphy, Houlihan, Camporeale, Beaumont, Fletcher
INJURY: CARL – Whitnall (shoulder), McKernan
Whitnall could be out for the rest of the season with a damaged AC joint
UMPIRES: Vozzo, Coates, Baldwin
ATTENDANCE: 37,915 at Colonial Stadium
west coast (8-6) vs essendon (8-1-5) subiaco sunday
essendon slip to 8th with a 27 point loss to west coast in perth. west coast (9-6) face freo in the derby saturday night. essendon (8-1-6) host geelong at colonial saturday night.
WCE 3.4 6.9 7.10 13.12 (90)
ESS 1.2 3.6 6.10 8.15 (63)
GOALS: WCE – Gardiner 2, Wirrpunda 2, Wilson 2, Fletcher 2, Chambers, Cox, Kerr, Ph. Matera, Cousins; ESS – Hird 2, Ramanauskas, Blumfield, Rioli, Hille, Caracella, Lloyd
BEST: WCE – Jakovich, Fletcher, Wirrpunda, Gardiner, Cousins, Green, McIntosh; ESS – Hird, Peverill, J. Johnson, Caracella, Hille, Jacobs
INJURY: WCE – Pt. Matera (calf)
Matera was on crutches by 1/2 time and could miss up to 3 weeks
UMPIRES: Mitchell, Dore, Nicholls
ATTENDANCE: 37,600 at Subiaco Oval
goals
GOALS
Neitz (MELB) 47
Kingsley (GEEL) 43
Hall (SYD) 43
Lynch (BRIS) 41
Tredea (PA) 36
Milne (STK) 34
Dew (PA) 33
Bradshaw (BRIS) 32
Rocca (KANG) 32
Johnson (WB) 31
Wilson (WCE) 31
Croad (FRE) 30
Akemanis (BRIS) 30
Burton (ADE) 30
Whitnall 28
ladder
| Position | Team | M | W | D | L | For | Agst | %age | Points |
| 1 | Port Adelaide | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1738 | 1239 | 140.27% | 48 |
| 2 | Brisbane | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1736 | 1324 | 131.12% | 44 |
| 3 | Collingwood | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1477 | 1290 | 114.50% | 40 |
| 4 | Adelaide | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1554 | 1419 | 109.51% | 36 |
| 5 | Melbourne | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1545 | 1480 | 104.39% | 36 |
| 6 | Geelong | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1411 | 1362 | 103.60% | 36 |
| 7 | West Coast | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1536 | 1485 | 103.43% | 36 |
| 8 | Essendon | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1371 | 1287 | 106.53% | 34 |
| 9 | Nth Melbourne | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1466 | 1523 | 96.26% | 32 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1365 | 1440 | 94.79% | 32 |
| 11 | Wstn Bulldogs | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1586 | 1528 | 103.80% | 26 |
| 12 | Fremantle | 15 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1284 | 1521 | 84.42% | 24 |
| 13 | Sydney | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1362 | 1344 | 101.34% | 18 |
| 14 | Richmond | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1230 | 1567 | 78.49% | 16 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1100 | 1589 | 69.23% | 14 |
| 16 | Carlton | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1207 | 1570 | 76.88% | 8 |
round 16 matches
friday
collingwood v richmond MCG (N)
saturday
kangaroos v port OO
melbourne v hawthorn MCG
essendon v geelong CS (N)
freemantle v west coast S (N)
sunday
brisbane v sydney G
carlton v st kilda CS
adeliade v bulldogs AAMI
Harrison’s world 